BASIC STABILITY ASSESSMENT

Name:________________________________ Date:______________________

This exam has in total 5 exercises. The score for each correctly resolved exercise is indicated in
brackets. A minimum score of 70% of the total scoreis required to consider the candidate competent
in Basic Stability. Total Scories is 9 points, minimum to pass is 6.3 points).

Do not forget to write your name!

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1. Define displacement (1 point)

2. What is the volume of displacement (in m3) in seawater of a rig with a weight of
23,000 metric tonnes? (2 points)

3. Using the table attached, refer the following values for a draft of 19.93 m: (2 points)
a) Displacement
b) VCB

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 4. A drilling vessel displaces 11,000 t. Find the moment of stability (Righting moment) if
the righting lever is 0.40 m. (2 points)

5. A rig floats with a displacement of 13,225 t. KG = 12.34 m. Calculate the shift of G

and the new KG if we load 350 t at a KG = 14.5 m. (2 points)

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Score (points): _____/9 points (minimum to pass: 6.3 point)

Assessor's Name: ................................................ Signed: ................................................

Date: ..................................................

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This table should be used for Exercise 4

HYDROSTATIC PROPERTIES
Metric (Sheet 6 of 8)

Draft Displ. VCB LCB TCB WPA TPC LCF TCF KML KMT MCT MCH
2 (t- (t-
(m) (tonnes) (m) (m) (m) (m ) (t/cm) (m) (m) (m) (m)
m/cm) m/cm)
19.00 33,766 6.77 52.97 0.00 684 7.04 52.00 0.00 23 23 74 112
19.10 33,836 6.79 52.97 0.00 684 7.04 52.00 0.00 23 23 75 112
19.20 33,907 6.82 52.96 0.00 684 7.04 52.00 0.00 23 23 75 112
19.30 33,977 6.85 52.96 0.00 684 7.04 52.00 0.00 23 23 75 112
19.40 34,048 6.87 52.96 0.00 684 7.04 52.00 0.00 23 23 75 113
19.50 34,118 6.90 52.96 0.00 684 7.04 52.00 0.00 23 23 75 113
19.60 34,189 6.92 52.96 0.00 684 7.04 52.00 0.00 23 23 75 113
19.70 34,259 6.95 52.95 0.00 684 7.04 52.00 0.00 23 23 75 113
19.80 34,330 6.98 52.95 0.00 684 7.04 52.00 0.00 23 23 75 114
19.90 34,400 7.00 52.95 0.00 684 7.04 52.00 0.00 23 23 76 114
20.00 34,470 7.03 52.95 0.00 684 7.04 52.00 0.00 23 23 76 114
20.10 34,541 7.06 52.95 0.00 684 7.04 52.00 0.00 23 23 76 114
20.20 34,611 7.08 52.94 0.00 684 7.04 52.00 0.00 23 23 76 114
20.30 34,682 7.11 52.94 0.00 684 7.04 52.00 0.00 23 23 76 115
20.40 34,752 7.14 52.94 0.00 684 7.04 52.00 0.00 23 23 76 115
20.50 34,823 7.16 52.94 0.00 684 7.04 52.00 0.00 23 23 76 115
20.60 34,893 7.19 52.94 0.00 683 7.04 52.03 0.00 23 23 77 115
20.70 34,963 7.22 52.94 0.00 682 7.02 52.08 0.00 23 23 77 115
20.80 35,033 7.24 52.93 0.00 681 7.01 52.13 0.00 23 23 77 115
20.90 35,103 7.27 52.93 0.00 679 6.99 52.18 0.00 23 23 77 116
21.00 35,173 7.30 52.93 0.00 678 6.98 52.23 0.00 23 23 77 116
21.10 35,243 7.33 52.93 0.00 676 6.97 52.28 0.00 23 23 77 116
21.20 35,313 7.35 52.93 0.00 675 6.95 52.33 0.00 23 23 77 116
21.30 35,382 7.38 52.93 0.00 674 6.94 52.38 0.00 23 23 77 116
21.40 35,451 7.41 52.93 0.00 672 6.92 52.44 0.00 23 23 77 116
21.50 35,521 7.43 52.93 0.00 671 6.91 52.49 0.00 23 23 77 116
21.60 35,590 7.46 52.92 0.00 669 6.89 52.55 0.00 23 23 77 116
21.70 35,659 7.49 52.92 0.00 668 6.88 52.60 0.00 23 23 77 117
21.80 35,727 7.52 52.92 0.00 666 6.86 52.66 0.00 23 23 77 117
21.90 35,796 7.54 52.92 0.00 665 6.85 52.72 0.00 23 23 77 117
22.00 35,864 7.57 52.92 0.00 663 6.83 52.78 0.00 23 22 77 117
22.10 35,932 7.60 52.92 0.00 662 6.82 52.84 0.00 23 22 77 117
22.20 36,001 7.63 52.92 0.00 660 6.80 52.90 0.00 23 22 77 117
22.30 36,068 7.65 52.92 0.00 659 6.78 52.96 0.00 23 22 77 117
22.40 36,136 7.68 52.92 0.00 657 6.77 53.02 0.00 23 22 77 117
22.50 36,204 7.71 52.92 0.00 656 6.75 53.08 0.00 23 22 77 117
22.60 36,271 7.74 52.92 0.00 654 6.74 53.15 0.00 23 22 77 118
22.70 36,339 7.76 52.92 0.00 652 6.72 53.21 0.00 23 22 77 118
22.80 36,406 7.79 52.92 0.00 651 6.70 53.28 0.00 23 22 77 118
22.90 36,473 7.82 52.92 0.00 649 6.68 53.35 0.00 23 22 78 118

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