This study focuses on the squat caused by extra-large scale ship exiting or entering the Three Gorges ship lock of China.
The physical model test including the hydraulic model and 5000 t class ship model have been established to study the maximum squat.
A more reasonable formula has been proposed to calculate the squats of ship navigating in the restricted waterway.
For the Three Gorges ship lock, it is safe when 5000 t class ships exits the lock with maximum draft standard H/T≥1.6.