Stability Formulae

MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY EXAMINATIONS.

NB. These formulae and symbols are for guidance only and other formulae which give equally
valid results are acceptable

Mass
ρ=
Volume
ρ
RD = SUBSTANCE
ρFW
 = (L ×B× d)× Cb
Δ =  ×ρ
DWT = Δ - ΔLIGHT
A W = (L ×B)× C W
AW
TPC = ×ρ
100
w
Sinkage / Rise =
TPC
Δ SUMMER
FWA =
4× TPCSW
(1025 - ρdock )
DWA = ×FWA
25
MSS = Δ × GZ
GZ = GM× sinθ
GZ = [GM+ ½BMtan2θ]sinθ
GZ = KN - (KG× sinθ)
Dynamic Stability = Area under GZ curve× Δ
Force x Area x Lever
Wind Heeling Moments =
1000
1
Area under curve (SR1) = ×h×(y 1 + 4y 2 + y 3 )
3
3
Area under curve (SR2) = ×h×(y 1 + 3y 2 + 3y 3 + y 4 )
8
Total VHM
λ0 =
SF× Δ
λ 40 = λ0 ×0.8
Total VHM
Actual HM =
SF
Actual HM
Approximate Angle of Heel = ×12°
Max' Permissible HM
Reduction in GZ = (GGH ×cosθ) + (GG V × sinθ)
2× π ×K
Rolling Period T (secs) =
g×GM

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w ×s
GGH/ V =
Δ
i
FSC = ×ρT
Δ
l×b3
FSC = ×ρT
12× Δ
FSM
FSC =
Δ
l×b3
FSM = ×ρT
12
GGH
tanθ =
GM
Listing Moments
tanθ =
Δ ×GM
ΣMoments
KG =
ΣWeights
ΣMoments
GGH =
ΣWeights
w × s ×length
GM =
Δ × deflection
-2× GM
tan angle of Loll =
BMT
- 2×initial GM
GM at angle of Loll =
cosθ
2× w × s
tanθ = 3
Δ ×BMT
Draught when heeled = (upright draft × cos θ) + (½ ×beam × sinθ)
Position of the Metacentre KMT = KB +BM T
IT
BMT =

L ×B3
BMT (box) =
12× 
1
Distance Summer LL to Winter LL = Summer draft
48
1
Distance Summer LL to Tropical LL = Summer draft
48

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KML = KB + BML
IL
BML =

L3  B
BML =
12  
Δ  GML
MCTC =
100  LBP
ΣTrimming Moments
CoT =
MCTC
LCF
Change of trim aft = change of trim 
LBP
LBP - LCF
Change of trim fwd = change of trim 
LBP
 LCF 
True mean draught = draught aft   trim  
 LBP 
Δ  (LCG ~ LCB)
Trim =
MCTC
trim  MCTC
P=
LCF
P = Reduction in TMD x TPC
P  KMT P  KG
Loss of GM = or
Δ Δ −P
v  BG
2
tanθ =
g  R  GM
Volume available for Water
Permeability (  ) =  100
Volume available for Cargo
1
Solid Factor =
RD
SF of Cargo - Solid Factor
Permeability (  ) =  100
SF of Cargo
Effective length = l  
Volume of Bilged Compartment  Permeability (  )
Sinkage =
Intact Water Plane Area
IPARALLEL AXIS = ICENTROIDAL AXIS + As2
BBH
Tanθ =
GMBILGED

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l1
Correction to observed drafts =  Trim
L1

dFP + (6  dM ) + dAP
Midships draft corrected for deflection =
8

Correction of Midships draft to True Mean Draft when CF not midships =

Distance of CF from Midships  Trim (True Trim at Perp' s)
LBP

True Trim  (MCTC2 ~ MCTC1 )

Second Trim Correction for position of CF (form correction) =
2  TPC  LBP

50  True Trim2  (MCTC2 ~ MCTC1 )

Alternative form Correction =
LBP

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Accepted Abbreviations

LOA Length Over All

LBP Length Between Perpendicular
AP After Perpendicular
FP Forward Perpendicular
Cw Coefficient of Water Plane Area
Cb Block Coefficient
WPA Water Plane Area
IWPA Intact Water Plane Area
KG/Kg Height of Centre of Gravity from Keel
VCG Vertical Centre of Gravity
KM Height of Metacentre
GM Metacentric Height
KB Height of centre of Buoyancy from Keel
LCG/Lcg Longitudinal Centre of Gravity
LCF Longitudinal Centre of Floatation
LCB Longitudinal Centre of Buoyancy
TCG Transverse Centre of Gravity
GGH Horizontal shift in Centre of Gravity
GGV Vertical shift in Centre of Gravity
GZ Righting Lever / Arm
BM Height of Metacentre from Centre of Buoyancy
FSM Free Surface Moments
FSC Free Surface Correction
FSE Free Surface Effect
TPC Tonnes Per Centimetre Immersion
MCTC Moments to Change Trim by one Centimetre
FWA Fresh Water Allowance
RD Relative Density
MSS Moments of Statical Stability
RM Righting Moments
RDS Residual Dynamic Stability
AMD Arithmetic Mean Draft
TMD True Mean Draft
COT Change of Trim
WHM Wind Heeling Moments
AHM Actual Heeling Moments
VHM Volumetric Heeling Moments
TVHM Total Volumetric Heeling Moments
MPGHM Maximum Permissible Grain Heeling Moments
θdei Angle of Deck Edge Immersion
θdy Angle of Dynamic Heel
θf Angle of Flooding

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