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Ship Stability
Lecture 4
Dr. Arwa Hussein

GZ CURVES
GZ is the lever that occurs when the ship heels ,the GZ lever is responsible
for returning the ship back to the up right condition.

the length of GZ lever depends on two parameters ,

Gm & angle of heel.
GZ = GM * SIN
M

heel

G Z
B

K
W

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For each there is corresponding GZ

GZ CURVES
STABLE SHIP
MAX
GZ
INITIAL GM

= 4.0 m AT 39.0
= 1.3 m AT 57.3

RANGE OF STABILITY = 090

VANISHING ANGLE = 90

GZ

STABLE SHIP +VE GZ

4
3
2

GM

1.3

GM

1
0
10

20

30

40

5057,3

60

70

80

90

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GZ CURVES
STATICAL MOMENT
IF THE SHIP DISPLACEMENT = 5000T THE MOMENT AT 25 WOULD BE

GZ
*
W
= MOMENT
3.0

5000 =

15000 Tm ( at 25 )

GZ
4
3
2
GM
1

10

2025

30

40

50 57,3

60

70

80

90

GZ CURVES
UNSTABLE SHIP
GZ

RANGE OF STABILITY 17 --- 83

LOLL 17
MAX GZ 3.8m at 43 VANISHING 83

4.0

MAX GZ AT 43
3
GZ
UNSTABLE SHIP VE GZ CURVE

2
< LOLL
1
0
-1

10
20
LOLL
17

30

40

43

50

60

70

80

90

83

-2
RANGE OF UNSTABILITY 0 --- 17

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GZ CURVES
UNSTABLE SHIP
GZ

UNSTABLE SHIP -VE GZ

RANGE OF UNSTABILITY 0--- 22
RANGE OF STABILITY 22 -- 92
INITIAL GM - 3 m

4_
3_
2_
LOLL
22

1_
0

57.3

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

| 80

|90

100

|
-2-1
-3

GM 3m

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1.From the below GZ curve find the following:

Range of stability.
GZ maximum
Original GM
Angle of vanishing stability
The angle after which the ship loses stability

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For the above ship, if a weight of 90 ton is

moved transversely 15 m which caused the
ship to heel 15 degrees. Find the displacement
of the ship.

When the ship in last problem4 was even keel

( =0.0) , a 90 ton weight is suspended a
rope of length 10 m. what is the reduction in
the GM due to the suspended weigh effect.
What is the final GM.

Cross curves of stability

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Influences of movement of G.C on curve of static

stability
1. Vertical movement (usually due to the correction of G.C
position after inclining experiment.)

G1Z1 = GZ GG1 sin

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1.From the below GZ curve find the following:

Original GM
Angle of vanishing stability
The angle after which the ship loses stability
If the Kg is increased 2 m, find the initial GM,
Angle of vanishing stability

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End of Lecture