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    ABS Stability Guidance

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    This document provides guidance on stability criteria and necessary information for assessing the stability of a barge. It outlines requirements for stability calculations and approval, including providing copies of stability documents, meeting dynamic and weather stability criteria, and developing a Trim and Stability Booklet to enable operating personnel to easily evaluate stability in different conditions. It also provides recommendations for stability during lifting operations.

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    ABS Stability Guidance

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    This document provides guidance on stability criteria and necessary information for assessing the stability of a barge. It outlines requirements for stability calculations and approval, including providing copies of stability documents, meeting dynamic and weather stability criteria, and developing a Trim and Stability Booklet to enable operating personnel to easily evaluate stability in different conditions. It also provides recommendations for stability during lifting operations.

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    This document provides guidance on stability criteria and necessary information for assessing the stability of a barge. It outlines requirements for stability calculations and approval, including providing copies of stability documents, meeting dynamic and weather stability criteria, and developing a Trim and Stability Booklet to enable operating personnel to easily evaluate stability in different conditions. It also provides recommendations for stability during lifting operations.

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    This document provides guidance on stability criteria and necessary information for assessing the stability of a barge. It outlines requirements for stability calculations and approval, including providing copies of stability documents, meeting dynamic and weather stability criteria, and developing a Trim and Stability Booklet to enable operating personnel to easily evaluate stability in different conditions. It also provides recommendations for stability during lifting operations.

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    STABILITY GUIDANCE

    I. NECESSARY INFORMATION

    Copies of each of the following:
    1. Trim and stability Booklet
    2. Hydrostatic Curves or Tables
    3. Cross Curves of Stability
    4. Tank Capacities and Free Surface Corrections
    5. Downflooding Angle vs. Draft Curve
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    6. Lateral Profile of Ship with containers on Deck
    7. Lightship Particulars Estimated or Actual
    8. Lifting Operation Information
    9. General Arrangement Plan

    II. CRITERIA

    1. PRIMARY DYNAMIC CRITERION

    a. The area under the righting lever curve (GZ curve) should not be less than 0.55 meter-
    radians up to = 30 angle of heel and not less than 0.09 meter-radians up to =40 or then
    angle of downflooding, if this angle is less than 40.
    Additionally, the area under the righting arm curve (GZ Curve) between the angles of heel
    of 30 and 40 or between 30 and the angle of downflooding if this angle is less than 40
    should not be less than 0.03 meter-radians.
    b. The righting lever GZ should be at least 0.20m at an angle of heel equal or greater than 30.
    c. The maximum righting arm should occur at an angle of heel preferably exceeding 30 but
    not less than 25.
    d. The initial metacentric height GM
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    should not be less than 0.15m

    2) SECONDARY - WEATHER CRITERION

    This criterion supplements the stability criterion given above, and applies to all loading
    conditions. The more stringent of the two criteria should govern the minimum requirements.
    The weather criterion is usually more stringent when a large lateral profile exists, i.e., at light
    drafts or when large amounts of deck cargo are carried.

    3) GENERAL

    The VCG used in calculating the righting lever curve (GZ Curve) should be corrected for the
    free surface effects of liquids in tanks in every loading condition, including departures.

    4) LIFTING OPERATIONS

    For lifting operations, we recommend the following:
    The maximum heeling moment developed by multiplying the weight of the hook load and boom
    by the horizontal distance to port or s d of the hook load and boom center of gravity from
    centerline, considering the full range of crane elevations and weights, is to be determined. The
    resulting heeling moment is to be converted to a heeling arm at zero degrees of inclination by
    dividing by the barge's displacement. The heeling arm thus achieved is to be superimposed on
    the righting arm curve and is to be taken as a horizontal line.

    The righting arm curve is to be corrected for the increase in the vertical center of gravity due to
    the load.
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    Then:
    (a) For any condition of loading, the first intercept of the heeling arm curve with the righting
    arm curve (equilibrium point) is to occur prior to submergence of the deck edge, or
    downflooding point.
    b) The residual area between the first intercept and the angle of downflooding, the second
    intercept or 40, whichever occurs first, is not to be less than 0.03 meter-radians.
    III. APPROVAL

    1) INFORMATION

    A Trim and Stability Booklet is to be provided to enable the operating personnel to assess the
    stability of the barge with ease and certainty in different service conditions. This information
    should be in the form of tables or diagrams which will enable them to quickly assess the
    conditions differing from the standard ones. It should include a curve or -table giving, as a
    function of draft, the maximum allowable cargo VCG (or other stability parameter) which
    ensures that the stability is in compliance with the criteria given above.

    For details on the Trim and Stability Booklet format and required information see Appendix 3.

    2) FORM

    The Trim and Stability Booklets are approved and returned to the submitter by a stability
    approval cover letter. One stamped copy of the Trim and Stability Booklet is required to be
    placed on board the vessel in addition to supplementary information (e.g., hydrostatic curves,
    etc.) that is not contained in the booklet.

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