SCS 3 - Ship Construction and Stability 3 NAUT 1863

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Calculate displacement of a vessel.
• Calculate draft of a vessel at various loading conditions.
• Determine fresh water allowance of a vessel.
• Determine new draft after loading/discharging, and shifting weights.
• Calculate ship’s centre of gravity, centre of buoyancy, and reserve buoyancy.
• Calculate metacentric height (GM).
• Calculate free surface effect and apply it to determine effective GM during sea passage.
• Calculate trimming moments, change of trim, and determine final drafts after loading/discharging of cargo.
• Determine centre of flotation and its importance in trimming of ship.
• Use ship’s stability data book for a typical vessel to calculate final drafts and trim.
• Use cross curves of stability to draw statical stability curves for loading conditions.
• Calculate the area under the GZ curves using Simpson’s rule to determine compliance with IMO load line regulations, 1968.
• Calculate final angle of heel after loading/discharging and moving weights on board.
• Define basic ship construction terminology.
• State periodic survey and statutory requirements for vessel inspection.
• Identify damage control techniques for various flooding scenarios.
• Explain how the integrity of hull and superstructure is maintained to prevent flooding.
• Explain purpose of quick closing valves, fire dampers, and ventilators and fire extinguishing systems.

Effective as of Winter 2019