Course information

Dynamic ship responses in waves. Short-term and long-term stochastic consideration. Assessment of long-term maximum and design values for motions and loadings. Class rules and regulations. Added resistance and random incidents. Voluntary and involuntary speed reduction in waves. Impact of ship motion on crew and passengers, criteria for comfort, questionnaires. Operational efficiency. Route selection, based on weather and sea state predictions. Impact of hull form on the dynamic behavior in waves. Roll absorption and methods to reduce roll. Sea trials for the behavior in waves (on board, with models in the laboratory and at sea.) The course includes an assignment on the analytical design of the allowable operational field of a vessel using a computer code using strip theory.