Any damage to a ship’s hull plating results in the flooding of one or more watertight compartments. The flooding of a ship’s compartment with seawater due to hull damage causes changes in the ship’s stability and position. Determining these changes and the flooding time of the damaged compartment is the essence of unsinkability calculations related to the operation of a damaged ship. This paper presents a methodology for calculating the flooding time of damaged main and auxiliary engine room compartments.The obtained research results can serve as a basis for making decisions regarding appropriate rescue operations by those responsible for the ship’s buoyancy safety. A computer program developed for simulating the flooding of damaged compartments is also presented. Maritime practice shows that even navies with a high level of technical equipment struggle with ship accidents and failures, which cannot be (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine