SUMMARY
Q10.
What effect does pocketing have on stability?
1.
Improves stability
This chapter has introduced you to the terminology
2.
Improves righting arms
used for ship stability; the laws of physics and
trigonometry used to determine stability and buoyancy
3.
Improves buoyancy
of a ship; and the effects of buoyancy, gravity, and
4.
Improves righting moments
weight shifts on ship stability. Other aspects involved
Q11.
Which of the following effects does NOT
in the study of stability are taken into consideration
when an inclining experiment is being conducted,
alter the stability characteristics of a ship
when the ship is being dry docked, or when a
when you have loose water?
grounding has occurred.
1.
Added weight
2.
Free surface
Aboard certain ships you may qualify as ballasting
officer and be actively involved in maintaining
3.
Free communication
stability. Remember that additional information on this
4.
Added buoyancy
topic may be found in the following publications:
Naval Ships' Technical Manual (NSTM), chapter 079,
Q12.
What does longitudinal stability resist?
volume 1, and chapter 096; nonresident training
1.
Change in trim
c o u r s e s ( N RT C s ) : M a t h e m a t i c s , v o l u m e 1 ;
2.
Change in list
Mathematics, volume 2A; Fireman; and Basic
Machines.
3.
Draft
4.
Heeling
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