General Ship Knowledge (OOW Yachts)

General Ships Knowledge (GSK) is divided into four sections:

1. Ship Construction

2. Stability

3. Meteorology

4. Seamanship

The following topics are covered:

• Methods of yacht construction and local stresses due to static and dynamic loading

• Bilge-pumping systems

• Global and local meteorological effects

• Meteorological instruments and weather information

• The principles for safe navigational watch keeping

• The functions of classification societies

• Basic principles of hydrostatics and related terms

• The concept of initial stability