Preliminary Design — Proving That the Ship Can Actually Work
Turning the idea of a ship into something that can survive physics, regulation, and reality.
A PUBLIC SCRATCHPAD
Longer trails through technology, systems, and questions I can’t quite leave alone.
Not answers from an authority—just personal explorations with enough shape to share.
39 NOTESConcept Design — How an Idea Becomes the Shape of a Ship
When engineering imagination meets physics, reality begins to take form.
The First Step in Shipbuilding — What I Learned About the “Owner’s Requirements” Phase
How every great ship begins not with steel, but with questions.
Maritime Cyber Resilience Brief ③ — Bridging IACS and USCG Cyber Rules
Part 3 — Bridging IACS and USCG Cyber Rules: Alignment, Gaps, and Synergies
Maritime Cyber Resilience Brief ② — U.S. Coast Guard Cybersecurity Rule
Part 2 — U.S. Coast Guard 2025 Cybersecurity Rule: Scope, Compliance Path, and Technical Controls
Maritime Cyber Resilience Brief ① — IACS UR E26/E27
Part 1 — IACS UR E26/E27: Cyber Resilience Requirements for Newbuild Vessels
A LETTER FROM THE PLAYGROUND
New trails, occasionally.
A quiet email when an exploration has taken enough shape to share.