Stability Information Booklet

The stability information booklet contains the approved loading conditions, hydrostatics, cross curves, and intact and damage stability data the master uses to load the ship within limits. SOLAS II-1/5 and II-1/5-1 require every passenger ship and cargo ship to be inclined on completion and supplied with reliable stability information approved by the administration, in a form the master can readily use. The booklet gives the lightship weight and centers from the inclining test, the GZ curves, the IS Code criteria, and free-surface corrections. Major modifications trigger a lightweight survey and reissue. It pairs with an approved loading computer where one is fitted.