Vessel data

On this tab you specify:

·         Longitudinal area (wind)

·         Transverse area (wind)

·         Length between perpendiculars (LPP)

·         Loading conditions

·         Vessel class

There are seven different vessel classes to choose from:

1.       Bulk Carrier

2.       VLCC Cylindrical

3.       VLCC Conventional (default)

4.       Container

5.       General Cargo

6.       Gas Carrier Prismatic

7.       Gas Carrier Spherical

Please refer to Section 3.2 for a description of these vessel classes.The choice of vessel class will determine which current and wind drag curve data that will be used in the computations. The drag curve data is not visible to the user, but will be automatically retrieved and used when executing the simula­tion.

The vertical parameters will be displayed again, as set in the At this stage though only the deck plane height can still be edited, if needed.

The deck plane height does not play any computational role in MIKE 21 MA. The deck plane height only determines the displayed deck plane contour on the graphical plots of the vessel (red polygon). The deck plane height is thus a tool for graphical inspection of the vessels extent in the x-y plane at a par­ticular height above the keel. This is particularly useful when positioning fair­leads.