The reserve buoyancy of a vessel varies...

The reserve buoyancy of a vessel varies directly with changes in the vessel's __________.

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Reserve buoyancy is the volume of the ship above the waterline that is still watertight and contributes to how much additional load or flooding the vessel can safely take. • Think about how draft and waterline change when weight is added and what part of the hull becomes submerged or exposed. • Consider which option is directly related to the height of the hull above the waterline rather than to motion or internal liquid effects.

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• Which of the choices changes the amount of watertight volume that is still above the waterline and available to keep the ship afloat if flooded? • If you load more cargo and the ship sinks deeper in the water, which of these quantities clearly decreases, and which are only indirectly affected or not necessarily affected at all? • Ask yourself: which option is a vertical distance on the ship’s side that clearly represents how much hull is still out of the water?

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• Identify which term describes a vertical distance between the waterline and a deck or point on the side of the ship. • Confirm which items (like rolling period or free surface) are more about stability characteristics and liquid movement, not directly about the remaining watertight volume above water. • Make sure the choice you select would clearly increase when the ship is lighter and riding higher, and decrease when the ship is heavier and riding lower.

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