3.1 Waves
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3.1 Waves

  3.1.1 Two sea states should be used. The model should be tested in a long-crested irregular seaway at maximum significant wave steepness of Hs/(gTp2/(2π))=0.05. In the absence of information on specific spectrum data, JONSWAP type spectra should be used with a peak enhancement factor γ =3.3. In the first sea state, Hs should be the maximum significant wave height for the area of operation, which is not exceeded by a probability of more than 10% on a yearly basis, but limited to a maximum of 4 m. In the second sea state Hs should represent the significant wave height corresponding to the most onerous relative bow motion (worst intended conditions).

  3.1.2 Generation of the waves should be such that each wave realization results in a non-repeating wave train during the model test.

Parent topic: 3 Environmental Conditions
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