Course Overview
This course builds up on level 2 to meet the requirements for knowledge, understanding, and proficiency of the STCW 95 Code for the function of a Watchkeeping Officer. This course combines knowledge of a ship's stability requirements and the use of the ship’s stability information booklet to calculate a vessel’s stability condition in order to maintain seaworthiness.
Prerequisite(s)
- Successful completion of Term 3
Credits
8.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- State Archimedes' law and the principle of flotation.
- Explain the concept of reserve buoyancy and its importance to the safety of the ship.
- Calculate FWA and DWA.
- Outline initial stability and the behaviour of ship and tender ships.
- Explain the moments of statical stability.
- Define angle of loll and dangers associated with it.
- Calculate the movement of the centre of gravity from loading, discharging, or shifting weights.
- Calculate the effect of free surface and apply it to find the fluid GM.
- Calculate the angle of list for angles up to 10%.
- Construct curves of statical stability using given values of KG.
- Determine new drafts trim after loading, discharging, and shifting weights on board.
Effective as of Winter 2012
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