Oct 30, 2025  
2025-2026 Cal Poly Maritime Academy 
    
2025-2026 Cal Poly Maritime Academy

NAU 205 - Ship Stability


Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area 2 Mathematical Concepts & Quantitative Reasoning (formerly Area B4) - must meet minimum grade of C- or better in order to earn General Education credit.
STCW Requirement: ♦
Prerequisite(s): MTH 100 , NAU 105 , PHY 100  with C- or better, PHY 100L  with C- or better.
Statics of naval architecture for ship hulls. Stability, trim, volume, and moment calculations by the ship’s officer. Methods of calculation of intact, upright stability and trim, including free surface corrections. Stress calculations and damage stability. Use of software for vessel stability calculations. Area B4
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