🔍 Key Concepts

• KML (longitudinal metacentric height above keel) and how it differs from KM or KG • Using the hydrostatic/stability data booklet for the DEEP DRILLER to read values at a given draft • If needed, interpolating between drafts in the table or curve to get the value at 60 feet

💭 Think About

• Locate the correct page or table in the DEEP DRILLER stability data that lists KML versus draft. What is the KML shown at or near 60 feet? • Check whether 60 feet is exactly in the table. If not, what two drafts is it between, and how would you estimate KML at 60 feet from those values? • Compare your calculated or read-off KML value with the four answer choices. Which one matches most closely?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm you are reading KML (longitudinal), not KM (transverse) or KG. • Verify you are using the correct units (feet) and the exact draft of 60 feet, not freeboard or another reference. • Double‑check whether interpolation is required and that you used the correct two bounding drafts before selecting the closest matching answer.