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Mca Formula Sheet

This document contains over 50 stability formulae used for calculating properties like density, displacement, draught, freeboard, metacentric height, rolling period, angles of loll and heel, and corrections for trim and permeability. The formulae cover topics like mass, density, displacement, draught, freeboard, transverse and longitudinal centre of gravity, metacentric height, rolling period, angles of loll and heel, and corrections.

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Mca Formula Sheet

This document contains over 50 stability formulae used for calculating properties like density, displacement, draught, freeboard, metacentric height, rolling period, angles of loll and heel, and corrections for trim and permeability. The formulae cover topics like mass, density, displacement, draught, freeboard, transverse and longitudinal centre of gravity, metacentric height, rolling period, angles of loll and heel, and corrections.

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Stability Formulae Sheet

NB. These formulae and symbols are for guidance only and other formulae which
give equally valid results are acceptable.

Mass
ρ
Volume
ρ
RD  SUBSTANCE
ρFW
  (L  B  d)  Cb
Δ ρ
DWT  Δ - ΔLIGHT
A W  (L  B)  CW
AW
TPC  ρ
100
w
Sinkage/Ri se 
TPC
Δ SUMMER
FWA 
4  TPCSW
(1025 - ρdock )
DWA   FWA
25
MSS  Δ  GZ
GZ  GM  sinθ
GZ  [GM  ½BMtan2]sin
GZ  KN - (KG  sin)
Dynamic Stability  Area under GZ curve  Δ
1
Area under curve (SR1)   h  ( y1  4y 2  y3 )
3
3
Area under curve (SR2)   h  ( y1  3y 2  3y3  y 4 )
8
Total VHM
λ0 
SF  Δ
λ40  λ0  0.8
Total VHM
Actual HM 
SF
Actual HM
Approx' Angle of Heel   12
Max' Permissibl e HM
Reduction in GZ  (GGH  cos)  (GGV  sin)
2K
Rolling Period T (secs) 
g  GM

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Stability Formulae Sheet

ws
GGH/V 
Δ
i
FSC   ρT
Δ
l  b3
FSC   ρT
12  Δ
FSM
FSC 
Δ
GGH
tanθ 
GM
ΣMoments
KG 
ΣWeights
ΣMoments
GGH 
ΣWeights
w  s  length
GM 
Δ  deflection
 2  GM
tan angle of Loll 
BMT
2  initial GM
GM at angle of Loll 
cosθ
2 w s
tanθ  3
Δ  BMT
Draught when heeled  (upright draft  cosθ)  (½  beam  sinθ)
Position of the Metacentre KMT  KB  BMT
IT
BMT 

L  B3
BMT (box) 
12  
1
Distance Summer LL to Winter LL  Summer draft
48
1
Distance Summer LL to Tropical LL  Summer draft
48

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Stability Formulae Sheet

KML  KB  BML
IL
BML 

L3  B
BML (box) 
12  
Δ  GML
MCTC 
100  LBP
ΣTrimming Moment
CoT 
MCTC
LCF
Change of trim aft  change of trim 
LBP
LBP - LCF
Change of trim fwd  change of trim 
LBP
 LCF 
True mean draught  draught aft   trim  
 LBP 
Δ  (LCG ~ LCB)
Trim 
MCTC
trim  MCTC
P
LCF
P  Reduction in TMD x TPC
P  KM T P  KG
Loss of GM  or
Δ Δ P
v  BG
2
tanθ 
g  R  GM
Volume available for Water
Permeability ( μ )   100
Volume available for Cargo
1
Solid Factor 
RD
SF of Cargo - Solid Factor
Permeability ( μ )   100
SF of Cargo
Effective length  l  μ
Volume of Bilged Compartmen t  Permeability(μy
Sinkage 
Intact Water Plane Area
IPARALLEL AXIS  I CENTROIDAL AXIS  As 2
BB H
Tan θ 
GMBILGED

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Correction to observed drafts 


l1
 Trim
L1

Midships draft corrected for deflection 


dFP  (6  dM )  d AP
8

Correction of Midships draft to True Mean Draft when CF not midships 


Distance of CF from Midships  Trim (True Trim at Perp' s)
LBP

Second Trim Correction for position of CF if trimmed hydrostatics are not supplied (form correction) 
True Trim  (MCTC2  MCTC1 )
2  TPC  LBP

Alternative form Correction 


50  True Trim 2  (MCTC 2  MCTC 1 )
LBP

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