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While the COASTAL DRILLER is in normal transit, the roll period is 8 seconds. What would be the limiting angle of pitch which does not exceed the design limits of the legs?

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While the COASTAL DRILLER is in normal transit, the roll period is 8 seconds. What would be the limiting angle of pitch which does not exceed the design limits of the legs?

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• Relationship between roll period and the severity of hull motions on a mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) in transit • How design limits for jack‑up legs are usually expressed (maximum safe pitch/roll angles for a given motion period or sea state) • Why operators use conservative (smaller) limiting angles to keep leg stresses within safe limits during transit

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• If the vessel has a roll period of 8 seconds, would a larger limiting pitch angle or a smaller limiting pitch angle be more conservative for protecting the legs? • Look at the answer choices and imagine the unit pitching that amount in a seaway with an 8‑second period – which angles seem more likely to keep structural loads on the legs within safe limits? • Think about typical operational limits for jack‑up or mobile offshore units in transit: do they generally allow large pitch angles, or are the permitted motions usually kept fairly small?

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• Make sure you distinguish between period (in seconds) and angle (in degrees) – the question is asking for a limiting angle, not a time. • Among the four choices, identify which angle(s) would clearly be non‑conservative (too large) for protecting the legs, and eliminate those first. • From the remaining smaller angles, choose the one that seems most consistent with a cautious design limit for leg stresses at an 8‑second roll period.

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While the COASTAL DRILLER is in normal transit, the roll period is 8 seconds. What would be the limiting angle of pitch which does not exceed the design limits of the legs?

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While the COASTAL DRILLER is in normal transit, the roll period is 8 seconds. What would be the limiting angle of pitch which does not exceed the design limits of the legs?

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