1 1 Stability and Trim For the ship Officer

2 2 Contents

3 3 Preface to the third edition

4 4 Preface to the first edition

5 5 Acknowledgments

6 6 Chapter 1 What is Stability

7 7 Chapter 2 Calculation of the Ship vertical Center of Gravity,KG

8 8 Chapter 3 Determining Height of KM

9 9 Chapter 4 Calaulating GM

10 10 Chapter 5 The Inclining Experiment

11 11 Chapter 6 Stability at Large Angles of Inclination

12 12 Chapter 7 Free Surface

13 13 Chapter 8 Trim

14 14 Chapter 9 Longitudinal Hull Strength

15 15 Chapter 10 Shipboard Computers and Approved Stability Booklet

16 16 Chapter 11 The Ship in The Damaged Condition

17 17 Chapter 12 Practical Stability and Trim Considerations

18 18 Chapter 13 Stability Requirements for Vessels Loading Bulk Grain

19 19 Chapter 14 Marine Disasters

20 20 Appendix A Questions and Problems on Stability

21 21 Appendix B Useful Stability and Trim Formulas

22 22 Appendix C Conversion Tables and Related Information

23 23 Appendix D The Trim and Stability Booklet

24 24 Appendix E THe Hydrostatic Curves

25 25 Answer Key

26 26 Glossary of Stability and Trim Terms, Symbols, and Abbreviations

27 27 References

28 28 Index