Stability – I : Chapter 5

  1. A vessel floating in DW of RD 1.005 has the upper edge of her summer loadline in the water line to starboard and 50mm above the waterline to port . If her FWA is 180mm  and  TPC is 24 , find the amount of cargo which the vessel can load to bring  her to her permissible draft .
Solution:

RD = 1.0
Starboard side = 0cm above by below summer draft
Port side = 50mm (5cm above the water line to summer draft)

Mean draft   =    (0+5 ) / 2
= 5/ 2
= 2.5cm above the water line

FWA = 180mm
= 18cm,

TPC = 24

As we know :

Change in draft = 

(Change in RD )x(FWA)
             0.025

= (1.025 – 1.005 ) x 18 /0 .025
= (0.2 x 18) /0 .025
= 14.4cm

Total sinkage = (14.4 + 2.5) cm
=   16.9cm

TPC is SW = 24

TPC = (A / 100) x 1.025
= (24 x100)/ 1.025
A = 23.41 t/cm

Again ,

TPC in RD 1.005 = ( A / 100) x 1.005
= (23.41 x 1.005)
= 23.53t/cm

Cargo to load = sinkage x TPC
=   23.53 x 16.9
= 397.657 t

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