User's Guide - Ship Design Solutions
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1. uo JOSS peo s4exung 0 BAM E ON uogpuo A e Bit UE ITI z PENG 009A e1eupeo p 15 9 s 10 sojeuipJooS peda Ayenuew 00822 H99P au WO S 9IU A p 5 s peo un a yad UW yos jassa Buipeo ee 9 9IU9A JO YOOP e 2666 The Deck Operations Screen Figure 2 6 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited Unloading to a quay SDS Loadmate 1 select crane and adjust the outreach and slewing angle to the required position for unloading in the Crane section 2 highlight the load to be unloaded either from the displayed image or list of Items Loaded 3 select Unload in the Items Loaded section Lifting a load from the deck 1 select crane to be used from the crane section 2 highlight load to be lifted either from the displayed image or list of Items Loaded 3 select Lift in the Items Loaded section note crane automatically moves to the correct position updating the outreach and slewing angle Dropping a load to the deck 1 select crane and adjust the outreach and slewing angle to the required position for dropping onto the deck in the Crane section 2 highlight load to be dropped either from the displayed image or list of Items Loaded 3 select Drop on Deck in the Crane section Note At any stage of the crane s movement the vessel s condition can be seen in the Hydrostatics section of the screen along with the2. 09809 svesc oooseo ozs osef ssrece ung D Gui u uInloA Gu sdno yue que SI SUE PORES Od FE io ESO NONIUS NERIS ui peAejdsip aq o dnouf STE ee Se 9 Bun5 s 104 19 14 tt 2 19H 100969 quewesedsig ii as GZ 5 uea yep l Mod 912 1 pars sr 0 3 Mod s ul no dius ul 51 Enc euJaJ xe s yug 5 6205 ET 34N1Hvd30 157718 TON uonpuo MOQNOO AvMW3S OM l En ei ser i EJ Z ping 009A aewpeo7 p The Fluid Cargo Screen Figure 2 4 15 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited NL SDS Loadmate Note Auser may only edit the contents of a locked tank by entering the correct password in the Action Password Protected dialogue when requested Locked tanks are prefixed by L Action Password Protected Enter Password Po Cancel Figure 2 5 Action Password Protected Dialogue 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 16 YS Loadmate 2 5 Deck Operations Screen The Deck Operations Screen can be accessed by pressing the button on the main control panel in the evaluation mode Check if the mode button displays This screen provides the user with the ability to place different load types on to defined decks and to simulate crane lifts The user selects the deck a layout combination of No Go and available regions and crane if required for loading The user defines different load types fr
3. ser s Guide SDS Loadmate 2006 Ship Design Solutions Limited rx h SDS Loadmate Contents 1 MIE OOO reno p aes see e 2 E SN SUC TAN IR OU S een EUNT 2 SAR Su 2 peal Download from the internet 2 1522 Installation from a CD Rom 3 1 2 3 TOICEDSIIS 001 EE unn 3 1 2 4 pb Chili unu 000 3 Lo _ ONIONS Guerill 0 TR 5 1 3 1 vil OM MOGO u u E 9 1 95 2 Data Propart on Mot E 5 J U OT lu uuu Um 6 2 Operations Evaluation Mode 7 PX MEER CU T Cle CUO SCORE tater TE E E 8 2 2 CondiHons 511 E e 9 PAS OMG CATR OSC Ue UL uuu nah ETE 12 24 IC A 0 T T TT 14 Za DEFOT SCO E asas 17 20 OG E a 20 PC PME uet e RTT 22 Zi Pee uae T aa 24 2 9 Anchor Handling Output Results 21 3 Error Warning Messages 29 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 1 YS Loadmate 1 Introduction Loadmate is an onboard loading computer system which aids the Master of a vessel to load efficiently and safely 1 1 System Requirements To function properly Loadmate requires SuperVGA 800x600 graphics card and colour monitor Intel PC Microsoft Windows 9x NT 4 Windows 2000 XP Printer Port A4 printer supported by MS Windows 1 2 Installation An installation kit
4. spjgpapaes UOE PATENNO suondo dpo ug 908N uo OOO 18018567 xejduis 3343s INIA Pll SUUBU J9julld 001110 Jud BL TOLL Jublempeag 5678 194 GL SFE Wawasejdsig uoyng dnjes soneysoup p PAIE 068 ues OC 1 PIPES cci SEM Pas ofCh 0 Phd pho unu pO Hod Jy stad j speg panapa wat ae em mu Blk ae EP m m d k d k d k m z ping 009A 9yeupeo 75 Figure 2 6 The Print Screen 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 2 8 SDS Loadmate Docking Screen The system can perform basic docking calculations for a vessel docking aft first This involves both stability and strength aspects There is no requirement for data preparation as all the additional information is entered by the user in Evaluation mode through the Docking screen press EE to access The following additional Inputs are required L S s Note The location of the Aft Cut Up ACU measured relative to the AP Minimum allowable docking GM default value of 0 15m The slope of the dock blocks in degrees Limiting block loading default value of 204 t m2 The distribution of blocks has to be defined The user enters the distance from the ACU where a set of blocks starts the number of blocks in the set the spacing between eac
