Home

LoadmatePlus User Guide

1. Column no Description 1 Name of weight item 2 Weight of the unit in tonnes 3 Longitudinal centre of gravity LCG in metres from the aft perpendicular AP 4 Transverse centre of gravity TCG in metres to starboard of centerline 5 Vertical centre of gravity VCG in metres above base line 6 Free surface moment FSM in tonnes m Note that this wil normally be zero for fixed weights 7 Aft extent in metres from the AP 8 Forward extent in metres from the AP This file can be read into a spreadsheet program such as MS Excel and edited However it is important to save the file as a TAB delimited CSV file Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 36 Grain When grain is carried in the holds the program will check the stability of the vessel according to the International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk Specifically after taking account of the heeling moments due to grain shift 1 the angle of heel due to the shift of grain shall not be greater than 12 or in the case of ships constructed on or after 1 January 1994 the angle at which the deck edge is immersed whichever is the lesser 2 inthe statical stability diagram the net or residual area between the heeling arm curve and the righting arm curve up to the angle of heel of maximum difference between the ordinates of the two curves or 40 or the angle of flooding 81 whichever is the least shall in all conditio
2. Distance from AP m Figure 6 Longitudinal Strength Curves The bending moment and associated limit curves are shown in RED The shear force and its limit curves are shown in BLUE Bending moments are in kNm with the scale on the left hand side whilst the scale for shear force in KN is on the right hand side Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 13 Crane Positions Crane Positions ID Description Stowed Outreach Slew Angle SWL Load CRANE1 50 100t swl crane a 11 00 50 00 100 00 100 00 CRANE2 EMO L 16 04 Figure 7 Crane Positions View The Crane Positions view allows the User to specify lifting loads outreach and slewing angles for each crane Note that before the crane can be positioned and loaded the Stowed box must be unchecked Pressing the Left and Right buttons will slew the crane to the left or right respectively in 5 degree increments Similarly pressing the Jn and Out buttons will raise or lower the jib in 5 degree increments hence decreasing or increasing the outreach Note that the relevant crane must be highlighted Checks are made to ensure that the maximum specified outreach for the load is not exceeded and that the load does not exceed the safe working load SWL for the given outreach Pressing the Apply button will update the Loading Grid and if Auto Balance is selected then the ship will be re balanced The Lightship centre of gravity is also adjusted to take accoun
3. T002_ Volume 002 m3 ok 181 4 T003_ Volume 003 m3 ok 0 T004_ Volume 004 m3 ok 35 4 T005_ Volume 005 m3 ok 244 6675 T006_ Volume 006 m3 ok 99 425 T007_Volume 007 m3 ok 95 53 T008_ Volume 008 m3 ok 95 53 T009_ Volume 009 m3 ok 1127 5 T010_Volume 010 m3 ok 1424 4425 T001_Density 001 SPGR ok 1 000 TO02_Density 002 SPGR ok 1 000 T003_Density 003 SPGR ok 1 000 T004_Density 004 SPGR ok 1 000 T005_Density 005 SPGR ok 1 025 T006_Density 006 SPGR ok 1 025 T007_Density 007 SPGR ok 1 025 TO08_Density 008 SPGR ok 1 025 T009 Density 009 SPGR ok 1 025 TO10_Density 010 SPGR ok 1 025 trim trim in meters m ok 0 450 list list in degrees degree ok 0 000 rDepth_Aft Depth Aft m ok 3 430 rDepth_Fwrd Depth Forward m ok 2 980 Figure 38 Sample Sensor Log File LoadmatePlus needs to know where the sensor log file is located and this is achieved by creating an environmental variable called LM_SENSOR_LOG and setting its value to the path of the sensor log file The file itself can be located anywhere on the computer LoadmatePlus needs to be able to associate each tank sensor with a compartment and this information is read in from a file called sensor dat which must be located in the same folder as the vessel data file lt name gt vessel The file is a simple list each line contai
4. clicking the row label FIXED in the Loading Grid Similarly the Unit Loads dialog can also be accessed now by double clicking on the ULOAD row label Fixed weight data is stored in the Loading Condition state file so is not automatically added to the vessel s weight However buttons have been added to the dialog that enable to data to be stored in a tab delimited file and read back in to another condition This file can be read into a spreadsheet for editing if desired However it must be saved as a tab delimited file 2 Cranes The actual crane outreach and slewing angle is now displayed also when the crane Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 74 is in the stowed position Build 7 26 2 03 11 2010 1 Crane Stability Criteria When denominator in the area ratio criterion was very small the check failed even though it greatly exceeded the required value This problem has been fixed Build 7 26 1 31 10 2010 1 Data Preparation Some problems importing and exporting Tribon CXML files have been fixed Build 7 26 0 23 08 2010 1 Damage Compartments can now be damaged by checking the associated box in the Loading Grid or in the dialog displayed when the user clicks on a compartment in the Loading Diagram When damaged any contents will drop out and the compartment will be filled with sea water to the level of the outside waterline Note that compartments damaged in this way will also be included in any stand
5. AR SHOT ones de see 50 TIGR AS role A oes Sud boson ss AA os Sud Sd D ots 52 Data Pr paration issc Seas sio EEE Aaa ENTER adi EA R A KENEEN eas ica 54 The FUSSION A ante eds 55 The Data Preparation sub menu alice danos ent 56 Using Tribon AVEVA Calc for data preparation cccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 59 Exporting data from Tribon AVEVA Calc 59 Importing data into LoadmatePlus 59 Error Message aiii danna audacia dsd daa 60 Tostallatio A O A O E IO 62 Prosramanstallation ii Sa sia 63 A E EE 67 A O NO 68 Change Log ua darias A GA has a I GR MS adsl 69 Introduction LoadmatePlus is a loading computer program for use onboard ship It is an IACS Type 3 loading computer and calculates the vessel s intact and damage stability directly from an accurate geometric definition of the vessel This means it can be used to analyse conditions that differ significantly from those in the stability booklet The program uses an accurate geometric definition of the vessel for all calculations including damage calculations Generally it does not use look up tables except that tank calibration tables can optionally be used to determine compartment properties Warnings are prominently displayed if the statutory stability regulations are not satisfied or longitudinal strength limits are exceeded Also an indication is given if the draft exceeds the summer load waterline An itera
6. For containerships over 100m the IMO Containerships criteria set should be selected in the Data prep Stability dialog These rules use a Containership Form Factor C which is calculated from the ship s main dimensions and hatch size To facilitate this calculation the parameters required should be entered on the Containership Stability Form Factor page of the Data prep Main Particulars dialog Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 38 Main Particulars Main Dimensions General Frame Table and Axis System Options Decks for Unit Loads Containership Stability Form Factor M Vessel is a Containership gt 100m length Note These parameters are used in the determination of the form factor C as described int the IMO Intact Stabillity IS Code Section 4 9 2 Length of ship in m according to Rules Moulded Breadth of ship in m Bd Breadth of ship on waterline at half mean draft Bm Moulded Depth of ship in m D Height of hatch above the moulded depth of ship h Breadth of hatch b Total hatch length within L 4 either side of midships LH Figure 27 Containership Stability Form Factor page The various parameters are as defined in the IMO Intact Stability IS Code section 4 9 2 Note that is the vessel s length is less than 100m then the ordinary IMO Intact Stability rules section 3 1 2 apply and the Vessel is a Containership gt 100m length checkbox should not be checked
7. at one end or both ends v C 40 Gross Weight kg 10000 m Location on board Hold Deck First Slot 30184 v Either m Handling Ports Loading Port AEJED Jebel Dhanna Sul Discharging Port AQBID Bowman Island y Delivery Place Figure 35 Add Containers dialog This dialog allows a block of identical containers to be added to the loading condition The number of containers to add is given in the first edit box If more containers are specified than can be accommodated then the excess containers will be ignored The size type and weight of the containers are specified in the next input block Note that only 20 and 40ft containers are allowed The containers can be located in the hold on deck or both The drop down list gives the available slots Occupied slots are not listed If multiple containers are specified then the slots will be filled in the order given in the list This is starting with the first slot selected containers are added to the given tier When this is full containers will be loaded into the next available tier This is continued until the bay is full when the next bay will be loaded When all available slots are used then any remaining containers will be discarded The loading and discharging ports as well as the delivery place may be selected from the drop down lists The ports are read in from a file located in the program folder called ISOPorts Dat which
8. 0 030 29 930 1 100 0 140 30 100 9 565 0 250 23 790 1100 33 0180 23480 9 565 5 0 280 17 660 1 100 0 030 17 350 9 565 0 020 71 420 9 565 0 100 64 640 1100 0 150 58 670 9 565 0210 52 370 1100 20 320 45 920 9 565 0 290 39130 1100 NISA 22170 HR HE DS ER ER NE SE AE BA AN UE HR NME vi WIN win wie NM WIN WIN Figure 30 Container Bay Definition Dialog Pressing the Add button will add a pair of records representing a hold bay and a deck bay These can then be edited as appropriate Pressing the Delete button will displays a dialog asking confirmation before removing the selected rows To select a row click on the first column To select a range of rows select the first row and hold down the shift key when selecting the last row Pressing the Edit button brings up the following dialog for a particular bay both hold and deck Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 42 Toggle Slot Status i i Cancel Figure 31 Bay Edit Dialog Slots can be selected by clicking with the mouse Holding down the Ctrl key allows multiple slots to be selected Pressing the Toggle Slot Status button switches the slot status on and off If a slot is turned off it will not be available for container loading for example where the shape of the hull does not allow the full number of rows in the lower tiers The data defining the slots is entered in the grid as follows Column s Descripti
9. 10 When auto balancing is turned off the User can manually balance the vessel by pressing the Balance button or the equivalent menu command As soon as the contents of a compartment are changed then the stability and longitudinal strength results become invalid and must be re calculated Checking a box in the Damage column will cause any contents to drop out and the compartment to be flooded with sea water to the level of the outside waterline Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 11 Stability Curve Stability Curve Heel angle to starboard degs Figure 5 Stability GZ Curve Figure 5 shows a typical stability righting lever GZ curve for an intact condition To evaluate the IMO stability criteria allowance must be made for roll back when a wind heeling moment is applied hence the curve must extend to the left to accommodate this The roll back angle is indicated by the left most vertical green line The other vertical green line on the right is the down flood angle or the angle at which water starts to enter through an unprotected opening The wind heeling moment is shown as a blue line The damage criteria do not need to consider wind heeling and neither the heeling moment nor roll back angle will be shown If Grain is being carried then the grain heeling moment due to grain shifting will also be shown Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 12 Longitudinal Strength Curves Strength Curve
10. 257149 GRAIN 43 00 100 00 C 2145 78 28 671 0 000 5 312 0 00 209 30 G2MID Pos 4 Pos 6 239 62 GRAIN Y 43 00 70 23t E B 70 23 43 742 0 000 2 588 0 00 137 47 G3FWD Pos 6 127 2979 20 GRAIN zl 43 00 100 00 7 248599 60 991 0 000 5 334 0 00 243 00 Total HOL HOLDS 0 00 z 470200 45984 0000 5 283 000 58976 Figure 26 Loading grid showing grain holds If the grain stability is to be checked then the content type must be GRAIN When loaded with grain the holds cannot be used for other cargo thus CO1 and C02 are greyed out in the above table Note that the partition bulkheads may be removed from the ship by selecting NO partition onboard from the list of positions in which case the first hold will extend the full length and the others will be set to a capacity of zero Container Loading Implementation Container loading is implemented in LoadmatePlus by means of a plug in called Containers Imp which is in effect a special dynamic link library or DLL For Container Loading to work the plug in must be located in the same folder as the LoadmatePlus executable and the program build number must be greater than 7 32 0 If LoadmatePlus cannot find the plugin it will still function normally but container loading will not be available Containership Stability Containerships over 100m in length must comply with the IMO Intact Stability IS Code section 4 9 2 as well as the weather criterion section 3 2
11. 5 fsm 1 column not used This means that data can easily be extracted from a PDF report without the need for re arranging the columns 2 Grain Calibrations A new file format for importing grain calibrations has been introduced See separate documentation 3 PolyCAD A hull form defined in PolyCAD can now be imported directly into LoadmatePlus using the IMPORT GEO command However only facets are imported which means that the hull surface must be converted to a facet definition within PolyCAD A corresponding output command is available but this feature is currently experimental 4 Data Reports Lightweight and damage scenarios reports have been added to the output options Also in addition to directly printing the report it can be output to an HTML file which can be read into MS Word preserving headers footers and other formatting 5 Recent File List A recent file list has been added to the File Menu but only for the data preparation version of the program Build 7 29 11 07 08 2011 1 VRML Export VRML files containing geometry definitions of the hull and internal compartments can now be output using the Data Prep Export VRML menu option The resulting file includes multiple compartments defined by facets or sections which can be Copyright O 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 72 viewed in a VRML browser viewer such as MYRIAD 3D Reader http www myriadviewer com 2 Data Reports The Data Prep Report menu option
