Dead weight=Full displacement - light displacement

Cargo Volume =Cargo weight × Stowage Factor

CARGO CALCULATIONS

Question (1)
Cargo hold 10 x 8.5 x 4.2 m having dunnage spread regularly over the floor of
the hold at a height of 20 cm. and the side battens are at 12.5 cm. from the
shell plating on each side.
The hold was loaded with 10000 boxes of leEd each measuring 35 x 15 x 10
cm, and it was also loaded with 4000 barrels of paint each of 55 cm high and
30cm diameter; if the broken stowage for the barrels of paint in the hold was
5% of the barrels volume.
Calculate the remaining hold volume and the number of cases knowing that
S.F. of cases is 2 m 3 /ton and each 4 cases weigh one tonne, “Assuming that
P P

there in no broken stowage for the box of lead”.

Answer (1)

Hold breadth = 8.5 - 0.25 = 8.25 m

Hold depth = 4.2 - 0.20 = 4.00 m.
Hold length = 10 m.
Hold capacity = 10 x 8.25 x 4 = 330 m 3
P P

Volume of lead box = 0.35 x 0.15 x 0.10 = 0.00525 m 3 P P

Volume of total lead boxes = 0.00525 x 10000 = 52.5 m 3 P P

Volume of barrel = 3.14 x 0.15 x 0.15 x 0.55 = 0.0388 m 3 P P

Volume of barrels = 0.0388x 4000 = 155.43 m 3 P P

Barrels broken stowage = 155.43 x .0.05 = 7.77 m 3 P P

Hold capacity occupied by

= 52.5 + 155.43 + 7.77 = 215.7 m 3
cargoes and broken Stowage
P P

Hold remaining volume = 330 - 215.7 = 114.3 m 3 P P

Mass of cases require to load = 114.3 / 2 = 57 tones

Number of cases = 57 x 4 = 228 case

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 Dead weight=Full displacement - light displacement

Cargo Volume =Cargo weight × Stowage Factor

Question (2) 2nd mate 12\2018

A vessel has 8400 tones deadweight; she has onboard 750 tones of fuel, 250
tones of water, and 200 tones of stores.
She has four holds of capacities as follows:
No. 1 = 1500 m 3 P P No. 2 = 2500 m 3 P P

No. 3 = 2500 m 3 P P No. 4 = 1500 m 3 P P

It is required to load paper reels stowed at 0.5 m 3 /ton and butter cases stowed
P P

at 1.5 m 3 /ton
P P

Calculate how much of each commodity can be loaded, when the vessel is
down to her marks and full to her capacity.

Answer

Weights Volume
Fuel = 750 tons No. 1 = 1500 m3 P P

Water = 250 tons No. 2 = 2500 m3 P P

Stores = 200 tons No. 3 = 2500 m3 P P

Total deductions = 1200 tons No. 4 = 1500 m3 P P

Deadweight = 8400 tons Total Hold Capacity = 8000 m3 P P

Cargo =7200 tons

Let X is the number of tones of paper reels to be loaded. Dead weight=Full displacement - light displacement

Let Y is the number of tones of butter cases to be loaded. Cargo Volume =Cargo weight × Stowage Factor
equation
of the weight Then X + Y = 7200 Ton (1)
equation of the volume
& 0.5 X + 1.5 Y = 8000 m 3 P P (2)

Multiply (1) by 1.5

1.5 X + 1.5 Y = 10800 (3)

Subtract (2) from (3)

Weight of Paper reels = X = 2800 tones
Weight of Butter cases = Y = 7200 - 2800 = 4400 tones

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 Dead weight=Full displacement - light displacement

Cargo Volume =Cargo weight × Stowage Factor

Question (3)
A hold of 2060 cu. m. capacity is to be filled with 1212 tones of Jute and gum.
The bales of Jute measure 100cm x 50cm x 60cm and weighs 180KGs each.
The gum bales measures 100cm x 50cm x 80cm and weighs 250 KGs each.
How many bales of each commodity should be stowed, allowing 5% for broken
stowage?

Answer

Let X is the number of bales of Jut and Y is the number of bales of gum.

