🔍 Key Concepts

• Transverse stability – how pumping from a starboard tank vs. a port tank will affect list after damage on the starboard aft side • Longitudinal position of tanks – how an aft tank vs. a forward tank affects trim when the damage is at the aft column • How the Sample Load Form #4 (Drilling) shows which tanks are already full, slack, or empty and how that influences your choice

💭 Think About

• First, picture the vessel after the starboard aft column is damaged: will that side tend to go down by the stern, by the starboard quarter, or both? • For each answer choice, ask: if I pump FROM this tank, am I removing weight from starboard or port, and from forward or aft, and does that movement of weight help or hurt the damaged corner? • Look at the load form for each tank listed: is it already heavily loaded or nearly empty, and will pumping from that location make a noticeable change in list/trim at the damaged starboard aft corner?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which side (port or starboard) and which end (forward or aft) is damaged, and match that to the tank locations in the load form before deciding • Check whether the tank you choose is on the same side/same end or opposite side/opposite end of the damage, and think whether you want to relieve weight or add weight there • Confirm on the Sample Load Form which of the listed tanks actually contains enough liquid that pumping FROM it will change the vessel’s list/trim in the desired direction