2 Criteria for residual stability after damage
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Circulars - Maritime Safety Committee - MSC/Circular.1054 – Interim Guidelines for Wing-In-Ground (WIG) Craft - (adopted 16 December 2002)Amended by MSC/Circ.1126 - Annex - Interim Guidelines for Wing-In-Ground (WIG) Craft - Annex 5 - Residual Stability - 2 Criteria for residual stability after damage

2 Criteria for residual stability after damage

  2.1 The method of application of criteria to the residual stability curve is similar to that for intact stability except that the craft in the final condition after damage should be considered to have an adequate standard of residual stability provided:

  • .1 the required area A2 should be not less than 0.028 m.rad (figure 2 refers); and

  • .2 there is no requirement regarding the angle at which the maximum GZ value should occur.

  2.2 The wind heeling lever for application on the residual stability curve should be assumed constant at all angles of inclination and should be calculated as follows:

where:
Pd = 120 (Pa)
A = projected lateral area of the portion of the ship above the lightest service waterline (m2)
Z = vertical distance from the centre of A to a point one half of the lightest service draught (m)
Δ = displacement (t)

  2.3 The same values of roll angle should be used as for the intact stability.

  2.4 The downflooding point is important and is regarded as terminating the residual stability curve. The area A2 should therefore be truncated at the downflooding angle.

  2.5 The stability of the craft in the final condition after damage should be examined and shown to satisfy the criteria, when damaged as stipulated in these Interim Guidelines.

  2.6 In the intermediate stages of flooding, the maximum righting lever should be at least 0.05 m and the range of positive righting lever should be at least 7°. In all cases, only one breach in the hull and only one free surface need to be assumed.


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