As of January 1st, 2021, IMO mandated verification of tanker damaged stability, including a carriage requirement for stability instruments. This included damage stability amendments to MARPOL, BCH code, IGC code, and IBC code.

The Solution

CargoMax offers a direct damaged stability module which enables masters to verify the required GM and stability for any loading condition for all possible damage scenarios based on class approved damaged cases before leaving port. Direct damage stability calculation of limiting GM allows for flexibility and development of loading patterns on-the-fly that are guaranteed to meet class requirements.

Complete statutory compliance

Existing shipboard documentation and traditional loading computers often cannot demonstrate compliance with statutory damage stability requirements.

  • The MARPOL, IGC and IBC regulations require that all operational loading conditions meet damage stability requirements. However, typical onboard documentation only demonstrates compliance for a limited number of approved intact loading conditions and tank filling levels. Any deviations from these standard loading conditions may be considered as non-compliance to these regulations or the ISM code.

  • The CargoMax direct damaged stability module evaluates statutory damaged stability requirements for oil, gas, product, and chemical tankers for any loading condition.

Benefits:

  • Automatically analyze all class approved damage cases based on the current loading condition.

  • Meets and exceeds all statutory damaged stability requirements.

  • Vessel is not restricted in loading variation.

  • Allows much greater capability to accommodate unlimited combinations of segregated cargo.

  • Fleet managers can be assured of consistent, fleetwide regulatory compliance.

  • Additionally provides analysis module for officers to evaluate emergency flooding situations.