TRIM PROBLEMS

TYPE A SUBRAMANIAM BOOK 5 CHAPTER 26

1)                  Trimming Moment or Tm = wd = 100 x 32 =3200 tm by stern.

Tc = Tm = 3200 = 20 cm by stern.
MCTC 160
Ta = AF X Tc = (100 / 2 – 2 ) X 20
.. A
50m

L 48m
= 48 x 20 = 9.6 cm
100

Tf = Tc – Ta = 20 – 9.6 = 10.4 cm

Original Draft Ford Aft

4.0 m 5.2 m
+0.104 - 0.096
New Draft 4.104 m 5.104 m

2) Mean Draft 5.6 + 6.2 = 5.9 m

2
Actual Trim 40cm
Ford Draft has to change by + 30 cm
Aft Draft has to change by - 30cm
HF = 3m from After part = 150/2 – 3 = 75m

Tm = wx130
Tc = Tm / MCTC = wX130
275
Ta = AF / L x Tc = 78 / 150 x w x 130 / 275
30 = 75 x w x 130
150 x 275
w = 30X150x275 = 126.92 t
75 x130

3) COF= 3m Ford 140/2 = 70 + 3 = 73 m from Aft.

COG of Tank From H means amidships Aft = 140 / 2 – 50 = 20 m from aft perpendicular
Position of tank from COF = 73 – 20 = 53 m
Mean rise = w/TPC = 300 /30 =10cm
Ballast Water Pumped out 300t
Trimming Moment Tm = wd = 300 X 53 = 15900 tm by head.
Tc = TM = 15900 =63.6 cm
MCTC 250

Ta = AF X Tc = 73 x 63.6 = 33.16 cm
L 140
 Tf = Tc – Ta = 63.6 – 33.16 = 30.43 cm

riginal Draft Ford 8.100 m Aft 9.900 m

Mean Draft - 0.10 m - 0.10
Tf / Ta + 0.304m - 0.331 m
Final draft 8.304 m 9.469 m

4) From AF = 180 / 2 – 2.5m =87.5 m

A 240t Heavy lift was loaded 40m abaft COF.
Distance of weight from AFT =87.5 – 40 =47.5m
Change of Mean Draft draft = 240/30 =+ 8 cm
Trimming Moment = wxd = 240 x 40 =9600 tm
D=40 distance from cof
Tc = TM = 9600 =30 cm
MCTC 320
Ta = AF x Tc = 87.5 x 30 = 14.58cm
L 180

Tf = 30 – 14.6 = 15.4 cm

Original Draft Ford 10.2 m AFT 10.2m

Mean sinkage +0.08 m + 0.08 m
Ta / Tf - 0.154m + 0.146
Final Draft 10.126m 10.426m

5)

Weight Distance Trimming Moment

Loaded Discharged From COF Head Stern

2 LH 500 40 20000
5 TD 200 50 10000
FPK to APK 100 110 11000
Total 700 31000 10000
21000

Mean draft increase because of loading = Wt loaded = 700 = 25 cm

TPC 28
 Tc= TM = 21000 = 66cm
MCTC 318

Ta = AF x Tc 62.5 x 66 = 33cm
L 125

Tf = 66 -33 = 33 cm

Draft Ford 7.9 Aft 10.4

Mean Sinkage 0.25 0.25
Ta / Tf 0.33 0.33
8.48m 10.32m

68m
6 3
A F H

Weight Distance Trimming Moment

Loaded Discharged From COF Head Stern
2LH 1500 46mford 69000
4LH 2000 34m aft 68000
3DB 500 36m ford 18000
Total 500 3500 86000 69000
Less -500 -69000
3000 17000

Tc= 17000 = 100cm Mean Rise= 3000 93.75 cm

170 32

Ta = AF x Tc = 68x100 / 142 =47.88cm

L

Tf =100 - 47.88 =52.11 cm

Draft ford 10.2 Aft 11.6

Mean Rise (-)0.937 (-)0.937
9.263 10.663m
Tf/Ta (+)0.521 (-) 0.479
Final 9.784m 10.184m

