What are contents of Grain Stability Manual ?

Contents of grain stability are as follow :

  1. INSTRUCTION TO THE MASTER
  2. MAIN PARTICULARS
  3. DEFINITIONS AND CONVERSION TABLE
  4. NOTES REGARDING GRAIN STABILITY CALCULATION
    • 4.1 Stability in general
    • 4.2 Definition on grain
    • 4.3 Grain heeling moments
    • 4.4 Max. allowable heeling moments
  5. WORKING EXAMPLE
    • 5.1 How to check the stability of the vessel
  6. TANK AND CAPACITY INFORMATION
  7. LOADING CONDITIONS
  8. GRAIN SHIFTING MOMENTS FOR CARGO HOLDS
  9. MAX. ALLOWABLE GRAIN HEELING MOMENT
  10. EXTRA CALCULATION SHEETS
You may also know definition of grain  and grain heeling moment  :

The word “grain” is intended to included wheat, maize, rye, barley, rice, pulses (seeds from pods, e.g. peas and beans), seeds and processed forms thereof whose behavior is similar to that of grain in its natural state.