Effect of decks on survivability of Ro-Ro vessels

Abstract

The paper describes a methodology for accounting the effect of decks above the car deck on ro-pax vessels on their survivability in the damaged condition. The methodology can be regarded as extension of the SEM for multi-deck ro-pax vessels. The effect of decks appears to be ambiguous and depends on detailed subdivision of the ship, which proves the robustness of the original SEM. For trim cases, however, the decks can be very detrimental. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011.