Stability of deck barges and pontoons

In a previous post I included an approximate procedure to estimate the stability of cargo ships in the preliminary design stage, but a blog reader pointed out to me that it was not good enough for the special case of   deck barges and pontoons , which are artefacts carrying all load above the deck. Due to this so special condition these floaters (they are not conventional ships) have received a different stability consideration in the IMO  regulations and I have been preparing a specific procedure for estimation of their stability.

In the form that opens by clicking the following link, GetxoNaval ship dimensioning program is open and selecting the deck barges stability tag, the user is requested to input a few data of the barge / pontoon and he gets a suitable information about its stability in the specified loading condition. After the form a user guide is shown and a results interpretation.

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