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The DEEP DRILLER is moored in 600 feet of water. The average line tension is 190 kips. What is the total vertical component of chain tension?

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The DEEP DRILLER is moored in 600 feet of water. The average line tension is 190 kips. What is the total vertical component of chain tension?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Vector components of force in a mooring line (horizontal vs vertical) • Relationship between water depth, number of mooring lines, and vertical component of tension • Unit conversions between kips (kilo-pounds) and long tons

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• How would you find the vertical component of the total mooring force if you know the average tension in each line and the geometry of the mooring system? • What does the water depth tell you about the likely vertical load from each line, and how might that relate to the total vertical component on the vessel? • Once you have the total vertical force in kips, how do you convert that into long tons?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm how many mooring lines are implied or typically used in this kind of exam problem setup. • Verify the conversion factor: 1 long ton = 2240 lb and 1 kip = 1000 lb, and use this to relate kips to long tons. • Check that your final answer’s order of magnitude makes physical sense compared to the total line tensions involved.

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Question 1 of 20

The DEEP DRILLER is moored in 600 feet of water. The average line tension is 190 kips. What is the total vertical component of chain tension?

55.3 long tons

428.8 long tons

442.4 long tons

678.4 long tons

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The DEEP DRILLER is moored in 600 feet of water. The average line tension is 190 kips. What is the total vertical component of chain tension?

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The DEEP DRILLER is moored in 600 feet of water. The average line tension is 190 kips. What is the total vertical component of chain tension?

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