SHIP KNOWLEDGE- DESIGN EXERCISE: NAME:
QUESTIONS
1 Define a “stable vessel”.
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2 Explain the following terms:
(a) Measured length
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(b) Freeboard
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(c) Forward perpendicular
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(d) Hydrostatic draft
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(e) Amidships
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(f) Centre of gravity.
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(g) Metacentre.
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(h) Initial centre of buoyancy.
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