Ship Stability

SET – 1
1. 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 coefficient of fineness of the
water-plane area, and the position of the centre of flotation, from amidships.
(Derrett, Exercise 10, Math 2)
2. A ship 120 metres long, with maximum beam 15 m, is floating in salt water at
drafts 6.6 m F and 7 m A. The block coefficient and coefficient of fineness of the
water-plane is 0.75. Longitudinal metacentric height 120 m. Centre of flotation
is amidships. Find how much more cargo can be loaded and in what position
relative to amidships if the ship is to cross a bar with a maximum draft of 7 m F
and A. (Derrett, Exercise 16, Math 18)
3. A box-shaped vessel 150 m long, 10 m beam and 5 m deep, has a mean draft
in salt water of 3 m and is trimmed 1 m by the stern, KG = 3.5 m. State whether
it is safe to drydock this vessel in this condition or not, and give reasons for your
answer. (Derrett, Exercise 35, Math 3)
4. Describe the three ways of providing simplified stability information onboard
ship.
5. A ship of 5600 tonnes displacement is floating upright. A weight of 30 tonnes
is lifted from the port side of No. 2 tween deck to the starboard side of No. 2
shelter deck (10 m horizontally). Find the weight of water to be transferred in
No. 3 double-bottom tank from starboard to port to keep the ship upright. The
distance between the centres of gravity of the tanks is 6 m. (Derrett,
Exercise 14, Math 12)
6. A ship’s speed is 12 knots. The helm is put hard over and the ship turns in a
circle of radius 488m. GM = 0.3 m and BG = 3 m. Assuming that 1 knot is equal
to 1852 km/hour, find heel due to turning. (Derrett, Exercise 39, Math 3)
7. A box-shaped vessel has the following data:
Length is 80 m, breadth is 12 m, draft even keel is 6 m, KG is 4.62 m.
A double bottom tank 10 m long, of full width and 2.4 m depth is then half filled
with water ballast having a density of 1.025t/m3. The tank is located at
amidships.
Calculate the new even keel draft and the new transverse GM after this water
ballast has been put in the double bottom tank. (Derrett, Exercise 21, Math 8)
8. Describe effect of cargo liquefaction on ship’s stability and structure
9. List the main factors which affect the rolling period of a vessel. Explain the
term synchronous rolling and describe the danger associated with it.

SET – 2
1. A Ship Length BP 137.5m, KG 8.67m, Draught: F: 3.88m and A: 5.62m in salt
water is to dry dock.
a. Determine the maximum trim to enter drydock if the GM at the critical instant
is to be not less than 0.25m
b. Calculate the weight of ballast to transfer from the aft peak to the fore peak
in order to reduce the trim to the maximum allowable.
2. 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. (Derrett, Exercise 10, Math 12)
3. A ship of 10 000 tonnes displacement has righting levers as follows:
Angle of Heel 10° 20° 30° 40°
GZ (metres) 0.09 0.21 0.30 0.33
Calculate the dynamical stability to 40 degrees heel. (Derrett, Exercise 23,
Math 1)
4. A ship of 3500 tonnes light displacement and light KG 6.4 m has to load 9600
tonnes of cargo. The KG of the lower hold is 4.5 m, and that of the tween deck
is 9 m. The load KM is 6.2 m and, when loading is completed, the righting
moment at 6 degrees of heel is required to be 425 tonnes m. Calculate the
amount of cargo to be loaded into the lower hold and tween deck, respectively.
(Derrett, Exercise 13, Math 8)
5. A box-shaped barge 16m x 6m x 5 m is floating alongside a ship in fresh water
at a mean draft of 3.5 m. The barge is to be lifted out of the water and loaded
on to the ship with a heavy-lift derrick. Find the load in tonnes borne by the
purchase when the draft of the barge has been reduced to 2 metres. (Derrett,
Chapter 4, Page 29, Example 2)
6. A ship is partly loaded and has a displacement of 9000 tonnes, KG 6 m, and
KM 7.3 m. She is to make a 19-day passage consuming 26 tonnes of oil per day
(KG 0.5 m). Find how much deck cargo she may load (KG 10 m) if the GM on
arrival at the destination is to be not less than 0.3 m. (Derrett, Exercise 13,
Math 13)
7. A box-shaped vessel 100 metres long x 20 metres wide x 12 metres deep is
floating in salt water on an even keel at 6 metres draft. A forward compartment
is 10 metres long, 12 metres wide and extends from the outer bottom to a
watertight flat, 4 metres above the keel. The compartment contains cargo of
permeability 25 per cent. Find the new drafts if this compartment is bilged.
