Stability – I : Chapter 6

Case – 1
Ship’s weight
KG
VM
4950 t           9.2m      45540 tm
(+) 50t (load) 25m    (+) 1250 tm

Final W = 5000t                                    FVM = 46790tm

We know that:

Final KG        =        (Final VM / Final Weight)
Final KG   = (46790 / 5000)
= 9.358m

Case – 2
Ship’s weight
KG
VM
4950 t           9.2m      45540 tm
(+) 50t (load) 8m    (+) 400 tm

Final W = 5000t                                      Final VM = 45940tm

We know that:

Final KG        =        (Final VM / Final Weight)
Final KG = (45940 / 5000)
= 9.188m

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