Type of course

Admission requirements

Opptakskode 9371

The course requires a bachelor in nautical science, or other equivalent qualifications.

Course content

• Introduction to stability of ships and floating structures, including hydrostatic equilibrium of a floating body and intact stability regulations, including internal weight movements e.g. heavy-lift.
• External forces - environmental modelling.
• Linear and nonlinear dynamic stability, parametric roll - Mathieu-effect, stability in flooding and damage condition and instability of ships.
• Probabilistic assessments of ship and semisubmersibles rig capsize. And the probabilistic regulatory framework.
• Stability aspect related to various ship and floating structures. Such as optimization of aspect related to design and operational characteristics, applicability of rules and regulations.
• Computer methods. Use of relevant software, e.g. MATLAB or NAPA, for calculations and for visualizations.
• Use of a model tank for assignments and tutorials/lab-demos, using different ship models.
• Revision and analysis of typical critical scenarios and accidents investigation. Stability aspects of various operational situations, such as; Heavy lift, rig-moves and anchor handling, high-speed vessels, towing, icing, sub-sea operations, fishing, aquaculture, offshore vessels, passenger and ro-ro vessel, bulk and semisubmersibles bulk and ice breakers.
• Design for safety.

Objectives of the course

Knowledge

The student ...

• has a thorough knowledge and understanding of the theoretical concepts of intact and damage stability.
• has thorough knowledge and understanding of static and dynamic stability.
• has knowledge of the regulatory framework in deterministic and probabilistic damage stability.
• understand how waves and external forces influence the stability of all seagoing vessels.
• understand of stability issues, of various vessels and floating structures, related to their design and operation.
• has knowledge to conduct analysis of typical selected accidents and damage cases, and a thorough understanding of how this affects critical stability factors.

Skills

The student ...

• can carry out and make use of existing knowledge and theories of ship stability, in real situations.
• can analysis intact and damage stability.
• can analysis static and dynamic stability.
• can use the regulatory framework in deterministic and probabilistic damage stability.
• can analysis how external forces influence the stability of all seagoing vessel.
• can analyse stability in critical scenarios and accidents.

Competence

The student ...

• can utilize stability aspects and use appropriate theories to identify critical risk factors of ships and floating structures.
• can reflect on their professional practice, work in groups, manage report writing, presentation, and function in a multi-disciplinary team.

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