1.1 Introduction
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1.1 Introduction

 The intact stability criteria given in part A (mandatory) and part B (recommendatory) of the 2008 IS Code are prescriptive rules developed from ship operation statistics and weather criterion collected in the middle of the twentieth century. To enable a proper understanding and application of these criteria, their origin and development are presented in chapter 3.

Parent topic: Chapter 1 – General
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