Ship Stability OOW

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Overview

Ship Stability OOW covers the syllabus requirements forming the underpinning ship stability knowledge required for certification to STCW 95 Officer of the Watch (OOW) level.

Many students worry that they do not have the mathematical ability for ship stability calculations. This publication addresses this problem by covering the subject in the simplest way possible at a level appropriate for a learner studying either independently or at college. Worked examples and self-assessment questions are provided throughout with tutorial questions at the end of each section. All questions are of a type and standard that are likely to be encountered in real examinations utilizing a full set of stability data supplied in the pocket book.

Content

  • Section 1 – Introduction
  • Section 2 – Basic Principles
  • Section 3 – Form Coefficients
  • Section 4 – Tonnes Per Centimetre Immersion
  • Section 5 – Load Lines
  • Section 6 – Centre of Gravity (G) and Centre of Buoyancy (B)
  • Section 7 – Transverse Statical Stability
  • Section 8 – Conditions of Stability
  • Section 9 – Intial Transverse Metacentre
  • Section 10 – Free Surface Effect
  • Section 11 – Curves of Statical Stability (Gz Curves)
  • Section 12 – List
  • Section 13 – Curves of Statical Stability for Varying Conditions of Stability
  • Section 14 – Suspended Weights
  • Section 15 – Introduction to Trim
  • Section 16 – Trim Using Hydrostatic Data
  • Section 17 – Inclining Experiment
  • Section 18 – Assesing Compliance of a Ships Loaded Condition With Imo Criteria
  • Section 19 – Practical Ship Loading Problems

Details

Title: Ship Stability OOW
Number of Volumes: 1
Edition: First
Number of Pages: 408
Product Code: WS1037K
ISBN: ISBN 13: 978-1-905331-64-2 (9781905331642), ISBN 10: 1-905331-64-9 (1905331649)
Published Date: August 2009
Binding Format: Paperback
Book Height: 240 mm
Book Width: 190 mm
Book Spine: 20 mm
Weight: 1.20 kg
Author: Martin Rhodes

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