INCREASE IN DRAUGHT

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For box-shaped vessels :
Draught is defined as the vertical distance between the
keel and the waterline, measured either forward, aft or
amidships in metres.
Consider a box-shaped vessel floating upright on an even
keel with draught d having beam b .

B
K

Now consider the same vessel listed to an angle .

The new increased draft on the listed side is D.
It is seen; D = AX + AY
In triangle AOX ,

Sin = AX/OA

So AX = OA Sin , but

OA = b (breadth)

therefore AX = b Sin , similarly AY = d Cos

Thus Increased draft, D = b Sin + d Cos
b

A
d

K
B

For Ship Shape Vessels :

For vessels with a rise of floor the formula can be further
modified as follows;

New draft in listed / heeled condition,

D = b Sin + (d - Rise of floor) Cos

Where b = beam of vessel

d = draft in upright condition

Note : The rise of floor is assumed to be linear

The sketch and example on the following page will make

things clearer.

Example 1 (box shaped vessels)

A box-shaped ship with 12 m. beam is floating upright
at a draft of 6.7m.
Find the increase in draft if the vessel is now listed 18
degrees.

Figure 1(c).

From Previous :
AX = 1/2 beam x Sin List = 1/2 x 6 x Sin 18 = 1.85m
AY = Old draft x Cos List = 6 x Cos 18 = 6.37m
New Draft - XY = 8.23 m
Increase in draft = 8.23 - 6.7 = 1.526 m

Example 2 (Vessels having a rise of floor)

A ship has 20 m. beam at the waterline and is floating
upright at 6 m. draft. If the rise of floor is 0.25 m.,
calculate the new draft if the ship
is now listed 15 degrees. (See Figure 1(d), below)

Fig. 1 (d)
The formula is modified form of previous and is given by :
New Draft = 1/2 beam x Sin List + (Old draft - Rise of
floor) Cos List.
= 1/2 x ( 20 x Sin 15 ) + (Old Draft -Rise of
floor) Cos List
= 1/2 x ( 5.176) + ( 6 - 0.25 ) Cos 15
= 2.588 + 5.555 = 8.14 metres Ans.