[3] Eccentricity Factor (Notification Article 22, Clause 2) The eccentricity factor shall be calculated by the following: (2.2.

4) where l and r represent the following: l: distance from the point where the vessel touches the mooring facilities to th e center of gravity of the vessel as measured along the face line of the mooring facilities (m) r: radius of gyration around the vertical axis passing through the center of gra vity of the vessel (m) [Technical Notes] (1) When a vessel is in the middle of berthing operation, it is not aligned perf ectly along the face line of the berth. This means that after it comes into contact with the mooring facilities (fenders ), it starts yawing and rolling. This results in some of the vessel s kinetic energy being used up. The amount of energy used up by rolling is small compared with that by yawing and can be ignored. Equation (2.2.4) thus only cons iders the amount of energy used up by yawing. (2) The radious of gyration r relative to Lpp is a function of the block coeffic ient of the vessel and can be obtained from Fig. T- 2.2.7 8). Alternatively, one may use the linear approximat ion shown in equation (2.2.5) . (2.2.5) where r: radius of gyration; this is related to the moment of inertia around the verti cal axis of the vessel by the relationship : length between perpendiculars (m) : block coefficient; = /( Bd) ( : Volume of water displaced by the vessel (m3), B: moulded breadth (m), d: draft (m)) (3) As sketched in Fig. T- 2.2.8, when a vessel comes into contact with the fend ers F1 and F2 with the point of the vessel closest to the quaywall being the point P, the distance l from the point of contact to the center of gravity of the vessel as measured parallel to the mooring facilities is given by equation ( 2.2.6) or (2.2.7); l is taken to be when k < 0.5 and when k > 0.5. When k = 0.5, l is taken as whichever of or that gives the higher value of in equation (2.2.4).