Simplified Stability Data

Stability Information may be supplied in a

simplified form
It has become evident that the masters task of ensuring that his
ship complies with the minimum statutory standards of stability is
in many instances not being adequately carried out.
This simplified presentation of stability information has been
adopted in a large number of small ships and is considered suitable
for wider application in order to overcome the difficulties

 Considerable experience has now been gained and three methods

of presentation are in common use. These are:
(a) The Maximum Deadweight Moment Diagram or Table.
(b) The Minimum Permissible GM Diagram or Table.
(c) The Maximum Permissible KG Diagram or Table.

 In any condition of loading the KG from line D of the Displacement Table or

as you just calculated, must lie within the area under the curve.
In Condition No. 5, with the actual amount of fresh water on board, the
vessels KG is 3.28 metres. Is this KG too high for adequate stability? Now
consult the Curve of Limiting KG Table shown to the left. This curve tells
us that in any condition of load the KG of the vessel must be below the
curve indicated. Now enter the curve with the displacement of the vessel
(187.16 tonnes) along the bottom, and the KG (3.28 metres) on the
vertical. The black dot representing these two values is indeed below the
curve of limiting KG and the vessel has adequate stability.
Curve of maximum KG or Minimum GM to ensure adequate stability in the
event of partial loss of intact buoyancy are provided in passenger ship.

Free Surface Moment

Thefree surface effectis a mechanism which can cause a craft to
become unstable andcapsize.It refers to the tendency ofliquids and
of unbound aggregates of small solid objects, like seeds, gravel, or
crushed ore, whose behavior approximates that of liquids to move in
response to changes in theattitudeof a craft's cargo holds, decks, or
liquid tanks in reaction to operator-induced motions (orsea
statescaused by waves and wind acting upon the craft). When referring
to the free surface effect, the condition of a tank that is not full is
described as a "slack tank", while a full tank is "pressed up".
Free surface moments are to be added to the deadweight moment when
using the diagram of maximum deadweight moment.

MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DEADWEIGHTMOMENT

CURVE
This is simply a graph of displacements against maximum-deadweight moments. The
deadweightmoment has been calculated about the keel. Note that this ships Lightweight
is 370tonnes.
It is very important to realise that the total deadweightmoment at any displacement
must not under any circumstances exceed the maximum deadweightmoment at this
displacement.
For example when the displacement is 1000tonnes, then a deadweightmoment of
1200tm is acceptable. However, a deadweight-moment of 1480tm would mean this ship
has decient stability and is not acceptable. A deadweightmoment value of 1375tm
would be just allowable.
If the maximum KG for this 1375tm is required it is simply:

Total deadweight moment or KG is less than the maximum permissible value, the ship
will have adequate stability.

Deadweight moment
Mass in tonnes times vertical height of the mass above the keel.

Maximum KG = Deadweight
Moment
Deadweight