12. 8 Handling of balancing problems The handling of any balancing problems has been improved Also the User can manually change the starting waterplane and balancing tolerances However if a problem is reported it will normally be sufficient to tell the program to continue iterating from the current position Build 7 0 1 1 18 09 2008 Original beta version Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 81
13. The user should change the name to suit but leave the ID unchanged The Unit Type drop down lists the available unit types read from the UnitLoadTypes file Selecting a type causes the weight and dimension columns to be filled in automatically These can then edited The longitudinal location is set using either the frame and offset columns or the X column which is the distance in metres from the axis origin normally the AP to the aft end of the unit load The Y column is the distance of the centre of the unit load from the centreline normally positive to starboard and negative to port Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 30 The Z column is the distance of the bottom of the unit above the selected deck The reference height can also be the baseline Pressing the OK button will cause the unit loads to be added to the loading condition and if Auto Balance is selected then the ship will be re balanced Unit Loads located on a designated deck can also be moved using the mouse in the Loading Diagram see drag and drop Pressing the Unit Load Types button will bring up the following dialog for editing Unit Types Stand Off Frame Sawer Frame Figure 22 Unit Load Types dialog The VCG is relative to the base of the Unit Load Unit Load Types data is stored in the UnitLoadTypes csy file Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 31 Drag and Drop If Unit Loads are located o
14. This should normally be the Lightship condition Main Particulars Displays a dialog for editing the vessel s main particulars frame table options etc Compartments Displays a dialog for editing compartment permeabilities categories and content types Note that the actual geometry definition of a compartment cannot be changed Cranes Displays a dialog that lists the cranes that have been defined Cranes can be added removed or edited using the appropriate buttons The Add or Edit button will display a dialog for entering or changing data for a single crane Generate Loading Diagram Displays a menu for constructing a loading diagram from the geometry definition Orthogonal views are specified profile plan or section The diagram can be output as a text file for hand editing see Import Export Loading Diagram Also by right clicking in the Loading Diagram view the text and display attributes of Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 57 individual compartments can be modified Draft Marks Displays a dialog for editing the aft midships and forward draft marks Note that z values are measured to the baseline or top of keel Openings Displays a dialog for editing unprotected and protected openings deck edge points and wind profile co ordinates Lightship Displays a dialog for editing the lightship definition and other
15. been saved This error condition is now dealt with Build 7 29 4 05 04 2011 1 Mean Draft The mean draft given in the report did not agree with that displayed in the Equilibrium Report panel This problem has now been corrected Build 7 29 3 15 02 2011 1 Reports A new menu option Report has been added to the Data Prep menu This allows a report containing tables of Main Particulars Compartments Tank Calibrations and Hydrostatics to be output in Word Docx HTML or Spreadsheet CSV formats Other tables will be added as required This is only available with a Data Prep license Build 7 29 2 02 02 2011 1 Calibrations Corrected a problem with balancing fluid in compartments defined by calibrations 2 Print Preview Eliminated a memory leak when using the print preview Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 73 Build 7 29 1 14 01 2011 1 Section Compartments Implemented wetted surface area and hence shell displacement for compartments defined by sections Build 7 29 0 10 01 2011 1 Data Preparation The import of CMP files has been implemented A CMP file defines the topology of internal compartments and the program uses this to generate compartments defined by sections The main hull must also be defined by sections for example by importing a Britfair file 2 Longitudinal Strength Longitudinal strength calculations for section compartments has been implemented 3 Longitudinal Strength Structural permea
16. created onboard The data for the vessel will be copied to the folder specified on the nstalation Options dialog and the environmental variable LMP_ DATA will be set to point to this folder If the vessel data is moved then the value of LMP_DATA must be adjusted accordingly Tarma InstallMate 3 The next screen asks you to read and accept the license conditions The User must agree to the terms by checking the I agree box The Next gt button will then be enabled Please read the license agreement carefully before continuing LoadmatePlus Software License Agreement This software is Copyright and belongs to Ship Design Solutions Limited 29 Balliol Gardens Newcastle upon Tyne NE 7LT UK By installing this software you as the Licensee are agreeing to abide by the conditions laid out in this Software License Agreement The Licensee is granted a limited non exclusive permanent non ransferable right to use the software including documentation and technical know how the Licensed Software as specified in your Software License Agreement The Licensee agrees and accepts that he has no right to transfer his right of use to any third party using in one form or other the Licensed Software documentation and or technical know how received developed or adapted under or in connection with this Agreement unless Ship Design Solutions in stallMate 4 The next screen asks where the program is to be installed This is norma
17. distance obscured forward of the bow Propeller Immersion If the propeller position and dimensions are specified on the Main Data dialog then the propeller immersion will be reported for the condition Damage Case Summary Table A summary of damage results has been added to the Intact State report The User can select whether to include this and or the detailed damage results in the report by checking the appropriate boxes on the Preferences dialog Compartments A table of compartment particulars as a CSV file can be exported from the Data prep Compartments dialog General Bug Fixes A number of small bugs have been fixed Build 7 0 2 6 31 01 2008 1 2 Longitudinal Strength An error that caused the longitudinal strength results to become corrupted when there were damage cases has been fixed Default Loading State The default loading state is now stored with the vessel data instead of being a separate file A new menu command has been added to the Data Prep menu to set up the default state from the current one An onboard user cannot change the default loading state Build 7 0 2 5 27 01 2008 1 2 Stability An error causing the vessel to heel in the wrong direction in a few cases has been corrected Also the shading of areas on the GZ curve diagram was wrong when the vessel heeled to port This has also been fixed Title bar The title bar now displays the Vessel and State condition file names separated by aco
18. lightship and other weight data from a ShipWeight format CVS file This can be exported from Tribon AVEVA Calc Import Loading Imports contour data for the interactive Diagram Loading Diagram The file is a specially formatted text file that can be exported by pressing the Export button on the Tank Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 56 Plan Views page of the Interactive Loading dialog in Tribon AVEVA Calc Import Loadmate data file Data files from Loadmate version 6 can be imported using this command Note however that only certain data can be imported into LoadmatePlus Currently only longitudinal strength limits and critical KG curves can be imported by this method Import Tank Import data from a tank calibration calib Calibrations file Export Britfair Export section data in Britfair format Note that the compartment data must have been imported as section data The program will not convert facet data into section data Export GHS Export section data in GHS format Export CXML Export geometry and other data in a CXML file Export GTS Export section data in GTS format Export Loading Exports contour data This allows the Diagram Loading Diagram data to be edited and re imported via the Import Loading Diagram command Save State as Default Saves the current loading state as the default state which is loaded when the vessel file is opened
19. lists all the ports in the world The User may want to edit this to something more manageable Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 47 Editing Containers Pressing the Edit button enables certain data for selected containers to be edited E Type and Weight Height Type Code co GP Opening s at one end or both ends v Gross Weight kg 10000 Handling Ports Loading Port Discharging Port Delivery Place Figure 36 Edit Containers dialog The fields in this dialog have the same meaning as the equivalent fields in the Add Containers dialog described above Note that only the container slots selected in the Container Loading Dialog will be changed Also the slot and length of container cannot be changed Unloading Containers Containers can be removed or unloaded by selecting them in the Container Loading dialog and pressing the pressing the Remove Containers button BAPLIE file import and export By pressing the Read BAPLIE button containers can also be loaded by importing A BAPLIE edi file This is a standard file for transferring Container Loading data BAPLIE stands for BAYPLAN STOWAGEPLAN OCCUPIED AND EMPTY LOCATIONS MESSAGE The format was designed by the SMDG User Group for Shipping Lines and Container Terminals and is specified in the document UN EDIFACT BAYPLAN MESSAGE BAPLIE The format is open to interpretation so if any discrepancies are found please cont
20. the data import and reporting routines have been made 3 Mensuration Properties Area properties bug with section compartments fixed 4 Longitudinal Strength Changes to enable strength output in t and t m as an alternative to kN and kNm 5 Damage Stability Corrected damage output to check for downflood angle Build 7 29 14 16 12 2011 Version approved by DNV for use on supply vessels 1 GHS file input Changes and additions to handle GHS file input including axis origin at midships and loading diagram generation 2 Damage Stability IMO A235 Damage criteria set for Offshore Supply Vessels added 3 Longitudinal Strength Added options on Preferences Dialog to output SF and BM in tonnes and t m rather than KN and KN m and to output a detailed SF and BM table 4 GZ Curve The free surface correction is now applied correctly to the GZ curve 5 Data Prep Some additional options for correcting compartment volumes and centres have been added Also some additional report tables Build 7 29 13 10 10 2011 1 Critical KG curves Critical KG values can now be defined for given displacements as an alternative to using mean drafts Build 7 29 12 15 09 2011 1 Tank Calibrations A new optional record has been added to the tank calibration input file This begins with C gt and is followed by a number for each column in the calibration tables indicating the contents of the column 0 sounding 1 volume 2 lcg 3 tcg 4 veg
21. ton Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 78 4 5 Sea Water Density The sea water density can now be varied for individual loading conditions The value is input on the Loading State Particulars dialog Draft Survey There is a new option on the Loading State menu which displays a dailog enabling the user to enter observed drafts and calculate the weight difference between the observed and calculated displacement Build 7 0 3 1 30 06 2008 1 7 8 Data Preparation A facility to generate a loading diagram from the geometry data has been added Also the position of text and other parameters for individual compartments can be edited by righting clicking with the mouse cursor over the compartment and selecting Compartment Display Options from the pop up menu Damage Cases Damage cases are now run only when the Damage button or equivalent menu item is selected A dialog will be displayed with a list of defined damage cases and the User can select which ones to run High Points The program can now determine the air draft that is the distance of the highest point on the vessel above the waterplane For this feature a new category of critical points called High Points has been added to the Openings dialog Line of Sight It is now possible to specify the eye and obstruction points on the Main Data dialog This data enables the program to calculate the line of sight for the loading condition and report the
22. 4 0 1 2 3 Various bug fixes and improvements recorded in change log Revision Date Changes 20 18 08 2014 Build 7 34 4 ABS Criteria with cosine heeling moment curves added for example fire fighting and towing criteria 21 24 09 2014 Build 7 34 5 Fwd draft is now highlighted in RED if less than a given minimum draft If the Winter or Summer load draft is exceeded the displacement in the equilibrium report will be highlighted in RED The limiting load draft is set on the Loading Condition Particulars dialog SF and BM indicators are now consistent with the condition report 22 25 11 2014 Build 7 34 6 7 Upgraded to VS2013 some corrections needed Check for tank filling added If greater than a given full free surface correction is set to zero IMO regulation This can be set on the General Particulars dialog page Two additional ABS Fire Fighting criteria added plus a check box on the Loading Condition dialog to activate them Problem with output of detailed long strength curve fixed Table of Contents A ER ARS a Re ER es Re 1 Programy Particulars alborada st 2 About Ship Design Solutions issus antenne 3 Gettin Started esasi a a dit idad 4 Doekable Views AUS conte a ta an o i aa etna EE 6 Equilibrium Report Vi Wien ia 7 Loading Condition A ai 9 A A O tat oc ea dalle Bicones 12 Longitudinal SES ELISA ias 13 Crane POSI da tan SR een nn Re coe 14 Interactive Loading Wi
