{"id":45,"date":"2023-09-05T12:23:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T12:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.triton.co.za\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2026-10-26T18:59:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T16:59:57","slug":"ship-stability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.triton.co.za\/index.php\/ship-stability\/","title":{"rendered":"Ship Stability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ship Stability<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Stability assessments, inclining tests and documentation for vessel safety and regulatory compliance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Inclining Experiments, Intact and Damage Stability Books<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Inclining Experiments are performed on an almost everyday basis, as the starting point for calculating and documenting the stability compliance of all commercial vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These range from steel, wood and GRP fishing vessels, small commercial workboard, tugs and oilot boats, salvage tugs and offshore supply vessels, research ships, diamond mining ships, oil drill ships and oil rigs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yachts and Ferries requiring to take paying passengers also require both Intact and Damage Stability Documentation and compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typically stability books are submitted to either the local flag state authorities, MCA, and all of the principle CLassifcation Societies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without a specific count, we estimate that well over 1000 Stability Books have been produced by this office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These include Damage Stability and Longitudinal Strength Calculations, were they are required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ship Stability Software<\/strong> includes the world reknown GHS\u2122 from Creative Systems USA, and our inhouse Stability Program, featured in these screen plots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Triton’s Onboard Stability Software<\/h3>

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Barracuda is Triton\u2019s advanced onboard stability software, delivering accurate analysis and compliance with multiple international criteria.<\/strong>
Trusted across 30+ vessels and classification approvals, it supports real-time reporting, complex stability cases, and regulatory certification.<\/strong>
Continuously developed since 1998, it integrates modern reporting tools with specialised calculations for demanding offshore and drilling operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OFFSHORE OIL AND DIAMONDS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Triton has been contracted over the years, to perform virtually all of the stability calculations and documentation on all of the De Beers Marine Diamond Mining Vessels, and have installed the Triton Onboard Stability Program on all of the De Beers Vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore Triton have conducted Inclining Experiments and\/or peformed stability calculation and documentation on numerous Oil Rigs and Drill Ships, including but not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DRILL SHIPS \/ RIGS \/ CRANE BARGES
MV Grand Banks (ABS)
MV Coral Sea (ABS)
MV Debmar Pacific (ABS)
MV Debmar Atlantic (ABS)
MV ! Gariep (Lloyds)
MODU Deep Venture (DNV)
MODU Robert F Bauer (ABS)
MODU Peregrine III (DNV)
MODU South Sea Driller (DNV)
MODU ORCA (ABS)
SAIPEM SAIBOS (DNV)
POLARIS (BV)
M.V. ZACHARIAS (DNV)
M.V. YATOIVA (RINA?)
M.V. KOVAMBO (DNV)
MV Mafuta (Lloyds)
MV SS Nujoma (LLoyds)
MV Benguela Gem (LLoyds)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Companies for which these works were performed include:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Glomar, Falcon, Pride, Foramar, Deepwater, De Beers, Acergy, Saipem, PetroSA etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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