ON MOTIONS OF A PILOT BOAT IN THE VICINITY OF A LARGE SHIP

Motions of a pilot boat in the vicinity of a large ship are investigated with the object of designing a stable pilot platform in order to minimise the risk to pilots when boarding or disembarking from large ships in rough seas. A theoretical method of predicting the motions is derived; this shows good agreement with the results of model tests. Applying this method to a typical pilot boat it is found that the heaving amplitude is very large over a wide range of frequency; that swaying not only brings the boat into contact with the ship but causes them to drift apart; and that rolling amplitude is large at the resonant frequency.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Kansai Soc. Nav. Arch., J. No. 198 (1985), p. 31 (Sept.) [10 pp., 6 ref., 3 tab., 20 fig.]
• Authors:
  • Maeda, H
  • Jin, Y
• Publication Date: 1985

Language

• Japanese

Subject/Index Terms

• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00689289
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM