diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedList.H
index f59582971eea20f3137bb00db2b9d77ef51f3604..375151c4635066b9c6f3da4917ef1356ca76157f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedList.H
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
     \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
-     \\/     M anipulation  |
+     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2017 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ class FixedList
         T v_[Size];
 
 
+protected:
+
+    // Protected Member Functions
+
+        //- Write the FixedList with its compound type
+        void writeEntry(Ostream& os) const;
+
+
 public:
 
     //- Hashing function class.
@@ -207,12 +215,6 @@ public:
             //  needed to make FixedList consistent with List
             void transfer(const FixedList<T, Size>&);
 
-        //- Write the FixedList as a dictionary entry
-        void writeEntry(Ostream&) const;
-
-        //- Write the FixedList as a dictionary entry with keyword
-        void writeEntry(const word& keyword, Ostream&) const;
-
 
     // Member operators
 
@@ -357,6 +359,12 @@ public:
         bool operator>=(const FixedList<T, Size>&) const;
 
 
+    // Writing
+
+        //- Write the List as a dictionary entry with keyword
+        void writeEntry(const word& keyword, Ostream& os) const;
+
+
     // IOstream operators
 
         //- Read List from Istream, discarding contents of existing List
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedListIO.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedListIO.C
index e6ba7a46787dac58c13666061b150ce0a6896e80..6e300a7da30f1387a5b39d13f59d805afe14bf33 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedListIO.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedListIO.C
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
     \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
-     \\/     M anipulation  |
+     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2017 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -29,6 +29,37 @@ License
 #include "token.H"
 #include "contiguous.H"
 
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * Protected Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+template<class T, unsigned Size>
+void Foam::FixedList<T, Size>::writeEntry(Ostream& os) const
+{
+    const word tag = "List<" + word(pTraits<T>::typeName) + '>';
+    if (token::compound::isCompound(tag))
+    {
+        os  << tag << ' ';
+    }
+
+    os << *this;
+}
+
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+template<class T, unsigned Size>
+void Foam::FixedList<T, Size>::writeEntry
+(
+    const word& keyword,
+    Ostream& os
+) const
+{
+    os.writeKeyword(keyword);
+    writeEntry(os);
+    os << token::END_STATEMENT << endl;
+}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * IOstream Operators  * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class T, unsigned Size>
@@ -85,7 +116,7 @@ Foam::Istream& Foam::operator>>(Foam::Istream& is, FixedList<T, Size>& L)
 
         if (delimiter == token::BEGIN_LIST)
         {
-            for (unsigned i=0; i<Size; i++)
+            for (unsigned i=0; i<Size; ++i)
             {
                 is >> L[i];
 
@@ -107,7 +138,7 @@ Foam::Istream& Foam::operator>>(Foam::Istream& is, FixedList<T, Size>& L)
                 "reading the single entry"
             );
 
-            for (unsigned i=0; i<Size; i++)
+            for (unsigned i=0; i<Size; ++i)
             {
                 L[i] = element;
             }
@@ -135,32 +166,6 @@ Foam::Istream& Foam::operator>>(Foam::Istream& is, FixedList<T, Size>& L)
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ostream Operator *  * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-template<class T, unsigned Size>
-void Foam::FixedList<T, Size>::writeEntry(Ostream& os) const
-{
-    const word tag = "List<" + word(pTraits<T>::typeName) + '>';
-    if (token::compound::isCompound(tag))
-    {
-        os  << tag << " ";
-    }
-
-    os << *this;
-}
-
-
-template<class T, unsigned Size>
-void Foam::FixedList<T, Size>::writeEntry
-(
-    const word& keyword,
-    Ostream& os
-) const
-{
-    os.writeKeyword(keyword);
-    writeEntry(os);
-    os << token::END_STATEMENT << endl;
-}
-
-
 template<class T, unsigned Size>
 Foam::Ostream& Foam::operator<<(Ostream& os, const FixedList<T, Size>& L)
 {
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.C
index 6addd5d23ebaa6c1177f3cf75031780d2c783478..095453d9c93b3226bb8123a33e3db40d0c1410c8 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.C
@@ -26,27 +26,35 @@ License
 #include "PackedList.H"
 #include "IOstreams.H"
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * Protected Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+template<unsigned nBits>
+void Foam::PackedList<nBits>::writeEntry(Ostream& os) const
+{
+    os  << *this;
+}
+
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 #if (UINT_MAX == 0xFFFFFFFF)
-// 32-bit counting, Hamming weight method
-    #define COUNT_PACKEDBITS(sum, x)                                            \
+    // 32-bit counting, Hamming weight method
+    #define COUNT_PACKEDBITS(sum, x)                                           \
 {                                                                              \
     x -= (x >> 1) & 0x55555555;                                                \
     x = (x & 0x33333333) + ((x >> 2) & 0x33333333);                            \
     sum += (((x + (x >> 4)) & 0x0F0F0F0F) * 0x01010101) >> 24;                 \
 }
 #elif (UINT_MAX == 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF)
-// 64-bit counting, Hamming weight method
-    #define COUNT_PACKEDBITS(sum, x)                                            \
+    // 64-bit counting, Hamming weight method
+    #define COUNT_PACKEDBITS(sum, x)                                           \
 {                                                                              \
     x -= (x >> 1) & 0x5555555555555555;                                        \
     x = (x & 0x3333333333333333) + ((x >> 2) & 0x3333333333333333);            \
-    sum += (((x + (x >> 4)) & 0x0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F) * 0x0101010101010101) >> 56;\
+    sum += (((x + (x >> 4)) & 0x0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F) * 0x0101010101010101) >> 56; \
 }
 #else
-// Arbitrary number of bits, Brian Kernighan's method
+    // Arbitrary number of bits, Brian Kernighan's method
     #define COUNT_PACKEDBITS(sum, x)    for (; x; ++sum) { x &= x - 1; }
 #endif
 
