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Daily Question for Jan 30, 2018

A ship's forward draft is 22'-04" and its after draft is 24'-00". The draft amidships is 23'-04". This indicates a concentration of weight __________.

A. at the bow
B. in the lower holds
C. amidships
D. at the ends
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  1. RoadHogJanuary 30, 2018 at 8:00 AM

    C

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  2. UnknownJanuary 30, 2018 at 3:34 PM

    C

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  3. Friends of STABILITY AND TRIM FOR THE SHIP'S OFFICERJanuary 30, 2018 at 6:05 PM

    To answer this question you need to determine if the vessel is hogging or sagging. So our only real choices to consider is C or D.

    Let's calculate the mean draft amidships by averaging the FWD and AFT drafts as follows:

    Mean Draft = (22.33+24.0)/2
    =23.165 ft
    Draft Amidships = 23.33 ft

    Amidships draft is greater than the Fwd and Aft Mean draft, so it is sagging, therefore the weight is Amidships. The best answer is choice C.

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  4. UnknownFebruary 7, 2018 at 1:59 AM

    Charley, Sagging

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