CONTENTS

Chapter Title Page

No. No.
1 Stresses in Ship Structures & Monitoring Systems 1
2 Structural Elements of a Ship's Hull 14
3 Anchor and Cable Arrangement 28
4 Fittings to Ballast and other Tanks 31
5 Hatch Cover Maintenance 43
6 Rudders an Propellers 61
7 Corrosion in Ship Structure 79
8 Inspections & Detection of Defects and Damages 93
9 Inspection Procedures 101
10 The Enhanced Hull Survey System 105
11 Principals of Planned Preventive Maintenance 111
12 Displacement / Draft Curves 118
13 Statistical Stability 122
14 Movement of Centre of Gravity 132
15 Effect of Slack Tanks 147
16 Bilging and Permeability 150
17 Trim 163