总报告概述了当前的情况，并概述了船舶和发动机制造业在改变公制时需要考虑的重要问题。该计划以条形图的形式列出了建议的阶段，通过这些阶段，可以实现公制的正常工作。下面列出了受变更影响的产品示例。该指南涵盖立法和财政援助，概述了行业在BSI组织框架内目前遵循的标准化模式，以及造船厂内公制变更的典型事件日志。附录涵盖了国际单位制及其在海洋工业中的应用，给出了使用面积的示例，并以可比单位进行了计算。交叉引用:308*250-1*350-2*350-2/s1*1157/s1*1957*1991-1*2856*3429*3643-1*3643-2*3643-3*3692*4186*4190*4318*4320*手册18*pd5686*pd6030*pd6031*pd6245*pd6249*pd5286*pd6424*pd7427*pd6430- 1*1894年《商船法》*1965年《商船（消防设备）规则》*1965年《商船（货船建造和检验）规则》*1965年《商船（客船建造）规则》*1965年《商船（危险货物）规则》*1967年《商船（吨位）规例》*1960年《造船和修船规例》*工厂法》*

The general report surveys the current position and outlines important considerations to be given to problems involved in the change to the metric system, for both ship- and engine-building. The programme sets out in bar-chart form recommended stages by which normal working in metric terms can be achieved. Examples are listed of products affected by the change. The guide covers legislation and financial assistance, outlines pattern of standardization now being followed by the industry within the framework of BSI organization, and a typical diary of events for the change to metric within a shipyard. Appendices cover SI units and their marine industry application, giving examples of areas of use and worked calculations in comparable units.Cross References:308*250-1*350-2*350-2/s1*1157/s1*1957*1991-1*2856*3429*3643-1*3643-2*3643-3*3692*4186*4190*4318*4320*Handbook 18*pd5686 *pd6030*pd6031*pd6245*pd6249*pd5286*pd6424*pd7427*pd6430-1*Merchant Shipping Act, 1894*Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) Rules 1965*Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) Rules 1965*Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction) Rules 1965*Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Rules 1965 *Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations 1967*Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing Regulations, 1960*Factories Acts*