5. them Also contained in this section are the Trim Mean Draft Displacement and KGf which represent the vessel s condition taking into account the observed drafts These can be compared with the calculated values which appear at the top of the screen The observed mean draft 1s automatically corrected for hog or sag A selection list allows the user to choose whether to base the unaccounted weight VCG upon either the Deadweight VCG or the Cargo VCG 5 Calculate button To perform hydrostatic and strength calculations Very Important Only at this stage are strength curves and SF BM bars updated 6 Results list Contains all calculation results for the current condition and is scrollable with the scroll bars or arrow keys It is also expandable by double clicking the mouse This is a read only Field Note The unaccounted weight represents the difference between the observed and calculated displacements The program gives an indication of the centroid of the unaccounted weight The vertical centroid can be selected to be based either on the 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 20 SF SDS Loadmate cargo centroid excludes fluids or the deadweight centroid The unaccounted weight should be minimised by careful assessment of the onboard deadweight Note With the Observed data switch ON and the Calculate button pressed the report will contain data corrected as per the Dtp s Merchant Shipping notice No M 1413 If the observed
6. Causes the Windows printer driver control dialogue to appear Not normally used 2 Printer Name field Shows the currently configured Windows default printer Changes if setup 1s performed 3 Print Options area There are two main print options The first Official Declaration causes the system to print all text output which can be viewed on the results screen together with Strength Plots BM SF curves and GZ curve plot If the Itemized Cargo Output option is activated all individual cargo items are listed instead of just a summary for each compartment This also applies to the second main print option Selected Details which allows the user to select from the following parts of the printout Condition Details prints all text output excluding the GZ table and strength table Stability amp Strength Tables prints the GZ table and strength table Stability amp Strength Plots plots the GZ curve and strength curves 4 Print button To start the actual plotting printing Once pressed a printing dialogue appears printing may be cancelled if the user clicks on the Cancel button Note Due to use of True Type fonts printing plotting may not be immediate Printing must be only performed after all calculations have been done See Calculate button description on the Results Screen 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 22 rw E GO 0 l 0 siod BUNS 9 ANGES a pone puri 1 Bally suondo Uld dno ofuspezue
7. block must be determined by inspection Without this the system distributes load on blocks which are not In contact with the hull aft of the ACU amp forward of the FCU The weight curve is produced by direct addition Heavy loads on deck are therefore transferred directly to the keel blocks with no longitudinal diffusion or spreading This causes high point loads which must again be smoothed manually When docking bow first 1 e with fwd trim the magnitude of the erounding force may be evaluated by entering the FCU Forward Cut Up location from the AP instead of the ACU Note that the ACU must be reset to allow calculation of block loads 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 26 Sr SDS Loadmate 2 9 Anchor Handling Output Results The following is a short summary of the rules included in the Loadmate Software Rules implemented from Emergency Guidelines for Supply Boats and Tugs engaged in Anchor Handling Sj fartsdirektoratet Norwegian Maritime Directorate 16 05 2007 Paragraph 3 1 in these guidelines states that the maximum allowed heeling moment that gives the least of the following angles of heel shall be calculated 1 The angle corresponding to a GZ value which is 50 of the maximum GZ 2 The angle that gives water on the working deck assuming a flat deck 3 15 degrees The ship s personnel must ensure that the actual moment applied when handling an anchor does not exceed the maximum moment Below
8. critical KG bar indicator 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 19 VSS Loadmate 2 6 Results Screen The Results Screen can be accessed by pressing the button on the main updating drafts hydrostatic data KG bar GZ curve Heel When the screen appears all warning messages are displayed at the bottom with the results list above Controls on this screen are I Specific gravity of water An Input field to update the water SG for the current condition which will affect the calculated draughts This density will also be used to derive the actual displacement if actual drafts are entered Default 1 025 tm Saved with the condition data 2 Number of Passengers Input data which 15 saved with the condition In the calculations 75kg 1s assumed for each passenger and applied at the maximum depth and 0 25LBP forward of the AP 3 Criteria list boxes Strength and Stability Criteria selection lists Current selections are saved with the condition data 4 Observed Data Area There are four input fields for Aft Fwd Port and Starboard drafts The ON OFF switch is used to correct to the observed drafts or not The Perps Marks 15 used to specify whether entered draft values are at the perps or marks If the ship is equipped with automatic draft sensors the Manual Automatic switch should be set to the appropriate position If the user clicks on the Automatic button the system reads the current drafts from the driver but does not continually update