(Derrett, Chapter 22, Page 222, Example 2)
8. State the general intact stability criteria to be complied by all ships.
9. Describe ‘tabular freeboard’. Explain the corrections to be applied to tabular
freeboard to obtain ‘statutory assigned freeboard’.
SET – 3
1. A ship 150 metres long arrives at the mouth of a river with drafts 5.5 m F and
6.3 m A. MCT 1 cm 200 tonnes m. TPC 15 tonnes. Centre of flotation is 1.5m aft
of amidships. The ship has then to proceed up the river where the maximum
draft permissible is 6.2 m. It is decided that SW ballast will be run into the
forepeak tank to reduce the draft aft to 6.2 m. If the centre of gravity of the
forepeak tank is 60 metres forward of the centre of flotation, find the minimum
amount of water which must be run in and also find the final draft forward.
(Derrett, Chapter 16, Page 161, Example 2)
2. The half-breadths of a transverse watertight bulkhead on a tanker, measured
at regular vertical intervals are: 10, 9.3, 8.3, 7.1, 5.7, 4.4 & 2.9 m.
The common interval between the first five semi-ordinates is 2.2 m, while that
between the last three is 1.1 m. Calculate the KP (height of the COP above the
bottom) and the thrust when the tank is full of SW to a sounding of 12.5 m.
(Subra, Exercise 39, Math 8)
3. A ship 90 m long, 15 m beam at the waterline, is floating upright at a draft of
6 m. Find the increase of draft when the ship is listed 10 degrees, allowing
0.15 m rise of floor. (Derrett, Exercise 18, Math 2)
4. A ship of 5600 tonnes displacement is floating upright. A weight of 30 tonnes
is lifted from the port side of No. 2 tween deck to the starboard side of No. 2
shelter deck (10 m horizontally). Find the weight of water to be transferred in
No. 3 double-bottom tank from starboard to port to keep the ship upright. The
distance between the centres of gravity of the tanks is 6 m. (Derrett,
Exercise 14, Math 12)
5. A ship of 10 000 tonnes displacement is floating in dock water of density 1024
kg per cu. m, and is carrying oil of relative density 0.84 in a double bottom tank.
The tank is 25 m long, 15 m wide, and is divided at the centre line. Find the virtual
loss of GM due to this tank being slack. (Derrett, Exercise 21, Math 1)
6. A Ship of W 15000 t, KM 9 m, KG 8 m, MCTC 200 tm is listed 6° to port and
trimmed 3 m by the stern. What oil transfer must take place between
Nos: 3 P & S and Nos: 8 P & S to bring the vessel upright and trimmed 2 m by the
stern? The COG of the tanks are transversely 10 m apart and longitudinally,
100 m (Neglect free surface correction). (Subra, Exercise 25, Math 1)
7. A ship of 10 000 tonnes displacement, KM 6 m, KG 5.5 m, is floating upright in
dock water of density 1024 kg per cu. m. She has a double bottom tank
20m x 15 m which is subdivided at the centre line and is partially filled with oil
of relative density 0.96. Find the list if a mass of 30 tonnes is now shifted 15 m
transversely across the deck. (Derrett, Exercise 21, Math 4)
8. A box-shaped vessel 200 m long & 25 m wide floats at an even keel draft of
9 m in SW. The aftermost compartment 20 m long & 25 m wide, which was
empty, gets bilged. Find the new draft fwd and aft. (Subra, Exercise 31, Math 1)
9. A ship of 5000 tonnes displacement enters a drydock on an even keel. KM =
6 m, KG = 5.5 m and TPC = 50 tonnes. Find the virtual loss of metacentric height
after the ship has taken the blocks and the water has fallen another 0.24 m.
(Derrett, Chapter 35, Page 309, Example)

SET – 4 (UK SET)

1. A vessel’s present particulars are: Forward draught 8.180m, Aft draught
9.420m at an upriver berth in fresh water.
