The application of new damage stability requirements in the 1990 Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) amendments to the United States domestic passenger fleet is investigated. The amendments specify new minimums for positive range, righting energy, and downflooding angle, maximum static heel angle, and residual righting arms in situations of applied heeling moments such as passenger crowding and wind loading. Twenty-one domestic passenger ships of recent design are analyzed for their ability to comply in damaged conditions as specified by the Coast Guard regulations. Design modifications required to bring about compliance for those vessels failing the requirements are briefly addressed. A comparison of ability to comply versus certain hydrostatic parameters is made, as well as a set of recommendations to the Coast Guard.
Passenger Vessel Damage Stability Study for 1990 SOLAS Amendments. Volume 1
1994
83 pages
Report
No indication
English
Marine & Waterway Transportation , Transportation Safety , Marine Engineering , Transportation regulation , Stability , Naval architecture , Marine transportation , Moments , Transportation safety , Federal laws , Ships , Design criteria , Safety of Life at Sea amendments of 1990 , Damage stability , Passenger vessels
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