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¿Qué sucede cuando de forma significativa aumentamos pesos en la cubierta de intemperie, situada por encima del centro de gravedad de la embarcación?What happens when we significantly add weight on the weather deck, above the boat’s centre of gravity?

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Correct answer: a) Transverse stability is harmed.

Why it is correct

High weight raises G and reduces transverse stability. It also lowers freeboard.

Why the others are not

  • b) No improvement.
  • c) It drops.
  • d) It drops.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Weight on deck: less stability.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Stability

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