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    The document discusses loadicators, which are modern methods for determining how load and ballast conditions affect a ship's structure, stability, and stress levels. A loadicator has all the stability information for a particular ship programmed in. It allows the master and chief officer to quickly plan cargo and ballasting operations, calculate stresses and drafts, and ensure the ship's stability remains within safe limits. Loadicators provide various reports, allow viewing multiple loading conditions, and store loading plans. Examples of loadicator software include Cybermaster and Cargomax.

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    UG 21 T4502 -NAVAL ARCHITECTURE PAPER-I

    Unit-8-Loadicator
    Note
    These notes are taken from the book “ Cargo Work” by Capt. Sudhir Singh Chaudhari for helping IMU - Navi
    Mumbai cadets during shut down of the institute due to Pandemic- Covid-19, Corona Virus not not for any other
    purpose.
    Refer above book for detailed topic

    Capt. Amrick Singh


    th
    5 Nov’2020

    LOADICATOR:

    Q: What is Loadicator ? Explain.

    Ans:

    Loadicator is modern method of determining the effect of


    different condition of load and ballast on the ship’s structure
    and stability and have all the stability book/information fed in
    for that particular ship on which it is being used.

    The loadicator assist Master or ship’s cargo officer which is


    chief officer in Planning cargo operations and ballast
    operations.

    Loadicator calculations are very fast. Loadicator calculates


    Shearing Force and Bending moments rapidly and can
    immediately tell whether the ship’s stresses are safely within
    limits and or beyond prior proceeding to sea.

    Ship’s cargo officer can immediately calculate the amount of


    cargo on board along with how much cargo to go.

    Some loadicator are also give good assistance during trimming


    of the ship and assist in to fine how much cargo to load and
    where to achieve the desired draft.
    Thus loadicator is an very useful equipment fulfilling the
    requirement of SOLAS whereby it is required that information
    provided to the Master should be such that the Master is able
    to make an accurate calculation of ship's stability quickly by
    simple way.

    Following are the features of Loadicator.

    1.Accurate Calculations
    2.Various reports presentation
    3.User friendly
    4.Graphical presentation of the Tank/hold plan
    5.Can view multiple loading condition
    6.Approval from Classification societies
    7.Able to create and store new condition-Load and unload
    8.You can retrieve and edit stored condition.
    9.One can have units choice-British/SI
    10. Provide correction in sounding due to trim/heel of the
    vessel.
    11.Fast calculations of draft, Trim, heel,FSM, KG
    12.Calculations of Displacement and deadweight.
    13.IMO intact stability criteria as per IMO A-749
    14. SF/BM calculations and can be presented in graphical or
    tabulated frame
    15.Graphical representation of the result.
    16.Weight correction by stowage factor
    17.Warning for Load line draft
    18.Alarm of any stability criteria violation
    19.Propeller Immersion by percentage
    20.Alarm if exceeding Tank Top Strength
    21.Best use in Ballast exchange
    22.Loading/ Discharging condition
    23.Can be used for draft survey.
    24.Hull deflection calculation-Hog/Sag effect on calculation on
    deadweight
    25. Damage stability calculations- some of the software have
    different and additional software for this.
    26. Help and support/manual inbuilt along separate hardcover
    manual (operational manual)

    Loadicator is having all the data feed in as per the Loading and
    Stability booklet of the ship.
    Cybermaster TM and Cargomax are example of loadicator's
    software extensively used on board vessel which works on
    windows operating system.

    Loadicators used on board a vessel have unique features


    depending on the type of the ship on which it is used.

    NOTE:

    The stability software that use in Loadicator must cover all


    stability requirement which suppose to applicable to that
    particular ship. Class only approves the software.

    The Loadicator must able to print all stability information and


    all input and output information should be comparable with
    approved stability information

    Having approved software (stability software) is not


    replacement of approved stability information but only an
    addition assistance to calculate stability information.

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