Department Diten – Dsa (University of Genoa)
Master’s Degree Yacht Design (Engineering)
Year/semester 1/I semester
Course title YACHT STABILITY
ID Course Code 66400
Course Credit (CFU) 6
Scientific-Disciplinary Sector ING-IND/01
Course Type Mono-disciplinary course
Professor
Education objectives To complete the student skills in the field of ship hydrostatics and stability with a special attention to the influence of safety rules on the design process and on the ship final characteristics, with focus on passenger ships.
Learning outcomes Safety as a constraint/target in the design of units having passengers as a payload; the linear roll motion of ship; Inclining moments; The Intact Stability Code 2008; Lightship weigh estimation; Inclining experiment;
Methodologies for the ship’s equilibrium and stability in damaged conditions; SOLAS Convention; Allowable length curve;
Probabilistic methodology for safety subdivision (SOLAS 2009); Grounding;
Stability of fully immersed bodies.
Assesment Hours
Lectures 60
Practice -
Laboratory -
Organization and examinations The educational activities are divided into about 48 hours of theoretical classes and 12 hours of practical applications.
Students are allowed to the oral test (two questions about the topics developed in classroom) after presentation and discussion of two written reports about practical applications on the intact and the damaged ship.
Prerequisite The attendance of:
Geometria dei galleggianti A Statica della nave 1
Bibliography references Principles of Naval Architecture, SNAME, 1988
