Your tank vessel is fully loaded, and you...

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Question 1 of 270705eccef9dbacbc34ba4d45cbf

Your tank vessel is fully loaded, and you find that she is down slightly by the head. To adjust the trim, you may __________.

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Question 1 of 27070

Your tank vessel is fully loaded, and you find that she is down slightly by the head. To adjust the trim, you may __________.

🔍 Key Concepts

• Trim by the head vs. trim by the stern – what it physically means for how the vessel sits in the water • How moving weight fore or aft changes trim (think of a see‑saw or teeter‑totter) • Difference between shifting cargo, adding ballast, and loading more cargo in terms of changing weight distribution

💭 Think About

• If the vessel is down by the head, which direction (forward or aft) do you need to move the vessel’s center of gravity to correct it? • For each option, ask: does this move weight aft, increase weight aft, or both – and would that tend to raise the bow or the stern? • Consider whether all three listed actions would correct the trim in the same way, or if any might make the situation worse or introduce other concerns.

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear on what “down by the head” means: which end is deeper in the water? • For each choice, decide whether it shifts or adds weight aft (and whether that is what you actually want). • Think about whether adding any kind of weight (cargo or ballast) changes only trim, or affects overall draft and stability as well.

Question 1 of 27070

Your tank vessel is fully loaded, and you find that she is down slightly by the head. To adjust the trim, you may __________.

shift cargo aft

add ballast aft

load more cargo aft

All of the above

Question 1 / 270705eccef9dbacbc34ba4d45cbf

Question 1 of 270705eccef9dbacbc34ba4d45cbf

Your tank vessel is fully loaded, and you find that she is down slightly by the head. To adjust the trim, you may __________.

Back

Question 1 of 27070

Your tank vessel is fully loaded, and you find that she is down slightly by the head. To adjust the trim, you may __________.