June 2022 Nav Arc 1
Q.2 A ship of L = 200 m, W = 50000 T, MCTC = 250 T-m, KM 10 m, KG 5 m, TPC = 50 T, LCF 105 m, draft F 10.0 m, A 11.0 m, grounds lightly on an isolated rock in falling tide. At low water, the drafts are found to be F 9.5 m, A 11.0 m, Calculate the following:
a) Position of grounding from the forward perpendicular.
b) Rise in tide required to refloat the vessel.
c) Position of grounding from the centerline, if ship listed 5° to port at low water.
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Q.3 M.V. Hindship at a displacement 7000t in SW, KG 8.2 m, FSM = 1200 tm. Find the maximum trim with which she may enter a dry-dock, if the GM at the critical instant is not to be less than 0.5m.
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