CMP file parameters

Record 1 

Design identifier.

I

Record type identifier (single character 'I').

desid

Design identifier (1 to 8 characters).

Record 2

Transverse bulkhead.

T tbk [dk1 [dk2 [lbk1 [lbk2]]]]

where:

T

Record type identifier (single character 'T').

tbk

Transverse bulkhead identifier.

dk1

Identifier of lower deck.

dk2

Identifier of upper deck.

lbk1

Identifier of inner longitudinal bulkhead.

lbk2

Identifier of outer longitudinal bulkhead.

This record must be followed by a type 3 record.

Record 3

Transverse bulkhead position. Maximum of 200.

xtbk

Position of transverse bulkhead (m or ft from original -usually the AP).

Record 4

Deck. Maximum of 40.

D dk [tbk1 [tbk2 [lbk1 [lbk2]]]]

where:-

D

Record type identifier (single character 'D').

dk

Deck identifier (up to 8 characters).

tbk1

Identifier of aft transverse bulkhead.

tbk2

Identifier of forward transverse bulkhead.

lbk1

Identifier of inner longitudinal bulkhead.

lbk2

Identifier of outer longitudinal bulkhead.

This record must be followed by a type 5 record.

Record 5 

Deck heights.

zdk1 [xdk1 [zdk2 xdk2 [zdk3 xdk3 ...]]]

where:-

Units of meters or Feet.

zdkn

Is the deck height at xdkn from the AP.

If only zdk1 is given the deck will be parallel to the baseline. If the deck is not parallel to the baseline, a pair of (z,x) coordinates must be given.

Record type 5 may extend over more than one line in the data file.

Record 6

Cambered decks.

H dk nsect npts [tbk1 [tbk2 [lbk1 [lbk2]]]]

where:

H

Record type identifier (single character 'H').

dk

Cambered deck identifier (up to 8 characters).

nsect

The number of cambered deck section changes ( X-Z plane).

npts

The number of vertical section changes (Z-Y plane).

tbk1

Identifier of aft transverse bulkhead.

tbk2

Identifier of forward transverse bulkhead.

lbk1

Identifier of inner longitudinal bulkhead.

lbk2

Identifier of outer longitudinal bulkhead.

This record must be followed by a type 7 record.

Record 7

Longitudinal section position changes from the origin.

xdk

where:-

xdk

Is the longitudinal distance of the section from the origin.

Units of meters or Feet.

Record 8

Offset data for cambered deck section position xdk.

zdk ydk

where

zdk

Is the height above the baseline of the cambered deck section at ydk from the centreline.

ydk

Is the offset of the cambered deck section from the centreline at zdk from the baseline.

Each record type 8 must be on a separate line.

Units of meters or Feet.

Record 9

Longitudinal bulkhead.

L lbk nsect npts [tbk1 [tbk2 [dk1 [dk2]]]]

where:-

L

Record type identifier (single character 'L').

lbk

Longitudinal bulkhead identifier (up to 8 characters).

nsect

The number of longitudinal section changes ( X-Y plane).

npts

The number of vertical section changes (Y-Z plane).

tbk1

Identifier of aft transverse bulkhead.

tbk2

Identifier of forward transverse bulkhead.

dk1

Identifier of lower deck.

dk2

Identifier of upper deck.

This record must be followed by a type 10 record.

Record 10

Longitudinal section position changes from the origin.

xlbk

where:-

xlbk

Is the longitudinal distance of the section from the origin.

Units of meters or Feet.

Record 11

Offset data for longitudinal section position xlbk.

ylbk zlbk

where:-

ylbk

Is the offset of the longitudinal section from the centreline at zlbk from the baseline.

zlbk

Is the height above the baseline of the longitudinal section at ylbk from the centreline.

Each record type 11 must be on a separate line.

Units of meters or Feet.

Record 12

Compartment identification.

C

Record type identifier (single character 'C').

cmpid

Compartment identifier (must be unique).

ctitle

Compartment description (max. 70 characters).

This record must be followed by a type 13 record.

Record 13

Compartment boundaries.

tbk1 [tbk2 [dk1 [dk2 [lbk1 [lbk2]]]]]

where:-

tbk1

Identifier of aft transverse bulkhead.

tbk2

Identifier of forward transverse bulkhead.

dk1

Identifier of lower deck.

dk2

Identifier of upper deck.

lbk1

Identifier of inner longitudinal bulkhead.

lbk2

Identifier of outer longitudinal bulkhead.

hull

Optional parameter to force Spaces to ignore the main hull. If required set hull=1.

Note:
To use this feature both upper and lower decks must be defined for a compartment.

This record must be followed by a type 14 record.

Record 14

Compartment attributes.

side [perm]

where:-

side

Side indicator (single digit 0,1 or 2):

0. Port and starboard, that means, the compartment extends over the width of the ship or is duplicated on each side.

1. Port side only.

2. Starboard side only.

perm

Compartment permeability in percent, if omitted 100% is assumed.

Record 15

Merged compartment definition.

M

Record type identifier (single character 'M').

cmpid

Compartment identifier (up to 8 characters).

ctitle

Compartment title.

Record 16

List of compartments to be merged.

Cmlist

List of compartment identifiers to create new compartment. Each member of the list can be separated by at least one space or a '+' sign for an addition and by a '-' sign for a deduction. This record can extend over more than one line.

Record 17

Zapped or deleted compartments.

Z

Record type identifier (single character 'z')

cmpid

Compartment identifier of deleted compartments.

Record 18

Renaming of compartments.

R

Record type identifier (single character 'R').

cmpid1

Old identifier of compartment.

cmpid2

New identifier of compartment.

Record 19

Rename long compartment.

N

Record type identifier (single character 'N').

cmpid

Compartment identifier.

ntitle

New compartment name.

Record 20

End marker for CMP file.

E

Record type identifier (single character 'E').