Calculating KB, BM
1. A vessel is in the form of a triangular prism 32m ling, 8m wide at the top and 5m deep,
KG=3.7m. Find the initial metacentric height when floating on even keel at 4m draft F and A.
17th Time (17 July 2018) (16 marks)
List
1. A ship of 13750 tonnes displacement, GM=0.75m, is listed 2.5 degrees to starboard and has
yet to load 250 tonnes of cargo. There is space available in each side of No.3 between deck
(centre of gravity, 6.1m out from the centerline). Find how much cargo to load on each side
if the ship is to be upright on completion of loading. 15th Time (16 Nov 2017)(18 marks)
Trim
1. A ship 150m long, displacement 12000 tonnes, and is floating at drafts of 7m F and 8m A.
The ship is to enter port from an anchorage with a maximum draft of 7.6m. Find the
minimum amount of cargo to discharge from a hold whose centre of gravity is 50m aft of the
centre of flotation which is amidship TPC 15 tonnes, and MCTC=300 tonnes m. 7th Time (16
July 2015) (18 marks)( 10th time, 13rd time )
2. A ship l00m long arrives in port with drafts 3m F and 4.3m A. TPC 10 tonnes. MCT 1cm 120
tonnes m. The cente of flotation is 3m aft of amidships. If 80 tonnes of cargo is loaded in a
position 24m forward of amidships and 40 tonnes of cargo discharged from l2m aft of
amidships, what are the new drafts? 16th Time (29 March 2018)(18 marks), (18th time)
Combined List & Trim
1. A tanker has displacement of 10,000 tonnes, KM = 7m, KG = 6.4m and MCT 1cm=150
tonnes m. There is a centre line bulkhead in both No.3 and No.8 tanks. Centre of gravity of
No.3 tank is 20m forward of the centre of flotation and the centre of gravity of No.8 tank is
30m aft of the centre of floation. Thecentre gravity of all tanks is 5 m out from the centre
line. At present the ship is listed 4 degrees to starboard and trimmed 0.15 m by the head.
Find what transfer of oil must take place if the ship is to complete upright and trimmed 0.3 m
by the stern. 2nd Time (Nov 2013) (18 marks), ( 11th time)
2. A ship displaced 12500 tonnes, is trimmed 0.6m by the stern and listed 6 degrees to
starboard. MCT 1cm = 120 tonnes m, KG = 7.2m, KM = 7.3m, No.2 and No.5 double tanks
are divided at the centre line. Centre of gravity of No.2 is 15m forward of the center of
flotation and center of gravity of No.5 is 12m aft of the center of flotation. Center of gravity of
all tanks is 4m out from the center 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. 8th Time (Nov 2015)(20 marks), ( 19th time, 21st time)
Dry Docking & Grounding
1. 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 meters .KG 4.0 meters. The predicated depth of water over the sand
bank at 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. 5th Time (Nov 2014) (18
marks), ( 13th time)
2. A ship of 4000 tonnes displacement, 126m long, has KM=6.7m, KG = 6.1m. The centre of
flotation is 3m aft of amidships, MCTC = 120 tonnes m. Find the Maximum trim at which the
ship may enter a drydock if the minimum GM at the critical instant is to be 0.3m. 6th Time
(March 2015) (16 marks)( 19th time, 23rd time, 25th time)
Bilging & Permeability
1. A ship's minimum permissible freeboard is at a true mean draft of 8.5 m. The ship's length is
120m, centre of floation being 3m forward of amidships. TPC = 50 tonnes. The present
drafts are 7.36 m F and 9.00m A. Find how much more cargo can be loaded. 3rd Time (17
March 2013) (16 marks)
2. A box-shaped vessel floating at an even keel in slat water has the following particulars;
Length 83.00m Breadth 18.0m Depth 10.5m Draft 6.12m KG 6.86m
An empty midship watertight compartment 14.64 m long and extending the full breadth of
the vessel is bilged.
Calculate each of the following
(a) The new draft (6 marks)
(b) The GM in the flooded condition (8 marks)
(c)The righting moment at an angle of 17 degrees (6 marks)
3rd Time (17 March 2013)
3. A box- shaped vessel 75m× 12m is floating upright in salt water on an even keel at 2.5m
draft F and A. The forepeak tank which is 6m long is empty. Find the final drafts if the vessel
is now holed forward of the collision bulkhead. 5th Time (Nov 2014)(18 marks)
4. A box-shaped vessel 100 m long, 15 m beam floating in salt water, at a mean draft of 5 m,
has an amidships compartment 10 m long which is loaded with a general cargo. Find the
new mean draft if this compartment is bilged, assuming the permeability to be 25 per cent.
16th Time (29 March 2018) (16 marks)(18th time)
5. A box-shaped vessel floating at an even keel in salt water has the following
particulars:
Length 83.00m Breadth 18:00m Depth 10.50m Draft 6.12m KG 6.86m An empty
midship watertight compartment 14.64 m long and extending the full breadth of the
vessel is bilged.
