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A construction barge is to discharge a lifeboat from the main deck by a rolling flat rack to a seamanship centre being built at Puerto Montt. The discharging can only commence on 17th February during morning flood tide when the ramp is horizontal with the jetty. The barge master decides that the maximum angle of inclination of ramp acceptable for the operation is 450 to the jetty. The charted height of the landing area is 0.3m and the distance of ramp from water line is 5.8m. The length of the ramp is 5 m. (a) Calculate the earliest time discharging can commence (b) Calculate the latest time the operation should cease during the same flood tide.

5.0 Landing area 0.3 5.8 MHWS

6.5

WL CD

Required height of tide

MHWS Required HOT Required HOT 17th February

= 6.5 m = height of landing area + MHWS height of ramp from water line = 0.3 + 6.5 5.8 = 1.0 m LW HW 0744 hrs 1350 hrs 0.3 m Tidal duration = 0606 6.2 m

Using 1.0 m as HOT from the graph a) Earliest time = (1350 - 0445) = 0905 hrs 17th February

5.0

Acceptable rise of tide

450

Landing area

Sin Angle = Opp/Hyp = Acceptable rise of tide/ Ramp Acceptable rise of tide = Sin 45 X 5 = 3.5 m Maximum tide acceptable = 1.0 + 3.5 = 4.5 m ii) Latest Time = (1350 - 0210) = 1140 hrs 17th February copyright owned by www.glasgowmaritimeacademy.com