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USCG Safety & Environmental Protection (Deck) (Set 63)

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A vessel is "listed" when it is __________.

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#1 A vessel is "listed" when it is __________. #2 In the absence of external forces, adding weight on one side of a floating vessel causes the vessel to __________. #3 If a vessel lists to port, the center of buoyancy will __________. #4 When a vessel is inclined by an external force, the __________. #5 Your vessel has taken a slight list from off-center loading of material on deck. The __________. #6 Your vessel has just finished bunkering and has a small list due to improper distribution of the fuel oil. This list will cause __________. #7 If your vessel has a list to port due to negative GM and off-center weight, the first corrective measure you should take is to __________. #8 The difference between the starboard and port drafts caused by shifting a weight transversely is __________. #9 During cargo operations, your vessel develops a list due to the center of gravity rising above the transverse metacenter. To correct the list, you should __________. #10 Assuming an even transverse distribution of weight in a vessel, which condition could cause a list? #11 If your vessel will list with equal readiness to either side, the list is most likely caused by __________. #12 A vessel continually lists to one side and has a normal rolling period. Which statement is TRUE? #13 A vessel has a strong wind on the port beam. This has the same effect on stability as __________. #14 When a vessel is inclined at a small angle the center of buoyancy will __________. #15 Movement of liquid in a tank when a vessel inclines causes an increase in __________. #16 Your vessel rolls slowly and sluggishly. This indicates that the vessel __________. #17 The original equilibrium position is always unstable when __________. #18 In illustration D001SA below, what represents the metacentric height? #19 An unstable upright equilibrium position on a vessel means that the metacenter is __________. #20 When the height of the metacenter is less than the height of the center of gravity of a vessel, the upright equilibrium position is __________. #21 When the height of the metacenter is the same as the height of the center of gravity of a vessel, the upright equilibrium position is __________. #22 Stable equilibrium for a vessel means that the metacenter is __________. #23 When the height of the metacenter is greater than the height of the center of gravity, a vessel is in __________. #24 For small angles of inclination, if the KG were equal to the KM, then the vessel would have __________. #25 The original equilibrium position is stable when __________. #26 A neutral equilibrium position for a vessel means that the metacenter is __________. #27 The point to which your vessel's center of gravity (G) may rise and still permit the vessel to have positive stability is called the __________. #28 What is the definition of transverse metacenter? #29 When the height of the metacenter is less than the height of the center of gravity, a vessel has which type of stability? #30 When the height of the metacenter is the same as the height of the center of gravity, the upright equilibrium position is __________.

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