9. for Loadmate can be downloaded from the Ship Design Solutions website or may be supplied on a CD Rom usually with data for a specific ship To install Loadmate follow the relevant instructions which follow 1 2 1 Download from the internet To install Loadmate from the internet do the following 1 Download the installation kit by going to the page http www shipdesign co uk wb pages loadmate download php clicking on the Download button and selecting Run or Save The User Guide should also be downloaded 2 If Save was selected choose a suitable temporary location to download to and press OK When the download has finished run the install program Loadmate_v6b6 exe where x is the Loadmate build number 3 By default Loadmate will be installed into the C Program Files Loadmate folder and example data into a sub folder called Vessels Example ves However the user may change the program folder 1f he she wishes 4 This version of Loadmate uses a license file called Loadmate lic for verifying that the user is entitled to run the program When first installed the license will be a trial or demo license which will allow the user to run the program with the supplied example vessel for a maximum of 30 days When a user purchases a license from Ship Design Solutions he she will be issued with either an on board Evaluation or a data preparation license This license 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 2 SSDS Loadmate must be copi
10. is an example of the anchor handling output created by Loadmate Maximum Permissible KGf 8 732 metres Corrected or Calculated KGf 8 252 metres Percentage of Max 94 499 Yo G M Solid 2 579 metres Free Surface Correction 1 026 metres Deck Edge Immersion Angle 15 3 deg Heel Angle at 50 GZ Max 11 9 deg Anchor Handling Max Heel Angle 11 9 deg Anchor Handling Max Sideways Moment 2113 0 t m STABILITY TABLE Angle of Heel Righting Lever degrees metres 0 000 0 250 0 482 0 590 0 572 0 446 0 140 0 304 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 27 n SDS Loadmate 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 28 VSS Loadmate 3 Error Warning Messages ERROR Displacement outside the range of hydrostatic data The displacement is greater or less than the range available in the program s hydrostatic datastore hence no calculations can be performed If this error is found then the deadweight of the vessel should be adjusted until a valid displacement is obtained ERROR Calculated trim outside range of hydrostatic data As for displacement but this time the trim 1s greater or less than the range available in the program s hydrostatic datastore hence no calculations can be performed If this error is found then the trim of the vessel must be reduced by moving deadweight towards the centreline and or removing items completely until a valid trim is obtained ERROR Observed trim is outside hydrostatic data ran
11. p aveu s amp mdss wang Buba apap py Suyu u gipuoc Ps u fig WGI JER Lo yey LIP k LOS ISA pur S L gt vam Apja W or pi parents Age Kejdeip spine poema AE 2D Ea ia pun POCHES AF EA 18824041 PME ELM aj Huey dus tTO ENE SALIEU josta The Initial Startup Server Figure 171 Operations Evaluation Mode 2 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited NY SDS Loadmate 2 1 Vessel Selection Screen If the user presses the button in the main control button group the system displays the vessel selection screen The main controls are I Vessels List box Displays all available vessel datastores located on the hard disk 2 Select Vessel button Pressing this button the user can select the current vessel for calculations modifications After successful selection of the vessel all main control buttons are enabled and the general ship particulars are updated The ship outline area displays the ship profile and the vessel name Zero drafts are also displayed Note In the case of an onboard installation only one ship 15 likely to be available thus the system automatically loads it on entering this screen After Selecting the vessel users are advised to select the current condition in the Lu button Conditions screen by clicking on the 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 8 ND SDS Loadmate Select Wessel
12. time the w Note that this does not affect the program s operation 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited VSS Loadmate 1 3 Operations General There are two main operation modes in Loadmate 1 3 1 Evaluation Mode This mode allows the user to use a selected vessel s data to assess various loading conditions The system provides the facility to create load save delete loading conditions run hydrostatic and strength calculations as well as output results to the printer 1 3 2 Data Preparation Mode This mode allows the user to create modify vessel specific data including all hydrostatic strength tank calibration tables and is only available to authorised personnel Note During operations in data preparation mode the system creates separate subdirectories for different vessels with extension ves If the user creates data for several vessels with similar names like TEST VESSEL and TEST VESSEL 2 then the system will replace the first character of the name with the digit 0 9 so it 1s not possible to create more than 10 vessel datastores with similar names In every vessel s subdirectory the system creates a vessel datastore VESSEL DAT which contains all the ship data in binary format and also multiple CONDITIO nnn files which contain conditions data where nnn represents a number in the range 001 to 999 so a maximum number of 999 conditions can be created Standard conditions can be protected
