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Note: This is version 18.04g; it requires the same or greater GHS version.

These files should be copied into your GHS program directory.

UPDATES
18.04g
- Added "Zone ID" to damage stability summary of flooding sets.
- Removed unintentional notes in the report of tanks changing type (since 18.04f only).
18.04f
- Added options to set zero trim or allow damaged trim for DND damage criterion
- SI permission granted if tank gauging system is used
- GLM library called before each test run
- Improved GHSERIAL.DLL supports Modbus Function Code 8.
- Viewer button fixed
- Fixed a bug with WDF tanks flooding sets
18.04e
- new "IceWt" button to set weights due to icing in specific locations
18.04d
- DND Damage criteria now applies wind heeling moment in the direction of list
- Clear flooding sets now clears WDF tanks as well if applicable.
18.04c
- Flooding Sets now include an option for damage control using WDF tanks
18.04b
- Reduced likelyhood of a Sensor Interface time-out error.
18.04a
- Heel angle calculated from draft sensors wasn't always correct if sensor readings weren't in meters.
18.04
- New options include weight and buoyancy curves in LS plots even with LS limits.
- Fixed Roll angle must be first error when DND Damage was combined with Flooding Sets.
- Option for constant ROLL and WIND values for DND Damage
16.94h
- Pop-up righting arm plot was incorrectly suppressed for Energy Stability Button if "Include table" was checked.
- Initialized wind pressure for weather stability criterion to 504 Pa per IMO IS2008. Previously uninitialized.
16.94g
- Options added to Weather stability setup to accomodate 46 CFR 28.575.
16.94f
- GLM MAKER now copies MAXVCGO.DAT and LSLIMO.DAT to the GLM folder.
16.94e
- Changes to grain stability to prevent errors caused by capsize.
16.94d
- Dialog clarifications for ROLL parameters.
- Small improvement to the Dry Cargo dialog, description column is now read-only so it updates while the dialog is still open.
16.94c
- "Use latest release version" now refers to 18.50.
- LS Noplot option no longer affects the "LS Curve" button.
16.94b
- Alternate draft line location wasn't working correctly (since 16.88f).
16.94a
- "All but In Port" option added to limit stability criterion to operating modes.
16.94
- New checkbox to show individual fixed weight lateral plane areas in the HMMT REPORT IMO SWR
16.92
- Fixed a bug in wind pressure calculation when units set to Short Tons.
16.90a
- Clarifying updates to dialogs for crane lifting mode.
16.90
- Improved documentation for tank load limiting options.
16.88r
- Load Line dialog shows current setting when it starts.
- Load line displacement check now working without a load line mark location.
16.88p
- Use latest release version now refers to 18.00.
16.88o
- Lifting stability with Light Crane works with BV\RINA criterion again.
- Report images are now scaled to fit the page. Requires version 18.08+.
16.88n
- Fixed crane hook drop-down list; and weight name for Other hook load.
- Grain Stability wasn't heeling the grain cargo to the specified angle.
16.88l
- Tank Gauging Setups can now be customised for each Alternate Tank Configuration
- variable ll-t, ll-t, ll-v were created as string type instead of length type. (since 16.66i)
16.88k
- Fixed a bug which prevented configurers from testing their GLM.
- Since GHS 17.76 only. Requires GHS 17.82
16.88j
- Added crane stability options for DNV Rule updates in 2018.
16.88i
- Added option to password protect GLM.
16.88h
- Optional terminating angle FLD in Anchor Handling RISE limit.
16.88g
- Use latest release version now refers to 17.50.
- Critical Point file added to Anchor Handling criterion.
16.88f
- Fixed keel draft report at a single location.
16.88e
- IMO SWR stability with FSMExtra now respects Upright checkbox.
16.88d
- Improved downflooding limit options for MODU stability.
16.88c
- Added mass inertia input to Append Body dialog.
- Added mass inertia input to Add Fixed Weights dialog.
16.88
- New button to update the temperature for tank contents.
16.86w
- Updated GLMRETRO.EXE to be compatible with latest RGSTYLE.DAT.
