Design Guidance, Do’s and Dont’s, and Optimized Solutions

Universal control of noise and vibration is still somewhat of a novelty. Between existing and pending noise and vibration regulations, it is one of the most difficult responsibilities for the shipbuilding industry – including regulators, designers, builders, and owner/operators. The great majority of noise and vibration treatments for ships carry significant weight, space, and cost impacts. This is the major reason given for noise control being one of the last issues considered and implemented during a ship design or refit.