The vessel is to proceed down river to cross a sand bar at the river entrance
where the relative density of the water is 1.020.
During the river passage the following items of deadweight will be consumed:
60t of Heavy Fuel Oil from No. 3 D.B. Centre tank
21t of Diesel Oil from No. 4 D.B. Port tank
21t of Diesel Oil from No. 4 D.B. Starboard tank
18t of Fresh Water from After fresh Water tank
a. Using the Stability Data Booklet, calculate the clearance of the vessel over the
bar if the depth of water over the sand bar is 9.500m.
b. State the maximum clearance over the sand bar if the vessel is brought to an
even keel condition by internal transfer of ballast.
2. A vessel is floating upright in salt water and is about to drydock
The vessel’s particulars are: Length 137.5m, KG 8.34m,
Present draughts: forward 5.420m, Aft 6.560m
a. Using the Hydrostatic Particulars included in the Stability Data Booklet,
calculate the vessel’s effective GM at the critical instant.
b. Describe methods of improving the initial stability if the GM at the critical
instant is found to be inadequate.
3. A vessel is floating in dock water of RD. 1.013. LBP 137.5m.
Present draughts: Forward 7.940m; Mid-ship (port) 8.610m; Mid-ship (Stbd)
8.550m; Aft 9.120m
The draught marks are displaced as follows:
Forward: 1.66m aft of the FP. Aft: 2.14m forward of the AP. The mid-ship
draughts marks are not displaced.
The Stability Data Booklet provides the necessary hydrostatic data for the vessel.
By completion of the Worksheet Q3 and showing any additional calculations in
the answer book. Determine the vessel’s displacement.
4. a. Distinguish between the causes of an angle of loll and an angle of list
b. Describe the dangers to a vessel at an angle of loll in a seaway.
c. Distinguish between the method of correction of an angle of list and the
method of correction of an angle of loll.
5. With reference to the International Grain Code (IMO):
a. Describe how the heeling arm curve is derived.
b. State the minimum intact stability criteria required.
c. Describe the measures that may be taken to minimize grain heeling moments.
6. Explain for a ‘Type A’, the correction to be applied to the Tabular Freeboard
in order to obtain the Assigned Freeboard, clearly indicating the reason why the
freeboard has been increased or decreased in each case.
7. A ship of 6000 tonnes displacement, KG = 6.8 m, is floating upright in salt
water, and the draft is 4 m F and 4.3m A. KM = 7.7m, TPC = 10 tonnes.
MCT 1cm = 150 tonnes m. There is a locomotive to discharge from No. 2 lower
hold (KG = 3 m, and centre of gravity 30 m forward of the centre of flotation
which is amidships). If the weight of the locomotive is 60 tonnes and the height
of the derrick head is 18 m above the keel and 20 m out from the centre line
when plumbing overside, find the maximum list during the operation and the
drafts after the locomotive has been discharged. Assume KM is constant.
(Derrett, Exercise 20, Math 3)
SET – 5
1. Describe effect on stability of ice formation on super structure, water
absorption by deck cargo and retention of water on deck.
2. A box-shaped vessel, 50 m long x 10 m wide, floats in salt water on an even
keel at a draft of 4 m. A centreline longitudinal watertight bulkhead extends
from end to end and for the full depth of the vessel. A compartment amidships
on the starboard side is 15 m long and contains cargo with permeability 30%.
Calculate the list if this compartment is bilged. KG = 3.0m. (Derrett, Chapter 42,
Page 371, Example 2)
3. A ship 120 m long floats in salt water at drafts 5.8 m F and 6.6 m A. TPC 15
tonnes. MCT 1cm 300 tonnes m. Centre of flotation is amidships. What is the
minimum amount of water ballast required to be taken into the forepeak tank
(centre of gravity 60 m forward of the centre of flotation) to reduce the draft aft
to 6.5 metres? Find also the final draft forward. (Derrett, Exercise 16, Math 19)
4. A vessel has a displacement of 6000 tonnes, KG 6.95m. She then loads maize
at 1.40 m3/t. Find the approximate angle of heel and whether the vessel
complies with the grain regulations. For holds the Kg is that of the compartment
and for tween decks the Kg is that of the cargo Maximum permissible heeling
moment after loading found to be 5154.3 tonne-meter.
