Approach

the approach

The marine environment is an unforgiving one and requires an understanding of many branches of science and experience of marine operations to ensure the development of a safe and low risk project.

Overberg’s design approach targets the fullest understanding of the performance of the product to ensure a successful project.

We also ensure that risks to safety, the environment and overall performance are properly addressed as part of the solution.

This is achieved through having a broad and in depth understanding of all of the marine sciences involved in the design of floating platforms.

the challenge

Traditionally ship design has followed an evolutionary, not a revolutionary process. Changes have generally been incorporated into established solutions, i.e. replacing sail with propulsion machinery.

By contrast, today’s designers are offered so many options in terms of hull forms, system solutions and materials of construction that the challenges of integrating them into a low risk solution is as demanding as the creation of the initial inventive concept.

Much can be done to validate design concepts using state of the art analysis tools backed up by physical model tests. However, managing the various analytical processes to achieve a robust solution goes beyond specialist domain knowledge and requires a wider understanding of the design process.