16.86v
- Added tooltips for max heel and max heel for MAXVCG input fields.
16.86u
- GLM reports avoid minuscule Light Ship weight changes when assessing MAXVCG pass/fail.
16.86t
- Crane lifting modes which are linked to operating modes are now removed from the Lifting Mode dialog
- Upper boundary for Lifting mode number in custom operating modes changed from 6 to 8
16.86s
- Added option to also change At-Sea MAXVCG data set when Hopper button switches tank type.
16.86r
- Added terminating angle choices for RA limit in General Intact stability.
16.86q
- Fixed parts of the report which didn't respect the crane's azimuth angle definition.
16.86o
- Added damage stability from Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY2)
16.86n
- Added support for checking damage stability in both directions.
16.86l
- Improved crane stability dialog. Exposed lifting criterion options for 46CFR173.020.
16.86k
- Support for Modbus 32-bit floating point addresses.
16.86j
- Weather stability option for NIVC 5-86, EQU in steady wind < 14 (instead of 16)
16.86i
- New button to open (flood) or close (intact) a hopper tank.
16.86h
- New lifting criterion option for 46 CFR 173.020 for exposed waters.
- New damage stability criterion for 46 CFR 174.320 for hopper dredges.
16.86g
- Stability button color is now set by mode on initial loading when not At-Sea.
- Crane falls graphic now maintains orientation relative to the crane boom.
16.86f
- Tank load tracking wasn't enabled if no other tracked warnings were present.
16.86e
- COOT no longer includes a check without the hook load
- Cargo legend now appears anytime there is more than 1 cargo type.
16.86d
- Improved button order and restored fixed radius crane mode. 16.86c
- New option to distinguish deck edge from margin line in General Intact stability setup.
- Added button for Lifting Beam and changed weight name to avoid conflicts.
- Fixed user-defined crane elements for vessels with one crane.
16.86b
- Increased the number of editable tank descriptions to 50.
16.82b
- Improved options for Energy stability subtitle and limit title.
16.82
- Modu stability option for HMMT report at EQU.
- New Area limit for Damage Stability.
16.68k
- Additional FSM options for Fi-fi and Tow stability.
- Added a 5th special stability criterion slot.
16.68j
- FSM Upright is now optional for Fi-fi, Tow, and Anchor stability.
16.68g
- New heeling moment options for condition wind speed.
16.68f
- Stinger segment CG angle and transverse offset don't reset to 0.
- New options for wind input on certain crane stability criteria.
16.68d
- New lifting stability summary and Ballast Advisor improvements.
16.22o
- New Stinger options to separate tension location from boom position.
16.22n
- New option to suppress rendering button in the GLM.
16.22m
- New option to lookup crane capacity based on boom elevation.
- Displacement verification for load line.
- CG removed from detailed Int. Stages report. 16.22k
- Improved error handling for attempts to overwrite Read-Only condition files.
- Added transverse offset for CRANE Rotating Upperworks center of gravity.
16.22j
- Added option to include details of intermediate flooding stages in report.
- Crane Criteria for EM 385 added: Min. Freeboard & Bottom Immersion.
16.22i
- Added 3 additional load line slots. (6 total)
16.22h
- Improved intermediate flooding when manually selected flooded tanks.
16.22g
- New Option to perform LS in report without deflection.
- Corrected crane wire spool azimuth angle.
16.22f
- Added MODU wind gradient option.
16.22e
- Eliminated warning for operating modes without MAXVCG data.
16.22d
- Corrected draft report that shows P & S values.
16.21
- Additional stinger configuration options.
16.18
- Towing is now available in the external max VCG mode selection.
16.16
- Improved documentation of Footer and Logo files.
- Fixed operator advice for trim limits.
16.14
- Improved documentation of Energy Stability options.
- Improved data entry for tank sounding/ullage.
- New option to disable flooding and damage in the GLM.
- GLM Manual improvements.
15.78
- Range of stability option added to Energy Stability setup for 46CFR28.570a7.
15.77
- Added tool tip for SpGr input for Load Lines.
15.76
- Added limit options in MODU stability for DNV-GL criteria.