13. will allow Loadmate to be used on board or for data preparation If the program has been supplied on a CD the license file will usually be a full license for the customer s ship 1 2 4 Vessel data By default Loadmate searches the Vessels folder for the subdirectories with the ves extension which contain the vessel data eg Program Files 2 E Loadmate ETE ESAMPLE VES 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 3 V SDS Loadmate If the vessel definitions are to be located In a different directory to enable Loadmate to find these files do the following e Windows 9x Add the following line to your AUTOEXEC BAT file SET LM_DATA the specific path name e g SET LM_DATA C LOADMATE VESSELS e Windows NT Set up an environmental variable via the System Properties dialogue Environment tab Entering LM_DATA in the Variable input field and the specific path name e g C LOADMATE VESSELS in the Value input field e Windows 2000 XP Set up an environmental variable via the System Properties dialogue selecting the Advanced tab and then pressing the Environment Variables button Next enter LM_DATA in the Variable input field and the specific path name e g C LOADMATE VESSELS in the Value input field If a path is not set then a Warning dialogue with the message Environmental Variable LM DATA not set will appear every
14. 59 38 Synsey SHEN s J 440 9 NO D gt 0000 PHS ooo o Pad 0005 AM nooo Mod uoguyeq 19018 uogenje 3 epa peAiesqo Sob WD 34btepeaq pais VS go s ues 9 S pueoquejs ass SHEN 9 119139 929205 Wawasqa PAS php O wul od 3v sde SINBISOIPAY panoe 157 syeag papap pla jndui 49 8 4 Jo Aj 816 oy oadS z Ping 009A aewpeo7 j pore sobessow BuluJeAA Y9 9 8 Qnop snow yya pebiejue aq UBD S SNS Bole ejep peAJesqo The Docking Screen Figure 2 9 23 A summary table highlighting the block with the highest percentage loading 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited ga 8 SDS Loadmate A graphical plot of the modified weight distribution A bar chart displaying the loading on each block Important Notes 1 The system distributes the weight aft of the ACU over the first few blocks This addition follows a parabolic distribution with parabola length L equal to 8 3 times the overhang length and height equal to 9W 16L Weight forward of the last block is also added into the total distribution However it is simply added to the last block 1 e there is no distribution This must be recognised and the resulting block pressures smoothed manually Loadmate does not recognise the hull shape 1 e the position of the ACU and the forward
15. Displays the name of the condition currently in use 7 Critical KG bar indicator and percentage display reflects calculated KG Disabled at this stage of operation 8 Bending Moment and Shear Force indicators and percentage displays Disabled at this stage of operation 9 Ship outline area Disabled at this stage of operation 10 Ship section GZ curve display area Disabled at this stage of operation 11 Calculated Drafts display area Disabled at this stage of operation 12 Calculated Hydrostatics display area Disabled at this stage of operation 13 Angle of heel display area Disabled at this stage of operation Mode change button Press for access to the ship data Allows the user to view and or modify all ship data Available only to authorised personnel Copyright messages 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 6 SDS Loadmate Bae Ae ds in eu jo sus boue Agde simo Tenues dus sfepisip atalus r dd pue SJO182IDUJ 8350 4 JESUS pue juan Bum punt dea pj poj i po ark cl s ing ginis ume podem anm gere Far arr m mco LI COLE EC Er PG obo or A an gt req TIRS quo de PFT eg epee oO 8 JA B CH 19H x OLIS Sesh 1 z i te T nr ac oar wee pare rw T Tine ah TEE ME H F a m Fs Roo Tjep AypoLi J ypud Ae 3 ISSN WO y 5553538 Jupa arka ajep diys Joj 55204
16. Gutter General Paniculars area Contains valid values after vessel is loaded 3 CN fal ges MER Gross Tonne ARID Me Tonne SEBIDO 1070 etes Lite Warp ADI Testers 5 51 Meee Depth bois Cerg E sir eres Full Displacemeno 250 OU Toes Pott Regine PANGEN I there is only one vessel defined it will be loaded automatically on entering Ihis screen FE Lengh EF Se tate Creal Lene 108 UO bred Beem ndked TES Maines e ge EARLY C VESWESEEL DAT Geren Ship Particulars SERVA OR PS osipe WE 00 fhaid 2 ee i Dg Ed ss zi Figure 221 The Vessel Selection Screen 2 2 Conditions Screen After Selecting the vessel the system allows the user to load ship conditions already defined in the system by pressing the sw button on the main control bar The main controls on this screen are 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 9 VSS Loadmate I Condition list box Contains all condition names defined already for the current vessel The user should click on the desired condition name before any of the following actions or if a new condition 15 to be created the user should type the condition name in the input area 2 Select Condition button Having selected the condition name in the list box this button actually loads the condition data into memory This condition becomes current it s name is displayed in the condition name display field and all modifications of loads will be applied
