Barry Deakin awarded RINA Medal of Distinction
The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) has recently awarded a second Medal of Distinction to Barry Deakin.
Barry has been awarded the medal for his paper "Collating evidence for a universal method of safety assessment or guidance" which was published in the 2010 Transactions.
The paper describes a new method of safety assessment that relates the size and stability of a ship or boat to the seastate. It can be used for any size or type of vessel. The method can be used to assess stability at an early design stage or for regulatory purposes, but the simplicity of the method and its relation to operational factors also make it very suitable as a basis for safety guidance.
The award will be presented to Barry by the President at the RINA Annual General Meeting, held in April at their Headquarters in London.
Barry joined the Wolfson Unit at the University in 1978, and has worked in three principal areas: ship testing, stability and industrial aerodynamics. He received a RINA Medal of Distinction in 2007 and a RINA Silver Medal in 1992.
Barry comments: "It was a great surprise to learn about the award for this paper. I am very honoured, and hope that it will raise awareness of the method and help to promote it to the industry."