15.75
- Grain stability revisions for MSC.23(59).
15.74
- Revisions to damage stability with wind.
15.73
- Tank load limits can now be set for SPGR/Load instead of just Contents/Load.
15.72
- Crane stability pages now include position and load information in subtitle.
15.707
- Hold limits and shear corrections can include weights with specified prefixes.
15.706
- Effective radius included in crane position summary on first page of report.
15.705
- Critical point warning for damage stability. Floodht damage limit.
15.70
- Support for tanks with moveable bulkheads (in Special Applications).
15.608
- New Options in Gas Carrier damage stability.
15.60
- Add-Weight button function updated to include adding weight categories.
15.583
- New Visibility check and update to Shear Correction options.
15.582
- Additional options in Basic Stability criterion setup.
15.580
- Hold weight limit functions can use drafts at any location, not only midship.
15.560
- Towing criterion option: change status of critical points
15.559
- Turn criterion option to use either CB or CLP
15.54
- LS options for omitting shear or moment column in table
15.53
- User modeling of extra crane elements available.
15.529
- Crane wire spool and payout available.
15.528
- General stability criterion options include area to max w/o wind.
15.526
- SWR on-screen plot was showing heeling arms prior to gust (did not affect reports).
15.524
- Heeling Moment report option for Basic Stability.
15.508
- More options in SPS and MODU damage stability criteria.
15.505
- Number of passengers to be specified by operator, if left blank in configuration.
15.500
- Trim limits can be configured to vary as a function of draft.
15.252
- Tanks can be selected by contents and/or names for logging of load changes under Sensor Interface.
15.250
- Deflection (if on) restored after reports. Deflection on/off button provided.
15.249
- Weight inertia (rotational) added as a button option.
15.247
- More options added to OSV damage driterion.
15.245
- Weight Moment and Inertia reports may show totals only (optionally).
15.244
- Option to use BL draft for IMO Roll calculation regardless of draft reporting method.
15.231
- Anchor-handling criterion now allows operator input of heeling moment.
15.23
- Support for LPA on ADDED weight items.
15.223
- Sensor Interface now identifies sensor input values with magnitudes greater than or equal 64537 as indicating a non-functioning sensor.
15.22
- Variant weight units available in LOAD STATUS reports.
15.209
- An additional weight unit can be added to the dropdown menu (to mix metric and English units).
15.208
- Installation of graphics library facilitated with GHSOS.
15.207
- BV NR608 2.3 Lifting criterion added.
15.206
- Rendered geometry viewer included in the Information menu.
15.205
- Anchor-handling criterion added.
15.204
- Towing and FiFi criteria now start the RA curve at equilibrium as the default option.
15.202
- Sensor Interface: Load Log folder name can now be changed by the operator
15.201
- Generic OSV Damage Stability criterion added.
15.20
- Sensor Interface now supports the Kongsberg NCA DL 94 master/slave communication protocol.
15.14
- Sensor Interface recognizes the input value -999 as a signal to ignore the sensor.
15.129
- Additional options in the Towing Stability setup for addressing various versions of this criterion.
15.126
- Added freeboard for GM-based criteria (C170170) is now configurable.
15.124
- Sensor Interface: trim and heel user inputs may be set from draft sensors (optionally).
15.122
- "Deflection-removed" message is now supressed after LS is computed via Load Editor.
15.121
- Sensor Interface automatically shows trim & heel override inputs when sounding or pressure inputs are present.
15.12C
- Frozen tanks now restored to frozen type after flooding.
15.12B
- Crane azimuth angle redefinition is available for zero-forward.
15.085
- Append Body with non-uniform weight distribution was showing undefined variable.
15.083
- Two sets of Trim limits can be configured for different operating modes.
15.082
- Crane stow-mode options allow operator to change cradle location easily.
15.081
- Sensor Interface allows access to multiple firlds of same ID record. NEMA type support.
15.029
- Sensor Interface includes multiple-system capability and additional functions for receiving cranes angles and loads
15.028
- Sensor Interface write-back of either weight or volume is available in FILE mode.
15.026
- Sensor Interface with specified heel/trim sometimes caused undefined draft in reports.
