Example Calculation in case of using a stability pontoon (MV „Randzel”; Breadth = 16,60m;

Dm = 6,00m):

Y new axis of listing in case of comon waterplane aera (ship and pontoon)

AWP
a
YO
Y2

AWS YU
Y1

a = 5m
Y 1 = B Ship 2

Y 2 = B Ship + a

Y U + Y O = B Ship + a + B Pontoon 2

Item WP-A F-Dist. A-Moment A-Inertia- Inertia Moment

(Y1;2) moment Ship/pontoon
[m²] [m] [m·m²] [m·m·m²] [m4]
Ship 1.378,02 8,30 11.437,58 94.931,94 27.419,49
Pontoon
LP = 10m; BP = 5m; 50,00 21,60 1.080,00 23.328,00 104,17
HP =3m
Sum 1.428,02 12.517,58 118.259,94 27.523,66
+ 27.523,66
ΣA − Moment Sum 145.783,60
YU = = 8,77 m
ΣA − ΣA ⋅ YU 2 - 109.833,16
? J Ship − Pontoon 35.935,44

∆J SP 35.935, 44m 4
BM SP = = = 5,29 m
V S + VP 6.723,76 m ³ + 75m ³

VS ⋅ KBS + VP ⋅ KB P ( related to ship' s baseline ) 6.723,76m³ ⋅ 3,21m + 75m ³ ⋅ 5,25m

KB SP = = = 3,23m
VS + V P 6.723,76m³ + 75m³

KM SP = KB SP + BM SP = 8 , 52 m

∆ KM bzw .∆ GM = KM SP − KM S = 8 ,52 m − 7 , 29 m = 1,23m

In case the pontoon will not completely submerge or come out of the water the increase of the initial
stability will be about 1,23m!
1
2