Experimental Study on Maneuverability Coefficients for the Navigation Simulation of VLMOS

We carry out resistance test and oblique towing tank test with a 1/100 scale model of VLMOS for improving the navigation simulation. The results show that obtained ship maneuverability coefficients are slightly different compared to the simple estimation which are used in the navigation simulation. In addition, we perform a new navigation simulation of VLMOS in which we consider the seasonal effect to increase the generated power. It is found that deformation of the stochastic distribution obtained from the sailing simulation has a relation with its capacity factor and it is quite reasonable. The result of the fatigue assessment shows that VLMOS seems to have enough fatigue strength for twenty year operation even if its capacity factor exceeds 40%.