Compartment Ullage (m) M3 KG VHM
1 HOLD Full 3400 5.10 340
1 TD Full 1700 11.30 540
3 HOLD Full 3700 5.00 410
3 TD 3.5 800 10.50 2579

5. A ship of 3000 tonnes displacement is 100 m long, has KM = 6 m, KG = 5.5 m.

The centre of flotation is 2 m aft of amidships and MCTC = 40 tonnes m. Find the
maximum trim for the ship to enter a drydock if the metacentric height at the
critical instant before the ship takes the blocks forward and aft is to be not less
than 0.3 m. (Derrett, Chapter 35, Page 306, Example 2)
6. a. Explain why the density of the water in the dock should be taken at the
same time as the draughts are read.
b. Explain fully the meaning of the term “Dynamical stability”. How can you find
out dynamically stability? What is the significance of dynamical stability?
7. A ship of 10 000 tonnes displacement, KM 6 m, KG 5.5 m, is floating upright in
dock water of density 1024 kg per cu. m. She has a double bottom tank
20m x 15 m which is subdivided at the centre line and is partially filled with oil
of relative density 0.96. Find the list if a mass of 30 tonnes is now shifted 15 m
transversely across the deck. (Derrett, Exercise 21, Math 4)
8. A ship is floating in salt water on an even keel at 6 metres draft. TPC is 20
tonnes. A rectangular-shaped compartment amidships is 20 metres long, 10
metres wide and 4 metres deep. The compartment contains cargo with
permeability 25 per cent. Find the new draft if this compartment is bilged.
(Derrett, Chapter 22, Page 219, Example 3)
9. A ship of 5000 tonnes displacement enters a drydock on an even keel. KM =
6 m, KG = 5.5 m and TPC = 50 tonnes. Find the virtual loss of metacentric height
after the ship has taken the blocks and the water has fallen another 0.24 m.
(Derrett, Chapter 35, Page 309, Example)

SET – 6
1. The half breadths of a transverse watertight bulkhead 14.2 m high, at 2.2
metre intervals from the top, are 10.6, 10, 9.3, 8.3, 7.1, 5.7 & 3.8 m.
Below the lowest semi-ordinate is a rectangular appendage 7.6 m broad and
1 m high. Find the KP (height of the COP above the bottom) and the thrust on
the bulkhead when the hold is filled with SW. (Subra, Exercise 39, Math 7)
2. A ship arrives in port trimmed 25 cm by the stern. The centre of flotation is
amidships. MCT 1 cm 100 tonnes m. A total of 3800 tonnes of cargo is to be
discharged from 4 holds, and 360 tonnes of bunkers loaded in No. 4 double
bottom tank; 1200 tonnes of the cargo is to be discharged from No. 2 hold and
600 tonnes from No. 3 hold. Find the amount to be discharged from Nos. 1 and
4 holds if the ship is to complete on an even keel.
Centre of gravity of No. 1 hold is 50 m forward of the centre of flotation
Centre of gravity of No. 2 hold is 30 m forward of the centre of flotation
Centre of gravity of No. 3 hold is 20 m abaft of the centre of flotation
Centre of gravity of No. 4 hold is 45 m abaft of the centre of flotation
Centre of gravity of No. 4 DB tank is 5 m abaft of the centre of flotation (Derrett,
Chapter 16, Page 156, Example 5)
3. A box-shaped vessel 150 m long, 10 m beam and 5 m deep, has a mean draft
in salt water of 3 m and is trimmed 1 m by the stern, KG = 3.5 m. State whether
it is safe to drydock this vessel in this condition or not, and give reasons for your
answer. (Derrett, Exercise 35, Math 3)
4. A ship 90 m long, 15 m beam at the waterline, is floating upright at a draft of
6 m. Find the increase of draft when the ship is listed 10 degrees, allowing
0.15 m rise of floor. (Derrett, Exercise 18, Math 2)
5. A box-shaped vessel 45m x 10m x 6 m is floating in salt water at a draft of 4 m
F and A. GM = 0.6 m. Calculate the dynamical stability to 20 degrees heel.
(Derrett, Chapter 23, Page 230, Example 2)
6. A box-shaped vessel has the following data:
Length is 80 m, breadth is 12 m, draft even keel is 6 m, KG is 4.62 m.
