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This is a great stability book that is essential to anyone wanting to understand ship stability. It has been and probably still is one of the mainstays of all nautical colleges. I would recommend it to anyone except for one caveat:
I owned a early version before Barrass hijacked the book to pamper his own ego. Squat is an important issue and Barrass is a known scolar in the subject but he is using this to forward his own formula's rather than be impartial. If one reads the book it is written in the third party (as one would expect) until his chapter where it is in the first person.
It wouldn't be so bad if the information contained within his chapter was correct but he uses incorrect examples (ie Sea Empress and Capella Voyager) and suggests everyone else is wrong about the loading of bulk carriers by the stern (evidence suggests otherwise), his manner is one of authority and will condemn anyone who contradicts him (ask the Houston pilots).
So would I buy the book again? Probably but I would try and buy an earlier version before Barrass took it over. By all means buy for the rest of the book and keep open mind that there are better squat formulae than Barrass's! That's the reason for 4 stars.
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This is a very good book in ship's stability. Is centered in the practice but not missing the theory beneath. Very good value/price ratio
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For those persons who need to know and fully understand ship stability this is the only book you will ever have to own. its gives clear and simple instructions aswell as worked example of all aspects of stability.
Even for those who are not at the mates or masters level, this book will certainly aid you in understanding the basics.
A must own book for those who need to understand.
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