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Hatch Cover Design Pressure (IACS UR S21A)

Design pressure head on weather-deck hatch covers by position along the hull.

StructuralIACS S21AHatch
Design pressure
25.5kN/m²
Equivalent water head
2.60m
Formula, assumptions, and limits

IACS UR S21A base head values (Position 1 forward of 0.25 L, Position 2 elsewhere) converted to kN/m² via × g = 9.81. Additional dynamic wave pressure from the UR is added on the build; this page shows the baseline.

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SymbolMeaningUnitSource
Hatch location along hull - IACS UR S21A
Design head pressurekN/m²result