Merchant Marine Stability and Trim License Questions

Before counterflooding to correct a list, you must be sure the list is due to __________. A. negative GM B. flooding C. off-center weight D. reserve buoyancy

A vessel's mean draft is 29'-07". At this draft, the TPI is 152. The mean draft after loading 1360 tons will be __________. A. 29'-09"    B.  29'-11"    C.  30'-04"    D.  30'-07"

A ship is inclined by moving a weight of 30 tons a distance of 30 ft. from the centerline. A 28-foot pendulum shows a deflection of 12 inches. Displacement including weight moved is 4,000 tons. KM is 27.64 feet. What is the KG? A. 21.34 feet     B. 22.06 feet     C. 22.76 feet     D. 23.21 feet

Your vessel's draft is 16'-00" fwd. and 18'-00" aft. The MT1 is 500 ft-tons. How many tons of water must be shifted from the after peak to the forepeak, a distance of 250 feet, to bring her to an even draft forward andaft? A. 52 tons    B. 50 tons    C. 48 tons    D. 24 tons

You are reading the draft marks. The top 2 inches of the 9 forward is visible above the water level, and the water level is four inches below the 10 aft. What is the mean draft? A. 9'-10"    B. 9'-06"   C. 9'-04"   D.  9'-02"

A vessel aground may have negative GM since the __________. A. decrease in KM is equal to the loss of draft B. virtual rise of G is directly proportional to the remaining draft C. displacement lost acts at the point where the ship is aground D. lost buoyancy method is used to calculate KM, and KB is reduced