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Your vessel is listing 4° to port and has a short rolling period. There is loose firefighting water in the hull. The ship is trimmed down by the head with one foot of freeboard at the bow. Which action should you take FIRST?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Freeboard at the bow and risk of downflooding when trimmed by the head • Effect of adding or removing weight forward vs aft on trim and freeboard • How free surface effect and location of water/tanks affect stability and list

💭 Think About

• Which present condition is the most immediately dangerous: the 4° list, the short rolling period, the loose water, or the very small freeboard at the bow? • For each option, ask: does this action raise or lower the bow, and does it improve or worsen the risk of taking water over the bow? • Consider whether each choice increases or decreases free surface effect, and whether it adds or removes weight high vs low, forward vs aft.

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which tanks/compartments are located forward (near the bow) and which are aft • For each choice, decide if it will increase or decrease trim by the head (i.e., does the bow go deeper or rise?) • Verify which single action will most quickly increase freeboard at the bow without creating a more dangerous condition elsewhere.

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