STABILITY CRITERIA OF CAR FERRY BOATS

Car ferry boats have various special features in view point of stabilities compared with the other types of vessels. The reason is that they have to carry not only passengers, but also cars and vehicles which requires special cares of their designs in order to keep safety in navigation. This paper shows the result of the investigation conducted by the Ship Research Association of Japan in order to reveal the point to be considered on designing car ferry boats from the stability viewpoint.

• Corporate Authors:

  Japan Association for Technical Information

  4-7-107, Yamazaki-cho, Machida City
  Tokyo 194-01,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Takarada, N
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 17-29
• Serial:
  • Japan Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Japan Association for Technical Information

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile rack cars; Ferries; Ship motion; Stability (Mechanics); Stability analysis; Suspension systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Antirolling systems; Car carriers; Ship stability
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163219
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Japan Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM