Ship Stability: Basic Concepts

While computers have made stability calculations easier, it’s still important to understand the core concepts behind stability and how to keep your vessel stable, especially when weight is being transferred.

Using detailed visuals and animations, this course builds your understanding of ship stability by presenting important concepts, from the basics up to more advanced principles.

Learning objectives:

• You will learn the relationship between center of buoyancy and center of gravity
• You will learn how metacenter, trim, and heel are calculated and how they affect a moving vessel