Technology and Safety of Marine Systems
Contributors: A. Pillay (Editor)
Series: Ocean Engineering Series
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Published: July 22, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9780080441481
Subjects: Shipbuilding technology & engineering; Technology; Transportation; Science/Mathematics; Construction - General; Engineering - Civil; Ships & Shipbuilding - Shipwrecks; Technology / Engineering / Civil; Inspection; Safety measures; Safety regulations; Ships
First sentence: Safety was not considered to be a matter of public concern in ancient times, when accidents were regarded as inevitable or as the will of the gods.