92 Ship Stability for Masters and Mates

Exercise 10
1 A ship's load water-plane is 60 m long. The lengths of the half-ordinates
commencing from forward are as follows:
0.1, 3.5, 4.6, 5.1, 5.2, 5.1, 4.9, 4.3 and 0.1 m respectively.
Calculate the area of the water-plane, the TPC in salt water, and the
position of the centre of ¯otation, from amidships.
2 The half-ordinates of a ship's water-plane, which is 60 m long, commencing
from forward, are as follows:
0, 3.8, 4.3, 4.6, 4.7, 4.7, 4.5, 4.3, and 1 m respectively:
Find the area of the water-plane, the TPC, the coef®cient of ®neness of the
water-plane area, and the position of the centre of ¯otation, from amid-
ships.
3 The breadths at the load water-plane of a ship 90 metres long, measured at
equal intervals from forward, are as follows:
0, 3.96, 8.53, 11.58, 12.19, 12.5, 11.58, 5.18, 3.44, and 0.30 m respectively.
If the load draft is 5 metres, and the block coef®cient is 0.6, ®nd the FWA
and the position of the centre of ¯otation, from amidships.
4 The areas of a ship's water-planes, commencing from the load draft of 24
metres, and taken at equal distances apart, are:
2000, 1950, 1800, 1400, 800, 400, and 100 sq m respectively.
The lower area is that of the ship's outer bottom. Find the displacement in
salt water, the Fresh Water Allowance, and the height of the centre of
buoyancy above the keel.
5 The areas of vertical transverse sections of a forward hold, spaced
equidistantly between bulkheads, are as follows:
800, 960, 1100, and 1120 sq m respectively.
The length of the hold is 20 m. Find how many tonnes of coal (stowing at
4 cu. m per tonne) it will hold.
6 A ship 90 metres long is ¯oating on an even keel at 6 m draft. The half-
ordinates, commencing from forward, are as follows:
0, 4.88, 6.71, 7.31, 7.01, 6.40, and 0.9 m respectively.
The half-ordinates 7.5 metres from bow and stern are 2.13 m. and 3.35 m
respectively. Find the area of the water-plane and the change in draft if 153
tonnes of cargo is loaded with its centre of gravity vertically over the
centre of ¯otation. Find also the position of the centre of ¯otation.
7 The areas of a ship's water-planes commencing from the load water-plane
and spaced at equidistant intervals down to the inner bottom, are:
2500, 2000, 1850, 1550, 1250, 900 and 800 sq m respectively.
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Below the inner bottom is an appendage 1 metre deep which has a mean
area of 650 sq m. The load draft is 7 metres. Find the load displacement in
salt water, the Fresh Water Allowance, and the height of the centre of
buoyancy above the keel.
8 A ship's water-plane is 80 metres long. The breadths commencing from
forward are as follows:
0, 3.05, 7.1, 9.4, 10.2, 10.36, 10.3, 10.0, 8.84, 5.75 and 0 m respectively.
The space between the ®rst three and the last three ordinates is half of that
between the other ordinates. Calculate the area of the water-plane, and the
position of the centre of ¯otation.
9 Three consecutive ordinates in a ship's water-plane area are:
6.3, 3.35, and 0.75 m respectively.
The common interval is 6 m. Find the area contained between the last two
ordinates.
10 The transverse horizontal ordinates of a ship's midships section commen-
cing from the load waterline and spaced at 1 metre intervals are as follows:
16.30, 16.30, 16.30, 16.00, 15.50, 14.30, and 11.30 m respectively.
Below the lowest ordinate there is an appendage of 8.5 sq m. Find the area
of the transverse section.
11 The following table gives the area of a ship's water-plane at various drafts:
Draft(m) 6 7 8
Area(sq m) 700 760 800
Find the volume of displacement and approximate mean TPC between the
drafts of 7 and 8 m.
12 The areas of a ship's water-planes, commencing from the load water-plane
and spaced 1 metre apart, are as follows:
800, 760, 700, 600, 450, and 10 sq m respectively.
Midway between the lowest two water-planes the area is 180 sq m. Find
the load displacement in salt water, and the height of the centre of
buoyancy above the keel.