Damage Stability

Flooding - Water ingression such that the

vessel has sinkage and trim but no list. May be
intentional.
Damage - Water ingression such that the vessel
has sinkage, trim and list.

Damage Stability

Flooding or Damage?

Damage Stability
Analyze Stability after Damage using:
Lost Buoyancy Method
OR

Added Weight Method

Lost Buoyancy Method

Analyzes damage by changes in buoyancy versus
changes in the Center of Gravity.
Premise is that the ships CG does not move.
Since weight does not change, total buoyant
volume must also be constant.
Therefore, the ship makes up any lost buoyant
volume from damage by listing, trimming, and
draft changes.

Added Weight Method

Damaged Ship Modeled as Undamaged But with
Water-Filled Spaces.
Average Distances of Space from Keel, Midships,
and Centerline Known & Water Density Known.
Therefore Can Solve for Shifts in G as a Weight
Addition Problem

Added Weight Method

Independently Solve for Damaged Condition
KG
TCG
Draft and Trim
Must know compartment contents to find Total of
(Water Weight) Added. This involves a
Permeability factor.

Permeability
Compartments are rarely 100% flooded during
damage, due to trapped air, equipment, etc.
Ratio of volume occupied by water to the total
gross volume is defined as permeability.
Permeability = Volume Available for Flooding
Total Gross Volume
Permeability is always < or = to 100%!

Damage Stability Design Criteria)

Guiding rules for vessel design.

Note that criteria used in static analysis
will neglect the impact of dynamic forces
such as wind and waves.

Damage Stability Design Criteria

Three Main Criteria

MARGIN LINE
LIST
EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO HULL

Damage Stability Design Criteria

MARGIN LINE LIMIT
Highest permissible location of any
damaged waterplane.
Must be at least 3 inches (0.075 m) below
top of the bulkhead deck at the side.