Print Email Facebook Twitter Intact stability requirements for commercial sailing vessels Title Intact stability requirements for commercial sailing vessels Author Boer, Fons (TU Delft Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering; Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management) Contributor Kana, A.A. (mentor) Gelling, J.L. (graduation committee) Hekkenberg, R.G. (graduation committee) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Marine Technology | Ship Design Date 2023-04-26 Abstract There is uncertainty as to whether the stability criteria in the Dutch regulatory framework for commercial cruising vessels are safe and obtainable for the current Dutch commercial sailing fleet. Therefore, this paper aims to determine a suitable set of intact stability requirements for monohull sailing vessels operating under the Dutch flag, striking a balance between safety and practicality. A literature review was conducted to identify potential stability risks and the state-of-the-art of sailing stability criteria. Models of representative vessels in the Dutch sailing fleet have been defined to study the practicality and safety level of various stability criteria in more detail. It is concluded that the current criteria are not obtainable for sailing yachts designed to sail at large heel angles. Moreover, it was found that the current criteria cannot identify vessels that can be vulnerable to squalls or waves. Therefore, a new set of criteria is proposed, which is more practical for vessels in the Dutch commercial sailing fleet, whilst providing an improved measure of safety. Subject Intact StabilitySailingCommercial SailingSafetySeagoingRequirements To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:493994d0-9843-4424-bb28-26ed65d199c5 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2023 Fons Boer Files PDF Master_Thesis_Fons_Boer_I ... ements.pdf 28.81 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:493994d0-9843-4424-bb28-26ed65d199c5/datastream/OBJ/view