DEVELOPMENT OF SHIP COURSE STABILITY DIAGRAMS FOR DEEP AND SHALLOW WATER WITH THE INFLUENCE OF TRIM

This article presents diagrams defining the limits of ship course stability over a broad range of vessel design parameters. The results extend an earlier diagram covering vessels operating on an even keel in deep water to cover vessels operating in a trimmed condition in deep or shallow water. The diagrams presented demonstrate that trim significantly influences course stability. Trim by the stern improves that stability and trim by the bow degrades it. It is shown, too, that operating in shallow water improves course-keeping ability.

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  • Journal article
• Authors:
  • Wongngernyuang, S
  • Latorre, R
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 11 p.
• Serial:
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: No.5/6
  • Publisher: Pergamon
  • ISSN: 0029-8018
  • EISSN: 1873-5258
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00298018

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diagrams; Offshore structures; Trim (Aeronautics)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shallow water
• Old TRIS Terms: Course stability; Deep water; Trim
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00659739
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM