As discussed in Chap. 10.1007/978-3-030-47475-1_5, inland vessels are different from seagoing ships in the external environment and internal design factors. These differences should be considered in test maneuvers and related criteria because improper tests may lead to a wrong judgment of the maneuvering performance in reality. The test maneuvers are designed to evaluate the ship’s capability of accomplishing certain maneuvering behavior, such as turning in a constrained area, collision avoidance in an emergency, and stopping in a limited distance. Thus, the maneuvers to be designed as practical as possible. However, existing maneuverability standards for inland vessels are not satisfactory. Factors that constrain inland vessel maneuverability such as limited channel breadth and shallow water are not addressed explicitly in the initial ship design. The difficulties of considering the ship behavior in shallow water are commonly ignored on the understanding that if the ship’s performance is improved in deep water then it will likely also be better in shallow water.
Tests and Criteria for Inland Vessel Maneuverability
Mathematical Modeling of Inland Vessel Maneuverability Considering Rudder Hydrodynamics ; Chapter : 7 ; 181-200
2020-05-12
20 pages
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