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Deck 2014: Safety

Question 1,494 of 5,254

In order to check your vessel's stability, a weight of 40 tons is lifted with the jumbo boom, the boom head being 50 feet from the ship's centerline.  The clinometer is then carefully read and shows a list of 5°.  The vessel's displacement is 8,000 tons including the suspended weight.  What will be the metacentric height of the vessel at this time?

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