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18. ay yndul ws oep Ploy 3ndui JUBISAA SI jueuuredujo sjueunieduJoo E 92 06 e 18319 o SS3Jd uoynq Ju unieduuoo 18219 The Solid Cargo Screen Figure 2 3 13 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited NF SDS Loadmate 2 4 Fluid Cargo Screen The Fluid Cargo Screen can be accessed by pressing the _58 button on the main control panel Check if the mode change button shows This screen allows the user to manipulate the fluid cargo in a convenient way and contains the following controls 1 Extended fluid tanks list Shows Tank Name Tank Group Contents Volume Percentage Volume of maximum Sounding Specific gravity Weight and Free Surface Note For all the following operations the user must select highlight one or several tanks with the mouse or keyboard Multiple selections are made by holding the lt Shift gt button while moving up or down with the arrow keys or by simply holding the left mouse button while moving it up or down 2 Set button For the selection of tanks the user may enter modify any of the Volume Percentage Sounding Specific Gravity or Weight fields Appropriate interpolations of the calibration tables are performed to keep the result within the boundaries defined in these tables As in the Solid Cargo Screen hydrostatic calculations are executed and ship drafts hydrostatics KG GZ are updated Strength calculations are not performed Warnings are redirected
19. data switch is OFF the corrections will not be applied Note Summary of corrections applied with reference to the Department of Transport s Merchant Shipping Notice No M 1413 Draft observed Draft Draft and trim used to KGf used for calculated select permissible KGf comparison Observed Calculated T lt 2cm Calculated Calculated Observed Corrected T gt 2cm 1 As part of the results list a Strength Summary table is included listing the peak and maximum percentage values for SF and BM The peak SF and BMs are found by examining all x locations in the lightweight distribution at which values have been calculated and taking the maximum absolute value If the location of the peak lies outside the extent of the authority regulatory limit a percentage value cannot be calculated so a value of 0 1s stated The Max percentage SF and BMs are found by examining all x locations in the lightweight distribution between the extents of the authority regulatory limit For each of these locations an authority regulatory limit can be interpolated to enable a percentage to be calculated the maximum percentage value being taken A maximum percentage thus can never lie outside the extents defining the authority regulatory limits 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 21 VSS Loadmate 2 7 Print Screen e The Print Screen can be accessed by pressing the button on the main control bar Controls on this screen are l Setup button
20. e vessel s AP and FP This message appears only when the draft difference observed calculated is lt 2cm or gt 2cm The sailing condition defined does not resemble the ship s actual state and should be reworked ERROR The Deck VCG definition doesn t include the whole deck X An item has been loaded on to a part of the deck for which the deck VCG has been insufficiently defined in the longitudinal direction The user should check and adjust the deck definition in the data preparation mode if available ERROR The Deck VCG definition doesn t include the whole deck Y An item has been loaded on to a part of the deck for which the deck VCG has been insufficiently defined in the transverse direction The user should check and adjust the deck definition in the data preparation mode if available WARNING Observed Calculated trim difference greater than 10cm The difference in trim between the observed and calculated has exceeded 10cm This message appears only when the draft difference observed calculated 1s gt 2cm and lt 2cm The sailing condition defined does not accurately match the ship s actual state and so should be checked to see if any deadweight has been distributed incorrectly WARNING Following data derived using OBSERVED draft and trim CALCULATED KGf Appears in report when the draft difference observed calculated is 2cm The KGf derived from the calculated condition is compared with the ma
21. ed to the program folder overwriting the trial license Note that this version of Loadmate does not use or recognise a Tribon dongle 5 You should now be able to run Loadmate 1 2 2 Installation from a CD Rom To install Loadmate from a CD supplied by SDS 1 Insert the CD into a CD Rom drive and run Setup exe from the CD If Autorun is enabled this will usually happen automatically when the CD is inserted 2 By default Loadmate will be installed into the C Program Files Loadmate folder and the vessel data into a sub folder called Vessels lt vessel gt ves where vessel is the name of the ship However the user may change the program folder 1f he she wishes 3 This version of Loadmate uses a license file called Loadmate lic for verifying that the user 1s entitled to run the program This will also be installed from the CD Note that this version of Loadmate does not use or recognise a Tribon dongle 4 You should now be able to run Loadmate 1 2 3 Licensing Permission to run the program is controlled by a license file called Loadmate lic which must be in the same folder as the program s executable file When the program is first installed by downloading from the SDS website this will be a trial or demo license which will allow the user 30 days to evaluate the software With this license only the supplied Example ship can be run When the user purchases a license the Loadmate lic file will be replaced with one that
