Comparison of Stability of A Ship in The Light and Fully Loa
Comparison of Stability of A Ship in The Light and Fully Loa
Comparison of Stability of A Ship in The Light and Fully Loa
LOADED CONDITIONS
Figure 1 shows the metacentric diagram for M.V. Almar. As the ship is
progressively loaded from the light condition (draught 2.33 m) to the summer
load condition (draught 10.20 m) KM decreases (with a slight increase
occurring for draughts 8.60 m upwards).
16
14
12
10
KM, KB
8
& BM (m)
0
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Draught (m)
KB BM KM
Fig.1
KM = KB + BM
M
b
b1
B B1
b
b1
B B1
Fig. 2
BB1 = v × bb1
V
where:
v is the volume of the transferred wedge;
bb1 is the distance through which the centroid of the wedge has
moved, and;
V is the volume of displacement of the ship.
Figure 3 makes a comparison of the curves of statical stability for M.V Almar
in the light condition and fully loaded condition assuming a constant value of
KG. The dotted curve (…….) is for a lesser value of KG that would provide a
more suitable condition of loading (as recommended in a loading condition in
the stability book on which M.V. Almar was based).
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
-0.5
-1.0
Light condition (KG 9.00 m) Load condition (KG 9.00 m) Load condition (KG 7.83 m)
Fig. 3
In terms of GZ values alone, for a given KG value the ship will become less
stable the more it is loaded, however:
The righting moment curves show that the extra weight of the loaded ship will
require more ‘work’ by the external forces to heel the ship to a particular angle
of heel (figure 4).
35000
30000
25000
20000
Righting
moment 15000
(t-m)
10000
5000
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
-5000
-10000
Heel (deg.)
Light condition (KG 9.00 m) Load condition (KG 9.00 m) Load (KG 7.83 m)
Fig. 4
In terms of righting moment, provided that the ship has a suitable value of KG
in the loaded condition then in reality the ship will have greater stability as
more ‘work’ will be required to heel the vessel to a particular angle of heel as
a consequence of the increased displacement.