Abstract. Emergency conditions in a port request special precaution measures taken by ships when in the majority
of cases they necessitate leaving port waters in the shortest time. Good management, awareness and timely actions
can help with avoiding difficulties encountered by ships under emergency conditions at ports. The conducted research
suggested in the article has been based on investigation into ship maneuverability considering complicated weather
conditions, theoretical methods for the feasibility of ship maneuverability referring to difficult conditions, experimental
tests using the calibrated Simulator and evaluation of real ships under similar conditions. The results of the presented
research could be used for analyzing the situation in different ports with different ships regarding practical preparation
for vessels to leave the port under emergency conditions without any delay.
Keywords: seaport, ship, emergency conditions, ship maneuverability, ship steering under complicate conditions.