D J Eyres holds a BSc in Naval Architecture and an MSc in Welding Technology, and has worked in drawing offices and fabrication shops of shipyards in England and Norway. Formerly lecturer in Naval Architecture in the Department of Maritime Studies, Plymouth University, he is currently Manager, Policy and Standards Development with the Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand, and has been New Zealand's representative at meetings of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee since 1989. * Covers new requirements for tanker construction under the MARPOL convention * Deals with developments in roll-on/roll-off ships, and double hulls * Brought up-to-date with recent technical literature