Ship stability for masters and mates

Understanding ship stability is critical for all maritime students or professionals who are studying for a deck or engineering certificate of competency, or seeking promotion to a higher rank within any branch of the merchant marine or Navy. The sixth edition of the now classic 'Ship Stability&...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Derrett, D. R
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Barrass, Bryan
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Oxford Butterworth-Heinemann c2006
Έκδοση:6th consolidated ed., revised by C.B. Barrass
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Διαθέσιμο Online:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Linking Ship Stability and Ship Motions: Forces and Moments; Centroids and the centre of gravity; Density and specific gravity; Laws of flotation; Effect of density on draft and displacement; Transverse statical stability; Effect of free surface of liquids on stability; TPC and displacement curves; Form coefficients; Simpsons Rules for areas and centroids; Second moments of areas; Calculating KB, BM and Metacentric Diagrams; Final KG twenty reasons for a rise in G; Angle of List; Moments of statical stability; Trim or longitudinal stability; Stability and hydrostatic curves; Increase in draft due to list; Water pressure; Combined list and trim; Calculating the effect of free surface of liquids (FSE); Bilging and permeability; Dynamical stability; Effect of beam and freeboard on stability; Effects of side winds on stability; Icing allowances - effects on trim and stability; Floodable and Permissible length curves; Tabular and assigned Freeboard Marks; Timber ship Freeboard marks; IMO Grain Rules and angle of list; Angle of Loll; True mean draft; The Inclining Experiment or Stability Test; Effect of trim on tank soundings; Drydocking and grounding; Liquid pressure and thrust - Centres of pressure; Ship squat; Interaction; Heel due to turning; Rolling, pitching and heaving motions; Synchronous rolling and Parametric rolling of ships; List due to bilging side compartments; Effect of change of density on draft and trim; List with zero metacentric height; The Deadweight Scale; The Trim and Stability book; The Calibration book soundings and ullages; Simplified stability information; A trim and stability pro-forma sheet; Linking Ship Stability and Ship Strength: Bending of beams; Bending of ships; Strength curves for ships; Bending and shear stresses
  • Forces and moments
  • Centroids and the centre of gravity
  • Density and specific gravity
  • Laws of flotation
  • Group weights, water draft, air draft and density
  • Transverse statical stability
  • Effect of free surface of liquids on stability
  • TPC and displacement curves
  • Form coefficients
  • Simpson's rules for areas and centroids
  • Second moments of area - moments of inertia
  • Calculating KB, BM and metacentric diagrams
  • Final KG plus twenty reasons for a rise in G
  • Angle of list
  • Moments of statical stability
  • Trim or longitudinal stability
  • Stability and hydrostatic curves
  • Increase in draft due to list
  • Water pressure
  • Combined list and trim
  • Calculating the effect of free surface liquids (FSE)
  • Bilging and permeability
  • Dynamical stability
  • Effect of beam and freeboard on stabilty
  • Effects of side winds on stability
  • Icing allowances plus effects on trim and stability
  • Type A, Type B, and Type (B-60) vessels plus FL and PL curves (as governedby DfT regulations)
  • Load lines and freeboard marks
  • Timber ship freeboard marks
  • IMO grain rules for the safe carriage of grain in bulk
  • Angle of loll
  • True mean draft
  • The inclining experiment plus fluctuations in a ship's lightweight
  • The calibration book plus soundings and ullages
  • Dry docking and grounding
  • Liquid pressure and thrust plus centres of pressure
  • Ship squat in open water and in confined channels
  • Interaction, including two cases studies
  • Heel due to turning
  • Rolling, pitching and heavy motions
  • Synchronous rollingand parametric rolling of ships
  • List due to bilging side compartments
  • Effect of change of density on draft and trim
  • List with zero metacentric height
  • The deadweight scale
  • The trim and stabilty book
  • Simplified stability information
  • The stability pro-forma
  • Nomenclature of ship terms
  • Photgraphs of merchant ships
  • Ships of this millennium
  • Bending of beams
  • Bending of ships
  • Strength curves for ships
  • Bending and shear stresses
  • Draft surveys
  • Quality control plus the work of ship purveyors
  • Extracts from the 1998 Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations Reference Number MSN 1752 (M)
  • Keeping up to date
  • Summary of stability formulae
  • SQA / MCA 2004 syllabuses for masters and mates
  • Specimen exam questions with marking scheme
  • 100 revision one-liners
  • How to plass exams in maritime studies