🔍 Key Concepts

• Transverse stability and how external forces create a heeling moment • Difference between changing waterline geometry (freeboard, draft, trim) vs. shifting weight sideways • Effect of a beam wind pushing the vessel and how that mimics an internal off-center weight

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: does a strong wind on the beam mainly change how the ship sits fore‑and‑aft, up‑and‑down, or side‑to‑side? • Which option describes a condition that would cause the vessel to heel toward one side in a similar way that a strong beam wind would? • Which choices are mainly about overall immersion (going deeper in the water) versus a sideways imbalance of weight or force?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which options relate to vertical movement (more or less submerged) rather than sideways heel • Decide which single option clearly represents a sideways heeling effect, not just a change in draft or trim • Before choosing, picture the ship from ahead: how does a port beam wind try to move the ship, and which option copies that effect?