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Llenamos un tanque, de nuestra embarcación, que se encuentra en la banda de babor, ¿qué efecto se producirá a bordo?:We fill a tank on the port side of our boat. What effect will this have on board?:

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Correct answer: c) A heel to the same side as the tank.

Why it is correct

Weight added to port moves G that way, and the boat heels to port.

Why the others are not

  • a) The clear effect is the heel.
  • b) Less GM does not improve stability.
  • d) It heels towards the weight.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. The boat heels towards the added weight.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Stability

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