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(a) Define Centre of Flotation. What happens to the draught and trim of a ship if a small mass is added to the ship at the centre of Flotation? (6)

(b) A ship of displacement 10010 tonnes has KM 6.7m and GM 0.76m. A mass of 10 tonnes having KG 7.6m is shifted transversely. The deflection of a pendulum length 7.6m is 0.125m. Find the distance through which the mass is shifted. Also find the metacentric of the new centre of gravity above the keel due to the removal of the same mass. (10)

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