By allowing 5% broken stowage, so the space to be filled will be 95%

Space to be filled = 2060 x 95 = 1957 m 3 P P

Weight equation 180 X + 250 Y = 1212 x 1000 = 1212000 Kegs(1)

Volume equation (1 x 0.5 x 0.6) X + (1 x 0.5 x 0.8) Y = 1957 m 3 P P

0.3 X + 0.4 Y = 1957 m 3 P P (2)

By multiplying equation (2) x 600 0.3X + 0.4Y =1957
x600
180 X + 240 Y = 1174200 180X +240Y = 1174200 (3)
- (1)
By subtracting equation (3) from equation (1) - 180 X +- 250 Y = 1212000
10 Y = 37800
The number of bales of gum = Y = 37800 / 10= 3780 bale

Substitute the volume 3780 m 3 for P P (Y) in equation (2)

Therefore 0.3 X + 0.4 x 3780 = 1957
0.3 X + 1512 = 1957
0.3 X = 1957 - 1512
0.3 X = 445
3X = 445 x 10 = 4450
The number of bales of jute = X = 4450 / 3 = 1483.3 bale

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 Dead weight=Full displacement - light displacement

Cargo Volume =Cargo weight × Stowage Factor

Question (4)
A vessel of 4500 tones deadweight; has onboard 400 tones of fuel, 200 tones
of water, and 200 tones of stores.
She has four holds of capacity as follows:
No. 1: 1300 cu.m. No. 2: 1880 cu.m
No. 3: 1900 cu.m. No. 4: 1490 cu.m.
It is required to load grain, stowed at 1.45 m 3 /ton, and bales of cotton stowed
P P

at 2.35 m 3 /ton.
P P

Calculate how much of each commodity can loaded, if the vessel will be down
to her marks and full to her capacity.

Answer

Weights weight already on ship Volume

Fuel = 400 tons No. 1 = 1300 m3 P P

Water = 200 tons No. 2 = 1880 m3 P P

Stores = 200 tons No. 3 = 1900 m3 P P

Total deductions = 800 tons No. 4 = 1490 m3 P P

Deadweight = 4500 tons Total Hold Capacity = 6570 m3 P P

volume available to load

Cargo total cargo to be load) = 3700 tons

Let (X) be weight of grain to be loaded & Let (Y) be weight of cotton to be
loaded. Dead weight=Full displacement - light displacement
Eq. weight X + Y = 3700 (1)
Eq.of Volume 1.45 (X) + 2.35 (Y) = 6570 (2) Cargo Volume =Cargo weight × Stowage Factor

By multiplying 1 by 1.45 ( X +Y =6570) x1.45

1.45 (X) + 1.45(Y) = 5365 (3) 1.45x + 1.45Y=5365

By subtracting (3) from (2) 1.45 (X) + 2.35 (Y) = 6570

0.9 (Y) = 1205 1.45x + 1.45Y=5365 subtract
Weight of Cotton = (Y) = 1205 / 0.9 = 1338.8 tons 0.9Y= 1205
Weight of Grain = (X) = 3700-1338.8 = 2361.2 tons Y=1205/0.9 = 1338.8
X + Y = 3700
X=3700- 1338.8=2316.2
22 2

X + Y = 3700
X 1.45
(3) 1.45 (X) + 1.45(Y) = 5365

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Question (5)
A vessel of 5080 tones deadweight has on board:
500 tones of fuel, 350 tones of water and 130 tones of stores
She has four holds of capacities as follows:
No. (1) 1320 m 3 - No. (2) 1972 m 3 - No. (3) 2050 m 3 – No. (4) 1530 m 3
P P P P P P P P

It is required to load grain stowed at 1.45 m 3 /tone and bales of cotton stowed
P P

at 2.35 m 3 /tone.
P P

Calculate how much of each commodity can be loaded if the vessel is down to
her marks and full to capacity, and how should the cargo be distributed?

Answer

Weights Volume
Fuel = 500 tons No. 1 = 1320 m3
P P

Water = 350 tons No. 2 = 1972 m3

P P

Stores = 130 tons No. 3 = 2050 m3

P P

Total deductions = 980 tons No. 4 = 1530 m3

P P

Deadweight = 5080 tons Total Hold Capacity = 6872 m3

P P

Cargo to load = 4100 tons

Let X be the weight of the grain, and Y be the weight of the bales of cotton.
X + Y = 4100 (1)
Then X + Y = 4100 (1) X
1.45
1.45 X + 2.35 Y = 6872 (2) 1.45 X + 1.45 Y = 5945 (3)
Multiply equation (1) by 1.45
1.45 X + 1.45 Y = 5945 (3)
1.45 X + 2.35 Y = 6872 Dead weight=Full displacement - light displacement
Subtract equation (3) from equation (2) 1.45 X + 1.45 Y = 5945

