Common Structural Rules - Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, January 2019 - Part 1 General Hull Requirements - Chapter 9 Fatigue - Section 1 General Considerations - 6 Loading Conditions
6 Loading Conditions
6.1 Description
6.1.1 Fatigue analyses are to be carried out for representative loading conditions according to the intended ship’s operation as given in [6.2] and [6.3].
6.2 Loading conditions for oil tankers
6.2.1 The loading conditions to be considered for oil tankers and corresponding fraction of time for each loading condition, α(j), are defined in Table 1. The standard loading conditions for fatigue assessment of oil tankers are provided in Ch 4, Sec 8, [5.1].
Table 1 : Fraction of time in each loading condition for oil tanker
| Loading conditions | α(j) |
| Full Load condition (Homogeneous) | 0.5 |
| Normal ballast condition | 0.5 |
6.3 Loading conditions for bulk carriers
6.3.1 The loading conditions to be considered for bulk carriers and corresponding fraction of time for each loading condition, α(j), are defined respectively in Table 2 and Table 3 depending on the ship’s type (BC-A, BC-B, BC-C). The standard loading conditions for fatigue assessment of bulk carriers are provided in Ch 4, Sec 8, [5.2].
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