Loadline Additional Questions Question One: A vessel has a summer displacement of 9000 tonnes, with a summer draught of 12 metres.

. Her TPC is sea water is 31 t/cm. She is in a port in a summer zone, in water with a relative density of 1.010. In this condition, the waterline is 30mm below the bottom of the winter Loadline. How much additional cargo can be loaded?

Question One Solution:

43.6mm

Permitted Waterline

250mm

25mm 30mm

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Starting Waterline

Question Two: A vessel has a summer displacement of 12000 tonnes, with a summer draught of 14 metres. Her TPC is sea water is 33 t/cm. She is in a port in a summer zone, in water with a relative density of 1.015. In this condition, the waterline is 50mm below the bottom of the winter Loadline. How much additional cargo can be loaded?

Question Two Solution:

36.4mm

Permitted Waterline

292mm

25mm 50mm

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Starting Waterline

Question Three: A vessel has a summer displacement of 10000 tonnes, with a summer draught of 10 metres. Her TPC is sea water is 28 t/cm. She is in a port in a summer zone, in water with a relative density of 1.005. In this condition, the waterline is 50mm above the top of the winter Loadline. How much additional cargo can be loaded?

Question Three Solution:

71.4mm

Permitted Waterline

208mm

50mm

Starting Waterline

Question Four: A vessel has a summer displacement of 7000 tonnes. Her TPC is sea water is 25 t/cm. She is in a port in a summer zone, in water with a relative density of 1.003. In this condition, the waterline is 80mm above the top of the summer Loadline. How much cargo must be unloaded?

Question Four Solution:

Starting Waterline

80mm 61.6mm

Permitted Waterline