TIDE NUMERICALS STANDARD PORTS II

1. A VLCC has an ETA to a port in the PM hours of 9th October.

At the entrance there is a shoal patch with charted depth of 28.2m the tanker is
drawing 27.2m and needs 2.3m under keel clearance. Given the extracts from the
ATT for the days - Determine the Tidal window available to the vessel for safe
passage
9th October 10th October
0342 0.5 0406 0.7
0916 1.8 1025 2.0
1509 0.4 1644 0.2
2147 2.5 2258 2.8

Water level
x
Chart Datum
27.2

28.3 2.3

Height of tide required for safe passage = x = (27.2 +2.3) – 28.2 = 1.3m

Time in question = Time in question =

1509 0.4 2147 2.5

2147 2.5 0406 0.7
Duration of Rise = 06H 38M Duration of fall = 06H 19M
Interpolating between the 6H and 7H Interpolating between the 6H and 7H
curve curve
The Tidal window available to the vessel for safe passage is from 09/1807 hours to
10/0137 hours
2. Find the earliest possible time on 14th of March to cross under a bridge with 1m
clearance above the Masthead at Avonmouth. Vessel has a draft of 22m and the
height of the mast is 40m above the keel. Height of the bridge is 17m, given MHWS is
13.2m. The extracts from the ATT are as follows:
0004 12.9
0550 1.5
1232 13.0
1817 1.5

1m

18 m

40 m
17 m

MHWS
xm
13.2m
HOT
CD
22m

So,

18m + 1m = 17m +x
x=2

HOT + x = 13.2

HOT required = 11.2m

 Time in question

0004 12.9
0550 1.5

Range of Tide = 11.4 m

Interpolating between the Spring and Neap Curve

Height of tide will be 11.2 m at 0124 hours

The earliest possible time on 14th of March to cross under a bridge with 1m clearance above
the Masthead will be at 0124 hours