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100 1 _aZHANG Xianku
245 _aResearches on the Williamson Turn for Very Large Carriers /
_cZhang Zianku ... [et al.].
260 _c2013
520 _aThe 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.
650 _aMARINE SAFETY
_xSEARCH AND RESCUE
650 _aWILLIAMSON TURN
773 _aMarine Engineers Journal :
_gVol 125 No 4, December 2013, pp.129-135
945 _i42797-1001
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