Principal Particulars

LBP = 264.00 m BREADTH (MLD) = 48.00 m DEPTH (MLD) = 23.10 m

1. Type of Ship:
Freeboard : 'A" type of ship; Freeboard deck (ICLL Regulation 3): Upper deck

2. Dimensions
Freeboard length (Lf) = 265.152 m (ICLL Regulation 3) LWL (Length on waterline) at
85 % depth (mld) = 270.468 m LWL x 0.96 = 259.649 m Length from the fore side of the
stem to the axis of the rudder stock on a waterline at 85 % depth (mld) = 265.152 m
Amidship = Freeboard length / 2 = 132.576 m
Freeboard depth (Df) = 23.119 m (ICLL Regulation 3) Design depth (mld) = 23.100 m
Thickness of freeboard deck (stringer plate) = 0.019 m
Depth at 85 % depth (mld) = 19.635 m
Thickness of keel plate = 0.021 m
Volume (mld) at 85 % depth (mld) = 207,733 cu.m
Block coefficient (Cb) at 85 % depth (mld) = 0.8313 (Regulation 3) Cb = f0 / (Lf x B x
0.85D) = 207,733 / (265.152 x 48 x 19.635) = 0.8313

3. Freeboard calculation
For Lf = 265,152 mm and Df = 23,119 mm and Type 'A' freeboard, refer the freeboard
table A.
Ft = 3,101 mm at Lf = 265,000 mm Ft = 3,102 mm at Lf = 265,152 mm Ft = 3,106 mm at
Lf = 266,000 mm. Tabular freeboard (Ft) = 3,102 mm
Correction for Cb (ICLL Regulation 30) = 3,447 mm Correction = Ft x (Cb + 0.68)/1.36
= 3102 x (0.8313 + 0.68)/1.36
= 3,447 mm
Correction for depth (ICLL Regulation 31) = 1,361 mm (Df - Lf/15) x R = (23.119
-265.152/15) x 250 = 1,361 mm

Correction for Sheer (ICLL Regulation 38) = 846 mm Aft half (standard), As = 25(Lf/3 +
10) x 1 + 11.1(Lf/3 + 10) x 3 + 2.8(Lf/3 + 10) x 3
= 2460 x 1 + 1092 x 3 + 275 x 3
= 6561
Aft half (Actual), Aa = at A.P x 1 + at Lf/6 x 3 + at Lf/3 x 3 + at miship x 1
= 683x 1 + 30 x 3 + 0 x 3 + 0 x 1
= 773
Fore half (standard), Fs = 5.6(Lf/3 + 10) x 3 + 22.2(Lf/3 + 10) x 3 + 50(Lf/3 + 10) x 1
= 551 x 3 + 2184 x 3 + 4919 x 1
= 13124
Fore half (Actual), Fa = at miship x 1 + x 1 + at Lf/3 x 3 + at Lf/6 x 3 + at F.P x 1
=0 x 1 + 0 x 3 + 7 x 3 + 854 x 1
= 875
Deficiency of sheer After sheer = (As - Aa)/8 =(6561 - 773)/8 = 724 mm Forward sheer =
(Fs - Fa)/8 = (13124 - 875)/8 = 1531 mm Total deficiency of sheer = (724 + 1532)/2 =
1128 mm Correction for variations from standard sheer profile = (deficiency of sheer
-sheer credit) x (0.75 - S/2Lf) = (1128 - 0) x (0.75 - 0/(2 x 265.152)) = 846 mm

4. Summary
(i) Tabular freeboard with correction for Cb = 3447 mm (ii) Correction for depth = 1361
mm (iii) Correction for superstructure and trunk = 0 mm (iv) Correction for sheer = 846
mm
(1) Summer freeboard = (i) + (ii) + (iii) + (iv) = 5654 mm (2) Deck plate = 19 mm (3)
Moulded depth = 23100 mm (4) Keel plate = 21 mm (5) Summer draft (mld) = (3) + (2) (1) = 17465 mm. This is the maximum possible. In this case a lower scantling draft is
chosen to reduce the weight of the steel.

(6) Scantling draft (mld) = 17050 mm (7) Scantling draft (ext) = (6) + (4) = 17071 mm (8)
Proposed summer draft(mld) = 17050 mm (9) Summer freeboard = (3) - (8) + (2) = 6069
mm

5. Minimum Bow height

From ICLL Regulation 39, required bow height = 7000 x {1.36/(Cb + 0.68)} for Lf >= 250
m = 7000 x {1.36/(0.8313 + 0.68)} = 6299 mm
Length of sheer / Lf = 0.186 (>0.15)
The actual bow height on the ship = (Moulded depth at amidship) + (Forecastle height
at FP) + Sheer at FP) + (Thickness of deck plate at FP) - (Summer draft) = 23100 + 0 +
854 + 15 - 17050 = 6919 mm
Actual bow height > Required minimum bow height

6. Freeboard mark

Once the summer draft is decided, the other (winter, fresh water, tropical fresh water)
drafts can be calculated using ICLL Regulation 40 as:
Tropical Freeboard = Summer freeboard - (Summer draft (mld) / 48 ) = 6069 - 17050/48
= 6069 - 355 = 5714 mm
Winter Freeboard = Summer freeboard + (Summer draft (mld) / 48 ) = 6069 + 17050/48
= 6069 + 355 = 6424 mm
Fresh water Freeboard = Summer freeboard - f0 / (40 x TPC) = 606.9 - 18265.5 / (40 x
118.29)= 606.9 - 38.6 = 568.3 cm = 5683 mm
Tropical Fresh water Freeboard = Fresh water freeboard - (Summer draft (mld) / 48 ) =
5683 - 17050/48 = 5683 - 355 = 5328 mm

Now from the above data, and using the Classification symbol (AB for American Bureau
of Shipping here), the load line mark (plimsoll mark) is drawn. For other Classification
societies it is NV for Det Norske Veritas, LR for Lloyds Register of Shipping, NK for
Class NK.