The Concept of Determining the Ship’s Route Based on the Capability Plots

Abstract

: Every year, new vessels equipped with dynamic positioning (DP) systems are built in shipyards around the world. Due to the increasing number of offshore vessels, a client hiring a vessel should analyse the vessel ʹ s positioning capability charts to determine which water areas the vessel is designed for. These charts are represented as polar diagrams. In the centre of the chart is a shape symbolising the ship ʹ s body, and the values on the chart represent the maximum wind