Calculate each of the following:
(a) the new draft; (6 marks)
(b) the GM in thee flooded condition; (6 marks)
(c) the righting moment at an angle of 17 degrees. 23rd Time (Dec 2020) (6 marks)
True Mean Draft
1. A ship is floating in water of relative density 1.015. The present displacement is 12000
tonnes, KG 7.7m, KM 8.6m. The present drafts are F 8.25m A 8.65m and the present
freeboard amidships is 1.06m. The summer draft is 8.53m and the Summer freeboard is
1.02m FWA 160 mm TPC 20. Assuming that the KM is constant, find the amount of cargo
(KG 10.0m) which can be loaded for the ship to proceed to sea at the loaded Summer draft.
Also find the amount of the hog or sag and the initial GM on departure. 6th Time (March
2015) (20 marks)
2. A ship's minimum permissible freeboard is at a true mean draft of 8.5 m. The ship's length is
120 m, centre of flotation being 3m aft of amidships. TPC = 50 tonnes. The present drafts
are 9.00 m F and 7.36 m A. Find how much cargo can be loaded. 9th Time (March
2016) (16 marks)
3. The minimum permissible freeboard for a ship it at a true mean draft of 7.3m. The present
draft is 6.2m F and 8.2m A. TPC = 10. The centre of flotation is 3m aft of amidships. Length
of the ship 90m. Find how much more cargo may be loaded. 12th Time (March 2017)(16
marks),( 14th time)
4. A ship's minimum permissible freeboard is at a true mean draft of 8.5m. The ship's length is
120m, centre of flotation being 3m aft of amidships. TPC=50 tonnes. The present drafts are
7.36 m F and 9.00m A. Find how much more cargo can be loaded. 15th Time (16 Nov 2017)
(16 marks)( 20th time)
5. A ship is floating in water or relative density 1.015. The present displacement is 12000
tonnes, KG 7.7m, KM 8.6m. The present drafts are F 8.25m, A 8.65m, and the present
freeboard amidships is 1.06m. The summer draft is 8.53m and the Summer freeboard is
1.02m FWA 160mm TPC 20. Assuming that the KM is constant, find the amount of cargo
(KG 10.0m) which can be loaded for the ship to proceed to sea at the loaded summer draft.
Also find the amount of the hog or sag and the initial GM on departure. 17th Time (17 July
2018) (18 marks), (24th time)
Inclining Experiment
1. A ship has KM = 6.1 m and displacement of 3150 tonnes. When a mass of 15 tonnes,
already on board, is moved horizontally across the deck through a distance of 10m it causes
0.25m deflection in an 8m long plumb line. Calculate the ship’s KG. 4th Time (14 July
2014) (16 marks), ( 21st time, 25th time)
Free Surface Effect
1. A ship’s displacement is 51000 tonnes, KG 4m and KM 4.8. A double bottom tank on the
starboard side is 20m long, 6m wide and 1m deep and is full of fresh water. Calculate the list
after 60 tonnes of this water has been consumed. 7th Time (16 July 2015)(16 marks), ( 10th
time, 24th time)
SIMPSON’S RULES
1. A ship is floating upright on an even keel at 6.0m draft F and A. The areas of the water-
planes are as follows;
Draught: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 (m)
Area: 500 5600 6020 6025 6025 602 6025 (sq.m)
0 5
Find the ship's KB at this draft. 8th Time (Nov 2015)(16 marks)
GZ Curve
1. A vessel is loaded up ready for departure. KM is 11.9m. KG is 9.25m with a displacement of
20550 tonnes. From the ship's cross curves of stability, the GZ ordinates for a displacement
of 20550 tonnes and a VCG of 8m above base are a 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 the 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. 1st Time (June 2013) (20 marks),( 12th time), ( 14th time), ( 20th
time)
IMO Grain Rule
1. A vessel has loaded grain. The righting levers for GZ in metres at angles of heels in degrees
are as shown in the table: (20 marks)
Angle of heel 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
0.5
GZ ordinate 0 0.09 0.22 0.35 0.45 0.51 0.55 0.58 0.58 0.55
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λ 0 = 0.025 metres
λ 40 = 0.020 metres
(a) Use λ 0 and λ 40 and tabulate GZ values to graphically determine the angle of list in the
event of a shift of grain.
(b) Calculate the enclosed area between the GZ curve and the grain heeling arm line.
According to above (a) and (b), will the loaded condition meet the grain stability
requirement? 4th Time (14 July 2014)
2. A vessel has loaded grain. The righting levers for GZ in metres at angles of heels in degrees
are as shown in the table: (20 marks)
Angles of heel 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
GZ ordinate 0 0.09 0.22 0.35 0.45 0.51 0.55 0.58 0.59 0.5 0.55
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λ 0 = 0.20 metres
λ 40 = 0.16 metres
(a) Use λ 0and λ 40tabulated GZ values to graphically determine the angle of list in the event
of a shift of grain.
(b) Calculate the enclosed area between the GZ curve and the grain heeling arm line.
According to above (a) and (b), will loaded condition meet the grain stability requirement?
9th Time (March 2016)
Angle of loll
1. A box-shaped vessel 30m x 6m x 4m floats in salt water on an even keel at 2m, draft F and
A. KG = 3m. Calculate the angle of loll. 11th Time (29 Nov 2016)(16 marks)
