Course Code: Course Title: Advanced Trim, Stability, and Stress

SEAM 6
Module#: 001 Topic: Cargo Calculations and Cargo Plans Assignment #: 001
(Research)

Competence: A-II/1 F2.C1: Monitor the loading, stowage, securing, care during the voyage and the
unloading of cargoes

CO 0: Use the displacement or draft survey technique in order to determine the actual weight of cargo loaded
on board.

KUP: A-II/1.F2.C1.KUP1.1: Knowledge of the effects of cargo, including heavy lifts, on the seaworthiness and
stability of the ship

LO 1: Draw up a cargo plan using relevant ship information and cargo quantifiable characteristics.

Instructions:
Provide your answer on a separate sheet of A4 size paper to the question below. Submit your output (soft
copy) in Google Classroom before the set deadline. The hard copy will be collected afterward. ANSWERS
ARE TO BE HANDWRITTEN AND WRITTEN LEGIBLY. (25 pts.)

Research assignment on the different elements being used for cargo calculations and plans. Define and
explain the following terms below:

1. Bale capacity
2. Grain capacity
3. Stowage factor
4. Broken stowage
5. Ullage
6. Deadweight
7. Gross Tonnage