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USCG Safety & Environmental Protection (Deck) (Set 65)

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With no environmental forces acting on the vessel, the center of gravity of an inclined vessel is vertically aligned with the __________.

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#1 With no environmental forces acting on the vessel, the center of gravity of an inclined vessel is vertically aligned with the __________. #2 The moment created by a force of 12,000 tons and a moment arm of 0.25 foot is __________. #3 A moment of 300 ft-tons is created by a force of 15,000 tons. What is the moment arm? #4 Aboard a vessel, multiplying a load's weight by the distance of the load's center of gravity from the centerline results in the load's __________. #5 The result of multiplying a weight by a distance is a __________. #6 A moment is obtained by multiplying a force by its __________. #7 The moment created by a force of 12,000 tons and a moment arm of 0.25 foot is __________. #8 A moment of 300 ft-tons is created by a force of 15,000 tons. What is the moment arm? #9 Aboard a vessel, dividing the sum of the transverse moments by the total weight yields the vessel's __________. #10 The magnitude of a moment is the product of the force and __________. #11 When a vessel has positive stability, the distance between the line of force through B and the line of force through G is called the __________. #12 For a given displacement, the righting arm has its maximum value when __________. #13 When a wind force causes a vessel to heel to a static angle, the __________. #14 For a vessel inclined by the wind, multiplying the buoyant force by the horizontal distance between the lines of action of the buoyant and gravity forces gives the __________. #15 When positive stability exists, GZ represents the __________. #16 At all angles of inclination, the true measure of a vessel's stability is the __________. #17 The angle of maximum righting arm corresponds approximately to the angle of __________. #18 Transverse stability calculations require the use of __________. #19 The amount of freeboard which a ship possesses has a tremendous effect on its __________. #20 The change in weight (measured in tons) which causes a draft change of one inch is __________. #21 The enclosed area defined as the intersection of the surface of the water and the hull of a vessel is the __________. #22 The waterplane area is described as the intersection of the surface of the water in which a vessel floats and the __________. #23 Initial stability refers to stability __________. #24 Initial stability of a vessel may be improved by __________. #25 Which action will affect the trim of a vessel? #26 The ship's tanks most effective for trimming are the __________. #27 Those ship's tanks that are particularly important for trimming the ship are the __________. #28 The change in trim of a vessel may be found by __________. #29 Which would NOT provide extra buoyancy for a vessel with no sheer? #30 The "trimming arm" of a vessel is the horizontal distance between the __________.

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