... Ship types and general characteristics 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 xi Forces and moments Centroids and the centre of gravity Density and speci®c gravity 19 Laws of ¯otation ... Figure 1. 4, or a force of N towards the point for the Fig 1. 4 Ship Stability for Masters and Mates Fig 1 .5 force of N away from the point as shown in Figure 1 .5 In this way both of the forces ... 19 64 Third edition (metric) 19 72 Reprinted 19 73, 19 75, 19 77, 19 79, 19 82 Fourth edition 19 84 Reprinted 19 85 First published by Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd 19 90 Reprinted 19 90...