15.025
- DRAFT report with zero trim limit was stopping before the report finished.
15.024
- Reports with flooding were sometimes incomplete. New configuration switch to omit LS when doing damage.
15.021
- Sensor Interface module: Trim and Heel fields added for better matching of tank soundings
15.02
- Energy stability option to start RA table at equilibrium. WDF switch option.
15.008
- New Alarm File option (Special Applications)
15.004
- Explanation added about associating crane lifting modes with operating modes.
15.003
- Sensor Interface extended to optionally write file of tank loads in FILE-based mode.
15.002
- MODU optional title used in summary reports.
15.001
- Uses GLM 15.00A.
14.941
- New option in energy stability for angle to max being relative to equilibrium.
14.94
- New options in MODU stability criterion for start and end of stability range.
14.861
- Added report options for weight moments and rotational moments of inertia.
14.849
- Option added to Energy criterion to allow going beyond RA0.
14.848
- Option added to SWR weather criterion to stop at RA0.
14.847
- Compatibility with the version 14.50 restored.
14.846
- Crane sheave radius taken into account in load tables.
14.843
- Variable-location draft marks can now be at three locations fwd and aft.
14.82A
- New damage stability option for upright FSM.
14.829
- Crane boom stow angles were not preserved between configuration sessions.
14.828
- Weight of crane main block was not moving with the boom when the load was on another hook.
14.827
- New option in lifting criteria to omit deck-immersion check.
14.826
- Motion Suppression tanks can now be converted to intact.
14.825
- For the Weather criterion, the user can supply a custom roll angle calculation (see Cfg/Keel Characteristics).
14.824
- In the IGC damage criterion an option now exists to unconditionally run the RA curve out to RA0.
14.821
- Pressure unit choices for Motion Suppression tanks are now available to the operator.
14.82
- Centers of gravity of boom and other non-load crane elements were not being rotated when a hook other than the main hook was carrying the load.
14.803
- Base strength limit can now be named by configurer. Current strength limit mode is now recorded in cnd file & restored when retrieved.
14.802
- Lifting criteria are now accessible in Special Stability.
14.801
- Corrected discrepancy between report and screen drafts with large deflection.
14.80
- Added Modbus TCP/IP support for level sensor I/O.
14.707
- Added an option to have tracking of load line and trim bypassed during damage stability.
14.705
- Range terminating angle is now selectable in Weather stability.
14.70
- Additional options for MODU stability.
14.688
- The button for additional strength limits now accesses separate limits for at-sea and in-port operating modes.
14.685
- LOAD STATUS report options likewise extended to include Ref Ht and FSM.
14.684
- Initial settings for Load Editor Sounding column extended to include Ref Ht and FSM.
14.682
- New feature: Button for additional strength limits.
14.681
- Option to show torsion % in addition to LS % data box.
14.667
- Fixed rare "tank not found" error message after report.
14.665
- MODU criterion now offers its own icing wind speed.
- Improved button placement when "both" left & right is selected
14.663
- SI now provides for user-adjustable delay between tries on initial serial-port connections.
- SI Individual Settings dialog - blanks allowed instead of field numbers for protocols that do not use fields.
14.66
- A ballast log file feature is now available in the Sensor Interface (SI) module.
14.562
- GPS location button now available.
14.56
- In the OSV damage criterion, the area termination angle now includes FLD.
14.549
- Damage wind stability evaluation for single flooded case was not including extra limits on negative freeboard.
14.546
- Sensor Interface now supports MODBUS master.
14.545
- Damage criteria involving wind have more options.
14.543
- Extra options added for OSV damage criteria.
14.542
- User stability run files now protected against variable-name conflicts.
14.541
- Up to four damage criteria can now be configured in the same GLM.
14.54
- LSLIM file name for first custom mode has been restored to LSLIMC.DAT.
14.528
- Option for area limit added to Offshore Supply Vessel damage criterion.
14.527
- Export button provides for writing a file of data from GHS variables.
14.526
- Stinger (pipe/cable laying) modeling now accommodates up to three articulating sections.
