Deck : Safety - 1720/2841
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| Your vessel is damaged, listing to port and on occasion flopping to the same angle to starboard. It has a long, slow, sluggish roll around the angle of list. There is excessive trim by the stern with little freeboard aft. What action should you take FIRST to correct this situation? |
| A) Pump out any slack after double-bottom tanks to reduce free surface and increase freeboard aft. |
| B) Jettison any off-center topside weights to lower GM and correct the list. |
| C) Pump out the after peak and fill the forepeak to change the trim. |
| D) Press up any slack double-bottom tanks forward of the tipping center, then fill the forepeak if empty. |
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| JanetMcIntyre - 2025-02-24 01:29:26 Registered (2) |
| To deal with the situation of the ship being tilted and unstable, option A) is a reasonable first action. By pumping water out of the twin tanks on the bottom, you can reduce the salt force and increase the buoyancy in the sprunki modded, which will improve the ship's tilting and stability. |