23. Design Solutions Limited 28 Figure 20 Maximum number of iterations message If the vessel does not balance a message box will be displayed saying that the vessel has not balance in the maximum specified number of iteration Sometimes just increasing the maximum number of iterations will resolve the problem but normally the message means that the ship has capsized Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 29 Unit Loads Unit Loads are box shaped weights that can be located anywhere on the ship There are two prerequisites for using the Unit Loads feature 1 The Unit Loads option must be set on the Options page of the Data Prep Main Particulars dialog 2 A file called UnitLoadTypes csy must be created and placed in the ves folder for the ship The UnitLoadTypes file is a simple comma separated data file containing dimensions weights etc for the permitted types of unit load See separate topic Selecting the command Unit Loads from the Loading State menu or by pressing the button on the tool bar bring up the following dialog bij Unit Loads Weight Frame Offset X U001 U001 Frame 0 960 20 0 000 12 000 RTE EURE sae U002 U002 DECK CARGO _Y 328000 100 0000 60 000 000 20 000 10000 Figure 21 Unit Loads dialog Unit loads can be loaded or unloaded using the Add and Remove buttons respectively When an item is added a unique ID will be set up automatically and the name will be set to the same text
24. On board Loading Software User Guide Revision 22 November 2014 Ship Design solutions Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited Revision Status Revision Date Changes 0 31 07 2009 First issue 1 31 07 2010 Various 2 21 06 2011 Build 7 29 3 3 04 07 2011 Build 7 29 9 4 17 07 2011 Build 7 29 10 5 07 08 2011 Build 7 29 11 6 15 09 2011 Build 7 29 12 7 10 10 2011 Build 7 29 13 8 18 01 2012 Build 7 29 15 9 28 03 2012 Build 7 29 17 10 28 05 2012 Build 7 29 18 11 10 07 2012 Build 7 30 1 Added single point grounding and anchor handling 12 12 10 2012 Build 7 30 2 Ability to read tank sensors added 13 01 12 2012 Build 7 30 3 Button added to Draft Survey dialog to add a weight correction to the list of fixed weights 14 25 02 2013 Build 7 31 4 Grain stability module modified to allow grain partitions to be positioned to form grain holds of variable length See section on Grain Issue with closing the program using the Close button resolved Various other improvements and bug fixes 15 15 03 2013 Build 7 31 5 Import of calibrations converts FSM s from t m to m4 if required 16 28 05 2013 Build 7 31 6 7 Change log updated No other changes to User Guide 17 01 07 2013 Build 7 32 0 1 Container Loading implemented 18 06 08 2013 Build 7 32 2 3 Various bug fixes and improvements recorded in change log 19 22 05 2014 Build 7 3
25. Wind heeling Deck containers are automatically added to the calculation of the wind profile when evaluating the IMO weather criterion Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 39 Container Bays LoadmatePlus only allows bays for 20ft or 40ft standard ISO containers Other sizes are unusual and are not currently supported Also the program assumes the conventional numbering of container bays e 20ft bays have odd numbers from forward to aft 1 3 5 etc e 40ft bays have even numbers also numbered from forward to aft Adjacent numbered bays are assumed to overlap Thus the 40ft bay number 2 is assumed to overlap 20ft bays 1 and 3 Similarly 20ft bay 3 would overlap 40ft bays 2 and 4 In practice bays 2 and 4 would not both exist It is very important to adhere to this convention as the program assumes this arrangement when checking the availability of container slots a ee ll _ a UE A int hi pee ee tery 5 coer ne me AAA BE ss a ss ss ss a ware ae may 20 re noie row ate oar a dik 4 Figure 28 Typical Container Bay Arrangement Figure 28 shows a typical bay arrangement Note the different arrangement and numbering of the 40ft bays in the hold and on deck Hold and deck bays are handled separately in the program Hold bays are numbered internally 010 030 050 etc and deck bays 018 038 058 etc The last digit in the bay number denotes the base number of the first tier Th
26. Z 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 When this option is selected the maximum allowable moment is calculated and printed in the report Note that this option will only appear if anchor handling has been activated for the particular vessel Special Heeling Moment A special heeling moment is defined by a given upright heeling moment multiplied by the cosine of the heel angle The stability criterion to be satisfied is that area between the righting lever GZ curve and the heeling moment curve between the steady state angle and 40degrees or the downflood angle if this is less must be greater than 0 09m radians Examples of stability criteria that use this formulation are the ABS fire fighting and towing criteria Two extra criteria for the ABS Fire fighting criteria are included by checking the Include ABS Firefighting Criteria box Note that when this option is selected only this one criterion is calculated Also the upright heeling arm in t m must be entered Single Point Grounding The attitude of the vessel grounding force and longitudinal strength can be determined by selecting the Single Point Grounding option and giving the position of the grounding point and the depth of water over it Note that the g
27. able types of units are stored in a special file in the vessel folder This is a CSV formatted file that can be edited by the user in a spreadsheet program The user can load units into a loading condition with the Unit Loads command This presents a dialog where units can be loaded moved and unloaded More than one unit of the same type can be loaded but the unit type must be defined in the CSV file Units are added to a special category Options An options page has been added to the Data Prep Ship Particulars dialog This enables the Grain Units Loads and Container features to be switched on or off Note that Containers are not yet implemented Build 7 1 1 9 13 06 2009 1 Open Vessel and Loading Condition When you open a new vessel or loading condition the program now initialises the data properly Some data was previously left which caused some strange problems and errors Also the messages asking whether to save changes to the vessel and or loading condition should now be more logical Condition Grid The tabs on for the grid were not setup when a new vessel was opened This error has been corrected Compartment Contents If the contents for a loading item has not be set then it is setup with the default contents of the compartment category when the loading condition is opened Free Surface Corrections The fluid GM has been made consistent in all windows and reports and a bug associated with this fixed Shell and Ke
28. act Ship Design Solutions If the BAPLIE file specifies a slot location that is unavailable then the associated container will not be loaded Pressing the Write BAPLIE button will output a BAPLIE file containing information about the loaded containers Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 48 The following figure shows a typical loading report for a containership after inputting a BAPLIE file Figure 37 Container Loading Diagrem Note that 20 containers are shaded light brown and 40 containers light green Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 49 Tank Sensors LoadmatePlus has the ability to read a sensor log file update the tank contents accordingly and rebalance the vessel The implementation has been done for a specific Rolls Royce tank sounding system but may be tailored for similar systems that periodically output a log file containing sensor readings The sensor log file is output about every 2 minutes and contains the volume of the fluid in each tank together with its density Figure 38 shows a sample sensor log file Note that each item on a line is separated by a TAB character Column 2 is the sensor channel number and the final column is the volume or density depending on the label in column 1 Lines which are not ok are ignored Only Volume and Density records are read by LoadmatePlus Sample time Friday October 12 2012 10 51 45 UTC T001_Volume 001 m3 ok 181 4
29. ard damage states applied to this initial condition Build 7 25 4 11 08 2010 1 Critical KG Tables The User can now select which Critical KG table s to apply to a particular condition on the Loading Condition Particulars dialog This has also been rearranged with separate pages for General Stability Criteria Longitudinal Strength and Balancing Parameters Also there is now a separate table in the report for critical KG checks Build 7 25 1 3 30 06 2010 1 Cranes Crane loads can now exceed the specified Safe Working load by 20 so that crane tests can be simulated 2 Unit Loads The Unit Loads module has been revised to make it easier to use Also a bug causing Unit Loads to appear on the wrong side of the vessel in the Loading Diagram has been fixed 3 Loading Grid and Loading Pop up Dialog Volume in cubic metres has been added to the input measure options A number followed by the letter v indicates volume in the Measure column Build 7 25 0 24 06 2010 1 Cranes Cranes have now been implemented The User can load and position cranes and see the effect on the vessel s heel and trim Build 7 24 9 17 05 2010 1 Calibration Tables A problem determining the fluid level in tanks where the soundings did not start at zero has been corrected Also the Data Prep command to calculate maximum free surface moments now works for calibration compartments 2 Data Preparation Main Particulars Hydrostatics Openings and Compa
30. b menu Open Default Condition New Condition Ctrl N Open Condition Ctrl 0 Save Condition Ctrl S Save Condition As Open Vessel Print Ctrl P Print Preview Print Setup Exit Figure 11 The File sub menu Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 18 Toolbar Command Description icon Open Default When LoadmatePlus is started a default loading Condition condition usually the Lightship Condition is loaded This command allows the user to restore this condition New Condition Creates a new loading condition by copying the current one and saving it with a new name Open Condition Opens a previously saved loading condition A file open dialog will be displayed and the User should select the condition D 4D Save Condition Saves the condition with any changes that the User has made Save Condition AS Allows the User to save the loading condition with a different name This can also be used to create a new loading condition from an existing one Open Vessel The first thing that must be done after starting the program is to open a vessel using this command The User will be presented with a list of available vessels from which he should select one Note that if only one vessel is available for example on board use then this vessel will be opened automatically Print Prints a full report including loading diagram loading table stability curve
31. bility was not taken into account in strength calculations This bug has been fixed Build 7 28 2 21 12 2010 1 Data Preparation Critical KG tables were being incorrectly added to the Data Prep stability criteria selection box This problem has been fixed 2 Grain Criteria Grain criteria would sometimes be applied to a non grain condition due to an un initialized variable This bug has been fixed Build 7 28 1 18 12 2010 1 Equilibrium Panel Values indicating the percentage of the maximum allowed Bending Moment and Shear Force have been added to the equilibrium panel Build 7 28 0 08 12 2010 1 Docking New Docking module added This performs basic docking calculations for a vessel docking aft first Stability and block loading are considered 2 Loading Diagram Frames have been added to the deck views 3 Damage Cases The ability to run standard damage cases when cranes are active has been removed because the damage stability analysis is not compatible with the crane calculations Build 7 27 1 28 11 2010 1 Unit Loads Unit Loads can now be moved horizontally on a deck using drag and drop in the Loading Diagram See drag and drop Build 7 27 0 11 11 2010 1 Fixed Weights The ability to specify fixed weight items has been added The dialog for adding and editing fixed weights can be accessed by selecting Fixed Weights in the Loading Condition sub menu clicking on the Fixed Weights toolbar icon or by double
32. d sub folders Error saving vessel or state file Vessel or state data cannot be saved to the specified file name This may be due to incorrect read write privileges space limitation etc Data entry in Loading Diagram Message Explanation and remedy Error finding compartment No compartment could be located where the user has clicked in the interactive Loading Diagram Error finding loading item No loading data could be found for the selected compartment There is a mismatch between the vessel and loading state data The loading condition may need to be re generated Cannot change compartment contents in damaged mode The user has attempted to change compartments when a standard damage state is displayed in the Loading Diagram Loading data can only be changed when the Intact state is displayed Damage states must then be re run Calculation Errors Message Explanation and remedy Error balancing ship A problem has occurred in the iteration process to find the vessel s draft heel and trim This message is usually associated with one of the following messages giving more information Maximum number of iterations exceeded The iteration process has been stopped because the maximum allowed number of iterations has been reached without achieving convergence within the specified tolerances Often just increasing the limit will allow the program to converge t
