CREATING PERMANENT BUOYANCY--THE POLYSTYRENE SOLUTION

Among the suggestions for increasing the buoyancy of passenger ro/ro vessels to increase their stability, or to at least give passengers more time to abandon ship in an emergency, is that of putting a "life-belt" around the ship. The provision of buoyant sidewalls could take such forms as filling the tweendecks around the waterline with empty oil drums or filling wing spaces with polystyrene blocks.

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  • Journal article
• Publication Date: 1988-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 1 p.
• Serial:
  • Marine Engineers Review
  • ISSN: 0047-5955

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buoyancy; Drums (Containers); Ferries; Plastics; Roll on roll off ships
• Old TRIS Terms: Ro/ro safety
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00655776
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM