A fully revised and updated edition of the classic textbook
introducing the concepts of ship stability, resistance and powering
relevant to marine professionals, including naval architects and
merchant navy deck and engineering officers.
This indispensable guide to ship stability covers essential topics such
as flotation and buoyancy, small angle, large angle and longitudinal
stability, water density effects, bilging, ship resistance, and advanced
hydrostatics. Each chapter has a comprehensive list of aims and
objectives at the start of the topic, followed by a checklist at the end
of the topic for students to ensure that they have developed all the
relevant skills before moving onto the next topic area.
The book features over 170 worked examples with fully explained
solutions, enabling students to work through the examples to build up
their knowledge and develop the necessary key skills. The worked
examples range in difficulty from very simple one-step solutions to SQA
standard exam questions and above. The reader is supplied with extracts
from a typical data book for the ship which replicates those found on
actual ships, enabling the reader to develop and practice real-life
skills.
This edition has been fully updated in line with the recently changed
rules and regulations around ship stability and the updated national
exam syllabus. Updates include corrections and clarifications to worked
examples, new text on damaged stability and probabilistic stability,
extra content on hydrostatic forces and centers of pressure, and extra
content on stability information for small craft.
