Chapter 7 Seakeeping
7.1 Seakeeping Qualities
The general term sea worthiness must embrace all those aspects of a ship design which affect its ability to remain at sea in all conditions and to carry out its specified duty. It should, therefore, include consideration of strength, stability and endurance, besides those factors more directly influenced by waves. In this Chapter, the term seakeeping is used to cover these more limited features, i.e. motions, speed and power in waves, wetness and slamming.
The relative importance of these various aspects of performance in waves varies from design to design depending upon what the operators require of the ship, but the following general comments are applicable to most ships.
7.1.1 Motions
Excessive ...
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