Stability, trim and strength for merchant ships and fishing vessels / Ian C. Clark.
By: Clark, Ian C.
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BookPublisher: London : The Nautical Institute, 2008Edition: 2nd ed.Description: 430 p. : ill. ; 31 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 9781870077873; 1870077873.Subject(s): Stability of ships
| Trim of ships (Equilibrium) | Merchant ships | Fishing boatsDDC classification: 623.8171 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library Lending | 623.8171 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00133579 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
An introduction to the shape of a ship's hullform and the principles of hydrostatics that act upon it -- Locating the centre of buoyancy at different angles of heel -- Transverse stability characteristics and the still water GZ curve -- Operational transverse stability -- Stability requirements for ships operating under special circumstances -- Longitudinal stability, trim ,drydocking and stranding -- A ship's motion at sea -- Shear forces, bending moments and longitudinal strength -- The consequences of flooding through bilging -- The solas subdivision and damage stability requirements for passenger ships and cargo vessels and the marpol tanker subdivision regulations -- Load lines for merchant ships and fishing vessels.
Provides operators of ships with the main principals of how a ship behaves at sea and includes all the stability and trip topics required for deck officers' certificates of competency. Also includes the SOLAS subdivision and damage stability requirements for passenger ships and cargo vessels and the MARPOL tanker subdivision regulations.