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Seamanship Questions and Correct
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Freeboard is a measure of?
✓ ~~>The amount of reserve buoyancy
What factor has the greatest effect on the value of free surface correction?
✓ ~~>Width of the tank
A vessel going from salt water to fresh water would?
✓ ~~>Decrease her free board
All of the following characteristics concerning a large GM are correct
except?
✓ ~~>There is less safety in case of flooding
The most effective way to limit free surface effects would be to increase the
number of?
✓ ~~>Longitudinal bulkheads
Free communication effect is in direct proportion to?
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✓ ~~>Width and length of space
When a weight is shifted down, which of the following takes place?
✓ ~~>Metacentric height increases
The amount of freeboard affects the?
✓ ~~>Amount of reserve buoyancy of the vessel and range of stability of
a vessel
Free communication affects in flooding can be removed to most advantage
if?
✓ ~~>Completely flood ff center deep tanks
Change of trim can be calculated by?
✓ ~~>Dividing the trimming moment by MTI
The situation expected of a vessel with large GM will?
✓ ~~>Have more resistance to listing
If the trim and KG of the ship will remain but free surface correction of the fuel
oil is reduced, what happens to the GM?
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✓ ~~>increases
How can you improve the initial stability Of your vessel
✓ ~~>filling double bottom tanks, adding weight below, removing loose
water
How would you make the rolling of a stiff vessel comfortable?
✓ ~~>Concentrate weight on upper wing tween deck
Under which circumstances may a metacentric height can be considered an
indication of a vessel's stability?
✓ ~~>For small angle of inclination
GM is the measure of?
✓ ~~>The initial stability of the vessel
At any given draft, the TPI of a vessel can be found by dividing the area of
water plane by?
✓ ~~>420
If additional weight is added above the center of gravity, the vessel will:
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
Seamanship Questions and Correct
Answers | Latest Update
Freeboard is a measure of?
✓ ~~>The amount of reserve buoyancy
What factor has the greatest effect on the value of free surface correction?
✓ ~~>Width of the tank
A vessel going from salt water to fresh water would?
✓ ~~>Decrease her free board
All of the following characteristics concerning a large GM are correct
except?
✓ ~~>There is less safety in case of flooding
The most effective way to limit free surface effects would be to increase the
number of?
✓ ~~>Longitudinal bulkheads
Free communication effect is in direct proportion to?
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
, 2 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+
✓ ~~>Width and length of space
When a weight is shifted down, which of the following takes place?
✓ ~~>Metacentric height increases
The amount of freeboard affects the?
✓ ~~>Amount of reserve buoyancy of the vessel and range of stability of
a vessel
Free communication affects in flooding can be removed to most advantage
if?
✓ ~~>Completely flood ff center deep tanks
Change of trim can be calculated by?
✓ ~~>Dividing the trimming moment by MTI
The situation expected of a vessel with large GM will?
✓ ~~>Have more resistance to listing
If the trim and KG of the ship will remain but free surface correction of the fuel
oil is reduced, what happens to the GM?
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
, 3 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+
✓ ~~>increases
How can you improve the initial stability Of your vessel
✓ ~~>filling double bottom tanks, adding weight below, removing loose
water
How would you make the rolling of a stiff vessel comfortable?
✓ ~~>Concentrate weight on upper wing tween deck
Under which circumstances may a metacentric height can be considered an
indication of a vessel's stability?
✓ ~~>For small angle of inclination
GM is the measure of?
✓ ~~>The initial stability of the vessel
At any given draft, the TPI of a vessel can be found by dividing the area of
water plane by?
✓ ~~>420
If additional weight is added above the center of gravity, the vessel will:
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