@@ -69,6 +77,8 @@ unsigned int Foam::PackedList<nBits>::count() const
     return c;
 }
 
+#undef COUNT_PACKEDBITS
+
 
 template<unsigned nBits>
 bool Foam::PackedList<nBits>::trim()
@@ -491,13 +501,6 @@ Foam::Ostream& Foam::PackedList<nBits>::write
 }
 
 
-template<unsigned nBits>
-void Foam::PackedList<nBits>::writeEntry(Ostream& os) const
-{
-    os  << *this;
-}
-
-
 template<unsigned nBits>
 void Foam::PackedList<nBits>::writeEntry
 (
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.H
index 43bc8a5cdac5375453bc186c7b3d0694acb549fc..1d04851e4c74400fad9b6aff136bfb5f4ef55ed3 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.H
@@ -186,6 +186,14 @@ private:
         label size_;
 
 
+protected:
+
+    // Protected Member Functions
+
+        //- Write as a dictionary entry
+        void writeEntry(Ostream& os) const;
+
+
 public:
 
     // Public data
@@ -322,10 +330,10 @@ public:
 
             //- Reset addressable list size, does not shrink the allocated size.
             //  Optionally specify a value for new elements.
-            inline void resize(const label, const unsigned int& val = 0u);
+            inline void resize(const label, const unsigned int val = 0u);
 
             //- Alias for resize()
-            inline void setSize(const label, const unsigned int& val = 0u);
+            inline void setSize(const label, const unsigned int val = 0u);
 
             //- Reserve allocation space for at least this size.
             //  Never shrinks the allocated size.
@@ -354,7 +362,7 @@ public:
         // IO
 
             //- Clear list and read from stream
-            Istream& read(Istream&);
+            Istream& read(Istream& is);
 
             //- Write, optionally with indexedOutput
             //
@@ -372,16 +380,13 @@ public:
             // Note the indexed output is only supported for ASCII streams.
             Ostream& write
             (
-                Ostream&,
+                Ostream& os,
                 const bool indexedOutput=false
             ) const;
 
 
-            //- Write as a dictionary entry
-            void writeEntry(Ostream&) const;
-
             //- Write as a dictionary entry with keyword
-            void writeEntry(const word& keyword, Ostream&) const;
+            void writeEntry(const word& keyword, Ostream& os) const;
 
 
     // Member operators
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedListI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedListI.H
index c945ca0ba35acaa70acff8ea408a7c75f112f37e..2397a45768e2614282f7d3cf822b3b88db1b9341 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedListI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedListI.H
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ template<unsigned nBits>
 inline void Foam::PackedList<nBits>::resize
 (
     const label newSize,
-    const unsigned int& val
+    const unsigned int val
 )
 {
     reserve(newSize);
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ template<unsigned nBits>
 inline void Foam::PackedList<nBits>::setSize
 (
     const label newSize,
-    const unsigned int& val
+    const unsigned int val
 )
 {
     resize(newSize, val);
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/UList/UList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/UList/UList.H
index a31416cc7374a5f520a486c099b003c163ea49a6..fa3f7b5c19bb0e56c2b62ac9823ab6b506067c00 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/UList/UList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/UList/UList.H
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
     \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
-     \\/     M anipulation  |
+     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2017 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ class UList
         void operator=(const UList<T>&) = delete;
 
 
+protected:
+
+    // Protected Member Functions
+
+        //- Write the UList with its compound type
+        void writeEntry(Ostream& os) const;
+
+
 public:
 
     // Related types
@@ -219,12 +227,6 @@ public:
         //- Copy elements of the given UList
         void deepCopy(const UList<T>&);
 
-        //- Write the UList with its compound type
-        void writeEntry(Ostream&) const;
-
-        //- Write the UList as a dictionary entry with keyword
-        void writeEntry(const word& keyword, Ostream&) const;
-
 
     // Member operators
 
@@ -365,6 +367,12 @@ public:
         bool operator>=(const UList<T>&) const;
 
 
+    // Writing
+
+        //- Write the List as a dictionary entry with keyword
+        void writeEntry(const word& keyword, Ostream& os) const;
+
+
     // Ostream operator
 
         // Write UList to Ostream
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/UList/UListIO.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/UList/UListIO.C
index 0559a63adce6ca8d37518d09bf3359efa785881c..d55860f2eaa76f5b0463ca8d01c70d904157cd4d 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/UList/UListIO.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/UList/UListIO.C
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ License
 #include "SLList.H"
 #include "contiguous.H"
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ostream Operator *  * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * Protected Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class T>
 void Foam::UList<T>::writeEntry(Ostream& os) const
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ void Foam::UList<T>::writeEntry(Ostream& os) const
 }
 
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
 template<class T>
 void Foam::UList<T>::writeEntry(const word& keyword, Ostream& os) const
 {
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ void Foam::UList<T>::writeEntry(const word& keyword, Ostream& os) const
 }
 
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ostream Operator *  * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
 template<class T>
 Foam::Ostream& Foam::operator<<(Foam::Ostream& os, const Foam::UList<T>& L)
 {