New Exam 21 – Mar 2012

STABILITY AND STRUCTURE

(60% pass mark)

Attempt ALL questions

Marks for each part question are shown in brackets

1. Worksheet Q1 – Trim and Stability provides data relevant to a particular condition of

loading in a vessel in salt water.

All holds and tween decks are to be filled with grain (SF 1.65 m3/t).

The Stability Data Booklet provides the necessary data for the vessel.

By completion of the Worksheet Q1 and showing any additional calculations in the

answer book, calculate EACH of the following:

a) the effective metacentric height; (15)

b) the drafts forward and aft. (20)

Compartmen Grain Stowag Weight KG Vertical Free LCG Longitudina

t e l
Capacit Factor Moment Surface Foap Moment
y
Moment

m3 m3/t t m tm tm m tm

All Holds 14,708 1.65 8,914 5.64 50,275 69.1 615,957

115.
1 TD 1,695 1.65 1,027 11.26 11,564 5 118,619
2 TD 1,676 1.65 1,016 10.78 10,952 95.6 97,130
3 TD 1,626 1.65 985 10.59 10,431 74.1 72,989
4 TD 1,674 1.65 1,015 10.57 10,729 51.7 52,476
FO 934 1,956 2,218 31,106
0 0 0
FW 83 629 73 2,538

FSM 2,291
Lightship 3,831 8.21 31,453 61.7 236,373
68.9
DISPLACEMENT 17,805 7.32 130,280 2 1,227,188
69.4
HYDROSTATICS True Mean Draught 8.462 m LCB m foap
2
66.0
LCF m foap
4
LBP 137.5 m MCTC 204.7 KMT 8.39 m

LCB ~ LCG = 69.42 - 68.92 0.50 m

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 Trim between perps. = ( 17,805 x 0.50 ) / 43.5 cm by stern
204.7

TMD 8.369 m LCF 66.04

Lf = 137.5 -
66.04 71.46
LCB 69.42 m

22.6
LCF 66.04 m CoT fwd 71.64 / 137.5 x 43.5 1

20.8
KMT
8.39 m CoT aft 66.04 / 137.5 x 43.5 9

MCTC 204.7

Draughts F A KMT 8.39

TMD 8.369 8.369 KGF 7.32

CoTF/A -0.226 0.209 (by the stern) GMF 1.07

Final 8.143 8.578

TMD MCTC KMT LCB LCF

17,805 17,878 8.400 205.1 8.39 69.40 66.02

17,639 17,639 8.300 203.8 8.38 69.45 66.10

166 239 0.100 1.3 0.01 -0.05 -0.08

8.369 204.7 8.39 69.42 66.04

2. A vessel is floating at draughts 7.800 m forward, 8.560 m aft in dock water of relative
density 1.015.

The vessel is to load cargo so as to finish on an even keel at a load draught of 8.560 m
in dock water.

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 Two spaces available: No. 1 hold and No. 5 hold.

Using the Stability Data Booklet, calculate EACH of the following:

a) the total weight of cargo to load; (15)

b) the weight of cargo to load in each hold. (20)

ρ 1.015

F 7.800 F 7.800

A 8.560 A 8.560
AMD 8.180 Trim 0.760 by stern

LCF 66.19
8.560 - 66.19 / 137.5 x
TMD 0.76 8.194

LCB 69.49

MCTCDW 200.4

Vol for 8.195 16,961 m3

disp 17,215 t

76 17,217 x ( 69.49 - LCG )

200.4

Present LCG 68.61

Find required Δ

Required draft 8.560 m

17,817
Required vol m3

Reqd Δ 18,084 t

Present Δ 17,215 t

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 Cargo to load 869 t

For TMD 8.560

LCB 69.33

Reqd LCG 69.33

Let w tonnes be loaded in No 1 Lcg 114.481

Let 869 - w tonnes be loaded in No 5 Lcg 17.256

~ 97.225

Weight t LCG m L. Moment m

Initial condition 17,215.0 68.610 1,181,121

Add cargo No 1 +w 114.481 + 114.481 w

Add cargo No 5 869 - w 17.256 14,995 - 17.256 w

Final condition 18,084 69.33 1,196,116 + 97.225 w

Final LCG =  Moments

 Wt

69.33 = 1,196,116 + 97.225 w

18,084

18,084 x 69.33 = 1,196,116.0 + 97.225 w

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 -
97.225 w = 1,253,764 1,196,219

w = 592.9

Load 593 in No 1

and load 276 in No 5

8.180 8.200 66.17

lcf 8.100 8.100 66.25
66.19 0.080 0.100 -0.08

8.194 8.200 69.49

LCB 8.100 8.100 69.54
69.49 0.094 0.100 -0.05

8.194 8.200 197.5

MCTCDW 8.100 8.100 196.1
197.4 0.094 0.100 1.4
200.4

Vol 8.194 8.200 16,975

8.100 8.100 16,742
16,961 0.094 0.100 233

8.194 8.500 18,119.0

disp 8.400 8.400 17,878.0
17,381.5 -0.206 0.100 241.0

8.560 9.100 19,573.0

disp 9.000 9.000 19,329.0
18,255.4 -0.440 0.100 244.0

Vol lcb mctc

8.560 8.600 17,911 69.31 213.0
8.500 8.500 17,677 69.36 212.7
0.060 0.100 234 -0.05 0.3
17,817 69.33 212.9

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3. A box shaped vessel of length 110.00 m, breadth 16.40 m, depth 9.10 m is floating in salt
water to an even keel draught of 5.90 m.

a) Calculate the righting moment when the vessel is heeled to the angle of deck edge
immersion if the KG is 6.60 m (25)

b) Calculate the angle of loll if the KG is 6.80 m. (10)

110
16.4

9.10 G
5.90
6.60

Δ LxBxdx L 110.00

B 16.40

d 5.90

 1.025

Δ 10,910 t KG 6.60

depth 9.10

1/2 beam 8.20

fbd 3.20

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 Find DEI

tan  opp fbd 3.200  21.3

adj 1/2 beam 8.200

KB draft x 0.5 BM I/V

KB 2.95 LB3 / 12 V

110 x 16.43 / ( 12 x 110 x 16.40 x 5.90 )

3.80

KB 2.95 KM 6.75

BM 3.80 KG -6.60

KM 6.75 GM 0.15

Find GZ

GZ ( GM + 0.5 BM x tan2  ) sin 

( 0.15 + 0.5 x 3.80 x tan2 21.3 ) sin 21.3

GZ 0.16 m

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 Find MSS

MSS GZ x 

0.16 x 10,910

MSS 1,746 tm

Find angle of loll if KG 6.80

KB 2.95 KM 6.75

BM 3.80 KG -6.80

KM 6.75 GM -0.05

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4. a) A vessel’s side compartment is flooded as a result of a collision.

Sketch the vessel’s statical stability diagram, showing the effects of the resulting
reduction in freeboard and angle of list. (18)

b) Describe the countermeasures that may be taken in the event of such flooding. (12)

As per Specimen Paper

5. a) Distinguish between the causes of an angle of loll and angle of list. (8)

b) Describe the dangers to a vessel at an angle of loll in a seaway. (12)

c) An unstable vessel lying to an angle of loll to port has an empty double bottom tank
subdivided into three watertight compartments (port, centre, starboard) of equal
width. The tank must be ballasted to return the vessel to a safe condition.

Describe the sequence of actions that should be taken and the possible effects
throughout each stage. (15)

As per classroom exercise

6. Describe a Type ‘A’ vessel under the current Load Line Regulations, including the
flooding, stability and assumed damage requirements for a newly built vessel. (30)

As per theory notes

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