Q7 (16 Marks) Calculations
SC&S • Written Exam

(a) Explain clearly the meaning of the term 'reserve buoyancy' (6)

(b) When a mass of 10 tonnes is shifted 12 m transversely across the deck of a ship with a GM of 0.6 m, it causes 0.25 m deflection in a 10 m plumb line. Calculate the ship's displacement. (10)

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