ShipCalculators.com

Mooring Pattern - Line Utilisation

Mooring-line maximum utilisation from standard wind + current, counted over each rope - used for pattern design per OCIMF MEG4.

Mooring patternUtilisationOCIMF
Loading calculator…

Formula, assumptions, and limits

util=Fenv/nMBL\text{util} = \frac{F_{env} / n}{\text{MBL}}
SymbolMeaningUnit
FenvF_{env}Environmental loadkN
nnEffective lines resisting

Source: OCIMF MEG4

In short

Mooring-line maximum utilisation from standard wind + current, counted over each rope - used for pattern design per OCIMF MEG4.

Learn the theory Marine Mooring Equipment and Winches