Stability and trim for the ship's officer
"Stability & Trim for the Ship's Officer" has been completely updated after twenty-two years. Aboard today's vessels, technology and computers abound as ship's gear. The once long and tedious calculations for stability, trim, and hull strength are now done in minutes. Bu...
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| Language: | English |
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Centreville, Md.
Cornell Maritime Press
2005
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| Edition: | Fourth edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Prerequisites for stability, trim, and hull strength calculations
- What is stability?
- Calculation of the ship's vertical center of gravity, KG
- Determining height of KM
- Calculating GM
- The inclining experiment
- Stability at large angles of inclination
- Free surface
- Trim
- Longitudinal hull strength
- Shipboard computers and the approved stability booklet
- The ship in damaged condition
- Practical stability and trim considerations
- Stability requirements for vessels loading bulk grain
- Marine disasters
- U.S. Coast Guard questions on stability, trim, and longitudinal hull strength
- Appendix A. Stability data reference book
- Appendix B. M/V Hudson
- stability letter
- Appendix C. M/V/ Surveyor
- stability letter
- Appendix D. Useful stability and trim formulas
- Appendix E. Conversion factors and useful information for stability and trim calculations
- Appendix F. Instructions for draft survey hydrometer