The trim of a ship is the difference between the forward and aft drafts relative to the designed waterline. When the aft draft relative to the designed water line (DWL) is greater the vessel is …

Below is a list of symbols and abbreviations used in the course. Do not attempt to memorize them now! Their meaning and uses will develop as the course progresses.

Design Waterline (DWL): The waterline at which the ship is designed to float in the full load condition. Corresponds to a line in the middle of boot-topping of the ship. Forward …

Longitudinal Center of Gravity (LCG)-this is the position of the forward or aft location of each item accounted for in the weight estimate, and the total ship, measured from the longitudinal …

Mc, Vc, and Dc are the corresponding notation without keel. For ships, this section is located midway between the fore and aft perpendiculars. For yachts it is more common to put it …

Design Waterline (DWL or L(oad)WL)-The waterline draft at which the fully laden vessel is designed to have. Draft-the depth of water displaced by the hull when it is afloat. This is …

Dec 23, 2014 · The effectiveness of overhangs on increasing DWL depends on the shape of the overhang. With modern fine bows bow overhang does almost zero in terms of extending DWL …

Mar 30, 2015 · Waterlines above the dwl are usually positive – so wl +100 will be 100mm above the dwl. On older designs, waterlines above the dwl are sometimes called level lines (LL) and …

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Aft point (AP) Extreme aft point of hull or where the DWL intersects the backbone. Amidships : Centre line of vessel. Base line : A line parallel to DWL drawn through the point of intersection …