Ship Stability for Masters and Mates

Ship Types and General Characteristics Forces and Moments Centroids and the Centre of Gravity Density and Specific Gravity Laws of Flotation Effect of Density on Draft and Displacement Transverse Statical Stability Effect of Free Surface of Liquids on Stability TPC and Displacement Curves Form Coefficients Simpson's Rules for Areas and Centroids Final KG Calculating KB, BM and Metacentric Diagrams List Moments of Statical Stability Trim Stability and Hydrostatic Curves Increase in Draft Due to List Water Pressure Combined List and Trim Calculating the Effect of Free Surface of Liquids (FSE) Bilging and Permeability Dynamical Stability Effect of Beam and Freeboard on Stability Angle of Loll True Mean Draft The Inclining Experiment Effect of Trim on Tank Soundings Drydocking and Grounding Second Moments of Areas Liquid Pressure and Thrust. Centres of Pressure Ship Squat Heel Due to Turning Unresisted Rolling in Till Water List Due to Bilging Side Compartments The Deadweight Scale Interaction Effect of Change of Density on Draft and Trim List with Zero Metacentric Height The Trim and Stability Book Bending of Beams Bending of Ships Strength Curves for Ships Bending and Shear Stresses Simplified Stability Information Appendix - 1: Standard Abbreviations and Symbols Appendix - 2: Summary of Stability Formulae Appendix - 3: Conversion Tables Appendix - 4: Extracts form the M. S. (Load Lines) Rules, 1968 Appendix - 5: Department of Transport Syllabuses (Revised April 1995) Appendix - 6: Specimen Examination Papers Appendix - 7: Revision One-Liners Appendix - 8: How to Pass Exams in Maritime Studies Appendix - 9: Draft Surveys