1. ALCOS LAVRAZIA Ltd. Windows® version 2.5
Vazrazhdane 76/A/9, 9010 Varna, BULGARIA
tel (52) , +359 (52) ;
Fax +359 (52) , Mobile +359 (88)
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2. MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE SYSTEM
The system is designed for deck officers and ship planners engaged in preparing and verifying the cargo plans for general, bulk, grain, liquid cargoes as well as for containers and timber.
Constant display of draughts, heel angle, trim, displacement, actual and required metacentric height which are updated every time a dedweight item is changed.
Graphical display of intact GZ curve, bending moments and shear force curve are updated every time a condition is changed.
Comprehensive output results available on screen or in hard copy via a printer.
The structure of the main menu and submenus depends on the type of the ship and included modules. The main software modules are presented in the following table:

3. Modules for different types of shipsNo
Module
Type of ship
Bulk carrier
General cargo carrier
Tanker Chemical carrier
Container
Ro-Ro Ferry 1
Loading Condition Library  2
File Operations 3
Voyage Options 4
Ballast & SuppliesOperations 5
Cargo Operations 6
Autoloading 7
Intact Stability Calvulation 8
Reports print out 9
Grain Loading Stability 10
N.C.B. form for grain cargo 11
Damage Stability 12
BM & SF Calculation 13
Loading Sequence 14
Torsion calculation 15
Lashing checks 16
Pre-planning of containers 17
Transfer of files by EDIFACT BAPLIE format 18
Draught Survey 19
Ullage Survey 20
O.B.Q./ R.O.B. Report

4. SOFT- AND HARDWARE-STRUCTURE
The new version 2.5 is running under Windows® 95/98/2000/XP operating systems.
The following configurations is necessary for reliable and successful
operation of the ALCOS.
Pentium 2 (~400 MHz)
Memory: 32 Mb, 64 Mb recommended
30 Mb of free hard disk space
Graphics card: Must support 800x600x256 colours
Operating system: Windows 95,98,2000, XP
The software has been approved by the following Classification Societies:
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
Germanisher Lloyd
Bulgarian Register of Shipping
American Bureau of Shipping
Bureau Veritas

5. DATA PREPARATION
The following data from existing Stability booklets is required for a vessel in order to set
up ALCOS :
Hydrostatics;
Cross Curves
Bonjean’s scale
Limiting KG curves and maximum permissible Shear Forces and Bending Moments
Lightweight distribution
Tank calibrations ( volumes, centroids, free surface, trim corrections)
Profile and deck plans
List of compartments
The ALCOS team can prepare the data for customers from existing:
Theoretical lines ( Offset tables)
General arrangement
Tank arrangement
Structural Drawings

6. ADDITIONAL MODULES
LASHING CHECKS: The lashing module checks securing of containers in the bay according to GL or LR rules and interaction between containers in next stacks by bridge fittings ( spring algorithm). The procedure calculates for analyzed bay the maximum values of forces in containers and in lashing elements, compare them with the allowable ones, and if it is necessary provides additional lashings or shows the actual load level in % of the permissible.
PRE-PLANNING OF CONTAINERS: The module executes the pre-planning of the containers from a given list of containers. The location of the containers is not fixed and you can move it and optimize its location.
TRANSFER FILES by EDIFACT/BAPLIE FORMAT: The module loads or saves files with information for containers by UN/EDIFACT BAPLIE format . In that way it is possible to transfer paper-less Master or Bay plans between the ship and terminals or planning centers.
AUTOLOADING : The option performs automatically a distribution of the input total amount of bulk, grain or liquid cargo for previously chosen cargo spaces. The constraints are the draught and/or the trim of vessel.
N.C.B. BLANK FORM for grain cargo: Prepares a report about the loading conditions according to the National Cargo Bureau requirements.

7. ADDITIONAL MODULES
DRAFT SURVEY: On the basis of PS and SB scale draughts and for initial and final loading conditions the module performs a draught survey and corresponding report.
ULLAGE SURVEY: The module prepares ullage report for crude oil and products with VCF ( volume correction factor) under Petroleum measurement tables. Vol. X - Background development and program documentation. Baltimore, ASTM, 1983.
O.B.Q./ R.O.B. REPORT: The module prepares O.B.Q/R.O.B report from input data for each cargo tank.
LOADING SEQUENCES: The module is used for preparing a loading/ unloading sequences according to IACS UR S1A “Additional Requirements for Loading Conditions, Loading manuals and Loading Instruments for Bulk Carriers, Ore Carriers and Combination Carriers ”
DAMAGE STABILITY: Direct calculation of damage stability, based on mathematical presentation of the hull after flooding of any compartment.

8. Unspecified cargoes on free specified positions
EXAMPLE
Unlimited number of loading conditions and each one may contain 3 sub-cases
Unspecified cargoes on free specified positions

9. Online Graphics Stability Bending Moments Always actual Graphics
Torsion
Shear Forces

10. (incl. RO-RO, Containers, Rail)
Special modules
General Cargo
(incl. RO-RO, Containers, Rail)
Containers

11. Specific ship modules are integrated in the system
Additional modules
Double Bottom Calculation
Autoloading
Bulk loading/unloading sequences
Specific ship modules are integrated in the system
Draft survey

12. Level measuring system connection
Additional modules
Ullage survey
Level measuring system connection
O.B.Q./R.O.B.

13. Printouts
All what you preview

14. Printouts
Simply print

15. Printouts

16. Lashing check

17. More detailed as can be shown
Printouts
More detailed as can be shown