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Ship motions are the sixdegrees of freedom that a ship, boat, or other watercraft can experience.
Thevertical/Z axis, oryaw axis, is an imaginary line running vertically through the ship and through itscentre of mass. A yaw motion is a side-to side movement of the bow and stern of the ship.
Thetransverse/Y axis,lateral axis, orpitch axis is an imaginary line running horizontally across the ship and through the centre of mass. A pitch motion is an up-or-down movement of the bow and stern of the ship.
Thelongitudinal/X axis, orroll axis, is an imaginary line running horizontally through the length of the ship, through its centre of mass, and parallel to thewaterline. A roll motion is a side-to-side or port-starboard tilting motion of the superstructure around this axis.
There are three special axes in any ship, called longitudinal, transverse and vertical axes. The movements around them are known as roll, pitch, and yaw respectively.
The tilting rotation of a vessel about its longitudinal/X (front-back or bow-stern) axis. An offset or deviation from normal on this axis is referred to aslist orheel. Heel refers to an offset that is intentional or expected, as caused by wind pressure on sails, turning, or other crew actions. The rolling motion towards a steady state (or list) angle due to the ship's own weight distribution is referred in marine engineering as list. List normally refers to an unintentional or unexpected offset, as caused by flooding, battle damage, shifting cargo, etc.
The up/down rotation of a vessel about its transverse/Y (side-to-side or port-starboard)axis. An offset or deviation from normal on this axis is referred to astrim orout of trim. A vessel that is pitching back and forth is usually termed to be hobby horsing.
The turning rotation of a vessel about its vertical/Z axis. An offset or deviation from normal on this axis is referred to as deviation or set. This is referred to as theheading of the boat relative to a magneticcompass (or true heading if referenced to the true north pole); it also affects thebearing.
The linearlongitudinal (front/back orbow/stern) motion imparted by maritime conditions, usually head or following seas, or by accelerations imparted by the propulsion system.
The linear transverse (side-to-side orport-starboard) motion. This motion is generated directly either by the water and wind motion, particularly lateral wave motion, exerting forces against the hull or by the ship's own propulsion; or indirectly by the inertia of the ship while turning. This movement can be compared to the vessel's lateral drift from its course.
Thelinear vertical (up/down) motion; excessive downward heave can swamp a ship.
There are methods for both passive and active motion stabilization used in some designs. They include static hull features such asskegs andbilge keels, or active mechanical devices like counterweights,antiroll tanks andstabilizers.