. THE PIVOT POINT

1.1 Locating the Pivot Point

1.2 How to Find the Pivot Point In Practice

1.3 Pivot Point in Action

1.4 Pivot Point Zone

2. PROPELLERS, RUDDERS AND THRUSTERS

2.1 Transverse Thrust

2.2 Propeller Torque

2.3 Rudder Force

2.4 Thrusters

3. PODDED PROPULSION SYSTEMS

3.1 A Brief Summary of Azipod Development

4. BERNOULLI'S PRINCIPLE

4.1 Squat

4.2 Bank Effect

4.3 Navigation in Narrow Channels

4.4 The Rudder

4.5 Altering Course on High-Sided Vessels

5. RATE OF TURN

5.1 Constant Rudder vs Constant Radius Turn

5.2 Monitoring the Constant Radius Turn

5.3 Summary

6. PRACTICAL USE OF A RADIUS TRACK CONTROL SYSTEM

7. WIND AND CURRENT

7.1 Wind Loads on Cruise Vessels

7.2 How to Construct a Ship's Wind Chart

7.3 How Does Wind Act on a Stationary Ship in Practice?

7.4 Crabbing

7.5 Wind Measurement

7.6 Current Forces

7.7 Wind Statistics Log

7.8 Summary

8. STOPPING AND EMERGENCY ANCHORING AS A BRAKE

8.1 Manoeuvring Stopping

8.2 Controlled Slow Down

8.3 Crash Stop

8.4 Alternative Stopping Ideas

8.5 Rudder Cycling

8.6 Emergency Anchoring

8.7 Looking at the Forces Involved and a Different Approach

9. BASIC HANDLING

9.1 The 7 Approach

9.2 The 50 m and 10 Lift Off Angle

9.3 A Long Run In

9.4 Backing into the Berth

9.5 The 100 m Lift Off

9.6 The U' Turn Approach

9.7 The Finger Pier

9.8 Ship's Tender

9.9 Push and Drive

9.10 Head Up Display

9.11 Transfer Distance

9.12 Control Checks

9.13 The Overshoot, Backup and Drop Anchoring Method

9.14 Undocking in a Strong Current

10. THE UP AND DOWN SIDE OF THE DRIFT ANGLE

10.1 Conning Position in Relation to the Centreline

10.2 Estimation of Drift Angle

10.3 The Full Drift Angle Excel Spreadsheet

10.4 In Practice

APPENDICES

Appendix A Example Port Manoeuvring Plans

Appendix B Planning and Control of Turns' Captain Hans Hederstrom, FNI and Captain Benny Pettersson, FNI (and Captain Sven Gylden, MNI) (reproduced with their kind permission)

Appendix C Useful Shiphandling and other Formulas