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The procedures in this document are taken from the following IMO Resolution:
Intact Stability (IS) Code Intact Stability for All Types of Ships Covered by IMO Instruments.
Resolution A.749(18) Amended by MSC.75(69).
1.1. Preparation
Before execution of the experiment, take care that all material needed is available:
measuring tape, sounding tape, crane, test weights, pendulum, damping box, chalk
and a pocket calculator.
Make sure an Administration Representative is present.
The person in charge of the inclining test report should have a copy (if possible)
of the following plans:
lines plan
general arrangement plan
capacity plan (tank arrangement plan)
draught mark locations
An initial heel angle of 0.5 degrees is allowed. If the heel angle is more, the ship
should be counterbalanced (record weight and position).
It is preferred that the ship has minimal trim.
All mooring lines must be slack, especially when taking the readings.
Check the depth of the water and the draught of the ship.
If the clearance is not sufficient (clearance less than 0.5 m), the ship should be
moved to deeper water.
Free surface effects should be minimized either by: completely emptying all tanks
and making sure all bilges are dry: or by filling up of all tanks (not preferred).
Survey the ship to identify all items which need to be added to the ship, removed
from the ship, or relocated to bring the ship to the lightship condition. Each item
should be clearly identified by weight, vertical, longitudinal and (if necessary)
transverse location. The total value of missing weights shall not exceed 2 percent
and the surplus weights shall not exceed 4 percent of the lightship displacement.
Pendulums are in place, weights are on board and in place.
If a floating crane is used for handling inclining weights, it should not be moored
to the ship.
1.4. Pendulums
Stairs Frame 76
in Engine room.
Damping box on the floor.
Wire attached above Tween
deck 500 mm above handrail.
GM = 2.143 [m]
= 2353.35 [ton]
= 2.0 [degrees]
Yp = 5.790 [m]
P = 30.417 [ton]
CHAPTER 2 CONDITIONS
Ship to be moored only over the centre line, as far as practical, and to float
completely free, therefore use cylindrical fenders at the waterline,
which does not have influence on the heel of the vessel during the test. If the quay
is high it is necessary to insert a pontoon between fenders and quay so that the shell
of the hull does not touch the quay when the vessel heels. Mooring lines and other
shore (cable) connections (if any) are to be fully slack. Bow and stern lines
to be supplemented by 2 spring lines (as long as possible).
Bow line
Sternline
Cylindrical fenders
Pontoon
Quay
Spring lines
The specific mass of the water to be measured at 25% and 75% of the draught
of the vessel by means of calibrated densimeters.
All shore cable connections to be removed.
Foreign weights on board, which cannot be removed, are to be observed and location
of these weight items is to be recorded as well.
Items, which are not yet on board, have to be listed with weights and centres
of gravity (vertical, transversal and longitudinal).
Required weights for the test are to be placed on board.
Personnel, that is allowed to stay on board during the experiment, to board
(or to remain on board of) the ship.
After boarding the gangway(s) is (are) to be removed and put ashore.
Draught measurements are to be taken forward and aft from the underside of draft
marks and on the Plimsoll mark.
Checklist conditions
LSW calculated : 2212.278 ton
Minor weights : 0.000 ton
Surplus weights : 38.835 ton
(NOTE: Surplus weight does not include content of tanks)
Required Actual
Initial heel < 0.5 0.000
Minimal
Trim (not greater than 1.5 % of vessels 0.389 m
length = 1.124 m)
Missing items < 2 % LSW 0.000 %
Surplus items < 4 % LSW 1.755 %
Heeling angle 1 4 degrees -2.158 to +2.220
Length pendulum 1 >3m 4.348 m
Length pendulum 2 >3m 4.310 m
To check the freeboard readings plot the draught at the longitudinal positions.
Convert the freeboard to a draught. The resulting plot should yield either a straight
The position of all movable parts of the ship such as hydraulic cranes, derricks, anchoring,
piles, adjustable wheelhouses or platforms if any is to be measured and recorded in case
it differs from seagoing position, in order to correct the test results.
Tank soundings are recorded in order to determine the correct volumes and centres
of gravity using sounding tables.
The inclining experiment is preferable executed when the ship is completed and all normal
weight items are aboard. Prior to any weight movement the following should be checked:
The mooring arrangement should be checked to ensure that the ship is floating freely.
The pendulums should be measured and their lengths recorded.
Mark the position of the weights on the deck with chalk.
3.2.1. Movements
Before starting, the test weights (at least 4) should be positioned at portside and starboard.
Preferably, two weights at one side should have different weights. Start shifting the first
weight from starboard to portside. Record the deflection of both of the pendulums. Shift
the second weight from starboard to portside and record the deflections. Then shift
the weight, first moved, back to starboard to its first position.
For detailed procedure, see enclosed procedure for executing the inclining experiment.
Shift the test weight(s) to starboard and record the transverse shift distance, by means
of the situation drawing.
Mark the deflection of the pendulum (movement) on the batten and record it (in mm).
Shift the test weight(s) to port side, record the transverse shift distance by means
of the situation drawing and deflection and mark the batten.
Shift distance and deflection are measured in relation to the last position.
Shifts 1 and 5 as well as shift 2-6, 3-7 and 4-8 should show more or less a strong
resemblance.
If so, the experiment can be ended.
If not, check again whether mooring lines are slack and clearance is sufficient. Repeat
the experiment.
The results of the inclining test should be plotted to ensure that acceptable data is obtained.
The X-axis of the plot will be the heeling moment (weight x distance) and the Y-axis will be
the tangent of the heel angle (deflection of the pendulum divided by the length
of the pendulum). The plotted values should yield a straight line.
CHAPTER 4 ENCLOSURES
Trim = -0.500 m
Trim = -0.500 m
Trim = -0.500 m
Trim = -0.500 m
Trim = -0.500 m
Trim = -0.250 m
Trim = -0.250 m
Trim = -0.250 m
Trim = -0.250 m
Trim = -0.250 m
Trim = 0.000 m
Trim = 0.000 m
Trim = 0.000 m
Trim = 0.000 m
Trim = 0.000 m
Trim = 0.250 m
Trim = 0.250 m
Trim = 0.250 m
Trim = 0.250 m
Trim = 0.250 m
Trim = 0.500 m
Trim = 0.500 m
Trim = 0.500 m
Trim = 0.500 m
Trim = 0.500 m
IV 10.04 10.04 IV
6.25 I I 6.25
-12.03
II 6.35 II 6.35
0 5
-12.03
IV 10.04 IV 10.04
6.25 I I 6.25
11.58
6.35 II II 6.35
10.12 III III 10.12
1 6
11.58
10.04 IV 11.58 IV 10.04
6.25 I 6.25 I
6.35 II II 6.35
10.12 III III 10.12
2 7
I 6.25 6.25 I
10.04 IV
I 6.25
6.35 II -12.03
III 10.12
NOTE: To check the results when the weights of the block deviate from the assumed values,
the theoretical weights of the blocks are different for PS and SB. (e.g. PS = 16.37 tons,
SB = 16.39 tons).
Pendulum no 1
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
Moment
Angle of inlination
0.0
-300.00 -200.00 -100.00 0.00 100.00 200.00 300.00
-0.5
-1.0
-1.5
-2.0
-2.5
Mom ent
Pendulum no 2
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
Moment
Linear (Moment)
Anglof inclination
0.5
0.0
-300.00 -200.00 -100.00 0.00 100.00 200.00 300.00
-0.5
-1.0
-1.5
-2.0
-2.5
Mom ent