BS 7467:1991

Committees responsible
National foreword
Specification
1 Scope
2 Normative reference
3 Derivation of symbols
4 Standard symbols
Annex
A Tables of Roman character set symbols
A.1 General
A.2 Geometry of ship and propeller
A.3 Resistance and propulsion
A.4 Seakeeping and manoeuvrability
A.5 Strength of structures
A.6 Vibration
A.7 Notes

Specifies symbols for dimensional quantities for use in computer applications where the available character set is restricted.

This International Standard specifies symbols for dimensional quantities used in shipbuilding and related branches of marine technology for use in computer applications where the available character set is restricted. The symbols are capable of being represented using the 26 alphabetic and 10 numeric characters of the standard FORTRAN character set (see SO 1539) and are also within the scope of International Alphabet No. 2 (AI2) of the International Telecommunication Union.

Examples of application of the symbols may be as names of variables in computer programs and as abbreviations in output listings.

This International Standard specifies the symbols to be used out does not attempt to provide definitions for the quantities represented. The notes and formulae in the columns headed “Explanation” in the tables of symbols presented in annex A are provided as guidance to the application of the symbol. The use of standard symbols does not absolve authors from the need to define the quantities concerned.