{"product_id":"ship-stability-master-and-mates-7th-edition","title":"Ship Stability for Masters and Mates","description":"\u003ci\u003eShip Stability for Masters and Mates\u003c\/i\u003e explores all aspects of ship stability and ship strength, squat, and interaction and trim, as well as materials stresses and forces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrganized into 56 chapters, the book looks at the relationship between ship stability and ship motion, with emphasis on group weights in a ship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt also explains how TPCs are calculated for a range of drafts extending beyond the light and loaded drafts, along with form coefficients, including the coefficient of fineness of the waterplane area.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book explains how to perform KB, BM, and KM calculations and make graphics on metacentric diagrams. It considers large-angle stability, the effect of beam and freeboard on stability, and hydrostatic curves and values for vessels that are initially on even keel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reader is also introduced to free-surface effects of slack tanks with divisional bulkheads, how side winds affect ship stability, and the correlation between freeboard and stability curves. Other chapters focus on timber ship freeboard marks, procedures and calculations for drydocking and stability, and ship squat in open water and in confined channels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book also includes extracts from the 1998 Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations Number MSN 1752(M).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is intended for students seeking to obtain Transport Certificates of Competency for Deck Officers and Engineering Officers and STCW equivalent international qualifications, as well as Chief Mates and Officers on Watch (Officers in Charge) on board merchant ships and other maritime personnel, port authorities, marine consultants, nautical study lecturers, and marine superintendents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: C.B Barrass and D.R. Derrett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback: 584 Pages - 7th Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSKU: P7925","brand":"Boat books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957514334572,"sku":"P7925","price":125.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/1920\/5996\/files\/7925.jpg?v=1764806242","url":"https:\/\/www.boatbooks-aust.com.au\/products\/ship-stability-master-and-mates-7th-edition","provider":"Boat books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}