A double bottom tank 10 m long, of full width and 2.4 m depth is then half filled
with water ballast having a density of 1.025t/m3. The tank is located at
amidships.
Calculate the new even keel draft and the new transverse GM after this water
ballast has been put in the double bottom tank. (Derrett, Exercise 21, Math 8)
7. A tanker of W 50000 t, MCTC 650 tm, KM 11 m, KG 10.1 m, is listed 7° to port
and trimmed 5 m by the stern. Find the transfer of oil that must take place
between Nos: 10 P & S and Nos: 2 P & S to bring the ship upright and trimmed
3 m by the stern. The COG of the tanks are transversely 14 m apart and
longitudinally 140 m apart. (Neglect FSC). (Subra, Exercise 25, Math 2)
8. A ship of 8000 tonnes displacement has KM 7.5 m and KG 7.0 m. A double
bottom tank is 12 m long, 15 m wide and 1 m deep. The tank is divided
longitudinally at the centre line and both sides are full of salt water. Calculate
the list if one side is pumped out until it is half empty. (Derrett, Chapter 21,
Page 207, Example 3)
9. A box-shaped vessel 150 m long and 20 m wide floats at an even keel draft of
8 m in SW. The aftermost compartment, 15 m long & 20 m wide, has a water-
tight flat 1 m above the keel, separating the LH & the DB tank. Calculate the
drafts fwd & aft if this empty DB tank is bilged. (Subra, Chapter 33, Page 9,
Example 3)

SET – 7
1. a. Construct a displacement curve from the following data:
Draft (m) 1 2 3 4 5 6
Displacement (tonnes) 335 767 1270 1800 2400 3100
b. The ship commenced loading at 3 m mean draft and, when work ceased for
the day, the mean draft was 4.2 m. During the day 85 tonnes of salt water ballast
had been pumped out. Find how much cargo had been loaded. (Derrett,
Exercise 8, Math 7)
2. A ship is floating upright in S.W. on an even keel at 7 m draft F and A. The TPCs
are as follows:
Draft (m) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
TPC (tonnes) 60.0 60.3 60.5 60.5 60.5 60.5 60.5
The volume between the outer bottom and 1 m draft is 3044 cu. m, and its
centre of gravity is 0.5 m above the keel. Find the ship’s KB. (Derrett,
Chapter 10, Page 90, Example 2)
3. A ship has a displacement of 3200 tonnes (KG = 3 m and KM = 5.5 m). She then
loads 5200 tonnes of cargo (KG = 5.2 m). Find how much deck cargo having a
KG = 10 m may now be loaded if the ship is to complete loading with a positive
GM of 0.3 m. (Derrett, Exercise 13, Math 6)
4. A ship of 5600 tonnes displacement is floating upright. A weight of 30 tonnes
is lifted from the port side of No. 2 tween deck to the starboard side of No. 2
shelter deck (10 m horizontally). Find the weight of water to be transferred in
No. 3 double-bottom tank from starboard to port to keep the ship upright. The
distance between the centres of gravity of the tanks is 6 m. (Derrett,
Exercise 14, Math 12)
5. A ship 150 metres long has a displacement of 7200 tonnes, and is floating
upright on an even keel. When a weight of 60 tonnes, already on board, is shifted
24 metres forward, the trim is changed by 0.15 metres. Find the longitudinal
metacentric height. (Derrett, Chapter 16, Page 165, Example 2)
6. A ship displaces 12 500 tonnes, is trimmed 0.6 m by the stern and listed
6 degrees to starboard. MCT 1cm = 120 tonnes m, KG = 7.2m, KM = 7.3 m. No. 2
and No. 5 double bottom tanks are divided at the centre line. Centre of gravity
of No. 2 is 15 m forward of the centre of flotation and centre of gravity of No. 5
is 12 m aft of the centre of flotation. Centre of gravity of all tanks is 4 m out from
the centre line. The ship is to be brought upright and on to an even keel by
transferring oil from aft to forward, taking equal quantities from each side of
No. 5. Find the amounts of oil to transfer. (Derrett, Exercise 20, Math 4)
7. A ship of 10 000 tonnes displacement, KM 6 m, KG 5.5 m, is floating upright in
dock water of density 1024 kg per cu. m. She has a double bottom tank
20m x 15 m which is subdivided at the centre line and is partially filled with oil
of relative density 0.96. Find the list if a mass of 30 tonnes is now shifted 15 m
transversely across the deck. (Derrett, Exercise 21, Math 4)
8. A ship is floating in salt water on an even keel at 6 metres draft. TPC is 20
tonnes. A rectangular-shaped compartment amidships is 20 metres long, 10
metres wide and 4 metres deep. The compartment contains cargo with
permeability 25 per cent. Find the new draft if this compartment is bilged.
