The sequential method of emptying and filling of ballast tanks at sea may pose extra threats for ship’s safety. The prepared Ballast Water Management (BWM) Plan enables carrying out the operation so that negative effects of emptying each ballast tank are minimized. A large number of tanks and substantial volume of ballast water to be exchanged may create difficulties in preparing an optimized plan. The author proposes to use a liquid cargo handling simulator for the preparation of the BWM plan for selected LNG carriers

The paper presents sample calculations concerning the assessment of the vulnerability to pure loss of stability of a fishing vessel. Calculations were performed for level 1 and level 2 of the method under consideration. In the summary the author discusses the results of calculations. The paper describes the results method for assessment of the stability criteria for a fishing vessel. Calculations were performed by software MAXSURF after the implementation of the algorithm. The result of the calculation are measure the phenomenon criteria of pure loss of stability of a fishing vessel.