CONTENTS
CHAPTER XIV—MENSURATION.
Weights and Measures—Areas and Volumes—Stowage Factors-
Simpson's Rules—Examples *..........343
, CHAPTER XV.—HYDROSTATICS.
The Hydrometer—Buoyancy—Water Pressure—Atmospheric Sounding
Tube—Tank Pressure Gauges—Draught Indicator—Markings
on a Ship—Variations in Density and Draughts-Load Lines for
Sailing Ships, Cargo Steamers, Tankers and Timber Laden
Steamers—Zones and Seasonal Areas—The Load Line—Headings
of the Official Log—Questions ........ ,. 359
CHAPTER XVI.—CARGO.
Cargo Gear—Factory and Workshops Act—Dunnage—Homogeneous
Cargoes, Coal, Ore, Grain, Rice—Stowage of Various Cargoes—
Questions and Answers—Dangerous Cargoes—Details of Gram—
Oil and Timber Cargoes—Frozen and Chilled Cargoes, Meat,
Fruit, etc.—Bulk Oil—Cargo Plan—Questions......388
CHAPTER XVII —SHIP CONSTRUCTION.
The Stresses on a Ship: Longitudinal, Transverse, Racking, Collapsing,
Bulging—Local Stresses—A Transverse Section: Frames, Floors,
Beams, Pillars—Longitudinal Framing: Keels, Keelsons,
Stringers, Ballast Tanks, Cellular Double Bottoms—Web Frames
and Stringers, Rivets and Riveting—Shell and Deck Plating—
Butts, Laps and Landings—Deck Planking—Beam Knees—
Pillars—Watertight Flats—Bulkheads—D'eep Tanks—Hatch-
ways and Coamings—Panting Arrangements—Stern Framing—
Rudders—Shipyard Photographs—The Stern Tube—Twin Screw
Struts—Pipe-Lines, Suction and Sounding Pipes—Ventilation—
Isherwood Ships—Corrosion—Paint—Bottom Compositions—
Numerals for Scantlings—Questions .." ., .. .. 426
CHAPTER XVIIL—STABILITY, CARGO AND TRlk.
Levers—Parallel Forces and Principle of Moments—The Wheel and Axle
—A Couple—Centre of Gravity of a System of Weights—
Various Distributions of Weights—Equilibrium, Stable, Neutral
and -Stable—Displacement, Tonnage and Volume—Coefficient
of Fineness—Ship Stability—Metacentre—The Heeling Ex-
periment—Ship Graphs: Curves of Displacement, Tons per Inch
Immersion, Stability, Buoyancy and Metacentre—Cargo and
Stability—Cargo Plan—Cargo and Trim—Examples and Calcula-
tions—Questions .. *. - - • • • - -« »• *83
CHAPTER XIX.—REGISTRATION OF SHIPS AND SEAMEN.
The Board of trade—Customs and Excise—Ministry of Health—Port
an# Local Authorities^-Classification Societies—His Majesty's
Stationery Office, and Manne Publications—The New Ship—
Launching—Certificate of Registry—-€erfcificates under the