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Statical and Dynamical

Stability
The meaning of statical stability & dynamical stability

Calculating statical stability

Calculating dynamical stability

Comparison of Statical and Dynamical Stability

Stiff and Tender Ships

Australian Maritime College Capt. Darrel Silva

Statical Stability – study of …

Transverse Statical Stability

The Ability of a vessel to come to upright when

heeled by an external force

Measure of tendency a vessel has to come to

upright

Moment of Statical Stability of a vessel

Righting Moment of a vessel

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External force - examples….

• Wind
• Waves
• Tight moorings
• Alteration of course

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External force could be…. Ｍ

B
B

G Z
G

W W

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Righting Moment (RM)

Moment of Statical Stability (MSS)
can be calculated for any heel angle using the GZ value for
that angle.

RMθ or MSS = W x GZθ tonne-metre

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Righting Moment (RM) or MSS

RMθ = W x GZθ
GM Sin (for small angles)

RMθ = W x GZθ
GZ is (GM +½ BM tan2 ) Sin 
(for large angle until deck edge
immersion)

RMθ = W x GZθ
GZ is (KN –KGf Sin ) for any angle

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Capt. Darrel Silva

a Righting Lever Curve a Righting Moment Curve

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Dynamical Stability
The quantity of work done in heeling to an angle

Or the work to be done to heel to any angle

Has to overcome R/ Moments up to that angle

Dynamical stability is calculated by

MULTPLYING the area under the GZ curve up to the angle required by the ship’s displacement

ALSO possible by

Calculating the area under the RM curve up to the angle required

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or
Dynamical Stability = the area under Righting
Moment Curve

RM The work done/or to be done when heeling to an angle of 300

00   100             200           300          400         500         600        700         800  Heel

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or
Dynamical Stability = the area under Righting
Curve x Displacement

GZ The work done/or to be done when heeling to an angle of 300

00   100             200           300          400         500         600        700         800  Heel

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Capt. Darrel Silva

or
Comparison of 2 ships having different RM
curves
Righting Moment

00   100             200           300          400         500         600        700         800  Heel

Ship A’s- Dynamical Stability

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> Ship B
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Summary
Statical Dynamical
It is the ability to upright Work done or work to do,
when heeled by an to heel the ship to a
external force (also known particular angle
as MSS or RM
Has to overcome all the
Creates Righting Moments righting moments up to
as it heels that angle

= area under the RM curve

or
= W x GZ for any angle = area under GZ curve x

Will always increase with

Does not necessarily
heel
increase with the heel