Appendix II - Passenger Loading
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Appendix II - Passenger Loading

  1. A mass of 75 kilogrammes should be assumed per passenger except that this value may be reduced to not less than 60 kilogrammes where this can be justified. In addition, the mass and distribution of the luggage should be to the satisfaction of the Administration.

  2. The height of the centre of gravity for passengers should be assumed equal to:

  • (a) 1 metre above deck level for passengers standing upright. Account may be taken, if necessary, of camber and sheer of deck.

  • (b) 300 millimetres above the seat in respect of seated passengers.

  3. Passengers and luggage should be considered to be in the space normally at their disposal.

  4. Passengers should be considered as distributed to produce the most unfavourable combination of passenger heeling moment and/or initial metacentric height which may be obtained in practice. In this connexion, it is anticipated that a value higher than four persons per square metre will not be necessary.


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