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Your vessel has been in a collision. After assessing the damage, you begin down flooding. This will cause the KB to do what?

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Your vessel has been in a collision. After assessing the damage, you begin down flooding. This will cause the KB to do what?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• KB (Keel to Center of Buoyancy) – what it represents and how it is measured • What happens to the underwater volume and draft when a vessel down floods and settles deeper in the water • The difference between shifting sideways (transverse movement) and moving up or down (vertical movement) of KB

💭 Think About

• When water comes onboard and the ship sinks deeper, does the center of buoyancy move closer to or farther from the keel? Think about how the underwater shape changes. • Is down flooding mainly a vertical change (going deeper) or a sideways change (heeling)? How does that affect whether KB moves up, down, or sideways? • If the ship continues to submerge more of its hull, does the center of the underwater volume end up higher or lower relative to the keel?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm that KB is measured vertically from the keel up to the center of buoyancy. • Decide whether down flooding normally increases or decreases draft. • Think about whether KB can ‘remain stationary’ if the underwater volume and draft are clearly changing.