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USCG Safety & Environmental Protection (Deck) (Set 64)
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When the height of the metacenter is greater than the height of the center of gravity a vessel has which type of stability?
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30 MCQs #1 When the height of the metacenter is greater than the height of the center of gravity a vessel has which type of stability? #2 When the height of the metacenter is less than the height of the center of gravity, a vessel has which type of stability? #3 When the height of the metacenter is greater than the height of the center of gravity, the upright equilibrium position is stable and stability is __________. #4 In small angle stability theory, the metacenter is located at the intersection of the inclined vertical centerline and a vertical line through __________. #5 At all angles of inclination, the metacenter is __________. #6 Metacentric height is an indication of a vessel's stability __________. #7 What is the stability term for the distance from the center of gravity (G) to the Metacenter (M), when small-angle stability applies? #8 Which formula can be used to calculate metacentric height? #9 The difference between the height of the metacenter and the metacentric height is known as __________. #10 The abbreviation GM is used to represent the __________. #11 The difference between the height of the metacenter and the height of the center of gravity is known as the __________. #12 When initial stability applies, the height of the center of gravity plus the metacentric height equals the __________. #13 The difference between the height of the metacenter and the height of the center of gravity is __________. #14 A vessel with a large GM will __________. #15 A negative metacentric height __________. #16 A negative metacentric height __________. #17 A negative metacentric height __________. #18 The righting moment can be determined by multiplying the displacement by the __________. #19 GM cannot be used as an indicator of stability at all angles of inclination because __________. #20 The horizontal distance between the vertical lines of action of gravity and the buoyant forces is called the __________. #21 Metacentric height is a measure of __________. #22 In small angle stability, the metacentric height __________. #23 When a vessel is floating upright, the distance from the keel to the metacenter is called the __________. #24 Subtracting KG from KM yields __________. #25 The important initial stability parameter, GM, is the __________. #26 Subtracting GM from KM yields __________. #27 For a floating vessel, the result of subtracting KG from KM is the __________. #28 If the metacentric height is small, a vessel will __________. #29 If the metacentric height is large, a vessel will __________. #30 When the height of the metacenter is the same as the height of the center of gravity, the metacentric height is equal to __________.
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