33. e LoadmatePlus DEMO TANKER R0O exe The file will generally be downloaded from the Ship Design Solutions web site To install the Demo Tanker example do the following 1 Run LoadmatePlus DEMO TANKER R0 exe by double clicking on the file name The following screen will be displayed Li LoadmatePlus 7 30 1 for DEMO TANKER IMO 2012071 Publisher Ship Design Solutions Web site http www shipdesign co uk Email address support shipdesign co uk InstallMate will install or upgrade LoadmatePlus on your computer Click Next to continue Ship Design Copyright 2008 12 Ship Design Solutions Ltd solutions This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it is a violation of applicable laws 2 The next screen displays some important information that should be read before proceeding Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 63 Important information Please read this information carefully before continuing README INFORMATION This will install LoadmatePlus and data for the vessel plus standard loading condition files Before proceeding Make sure that you have administrator rights on the PC Backup any previously installed Vessel folder fa previous version of the software has been installed then this should be uninstalled The standard vessel and condition files will be removed but not any conditions
34. e weight item This is normally zero for fixed weights The Aft and Forward Extents give the longitudinal distribution of the weight item The values are distances from the AP Note that normally the LCG should be within the middle third of the extent This information is used for longitudinal strength calculations Pressing the OK button will cause the fixed weights to be added to the loading condition and if Auto Balance is Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 34 selected then the ship will be re balanced The summary of fixed weights appears in a special row of the Loading Grid labelled FIXED Fixed weight data is stored in the Loading Condition state file so is not automatically added to the vessel s weight However Export and Import buttons have been added to the dialog that enable to data to be stored in a tab delimited file and read back in to another condition This file can be read into a spreadsheet for editing if desired However it must be saved as a tab delimited file Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 35 Fixed Weight file format The following shows a sample Fixed Weights file Name Weight LCG VCG FSM AftExt FwdExt Fixed 100 40 0 10 0 35 45 Wt2 10 20 0 12 0 10 30 Note The first line is for information only and gives the column headings for the data Also each item is separated from the next item in the line by a TAB character Each subsequent line gives data for a fixed weight item
35. ease Calculation Geometry or File Export Geometry CXML command The CXML file should contain the vessel s main particulars openings deck edge points wind profile content type definitions compartment categories as well as the actual compartment geometry 2 Export a ShipWeight file using the Export ShipWeight command from the Lightweight dialog 3 Export a Loading Diagram definition file using the Export command on the Tank Plan Views page of the Interactive Loading dialog Note that this is no longer required as LoadmatePlus can create a Loading Diagram from the imported geometry data Export a Loadmate data file using the Export Loadmate command Include at least the Criteria data Importing data into LoadmatePlus 1 The files exported from Tribon AVEVA Calc should be imported into LoadmatePlus in the same order using the appropriate import commands 2 After the files have been imported and provided that the Lightweight has been set up correctly then it should be possible to balance the vessel to find the equilibrium waterplane 3 Once the vessel is successfully balanced in the lightship state then the vessel file should be saved in a lt name gt ves folder in the Vessels folder The name of the vessel file should be lt name gt vessel 4 The lightship condition should be saved as the default loading condition using the Save State as Default command When the vessel file is opened then this will automatically be loaded 5 The data shou
36. ecial heelina moment Apply Upright moment tm 65 08 Indude ABS Firefighting Criteria Description ABS Firefighting Criterion Single Point Grounding Grounding Point Ship Axis System Frame 50 E Grounded Offest from frame 0 X co ordinate Y co ordinate Z co ordinate Height of Water over Grounding Point Figure 16 Edit Particulars Dialog General Page Loading Condition Name The user can specify a descriptive name for the loading condition plus the sea water density which by default is the standard sea water density 1 025 tonnes cu m By default the name is used as the file name when saving the condition Maximum Mean Load Draft This allow the user to select whether the Summer or Winter Load Line is used to check the maximum loading of the vessel If the displacement exceeds the maximum allowed then the value will be highlighted in RED in the Equilibrium Report window as shown Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 24 Calculated Hydrostatics Displacement 4555 50 Deadweight 2315 50 KGf 5 402 GMf 2 208 KMt 7 610 Rolling Period secs mi Anchor Handling The document Emergency Guidelines for Supply Boats and Tugs engaged in Anchor Handling Sj fartsdirektoratet Norwegian Maritime Directorate 16 05 2007 Paragraph 3 1 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 G
37. eight of Water over Grounding Point fo Figure 32 Enabling Containers in Bays This will add a CONTAINERS row to the Loading Grid and enable the Containers option in the Loading Condition menu Copyright O 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 44 Figure 33 Loading Grid showing the CONTAINERS row To bring up the Container Loading dialog either select the Containers option from the Loading Condition menu or double click on the Containers row in the Loading Grid Slot Typ Weigh LCG TCG VCG Load Port Disch Port Delivery ID 66 60384 42G0 10000 58670 3733 13451 67 60482 42G0 58670 3733 10861 68 60484 42G0 10000 58670 3733 13451 69100182 4260 45920 1257 10861 70 100184 42G0 10000 45920 1 257 13451 711110302 22G0 10000 42200 3733 2396 NLRTM 72110304 22G0 10000 42200 3 733 4 987 NLRTM 73 110306 22G0 10000 42200 3733 7 578 NLRTM 74 110402 2260 10000 42200 3733 2 396 NLRTM 75 110404 22G0 10000 42200 3733 4987 NLRTM 76 110406 22G0 10000 42 200 3733 7 578 NLRTM 771130102 22G0 10000 36 060 1257 2 396 NLRTM 78 130104 22G0 10000 36 060 1 257 4 987 NLRTM 79 130106 22G0 10000 36 060 1257 7 578 NLRTM g0 130202 22G0 10000 36 060 1 257 2 396 NLRTM g1 130204 22G0 10000 36060 1257 4 987 NLRTM 821130206 22 1 257 7 578 NLRTM GO 10000 36 060 Add Containers Remove Containers Edit Read Baplie Write Baplie Figure 34 Listing of Loaded Containers The following table describes the colum
38. el Thicknesses These have now been implemented Previously only moulded drafts could be used Build 7 1 1 8 16 02 2009 Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited TT 1 Probabilistic Stability There was a bug with the probabilistic stability check This has been fixed Build 7 1 1 7 10 12 2008 1 Report Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a crash when printing or displaying the report Build 7 1 1 6 08 12 2008 1 Equilibrium Report If the maximum permissible displacement is exceeded the value will be displayed in red Also a note in red will be written in the report 2 Condition Grid The Density column has been renamed to Density SF The TAB key will move the cursor down one row and navigation to read only cells is prevented 3 Filling Compartments Pressing the INSERT INS key in the Measure column will fill a compartment and the DELETE DEL key will empty it 4 Grain Compartments Grain compartments are now ignored when calculating the total capacity of a category of compartments This is because the defined grain compartments can overlap one another and summing their contents produces an incorrect total 5 Loading Diagram General text can now be written on the loading diagram so that for example temporary bulkheads can be numbered Build 7 1 1 5 28 11 2008 1 Report There was an extra page added when there were no damage cases This has been removed Build 7 1 1 4 26 11 2008 1 Longitudinal Stren
39. escription 1 Name of unit load type This is included in the Unit Loads drop down type list Weight of the unit in tonnes Length of the unit in metres Width of the unit in metres Height of the unit in metres Position of the VCG above the bas of the unit If this is given as zero then half the height is assumed SU BIS This file can be read into a spreadsheet program such as MS Excel and edited However it is important to save the file as a comma delimited CSV file Also the file must be located in the ship s VES folder with the name UnitLoadTypes csv Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 33 Fixed Weights Fixed Weights are can be located anywhere on the ship They are assigned a weight center of gravity and longitudinal extent but no volume is assigned Selecting the command Fixed Weights from the Loading State menu or pressing the button on the tool bar brings up the following dialog Fixed Weights Figure 24 Fixed Weights dialog Fixed weights can be loaded or unloaded using the Add Row and Delete Row s buttons respectively The Name can be any text including blank LCG is the distance of the items centre of gravity from the axis origin normally the Aft Perpendicular AP in meters TCG the transverse distance from the centreline normally positive to starboard and VCG the vertical distance above the base line FSM is the free surface moment associated with th
40. etres 2 The percentage of the Minimum allowable GM calculated using the formula age GMDock 100 GMMin Thus if the percentage exceeds 100 GMmin has been satisfied 3 The maximum grounding force tonnes at the ACU 4 The draft clearance metres at the FP when the ACU first touches down 5 Tabular output for each block giving its centre from ACU length area and the weight and loading on it 6 A summary table highlighting the block with the highest percentage loading 7 A graphical plot of the modified weight distribution 8 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 2 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 recognized and the resulting block pressures smoothed manually 3 LoadmatePlus does not recognize the hull shape i e the position of the ACU and the forward 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 4 The weight curve is produced by direct addition Heavy loads on deck are therefore transferred directly to the keel blocks with no longitudi
41. gth Longitudinal strength for grain and calibration compartments added Build 7 1 1 3 24 11 2008 1 Calibration Compartments Compartments defined by calibration tables added 2 Grain Calibrations Some minor corrections 3 Probabilistic Stability The stability is now also checked against the results of the probabilistic damage assessment Build 7 1 1 1 14 11 2008 1 Grain Stability Grain calculations have been implemented When the special content GRAIN is specified for a hold the grain weight centre of gravity and statutory heeling moment is interpolated from tables Using the total grain heeling moment the angle of heel and other properties of the righting lever curve due to grain shifting are calculated and compared with statutory requirements 2 Movable Grain Partitions For vessels which movable partitions in the hold or holds the space between such bulkheads are treated as holds but a check is performed to make sure that such temporary holds do not overlap Overlapped holds are grayed out in the loading grid 3 Density of Contents It is now possible to set the density of the contents of a tank or hold individually for example ballast tanks can have different densities of water in them Also the density may be specified in cu ft ton instead of tonnes cu m The program treats input values greater than 10 as being cu ft ton Also the density of particular content types for example grain can be output in cu ft
42. gust wind heeling lever OK now Build 7 34 3 22 05 2014 1 Damage Cases Calculation scheme for damage cases revised to improve speed and robustness Build 7 34 2 14 05 2014 1 Free Surface Correction Corrected VCG for free surface in heel balancing routine Build 7 34 1 07 05 2014 1 Pop up Compartment Loading Dialog Fixed bug 2 Compartment ID s Converted all compartment id s to uppercase on input Build 7 34 0 05 05 2014 1 Loading Diagram Bug selecting compartments within larger compartments corrected 2 Contents of Compartments Ability to restrict compartment categories to a sub set of content types added 3 Loading Diagram Pressing and holding down the right mouse button now scrolls the loading diagram Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 69 Build 7 32 3 06 08 2013 1 Container Loading Various improvements and bug fixes including BAPLIE import export routines 2 Loading Diagram Some bug fixes Build 7 32 2 30 07 2013 1 Licencing Changes to trial demo licensing Build 7 32 1 22 07 2013 1 Container Loading Some small bug fixes Build 7 32 0 01 07 2013 1 Container Loading LoadmatePlus now supports the loading of containers in bays and the reading and writing of container BAPLIE files See Container Loading section for details Build 7 31 7 28 05 2013 1 Grain Bug with selecting last grain partition in the list corrected 2 Report BM SF diagram in the re
43. here is not space to display the whole compartment title the program will attempt to display just the compartment identifier otherwise no name will be displayed The space available depends on the zoom level so zooming in will result in more names being displayed By default the names will be located at the centre of the compartment In some cases this may be inappropriate and it is possible to output the loading diagram to a text file and adjust the position Axis convention The axis origin may now be located at any position along the x axis Also the positive direction can be changed to be forward to aft and starboard to port These new options will be found on the Frame Table tab of the Main Data dialog All input and output will immediately use the new definition when changes are made but internally the program Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 80 will use the standard convention 6 New buttons on the toolbar A buttons for turning the evaluation of damages cases on or off print and print preview plus buttons for navigating between damage states have been added Using print preview is a good way to view results 7 Stability status The stability status indicator Traffic light has been exdended to report both intact and damage states If for example the intact case passes but one or more damage cases fail then both green and red will be shown A single green light means that intact and all damage cases pass
