24cm x 16.1cm. V, 386 pages. With over 200 figures and tables. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear, such as rubbed edges and minor scratches on the back of the book. Includes for example the following chapters: Forces and moments / Centroids and the centre of gravity / Laws of flotation / effect of density on draft and displacement / Effect of free surface of liquids on stability / Stability and hydrostatic curves / Water pressure / Calculating the effect of free surface of liquids / Effect of beam and freeboard on stability, etc.

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Title

Ship Stability for Masters and Mates.

Publisher

Oxford, Butterworth-Heinemann

Publication Date

1996

Language

English

ISBN 10

0750603801

ISBN 13

9780750603805

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

4th Edition

Condition

Gut

Weight

800 grams

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Ship Stability for Masters and Mates covers the subject of ship stability for students preparing for examinations leading to the Department of Transport's Certificates of Competency for Deck Officers at the various Class levels.

A textbook and reference covering the subject of ship stability in depth in 41 chapters plus appendices. Careful attention to basic principles together with generous provision of worked examples, and exercise questions with answers, ensure that the student who works through this book will have a clear grasp of stability problems and calculations. Up-to-date syllabuses and examination papers are included.

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Required reading for seafarers and students

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