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INFLUENCE OF WEATHER ROUTING ON ENCOUNTERED WAVE HEIGHTS

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Sternsson, Mikael | Bjökenstam, Ulf

Affiliations: Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden

Abstract: Recordings of wave data measured on-board a PCTC vessel were evaluated and compared with traditional global wave statistics. The influence of the handling of the ship, such as weather routing, on avoiding bad weather conditions was particularly studied. It was shown that the probability of significant wave heights in the region of 7–14 meters decreased considerably, as compared with well-known wave statistics, while extreme wave heights with return periods of 10 years or more decreased only slightly.

Keywords: weather routing, wave statistics, extreme waves

Journal: International Shipbuilding Progress, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 85-94, 2002

Received 26 January 2002
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Accepted 26 March 2002
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Published: 2002
Price: EUR 27.50
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