Terms & Conditions

Acceptance of terms

By accessing or using Nautical Solver, you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions and all applicable laws and regulations.

If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you should discontinue use of the website and its services.

About Nautical Solver

Nautical Solver is an independent online platform focused on naval architecture and marine engineering tools, including engineering calculators, estimation utilities, technical references, and related informational content.

The platform may include calculators and articles related to:

• Hull design and hydrostatics
• Ship resistance estimation
• Propulsion and power calculations
• Stability and trim assessments
• Fuel consumption and emissions
• General engineering utilities
• Preliminary operational estimations

Nautical Solver is intended as a practical informational and computational aid for students, researchers, enthusiasts, and marine industry professionals.

Educational and preliminary engineering use only

All calculators, outputs, references, and technical content provided on Nautical Solver are intended for educational purposes, conceptual studies, research, preliminary assessments, and general engineering assistance only.

Nautical Solver does not provide certified engineering services, classification approvals, statutory verification, or formally validated naval architectural calculations.

Calculator outputs should not be treated as:

• Final engineering approval
• Classification society approval
• Regulatory compliance confirmation
• Seaworthiness certification
• Operational safety guarantees
• Professional marine consultancy

Users remain solely responsible for independently reviewing and verifying all calculations, assumptions, coefficients, methods, and engineering outputs before applying them to real-world projects, vessels, operations, or commercial decisions.

No professional or client relationship

Use of Nautical Solver does not create any professional, consulting, engineering, advisory, fiduciary, contractual, or client relationship between Nautical Solver and any user of the website.

Accuracy and limitations

Nautical Solver aims to implement commonly used engineering relationships, published formulas, and recognized estimation methods with reasonable care.

However, marine engineering calculations often involve assumptions, simplifications, empirical methods, approximations, environmental variables, and operational uncertainties that may significantly affect real-world results.

Accordingly, Nautical Solver does not guarantee:

• Accuracy of outputs
• Completeness of information
• Reliability under all conditions
• Suitability for any specific purpose
• Compatibility with class or regulatory requirements
• Freedom from calculation errors or software defects

Results generated through Nautical Solver should always be independently reviewed using appropriate engineering judgment, approved software, classification society rules, official documentation, and qualified professional review where necessary.

No warranties

Nautical Solver is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Nautical Solver disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including but not limited to warranties of accuracy, reliability, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and uninterrupted availability.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Nautical Solver and its operator(s) shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or related to:

• Use of the website
• Reliance on calculator outputs
• Engineering or operational decisions
• Errors or inaccuracies
• Data loss
• Business interruption
• Loss of profit or opportunity
• Vessel performance or safety issues
• Regulatory or contractual disputes

This limitation applies regardless of whether the claim is based in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or any other legal theory.

User responsibility and acceptable use

Users agree to use Nautical Solver responsibly and only for lawful purposes.

Users must not:

• Attempt unauthorized access to systems or infrastructure
• Interfere with site functionality or availability
• Use automated abuse tools or malicious scripts
• Perform excessive scraping or disruptive crawling
• Attempt to reverse engineer protected systems
• Use the platform for unlawful or harmful activities

Nautical Solver reserves the right to restrict, block, or limit access where necessary to protect site integrity, performance, security, or other users.

Advertising and third-party content

Nautical Solver may display advertisements or use third-party advertising services, including Google AdSense.

Advertisements, sponsored material, or external links displayed on the website do not constitute endorsements, guarantees, or recommendations by Nautical Solver unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Third-party websites and services operate under their own terms, conditions, and privacy practices.

Analytics and cookies

Nautical Solver may use analytics technologies and cookies to understand general website usage patterns, improve functionality, maintain security, and support advertising systems.

Additional information regarding cookies, analytics, and consent handling is available in the Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy.

Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, Nautical Solver and its original content, branding, calculator implementations, site structure, graphics, written material, and engineering presentation are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

Users may:

• Use calculator outputs for personal or professional reference
• Reference publicly accessible content with appropriate attribution
• Use screenshots or exported results in reasonable contexts

Unauthorized large-scale reproduction, redistribution, commercial resale, or copying of substantial site content may be restricted.

Third-party libraries and frameworks

Nautical Solver may rely on third-party libraries, frameworks, fonts, scripts, or utilities distributed under their respective licenses, including open-source components and external infrastructure providers.

Availability and modifications

Nautical Solver may modify, suspend, update, replace, or remove any calculator, article, feature, or section of the website at any time without prior notice.

No guarantee is made regarding:

• Continuous availability
• Permanent access to specific tools
• Backward compatibility
• Uptime or uninterrupted operation

Temporary outages, maintenance periods, software defects, or technical interruptions may occur from time to time.

Changes to these Terms

These Terms & Conditions may be updated periodically to reflect operational, technical, legal, or content-related changes. Continued use of Nautical Solver after updates are published constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

Contact

Questions regarding these Terms & Conditions may be directed to:

Nautical Solver
info@nauticalsolver.com

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