(Derrett, Chapter 22, Page 219, Example 3)
9. A ship of 5000 tonnes displacement enters a drydock on an even keel. KM =
6 m, KG = 5.5 m and TPC = 50 tonnes. Find the virtual loss of metacentric height
after the ship has taken the blocks and the water has fallen another 0.24 m.
(Derrett, Chapter 35, Page 309, Example)
SET – 8
1. 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.
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. (Derrett, Exercise 10, Math 7)
2. An oil tanker 150 m long, displacement 12 500 tonnes, MCTC 200 tonnes-m,
leaves port with drafts 7.2 m F and 7.4 m A. There is 550 tonnes of fuel oil in the
forward deep tank (centre of gravity 70 m forward of the centre of flotation) and
600 tonnes in the after deep tank (centre of gravity 60 m aft of centre of
flotation). The centre of flotation is 1 m aft of amidships. During the sea passage
450 tonnes of oil is consumed from aft. Find how much oil must be transferred
from the forward tank to the after tank if the ship is to arrive on an even keel.
(Derrett, Exercise 16, Math 2)
3. A ship of 7800 tonnes displacement has a mean draft of 6.8 m and is to be
loaded to a mean draft of 7 metres. GM = 0.7 m and TPC = 20 tonnes. The ship
is at present listed 4 degrees to starboard. How much more cargo can be shipped
in the port and starboard tween deck, centres of gravity 6m and 5 m,
respectively, from the centreline, for the ship to complete loading and finish
upright. (Derrett, Exercise 14, Math 3)
4. A ship 90 m long, 15 m beam at the waterline, is floating upright at a draft of
6 m. Find the increase of draft when the ship is listed 10 degrees, allowing
0.15 m rise of floor. (Derrett, Exercise 18, Math 2)
5. A box-shaped vessel 150 m long, 10 m beam and 5 m deep, has a mean draft
in salt water of 3 m and is trimmed 1 m by the stern, KG = 3.5 m. State whether
it is safe to drydock this vessel in this condition or not, and give reasons for your
answer. (Derrett, Exercise 35, Math 3)
6. A collision bulkhead bounding the Fore Peak tank is 24m in depth. Starting
from the top, it has equally spaced ordinates: 34.0, 33.3, 32.5, 30.8, 26.5, 17.3
and 6.2 m. Calculate the thrust and its Centre of Pressure of above base when
the tank is full of water RD of 1.016. (Young, Chapter 7, Page 116, Example 59)
7. A box-shaped vessel 100 metres long x 20 metres wide x 12 metres deep is
floating in salt water on an even keel at 6 metres draft. A forward compartment
is 10 metres long, 12 metres wide and extends from the outer bottom to a
watertight flat, 4 metres above the keel. The compartment contains cargo of
permeability 25 per cent. Find the new drafts if this compartment is bilged.
(Derrett, Chapter 22, Page 222, Example 2)
8. What is Simplified stability information? Describe the use of simplified
stability information on board the ship.

SET – 9
1. 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. (Derrett, Exercise 10, Math 12)
2. A ship arrives in port with displacement 6000 tonnes and KG 6 m. She then
discharges and loads the following quantities:
Discharge 1250 tonnes of cargo KG 4.5 metres
675 tonnes of cargo KG 3.5 metres
420 tonnes of cargo KG 9.0 metres
Load 980 tonnes of cargo KG 4.25 metres
550 tonnes of cargo KG 6.0 metres
700 tonnes of bunkers KG 1.0 metre
70 tonnes of FW KG 12.0 metres
During the stay in port 30 tonnes of oil (KG 1 m) are consumed. If the final KM is
6.8 m, find the GM on departure. (Derrett, Exercise 13, Math 9)
3. A ship is just about to lift a weight from a jetty and place it on board. Using
the data given below, calculate the angle of heel after the weight has just been
lifted from this jetty. Weight to be lifted is 140 t with an outreach of 9.14 m.
