Environmental Calculation Charts

Skate 3 - 7 Pontoon With 35m legs:- Wind Speed

Probable
deep w ater
(Including Scows) Force (knots) (km/h) (m/sec) Description State of sea w ave ht (m )
0 0-1 0-2 0-0.5 Calm Like a mirror 0
1 1-3 2-6 0.5-1.5 Light air Ripples like scales are formed 0
Configuration - 7 Pontoons 2 4-6 7-11 2-3 Light breeze Small wavelets, still short but more 0.1
Leg length - 35.05 m pronounced, not breaking
Leg weight - 12.45 tonnes each 3 7-10 13-19 4-5 Gentle breeze Large wavelets, crests begin to break; 0.4
a few white horses
Leg pitch (fore/aft) - 14.628 m 4 11-16 20-30 6-8 Moderate Small waves growing longer, fairly 1
Leg pitch (transverse) - 13.35 m breeze frequent white horses
Maximum separation - 32 m 5 17-21 31-39 8-11 Fresh breeze Moderate waves, taking more pronounced 2
form; many white horses, perhaps some
spray
6 22-27 41-50 11-14 Strong breeze Large waves forming; white foam crests 3
Draught midships at lightships - 0.598 m more extensive; probably some spray
7 28-33 52-61 14-17 Near gale Sea heaps up; white foam from breaking 4
Displacement at lightships - 146.4 tonnes waves begins to blow in streaks
Draught midships at full load - 0.985 m 8 34-40 63-74 17-21 Gale Moderately high waves of grater length; 5.5
Displacement at full load - 246.4 tonnes edge of crests break into spindrift; foam
blown in well-marked streaks
9 41-47 76-87 21-24 Severe gale High waves with tumbling crests; dense 7
Charts:- streaks of foam; spray may affect visibility
The results on the following pages are produced using the program “LJ1”, 10 48-55 89-102 25-28 Storm Very high waves with long overhanging 9
crests; dense streams of foam make
developed by Dr. R. Ghadimi Of Cranfield Institute of Technology based on the
surface of sea white. Heavy tumbling sea;
A.B.S. MODU code. visibility affected
All calculations were performed with the data:- 11 56-63 104-117 29-33 Violent storm Exceptionally high waves; sea completely 11
Leg CD - 1.4 covered with long white patches of foam;
edges of wave crests blown into froth.
Leg CM - 2.0 Visibility affected
Leg dia - 947 mm (includes leg rack) 12 64+ 118+ 33+ Hurricane Air filled with foam and spray; sea 14
Wave period - 6 seconds completely white with driving spray;
visibility seriously affected
Limiting stress - ½ yield
Leg moment to limiting stress - 1.42 MNm
Therefore all points on the chart correspond to a safety factor of two on yield
for the given conditions. To work within the safe working envelope, you must Conversion factors:-
remain below the “wind line” for the conditions of current and wave height 1 knot = 0.51444 m/s
expected. 1 m/s = 1.944 knot
1 m = 3.28 ft
NOTE:- 1 ft = 0.305 m
•The definition of separation is from base of the leg to underside of hull.
•The higher two curves (20 & 40 knots) should be regarded as the working
curves for the vessel. The 60 & 80 knot curves are for information only.

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 Skate 3 - 7 Pontoon With 35m Legs : Water Depth 14m

Separation ≤ 18m Note: Wave above still water level

0.65 x wave height approx.
7

5 Wind
Speed
(kn)
W a v e H e i g h t (m )

4 20
40

≤
60
3 80

≤
1

0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
Current (kn)

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 Skate 3 - 7 Pontoon With 35m Legs : Water Depth 17m

Separation ≤ 21m Note: Wave above still water level

0.65 x wave height approx.
7

5 Wind
Speed
(kn)
W a v e H e ig h t (m )

4 20

≤
40
60
3 80

≤
1

0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
Current (kn)

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 Skate 3 - 7 Pontoon With 35m Legs : Water Depth 20m

Separation ≤ 24m Note: Wave above still water level

0.65 x wave height approx.
7

5 Wind
Speed

≤
(kn)
W a v e H e i g h t (m )

4 20
40
60
3 80

≤
2

0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
Current (kn)

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 Skate 3 - 7 Pontoon With 35m Legs : Water Depth 23m

Separation ≤ 27m Note: Wave above still water level

0.65 x wave height approx.
7

≤
5 Wind
Speed
(kn)
W a v e H e i g h t (m )

4 20
40
60
3 80

≤
2

0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
Current (kn)

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 Skate 3 - 7 Pontoon With 35m Legs : Water Depth 26m

Separation ≤ 30m Note: Wave above still water level

0.65 x wave height approx.
7

E
S
6

≤
5

U
Wind
Speed
(kn)
W a v e H e i g h t (m )

4 20

R
40
60
3 80

≤
F
2

0
T
O
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
Current (kn)

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N
 Skate 3 - 7 Pontoon With 35m Legs : Water Depth 28m

Separation ≤ 32m Note: Wave above still water level

0.65 x wave height approx.
7

E
S
6

≤
5

U
Wind
Speed
(kn)
W a v e H e i g h t (m )

4 20

R
40
60
3 80

≤
O
F
2

0
T
O
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
Current (kn)

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N
 Skate 3 - 7 Pontoon With 35m Legs : Water Depth 30m

Separation ≤ 32m Note: Wave above still water level

0.65 x wave height approx.
7

≤
S
6

U
Wind
Speed
(kn)
W a v e H e i g h t (m )

4 20

R
40
60
3 80

≤
O
F
2

0
T
O
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
Current (kn)

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N