44. ibrium report and the damage summary table in the report Geometry Data Input The program now assumes that the axis system for a cxml file is positive to port and will mirror the y co ordinates on input to conform to the LoadmatePlus Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 76 convention which is positive to starboard Build 7 24 0 16 01 2010 1 2 Draft Survey Corrected problems with the Draft survey dialog The keel thickness is now taken into account A correction for hogging sagging is now applied Draft Marks A new dialog has been added to the Data Prep menu This allows the position of the draft marks aft amidships and forward to be defined Note that the z values are measured from the baseline The program will automatically add the keel thickness where necessary The port and starboard marks amidships are assumed to be the same but the distance from the centreline must be defined Build 7 2 2 0 20 07 2009 1 2 Stability Criteria The code for checking has been revised to make it easier to modify criteria sets and add new ones Calibration Tables A problem importing calibration table data has been corrected Build 7 2 1 1 20 07 2009 1 Slope of GZ curve Minor correction to slope of GZ curve calculation to account properly for free surface loss in damage cases Build 7 2 1 0 12 07 2009 1 Unit Loads Unit loads in the form of boxes can now be loaded anywhere on the ship The avail
45. ich is accessed by the Docking command on the Loading State menu or by pressing the E button on the toolbar Dist from ACU No Blocks Spacing m Block Length m Block Area m2 0 00 30 1 50 1 50 4 00 Minimum Required GM m 0 15 Maximum Block Load t m2 294 Slope Angle degs fo Aft Cut Up ACU ENS point from AP m i a EZ Figure 40 Docking dialog The following additional inputs are required 1 The Do Docking Calculations box must be checked to enable these calculations to be carried out 2 The location of the Aft Cut Up ACU measured relative to the AP 3 Minimum allowable docking GM default value of 0 15m 4 The slope of the dock blocks in degrees 5 Limiting block loading default value of 204 t m2 6 The distribution of blocks has to be defined in the Block Definition grid Rows are added and removed using the Add and Delete buttons respectively For each set of blocks the user enters the distance from the ACU where a set of blocks starts the number of blocks in the set the spacing between each length and area of a block within the set Pressing the OK button causes the data to be saved and docking calculations performed Note The above input information is saved with the condition for which it is entered The system provides the following outputs in the report Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 52 1 The calculated docking metacentric height GMbock m
46. ill horsham E shipdesign co uk john archer shipdesign co uk Sales and support Bill Horsham Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 3 Getting Started See Installation for instructions on installing LoadmatePlus on a Windows system Once installed the program can be started by 1 Selecting LoadmatePlus from the Start menu 2 Double clicking on the desktop shortcut icon or 3 Clicking the task bar button if one exists The User will then be presented with the Start up screen which will look similar to Figure 1 initially with no vessel loaded CR TE El Could not and results record Figure I Start up Screen To load a vessel select the File Open Vessel menu item or click the Open Vessel EJ icon on the toolbar If the program is licensed for just one vessel this vessel will be loaded automatically Otherwise the User will be presented with a list of available vessels to select from Together with the geometry and other data for the vessel a default loading condition will be read in This will usually be the Lightship Condition in other words an empty ship Other loading conditions can be loaded using the File Open Condition menu option or pressing the Open Copyright O 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 4 Le 7 Condition lay icon on the toolbar Once a condition is loaded the User is able to load compartments balance the ship check stability and strength etc as described in the fo
47. ill not stop the process Check the report to identify specific problems Data Setup Errors Message Explanation and remedy Identifier s on row d not unique Identifiers are used for compartments compartment categories contant types etc These identifiers must be unique and conform to the XML requirements for identifiers Briefly identifiers must be composed of alphanumeric numeric characters the first of which must be alphabetic They must also NOT contain punctuation or spaces Ship Dimensions not set This occurs if the main dimensions have not been setup when editing loangitudinal strength limits Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 6l Installation An installation kit for LoadmatePlus can be downloaded from the Ship Design Solutions website or may be supplied on a CD Rom usually with data for a specific ship The program can normally be installed on any modern computer running MS Windows XP Vista Windows 7 The installation is done in three stages 1 Install the program 2 Install the vessel data 3 Copy the loadmate lic license file to the program folder These procedures are described in the following sections Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 62 Program installation The setup program for LoadmatePlus is called LoadmatePlus lt Vessel gt R lt n gt exe where lt Vessel gt is the name of the ship and lt n gt is the revision number for exampl
48. ing the Damaged box will cause the compartment to be damaged and filled to the outside waterline with sea water If the compartment has any contents these will be lost Note the changes are not registered until the User presses the Apply button r Compartment Contents Identifier Name No 3FO Tank S Content Type FO v Density 0 97 Measure 98 00 _ Use suffix to indicate units gi percent full Empty tonnes v cu metres Y s sounding M Damaged Weight 134 74 LCG 34 032 Apply TCG 7 207 Cancel VCG 4 556 Free Surface Moment 8 84 Figure 9 Compartment Contents pop up dialog Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 16 Menu and Toolbar Commands The menu and toolbar are located at the top of the screen as shown in Figure 10 The various sub menus and commands are described in the following sections If a particular command is also associated with a toolbar button this will be shown next to the command description Note that the sub menu Data prep will only appear if the User has a data preparation license For normal on board use this will not be available File Dataprep View Loading Condition Help a OB ana 2 4 me a Figure 10 Main Menu and Toolbar Copyright O 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 17 The File sub menu The File sub menu is displayed when the User presses the File button on the Main menu shows the File su
49. ld be checked using the various data preparation dialogs and altered and added to as necessary then saved 6 The lightship Default condition should be re balanced and the stability and strength calculations run If all is okay then save the state file 7 Create the necessary damage states 8 Set up other loading conditions saving each to a separate file in the same folder as the vessel file Check with the approved stability information booklet and correct as necessary Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 59 Error Messages The error messages issued by LoadmatePlus are given below These do not include messages which may originate from the operating system Errors opening and saving vessel and state files Message Explanation and remedy No Vessels Found No vessel data files can be found in the expected location By default the program expects to find vessel data in sub folders to a Vessel folder located in the AppData LoadmatePlus folder for the current user In Windows XP this is usually Documents and Settings user AppData LoadmatePlus Vessels and in Vista and Windows 7 C Users user AppData Roaming LoadmatePlus Vessels where Puser is the name of the current user Alternatively the path to the Vessels folder can be specified by setting the value of the environmental variable LMP_DATA to the full path name of the Vessels folder Note that users must have read write access to this folder an
50. llowing sections Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 5 Dockable Views Distance from AP jal Figure 2 LoadmatePlus User Interface Figure 2 shows a typical view when running LoadmatePlus As seen the display consists of a main Loading Diagram window together with a number of other views displaying input data and results All the views can either be docked to one side of the Loading Condition window or free floating Any views can also be hidden if not required In the Longitudinal Strength Curve view is free floating and all the other views have been docked The following sections describe the different views Copyright O 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 6 Equilibrium Report View Equilibrium Report x The Equilibrium Report is normally docked on the left hand side and State show particulars drafts etc for the balanced state of the vessel If one or more damaged scenarios have been calculated then the drop down list at the top allows the User to select which condition to view Changing the selection will also cause the Loading Diagram view to KGI KGd BM SF change to show the selected intact or damage case KGi Calculated Drafts m Intact v Aft 7 114 Port 6 297 The KGi or intact stability indicator shows whether the vessel Starboard 6 297 complies with the intact stability criteria If NO LIGHTS are shown Fwd 5 481 then the vessel has not been balanced If RED a
51. lly C Program Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 64 Files LoadmatePlus The vessel data will be located in the User Public area and clicking on the data option will display the actual folder name The data may be located elsewhere provided that the user has read write access to the new location See Vessel data below Installation options These options determine how the application will be installed M LoadmatePlus A DEMO TANKER Data This installs LoadmatePlus Feature size 7 287 KB Install size 9 275 KB Remove size OKB Disk space 199 666 188 KB Installation folder C Program Files x86 LoadmatePlus Tarma InstallMate lt Back _ instal 5 Finally clicking the Install button will cause the program files to be copied to the chosen location and the following screen will be displayed Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 65 Installation completed LoadmatePlus has been successfully installed on your computer Ship Design solutions Click Finish to dose InstallMate Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 66 Vessel data LoadmatePlus searches the Vessels folder for the subdirectories with the ves extension which contain the vessel data By default the Vessel folder is located in the Public Data area For example in Vista and Windows 7 this will normally be C Users Public Documents LoadmatePlus Vessels Note that in earlier versio
52. lon Build 7 0 2 4 22 01 2008 1 2 Structural permeability If the structural permeability was changed in the Compartment list the compartment capacity was not re calculated This problem has been fixed Equilibrium report The trim in the report panel had the wrong sign This has now been Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 79 corrected Trim by the bow is positive Build 7 0 2 3 21 01 2008 1 Help Information A Help button has been added to the Help drop down menu Clicking on this will display help information for LoadmatePlus Pressing F1 will also display the help information Loading grid Fixed weight items were lost if they were not saved to a loading condition This problem has been fixed together with a few other minor bugs Build 7 0 2 2 11 01 2008 1 Stability criteria The IMO A167 code has been implemented and a Stability Data command added to the Data Prep menu This allows the user to specify different criteria sets and GZ heeling ranges for for intact and damage cases Loading diagram Selected compartments for example void spaces can now be prevented from being selected from the Loading Diagram although any contents or damage will still be shown Strength criteria Some errors associated with importing and editing the bending moment and shear force limits have been corrected Lightweight When a lightweight file was imported it was incorrectly entered into the loading c
53. n Purpose Intellectual Property Rights Address Website System Requirements LoadmatePlus 7 34 7 IACS Type 3 on board loading computer Ship Design Solutions Limited 29 Balliol Gardens Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7LT UK www shipdesign co uk Intel PC running Microsoft Windows XP Vista or Windows 7 operating system Printer Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited About Ship Design Solutions Ship Design Solutions SDS provides software and services to naval architects and others involved in the design and construction of ships We market develop maintain and support the Loadmate and LoadmatePlus onboard loading computers Loadmate is based on look up tables and tank calibrations and is a Type II program according the ACS International Association of Classification Societies classification Loadmate was originally purchased from AVEVA and is now developed and maintained by SDS LoadmatePlus is a new program that uses a geometry definition of the vessel rather than look up tables and is thus able to calculate damage scenarios This means it can be classified as a Type II loading computer Company Information Registered Name Ship Design Solutions Limited Registered No 5174946 England VAT No GB 847 2703 16 Registered Office 29 Balliol Gardens Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7LT UK www shipdesign co uk John Archer 44 0191 2902263 44 0 797 4598731 44 0191 2521693 44 0 797 4395443 b
