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¿En qué puntos se consideran aplicados el peso del buque y el empuje?At which points are the vessel’s weight and buoyancy taken to act?

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Correct answer: b) Weight at the centre of gravity, buoyancy at the centre of buoyancy.

Why it is correct

Weight acts at G and buoyancy at B. Their couple rights or heels the boat.

Why the others are not

  • a) Reversed.
  • c) Buoyancy at B.
  • d) Weight at G.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Weight at G, buoyancy at B.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Stability

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