7
 Weight Distance Trimming Moment
Loaded Discharged From COF Head Stern
4DB 420 35-2.4 = 32.6 AFT 13692
7 DB 220 60-2.4= 57.6 AFT 12672
1 DB 200 60+2.4 = 62.4 FRD 12480
Total 840 26364
(-) 12480
13884

Tc = Trimming moment = 13884 = 63.10cm

MCTC 220

Bodily rise = 840 = 26.25cm

32

Ta= Af X Tc = 77.6 X 63.1 = 30.6cm

L 160

Tf= Tc - Ta = 63.1 - 30.6 = 32.5 cm

8.2 10
(-) 0.262 (-) 0.262
7.938 9.369
(+) 0.325 (-) 0.306
8.263 9.432

. 75m . . 2m

A H F

32m

Mean Draft = 8+10=18/2 = 9m Hydrostatic Draft = HFxTrim 2X2

LBP 150

Correction to mean draft = 9 -0.027 = 8.973m Since trim by stern and cof ford (HF and trim op

to load = 9.3-8.973= 32.7cm X 25 (TPC)= 817.5t

Present Trim = 10-8= 2m or 200cm

 Tc= Trimming Moment TM= mctc x tc
mctc

TM = 200X200=40000

Let Cargo to load in 1LH be y TM= yx58

then cargo to load in 4LH= 817.5-y TM= (815-y)x32

(yx58 ) - (817.5-y)32= 40000

58y -26160 +32y= 40080

90y= 66240
y= 736t in No1

817.5-736= 81.5 in no4

9
LBP=200m AH= 100m
MCTC=300
HF=5m aft hence COF=95 m from aft
TPC=35

100m
. 95m . .
A 1750-y F H
5m

25m
Mean Draft 7+11=18/2=9m Trim = 4m

Hyd Draft = HF x Trim 5x4 0.1m or 10cm corr hyd mean draft= 9.1m
LBP 200

desired trim 2.0m = Tc

Mean hyd draft = 9.6 (-) 9.1 = 50cm x 35(TPC) = 1750t

Let y tons be loaded in 1LH then (1750-y) will be loaded in

moment no1 hatch = 85y
moment no4 hatch = 25(1750-y)
 since vessel is required to be trimmed 2m by stern the trimming moment will be
Trimming moment = Trim XMCTC
85y-(43750 -25y) =200 x 300

110y=60000+43750
y= 943.18t in no 1
& 806.8t in no4
Final Draft

Mean Sinkage = W 1750 (=) 50cm

TPC 35
Tc= 2m Ta= AF x Tc 95 x2 0.95m
L 200
Tf= Tc-Ta = 2-0.95 = 1.05

Final Draft Ford Aft

7 11
(+)0.5 (+)0.5
7.5 11.5
(+)1.05 (-)0.95
8.55 10.55

10 initial trim = 50cm by head

Final trim = 50cm by stern
Change of trim 100cm

Tc = TM TM = 100x185 = 18500
MCTC

Let COF be y mtrs abaft H.

then TM caused by stern = 500 (40-y)
20000 - 500y = 18500
y= 20000 -18500 3m aft
500

11 initial trim = 7.8 - 7.2 = 60cm by stern

Final trim = 10.4 -7.8 = 260cm by stern
Trim Caused = 200cm
TM = trim X MCTC = 200x175 = 35000
Let us consider HF is y mtrs abaft midships
then TM caused by head = 1600 (30 +y)
TM caused by stern = 1400 (55-y)
Since the final trim is still more by stern we have to take stern moment - head moment = TM
1400(55-y) -1600(30+y) = 35000
 77000 -1400y - 48000 - 1600y = 35000
(-)3000y=6000
y=(-)2 Indicates the HF is ford and not aft as assumed.