54. n a designated deck they can be moved horizontally by dragging and dropping them using the mouse The unit loads to be moved must first be selected by eclicking on a unit load using the left mouse button LMB One unit load will be selected eseveral unit loads may be selected by holding down the CTRL key while clicking with the LMB ealternatively click and drag whilst holding down the LMB All unit loads completely enclosed by the resulting rectangle will be selected Outlines will be drawn round the selected unit loads as shown it Misc Mass Loads MAIN DECK AFT Figure 23 Positioning Unit Loads To move the selected unit loads click inside any outline and move the mouse while holding down the LMB When the LMB is released the vessel state and the loading grid will be updated and if AUTO BALANCE is selected the vessel will be re balanced Note that unit loads can only be moved horizontally on a deck using drag and drop Moving to another deck is not supported Also the program does not check whether a unit load remains within the confines of the deck Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 32 UnitLoadsType file The following shows a sample UnitLoadTypes csv file Name Weight Length Width Height VCG Type 1 40 20 8 8 3 5 Type 2 60 40 8 8 0 Note The first line is for information only and gives the column headings for the data Each subsequent line gives data for a type of unit load Column no D
55. n also be closed by pressing the Close button on the right hand side of the title bar for each window However the menu command must be used to re activate them Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited The Loading State sub menu The Loading State sub menu controls the operations on and reporting for the current Loading Condition or State Figure 13 shows the Loading State sub menu Loading State Help Edit Particulars Unit Loads Fixed Weights eS Reaal ee A uae ae v Auto Balance Balance Stability Draft Survey Docking Apply Damage Preferences Next Previous Figure 13 The Loading State sub menu Toolbar Command Description icon Ya Edit This command displays a dialog for setting the Particulars name and various other options for the Loading Condition It has the following pages 1 General Settings for the Loading Condition identifier name and sea water density 2 Stability Criteria For selecting which Critical KG tables apply to the condition 3 Longitudinal Strength For selecting the longitudinal strength limit curves for intact and damage states 4 Balancing Parameters Start values for heel trim and draft Tolerances and maximum number of iterations for the balancing process Pa Unit Loads Displays a dialog for adding and editing Unit Loads A Fixed Weights Displays a dialog for adding and editing Fixed Weights and for importing and exporting them from a tab delimi
56. n partitions See Grain section Build 7 31 1 20 01 2013 Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 70 1 Compiler update Code changes needed for update to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Build 7 30 3 01 12 2012 1 Draft Survey Dialog Add to Fixed Weight button added This adds the weight correction to the list of fixed weights Note that the button is only activated after the correction has been calculated After the weight correction has been added to the fixed weights it can be edited or deleted just like any other fixed weight item Build 7 30 2 17 11 2012 1 KG Limit Curves Removed the ability for users to switch off checking against the critical KG tables GL requirement Build 7 30 1 08 07 2012 1 Anchor Handling An option to calculate the maximum allowable anchor handling moment according to the Norwegian Maritime Directorate guide lines has been implemented The option appears on the dialog for editing the Loading Condition particulars but only if it has been enabled for the particular vessel See Anchor Handling 2 Single Point Grounding The vessel s position and longitudinal strength when grounded at a single point can now be calculated See Single Point Grounding 3 Toolbar A new button A has been added to the toolbar This brings up the dialog for editing the Loading Condition title stability and other settings The grounding point is also specified on this dialog 4 Longitudinal Strength If the ve
57. nal diffusion or spreading This causes high point loads which must again be smoothed manually When docking bow first i e with fwd trim the magnitude of the grounding 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 Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 53 Data Preparation Note that changing data for the vessel is not allowed onboard and therefore the Data Preparation sub menu will not appear If the User is licensed for data preparation then there will an extra Data Prep sub menu and extra commands on the File menu as described below An example of data preparation using data from Tribon AVEV A Marine Initial Design is also given It will also be possible to prepare data from other sources for example using section data from the GHS program but this route is currently untested Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 54 The File sub menu With a data preparation license the File sub menu will be as shown in New Condition Ctri N Open Condition Ctri 0 Save Condition Ctrl S Save Condition As New Vessel Open Vessel Save Vessel Save Vessel As Print Print Preview Print Setup Exit Ctrl P Figure 41 Data Prep File sub menu The addition data preparation commands are described in the following table Toolbar icon Command Desc
58. nd AMBER show the Mean 6 297 ship is balanced but the GZ curve has not been calculated Any Heel and Trim criteria that do not depend on the GZ curve are ok If GREEN shows Heel degs 0 00 all intact stability criteria are satisfied RED means that one or more Trim m 1 633 of the criteria have failed AMBER means that there has been a Cakulated Hydrostatics problem with the calculations Displacement 8219 07 KGd Deadweight 5419 18 KGF 6 805 Gm 0 892 The KGd or damage stability indicator shows whether the vessel complies with the damage stability criteria If NO LIGHTS are shown then no damage cases have been calculated If GREEN shows all damage stability criteria are satisfied for all damage cases RED means that one or more of the damage criteria have failed for one of more damage cases AMBER means that there has been a problem with the calculations NOTE when viewing individual damage cases this indicator refers to the actual damage case EM SF 101 The Strength Indicators show how safe the vessel is with regards to Bending Moment BM and Shear Force SF The dark green level indicates the allowed bending moment or shear force If the actual BM or SF exceeds this level then the colour will turn red Numbers below the indicators are the actual values as a percentage of the limit The calculated drafts are extreme drafts at the draft marks the heel angle is in degrees and the trim in metres over the length bet
59. ndow i scsadecaccsaayssisisavatecasayaibeasdyaaneanesccbseassasuenaacuabvasdyaaueastiecbeesees 15 GAS GI AU PINS TIES ES ccs ase de gun cass hose aaa oe saat aos ede ee ee 16 Men and Toolbar Commands 3 5 05 Rs Re Re Lt Rae dies natal 17 The File sub MENU nasale 18 The View SU DAMN ER id da ia 20 The Leading State subsMenu ati 21 The FIGS Ie TU SR Re E nn Notes 23 Edit Particulars Dig log uta diciendo 24 Loading Condition Name meccoooc nisinadinicodad ndcodadundovanlcniabanddaddodaddndddaduadicaci n 24 Maximum Mean Load Drain its trac dirigi acid 24 Anchor Handling tias 25 Special Heeling Moment escindida sccibesaseuatadacetbverss 25 Single Point Grounding iio 25 Stability Crit ria A ae AA he ahs 26 Lonettuidinal Stroll ces unit meute usines puits 27 Bala cing Par de E tient tree 28 Unit LoS viii A nent Ea ENE 30 Dri amd DEP AS eo rs oe 32 Wnithoads EPS ERA EA A AI 33 Fixed Weights unicidad nana cado aaa adas aid 34 Fixe Welsh file TOM dias 36 O e ea ons 31 COntAITIEr LO A A nn E 38 a A nr das Te ele din tie tn Et nd SN 38 Contaimership A nsitinrtinstisnstiinanntionatiienaniuasts 38 WY E Noria 39 Container De eee 40 Defining Container Bays oi cccaceiectsssastceadcateseaeseas saaiyas vets cpeeheaaavedssetecuenvaaddaaneaeayeabes 41 Container Loading Condition neliesnstet 44 Eddie C ONE AINEES acc AS 46 Editing Containers denso ne asie 48 Unloading Containers id aii ooie inasar 48 BAPLIE file import and export ss 48
60. ngitudinal strength limits may be defined for both intact and damaged conditions This dialog page enables to select the appropriate sets for the condition The strength calculation can also be disabled by unchecking the relevant check box Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 27 General Stability Criteria Longitudinal Strength Balancing Parameters NOTE These parameters should only be adjusted if there are problems with balancing the condition Initial Value Tolerance IAN Heel angle degs 0 2407 Trim metres 3 91 36 Mean draft metres 6 7095 Maximum number of iterations Figure 19 Edit Particulars Dialog Balancing Parameters page Balancing Parameters The draft trim and heel of the vessel are determined by balancing the weight and buoyancy forces in an iteration process At the start of this process the program will use the initial values given in this dialog and if the vessel is successfully balanced they will be replaced by the final heel trim and draft values If for some reason the vessel becomes unstable the heel trim and draft may become unreasonable as starting values for a new balance In this situation the user can reset these values to something more appropriate before re calculating Normally it is enough to set the heel and trim to zero and the draft to some reasonable value providing measures have been taken to resolve the cause of the capsize or imbalance Copyright 2014 Ship
61. ning a sounding channel number number and identifier of the associated compartment If no sensor dat file is found then the menu options to read the sensors will be disabled Copyright O 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 50 File View Loading State Help a we Se als lt gt Read All KG KGd 7 Balance Stability Draft Survey Docking Read Selected Profile View jesi Di Apply Damage Plane at 11 5m wd Port Preferences Starboard Deuhle Rattam Total FRESH WATER WATER BALLAST CRUDE OIL DIESEL OIL LUB OIL YOIDS Compartment Capacity Density SF Measure 1 00000 181 38v 1 00000 181 38v 1 00000 0 00v 1 00000 35 38v Loading Condition Figure 39 Reading Sensors Figure 39 show how to read sensor values by selecting either Sensors Read All or Sensors Read Selected from the Loading State menu If Read All is selected then data for all tanks will be read from the sensor log To read only a selected number of tanks these should be highlighted in the loading grid as shown and Read Selected selected In either case the tank contents are updated and the vessel re balanced Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 51 Docking The system can perform basic docking calculations for a vessel docking aft first This involves both stability and strength aspects Data for the docking calculations is entered on the Docking dialog wh
62. now supports Print Preview and Print commands Also Critical KG Tables and Longitudinal Strength Limits have been added to the output options Build 7 29 10 17 07 2011 1 Critical KG interpolation An error in determining the draft for interpolating the Critical KG value in the tables was found and corrected Build 7 29 9 04 07 2011 1 Loadline Draft Exceeded Test The test now takes account of the actual heel and trim when calculating the maximum load displacement instead of using zero heel and level trim Build 7 29 8 24 06 2011 1 Loading Grid The compartments are now sorted in alphabetical order according to their identifiers Build 7 29 7 20 06 2011 1 Deadweight VCG The deadweight VCG in the loading condition report was erronously corrected for free surface This problem has now been fixed No other values were affected 2 User Guide This User Guide Help Information has been updated to include program particulars and a list of error messages as requested by DNV Build 7 29 6 05 06 2011 1 Cranes Error in calculating the operating position corrected Also corrections for crane movement are now included explicitly in the report Previously the crane correction was included in the lightship Build 7 29 5 30 05 2011 1 Cranes Program crashed if there was a mismatch in the number of cranes and crane data in the loading state file This would occur if cranes were removed from the vessel file after a loading state had
63. ns in this dialog Column Text Description 1 Container index number 2 Slot Slot code in the format bbrrtt where bb bay number rr row number and tt tier 3 Type code ISO Container type code The first digit indicates the length 2 20ft 4 Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 45 Column Text Description 40ft The second digit indicates the height 0 8ft 2 8ft 6in etc The 3srd and forth characters indicate the container type For example G0 general purpose container See the ISO documentation for the complete specification of ISO container type codes 4 Weight Total weight of the container and its contents in kg Note NOT tonnes 5 LCG Longitudinal centre of gravity 6 TCG Transverse centre of gravity 7 VCG Vertical centre of gravity 8 Load Port Code for loading port 9 Disch Port Code for discharging port 10 Delivery Code for delivery place 11 ID Container ID not used in LoadmatePlus but may be relevant for output to a Baplie file The container weights and ID s can be edited directly in the dialog but other values are set up and edited through the Add and Edit dialogs Loading Containers Pressing the Add button bring up the following dialog Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 46 Number of Containers to add 1 Size and Type r Length i Type Code e 20 60 GP Opening s
64. ns of LoadmatePlus the Vessels folder was located by default in the program folder However Vista and Windows 7 do not allow the user to change any data in the Programs folder so the Vessels folder has now been relocated The Vessels folder can still be located in a different directory but to enable Loadmate to find these files do the following Set up an environmental variable via the System Properties dialogue selecting the Advanced tab and then pressing the Environment Variables button Next enter LMP_DATA in the Variable input field and the specific path name e g C LOADMATEPLUS VESSELS in the Value input field Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 67 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 There are 3 types of license as follows eA trial or demo license This enables the user to run a test ship for a limited period usually 30 days eAn on board license This allows the user to run the program for one or more designated vessels Editing the basic geometry and other key data is not allowed but loading conditions can be created and edited eA data preparation license This is for users who prepare the geometry and other key data The license will normally be issued to run on a designated computer In accordance with the company s standard policy on board and standard lice
