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An Overview of Current Methods Used in Weather Routeing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2009

R. Motte
Affiliation:
(The Ship Control Group, Plymouth Polytechnic)
R. S. Burns
Affiliation:
(The Ship Control Group, Plymouth Polytechnic)
S. Calvert
Affiliation:
(The Ship Control Group, Plymouth Polytechnic)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to provide a collective overview of current state-of-the-art weather routeing and it is therefore intended to give a descriptive appraisal. Essentially the paper will concentrate upon the vessel route optimization procedures, data-handling techniques including the parameters necessary to implement the methods, the ship-resistance characteristics and the James speed performance curves.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1988

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