14.525
- Boom max weight increased to 9999 LT to accommodate booms over 999 LT.
14.524
- Option added in Damage wind stability setup for "no capsize" being acceptable if RA0 comes before FLD.
14.523
- Option added in MODU stability setup for "no flood pt immersion" being acceptable.
14.522
- Small Condition Graphic improvements.
14.521
- Crane track roller distribution now accepts zero track widths and works with tieback.
14.52
- Tieback forces for cranes now show in screen LS graph whether or not a report has been generated.
14.509
- Off-mode buttons were not returning to gray in come cases.
14.508
- Quick Check button now goes gray in modes where no maxvcg data is present.
14.507
- Button colors for custom modes are now active.
14.506
- Lifting Mode is now offered as an additional mode restriction for Damage stability.
14.505
- "Tracks-only" crane weight distribution now takes front & back roller distributions.
14.504
- Crane button for changing stow position now available.
14.503
- New tracks-only crane weight distribution available.
14.502
- All tank gauging now uses the Sensor Interface module.
14.501
- With multiple cranes, crane radius in title on first page was sometimes not updated until crane activated.
14.50
- Hookload drop crane criterion was not restoring lightship TCG precisely when light ship weight item was very small.
14.443
- Sensor Interface: Send button now appears only in MODBUS mode.
14.442
- Sensor Interface: correction to VIGO connection.
14.441
- Sensor Interface: change in VIGO serial type designation.
14.42
- Removed vulnerability to tank selection residuals in CFG files.
14.384
- New button text-size option. Stability button colors now keyed to mode.
14.383
- Option added for tank pressure sensors that perform density corrections.
14.382
- Jackup max water depth increased to 999 feet (304 m).
14.381
- Weight category option for adjustable objects.
14.38
- Towing criterion without user HMMT input was stopping during its calculation.
14.369
- Initial VCG of adjustable legs corrected.
14.368
- Additional weights associated with adjustable objects preserved in condition files.
14.367
- Additional weights can be assigned to adjustable objects.
14.366
- Weight limits are now available for adjustable objects.
14.365
- Counterballast lifting criterion for protected waters now uses 1.0 residual area ratio.
14.364
- The Adjust Object function with linked objects corrected.
14.363
- The Adjust Object function now preserves tank settings and is compatible with weight categories.
14.362
- Several options added to the multibody Object Adjust function.
14.361
- ABS Heavy-Lift Crane criteria added.
14.36
- Crane sheave radius option added for complex cranes.
- Draft sensor scale factor made effective.
14.306
- Musasino protocol added to tank gauging system options.
14.305
- Crane upperworks offset now allowed to be negative.
14.304
- LR version title was not being reset when reverting from LR version.
- Correct-Heel button now checks for unreasonably large TCG of added weight.
14.303
- Fixed undefined variable when adding special flood points via the button.
14.302
- Fixed undefined variable when switching data folders (since 14.288 only).
14.301
- Crane tables for other than main hook when given in terms of radius were converting to inaccurate elevation angles).
14.30
- Fixed undefined-variable error (since 14.287 only).
14.288
- Added to the Docs menu is an option to declare another user manual.
14.287
- Note in GLM_MAKER revised to indicate Reinstall.exe instead of the obsolete Organize.exe.
14.286
- Stop due to undefined variable in energy criterion fixed.
14.285
- Added optional area limit to energy criteria: area to 30 degrees.
14.284
- Fixed Sensor Interface abort that happened when using multi-word contents descriptions.
14.283
- Deleted need for Criter2.lib (which was there only for testing purposes).
14.282
- Flooding sets with frozen tanks now correctly return the tanks to frozen type after flooding.
14.281
- DNV Heavy lift criterion now has option to use wind in both parts.
- Added weights for appended bodies are now protected from editing outside of the Append Body button function.
14.28
- The AddWt button dialog has been improved to protect weight items created elsewhere and to retain the values pertaining to distributed weights for later inspection or editing.
14.242
- When multiple complex cranes are present, their current positions are listed at the beginning of the report.
14.241
- BV/RINA lifting criterion is available for "light" cranes.