Researches on the Williamson Turn for Very Large Carriers / Zhang Zianku ... [et al.].
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Marine Engineers Journal Vol 125 No 4, December 2013, pp.129-135Summary: 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.
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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.
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