• 1.

A box-shaped vessel 200 m in length,

32 m breadth, floats in SW at an even
keel draft of 9.0 m. The KG is 10.0 m. The
vessel has a continuous center line
bulkhead which is watertight. What is
the bodily sinkage if an empty
compartment 20.0 m in length and
symmetrical about amidships is bilged
on one side?
• 1. Solution:
INC. IN DR = VOL. OF LOST BOUYANCY
AREA OF INTACT W.P.
= 20 x 16 x 9
200 x 32 - 20 x 16
= 2880
6400 - 320
INC. IN DR = 0.474 m
2. Your vessel arrives in port with
sufficient fuel to steam 550 miles at 13 kts.
If you are unable to load bunkers, at what
speed must you proceed to reach your
next port which is 683 miles away?
• 2. Solution:
• N Cons = N Spd² x N Dist
• O Cons O Spd² x O Dist
• N Spd = √ N Cons x O Spd² x O Dist
• O Cons x N Dist
• N Spd = √ x (x) 13² x 550 nm
• x (x) 683 nm
• = √ 136.09077
• N Spd = 11.66 Knots
• 3. You have steamed 1,124 miles at 21
knots. and consumed 326 T of fuel. If you
have 210 T of usable fuel remaining, how
far can you steam at 17 knots.?
• 3. Solution:
• N Cons = N Spd² x N Dist
• O Cons O Spd² x O Dist.
• N Dist = N Cons x O Spd² x O Dist
O Cons x N Spd²
• N Dist = 210 tons x 21² x 1,124 nm
326 tons x 17²
• N Dist = 1,104.86 nm
• 4. A box-shaped vessel 200 m length, 32 m
breadth, floats in SW at an even keel draft
of 9.0 m. The KG is 10.0 m. It has a
continuous centre line bulkhead which is
watertight. An empty compartment 20.0 m
in length and symmetrical about
amidships is bilged on one side. What is
the KM if the BM is 8.989 m?
INC. IN DR = VOL. OF LOST BOUYANCY
AREA OF INTACT W.P.
= 20 x 16 x 9
200 x 32 - 20 x 16
= 2880
6400 - 320
INC. IN DR = 0.474 m
OLD DR = 9.000 m
NEW DR = 9.474 m

NEW KB = ½ x DR NEW BM = 8.989 m

= ½(9.474) NEW KB = 4.737 m (+)
NEW KB = 4.737 m NEW KM = 13.726 m
5. A box-shaped vessel 200m in length,
30m breadth, is floating in SW at even
keel draft of 9.0m. What will be the change
of trim if the forward end compartment
10.0m long is bilged with 2767.5 tons SW
assuming an MCTC = 878.79 tons meters?
• 5. Solution
• Ch. of trim = W X D
• MCTC
• = 2767.5 x 10
• 878.79
• Ch. Of Trim = 31.492 cm
6. A double-bottom tank, when full, has
its center of gravity at a height of 60 cm
above the keel and can hold 380 tons of
water. The KG of the ship is 9.4 meters
and her displacement is 3700 tons when
the tank is empty. What will be her KG
when the tank is filled?
• 6. Solution:
• Weight Distance Moment
• 3,700 tons 9.4 m 34,780
• 380 tons 0.6 m 228 ( + )
• 4,080 35,008
• NKG = Total Moment
• Total Weight
• = 35,008
• 4,080
• NKG = 8.56 m
7. A ship of 45,000 displacement has a KG
of 9.49m, KM=12.53m, GGo = 0.18m. Find
the value of GZ for a 20 degrees heel. (KN
= 4.45m)
• 7. Solution:
• GZ = KN – KG X SIN Ф
• = KN – ( KG + GG0 X SIN Ф )
• = 4.45 – (9.49 + 0.18 X SIN 20)
• GZ = 1.1427 m
• 8. What is the bodily sinkage of a box-
shaped vessel 80m x 14m floating at an
even keel draft of 4m if an empty
midships DB tank is bilged 16m x 14m x
4.2m?
• 8. Solution:
• TPC = 1.025 x A
• 100
• = 1.025 (80) (14)
• 100
• TPC = 11.48
• BODILY SINKAGE = WT.
• TPC
• = (16)(14)(4.2)(1.025)
• 11.48
BODILY SINKAGE = 84 cms
9. A box-shaped lighter is 25 meters long,
6 meters wide and floats at a draft of 1.10
meters fore and aft. What will be her new
draft after 30 tons of pig-iron have been
spread evenly over the bottom?
• 9. Solution:
• ∆ = L x B x Dr x Dens.
• = 25 x 6 x 1.10 x 1.025
• = 169.125
• + 30.000 (Pig Iron)
• ∆ = 199.125 ∆ = L x B x Dr x Dens.
Dr = ∆
L x B x Dens.
= 199.125
25 x 6 x 1.025
Dr = 1.295 m
10. A ship of 6,000 tonnes displacement is
floating in fresh water and has a deep
tank (10m x 15m x 6m) which is undivided
and is partly filled with nut oil of relative
density 0.92. Find the virtual loss of GM
due to the free surface.
• 10. Solution:
• VIRTUAL LOSS
• OF GM = LB³ x d1
• 12V d2
• = 10(15)³ x .92
• (12)(6,000) 1.000
• Virtual Loss of GM = 0.431 m
• 11. Your ship of 12,000 tons
displacement has a center of gravity of
21.5 ft. above the keel. You run aground
and estimate the weight aground is 2,500
tons. The virtual rise in the center of
gravity is:
• 11. Solution:
• GG’ = W X D
• Δ
• = 2,500 x 21.5
• 9,500
• GG’ = 5.66 UPWARD
• 12. When a weight of 800 lbs. is
suspended, what is the stress on the
hauling part when using a gun tackle
rove to least advantage?
12. Solution:
Force = Weight x ( 1 + 10% N.O.S )
Mechanical Advantage
Force = Weight
Mechanical Advantage
Force = 800 lbs
2
Force = 400 lbs
• 13. On arrival at the discharging port, the
displacement was 7,800 t. After
Discharging 3,200 t of cargo with an
average KG of 5.8 m the new KG was
found to be 6.14 m. What was the
vessel’s KG prior to discharge?
• 13. Solution:
• WT DIST MOMENT
• 7800 – 3,200 = 4600
• DISCH = 3,200 x 5.8 = 18,560
• FINAL DISPL= 4,600 x 6.14 = 28,244 (+)
• INITIAL DISPL = 7,800 46,804
KG = MOMENT / WEIGHT
= 46,804
7,800
OLD KG = 6.00 m
• 14. Your vessel tank measure 30 ft. long,
20 feet wide and 15 ft. deep and the
specific gravity of liquid in the tank is
0.63. Find the free surface constant if
your vessel is floating to a density 1.024?
• 14. Solution:
• r = .63
• 1.024
• r = .615
FSK = r x l x b³
• 420
• FSK = .615 x 30 x 20³
• 420
• FSK = 351.42
• 15. Compute for the free surface
correction for vessel having a dimension
of 45 ft. long, 36 ft. wide and 25 ft. deep,
the free surface constant is 4,272 and the
vessel has displacement of 12,500 T.
• 15. Solution:
• FSC = FSK
• Δ
• FSC = 4,272
• 12,500 t
• FSC = 0.342 ft.