NAVAL ARCHITECTURE

SHIP MANEUVERABILITY

The manoeuvring characteristics of ships have been the object of extended studies and experiences all over the world, mainly for big ships, which, for their nature, generally have a poor manoeuvring ability and a more or less emphasized directional instability. This not only is harmful to the efficiency of the ship, but it also affects its safety qualities, which are important especially when the hull has full shape aft and when sailing with the following the sea.

CAD NAVAL LABORATORY

- Use of Naval CAD programs
- Differential geometry
- Spline functions

HULL GEOMETRY

For any ship, the hull form chosen by the designer determines the stability and floatation (hydrostatic) characteristics. Knowledge of the geometry of ships is necessary for understanding ship hydrostatics.