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Topside icing that blocks freeing ports and scuppers _________.

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Topside icing that blocks freeing ports and scuppers _________.

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• Freeing ports and scuppers allow shipped water to drain off the deck • Free surface effect and how water trapped on deck affects stability • Difference between weight high up vs. water movement on deck

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• What happens to stability when water is trapped on deck and can move from side to side? • Does blocking freeing ports make the deck drier or allow more water to remain and shift? • Which options talk about stability increasing vs. decreasing, and which one best matches the behavior of loose water on deck?

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• Identify how free surface effect generally affects stability (increase or decrease?). • Decide whether water trapped on deck is considered a good or bad condition for stability. • Eliminate any choices that misunderstand where the effect occurs (e.g., below vs. above the center of gravity) or that confuse freeboard with water on deck.

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Question 1 of 20

Topside icing that blocks freeing ports and scuppers _________.

will cause water on deck to pocket and increase stability

may decrease stability by increasing free surface effect due to water on deck

is usually below the center of gravity and has little effect on stability

increases the effective freeboard and increases the wind-heel affect

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Question 1 / 2066636eec28f7522a1c51cf3b

Question 1 of 2066636eec28f7522a1c51cf3b

Topside icing that blocks freeing ports and scuppers _________.

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Topside icing that blocks freeing ports and scuppers _________.

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💭 Think About

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