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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Subtle hydrodynamic forces like bank effect, squat and ship interaction, can quickly turn a controlled passage into a dangerous situation, Gard Club highlighted in its latest article. According to Gard’s article “Hydrodynamic forces when transiting narrow waterways – don’t lose control”, the typical risks facing a ship transiting a narrow waterway, such as a river, canal, port fairway or dredged channel, are reasonably understood. However, the risk of hydrodynamic interactions between the transiting ship and other ships or the perimeters of the waterway, can be underappreciated. RelatedNews Marine lubricants: A hidden seaworthiness risk DNV: How to document PFOS-free fire-extinguishing foam on board var jnews_module_21350875_0_6a022a24b9661 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21350875","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"177,458,201,3363,719","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads
Gard Club: Transiting narrow waterways is never routine
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