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Ship Dimensions

This document defines and explains key ship dimensions and measurements: 1. It describes key points used to measure a ship's length - the forward and aft perpendiculars, and the length between perpendiculars. 2. It then defines other size measurements - length overall, moulded beam, draft, depth, sheer, and camber. 3. The document also explains different tonnage measurements used - displacement, lightweight, deadweight, gross, and net tonnages. These are used to quantify a ship's size and cargo capacity. 4. Finally, it briefly outlines common side markings on a ship including the load line mark, which indicates the maximum draft allowed for different seasons.

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Ship Dimensions

This document defines and explains key ship dimensions and measurements: 1. It describes key points used to measure a ship's length - the forward and aft perpendiculars, and the length between perpendiculars. 2. It then defines other size measurements - length overall, moulded beam, draft, depth, sheer, and camber. 3. The document also explains different tonnage measurements used - displacement, lightweight, deadweight, gross, and net tonnages. These are used to quantify a ship's size and cargo capacity. 4. Finally, it briefly outlines common side markings on a ship including the load line mark, which indicates the maximum draft allowed for different seasons.

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  • Introduction
  • Ship Dimensions
  • Tonnage Measurement
  • Ship Side Markings

Principle SHIP

DIMENSIONS

By
Dr. Oladokun Sulaiman
Olanrewaju

SHIP DIMENSIONS
Sheer aft

Sheer fwd
freeboard
Summer load line
fla
r

Amidships

Length between perpendicular (LBP)


Length on waterline (LWL)
Length overall (LOA)
Aft
perpendicular

Fwd
perpendicular

Tumble home
Camber

Depth
Moulded beam

Draft
Base line

Rise of
floor

Half siding of keel

After Perpendicular (A.P.) : A perpendicular drawn


to the waterline at the point where the aft side of
the rudder post meets the summer load line.
Where no rudder post is fitted it is taken as the
centre line of the rudder stock.
Forward Perpendicular (F.P.) : A perpendicular
drawn to the waterline at the point where the
foreside of the stem meets the summer load line.
Length Between Perpendicular (L.P.P. / L.B.P.) : The
length between the forward and the aft
perpendiculars measured along the summer load
line.

Amidships : A point midway between the


after and forward perpendiculars
Length Overall (L.O.A.) : Length of the vessel
taken over all extremities.
Base line : A horizontal line drawn at the top
of the keel plate. All vertical moulded
dimensions are measured relative to this line
Moulded beam : Measured at the midship
section is the maximum moulded breadth of
the ship

Moulded Draft/ Draught : The distance from


the bottom of the keel to the waterline. The
load draft is the maximum draft to which a
vessel may be loaded
Moulded Depth : Measured from the base line
to the heel of the upper deck beam at the
ships side amidships.
Sheer : Curvature of decks in the
longitudinal direction. Measured as the
height of deck at side at any point above the
height of deck at side amidships

Camber / Round of Beam : Curvature of decks in


the transverse direction. Measured as the height
of deck above the height of deck at side
Rise of floor / Deadrise : The rise of the bottom
shell plating line above the base line. This rise is
measured at the line of moulded beam
Half sliding of keel : The horizontal flat portion of
the bottom shell measured to port or starboard
of the ships longitudinal centre line. This is
useful dimension to know when dry-docking.

Tumble home : The inward curvature of the


side shell above the summer load line.
Freeboard : the vertical distance measured
from the waterline to the top of the deck
plating at the side of the deck amidships.
Normally exposed to weather and sea.
Flare : The outward curvature of the side
shell above the waterline. It promotes
dryness and is therefore associated with
the fore end of ship

Tonnage measurement

This is often referred to when the


size of the vessel is discussed, and
the gross tonnage is quoted from
Lloyds register.
Tonnage is a measure of the enclosed
internal volume of the vessel, 100
cubic feet representing one ton
Its normally divided into categories
as follow:-

1. Displacement Tonnage

A ships displacement is the sum of the


ships actual weight (lightweight) and its
contents (deadweight).
The metric unit of measurement is 1
tonne (= 1000 Kg).
The displacement represents the amount
of water displaced by the ship expressed
in tonnes.
The weight of water displaced therefore
equals the weight of the ship

2. Lightweight Tonnage
(lwt)

The lightweight is the weight of the ship


as built (hull, machinery) including boiler
water, lubricating oil and the cooling
water system.
Lightweight like displacement is
expressed in units of tonnes.
It assumes importance in a commercial
sense only when considering the value
of the vessel which is to be broken up for
scrape.

3. Deadweight tonnage
(dwt)

Deadweight is the weight of the


cargo which a ship carries plus
weights of fuel, stores, water
ballast, fresh water, crew and
passengers and baggage.
It is the difference between the
loaded ship displacement and the
lightweight.

4. Gross Tonnage (gt)

Measurement of total internal


volume of a vessel and includes all
under deck tonnage and all
enclosed spaces above tonnage
deck.
100 cubic feet of space being
considered as 1 ton

5. Nett Tonnage (nt)

Ship measurement derived from


gross tonnage by deducting spaces
allowed for crew and propelling
power.
100 cubic feet of space being
reckoned as 1 ton

Ship side markings

Load line mark

consists of a ring 300 mm in outside diameter and


25 mm thick which is
intersected by a horizontal line 450 mm in length
and 25 mm thick, the upper edge of which passes
through the centre of the ring. The centre of the
ring is placed amidships and at a distance equal to
the assigned summer freeboard measured
vertically below the upper edge of the deck line.

Sailing ship

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