SOFTWARE

MasterLoad™ – Cargo Computer/Strength Monitoring System

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MasterLoad™ – is a software package for calculation of load, stability, strength, floatability for tankers, gas carriers, dry bulk cargo ships, container carriers, sea-river vessels, general cargo vessels, floating drilling platforms, floating dry docks, floating cranes and other types of floating structures.

MasterLoad™ allows to:

• Create loading and ballasting plan of the vessel in on-line mode and save it in the Database
• Develop a ballasting scheme for the vessel (floating platform), based on specified draft
• Calculate trim/heel, stability and strength of undamaged vessel in the current load status
• Create a virtual model of emergency situation and calculate trim and stability when specified compartments are flooded
• Calculate dock operations (arrangement of ships in the dock, ballasting and strength calculation)
• Arrange integration of separate modules of the floating object with calculation of trim-stability at each step of enlargement

MasterLoad™ is certified by international classification societies as an onboard strength monitoring device. It has a simple user-friendly interface, allows data input to the calculation program directly from sensors installed in cargo, ballast or service tanks (on-line mode), which ensures accuracy of trim, stability, strength calculations. Off-line mode allows compiling preliminary loading and ballasting scheme and automatically generating output documents “for sailing/for arrival”.

Information on ship’s load condition can be transferred through mobile networks (satellite/cellular) to the shore center or ship-owner.

The program has interface for communication with the Emergency Response Centre for immediate information transmission about emergency situations.

Modules for Different Types of Ships

Tankers:

• On-line communication with sensors in cargo tanks
• Automatic calculation of the amount of loaded/unloaded cargo
• Drafts correction

LNG and LPG Carriers:

• On-line communication with sensors in cargo tanks
• Calculation of free surface influence during cargo evaporation
• Calculation of acceleration from displacement of cargo masses

Bulk Carriers:

• Special transportation features for bulk cargo (SF-factor)
• Drafts correction
• On-line communication with level sensors in ballast and service tanks

Sea-river vessels:

• Cargo plan for different types of cargo
• Calculation of trim for passage under bridges
• SQUAT effect calculation

Container Ships:

• Automatic distribution of containers
• Sorting by loading/unloading ports
• Windage calculation adjusted for deck containers

General Cargo Vessels:

• Cargo arrangement in hold in on-line mode
• Shallow-water effect calculation
• Special transportation features for timber cargo

Floating Cranes:

• Precalculation of suspended cargo effect
• Calculation of heel, trim and stability

Offshore Floating Drilling Platforms:

• Stability calculation in transition modes
• Trim calculation in emergency modes
• Automation of ballasting operations