0.9 Y = 6872 – 5945 = 927 Cargo Volume =Cargo weight × Stowage Factor

Weight of Cotton to be loaded = (Y) = 927 / 0.9 = 1030 tons

Weight of Grain to be loaded = (X) = 4100 – 1030 = 3070 tones

Theoretical distribution:
Grain to be loaded in 3070 ton Cotton to be loaded in 1030 ton
No. 1 3070 x 1320 /6872 = 589.7 t. No. 1 1030 x 1320 / 6872 = 197.8 t
No. 2 3070 x 1972 /6872 = 881.0 t. No. 2 1030 x 1972 / 6872 = 295.6 t
No. 3 3070 x 2050 /6872 = 915.8 t. No. 3 1030 x 2050 / 6872 = 307.3 t
No. 4 3070 x 1530 /6872 = 683.5 t. No. 4 1030 x 1530 / 6872 = 229.3 t
Total 3070.0 t Total 1030 t

volume of each hold

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Question (6)
A ship of 5000 tones deadweight has onboard, 200 tones of fuel-- 90 tones of
fresh water and 110 tones of stores.
The ship is loading 1000 tones cases of cans its stowage factor is 1.5 m3/t.
If the cubic capacity of the ship holds is as follows:
No. (1) 1500 m 3 - No. (2) 3100 m 3 - No. (3) 2800 m 3 - No. (4) 2800 m 3 - No.
P P P P P P P P

(5) 1500 m 3
P P

Find the amount of each of the following cargoes to be loaded in the remaining
spaces of the ship's holds.
Bags of coffee at stowage factor of 2.8 m 3 /ton, and bags of beans at a
P P

stowage factor of 3.1 m 3 /ton.

P P

Noting that the ship will be down to her marks and full to her capacity

Answer

Weights Volume
Fuel = 200 tons No. 1 = 1500 m 3 P P

Water = 90 tons No. 2 = 3100 m 3 P P

Stores = 110 tons No. 3 = 2800 m 3 P P

Total deductions = 400 tons No. 4 = 2800 m 3 P P

Cargo onboard = 1000 tons No. 5 = 1500 m 3 P P

Weights onboard = 1400 tons Total Hold Capacity = 12000 m 3 P P

Deadweight = 5000 tons

Cargo to load = 3600 tons

Volume of cargo on board = 1.5 x 1000 = 1500 m 3 P P

Remaining spaces of holds = 12000 m3 – 1500 m3 = 10500 m 3 P P

Let X be the weight of the bags of coffee, and Y be the weight of the bags of
beans.

X + Y = 3600 (1)
2.8 X + 3.1Y = 10500 (2)

Multiply (1) by 2.8

2.8X + 2.8Y = 10080 (3)

Subtract equation (3) from equation (2)

0.3 Y = 10500 – 10080 = 420

Weight of bags of beans to be loaded = (Y) = 420 / 0.3 = 1400 tons

Weight of bags of coffee to be loaded = (X) = 3600 – 1400 = 2200 tones

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Dead weight=Full displacement - light displacement

Cargo Volume =Cargo weight × Stowage Factor

Question (7)
A ship 64 m. long and maximum beam 10 m. has a light draft of 1.5m and
load draft of 4m.
The block coefficient of fineness is 0.6 at the light draft and 0.75 at the load
draft.
She has onboard the following loads:
Fuel: 100 tons
Provisions 100 tons
Fresh water 72 tons.
General cargo 700.6 tones
How many tones of cargo can be loaded to make the ship go down to her load
line mark?
Assuming the ship floats up right in salt water?

Answer Density of sold water

Light displacement = L x B x draft x Cb x D
= 64 x 10 x 1.5 x 0.6 x 1.025 = 590.4 tons
Load displacement = L x B x draft x Cb x D
= 64 x 10 x 4x 0.75 x 1.025 = 1968 tons
Deadweight = Load displacement - light displacement
= 1968 - 590.4 = 1377.6 tons

Weights on board = Fuel + Provisions + Fresh water + General cargo

= 100 + 100 +72 + 700.6 = 972.6 tons
Cargo to be loaded = Deadweight - Weights on board
= 1377.6 - 972.6 = 405 tons

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 Dead weight=Full displacement - light displacement

Cargo Volume =Cargo weight × Stowage Factor

Question (8)
A hold of capacity 1992 m 3 is to be fitted with 1212 tons of jute and gunny.
P P

The bales if Jute measure 100cm x 50cm x 60cm) and weighs 180 kg each
The gunny bales measure (100cm x 50cm x 80cm) and weighs 250 Kg each
How many bales of each could be loaded?

Answer

Let X be the number of bales of Jut and Y be the number of bales of gum.

By Weight
180 X + 250 Y = 1212 x 1000 = 1212000 Kgs (1)

By volume
(1 x 0.5 x 0.6) X + (1 x 0.5 x 0.80) Y = 1992
0.3X + 0.4Y = 1992 (2)

Multiply equation (2) by 600

180X + 240Y = 1195200 (3)

By subtracting equation (3) from equation (1)

10Y = 16800
Y = 1680 bale

Substitute this value of Y in (2)

0.3X + 0.4 (1680) = 1992
0.3X + 672 = 1992
0.3X = 1992- 672 = 1320
X = 4400 bale

Ship can load 4400 bales of Jute and 1680 bales of gunny.

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