22. from deletion or overwriting by using the DOS command ATTRIB In any operation mode the ship outline drawing and section GZ drawing can be expanded collapsed by clicking the mouse on those areas If the logo 1s displayed the expansion feature 1s disabled for layout see StartUp Screen section of this manual The following pages present the normal operation sequence and a description of the layouts and controls in the Loadmate screens 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 5 Sr SDS Loadmate 1 4 Start Up Screen Once the user starts Loadmate in the Windows environment the Start Up screen appears containing the following items Caption bar with the program name and version System menu Minimise button Group of Main control buttons On start up Loadmate enters the evaluation mode and initially only two buttons from this group are 1 and M To continue in evaluation mode the user must press the button To enter the data preparation mode press the mode change button so that it appears as IE sug Conversely to the return to evaluation mode press the mode change button so that it appears as To exit press the button EN enabled ses Note If the data preparation mode is not available in this installation the mode change button does not appear see the figures in Chapter 2 J Vessel Name field This field is reserved to display the ship name when the user selects the vessel 6 Condition Name field
23. ge As for calculated trim but this time the observed trim 15 greater or less than the range available in the program s hydrostatic datastore hence no calculations can be performed ERROR Observed drafts outside hydrostatic data range The observed draft 1s greater or less than the range available in the program s hydrostatic datastore hence no calculations can be performed ERROR Calculated Displacement outside range of Cross curves table data The displacement calculated by the computer is greater or less than the range available in the program s cross curve datastore hence no calculations can be performed If this error is found then the deadweight of the vessel should be adjusted until a valid displacement is obtained ERROR Calculated midships Draft greater than max permissible operational Tomy Here the displacement and draft calculated by the computer is correct but 1s greater than an operational limit imposed on the vessel This 1s normally a loadline limit but it may be associated with other operational restrictions It is recommended that the deadweight be reduced so that the draft falls within the operational limits ERROR Calculated midships Draft less than min permissible operational As above but the draft 1s less than the applicable operational limit ERROR Calculated Trim exceeds permissible operational 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 20 SF SDS Loadmate The trim is greater or le
24. h length and area of a block within the set The above input information 15 saved with the condition for which it is entered Having entered the required data the user presses the Calculate button to perform the docking calculations The system provides the following outputs both on line and in the report I F ad The calculated docking metacentric height GMbpock metres The percentage of the Minimum allowable GM calculated using the formula age GMpock 100 GMuin Thus if the percentage exceeds 100 GMmin has been satisfied The maximum grounding force tonnes at the ACU The draft clearance metres at the FP when the ACU first touches down Tabular output for each block giving its centre from ACU length area and the weight and loading on it 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 24 SDS Loadmate play jndui WS Burys0q e qe oJiv WNWIUIYY uognqujsip yoolq au Duiuyep 3021 Suone nojeo Buroop woad o 5551 play 3ndui syoolq y2op jo ejBuy 500 0009 0051 0050 o00 0001 O00 zw u yoolg Nog M 368 joesty uua Bupeds jo ON eouejsq S O00 EN 3 Sc 005 0 OUT 0051 00S0 S 0000 Play jndui qv 24 Woy o2ugjsip dN no uy Lu esr ToN wen sje ux V nantino _ Ba m Bia rov poco fedes _o00 8 ostroj Mo pauinbay unus 00520 4weio Li Ploy 3ndui Guipeo yoo g WNWIXEN SONVISYW 0
25. ing point error message may be produced by the system on different stages of analysis This is associated with a division by zero 0 floating point overflow underflow conditions The user should check the condition data for invalid items such as a zero width for the vehicle etc Should the error remain then the user should contact their approved Technical Support contact to rectify the problem 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 32
26. n LOL OLLIONOMSIA O A TAATIN SI suonipuoo peuye Apige peGeuedg ej sory OJI uapa Apaes peugepur u9J1 ujbueas SDS Loadmate 0011110 UOHIPUOD jos es SESE IWO CC6BL M sMpeaQ oes 1 uoijpuo psj 9 9s bre 393 2100869 jueuis3ejdsiq sonersoupA paemojeo 01 pe ubisse SLUBUDSII 209 8c 5 uean tE t 02001215 iss SHE PUP POSE SU uod s92 PHJ ppo 295 od Xv sed s nque uonipuoo sn speg peyemore EE es 4S W8 3Un v dad LSvTTv8 Z ON uogpuo YOONOD AMIS 9A D wg Wu epo lal Buiy20Q anessa obi o e ER sm US te 7 X x zZ piinq 00 SA 91eupeo 5 S S O Cd SLUBU UOIJIDUOS jusJ1nz7 20 En 11 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited NF SDS Loadmate 2 3 Solid Cargo Screen This facility allows the user to place items of cargo in predefined spaces The Solid Cargo Screen can be accessed by pressing the button on the main control panel in the evaluation mode Check if the mode button displays Emm J controls for this screen are I Compartment List Contains the list of all solid cargo compartments defined for the current ship Selecting a compartment displays the list of loads already defined in the compartment 2 Clear Compartment button Clears all cargo items loads already defined In the selected compartment 3 Limits list box Contains the limits Weight COG defi
