Default data setup

This tab sheet enables you to set various defaults that, unless subsequently over-ridden for a specified compartment, establishes the manner in which the calibration is to be undertaken and the data produced for the group of tanks as a whole.

Setting values for trim conditions and a single heel enable you to allow for a vessel that frequently operates away from a level keel condition. The range of densities would be set to be compatible with the operational purposes of the particular group of compartments that was identified on the Compartments tab sheet.

The effect of defining the calculation and output steps is to enable you to allow for the frequently complex geometric shapes of tanks, particularly for levels in their lower and upper regions and where accurate contents data will be required by an operator. The 'increment' defines the vertical calibration steps, in meters or feet, starting from the base of the compartment up to the specified level of fill expressed in percentage of total tank capacity terms. you can add and delete steps within the two tables, however make sure that the percentage increments are always in a sequentially increasing direction from a small value at the top of each table, that is near the bottom of the tank, to a full or close to being full value at the bottom of the table, that is near to the top of the tank.

The sensor type provides a drop-down menu enabling you to make a single selection from three standard types, namely sounding tube, pressure pad, and radar sensor, with 'sounding tube' being the default type.

If you wish to set up individual tank calibration names, including node name, sensor type, and tabular output properties, see the help on calibrating individual compartments below.