14th May 2025 – Comments Added
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Copyright
It is not my intention to infringe upon anyone’s copyright, so please try to avoid copying and pasting solutions directly from other people’s work. This is plagiarism and copyright infringement. If you think that your work has been infringed upon, please email me at DavidJamesGallimore42@gmail.com and I will investigate the case.
It is however ok to write a comment in your own words, so please try to reword responses in your own style. This is the best way to learn, other users (and myself) can comment on your answer and give you points on how to improve. You can also share links to resources, websites, youtube videos, and anything else in the public domain. You can also reference books such as the Reeds Marine and Engineering Technology Series, and you are technically allowed to quote books and other publications given that you give proper referencing.
I think that quotations to prove a point, or to explain what you want to say is ok as long as they are short, one or two sentences max please. For example when talking about Composite Materials for AME Unit 5 GRP (fibreglass) I can provide a direct quotation of one sentence in order to provide the reader with a link to further relevant reading on the topic:
“The manufacture of boats and yachts with hulls made from GRP or composite material, up to about 50–60 m, is now a regular occurrence, with a limited number being built in excess of this length.”
— Reeds Marine Engineering and Technology, Volume 8 General–Engineering Knowledge for Marine Engineers, Bloomsbury Publishing 2004, page 495
More information on the subject of copyright can be found on various websites including Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use
Its a complicated subject, so just keep things in your own words!!