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Course Name	Turkish	Gemilerin Stabilitesi
	English	Stability of Ships
Course Code	GEM 438E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	8	2	2	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Metin Taylan
Course Objectives		1. To provide sufficient knowledge for both intact and damage stability of ships and marine vehicles, 2. To understand basic concepts of launching and perform launching calculations, 3. To provide the knowledge and ability to assess the stability and safety of ships and marine vehicles in accordance with the national and international stability regulations in depth.
Course Description		Introduction to Stability. Chronological Development of Ship Stability. Mathematical Stability Methods and Their Application to Ships. Subdivision of Ships. Calculation Methods for Floodable Length Curves. Deterministic and Probabilistic Stability Calculations. Ship Stability in Damaged Condition. Added Weight and Constant Deplasman Methods. Launching Methods and Hydrostatics, Dynamics and Pressure Calculations of Launching. Grain Loading Calculations, Grain Loading Rules. Dynamical Ship Stability, Stability in Waves. International Stability Criteria for Special Ship Types. IMO, SOLAS, IBC, IGC, MARPOL and SOLAS International Stability Criteria. Submarine stability
Course Outcomes		Upon completing this course, students will be able to; 1. Get familiar with both intact and damage stability characteristics of ships and marine vehicles, 2. Recognize deterministic and probabilistic methods for subdivision of ships and marine vehicles, 3. Recognize techniques to estimate launching characteristics of ships and marine vehicles, 4. Assess the stability and safety of ships and marine vehicles in accordance with the national and international safety regulations.
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