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CHAPTER 19
TONNAGE CALCULATIONS

19.1 OVERVIEW 2
General 2
Input Files 2
Output File Descriptions 2
Outline of Program Options and Special Features 2
Program Limitations 4
19.2 DATA REQUIRED AND CALCULATED (DEFINITIONS) 5
19.3 METHOD OF CALCULATION 5
19.4 PROGRAM USAGE & DATA ENTRY (STEP-BY-STEP) 6
Gross Tonnage 6
Net Tonnage 7
Displaying and Printing Options 7
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19.1 OVERVIEW
General
This program calculates Gross and Net Tonnages. The program is designed to be helpful in
organizing a tonnage calculation. Spaces can be defined which represent the volumes that are
required for a particular tonnage rule.

The program allows the user to enter a label and the volume for each space or, alternatively, to
choose a Error! Reference source not found. compartment. If a compartment or the hull is chosen,
then the program will automatically calculate the volume.

The output is a printout of the tonnage values with the equation and values used to get the result.
A data file which contains the defined spaces can be saved so that the calculations can be
continued at a later date.

Input Files
The following files may be read into the Tonnage program.

Extension Description Created by Required for

which program this program?

  
   
   

  

  
   

        

The program automatically requests the name of the .HUL and .CML file before presenting the
main menu bar. (If there is only one .CML file in the directory of the .HUL file, it will
automatically be loaded.) These files can also be loaded from the

option on the main menu
bar.

The .TON file is accessed under

on the main menu bar.

Output File Descriptions

 
 
 
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Outline of Program Options and Special Features

The Tonnage Program is selected under
  
 
on the main Error! Reference source
not found. Control Program menu bar. Once this option is selected, the user is prompted to
specify the hull offset (.HUL) and (.CML) files. If the user does not intend to calculate volumes

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from a Error! Reference source not found. ship model, then [Esc] can be pressed to bypass these
windows. Figure 19-1 shows the menu structure for the Tonnage Program.

Figure 19-1

Each menu item is listed below along with the entries in the associated pop-down window menu.
All the data entry options unique to the Tonnage Calculation Program are described in the
following sections. Refer to Chapter 2, "General Program Operation," for information on how to
use the

and
 
sub-menu options.

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File Load Tonnage Data (.TON)

Save Tonnage Data (.TON)
Load HUL/CML File

Gen.Info Name, Date, etc.

Units and Precision

Calculation Gross Tonnage

Net Tonnage Constants
Cargo Spaces

Display Gross Tonnage Report

Net Tonnage Report

Print Gross Tonnage Report

Net Tonnage Report

Exit

Program Limitations
The maximum number of defined spaces for the Tonnage calculations is initially limited to 30.
The dimensions of the data storage arrays may be changed by editing the "[TONSIZE]" block of
the SIZE.DAT file. Refer to Appendix D for more information on this topic.

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19.2 DATA REQUIRED AND CALCULATED

(DEFINITIONS)
The basic definition of Gross Tonnage is the total volume of all enclosed spaces of a ship. In
accordance with the International Conference on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969
(Tonnage), there are spaces on the ship which can be excluded. The Net Tonnage of a vessel is a
function of cargo volume, depth, number of passengers and Gross Tonnage.

The data used in the Tonnage Calculation Program either can be developed in the Tonnage
Calculation Program or brought into the program from the .HUL and .CML files. This data is
described in detail in previous chapters. The alternative is to enter the length, width and height of
the required compartments and the program will calculate the volumes.

19.3 METHOD OF CALCULATION

Error! Reference source not found. calculates Gross Tonnage according to the equation:

Gross Tonnage = K1*V

Where
V= volume of enclosed spaces (Tonnage)
K1 = .2+.02*Log10(V)

The Net Tonnage is then calculated by the following equation:

Net Tonnage = K2*Vc*(4d/3D)^2 + K3*(N1+N2/10)

Where
K2 = .2+.02*Log10(Vc)
Vc = cargo volume (as defined in Tonnage)
d = molded Draft amidships
D = molded Depth amidships
K3 = 1.25(GT+10,000)/10,000
GT = Gross Tonnage
N1 = Number of passengers in cabins with less than eight berths
N2 = Number of other passengers

The Net Tonnage constants (d, D, N1, N2) are defined by the user under the







menu option.

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19.4 PROGRAM USAGE & DATA ENTRY

Since this calculation can be performed either with or without the .HUL and .CML files, this
instruction will include notes on both methods. The
  

option screen can be used
as with the other programs. However, modifying the Order of Long'l Data Entry has no effect at
this point. This value merely reflects how the hull offset data was entered.

Gross Tonnage
Selecting the



 
menu option displays the screen shown in Figure
19-2.

GROSS TONNAGE ENTRY Encl. Space Volume Length Width Height

No. Description m3 m m m
+----------------+ -----------------------------------------------------
¦ GT = ---- ¦ 1 ---- ---- ---- ----
+----------------+ 2 ---- ---- ---- ----
3 ---- ---- ---- ----
+----------------------+ 4 ---- ---- ---- ----
¦OPTIONS: ¦ 5 ---- ---- ---- ----
¦ [F3] Compute Spaces ¦ 6 ---- ---- ---- ----
¦ from Hull ¦ 7 ---- ---- ---- ----
¦ [F4] Compute Spaces ¦ 8 ---- ---- ---- ----
¦ from Compartments ¦ 9 ---- ---- ---- ----
¦ [F5] To Insert Space ¦ 10 ---- ---- ---- ----
¦ [F6] To Delete Space ¦ 11 ---- ---- ---- ----
¦ ¦ 12 ---- ---- ---- ----
¦ - Spaces with Bold ¦ 13 ---- ---- ---- ----
¦ Numbers are from ¦ 14 ---- ---- ---- ----
¦ Calculations ¦ 15 ---- ---- ---- ----
¦ ¦ 16 ---- ---- ---- ----
¦ - Enter Spaces to be ¦ 17 ---- ---- ---- ----
¦ Included in GT ¦ 18 ---- ---- ---- ----
¦ ¦ 19 ---- ---- ---- ----
¦ [ESC] When Done ¦ 20 ---- ---- ---- ----
+----------------------+ -----------------------------------------------------

Figure 19-2

If the .HUL/.CML files were not opened, then enclosed spaces are defined by entering the
description and volume or associated length, width and height. In the latter case the program
will calculate the volume. This should be done for all the appropriate spaces in the vessel. The
GT (gross tonnage) value is updated after every volume is entered or calculated.

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Alternately, if the .HUL/.CML files are opened, the user has a number of options available. The
user can press [F3] and Error! Reference source not found. will insert the hull and appended
compartment volumes. By pressing [F4], a display (see Figure 19-3) is presented and the user
can choose to add selected compartments to the calculation. Additional compartments can be
entered by hand at anytime.

Note: The Error! Reference source not found. imported compartment volumes represent the
molded, 100% volume of the space.

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Net Tonnage
In order to access the


 


 
menu option, the user must
access the


 


first. This menu option allows the user to
enter the constants used in the Net Tonnage equation shown in Section 19.3, "Method of
Calculation." Selecting the

 
menu option displays a screen similar to the one
shown in Figure 19-2, except that there is no [F3] key option. The enclosed cargo spaces can be
either entered by hand or by pressing [F4] and selecting the appropriate compartments.

Display and Print Options

The variables and results of calculations can be displayed on the screen at any time and are
accessed through the

menu. The available displays consist the Gross Tonnage Report
and the Net Tonnage Report. These same reports can be printed from the


menu.

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