A ship's tender, usually referred to as a tender, is a boat or ship used to service or support other boats or ships. This is generally done by transporting people or supplies to and from shore or another ship.

2020年8月4日 · The term stiff and tender ship is a key part of the vast topic i.e ships stability. A ship or boat floats in water when its downward acting weight is balanced by the upward buoyancy. In most cases this axis of flotation passes through the center of gravity and center of buoyancy cutting through a straight line.

TENDER SHIP: A tender ship is one with a very small GM caused by KG being too large. This occurs if too much weight is placed high up within the ship. The ship will have insufficient stability, righting moments will be very small when heeled causing the ship to be sluggish and slow to return to the upright. Roll period will be long.

2024年12月2日 · From St. Barts to Santorini, here's a guide on 11 ports where you can expect to take a tender boat from your ship to shore.

2025年3月12日 · Tender ports are those where the cruise ship can’t dock directly at a pier, and so special boats called tender boats or water shuttles are used to transfer guests from the ship to the shore. They may have shallow waters that aren’t suitable for larger ships, or they may just lack the necessary shore space for a pier that can handle cruise ...

2020年5月28日 · On a cruise, a tender port is one where the ship doesn't dock at a pier. Instead, the cruise ship drops anchor offshore and passengers are ferried to land on smaller boats, called "tenders". Cruise lines usually specify which ports of call on each itinerary will be tender ports, and passengers have the opportunity to

When a cruise ship arrives at a tender port, the process of getting passengers from ship to shore begins. Tendering might seem complicated, but it is a well-organized system designed for efficiency and safety.

2024年10月16日 · A tender boat is a small vessel designed to support larger ships by transporting people, supplies, or equipment between the main vessel and the shore or anchorages. Just as a courier delivers your parcels to your door, the tender …

A tender boat, often simply called a ‘tender,’ is a smaller vessel used to transport passengers and sometimes crew from a larger ship to shore and back. These boats are essential when a cruise ship cannot dock directly at a port due to size constraints, depth of …

2022年7月15日 · A tender is a small boat that’s used to transport passengers between their cruise ship and the port when the ship itself is unable to dock. These tenders are usually carried by the cruise ship, and often double as a lifeboat.