Tow Rope Criteria

Tow Rope Breaking Load

Tow Rope Safety Factor (OCIMF)
Total Tow Rope Breaking Load
SWL
Tow Winch Centre
x distance fr AP
y distance from centreline
z distance from baseline
Gob Centre
Gob Length
x distance fr AP (Assumed)
y distance from centreline
z distance from baseline
Location of Tow Wire Rope Stopper (Port/Stbd)
Stbd
x distance fr AP
y distance from centreline
z distance from baseline
Crash Bar Extreme Aft Position
x distance fr AP
y distance from centreline
z distance from baseline
Stern Roller
x distance fr AP
y distance from centreline
z distance from baseline
1st Estimate on Change of GoM
Propeller's Centre (Z-distance)
Loss of GM due to Towing
GoM (Towing)
Assuming Straight Tow with No Rudder Action
Heeling Moment due to Tow Rope Strength Requirement
Location

236.4 mt
0.5
236.4 mt
118.2 mt
36.0
0
9.2
2.50
11.40
0
7.2

m
m
m
m
TowRope
9.00 m
6.3 m
9.8 m

-3.00 m
6.3 m
9 m
-4.60 m
3.50 m
7.5 m
1.7 m
0.313
1.677

Rope Stopper

Transverse Force
Longitudinal Force
Heeling Moment from Tow
Heeling Angle Due to Stopper Transverse Tow
Cond 1 : 50% Max GZ position
Cond 2 : Flooding on Deck
Cond 3 : 15 o Max
Stability Criteria (Limit or Heel)
Actual Tow Force
Final GoM
Transverse Force
Longitudinal Force
Actual Allowable Tow Rope Tension
Resultant Response from AHT
(Assuming No Rudder Action)
List at sides (Half List)
Immersed List Draft
Emerged List Draft

(Stbd)
(Port)

0.313
1.677

Rope Stopper Crash Bar Aft

(Straight Rope) (Straight Rope)

90
118.2
0.0
957.4
8.78
13.70
16.27
15.00
8.78

Tow Rope Angle to Ship's Centreline (Hor Angle)

0.313
1.677

69.15
110.5
42.1
894.7
8.22

0.240
1.750

SternRoller
Extreme
(Straight Rope)

23.63
47.4
108.3
345.9
3.19

0.240
1.750

SternRoller 1/2
Breadth
(Straight Rope)

12.34
25.3
115.5
146.5
1.30

6.24
12.9
117.5
74.5
0.66

Norwegian Directorate (6th August 2007)

8.22

3.19

1.30

0.66

0.240 m
1.750 m

SternRoller CL
(Straight Rope)

0.00
0.0
118.2
0.0
0.00

Degree
mt
mt
mt m
Degree
Degree
Degree
Degree
0.00 Degree

1.68
1.68
1.68
1.75
1.75
1.75 m
118.20
110.46
47.38
25.26
12.85
0.00 mt
0.00
42.08
108.29
115.47
117.50
118.20 mt
118.20
118.20
118.20
118.20
118.20
118.20 mt
Winch
Winch +
Propeller + Propeller + Propeller + Propeller +
Action
Propellor Rudder
Rudder
Rudder
Rudder
Only
Action
Action
Action
Action
Action
Reduce Winch Rope Tension and / or Propeller's rpm etc if Deck Edge is immersed.
1.282
1.198
0.463
0.188
0.096
0.000 m
6.060
5.976
5.241
4.966
4.874
4.778 m
3.532
3.616
4.351
4.626
4.719
4.814 m

Winposh Regent / JZPT

Disp (DW)
(mt)
GZ
St line
GZ-Heel2
Tow Stopper 900
CrashBar Aft
SternRoller Extreme

0
0.000
0.000

5
0.177
0.174

10
0.357
0.347

15
0.585
0.521

20
0.733
0.695

-0.259
-0.104
-0.055

-0.109
0.062
0.117

0.048
0.233
0.293

0.254
0.453
0.517

0.383
0.593
0.662

Dynamical Stability
Angle (Degrees) - KN Datas
25
30
0.805
0.803

0.437
0.657
0.731

0.422
0.651
0.727

35
0.724

40
0.573

45
0.386

50
0.156

60
-0.342

75
-0.790

0.332
0.567
0.646

0.173
0.412
0.494

-0.019
0.224
0.307

-0.251
-0.007
0.077

-0.743
-0.503
-0.419

-1.160
-0.939
-0.859

Tow Condition Dynamic Stability

1.000

0.500

GZ

0.000

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

St line
Tow Stopper 900
CrashBar Aft

-0.500

SternRoller Extreme

-1.000

-1.500

Degree