A recent news article published in the Ships Now speaks about Basics of Ship Handling.
Ship’s Body and Forces ActingForces Acting on the Manoeuvring ShipPivot PointThe Pivot point (PP) is the point around which the ship rotates: when the ship rotates then at this point there is no transverse velocity. The Pivot Point is a kinematic object – it tells about the transverse (lateral) velocity distribution of the ship’s centre plane. The Pivot Point moves depending of the instantaneous set of...
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