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En un yate, si trasladamos un peso verticalmente, reduciendo la altura metacéntrica…On a yacht, if we move a weight vertically, reducing the metacentric height…

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Correct answer: d) Transverse stability will worsen.

Why it is correct

GM measures transverse stability: less GM, worse stability.

Why the others are not

  • a) Trim changes with fore-and-aft shifts.
  • b) It affects transverse stability.
  • c) It affects transverse stability.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. GM: transverse stability.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Stability

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