Here is a selection of technical and specialist videos about ships and boats. These videos have been carefully selected and chosen by IIMS, but the Institute cannot accept any responsibility for the content provided by third parties, or any errors and omissions in the videos.
Technical & Specialist Videos
In this video Milind Tambe from Troupe 7 discusses pre salvage casualty surveys and their execution. Video length: 36 minutes.
Stainless steel in marine applications and its susceptibility to corrosion by Mike Lewus. Video length 61 minutes.
How to inspect sailboat rigging. Video run time: 22 minutes.
How stabilisers reduce a ship's roll. Video length: 6 minutes
Marine alloys, their corrosion behaviour and how to avoid it by Carol Powell. Video length 56 minutes.
The scary job of cleaning multi-million dollar ships underwater. Video length: 8 minutes
World's most advanced hydrofoil boats fly above water. With razor-sharp hydrofoil catamarans that help them hit speeds of 60 miles an hour. Video length: 14 minutes
Basic stability and basic terms of ship stability. Video length: 15 minutes
Boat stability explained. Video length: 20 minutes
Why are 4 propeller blades better than 3? Video run time: 6 minutes.
An introduction to surveying wooden runabouts presented by Gary Lowell. Video run time:28 minutes.
Moisture meters and dealing with osmosis by Nigel Clegg. Vide run time: 54 minutes.
What it takes to manufacture million dollar propellers moving the world’s largest ships. Video run time: 16 minutes.
Building a gigantic supertanker. Video run time: 48 minutes.
Here is a discussion about how salvage companies rescue some of the largest vessels after they run aground, capsize, or sink. Video run time: 17 minutes.
An overview about how engineers are using technology to improve the safety and reliability of commercial and military ships. Video run time: 16 minutes.
Preparing and cleaning cargo hold in a ship. Grain Standard. Video run time: 21 minutes.
Boat electrical systems with Nigel Calder. Video run time: 71 minutes.
How to maintain small boat engines and what you need to know to fix them. Video run time: 12 minutes.
Ship sweat, cargo sweat and ventilation on bulk carrier ships. Video run time: 13 minutes.
Discover the unique challenges of shipboard firefighting in the first episode of the Fire on Board Video Series. Video run time: 7 minutes.
