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SEAMANSHIP SEMINAR
SEAMANSHIP
THE ART OF SHIPHANDLING
THERE MAY BE MORE THAN A DOZEN FORCES ACTING ABOUT THE VESSEL’S AXIS AT A GIVEN MOMENT, AND THE RESULTANT MAY NOT BE AS ANTICIPATED BUT DUE PARTIALLY TO A FORCE WHICH HAS ESCAPED DISCOVERY. THIS IS NOT ‘MYSTICISM’ AS MUCH AS LACK OF THE RESEARCH WHICH TAKES THE ART OF SHIPHANDLING INTO THE FINITE WORLD OF APPLIED SCIENCE.
MOMENTUM & INERTIA
PIVOT POINT
PIVOT POINT
SHIPHANDLING PRINCIPLES CONTROL Vs. FAITH
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SHIPHANDLING FORCES UNCONTROLLABLE
SHIPHANDLING FORCES CONTROLLABLE
PROPELLER FORCES STERN WALKS THE SAME DIRECTION PROPELLER TURNS
PIVOT POINT
SINGLE PROPELLER FIXED PITCH
TWIN / QUAD PROPELLERS FIXED PITCH
CONTROLLABLE PITCH PROPELLERS
OTHER PROPULSION SYSTEMS
RUDDER EFFECTIVENESS
BOW THRUSTERS / APUs
SHIPHANDLING FORCES SEMI-CONTROLLABLE
SHALLOW WATER EFFECTS SQUAT
SQUAT
BANK SUCTION/CUSHION
MEETING & OVERTAKING
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