A Study of Minimum Time Berthing Solutions

Abstract The conditions that ship’s masters or pilots face to in ship handling to a berth are various. The minimum time berthing solutions, which the authors have solved, might give good information to them. However, it is impossible to prepare the minimum time berthing methods for whole conditions they will face to. The paper deals with a general guideline for maneuvering of small ship gained from the minimum time solutions. Especially the geometrical points of view of the minimum time berthing solution are focused.