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Squat On Vessel by Capt Roedy Prijadi
Squat On Vessel by Capt Roedy Prijadi
Years back when I first came across the term squat, frankly I
failed to understand it. Well if you just want to know the
mathematical formula and calculate the squat, it is no rocket
science. But to answer questions like “Why do squat effect
take place” may not be easy to understand.
If you are OK with reading little bit of physics, you can read
about the Bernoulli’s theorem by clicking here or here.
But if you are in no mood to deviate from the topic of squat
then you just need to know following from Bernoulli’s
theorem
Now that we know the reason behind squat effect, let’s see
what factors affects squat.
This will cause more drop in pressure under the hull and
vessel need to sink more to compensate for that drop in
pressure.
This is also the reason that vessel can experience squat while
alongside in a river with strong current. In this case
vessel’s speed over ground is zero but speed through water
is equal to the the river current.
Blockage factor = b x h / B x H
Blockage factor of less than 0.100 represents open sea like
conditions and hence no blockage factor.
There are two ways to know how much squat you can
expect. One with the help of a software and second by
manual calculation.
Conclusion
Squat is not a theoritical term. It is a real practical
phenomenon experienced on ships moving in shallow waters.
People have lost life because of ships that sank because of
squat. Ship owners have lost millions of dollars because of
grounding of ships.
Squat table
Draft 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
mtr
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7,5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.5
10.5
11.0
11.5
12.0