65. ns of loading be not less than 0 075 metre radians and 3 the initial metacentric height after correction for the free surface effects of liquids in tanks shall be not less than 0 30 m Holds may be divided by 2 portable partition bulkheads which can be located at a number of fixed positions effectible creating 3 grain holds designated GIFWD G2MID and G3AFT The program will automatically calculate the volume centre of gravity and grain heeling moment using the grain calibration tables The grain partitions are positioned on the Grain Partitions page of the Loading Condition Particulars dialog as shown below RE le General Grain Partitions Stability Criteria Longitudinal Strength Balancing Parameters Position of Aft Grain partition Position of Forward Grain partition Pos 6 45 149 y Figure 25 Setting the positions of grain partitions Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 37 Note that this page will only be available if the vessel is enabled for grain The capacities and centres of the 3 grain holds formed by the partitions will be updated automatically Also the weights and centres of the grain partitions will be added to the list of fixed weights for the condition Total BALLAST WATER POTABLE WATER HEAVY FUEL OIL GASOIL MISCELLANEOUS HOLDS ID Capacity Density SF Measure MaxFSM Damage Weight Content LCG Compartment G1AFT 25 Pos 4
66. nses when first issued will be limited to 30 days When payment has been received by SDS then this license will be replaced by a perpetual unlimited license The license file will normally be sent by email to the owner and or the vessel Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 68 Change Log LoadmatePlus Change Log in reverse chronological order Build 7 34 7 24 11 2014 1 The max full for FSM can be set on the General Particulars dialog page 2 Two additional ABS Fire Fighting criteria added plus a check box on the Loading Condition dialog to activate them 3 Problem with output of detailed long strength curve fixed Build 7 34 6 20 11 2014 1 Upgraded to VS2013 some corrections needed 2 Check for tank filling added If greater than a given full free surface correction is set to zero IMO regulation Build 7 34 5 24 09 2014 1 Forward draft is now highlighted in RED if less than a given value 2 Ifthe Winter or Summer load draft is exceeded the displacement in the equilibrium report will be highlighted in RED The limiting load draft is set on the Loading Condition Particulars dialog 3 SF and BM indicators are now consistent with the condition report Build 7 34 4 18 08 2014 1 ABS Special Criteria Implemented the special ABS criteria for fire fighting and towing which use a cosine curve heeling moment 2 GZ curve diagram This displayed steady state wind heeling lever Should be
67. nted Intact Stability An error which meant that an incorrect GM value was sometimes used when checking the intact criteria has been fixed Reporting The actual KM value is now displayed on screen and included in the reported hydrostatics data Hydrostatics A command to output a table of hydrostatic properties for a series of trims and drafts has been added to the Data Preparation menu Build 7 2 4 5 26 02 2010 1 2 3 4 Critical Immerson Point Table If no points were immersed then nothing was output to the table This has now been changed to indicate that no points are immersed Damage Dialog The selected damage cases were being forgotten after a damage run This error has been corrected Damage analysis The program will now continue to the next damage case if an error is encountered Progress Bar The progress bar now works in a more logical way when carrying out a damage analysis Build 7 24 4 23 02 2010 1 2 Print Preview The program would sometimes crash when the print preview window was closed This problem has been fixed Open Vessel Dialog The program now searches for a Vessels folder in the program folder before checking the environmental variable LMP_DATA for an alternative location for the Vessels folder Damage Scenarios User given names rather than automatically generated identifiers are now used to reference damage scenarios This applies to the damage scenarios dialogs the equil
68. o a solution If this does not solve the problem then changing the tolerances and or starting values can be tried These are located on the Balancing Parameters page of the Loading State Edit Particulars dialog as follows Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 60 General Stability Criteria Longitudinal Strength Balancing Parameters NOTE These parameters should only be adjusted if there are problems with balancing the condition intial Value Tolerance Heel angle degs 0 3938 Tim fuelres oss7 ema O Maximum number of iterations fo Note however that the iteration process is very robust and failure to converge generally indicates that the condition of the vessel is unstable Check the loading condition Ship has sunk Weight gt Buoyancy Before attempting to balance the vessel a check will be made to determine that the vessel has enough buoyancy to support its weight If this test fails then the ship has sunk Error calculating GZ curve An error has occurred while calculating the vessel s stability Check data Error calculating longitudinal strength An error has occurred while calculating the vessel s longitudinal stability Check data Error calculating damage cases An error has occurred while calculating the standard damage cases Damage cases can only be calculated after the intact condition has be calculated successfully Usually a failure of one damage case w
69. on Bay ID Bay identifier in the format bbd where bb is the bay number and d is a number representing the first tier in the bay This is normally 0 for hold bays and 8 for deck bays Frame Offset X Position of the centre of the bay from the origin AP Values can be entered into any of the 3 columns and the position will be adjusted accordingly Z Distance of the bottom of the first tier above the baseline in metres Rows Maximum number of rows Tiers Maximum number of tiers Row spacing Space between rows given as a comma separated list The first value represents the spacing between the first row and the centreline if the number of rows is even or the spacing between row zero and row one for an odd number of rows The second value is the spacing between Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 43 Column s Description row and row 3 and so on The last value is repeated if necessary and the spacing is assumed to be symmetrical about the centreline The spacing values are given in mm If no spacing is given 78mm is used Container Loading Conditions Before containers can be added to a loading condition the Containers in Bays option must be enabled on the Loading Condition Particulars dialog as shown is ZA Sea water density fi 025 tonnes cu m Grounding Point Ship Axis System Frame Offest from frame X co ordinate Y co ordinate Z co ordinate H
70. ondition grid This error has been fixed Build 7 0 2 1 07 01 2008 1 Improved grid for editing compartment contents This has been completely re designed and now has a tab for each compartment group loading category plus a total summary tab The total tab lists the groups but is read only The other tabs list the compartments in the appropriate group and the contents can be changed as before by entering the amount in percent tonnes t or tank sensor measure s The content type can ne changed as before by selecting from the drop down list Note that changing the content type for the group total will change the content type for all compartments within the group Scroll bars appear when required on all tabs Improved report The report now includes loading diagrams for intact and damaged cases plus stability and longitudinal strength curves A Preferences option has been added to the Loading State menu which enables the User to select whether or not to include the loading diagram and or empty compartments in the loading table Stability criteria Some errors with the stability criteria have been corrected Also the keel area for computing the roll back angle is now included on the Main Data General page Areas A and B associated with the IMO wind heeling area criterion are output to the report Other small improvements and additions have been made Loading diagram Compartment names are now displayed on the loading diagram If t
71. ontent column Note that 1f this is blank for a particular compartment then the compartment will be assumed to be empty Selecting the Content in the Total row will cause ALL the compartments within the group to be assigned to this content The amount of contents is specified in the Measure column The units are indicated by the last character specified as follows Last character Meaning The amount is a percentage of the capacity of the compartment t A given weight in tonnes A given volume in cubic metres s The tank sounding in metres Note that if the value does not terminate with any of the above characters then the amount will be assumed to be a percentage Tip With the cursor positioned in the measure column pressing the INS key will fill the compartment to 100 full Similarly pressing the DEL key will empty the compartment The figure above shows examples of specifying amounts Compartments are not allowed to be filled to more than their maximum capacity or to a lesser capacity if specified For example fuel or oil tanks are not normally filled to more than 98 of their maximum capacity When the contents of a compartment are changed the vessel will be balanced automatically if the Auto Balance option is selected from the menu or toolbar If contents are to be changed in many compartments then it may be preferable to turn off the auto balancing until editing is complete Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited
72. ort Note that the preferences are stored in a special file and will automatically be used when the program is next started regardless of which vessel file is being used Next Displays the next damage condition AV Previous Displays the previous damage or intact condition Copyright O 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 22 The Help sub menu Currently the Help sub menu has just one option to display the About box but will eventually provide access to other help information Figure 14 shows the Help sub menu Help About LoadmatePlus Figure 14 The Help sub menu Toolbar Command Description icon Help Displays help information The help information can also be displayed by pressing the F1 button About Displays a dialog showing information about LoadmatePlus the program and the computer it is running on See below A porno M LoadmatePlus version 7 31 0 Li se Computer ID 876191e Copyright 2008 12 Ship Design Solutions Figure 15 LoadmatePlus About Box The Computer ID is a code unique to the computer and maybe required by Ship Design Solutions when a license is issued for a particular machine Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 23 Edit Particulars Dialog Loading Condition Particulars Name Sea water density 1 025 tonnes cu m Calculate Anchor Handling 7 Maximum Mean Load Draft 9 Summer Winter Sp
73. port always showed scales in KN and KN m even if tonnes and tonnes m were specified Bug corrected 3 Loading Grid Grid now displays the total capacity of grain holds 4 Report Some issues with the formatting of the report have been resolved Build 7 31 6 15 03 2013 1 Saving a Loading Condition On pressing the SAVE toolbar button or selecting the Save Condition command the program would try to save to the vessel data file instead of the loading condition STATE file This error was inadvertently introduced in build 7 31 4 but has now been fixed The Save Condition As command was working properly Build 7 31 5 06 03 2013 1 Tank Calibration Data Import of calibrations converts free surface moments from tonnes m to m4 Build 7 31 4 25 02 2013 1 Close button The Close X button now works as expected and will not cause a crash 2 Loading Grid If no contents have been specified then the measure column will be greyed out A content type must be given before entering a percentage filling or weight Build 7 31 3 20 02 2013 1 Righting lever GZ curve A problem drawing the GZ curve in the report has been corrected 2 Grain Some issues with grain partitions have been corrected Build 7 31 2 06 02 2013 1 Grain Grain partition bulkheads can now be positioned and the program will create grain holds automatically New page added to the Loading Condition Edit particulars dialog for specifying the positions of the grai
74. ription New Vessel This initialises the vessel data in preparation for a new vessel Save Vessel Saves the vessel data in the current vessel file Save Vessel AS Saves the vessel data in a new file The file is selected from the Open file dialog Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 55 The Data Preparation sub menu The Data Preparation sub menu is only available if the User has a data preparation license It will not appear when the program is used on board ship shows the Data Preparation sub menu and Import child menu which enables data from various file formats to be read in Timp oio Export gt GHS STL file Output gt CXML file Save State as Default Shipweight file Loading Diagram Main Particulars k Loadmate data file Compartments Sie Tank Calibrations Cranes Generate Loading Diagram Draft Marks Openings Lightship Stability Data Strength Criteria Damage Scenarios Figure 42 Data Preparation sub menu The commands are described in the following table Toolbar Command Description icon Import Britfair Imports section data from a Britfair format file Import GHS Imports section data from a GHS format file Import STL Imports section data from an STL format file Import CXML Imports geometry and other data from a CXML file exported from Tribon AVEVA Compartment or Calc Import Shipweight Imports the
75. rounding point co ordinates are relative to the vessel s axis system The longitudinal position of the grounding point can be given either as a frame position and offset or as a distance from the axis origin The program will automatically convert between them Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 25 If the calculation results in a negative grounding force the program assumes the vessel is floating freely and will re calculate the floating trim and draft When using single point grounding the user should be aware that the vessel can easily become unstable and if this happens a Maximum number of iterations message will probably be displayed This usually implies that the vessel has capsized Specifying a higher water level will often rectify the situation but it may be necessary to adjust or reset the balancing parameters Note that a stability GZ curve cannot be calculated when the grounded option is selected oe oes _ Figure 17 Edit Particulars Dialog Stability Criteria page Stability Criteria Several critical KG tables may be defined and this dialog page enables the user to select the appropriate table or tables for the actual condition Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 26 Intact criteria set Seagoing 7 Calculate damage strength Damage criteria set None y Figure 18 Edit Particulars Dialog Longitudinal Strength page Longitudinal Strength Several set of lo
