STABILITY PRINCIPLES EXERCISE:            NAME:      

1.        Explain Archimedes’ principle.

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2.         Why does the draft of a vessel change when it sails from fresh water into salt water?

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3.         Why do we refer to the weight of a vessel as its displacement?

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4.         What is the relationship between light displacement, load displacement, and deadweight?

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5.         Explain the meaning of the following terms :

             (a)       Loadlines

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             (b)       TPC

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             (c)       Reserve buoyancy

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