ABSTRACT
The paper will seek to show how the present methods that are available for determining preliminary design estimates for the prediction of ship manoeuvring information can be used with high definition graphics systems. Previous papers [1,2,3] have shown the viability of producing computer programs that are capable of being used as a design tool by naval architects. Previously the major drawbacks in the simulation techniques have been the speed of simulation and the display system. Both of these drawbacks will be demonstrated to have been overcome to the extent that the complete package is an extremely useful and elegant design tool.
