LOADING CONDITION data is monitored to get access to the ship's actual mass distribution and stability data. OCTOPUS uses this information to calculate resonance diagrams, the motion and hull stress transfer functions, squat, and optimum trim with respect to fuel consumption and CO2-production . Loading conditions are automatically imported from the loading computer if available on the ship's network. By using the Digital Stability Booklet the officer on watch can also make a manual selection of the best suitable loading condition. The fallback option provides the possibility to manually specify the loading condition in terms of global mass properties and a GZ-curve.

Available Loading Computer interfaces: AUTOLOAD, CAPSTAN, CPC, EASEACON, LOADSTAR, SEACOS, LOCOPIAS

(Other interfaces available on request.)