Stability – I : Chapter 11

  1. A ship listed 8degree to port , displaces 12000t and has KM 7.54m and KG 6.8m . Find how many tonnes of SW ballast must be transfered from NO 2 port DB tank to NO2 stbd DB tank , to up right and vessel , if the tank- centre are 10m apart .
Solution :

List = 8 degree (P) ,
Displacement (W)  = 12000t,
KM = 7.54m &
KG = 6.8m

We know that:
GM = (KM – KG)
= (7.54 – 6.80)
= 0.74m

Again, listing moment (LM)= (W x GM x tanθ)
= (12000 x 0.74 x tan80)
= 1248 tm

We know that ,
Listing moment (LM) = (W x D)
1248 tm    = (W x 10m)
So,      W   = 124.8 t

Here to upright the vessel the lighting moment caused on particle must be same at stbd side. So we have to transfer 124.8t of sea water to  the stbd side of DB  tank to upright the vessel.

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