First evaluation of design data for fast ferries

A research program is developing at the Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II” whose main purpose is to individuate advanced methods for the design of high-speed vessels. In this regards, to avoid major recalculation at later design stages, they are fundamental develop data and procedures, which can be used for providing the “starting point” to estimate the technical aspect such as main dimensions, masses value, power-ing and material choice. Successively based on Steel and/or Aluminum materials, starting from a representative fast ferries, a paramet-ric hull mass estimate has been carried out using U.N.I.T.A.S. Rules of Bureau Veritas, Registro Italiano Na-vale and Germanisher Lloyd, for both only passengers and cars/passengers monohulls. Finally, in order to demonstrate the practical applicability and the engineering relevance of proposed method-ologies, examples for a major vessels category are carried out.