This manual describes Seakeeper, an application which may be used to predict the motion and seakeeping performance of vessels designed using Maxsurf. This manual is organised into the following chapters:
Contains a description of Seakeeper, its principal features and mode of operation.
Explains how to use Seakeeper and provides step-by-step examples to guide the user through the operation of the program.
Gives details of each of Seakeeper's menu commands and provides a more detailed guide to the calculation methods and strip theory algorithm used in Seakeeper.
Chapter 4 Theoretical Reference
Gives a summary of the theoretical background to Seakeeper.
Appendix A Strip Theory Formulation
Presents more in depth explanation of the theoretical model used in Seakeeper.
Gives details of some of the validation work carried out with Seakeeper.