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This document discusses how to calculate the angle of list for a ship when its center of gravity shifts. It provides three examples: 1. A ship with an initial KM of 7.3m and KG of 6.7m lists when a 60 tonne weight is shifted 12m. 2. A ship loads and discharges various weights and the final list is calculated by taking moments about the keel and centerline. 3. When 80 tonnes of grain shifts 6.1m horizontally and 1.5m vertically on a ship with a GM of 0.5m, the center of gravity shifts parallel to the grain and the resultant list is calculated using trigonometry.

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Angle of List 12

This document discusses how to calculate the angle of list for a ship when its center of gravity shifts. It provides three examples: 1. A ship with an initial KM of 7.3m and KG of 6.7m lists when a 60 tonne weight is shifted 12m. 2. A ship loads and discharges various weights and the final list is calculated by taking moments about the keel and centerline. 3. When 80 tonnes of grain shifts 6.1m horizontally and 1.5m vertically on a ship with a GM of 0.5m, the center of gravity shifts parallel to the grain and the resultant list is calculated using trigonometry.

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Angle of list

Consider a ship floating upright as shown in Figure 14.1. The centres


of gravity and buoyancy are on the centreline. The resultant force acting
on the ship is zero, and the resultant moment about the centre of gravity
is zero.
Now let a weight already on board the ship be shifted transversely such
that G moves to G1 as in Figure 14.2(a). This will produce a listing moment
of W x GG1, and the ship will list until G1 and the centre of buoyancy are
in the same vertical line as in Figure 14.2(b).
In this position G1 will also lie
vertically under M so long as the angle
of list is small. Therefore, if the final
positions of the metacentre and the
centre of gravity are known, the final
list can be found, using trigonometry,
in the triangle GG1M which is right-
angled at G.
The final position of the centre of
gravity is found by taking moments
about the keel and about the centreline.
Note. It will be found more convenient in calculations, when taking
moments, to consider the ship to be upright throughout the operation.
Example 1
A ship of 6000 tonnes displacement has KM 7.3 m and KG 6.7 m, and is
floating upright. A weight of 60 tonnes already on board is shifted 12 m
transversely.
Find the resultant list.
When the weight is shifted transversely the ship’s centre of gravity will
also shift transversely, from G to G1. The ship will then list (Theta) degrees to
bring G1 vertically under M the metacentre:
When the weight is shifted transversely the ship’s centre of gravity will
also shift transversely, from G to G1. The ship will then list(theta) degrees to
bring G1 vertically under M the metacentre:
Example 2
A ship of 8000 tonnes displacement has KM 8.7m and KG 7.6 m. The
following weights are then loaded and discharged.
Load 250 tonnes cargo KG 6.1 m and centre of gravity 7.6 m to starboard of
the centreline.
Load 300 tonnes fuel oil KG 0.6 m and centre of gravity 6.1 m to port of the
centreline.
Discharge 50 tonnes of ballast KG 1.2 m and centre of gravity 4.6 m to port
of the centreline.
Find the final list.
Note. In this type of problem find the final KG by taking moments about the
keel, and the final distance of the centre of gravity from the centreline by
taking moments about the centreline.
Example 3
A ship of 8000 tonnes displacement has a GM 0.5 m. A quantity of grain in
the hold, estimated at 80 tonnes, shifts and, as a result, the centre of gravity of
this grain moves 6.1 m horizontally and 1.5 m vertically. Find the resultant list.

Referring to Figure 14.5, let the centre of gravity


of the grain shift from g to g2.
This will cause the ship’s centre of gravity to shift
from G to G2 in a direction parallel to gg2. The
horizontal components of these shifts are g to g1
and G to G1, respectively, whilst the vertical
components are g1g2 and G1G2.
Referring to Figure 14.5, let the centre of gravity of
the grain shift from g to g2.
This will cause the ship’s centre of gravity to shift
from G to G2 in a direction
parallel to gg2.
The horizontal components of these shifts are g to g1
and G to G1, respectively, whilst the vertical
components are g1g2 and G1G2.
That is, a rise of 0.056 m above
the original KG of 6.4 m.
Summary
1. Always make a sketch from the given information.
2. Use a moment of weight table.
3. Use values from table to calculate the final requested data.

Exercise 14

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