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Barge Stability Guidelines - Maritime New Zealand

GM Metacentric height GZ Righting or Overturning lever Initial Stability To be adequately stable, the metacentric height (GM) of the loaded vessel, floating upright in still water, is required to be above a minimum value. GM min = 0.35 metres is a recommended minimum guidance value.1 Metacentric height can be calculated using the formula:

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