MSC.1/Circ.1281
EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THE INTERNATIONAL CODE ON INTACT STABILITY, 2008

Annex. EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THE INTERNATIONAL CODE ON INTACT STABILITY, 2008

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Purpose

CHAPTER 2. TERMINOLOGY

CHAPTER 3. ORIGIN OF PRESENT STABILITY CRITERIA

3.1 General

3.2 Background of criteria regarding righting lever curve properties (part A of the 2008 IS Code)

3.2.1 Introduction

3.2.2 Results of the Analysis of Intact Stability Casualty Records and Stability Parameters

3.3 Background of the approximate formula for the minimum GM0 for small fishing vessels (part B, paragraph 2.1.5.1 of the 2008 IS Code)

3.4 References relating to paragraphs 3.1 to 3.3

3.5 Background of the severe wind and rolling criterion (weather criterion)

3.5.1 Introduction

3.5.2 Energy Balance Method

3.5.3 Wind heeling moment

3.5.4 Roll angle in waves (Japanese Method)

3.6 References relating to paragraph 3.5

CHAPTER 4. GUIDANCE FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE 2008 IS CODE