76. rtments have been added to the list of output reports in Word Docx XML format 3 Stability The code to interpolate and draw the GZ curve has been modified to avoid occasional glitches Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 75 Build 7 24 8 28 04 2010 Version approved by GL for use on two LPG tankers 1 Data Location Because Vista and Windows 7 do not allow user data to be located in the Programs folder the default location for the LoadmatePlus Vessels folder has been moved to the user s Application Data area The user can still locate the Vessels folder elsewhere in which case the LMP_DATA environmental variable must be set up to point to this location Data Preparation A problem with determining the axis convention used in a CXML file has been addressed Build 7 24 7 28 04 2010 1 Max Free Surface Moment A check box has been added to the Loading Grid If the box is checked then the maximum free surface for the compartment will be used regardless of the level of contents If the box in not checked then the free surface moment will be calculated by the method set for the content type This can be a shift moment calculation where the moment is calculated for every heel and trim or a fixed moment calculated for the upright position and then used for all heel angles Build 7 24 6 26 04 2010 1 2 3 4 KG Limit Curve The ability to check against the a max KG limit curve has been impleme
77. s see Crane Positions view Fixed Weights are a special category for weight items associated with a position and longitudinal extent but not with a volume They can be located anywhere in the vessel Fixed Weights are added and edited in a dialog that can be accessed by selecting the Fixed Weights option in the Loading State sub menu or by pressing the toolbar icon Double clicking the row label FIXED will also display the dialog Copyright O 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 9 Total FRESH WATER WATER BALLAST LUB OIL CARGO FUEL OIL gas vons ID Compartment Capacity Content Density SF Measure MaxFSM Damage Weight LCG TCG VCG FSM W1P No 1 FO Tank P 107 97 FO z ogoogo 10264 20130 7147 574 060 wis No 1 FO Tank 10785 FO z 097000 980 PT 10253 20134 7147 5739 06l w2P No 2 FO Tank P 130 53 FO 097000 1000 E 9700 27093 7176 4063 884 w25 No 2 FO Tank 13041 FO 097000 10000 PT 10000 27090 7178 4152 84 WP No 3FOTankP waro z ogmom ox 7 BAZA 30 AT 455 El WS No 3 FO Tank S 141 74 FO z 097000 980 13474 34032 7207 4556 884 a SOLAS xs Total splace h Figure 4 Condition Grid showing a Group Tab The figure above shows the result of pressing one of the group tabs in this case the Fuel Oil tab A list of compartments in the group is displayed To change the type of contents in a compartment select the appropriate type from the drop down list in the C
78. s stability criteria and longitudinal strength results for both intact and damaged states if calculated Print Preview Previews the report on screen Print Setup Sets the printer options Exit Closes the program If changes have been made the program will ask whether the User wishes to save them before closing down The Exit command is equivalent to clicking the Close button in the top right hand corner of the screen Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 19 The View sub menu The View sub menu is displayed when the User presses the View button on the Main menu show the View sub menu which principally controls the display state of the dockable views Toolbar Status Bar Reset Y Equilibrium Report Y Loading Condition Y Crane Positions Y Stability Curve W Strength Curve Figure 12 The View sub menu Toolbar Command Description icon Toolbar Turns on off the Toolbar display Status Bar Turns on off the Status Bar display Reset Restores the Loading Diagram view to its state before any zooming or panning Equilibrium Turns on off the Equilibrium Report display Report Loading Turns on off the Loading Condition grid Condition display V1 Crane Positions Turns on off the Crane Positions display Stability Curve Turns on off the Stability Curve display Strength Curve Turns on off the Strength Curve display Note that the dockable windows ca
79. ssels longitudinal x axis direction is forward to aft then the shear force bending moment diagram is now also reversed so that the aft end is always on the left side of the diagram 5 Loading Diagram Fixed bug with selecting compartments using the mouse Build 7 29 19 28 05 2012 1 Draft Survey Corrected bug with draft survey dialog when axis direction was forward to aft 2 Program Settings Switched to using registry instead of INI file 3 Loading Diagram When the program is first opened the loading diagram is now scaled to fit in the window Build 7 29 18 11 04 2012 1 Opening Files Allow vessel files to be opened using the normal file open dialog 2 Fixed Weights Fixed weight and unit load data was not copied when the state was copied Bug fixed 3 GHS File import Problem with x values corrected Build 7 29 17 28 03 2012 1 Longitudinal Strength Added an option to turn off longitudinal strength calculations when not required Build 7 29 16 04 03 2012 1 Damage Stability Added IMO A534 18 damage stability rules and a table detailing the rules under the damage summary table 2 Longitudinal Strength Corrections to the Strength Limits dialog and reporting Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 71 Build 7 29 15 16 01 2012 1 Free Surface Moment The FSM for compartments defined by sections was sometimes incorrect for wing tanks The error has been fixed 2 Data Preparation Various improvements to
80. t of the movement of the crane from its stowed position The positions of active ie not stowed cranes are indicated on the Loading Diagram Note that boxes indicating the loads are not to scale Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 14 Interactive Loading Window shows the LoadmatePlus interactive loading diagram This shows the contents of compartments coloured according to their contents and the equilibrium waterplane as a BLUE line in the Profile and Section views if any Demo Gas AMMONIA DEPARTURE 98 BUNKERS LoadmateP lus File View Loading tate Help Plan st7 25 metres Or 0 Section 16 Section 45 Section 2102 Section 2139 Figure 8 Interactive Loading Window The User can zoom in and out using the wheel on the mouse Panning can be accomplished by pressing down the right hand button and moving the mouse When moving the mouse cursor over a compartment its identifier and name will be displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the screen Copyright O 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 15 Loading Compartments Pressing the left hand mouse button when the mouse cursor is over a compartment will cause the Compartment Loading dialog to appear as shown in Figure 9 This shows the identifier and name of the compartment together with its current contents Both the type of contents and the quantity can be edited using this dialog There are also buttons to Fill and Empty the compartment Check
81. ted file Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 21 Sensors Two options are available Read All inputs sensor readings for all tanks and Read Selected will only input readings for compartments selected in the loading grid Note that both options will be disables if the sensor dat file does not exist ao Auto Balance Toggles the auto balancing on or off When auto balancing is on the vessel is balanced to find the equilibrium position as soon as the contents of any compartment are changed Balance This causes the ship to be balanced to find the equilibrium position This will be disabled if auto balancing is on N Y Stability This command causes the righting lever GZ curve to be calculated for the Intact and any selected damage states Draft Survey This command displays a dialog which enables the user to enter the observed drafts and obtain the difference between the calculated and observed displacement Also the weight correction can be added to the list of fixed weights Apply damage This command displays a dialog for selecting which damage cases are to be run After these have been selected pressing the OK button causes all the damage cases to be balanced the GZ curves calculated and stability checked Docking Carry out docking calculations see Docking Preferences This displays a menu that enables the user to set preferences for the rep
82. tion process is used to find the correct draft trim and heel of the vessel with a given loading The iteration process is considered to have found a solution when given tolerances are satisfied Typical tolerances are as follows Heel tolerance 0 001 radians Trim tolerance 0 001 radians Draft tolerance 0 001 m Also the process is stopped if convergence is not achieved within a given number of iterations typically 50 All tolerances and maximum number of iterations can be adjusted by the user if necessary A failure of the iteration process to converge usually indicates that the vessel has sunk or capsized and a message will be displayed Loading condition data is entered either in a loading grid or by clicking on the interactive loading diagram and entering data in a pop up dialog The geometry definition and other fixed vessel data is contained in a database file which cannot be edited on board by the users Loading Conditions however can be freely created by the users and the data for these are stored in separate files The program has facilities for placing unit loads on decks and for simulating the operation of cranes One unique feature of LoadmatePlus is that it can utilise Tribon AVEVA geometry and other data directly thus making the transfer of data from a Tribon AVEV A model to LoadmatePlus a simple process Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 1 Program Particulars Program Name Current Versio
83. us deck tiers are number 82 84 86 etc by convention whereas in the hold tiers are numbered 02 04 06 etc Rows are numbered from the centreline alternating between port and starboard sides odd numbers to starboard and even numbers to port If there are an odd number of rows row 0 is astride the centreline Copyright O 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 40 Individual container slots are numbered bbrrtt where bb is the bay number rr the row number amd tt the tier number For example 050282 means bay 5 row 2 tier 82 Tier 82 indicates that the bay is on deck Note that if this slot is occupied by a 20ft container then the equivalent 40ft slots 040282 and or 060282 are unavailable for 40ft containers Defining Container Bays Note This section only applies to users with a data preparation license Before container bays can be setup the Containers Imp file must exist in the program folder and the Containers option selected on the Options page of the Main Particulars dialog as shown below Main Particulars Main Dimensions General Frame Table and Axis System Options Decks for Unit Loads F Grain Stability Unit Loads Anchor Handling Figure 29 Selecting the Containers option Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 41 This will enable the Container Bays option on the Data Prep drop down menu Selecting this will bring up the Container Bay Definition dialog as shown 50 0 350 36 230 9 565
84. ween perpendiculars LBP Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 7 The calculated hydrostatics are the displacement and deadweight in tonnes and the fluid vertical centre of gravity KGf and metacentric height GMf in metres If Grain is loaded then the Grain Heeling angle due to shifting of the cargo is displayed Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 8 Loading Condition Grid Total Fresh Water Water Ballast Lubricating Oil Diesel O Miscellaneous Voids Figure 3 Loading Condition Grid Summary page The Loading Condition Grid allows the User to specify the type and amount of contents in each compartment for the selected loading condition and is normally located at the bottom left of the screen The Total tab or page displays a summary of all compartment groups or categories The User cannot edit this page The other pages display a list of compartments in the group and the contents can be changed Unit Loads are a special category for containers boxes and similar items that can be placed on decks Unit Loads are added and edited in a dialog that can be accessed by selecting the Unit Loads option in the Loading State sub menu or by pressing the E toolbar icon Double clicking the row label ULOAD will also display the dialog Cranes Loads are a special category for crane loading This row will not be shown if no cranes are specified For changing crane positions and load
85. weight compartments A weight compartment is a fixed weight like stores that have a given centre and longitudinal distribution but the actual weight can vary up to a given maximum depending on the loading condition Stability Data Displays a dialog for selecting the stability criteria sets for intact and damaged states The heeling ranges and increments can also be set Strength Criteria Displays a dialog for editing the longitudinal bending moment and shear force limits Damage Scenarios Displays a dialog for setting up damage scenarios A complete set of damage scenarios needs to be entered here as on board the vessel a user can select which scenarios to apply to a particular condition but he cannot specify new scenarios This may be changed in future releases Copyright 2014 Ship Design Solutions Limited 58 Using Tribon AVEVA Calc for data preparation The following is a recommended procedure for preparing data for LoadmatePlus using data from Tribon AVEV A Marine Calc and Surface Compartment Note that it will probably be necessary to edit the data produced by Tribon AVEV A Marine For example the compartment contours for the Loading Diagram may be wrong and therefore the loading diagram input file may need manual editing The position of the compartment names can also be adjusted Exporting data from Tribon AVEVA Calc 1 Export a CXML file using the Rel

LoadmatePlus User Guide

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents