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LESSON TOPIC: 4.1 TITLE: PRINCIPLES OF STABILITY
Contact periods allotted this LESSON TOPIC:
Classroom: 2.5 Test: 0.0
Trainer: 0.5 Total: 3.0
MEDIA: Classroom lecture with visual media,
FFG-7 Stability Trainer
TERMINAL OBJECTIVES:
6.0 EVALUATE shipboard stability by analyzing
weight and moment considerations. (JTI 3.2.1, 6.0,
6.1, 6.2)
ENABLING OBJECTIVES:
6.1 DESCRIBE the reference points, forces, and
linear measurements used in stability
calculations.
6.2 DESCRIBE the movement of stability reference
points as a function of changes in displacement
and inclination.
6.3 DIFFERENTIATE between indicators of initial
stability and measures of overall stability as a
function of ships displacement.
6.4 IDENTIFY and DESCRIBE the uses of various
types of external hull markings.
6.5 Given a draft diagram/functions of form and a
set of draft readings, CALCULATE displacement
(WF), tons per inch immersion (TPI), and moment to
trim one inch (MT1").
6.6 Given cross curves of stability and the ship's
displacement, CONSTRUCT an uncorrected, statical
stability curve.
FUNDAMENTALS OF STABILITY
Stability is the tendency of a vessel to rotate one way or
the other when forcibly inclined. Stability can be broken
down into several categories, each of which are
alternatively emphasized in designing and operating Navy and
Coast Guard ships.
STABILITY
DISPLACEMENT
The weight of the volume of water that is displaced by the
underwater portion of the hull is equal to the weight of the
ship. This is known as a ship's displacement. The unit of
measurement for displacement is the Long Ton (1 LT = 2240
LBS).
GRAVITY
The force of gravity acts vertically downward through the
ship's center of gravity. The magnitude of the force depends
on the ship's total weight.
UNITS OF MEASURE
M - Metacenter
G - Center of Gravity
B - Center of Buoyancy
K - Keel
K - Keel: The base line reference point from which
all other reference point measurements are
compared.
B - Center of Buoyancy:
The geometric center of
the ship's underwater
hull body. It is the
point at which all the
forces of buoyancy may be
considered to act in a
vertically upward
direction.
The Center of Buoyancy will move as the shape of the
underwater portion of the hull body changes. When the ship
rolls to starboard, "B" moves to starboard, and when the
ship rolls to port, "B" moves to port.
an arc as it continues to
seek the geometric center of
the underwater hull body.
This arc describes the
metacentric radius.
KG
KM
GM
BM
Example:
A destroyer displaces 6000 LT and has a righting arm of 2.4
FT when inclined to 40 degrees. What is the ships Righting
Moment?
RM = 2.4 FT x 6000 LT
RM = 14,400 FT-Tons (pronounced "foot tons")
STABILITY CONDITIONS
The positions of Gravity and the Metacenter will indicate
the initial stability of a ship. Following damage, the ship
will assume one of the following three stability conditions:
POSITIVE STABILITY
The metacenter is located above
the ships center of gravity. As
the ship is inclined, Righting
Arms are created which tend to
return the ship to its original,
vertical position.
NEUTRAL STABILITY
The metacenter and the ships
center of gravity are in the same
location. As the ship is inclined,
no Righting Arms are created.
(until the metacenter starts to
move after the ship is inclined
past 7o-10o)
NEGATIVE STABILITY
The ships center of gravity is
located above the metacenter. As
the ship is inclined, negative
Righting Arms (called upsetting
arms) are created which tend to
capsize the ship.
Example:
FFG-21 has the following drafts: Forward: 14'0" Aft: 15'6"