Oct 2025 PM Nav Arc 1

Q.2 A ship of L = 140m, W = 16000t, LCF=72m, MCTC=190tm, FSM=137tm, KM = 8.2m, KG = 7.2m TPC=24t, draft Fwd = 6.70m. Aft = 8.85m grounds lightly on an isolated rock. The drafts now are found to be fwd 5.90m and aft 9.30m. Calculate the virtual GM and the rise of tide required to refloat the vessel.

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