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Demonstrates crane hookload drop with reference to BV criterion.
    `Demonstrates crane hookload drop with reference to BV criterion
    
    proj bvdrop
    units mt
    
    enter pm
    create hull
     ends -25, 25
     out 10
     top 10
     bot 0
    /
    write {project}.gf
    quit pm
    
    crtpt "Flood point" 0, 6, 16 /symm
    
    draft 5
    vcg 5
    solve weight, lcg
    
    report
    
    `Boom on port side:
    boom "Suspended Wt" 175, 0, 0, 10,  50, -90, 45
    boom "Crane Boom"    60, 0, 0, 10,  25, -90, 45
    
    hmmt 4000 /c1 `counter ballasting
    solve
    
    \Crane in operation with load in place\
    status
    \Heeling moment representing counter ballast\
    hmmt report
    
    variable t1,tc,t3,r
    set t1={HEEL}
    
    \\Angle Theta1 = {t1:2}\
    \
    
    delete weight "Suspended Wt"
    solve
    \After hook load drop\
    status
    
    set tc={HEEL}
    set r={tc} minus {t1}
    
    \\Angle ThetaC = {tc:2}\
    
    angles 0 5
    
    macro findt3
     lim off
     lim res ratio from abs {t1} to abs {t3} = 1
     ra /lim /noprint
     `\ t3={t3}  LIMMARG={LIMMARG}
     set t3 = minus {LIMMARG} div 100 plus {t3}
     `\ new t3={t3}
     if {t3}<{tc} then set t3={tc} plus 1
     if {t3}>30 then set t3=30
    /
    set t3={tc} plus {r}
    .findt3 (20)
    
    \\Angle Theta3 = {t3:2}\
    
    lim off
    lim res ratio from abs {t1} to abs 30 or fld > 1
    lim angle from {t3} to ra0 or fld > 20
    
    page
    RA /lim:att /graph:clean
    
    
    print preview
    report off
    end
    
    
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