27. ned for this compartment This is a read only field 4 Cargo Item input field Area in which to type the cargo item name It is recommended that the names are different since the system will not accept duplicated names 5 Weight input field Area in which to type the cargo item weight in tonnes 6 LCG TCG VCG input fields Cargo item COG in metres For each cargo item a Free Surface Moment can be specified and the extent over which it is to be distributed for strength calculations 7 Add button To add a new cargo item to the selected compartment At this stage the system checks the user input against limits defined in the limits list box If the data entered 15 invalid the system does not add the item to the list and moves the cursor to the invalid entry 8 Set button To modify an existing cargo item highlighted in the list in the compartment The same correction logic is applied as for Add button 9 Delete button To delete a cargo item from the selected compartment 10 Clear All Cargo button To clear all cargo items from all compartments Use with care 11 Load coordinates controls The load coordinates may be displayed entered as absolute values relative to AP or values relative to compartment corner aft port bottom corner of the compartment Note When adding setting or deleting cargo items on this screen the system executes hydrostatic calculations which update the drafts hydrostatic data the KG bar and the GZ c
28. om vehicles to crane loads and locates these loads in available regions on the deck Crane lifts from to the deck or from to an outside source e g quay or barge can be simulated in steps The user can select one or more loads for relocation by clicking on the displayed image of the load The current load selection is displayed in red Note Loads currently selected for relocation are highlighted in the Items Loaded List Note Load types are saved in a special configuration file called the LOADMATE INI in the Windows system directory The system allows the user to perform Drag Drop operations with the mouse on selected loads say vehicles Fine position adjustment can be done with horizontal and vertical arrow buttons To simulate crane lifts follow the steps below Note The Factor which can be specified by the user in the crane section of the screen is a Load or Safety factor The crane load s weight is multiplied by the factor for example a load weight of 15 tonnes with a factor of 2 will be treated by the program as a weight of 30 tonnes Loading from a quay 1 select crane to be used from the crane section and input the outreach and slewing angle that defines the load s position 2 if the load has not already been defined under the Load Types section enter the details of the load and select Add 3 highlight the load from the list and select Lift in the Load Types section 4 the crane load will then appe
29. ss then the applicable operational limits It is recommended that the trim is adjusted by moving deadweight aft or fwd and or removing items from the vessel until a valid result is obtained ERROR Calculated Draft is not within CRITICAL KG table range The displacement and hence midships draft calculated by the computer is greater or less than the range available in the program s critical KGf curve datastore so although hydrostatics and GZ curves can be produced it is not possible to determine whether the stability meets the prescribed regulations If this error is found then the deadweight and hence draft of the vessel must be adjusted until a valid critical KGf is obtained ERROR Observed Draft is not within CRITICAL KG table range The observed midships draft is greater or less than the range available in the program s critical KGf curve datastore so although hydrostatics and GZ curves can be produced it 1s not possible to determine the critical KG ERROR KGf greater than max permissible KGf The KGf derived from the calculated condition or the observed data is in this case valid but exceeds the limit imposed on the vessel by the maximum permissible KGf interpolated for the calculated condition or the observed data Therefore this is not a valid sailing state and the KG of the deadweight must be reduced until an acceptable KGf is obtained This is probably best achieved by lowering the KG of the deadweight or removing dead
30. to the warnings area below the tank list 7 Clear Tank button Clears contents from the selected tank s to the first sounding entry 1n the calibration table so even setting the percentage volume to zero may result in residual volumes in tank s 4 Fill Tank button Equivalent of setting the percentage volume for the current selection of tanks to 100 5 Empty All button Clears the contents of all tanks to minimum sounding 6 Use with care 7 Options area To switch between Soundings and Ullages in all tanks Note Pressing the lt Enter gt key in this screen is the equivalent of clicking on the Set button 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 14 SDS Loadmate 00 91 Sue payoeles 2U o SS 1d Buipunos 9 qe IBAe JSOMO 2U O Sju9 uoo HUE sjss23 Sjueuugie 2 02515555 Bugu5 o ssaJd seDuej pue sBulpunos usemjeq JSI JUSIUND ul U9 IAS O Bae suoljdO 6 soe J sbupunoS o r suondo 022 6201 X v6rew 81 Pear ssci u suma wo ie syug e 18219 00 0 000 00099 0 000 00 000 0 OJH HF AAOILBAD 8215 Z9 vt 00039 0 eiz 096 95C OF OJH as W Addns Aeq Ors BS pE 00088 0 cit B 46 IZZ OF OJH d W Addns Alleq peasy esc 69 LS 00099 0 see 0 86 9019 OJH Bs xi Suas z 66 p91S 000980 Sgt 6 26 v0 09 O3H Uonosjes ldi nuu SMOjfy 9 bbb 00039 0 08 086 20851 O3H COQ QOS nc Qc OF aue EX 3S Sue pinj4 papusa ze Cp ZOE 96b sea 6 26
