EQUIPMENT NUMERAL CALCULATOR FOR A SHIP

Welcome! This excel spreadsheet calculates the Equipment number for a Ship from DNV rules.It further recommends specifications for the anchoring and mooring equipment for the vessel

Directions:
Enter all the particulars and the deckhouse/superstructure information required in the Inputs sheet.
The Input cells are in blue.
For profile area of superstructures/deckhouses, the default value from formula is given. If the actual profile area is different from the default, the user can enter the actual area.
Once all inputs have been given, the Equipment number is calculated in Outputs sheet.
Based on the Equipment Number and DNV Rules, the minimum required anchoring/mooring equipment number and specifications are also recommended

Formula
EN = Δ2/3 + 2 B H + 0.1 A
Δ = Rule Displacement in MT
B = Rule Breadth in m

H = effective height in m from the summer load waterline to the top of the uppermost deckhouse, measured as follows:
H = a + Σ hi
a = distance in m from the summer load waterline amidships to the upper deck at side (Freeboard)
hi = height in m on the center line of each tier of houses having a breadth greater than B/4. For the lowest tier, hi shall
be measured at center line from the upper deck, or from a notional deck line where there is local discontinuity in the
upper deck

References
1. DNV Rules for Classification of Ships (New building) - Part 3 Chapter 3, Section 3 Anchoring and Mooring Equipment

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INPUTS

Table 1: VESSEL INPUTS

Input parameter Symbol Value Units
Displacement (molded) Δ 9944 MT
Length on Waterline at Summer Loadline LWL 118 m
Length between Perpendiculars LBP 110 m
Breadth (molded) B 17.6 m
Depth (molded) D 9 m
Summer Loadline Draft d 6.6 m

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Table 2: HEIGHTS AND AREAS OF DECKHOUSES AND SUPERSTRUCTURES
Profile
3
Effective Profile Area Area(Default =
1
Item Height (hi)4, m Length (Li), m (Ai), m2 hi x Li), m2
Forecastle deck 2.6 11.7 30.42 30.42
DECKHOUSE - A 2.7 25 67.5 67.5
DECKHOUSE - B 2.6 18.2 47.32 47.32
DECKHOUSE - C 2.6 16.8 43.68 43.68
DECKHOUSE - D 2.6 14 36.4 36.4
DECKHOUSE - E 2.5 9.8 24.5 24.5
2
Bulwark (> 1.5 m) 0 0 0 0
Hatch Coaming (> 1.5 m) 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 Fig 1: Effective Heights of Deckhouses (deckhouses with width < B/4
Other 0 0 0 0 need not be included)
Other 0 0 0 0

Note
1
Please include only those deckhouses and superstructures which have a width > B/4 (See Fig 1).Where a house having a
breadth greater than B/4 is above a house with a breadth of B/4 or less, the upper house is to be included and the lower
ignored
2
Please see Fig 2 for help on how to add area for bulwark > 1.5 m
3
If the profile area of an item is different from the default value (hi x Li), then it needs to be input in the respective cell
4
The height has to be entered at centerline
5
A general naming has been adopted for deckhouses (Deckhouse - A,B, C etc.). Please input the specific names of the
deckhouses. Any new deckhouses or other structures can be added to the rows designated 'Other'. If an item is not
applicable (e.g., if there is no forecastle) then input the hi and Li and Profile area for the item as zero (0).

Fig 2: Bulwarks with height > 1.5 m (shaded area to be added

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OUTPUTS
Input parameter Symbol Formula Value Units
Displacement (molded) Δ 9944.00 MT
Breadth (molded) B 17.60 m
Rule Length L L = LBP, 0.96LWL < L < 0.97LWL 113.28 m
Freeboard from Summer Load line a D-d 2.40 m
Summation of heights of deckhouses Σ hi 13.00 m
Effective Height from Summer Loadline to
top of Deckhouses H a + Σ hi 15.40 m
2
Profile area of Hull AH axL 271.87 m
Profile area of Superstructures and
2
Deckhouses AS 249.82 m

2
Total Profile area of Hull + Superstrutures A Ah + As 521.69 m

EQUIPMENT NUMBER
Equipment Number EN Δ2/3 + 2 B H + 0.1 A 1056.7

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS BASED ON CALCULATED EN1

EQUIPMENT NUMBER 1056.7
EQUIPMENT LETTER x
A. Stockless Bower Anchors
Number of Stockless Bower Anchors 2
Mass per Anchor (in kg) 3300

B. Stud Link Chain Cables

Total Length (m) 495
Diameter
For Steel Grade NV K1 58
For Steel Grade NV K2 50
For Steel Grade NV K3 46

C. Towline
Minimum Length (m) 200
Minimum Breaking Strength (kN) 647
Minimum Breaking Strength (MT) 66.0

D. Mooring Lines
Number 4
Length of each (m) 180
Minimum Breaking Strength (kN) 250
Minimum Breaking Strength (MT) 25.5

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For selecting the equipments, the next Equipment number higher than the calculated one has
been selected from the Table C1, DNV Rules for Ships(2010), Pt3 Ch3 Sec3)
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