60 Centimetres of Steel: The High-Stakes Game of Digital DUKC Navigation
The Maritime Education PodcastShow Notes
Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC) replaces legacy, static depth rules with real-time mathematical modelling—integrating high-density bathymetry, met-ocean telemetry, and vessel squat hydrodynamics—to maximise cargo payload while maintaining an unblemished safety record against groundings. While commercial charterers champion DUKC for its economic gains and marine insurers value its data-driven risk reduction, the system narrows physical safety buffers to a Net UKC as low as 0.5–0.6 meters....
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