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Topside Icing - Weight & Moment Allowance

Topside icing allowance per IS Code 2008 Part B §6 for fishing vessels and vessels operating in winter seasonal zones - 30 kg/m² horizontal projected + 15 kg/m² vertical.

IS CodeIcingArctic
Ice mass allowance
12.30t
Vertical moment (t·m)
172.2t·m
Formula, assumptions, and limits

Apply to every loading condition in operating season. Fitted deck cargo adds to horizontal projected area. Windage area for weather criterion grows proportionately.

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
Horizontally-projected area (deck + walkways)GA drawing
Vertically-projected area (sides + rails)profile drawing