Synopsis
Understanding ship stability, the ability of a ship to return to an initial state after disturbing forces and moments, is critical for all maritime students and professionals studying for a deck or engineering certificate of competency, or seeking promotion to a higher rank within the merchant marine or Navy.
The sixth edition of this classic text provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of ship stability and ship strength, squat, interaction and trim, materials stresses and forces. With a generous provision of worked examples and exercise questions to assist masters, mates and engineering officers with written and oral examinations.
Revised throughout with twelve new chapters:
• Floodable and permissible length curves
• Icing allowances—effects on trim and stability
• Tabular and assigned freeboard values
• Load lines and freeboard marks
• Effects of side winds on stability—wind levers and wind moments
• Air draft considerations
• Synchronous rolling and parametric rolling of ships - associated dangers
• Recent SQA/MCA examination questions
• Updated glossary of ship terms and nomenclature
Ship Stability for Masters and Mates is required reading for seafarers and students alike and an important resource for naval architecture students, shipboard officers and shore-based staff, including dry-dock personnel, ship-designers, ship surveyors, port authorities, marine consultants and superintendents.
Booknews
A textbook for British students studying, either during those long leisurely hours at sea or ashore, for Department of Transport Certificates of Competency for Deck Officers and Engineering Offices. However other maritime students might also benefit. The first edition was published by Stanford Maritime Ltd in 1964; Butterworth picked it up for the most recent in 1990. C. B. Barrass has revised several areas and introduced new ones to stay above water, including four new chapters. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)