Your vessel's drafts are FWD 20'-08", AFT...

Question 1 of 2707066636eec28f7522a1c51d134

Your vessel's drafts are FWD 20'-08", AFT 23'-00". Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the final drafts if 95 tons of cargo are loaded 76 feet forward of amidships.

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Question 1 of 27070

🔍 Key Concepts

• Trim and how loading weight forward or aft affects drafts • Using the vessel's trim and stability tables in Section 1 (blue pages) of the Stability Data Reference Book • Relationship between moment to change trim (MCT), distance from amidships, and the change in forward and aft drafts

💭 Think About

• Will loading weight forward of amidships make the bow go deeper or shallower, and how will that affect the stern? • How do you convert the loading information (95 tons at 76 feet forward) into a trim moment, and then into an actual change in trim in feet and inches using the data tables? • Once you know the total change in trim, how do you split that change between the forward and aft drafts based on the vessel’s length between perpendiculars (LBP)?

✅ Before You Answer

• From the blue pages, identify the correct MCT (Moment to Change Trim) for 1 inch (or 1 foot) at the vessel’s displacement close to your loaded condition. • Confirm the vessel’s length between perpendiculars (LBP) so you can correctly apportion the trim between FWD and AFT drafts. • After calculating the new drafts, check that the net change in mean draft matches the weight added versus the vessel’s TPC (tons per centimeter) or TPI (tons per inch) from the tables.