Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course the student:

• understands the physics of both intact and damaged ship stability
• knows how ship stability issues need to be considered in ship design
• can interpret the background and meaning of ship various stability regulations
• can apply this knowledge on design and stability analyses of own ship project.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 08.01.2025 - 08.04.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Mikko Suominen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Hydrostatics of floating objects. Stability of an intact ship, including dynamic roll motion and stability failure modes in waves. Ship subdivision and damage stability, including probabilistic damage stability calculations.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Examination. Compulsory exercises.

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Contact hours 50

  Independent work 85

  In total 135 hours (5 cr. = 135 hours)

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Pekka Ruponen: Principles of Ship Buoyancy and Stability, https://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/110873

  Additional materials (in English)

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language: English

  Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring III - IV
  2025-2026 Spring III - IV

  Registration:

  Registration for the course will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).

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