Waterway Equipment-Boat, Barge, Motor

Abstract

The report describes a method for evaluation of waterway equipment performance and operational characteristics. Identifies facilities and equipment required. Discusses supporting tests. Provides procedures for watertight integrity, stability, static flotation, dynamic pitch and roll, dock trials, components and subsystems, bollard pull tests, sea trials, turning radius, towing and resistance, beaching, ramp operation, operational performance, communications and navigation equipment, inflation (inflatables), pressure (inflatables), and leakage (inflatables) tests. Applicable to barges and lighters; passenger, cargo, landing, assault, picket, patrol, tug, tow, and special purpose boats.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 18, 1972
Accession Number
AD0759772

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Test and Evaluation Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptability
  • Boats
  • Coast Guard
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fuel Systems
  • Health Services
  • Landing Craft
  • Marine Transportation
  • Measurement
  • Naval Architecture
  • Navigation
  • Propeller Shafts
  • Public Health
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.