Displacement of ship prior to the lift is 10,060 tonnes. Prior to liftoff, the KB is
3.4 m. KG is 3.66 m, TPCSW is 20, INA is 22 788 m4, draft is 6.7 m in salt water.
Height to derrick head is 18.29 m above the keel. (Derrett, Exercise 14,
Math 13)
4. A ship 150 metres long arrives at the mouth of a river with drafts 5.5 m F and
6.3 m A. MCT 1 cm 200 tonnes m. TPC 15 tonnes. Centre of flotation is 1.5m aft
of amidships. The ship has then to proceed up the river where the maximum
draft permissible is 6.2 m. It is decided that SW ballast will be run into the
forepeak tank to reduce the draft aft to 6.2 m. If the centre of gravity of the
forepeak tank is 60 metres forward of the centre of flotation, find the minimum
amount of water which must be run in and also find the final draft forward.
(Derrett, Chapter 16, Page 161, Example 2)
5. Avessel is loaded up ready for departure. KM is 11.9 m. KG is 9.52 m with a
displacement of 20 550 tonnes. From the ship’s Cross Curves of Stability, the GZ
ordinates for a displacement of 20 550 tonnes and a VCG of 8m above base are
as follows
Angle of heel (θ) 0 15 30 45 60 75 90
GZ ordinate (m) 0 1.10 2.22 2.60 2.21 1.25 0.36
Using this information, construct the ship’s statical stability curve for this
condition of loading and determine the following:
a. Maximum righting lever GZ.
b. Angle of heel at which this maximum GZ occurs.
c. Angle of heel at which the deck edge just becomes immersed.
d. Range of stability. (Derrett, Exercise 17, Math 13)
6. A ship displaces 12 500 tonnes, is trimmed 0.6 m by the stern and listed
6 degrees to starboard. MCT 1cm = 120 tonnes m, KG = 7.2m, KM = 7.3 m. No. 2
and No. 5 double bottom tanks are divided at the centre line. Centre of gravity
of No. 2 is 15 m forward of the centre of flotation and centre of gravity of No. 5
is 12 m aft of the centre of flotation. Centre of gravity of all tanks is 4 m out from
the centre line. The ship is to be brought upright and on to an even keel by
transferring oil from aft to forward, taking equal quantities from each side of
No. 5. Find the amounts of oil to transfer. (Derrett, Exercise 20, Math 4)
7. A box-shaped vessel 100 metres long x 20 metres wide x 12 metres deep is
floating in salt water on an even keel at 6 metres draft. A forward compartment
is 10 metres long, 12 metres wide and extends from the outer bottom to a
watertight flat, 4 metres above the keel. The compartment contains cargo of
permeability 25 per cent. Find the new drafts if this compartment is bilged.
(Derrett, Chapter 22, Page 222, Example 2)
8. A ship of 8000 tonnes displacement takes the ground on a sand bank on a
falling tide at an even keel draft of 5.2 metres, KG 4.0 metres. The predicted
depth of water over the sand bank at the following low water is 3.2 metres.
Calculate the GM at this time assuming that the KM will then be 5.0 metres and
that the mean TPC is 15 tonnes. (Derrett, Chapter 35, Page 310, Example)

SET – 10
1. 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. (Derrett, Exercise 10, Math 12)
2. A ship of 3500 tonnes light displacement and light KG 6.4 m has to load 9600
tonnes of cargo. The KG of the lower hold is 4.5 m, and that of the tween deck
is 9 m. The load KM is 6.2 m and, when loading is completed, the righting
moment at 6 degrees of heel is required to be 425 tonnes m. Calculate the
amount of cargo to be loaded into the lower hold and tween deck, respectively.