12 We know that if the weight is loaded at F the vessel will sink bodily.
If we place the weight d mtrs ford the draft aft would decrease by Ta and ford will increase by Tf

If then we want to maintain aft draft constant then W = Ta = AF xTc = AF x wd

TPC L L x MCTC

2.7m
A F H
70m

140 = 67.3 x 140 x d d=12.63m ford of COF

28 140x170

Ta=AF x wd or Tc = wd 140x12.63 10.4

L x MCTC MCTC 170

Since aft draft has not changed this will be ford draft = 0.104m
Final ford draft = 7.6+0.104 = 7.704m

13 trim = 100cm HF - 3m aft

Length=160M AF=77M

For no change in aft draft the wt has to be ford of COF

w = Ta= AF x wd 77xwd = w
TPC LxMCTC 160x200 30

d=13.85m Ford of COF

14

Firstly as soon as we load a weight the vessel sinks bodily .In this case it is 8 cms.
200/25 Now since we do not want this increase the aft draft should
increase by this amount.

Tf= Tc-Ta Tf= w 200 8cm

TPC 25
 Tf=Tc-Ta Tf= wd - AF XTc Tf= wd (-) AF x wd
MCTC L MCTC L x MCTC

8 = 200d (-) 62 x200d 8=0.6666d (-) 0.3444d

300 120 x 300 d= 8
0.3222

Ta = AF x Tc (=) 62 x200x24.82 0.854cm

L 120 x 300

Aft Draft = 10.8 + 0.0854 + 0.08 = 10.965 ( Draft + Ta + Mean sinkage)

15 60.5m

A F H
2.5m
59.5m

Reduction in aft draft required = 6.9 - 6.7 = 0.2m or 20cm

Ta- mean sinkage = 20cm Tc = wd

MCTC
AF x Tc (-) w (=) 20 20 = 59.5 x w x 60.5 (-) w
L TPC 124 x 180 27

20 = 0.1612w - 0.0370w

20= 0.1242w w = 161t

Tf= Mean Sinkage+ Tc-Ta 161 + 161x60.5 (-) 20+ 161

27 180 27

5,962 +54.11 (-) 25.96 (=) 34.11cm

Ford Draft = 5.8 +0.3411 = 6.141m

Aft Draft = 6.7m

16
 . y tons
.. 37.8m 42.2m

A H F
2.8m
82.8m

Let y tons be loaded in no 4LH

then (720-y) tons will be loaded in no 2 LH

Increase of aft draft required = 9.0 - 8.8 = 0.2m or 20 cm

Mean Sinkage = W (=) 720 30cm

TPC 24

Ta= Mean sinkage (-) diff in aft draft 30-20 =10cm

42.2(720-y) - 37.8 y = TM by head

30384 - 42.2y - 37.8y = TM Tc=TM

30384 - 80y = Tc MCTC
200

Ta = AF x Tc = 10 82.8 x 30384 -80y (=) 10

L 160 200

320000 = 30384 - 80y

82.8
80y = 30384 - 3864.7
y = 26519.3 331.49t in4LH 720 - 331.49 = 388.51t in no2LH
80

Tf= Tc-Ta Tf = 30384 - 80x331.49(-) 10 (=) 9.324cm

200

Final Draft Ford Aft

7.4m 8.8m
Mean Sinkage (+)0.3 (+)0.3
7.7m 9.1m
Tf&Ta (+)0.0932 (-) 0.1m
7.7932m 9m

17 50m 30m
 A 4 TD H F 2TD

Arrival mean draft 7m ford &10m aft mean 8.5m

Desired draft 7m ford & 9m aft mean 8m
Diff in draft 0.50m or 50cm

Mean rise = 50x 25 = 1250t

Let y amount of cargo be loaded in no 2TD
then 1250 - y will be loaded in 4TD

Tc = TM Since ford draft is constant Ta= Tc x AF = 50cm (=) 1 x

MCTC L 2

50 = 62500 -80y y= 506.25 t to be loaded in 2TD

2x220 1250 - 506.25 = 743.75 to be loaded in 4TD

18
10.5m 70m
80m 3m
A F H

140m

Draft 8m+10.5m= mean 9.25m trim 2.5m 250cm

required trim 100cm
change of trim 150cm by stern

Mean rise = W 250 10cm

TPC 25

Moments of cargo to be discharged (=) 250 X 70 =17500tm

Let "y" be the amount of water to be transferred then moments of transfer (=) yx140 = 140y

Tc (=) TM 150 = 140y (+) 17500

MCTC 175

Since the aft draft is reducing (discharging of cargo) and ford draft is increasing due to transfer of wa

