ship stability

For realistic demonstration of ship stability, various models are available in the school.

Others may also raise concerns about the thickness of the hull plating and ship stability.

Ship stability, as it pertains to naval architecture, has existed for hundreds of years.

Historically, ship stability calculations for ships relied on rule of thumb calculations, often tied to a specific system of measurement.

Besides his electrical activities, he invented a distinctive vacuum pump, a device to indicate ship stability and methods for electrically connecting lighthouses to the mainland.

These retentions were due to deficiencies in the systems for navigation safety, absence of rescue equipment and flaws of equipment and structures providing ship stability.

To maintain ship stability and eliminate potentially hazardous conditions from oil vapors in these areas, the bilge spaces need to be flushed and periodically pumped dry.

His judgments on fire at sea in coal-laden vessels, on certain methods of stowing grain, on ship stability, and on overloading were especially valuable.

A vertical-axis windmill is preferred as it introduces less resistance to the forward motion of the ship and disturbs ship stability less than horizontal-axis windmills.

Ship stability is an area of naval architecture and ship design that deals with how a ship behaves at sea, both in still water and in waves.

Navy DC's do the work necessary for damage control, ship stability, firefighting, fire prevention, and chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) warfare defense.

As a result of the investigations in ship stability after the capsizing of the Tomozuru, all vessels in the Hatsuharu class were modified to improve their stability:

"The biggest problems facing the Nimitz class are the limited electrical power generation capability and the upgrade-driven increase in ship weight and erosion of the center-of-gravity margin needed to maintain ship stability."