GAS TANKERS Damage Stability – Type A

CHEMICAL TANKERS
Length Flooding Criteria
Damage Assumption Diagrams
Damage Assumption Diagrams 100m to 150m Any one compartment designed to be MT, other than Damage Stability – Type B….
the E/R
Ship Type Length Flooding Criteria
SIDE DAMAGE
B - 100 100 m to Any two adjacent F & A compartments neither
Longitudinal Extent 150m of which are the E/R

1 COMP
1/3L2/3 or
14.5m
NOT THE E/R

(whichever is the less)

2 COMP
NOT THE E/R

Damage Assumption Diagrams Damage Assumption Diagrams

Transverse and Vertical Extent
Damage Stability – Type A
Length Flooding Criteria Damage Stability – Type B….
Measured inboard from ships side at right angles to
the C/L at the level of the summer Loadline. Ship Type Length Flooding Criteria
150m to 225m Any two adjacent F & A compartments designed to be
MT OR the E/R
Vertical side B - 100 > 150m Any two adjacent F & A compartments one of
damage
B/5 which may be the E/R
assumed to or
extend the 11.5m
full depth of
the section

Damage Assumption Diagrams

Measured from moulded line of the bottom shell plating at the centreline. 2 ADJ COMP
OR THE E/R ITSELF
2 ADJ COMP
Damage Assumption Diagrams
BOTTOM DAMAGE
INC THE E/R
Transverse and Vertical Extent
C/L 0.3L from ships forward perpendicular

Damage Stability – Type A

B/15 or 6m B/6 or
10m
Length Flooding Criteria
Damage Stability – Type B….
Longitudinal Extent

AP FP
> 225 m Any two adjacent F & A compartments designed to be Ship Type Length Flooding Criteria
MT, one of which can be the E/R
1/3L2/3 or
5m
1/3L2/3 or
14.5m
SLL
B - 60 100 m to Any one compartment NOT the E/R
150m
Transverse and Vertical Extent
0.3L
Damage Assumption Diagrams
C/L
Any other part of ship

B/15 or 6m B/6 or
2 ADJ COMP
5m

INC THE E/R

1 COMP
NOT THE E/R

Location of Cargo Tanks Marpol - Bottom damage - background

Type 1 Cargo Tank Diagram

Damage Stability – Type B….

Whichever is less

TYPE 1

Location of Cargo Tanks

CARGO TANK Whichever is less
B/5 B/5
or or
11.5m 11.5m

For 0.3L from the Fwd Perp Ship Type Length Flooding Criteria

B/15 or 6m B - 60 > 150m Any one compartment MAY be the E/R

Whichever is less

B/5 or 11.5m SLL

TYPE 1

Longitudinal extent 1/ ^2/3 or 14.5m whichever is less

3L
CARGO
TANK

Not less than

Transverse extent B/
6 or 10m whichever is
B/15 or 6m
760mm
less
Bottom shell
plating centreline
Vertical extent B/ or 6m whichever is
15
1 COMP
less
Location of Cargo Tanks MAY BE THE E/R

Type 2 Cargo Tank Diagram

Marpol - Bottom damage - background
Location of Cargo Tanks
TYPE 2
CARGO TANK

Not less than 760mm Not less than 760mm

Any other part of the ship Damage Stability Flooding – Type B….
B/15 or 6m

Ship Type Length Flooding Criteria

TYPE 2
SLL B - 100 100 m to Any two adjacent F & A compartments neither
CARGO
TANK
150m of which are the E/R
1/ > 150m Any two adjacent F & A compartments one of
Not less than Longitudinal extent 3L ^2/3 or 5m whichever is less
760mm which may be the E/R
Transverse extent B/
6 or 5m whichever is
B/15 or 6m
Bottom shell
plating centreline B - 60 100 m to Any one compartment, other than the E/R
less 150m
Vertical extent B/
15 or 6m whichever is > 150 m As above or the E/R
less
B See further notes

Location of Cargo Tanks Location of Cargo Tanks

Damage Stability FLOODING – Type A Permeability 95% except E/R 85%

no requirement. Length Flooding Criteria

Type 3 Cargo Tank Diagram

< 100m According to the administration

100m to 150m Any one compartment designed to be MT, other than

TYPE 2 the E/R
CARGO TANK
TYPE 3 150m to 225m Any two adjacent F & A compartments designed to be
CARGO MT OR the E/R
TANK
TYPE 2
CARGO TANK > 225 m Any two adjacent F & A compartments designed to be
MT, one of which can be the E/R

Permeability 95% except E/R 85%