(Derrett, Exercise 13, Math 8)
3. A ship of 9900 tonnes displacement has KM = 7.3 m and KG = 6.4 m. She has
yet to load two 50 tonne lifts with her own gear and the first lift is to be placed
on deck on the inshore side (KG 9 m and centre of gravity 6 m out from the
centreline). When the derrick plumbs the quay its head is 15 m above the keel
and 12 m out from the centreline. Calculate the maximum list during
theoperation. (Derrett, Chapter 14, Page 130, Example 5)
4. A box-shaped barge 16m x 6m x 5 m is floating alongside a ship in fresh water
at a mean draft of 3.5 m. The barge is to be lifted out of the water and loaded
on to the ship with a heavy-lift derrick. Find the load in tonnes borne by the
purchase when the draft of the barge has been reduced to 2 metres. (Derrett,
Chapter 4, Page 29, Example 2)
5. An oil tanker 150 m long, displacement 12 500 tonnes, MCTC 200 tonnes-m,
leaves port with drafts 7.2 m F and 7.4 m A. There is 550 tonnes of fuel oil in the
forward deep tank (centre of gravity 70 m forward of the centre of flotation) and
600 tonnes in the after deep tank (centre of gravity 60 m aft of centre of
flotation). The centre of flotation is 1 m aft of amidships. During the sea passage
450 tonnes of oil is consumed from aft. Find how much oil must be transferred
from the forward tank to the after tank if the ship is to arrive on an even keel.
(Derrett, Exercise 16, Math 2)
6. A ship leaves port upright with a full cargo of timber and with timber on deck.
During the voyage, bunkers, stores and fresh water are consumed evenly from
each side. If the ship arrives at her destination with a list, explain the probable
cause of the list and how this should be remedied.
7. If a mid-ship compartment containing cargo is bilged, describe how would you
calculate the sinkage.
8. State the general intact stability criteria to be complied by all ships.
9. Enumerate five points on how ice accretion adversely affects seaworthiness
and stability or ships at sea.
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Chapter 4: Page 29 (Example 2) [S-2,Q5/S-10,Q-4]
Exercise 8: 7 [S-7,Q-1]
Chapter 10: Page 90 (Example 2) [S-7,Q-2]
Exercise 10: 2 [S-1,Q-1], 7 [S-8,Q-1], 12 [S-2,Q2/S-9,Q-1/S-10,Q-1]
Exercise 13: 6 [S-7,Q-3], 8 [S-2,Q-4/S-10,Q-2], 9 [S-9,Q-2], 13 [S-2,Q-6]
Chapter 14: Page 130 (Example 5) [S-10,Q-3]
Exercise 14: 3 [S-8,Q-3], 12 [S-1,Q-5/S-3,Q-4/S-7,Q-4], 13 [S-9, Q-3]
Chapter 16: Page 156 (Example 5) [S-6,Q-2], Page 161 (Example) [S-3,Q-1/
S-9,Q-4], Page 165 (Example 2) [S-7,Q-5]
Exercise 16: 2 [S-8,Q-2/S-10,Q-5], 18 [S-1,Q-2], 19 [S-5,Q-3]
Exercise 17: 13 [S-9,Q-5]
Exercise 18: 2 [S-3,Q-3/S-6,Q-4/S-8,Q-4]
Exercise 20: 3 [S-4,Q-7], 4 [S-7,Q-6/S-9,Q-6]
Chapter 21: Page 207 (Example 3) [S-6,Q-8]
Exercise 21: 1 [S-3,Q-5], 4 [S-3,Q-7/S-5,Q-7/S-7,Q-7], 8 [S-1,Q7/S-6,Q-6]
Chapter 22: Page 219 (Example 3) [S-5,Q-8/S-7,Q-8], Page 222 (Example 2)
[S-2,Q-7/S-8,Q-7/S-9,Q-7]
Chapter 23: Page 230 (Example 2) [S-6,Q-5]
Exercise 23: 1 [S-2,Q-3]
Chapter 35: Page 306 (Example 2) [S-5,Q-5], Page 309 (Example) [S-3,Q-9/
S-5,Q-9/S-7,Q-9], Page 310 (Example) [S-9,Q-8]
Exercise 35: 3 [S-1,Q-3/S-6,Q-3/S-8,Q-5]
Exercise 39: 3 [S-1,Q-6]
Chapter 42: Page 371 (Example 2) [S-5,Q-2]
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Exercise 25: 1 [S-3,Q-6], 2 [S-6,Q-7]
Chapter 33: Page 9 (Example 3) [S-6,Q-9]
Exercise 31: 1 [S-3,Q-8]
Exercise 39: 7 [S-6,Q-1], 8 [S-3,Q-2]

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Chapter 7: Page 116 (Example 59) [S-8,Q-6]