LOA

165

LPP

160

Breadth

24

Draft full

12

Depth

11

DWT

100000 tonnes

Table 1.1 Required mooring lines tensions limit and equivalent safety factors

Safety factors for Mobile Anchoring Systems

Normal

Anchoring line

Anchorholding power

3 to 4 (High SF)

1.5 to 2 (Low SF)

condition
A highsafety factor for lines is based upon the large number of operations
to which they arelikely to be subjected.
A low safety factor may be acceptable for anchor holding power, since the
anchoring systems is permanently controlled

safety factors for temporary anchoring systems

the factors that make a distinction for applicable between safety factors
1. the anchor line, consisting of a wire rope or chain
2. the holding power of the anchor.
Unit

Anchoring line

Anchoring holding
power

Normal condition

3 to 4

2.5 to .5

Exceptional condition:
-without disconnection

2 to 3

2 to 2.5

-with disconnection

1.5 to 2.5

1.5 to 2

With breakage of a line

1.5 to 2

1.2 to 1.5

Safety factors for permanent anchoring systems

the factors that make a distinction for applicable between safety factors
1. the anchor line, consisting of a wire rope or chain
2. the holding power of the anchor
Anchoring line

Anchor holding power

Normal conditions

3 to 4

2.5 to 3.5

Exceptional conditions

2 to 3

2 to 2.5

Line breakage conditions

1.5 to 2

1.5 to 2
Table 1.3 Environmental condition

Direction

Hsig

To

Wind speed

Current (%)

Tidal

Corrosion
factor

(deg)

(m)

(sec)

(m/s)

(m/s)

(m)

3.5

18

0.75

0.2

45

3.5

18

0.75

0.2

(mm/year)

90

3.5

18

0.75

0.2

135

3.5

18

0.75

0.2

180

3.5

18

0.75

0.2

MARINE GROWTH
Marine growth positioned on depth 5 m its was by considering that marine growth with thickness 75 mm.
marine growth was occurs in the splash zone to the anchor point of the mooring chains in the mooring
system. The marine growth was accounted for in the system by increasing the weight of the mooring line
segment, and increasing the drag coefficients. The density of the marine growth was conservatively
assumed to be 74 kg/m3. The increase in the line segment and the increase in drag coefficient were
calculated based on the following expression.
CHAIN DATA for water depth of 915 m ( 3000ft )
Chain nominal diameter

106 mm

Chain length for d= 70 mm

2470 m

Total weight of line

2640 kN

Chain characteristics
Nominal diameter (mm)

84

Unit linear weight (N/m)

1500

Submerged unit linear weight (N/m)

1300

Breakage tension (kN)

5160

Test Tension (kN)

3610

Elasticity (m/N)

2.2 x 10-9

Friction coefficient of the seabed