Marintek Short Course on New Techniques for Assessing and Quantifying Vessel Stability and Seakeeping Qualities

This publication compiles the lecture notes from the WEGEMT Short Course on New Techniques for Assessing and Quantifying Vessel Stability and Seakeeping Qualities. The Course was held at MARINTEK, Norway, in 1993. Some of the topics covered include: Breaking waves - environmental forces; Dynamic stability/probabilistic approaches; Ship operation in a seaway; Seakeeping of high speed vessels; Ride control systems of foil catamarans; Motion characteristics of offshore floating vessels; Heavy lift operations; methods and experiences; and Position control - from anchoring to DP systems. The lecture notes have been prepared by several authors, O. Faltinsen, T. Nedrelid, A. Francescutto, G. Hjort, T.E. Svensen, K.O. Holden and C.T. Stansberg, to name a few.