Q9 (10 Marks)
Calculations
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Repeated 2x in exams
SC&S • Written Exam
(a) List the causes for impairment of stability of a vessel. (6)
(b) A box-shaped vessel floats upright on an even keel as shown in fresh water of density 1000 kg per cubic meter, and the center of buoyancy is 0.50 m above the keel. Find the height of the center of buoyancy above the keel when the vessel is floating in salt water of density 1025 kg per cubic meter. (10)
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