Standard abbreviations and symbols 379

B The ship's maximum beam.

d The shiD's draft.
F Forward, or centre of flotation.
A Aft.
Appendix I M or m lvIetres.

Standard Cw
Cb
Cm
The water-plane coefficient.
Block coefficient.
Coefficient of midships area.
abbreviations and Cp
I or i
Prismatic coefficient.
Second moment gf an area.

symbols P
I

~l
The distance of the centre of flotation from aft.
The upthrust on the keel blocks when drydocking.
The permeability of a compartment.
WL The original waterline.
The keel. WlLl The new waterline.
The centre of buoyancy when the ship is upright. Cv The virtual centre of gravity.
The centre of buoyancy when the ship is inclined. t The trim.
The height of the transverse metacentre above the MCTC or MCT lcm The moment to change the trim by 1em.
centre of buoyancy. TPC The tonnes per centimetre immersion.
BML The height of the longitudinal metacentre above CivIL The longitudinal metacentric height.
the centre of buoyancy. SG Specific gravity.
Centre of buoyancy. e An angle of list or heel.
The original position of the centre of gravity. WPA Area of a water-plane.
The new position of the centre of gravity. FWi-\ Fresh water allowance.
The original position of the transverse metacentre. FW Fresh water.
The new position of the transverse metacentre. SW Salt water.
The longitudinal metacentre. CDB Cellular double-bottom tank.
The height of the centre of buoyancy above the CI or h The common inter.;al used in Simpson's Rules,
keel. E '{ oung' s :vloculus.
The height of the centre of gravity above the keel. Depth from the neutral layer.
The height of the centre of gravity of an item Stress.
above keel. q Shearing stress.
KM The height of the transverse metacentre above the P Density in tonnes/m3.
keel. Pew Fresh water density 1.000 t/m3
CM Initial transverse metacentric height. PS\v Sait water density,/. 1.025 bm 3.
CF Centre of Flotation. Pow Dock water density as given in tim".
GZ The length of the righting lever about centre of
8m""
1\laximum squat.
gravity. S Blockage factor.
KN The length of the righting lever about keel. Static underkee! clearance.
V or \j "'-'o..:fheship's volume of displacement. Dynamical underkeel clearance.
W or ~ The ship's weight of displacement. vVater depth relating to squat.
w A weight to be loaded. discharged, or shifted. Ship's mean draft relating to squat.
n Amidships. (The symbol is shown on trim Speed of ship relative to the water.
diagrams).
L The ship's length.
D The ship's depth.