211 - Stability
Course hours
- Theory: 72
- Lab: 0
- Field work: 0
- Total: 72
Description
This course consists of the theoretical and practical aspects of stability related to safe ship operation as they apply to navigation officers. Topics covered in this course include:
- buoyancy
- displacement
- law of flotation
- Simpson's rules
- centre of gravity
- density and relative density
- freshwater allowance and trim
- theories affecting trim and stability
This course includes experiments and calculation exercises.
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