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BILGING
Bilging – is term used to describe the uncontrolled
compartment -
b) The initial GM
Solution (a) 36 m
140 m
6m
36 m
60 m
Volume of buoyancy lost = Volume of buoyancy gained
Solution (b)
To calculate the initial GM, first calculate KM.
KMBOX = KB + BM
𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝟔.𝟎𝟎𝟎
KB = = = 𝟑. 𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐦
𝟐 𝟐
𝑳𝑩𝟑 𝟏𝟒𝟎 × 𝟑𝟔𝟑
BM = = = 18.000 m
𝟏𝟐𝑽 𝟏𝟐 ×(𝟏𝟒𝟎 × 𝟑𝟔 ×𝟔 )
Calculate GM
GM = KM – KG GM = 21.000 – 12.800 = 8.200 m
Solution (c)
To calculate the GM in the bilged condition, calculate KM.
Remember the assumptions:
KG Remains constant;
Displacement (and volume of displacement) remains constant.
KMBox = KB + BM
𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝟏𝟎.𝟓𝟎𝟎
KB = = = 5.250 m
𝟐 𝟐
GM = KM – KG
GM = 15.536 – 12.800 = 2.736 m
The end