Researches on the Williamson Turn for Very Large Carriers /
ZHANG Xianku
Researches on the Williamson Turn for Very Large Carriers / Zhang Zianku ... [et al.]. - 2013
The Williamson Turn is the standard method for turning a ship round to retrace its own wake to rescue a person who has gone overboard. However it does not work with VLC vessels (over 190000 dwt). This article describes with calculations a variation to the procedure which could be used by VLCs. A table provides data for eight different size vessels used in the research.
MARINE SAFETY--SEARCH AND RESCUE
WILLIAMSON TURN
Researches on the Williamson Turn for Very Large Carriers / Zhang Zianku ... [et al.]. - 2013
The Williamson Turn is the standard method for turning a ship round to retrace its own wake to rescue a person who has gone overboard. However it does not work with VLC vessels (over 190000 dwt). This article describes with calculations a variation to the procedure which could be used by VLCs. A table provides data for eight different size vessels used in the research.
MARINE SAFETY--SEARCH AND RESCUE
WILLIAMSON TURN