Experimental investigation on turning characteristics of KVLCC2 tanker in regular waves

Manoeuvring performance of a ship in actual sea is significantly different from that in calm water due to wave loads. It is necessary to estimate the ship's manoeuvrabilities in waves at the early design stage for its safe operations. Several theoretical approaches have been attempted to estimate the manoeuvring performance of ships with considerations of wave loads in recent decades, but there are insufficient model test data for the validation...