Which statement about a vessel's stability while dry-docking is TRUE?
Every ton of weight bearing on the blocks acts as if a ton of weight was removed at keel level.
When the ship touches the blocks, the beam for stability purposes increases to the beam of the dry-dock.
The stability of the vessel increases as a dock is pumped out due to the support of the keel blocks.
As the dock begins to support the weight of the vessel, stability calculations are based on the ship and dock as a single unit.
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