one-compartment standard
nautical science
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damage stability and ship design
- In ship: Damage buoyancy and stability
…ships) are built to the “one-compartment” standard, meaning that at least one compartment bounded by watertight bulkheads must be floodable without sinking the ship. A two-compartment standard is common for larger passenger-carrying ships—a measure that presumably protects the ship against a collision at the boundary between two compartments. The Titanic,…
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