With regard to ballast system operations associated with a dry cargo ship, what is meant by the term "deballasting"?

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Deballasting is the operation associated with draining ballast tanks to compensate for loading cargo.

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Deballasting is the operation associated with re-distributing ballast water to correct for a condition of hogging or sagging.

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Deballasting is the operation associated with filling ballast tanks to compensate for off-loading cargo.

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Deballasting is the operation associated with re-distributing ballast water to correct for a condition of list.

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