Q7 (10 Marks) Calculations
SC&S • Written Exam

(a) Explain why the draught of a ship decreases when it passes from tresh water to seawater and vice versa. (6)

(b) A ship travels 2000 nautical miles at 16 knots and returns with the same displacement at 14 knots. Find the saving in fuel on the return voyage if the consumption per day at 16 knots is 28 tonne. (10)

Appeared In: Apr 2023

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