MARITIME ACADEMY OF ASIA AND THE PACIFICKAMAYA POINT

DEPARTMENT OF ACADEMICS
Associated Marine Officers and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines – PTGWO-ITF
Kamaya Point, Alas-asin, Mariveles, Bataan

WORKBOOK SEAM 6 D302

TOPIC 12 The Inclining Experiment
LO1.14: Determine the metacentric height of the ship by an
inclining experiment
NAME: 2CL BESINGA, ALBERT GLENN M. Section: SPICA Date: 05
NOVERMBER 2021

Instructions: All answers should be type written after each question.

TOTAL : 90 POINTS
Q1. What is the main purpose of the inclining experiment? 5 POINTS
- The main purpose of the inclining experiment is to determine the KG of the ship
in the light displacement condition.
Q2. Explain the principle on how an inclining test is carried out? 5 POINTS
- The Metacentric height of the ship plays an important role in setting the loading
capacity and stability of the ship. The Initial metacentric height of the ship is
determined by an inclining experiment after the ship is completely built.
Q3. Enumerate the requirements for the inclining experiment. 5 POINTS
- The experiment is carried out when the ship is built completely or when major
structural changes have been done.
- The experiment is carried out with empty ship or as near to empty ship as
possible.
- The ship must be in upright position.
- The ship should be sheltered and in calm waters.
- Mooring ropes should be slackened and accommodation ladder lifted.
- Draught and density of water are to be correctly noted.
- All tanks in the ship must be empty or pressed up tight to reduce free surface
effect.
- Only those people responsible for conducting the experiment must go onboard.
Q4. What are the procedures in conducting the experiment? 5 POINTS

-A minimum of two stabilographs are utilized, with one in the forward position and
the other in the aft position.

-On the ship's deck, two masses are placed on each side of the midship, distant
from the center line.

-The masses are then moved one by one until all four are on the same side, then all
four are on the other side, and then two on each side.

-The deflection on both stabilographs is recorded, and an average of these

measurements is utilized to determine metacentric height.

-Assume that Ѳ is the angle of the heel, and that G1 is the moved position of the
centre of gravity after inclination.
- Calculate GM by GM = w x d /Δ tanӨ

Q5. What is the stabilographs? 5 POINTS

- Stabilograph is a tool required in inclining experiment and consists of a heavy
metal pendulum balanced on a knife edge and connected to pointer to record the
list angle readings.
Q6. Explain how to calculate the GM by inclining experiment? 5 POINTS
- By inclining experiment and gathering the average readings from the both
stabilographs we could determine the GM. In calculating GM , we will utilized the
formula GM = w x d / Δ TAN LIST where w is the weight moved, d is the
distance by which the weight is moved , Δ is the displacement of ship in water.
Problem solving (10 points each)
Q7. A ship of 8000 tons displacement has KM 7.3m and KG 6.1m. A mass of 25
tons is moved transversely across the deck through a distance of 15m. Find the
deflection of a plumb line which is 4m long.

KM = 7.3 m
KG = 6.1 m
GM = 1.2

Deflection = w x d x Plumb Line Length / Displacement x GM

= 25 x 15 x 4 / 8000 x 1.2
= 0.1563 m

Q8. As a result of performing the inclining experiment it was found that a ship had
an initial metacentric height of 1m. A mass of 10 tons, when shifted 12m
transversely, had listed the ship 3 degrees and produced a deflection of 0.25m in
the plumb line. Find the ship’s displacement and the length of the plumb line.

Displacement = w x d / Tan List x GM

= 10 x 12 / Tan 3 deg x 1
= 2289.7364 tons
Length of Plumb Line
= GM x displacement x deflection/ w x d
= 1 x 2289.736 x 0.25 / 10 x 12
= 4.770 m

Q9. A ship has KM 6.1m and displacement of 3150 tons. When a mass of 15 tons,
already on board, is moved horizontally across the deck through a distance of 10m
it causes 0.25m deflection in an 8m long plumb line. Calculate the ship’s GM.

GM = w x d x plumb line length / displacement x deflection

= 15 x 10 x 8 / 3150 x 0.25
= 1.52 m

Q10. A ship has an initial GM 0.5m. When a mass of 25 tons is shifted

transversely a distance of 10m across the deck, it causes a deflection of 0.4m in a
4m plumb line. Find the ship’s displacement.

Displacement = w x d x Plumb Line Length / deflection x GM

= 25 x 10 x 4 / 0.4 x 0.5
= 5000 tons

Q11. During the course of an inclining experiment in a ship of 4000 tons dis-
placement, it was found that, when a mass of 12 tons was moved transversely
across the deck, it caused a deflection of 75mm in a plumb line which was
suspended from a point 7.5m above the batten. KM 10.2m. KG 7m. Find the
distance through which the mass was moved.
KM = 10.2 m
KG = 7m
GM = 3.2 m
d = GM x displacement x deflection / w x plumb line length
= 3.2 x 4000 x 0.075 / 12 x 7.5
= 10.67 m

Q12. The transverse section of a barge is in the form of a triangle, apex

downwards. The ship’s length is 65m, breadth at the waterline 8m, and the vessel
is floating upright in salt water on an even keel at 4m draft. When a mass of 13
tons is shifted 6m transversely it causes 20cm deflection in a 3m plumb line. Find
the vessel’s KG.

KM = KB + BM = 2 + 1.333 = 3.333m
KB = d/2 = 4/2 = 2
BM = LB3 / 12 / V = 65 x 83 / 12 = 2773.33 / (65x8x4) = 1.333 m
Displacement = density x volume = 1.025 t /m3 x (65x8x4) = 2132 tons
GM = w x d x plumb line length / displacement x deflection
= 13 x 6 x 3 / 2132 x 0.20
= 0.5488 m
KG = KM – KG = 3.3333 – 0.5488 =
= 2.78 m