Your vessel is damaged, and there is no list or trim. The rolling period is short. The freeboard before the damage was 12'02" (3.7 meters). It is no...

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Your vessel is damaged, and there is no list or trim. The rolling period is short.  The freeboard before the damage was 12'02" (3.7 meters).  It is now reduced to 3'00"(1 meter). Which action would you take FIRST?

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Pump out an amidships centerline ballast tank

Deck 2014: Safety

Your vessel is damaged, and there is no list or trim. The rolling period is short. The freeboard before the damage was 12'02" (3.7 meters). It is now reduced to 3'00"(1 meter). Which action would you take FIRST?

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