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0:04 -What is Squat ?
0:52 - Factors affecting squat ?
1:07- Blockage Factor
How do you calculate vessel squat?
What is squat and UKC?
DEFINITION OF SQUAT. REDUCTION OF UNDERKEEL CLEARANCE (UKC) CAUSED BY A SHIP'S MOVEMENT THROUGH THE WATER. (IT IS NOT AN INCREASE IN DRAFT. RATHER, IT IS THE BODILY SINKAGE OF A VESSEL WHICH PLACES IT CLOSER TO THE SEA BOTTOM.)
What is the effect of squat in ship?
The squat effect is the hydrodynamic phenomenon by which a vessel moving through shallow water creates an area of reduced pressure that causes the ship to increase its draft and thereby be closer to the seabed than would otherwise be expected .
What is pivot point of ship?
Definition: The pivot point (or more precisely the “apparent pivot point”) is that point along the fore and aft axis of a turning ship, that has no sideways movement, having for reference the surface of the water.