Course Description
This course is required for all 2nd Mates upgrading
to Chief Mate/Master. It provides a thorough
knowledge of stability principles and practical
application to a variety of ship types. It includes
the practical assessments of stability software use
as required by the USCG Control Sheets.
Basic Stability or equivalent training is a prerequisite for this course.
Course Subjects
- Effects of Density on Stability
- Stability at Moderate and Large Angles of Heel
- Simplified Stability Data
- Trim and List
- Dynamical Stability
- GM by Rolling Period Test
- Intact Stability Requirements for the Carriage of Grain
- Rolling of Ships
- Drydocking and Grounding
- Shear Force, Bending Moments and Torsional Stress
- Effect of Flooding on Transverse Stability
- Effect of Flooding on Trim
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