Ship Stability for Masters & Mates explores all aspects of ship stability & ship strength squat & interaction & trim as well as materials stresses & forces Organized into 56 chapters the book looks at the relationship between ship stability & ship motion with emphasis on group weights in a ship It also explains how TPCs are calculated for a range of drafts extending beyond the light & loaded drafts along with form coefficients including the coefficient of fineness of the waterplane area The book explains how to perform KB BM & KM calculations & make graphics on metacentric diagrams It considers large-angle stability the effect of beam & freeboard on stability & hydrostatic curves & values for vessels that are initially on even keel The reader is also introduced to free-surface effects of slack tanks with divisional bulkheads how side winds affect ship stability & the correlation between freeboard & stability curves Other chapters focus on timber ship freeboard marks procedures & calculations for drydocking & stability & ship squat in open water & in confined channels The book also
Includes:: extracts from the 1998 Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations Number MSN 1752 (M) This book is intended for students seeking to obtain Transport Certificates of Competency for Deck Officers & Engineering Officers & STCW equivalent International qualifications as well as Chief Mates & Officers on Watch (Officers in Charge) on board merchant ships & other maritime personnel port authorities marine consultants nautical study lecturers & marine superintendents