31. to this condition After loading the system performs hydrostatic calculations and displays any warnings in the warnings area below the conditions list 3 Save Condition button Having created the appropriate condition data solid loads fluids vehicles as explained later the user can save the data by pressing this button 4 Delete Condition button Physically deletes a condition data file from the disk Recovery is not possible If though the condition file is protected by the ATTRIB command deletion will not occur Note Users are always advised to check the current condition name below the main control bar for a proper selection as all load modifications are applied to that condition Attributes of the currently selected Condition such as strength and stability criteria and the filename used are displayed above the condition list 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 10 ease SIU ul Aue JH sBuiuieA sAe dsip pue ojeipeuuuJi suome no3 eo onejsoup u SUWIOLISd UJ9 s S 2U uonipuoo e 51535855 JOSN E USUAA SOULE uo nq uonipuo 878180 Fa Ad 960 WEN 9601 QwO 4930 X VW ON uolipuoo End 960 Tv Alive 00 43d SON uolipuoo Wid 100Z T3r14 100 Qv 0704930 XW 9 oN uotipuoo Tand TINS SYN dad qvo 4930 oN uolipuoo TARY LSv TTG oN uonipuco 31137030 1557178 Z ON uonpuo Uolpuoo 6 uo nq UO PUOD AES LSY TIYA 1147130 uo aa uogpuo5 38 Xo
32. urve areas Warning messages are redirected to the warning area below the list of loads Strength recalculations are not performed so the strength curves and BM SF bars are reset to zero 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 12 SDS Loadmate o1juoo S9 eUIpP1005 peo play jndui 3521155 2914 s ull no dius ul SHUI uu J x s Xue 542051 Juswyeduo9 SIU 10 PSUYSP SjlUJi SUIBJUOD Xoq jsI syw Syiuui jueunreduuoo o sjnejep uonnqujsip ypo SUIJOP o Sjusjxe PM 9 uv SOJJOW U DOD Ul9 l Ul9 I 061252 5 oDueuo oj ssa 0615 5 21556075531 Wud 06 Spay jndui DOA SOL 7 By 00029 000 9 TOT 0000 00259 ET 102113 7 1212 000 0 29 ss 000 S 1 ooo 0 002 o 0021 3 1 7 S199 3 9 ans pang uv 93A 921 991 14618 e apid W2 06e 9913 ui Sex w AYABID Jo 931025 A OO COOOL mss xen spui 06189 ity 48919 amp edsid j a jueuneduio5 1855 e N 5018 MOI quawpedud SESE INO FREES 3ubewpeaq FE 2 39x 10 0898 sid NE HIE 105 82 S ues t5 f peog Mod 512 pang tro uul Z9 S yod Er 4 142 p pz FIBRE ILS M c P iq 009A 91eupeo wey 06125 MOU ppe 0 Ssald Bole SIU o poj oauipeJ sBuIUIB N sula oBig5 50 Jo sppe seBueuo jesn SWI AISAS 50 0 sue suonejno eo 3ijejsoJpAH 3S1 SW 062 pl
33. weight items on the upper decks ERROR Calculated BM greater than max permissible BM The bending moment of the condition calculated by the computer is in this case valid but exceeds the limit imposed on the vessel by the regulatory authority Therefore this 1s not a valid sailing state and the bending moment must be reduced until an acceptable figure 1s obtained This 1s probably best achieved by redistributing the deadweight on the vessel ERROR Calculated BM less than min permissible BM The bending moment of the condition calculated by the computer 15 in this case valid but exceeds the limit imposed on the vessel by the regulatory authority Therefore this is not a valid sailing state and the bending moment must be reduced until an acceptable figure 1s obtained This 1s probably best achieved by redistributing the deadweight on the vessel 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 30 YS Loadmate ERROR Calculated SF greater than max permissible SF The shear force of the condition calculated by the computer is in this case valid but exceeds the limit imposed on the vessel by the regulatory authority Therefore this 1s not a valid sailing state and the shear force must be reduced until an acceptable figure is obtained This 1s probably best achieved by redistributing the deadweight on the vessel ERROR Major trim discrepancy re work sailing condition The derived LCG of the unaccounted weight lies outside the range defined by th
34. ximum permissible KGf derived from the observed draft and trim WARNING Following data derived using CALCULATED draft and trim CALCULATED KGf Appears in report when the draft difference observed calculated is gt 2cm and lt 2cm The KGf derived from the calculated condition is compared with the maximum permissible KGf derived from the calculated draft and trim WARNING Following data derived using OBSERVED draft and trim CORRECTED KGf 2008 Ship Design Solutions Limited 3l SF SDS Loadmate Appears in report when the draft difference observed calculated is gt 2cm The KGf derived from the corrected condition includes the unaccounted weight is compared with the maximum permissible KGf derived from the observed draft and trim PROCESSING ERRORS The following errors may also occur during analysis Error Invalid Lightweight or Compartment Data Ship weight assigned Lightweight Error Interpolation of Bonjean waterlines data failed for waterline Interpolation of buoyancy data failed for Interpolation of LightWeight data failed for In each of these cases the error is associated with inadequate information in the datastores and it is unlikely that the user will be able to rectify the situation It would however be useful to make a small modification to the deadweight data e g move an LCG a few cm and see if the program will then produce a satisfactory result A float
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