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Margin Line The Margin Line Is A Line Defining The Highest Permissible Location On The Side of

The document discusses damage stability design criteria for US Navy ships. It states that the margin line must be at least 3 inches below the bulkhead deck. The heel caused by damage cannot exceed 20 degrees, as equipment is designed to operate at up to 15 degrees of list. Extent of damage a ship must withstand depends on its length - from one compartment for ships under 100 ft to 15% of length between perpendiculars for large warships. The document also discusses ways a damaged ship could be lost, such as from lack of stability in heavy seas, excessive list exposing parts to flooding, or by foundering or plunging.

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Margin Line The Margin Line Is A Line Defining The Highest Permissible Location On The Side of

The document discusses damage stability design criteria for US Navy ships. It states that the margin line must be at least 3 inches below the bulkhead deck. The heel caused by damage cannot exceed 20 degrees, as equipment is designed to operate at up to 15 degrees of list. Extent of damage a ship must withstand depends on its length - from one compartment for ships under 100 ft to 15% of length between perpendiculars for large warships. The document also discusses ways a damaged ship could be lost, such as from lack of stability in heavy seas, excessive list exposing parts to flooding, or by foundering or plunging.

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4.7.

3 US Navy Damage Stability Design Criteria

Margin Line The margin line is a line defining the highest permissible location on the side of
the vessel of any damaged waterplane in the final condition of sinkage, trim and
heel. It is in no case permitted to be less than 3 inches (0.075 m) below the top of
the bulkhead deck at the side. (PNA pp178)

List The heel caused by damage shall not exceed 20 degrees. This angle is too great
for continuous operation of equipment. Naval machinery is designed to operate
indefinitely at a permanent list of 15 degrees, although most equipment will
probably remain functional up to about 25 degrees for at least a few hours.
Personnel can continue damage control efforts effectively at a permanent list of
20 degrees. At a permanent list of 20 degrees, the ship will possess adequate
stability against wind and waves to be towed at the very least.

Extent of Damage to the Hull -

1. Ships less than 100 ft long are required to withstand flooding in one compartment.

2. Ships 100 - 300 ft long are required to withstand flooding in any two adjacent
compartments.

3. Warships, troop transports and hospital ships over 300 ft long are required to
withstand a hull opening of 15 % of the length between perpendiculars.

4. Any other ship over 300 ft long are required to withstand a hull opening of 12.5%
of the length between perpendiculars.

4.7.4 Foundering and Plunging

A damaged ship could be lost in one of several ways.

• If the ship is left with inadequate maximum righting moment or dynamical stability, it
could simply be overwhelmed by the seaway and the weather.

• If the angle of list or trim is too great, placing non-watertight parts of the ship
underwater, then additional flooding will occur. In this case the ship could lose transverse
stability, roll over and capsize.

• Longitudinal stability could also be lost in a similar manner causing the ship to plunge
(go down bow or stern first). One of the most notable examples of plunging is the Titanic.

• A ship may be lost even if stability is not compromised. It may simply sink. This is called
foundering.

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