Wednesday 21 June
10.00-10.25 Coffee and Registration
10.25-10.30 Welcome Address, The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, UK
10.30-11.00 Keynote: Wim Boerma, Product Manager High Speed Craft, Damen Shipyards
11.00-11.30 High-Speed SAR boat operations – How to mitigate safety risks for vessel, crew and equipment on missions Karl Birgir Björnsson, Hefring Marine
Session 1:
11.30-11.50 Green Fuels Options Study for high speed marine vessels Chris Saunders, DSTL
11.50-12.10 Safe and Green Search and Rescue Craft Nickan Ghahramani, Newcastle University
12.10-12.30 Session 1 Q&A Panel
12.30-13.30 Lunch
Session 2:
13.30-13.50 Investigation of hydrogen as part of a dual fuel approach for patrol and crew boats James Calver, BMT
13.50-14.10 A zero-carbon, pure methanol fuelled, vessel design Stephen Weatherley, Chartwell Marine
14.10-14.30 Session 2 Q&A Panel
14.30-15.00 Coffee
Session 3:
15.00-15.20 Procurement of a new heavy weather pilot boat for Milford Haven Steven Lee, BMT
15.20-15.40 Developing a sustainable and comfortable cruise vessels Marnix de Monchy, Ijgensinnig
15.40-16.00 Parametric Optimisation of a Hydrofoil for a 24m High-Speed Catamaran for Passenger Transportation Maddalena Minasi, Leading Edge Marine Engineering
16.00-16.30 Session 3 Q&A Panel
16.30 General Discussion and Closure of Day 1
Thursday 22 June
10.00-10.25 Coffee and Registration
10.25-10.30 Welcome Address, The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, UK
10.30-11.00 Keynote: Magnus Wikander, Head of Strategic Development Maritime Hydrodynamics, RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden
“The creation of an emission free sea rescue boat that fulfills the mission profile”
Session 1:
11.00-11.20 Advances in Performance Prediction of Stepped Hulls Abbas Dashtimanesh, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
11.20-11.40 Avoiding Aluminum HSC Hull Damages During Dry Docking and Ocean Transport – Operator’s Perspective Deniz Tugay, University of Southampton
11.40-12.00 Session 1 Q&A Panel
12.00-13.00 Lunch
Session 2:
13.00-13.20 WaveReader - Predicting Impact Severities from Vessel Motion Analysis Shaun McCance, Naval Design Partnering
13.20-13.40 Full scale validation of a frequency domain gyroscope roll stabilising model on various Fast Crew Supply vessels Geerten Poen, Damen RD&I BV
13.40-14.00 Session 2 Q&A Panel
14.00-14.30 Coffee
Session 3:
14.30-14.50 Understanding and Mitigating Shock and Vibration in Flexible Inshore Lifeboats Susie Webber and Pete Sheppard, RNLI
14.50-15.10 Pro-active shock mitigation: reducing injury and improving performance of craft and crew,
by minimising impacts before they happen Joseph Salmon, Salmon Power Sports
15.10-15.30 Session 3 Q&A Panel
15.30-16.00 A Loitering Optionally Crewed High Speed Rescue Vessel For Remote Region Rescue Response Emil Jonze, Docksta Varvet and John Dalziel, Dalhousie University
16.00-16.30 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE FAST BOATS SECTOR - Practical and Strategic Tips and Examples Mauricio Günther, Withers & Rogers
16.30 General Discussion and Closure of Day 2 & Evening Drinks Reception
Friday 23 June
A morning visit to a Damen Shipyard (travel included):
0900: Departure Wereldmuseum Rotterdam
0945: Arrival Damen Shipyards Gorinchem / coffee
1000: Introduction to Damen
1045: Tour of facilities: Yard, production halls, ending in Lighthouse with coffee.
1200: Lunch
1230: Departure
Damen Shipyards Gorinchem Address:
Damen Shipyards Group
Avelingen-West 20
4202 MS Gorinchem
Netherlands

