Course Syllabus

Course No & Title: NA 7 – Damage Stability

Course Description: Stability of ships in the damaged condition.
Units: 5
Prerequisites: NA 5 – Intact Stability
Textbooks and References: PNA Vol. 1

Syllabus:

Topic Activity*
Week 1 Intro, class policies, grading system. Fundamental effects of damage. Lecture
Week 2 Parallel sinkage in the event of damage Lecture, exercises
Week 3 Trim and list as a result of damage. Lecture, exercises
Week 4 Effects on the statical stability curve Lecture, exercises
Week 5 Regulations and damage stability criteria. Definitions Lecture
Week 6 Exercises on calculations on sinkage, trim and list/heel after damage. Exercises
Prelims
Week 7 Exercise on creation of bonjean’s curves. Lecture, exercises
Week 8 Subdivision, damage and floodable length calculations Lecture
Week 9 Exercises on floodable length Lecture, exercises
Week 10 Effects of permeability and other factors on floodable length curve. Lecture, exercises
Week 11 Permissible length curve. Manual floodable length calculations Lecture, exercises
Week 12 Report on floodable length calculations and the floodable length curve Reporting
Midterms
Week 13 Flooding scenarios and stability calculations Lecture
Week 14 Displacement & GM after flooding, statical stability curve after flooding Lecture
Week 15 Damage stability calculations by computer Lecture, exercises
Week 16 Regulations and definitions Lecture, reports
Week 17 Subdivision and damage stability criteria Lecture, reports
Week 18 Passenger vessel regulations Lecture, reports
Finals

Grading system/evaluation: Quizzes 10%

Projects/prelims 20%
Midterms 35%
Finals 35%