Review in FWA and DWA Problem
A ship floating in dock water of density 1,008 kg per cu. m has the lower edge of her
summer load line in the waterline to starboard and 52 mm above the waterline to port.
FWA 178 mm and TPC 14 tons. Find the amount of cargo which can yet be loaded in
order to bring the ship to the load draft in salt water.
DWA = FWA (1,025 – New Density )
25
= 178 (1,025 – 1,008)
25
= 175 (17)
25
= 3,026
25
DWA = 121.04 mm or 0.121 m
Vessel is listed to port by 52mm.
Therefore, add DWA to the additional bodily sinkage.
DWA = 121 mm
Additional Sinkage = 52 mm
Total allowed to sink = 173 mm or 17.3 cm or 17 cm
TPC = 14 tonnes Multiply 17 cm to TPC
Cargo to load = 238 tonnes
Lesson 11: List, Angle of Loll and Curve of statical Stability Problems with Solutions
List Problem
Problem #1. A vessel of 10,000 tons displacement has a KM of 8.5 m, and KG of 7.6 m and
floats upright. A weight of 70 tons already on board is shifted 18 m transversely. Solve for her
Resultant List.
Solutions:
1. In the MGBK as a mnemonic aide, find first the GM (metacentric height).
KM = GM + KG 2. Find the Shift of G upon transfer of weight.
GM = KM - KG GG1 = w x d
GM = 8.5 m - 7.6 m Displ.
GM = 0.9 m = 70 tons x 18 m
10,000 tons
GG1 = 0.126 m
3. Solve for the Tan list
tan θ = Opposite side
Adjacent side
tan θ = GG1
GM
= 0.126 m
0.9 m
= 0.14 shift tan = 7.969610394 deg.
Resultant List = 7˚ 58’ 10.6” or 7˚ 58’
Problem#2. A vessel of 6500 tonnes displacement has a KM 7.2 m and KG 6.8 m. A weight of
100 tonnes is shifted 2.3 m to port. If the vessel is initially upright, calculate the resulting list.
Solution:
KM = KG + GM GG1 = w x d
GM = KM – KG Displ.
= 7.2 m - 6.8 m
GM = 0.4 m = 100 tons x 2.3 m
6,500 tons
GG1 = 0.0354 m to port
tan θ = GG1
GM
= 0.0354
0.4
= 0.0885 shift tan = 5.057500084 deg
Resultant List = 5˚ 3’ 27” or 5˚ 3’
Angle of Loll
Problem #3. Abox-shaped vessel 32.5 m x 6.6 m 4.5 m floats in SW on an even keel at 2.6 m
draft Forward and Aft. The KG is 3.2 m. Solve for her Angle of Loll.
Solutions:
1. In the MGBK mnemonic aide, let’s find first the KB. For box-shaped vessel, KB = ½ Draft.
KB = 0.5 x 2.6 m. So, KB = 1.3 m.
2. Find the BM. For box-shaped vessel, BM = ___B2____
12 x Draft
BM = 6.6m x 6.6m
12 x 2.6 m
= 43.56 m2
31.2 m
BM = 1.40 m
3. Find for the KM. KM = KB + BM
KM = 1.3 m + 1.4 m KM = 2.7 m
4. Find for the GM. In KM = KG + GM. Derive the formula for the GM.
GM = KM - KG
= 2.7 m - 3.2 m
GM = -0.5 m
5. Find the Angle of Loll by using the below formula.
tan θ = √2 x 0.5 m
1.40 m
= √ 1.0
1.4
= √ 0.714285714
= 0.845154254 shift tan = 40.20296588 deg.
Angle of Loll = 40˚ 12’ 10.68” or 40˚ 12’
Note: Disregard the negative sign in the formula for finding Angle of Loll.
Curve of Statical Stability problem
Problem #4. A box-shaped vessel 120 m x 20 m x 10 m has a KG of 7.5 m and floats in salt
water on an even keel at 6 m Forward and Aft. Calculate the Moments of Statical Stability at
(a) 8˚ heel and (b) 20 ˚ heel.
Solution by step by step procedures:
1. Weight Displacement____________?
Weight Displacement = L x B x Draft x density since Weight Displ. = Vol. x density from the
Density = Mass or Weight Displ. and Weight Displ. = Vol. Displ. x Density
Vol. Displ.
Weight Displ. = 120 m x 20 m x 6 m x 1.025 tons/m3
Weight Displ. = 14,760 tons
2. KB or Height of the Center of Buoyancy above Keel___________?
For box-shaped vessel, KB = ½ Draft
KB = 6 m KB = 3 m
2
For ship-shaped vessel, KB = 0.53 x Draft
3. BM or Metacentric Radius as the distance of B(Center of Buoyancy) from M
(Metacenter)_?
For box-shaped vessel, BM = B2___
12 x draft
BM = ___B2 BM = 20 m x 20 m BM = 400 m2 BM = 5.55 m
12 x Draft 12 x 6 m 72 m
4. KM or Height of the ship’s Metacenter above Keel_______________?
KM = KB + BM
KM = 3.0 m + 5.55 m KM = 8.55 m
5. GM or Metacentric Height______________?
GM = KM - KG
GM = 8.55 m - 7.50 m GM = 1.05 m
(a ) at 8˚ heel (< 15˚)
6. GZ = GM x Sin θ GZ = 1.05 m x Sin 8˚
GZ = 0.146 m (GZ is the Righting Arm)
7. Moment of Statical Stability(MOSS) or Righting Moment at 8˚ heel____________?
MOSS = Weight Displ. x GZ MOSS = 14,760 tons x 0.146 m
MOSS or Righting moment = 2,154.96 tons-meter
b) at 20˚ heel
GZ formulae for angles of heel of more than 15˚(Wall sided formula for > 15˚)
8. GZ = [GM + (½ BM x Tan2 θ) ] x Sin θ
= [1.05 m + ( ½ 5.55 m x (Tan 20˚)2] x Sin 20˚
= [1.05 m + (0.5 x 5.55 m x (Tan 20˚)2] x Sin 20˚
= [1.05 m + (2.775 m x 0.13247)] x Sin 20˚
= [1.05 m + ( 0.603285 m)] x Sin 20˚
= 1.4176 m x 0.342020143
GZ = 0.485 m
Moment of Statical Stability(MOSS) or Righting Moment at 20˚ heel_____________?
9. MOSS = Weight Displ. x GZ MOSS = 14,760 tons x 0.485 m
MOSS or Righting moment = 7,158.6 tons-meter
Note: How to obtain 0.13247 from the (Tan 20˚)2 in scientific calculator?
Tan 20˚ = 0.363970234. Multiply the value by itself. It will yield 0.132474331.
Round it off to 5 decimal places as per instructor’s discretion.
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