26250 (+) 17500 = 140y

y = 62.5t

Ta = AF x Tc 80 x 1.5 0.723m
 L 166

Tf = Tc - Ta 1.5 (-) 0.723 = 0.777m

Final Draft Ford Aft

8m 10.5m
rise (-)0.10 (-) 0.10
7.9m 10.4m
Tf &Ta (+) 0.777 (-) 0.723
8.677m 9.677m

19
9m
38m 2m

A F H
77m

initial Draft 8m + 9m = 8.5m mean Trim = 100 cm

Final draft max 8.6m change of trim aft or Ta = 9m -

Let y be amount of cargo to be discharged then moment = 38y

Mean rise = w / TPC y / 20

40 = Ta + Mean rise Ta = AF x Tc (=) AF x wd

L L x MCTC

40 = 77 x 38y (+) y
190x 158 20

40= 0.0974y+0.05y
y= 271.37t

Ta = 77 x 38x271.37 2.64 cm or 0.0264m

190x158

Tc= wd 271.37x38 54.27cm Mean rise = 40 - Ta = 40-2.64 =

MCTC 190

Tf= Tc-Ta = 54.27 - 2.64 = 51.63m

 Draft Ford aft
8m 9m
rise (-)0.374 (-)0.374
7.626 8.626
Tf & Ta 0.516 0.026
8.142m 8.6m

20

150m
9.8m
.. 1m

A H F
86m

To find Trimming moments

2DB = 520x 49m = 25480 Ford

8DB = 200 x 61m =12200 aft
3DB = 300 x 29m = 8700 ford
effective moment = 21980 ford weight removed 1020t
Considering "w" tons of water transferred from Fpk to Apk tank dist 150m moment = 150w
effective moment after water is transferred = 150w -21980

Present trim 9.8 - 9 = 0.8m

Final trim 0.30m
Tc 0.50m by stern 50cm

Tc = wd 50= 150w - 21980 w= 199.87cm

MCTC 160

Ta = AF x Tc 86x50 0.253m
L 170

Tf= Tc-Ta 0.5 - 0.253 =0.247m

Draft Ford Aft

9m 9.8m
(-)0.425m (-)0.425m
8.575m 9.375m
(+)0.247 (-) 0.253
8.822m 9.122m
 F H

2m

32m

erpendicular
Transfer
 58m

0.027m 2.7cm

nd cof ford (HF and trim opp names)

 85y

85m

(Trim by stern and HF aft same name hence corr +ve)

head moment = TM
ford will increase by Tf

62m

A H F

d
wd (-) AF x wd
CTC L x MCTC

24.82m aft of cof

 720-y

Present trim 8.8-7.4 = 1.4m

- 331.49 = 388.51t in no2LH

 Trim = 3m
Trim = 2m

(1250 - y) 50 - 30y as AF is in the centre

220

8m

(=)Tc

50 X 70 =17500tm

asing due to transfer of water

 8m

ge of trim aft or Ta = 9m - 8.6m = 40cm

n rise = 40 - Ta = 40-2.64 = 37.36cm

 9m

m moment = 150w towards aft

Mean Rise = 1020 / 24 =42.5cm

 NWKO QUESTION PAPER

1 M V Indian Rose 145m long draft F 5.7m A 6.8m arrives at a port where max permissible draft is 6.2 mtrs.C/F 2.9m
Find max amount of SW to load in Fore Peak tank 68m ford of midships and final drafts

70.9m
F H
A ● ● ●

2.9m

Trim= 6.8 - 5.7 = 1.1 m Mean Draft = 5.7 + 6.8 6.25m

2
Trim to Reduce = 6.8-6.2=60c
Trimming Moment = TM wx70.9 = 60cm
MCTC 413

w= 349.50

Ta= AF X Tc 60 = 69.6 x Tc 125cm

L 145

Tf= Tc - Ta = 125 - 60 = 65cm

Final Draft F A
5.7 6.8
(+)0.65 (-) 0.60
6.35m 6.2m
sible draft is 6.2 mtrs.C/F 2.9m aft of midships. TPC-29T MCTC 413tm

Trim to Reduce = 6.8-6.2=60cm