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Like me if you too are not a naval architect, you and I don’t know how to build a ship. But let us imagine we together built a ship. Or something looking like a ship. A smaller one may be.
With all our efforts, we put this small ship in the water. What will happen?
- Will the Ship sink or float
- Will the ship tilt (list) on starboard side or port side
- Will the ship have any trim or not. If yes, will the trim be by the head or by astern?
If I want to know the answers to these questions, one thing is for sure. We need to be able to understand the language of ship stability.
But Let’s be honest: understanding ship stability can be a huge pain.
Trust me, I know.
But not if you know the basics of ship stability. Once you know these basics, all other parts of ship stability will be as easy as eating a pancake.
And I am talking about most basics things here.
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About Capt Rajeev Jassal
Capt. Rajeev Jassal has sailed for over 24 years mainly on crude oil, product and chemical tankers. He holds MBA in shipping & Logistics degree from London. He has done extensive research on quantitatively measuring Safety culture onboard and safety climate ashore which he believes is the most important element for safer shipping.
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