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Inclining Test
Inclining Test
By Hakan Akyıldız
1. General
Where the use of solid weights to produce the inclining moment is deemed to
be impracticable, the movement of ballast water may be permitted as an alternative
method. This acceptance would be granted for a specific test only, and approval of the
test procedure by the Society is required. As a minimal prerequisite for acceptability,
the following conditions are to be required:
• Inclining tanks are to be wall-sided and free of large stringers or other internal
members that create air pockets
• tanks are to be directly opposite to maintain ship"s trim
• Specific gravity of ballast water is to be measured and recorded
• Pipelines to inclining tanks are to be full. If the ship"s piping layout is unsuitable
for internal transfer, portable pumps and pipes/hoses may be used
• Blanks must be inserted in transverse manifolds to prevent the possibility of
liquids being "leaked" during transfer. Continuous valve control must be
maintained during the test
• All inclining tanks must be manually sounded before and after each shift
• Vertical, longitudinal and transverse centres are to be calculated for each
movement
• Accurate sounding/ullage tables are to be provided. The ship"s initial heel angle is
to be established prior to the incline in order to produce accurate values for
volumes and transverse and vertical centres of gravity for the inclining tanks at
every angle of heel. The draught marks amidships (port and starboard) are to be
used when establishing the initial heel angle
• Verification of the quantity shifted may be achieved by a flowmeter or similar
device
• The time to conduct the inclining is to be evaluated. If time requirements for
transfer of liquids are considered too long, water may be unacceptable because of
the possibility of wind shifts over long periods of time.
1.4 Pendulums
1.6 Documentation
The person in charge of the inclining test is to have available a copy of the
following plans at the time of the test:
Initial Position
1
2
3
4
1 1 1 1
2 2 2
2
3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4
1 1 1 1
2 2
2 2
3 3
3 3
4 4 4 4
7 5
Heeling moment (port)
8
4
Heeling moment (starboard)
1
3
2
Heeling angles tangent (port)
Figure 3 : Graph of resultant tangents