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Ship Stability for Masters and Mates

 

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Sixth edition –

Consolidated 2006

Revised by Dr C.B. Barrass M.Sc C.Eng FRINA CNI

By Captain D.R. Derrett

Contents

Acknowledgements ix

Preface xi Introduction xiii

Part 1 Linking Ship Stability and Ship Motions 1

Forces and moments 3

2 Centroids and the centre of gravity 11

 3 Density and specific gravity 21

4 Laws of flotation 24

5 Group weights, water draft, air draft and density 34

6 Transverse statical stability 44

7 Effect of free surface of liquids on stability 51

8 TPC and displacement curves 56

9 Form coefficients 62

10 Simpson’s Rules for areas and centroids 69

11 Second moments of area – moments of inertia 94

12 Calculating KB, BM and metacentric diagrams 103

13 Final KG plus twenty reasons for a rise in G 118

14 Angle of list 124

15 Moments of statical stability 134

16 Trim or longitudinal stability 143

17 Stability and hydrostatic curves 172

18 Increase in draft due to list 189

19 Water pressure 194

20 Combined list and trim 198

21 Calculating the effect of free surface of liquids (FSE) 202

22 Bilging and permeability 213

23 Dynamical stability 227

24 Effect of beam and freeboard on stability 233

25 Effects of side winds on stability 236

26 Icing allowances plus effects on trim and stability 239

27 Type A, Type B and Type (B-60) vessels plus FL and PL curves (as governed by DfT regulations) 243

28 Load lines and freeboard marks 248

29 Timber ship freeboard marks 261

30 IMO Grain Rules for the safe carriage of grain in bulk 266

31 Angle of loll 276

32 True mean draft 281

33 The inclining experiment plus fluctuations in a ship’s lightweight 286

34 The calibration book plus soundings and ullages 293

35 Drydocking and grounding 301

 36 Liquid pressure and thrust plus centres of pressure 312

37 Ship squat in open water and in confined channels 324

38 Interaction, including two case studies 337

 39 Heel due to turning 353

40 Rolling, pitching and heaving motions 356

41 Synchronous rolling and parametric rolling of ships 366

42 List due to bilging side compartments 369

43 Effect of change of density on draft and trim 375

44 List with zero metacentric height 379

45 The deadweight scale 382

46 The Trim and Stability book 385

47 Simplified stability information 388

48 The stability pro-forma 394

Nomenclature of ship terms 403

Photographs of merchant ships 409

Ships of this millennium 412

Part 2 Linking Ship Stability and Ship Strength

49 Bending of beams 417

50 Bending of ships 431

51 Strength curves for ships 437

52 Bending and shear stresses 447

Part 3 Endnotes

53 Draft Surveys 467

54 Quality control plus the work of ship surveyors 470

55 Extracts from the 1998 Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations Reference Number MSN 1752 (M) 473

56 Keeping up to date 480 vi

 Contents Part 4 Appendices

I Summary of stability formulae 485

II SQA/MCA 2004 syllabuses for masters and mates 497

III Specimen exam questions with marking scheme 505

IV 100 Revision one-liners 516

 V How to pass exams in maritime studies 520

References 522

Answers to exercises 524 Index 531