USER'S GUIDE - ShipWeight

Parameters
The parameters available in ShipWeight are found in the tables FATT (float),
IATT (integer) and TATT (text). The FATT-table contains the following fields:
sFattId ID of parameter
sFAttName Name of parameter
sUnit Unit
sFAttSymb
fFASIFak Factor
fMax Maximum allowed value
iDecimals Number of decimals
The parameter-ID consists of two to four characters and is subject to strict
naming rules. The syntax of the ID is:
{unit}{area}{object}
The first character in the id, the “unit”, is always small letter. It tells what type
of parameter this is. The most important are:
a Area [m2]
b Breadth [m] / [mm]
d Distance [m] / [mm]
e Power [kW] / [kVA] / [t]
f Percentage [%]
h Height [m] / [mm]
n Number of
l Length [m] / [mm]
q Capacity [t/h] / [m3/h]
s Specific weight [t/m3]
t Thickness [mm]
v Volume [m3]
w Weight [t]
A complete list of the unit-codes is found in the UNIT-table in WeightDB
The “area” code of the id is optional. If present, it is also a second small letter.
It tells which area of the ship the parameter belongs to. The most commonly
used are:
a Afterbody
c Cargo-area
d Deckhouse
e Engine-area
f Forebody
g Galley
i Small deckhouse
k Keel
m Main hull
n Accommodation
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ShipWeight – User’s Guide, version 10.0, April 2011