Contents: The role of the U.S. Coast Guard in the development of shipbuilding standards -- Innovations in low speed diesel engines -- The development of the DDG-51 high power density gear -- propeller blade dynamic stresses -- Accuracy control: the CAD/CAM interface -- The design of tankers for restricted-draft service -- Design considerations for energy efficient propulsion plants -- Study on rough-sea performance of lower-powered large full ships -- Ship design consideration for minimal vibration -- The innovative design of the racer turbine-condenser -- Human factors: the fleet perspective -- Human factors in naval ship design: an update -- U.S. Navy habitability controls in relation to human factors -- Innovations in the control of gas turbine propulsion systems -- Microprocessor-based real-time simulation of a multiple gas turbine generator electric plant for embedding training -- Non-contact measurement of out-of-plane distortion and welded structures: a novel and simple method using laser interferometry -- An analysis of the factors determining preferred windward sail shapes and the application of the resulting concepts to a fractionally rigged sailing yacht, the J/24 -- A preliminary design method for FRP sandwich cored panels -- Determining effects of bridge design on ship control -- The importance of crew training and standard operating procedures in commercial vessel accident prevention -- Marine lubrication systems