Ship Stability for Masters and Mates Book

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 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 a vessel turning; Unresisted rolling in still 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. Appendices include summary of formulae; Conversion tables; Revision one-liners; How to pass examinations in Maritime Studies; Draft Surveys.