SQUAT (in m) at various speed (rule of thumb)

Write ships Cb Write water depth (m) Write ships draft, (m) max Write safety margin
under keel (m)

0.85 11 8 1.5

Sinkage Open water Sinkage RestrictedDjupgående

fairway Ship Squat
Vattendjup Deep under keel (open water) Deep under keel (restricted) Safety under keel
0
7.0 0.0 0.0 8 11 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.5
1 0.0 0.0 8 11 3.0 3.0 1.5
6.5
2 0.0 0.1 8 11 3.0 2.5 2.9 1.5
6.0
3 0.1 0.2 8 11 2.9 2.0 2.8 1.5
5.5
4 0.1 0.3 8 11 2.9 1.5 2.7 1.5
5 0.2 0.4 8 11 2.8 2.6 1.5
5.0
6 0.3 0.6 8 11 2.7
1.0 2.4 1.5
4.5
7 0.4 0.8 8 11 2.6 0.5 Sinkage Open water 1.5
2.2
Sinkage (m)

4.0
8 0.5 1.1 8 11 2.5 0.0 1.9 1.5
Sinkage Restricted fairway
9 0.7 1.4 8 11 2.3 1.6 1.5
3.5 -0.5 Deep
10 0.9 1.7 8 11 2.2 1.3 under keel (open 1.5
water)
3.0
11 1.0 2.1 8 11 2.0 -1.0 Deep
0.9 under keel (restricted)
1.5
2.5
12 1.2 2.4 8 11 1.8 -1.5 0.6
Safety under keel 1.5
13
2.0 1.4 2.9 8 11 1.6 -2.0 0.1 1.5
14 1.7 3.3 8 11 1.3 -0.3 1.5
1.5
15 1.9 3.8 8 11 1.1 -2.5 -0.8 1.5
1.0
16 2.2 4.4 8 11 0.8 -3.0 -1.4 1.5
17
0.5 2.5 4.9 8 11 0.5 -3.5 -1.9 1.5
18 2.8 5.5 8 11 0.2 -2.5 1.5
0.0
19 3.1 6.1 8 11 -0.1
-4.0 -3.1 1.5
20 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6.8
3.4 8 9 10 118 12 13 11 14 15 16 -0.4
17 18 19 20 -3.8 1.5
Speed (knots)