NEW
Font size
Worksheetschapter 4-6
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the condition known as when the ship's CENTER is HIGHER than its fore (front) and aft (rear) ends?
Sagging
Hogging
Racking
Torsion
What is the term used to describe the distortion of the side shape of a ship due to external side force?
Torsion
Racking
Hogging
Sagging
Which factor affects ship stability by determining the position and movement of the center of buoyancy?
Shape of the hull
Topweight effect
Arrangement of weights
Position of centers of gravity and buoyancy
This tilt happens due to uneven weight distribution on the ship. Imagine if more cargo is loaded on one side of the ship than the other, causing it to lean towards the heavier side
List
Loll
Sagging
Hogging
What should be done to fix the unstable tilt position and motion of a ship known as Loll?
Add weights to the higher part of the ship
Remove weights from higher up in the ship
Shift weight from the lower side to the higher side
Add more fresh water to the storage tank
Which condition causes intense stress on hull plating and framing due to twisting of the hull?
Sagging
Hogging
Racking
Torsion
What is the term for an unstable position and motion of the ship that can lead to capsize?
List
Loll
Sagging
Hogging
What affect does adding more load to your ship apart from increasing its displacement?
Increases its draught
Decreases stability
Decreases its draught
Increases its freeboard
What is the term used to describe the condition where a ship's CENTER is LOWER than its bow and stern.
Torsion
Racking
Sagging
Hogging
How can the condition of List be fixed on a ship? in the case where the ship.is listing to the starboard side.
add more ballast water to stbd side
Shift weight from the port side to the starboard side
Add an equivalent weight to the higher side
Remove the off- center stbd load or add an equivalent weight to the lower port side
__________ is the side distance from the waterline to the highest watertight deck of the ship.
Buoyancy Volume
Buoyancy Force
Freeboard
Freebeam
