Ship Stability Coast Guard Questions 67 Correctly Answered Questions Latest Update

If the vertical center of gravity (VCG) of a ship rises, the righting arm (GZ) for the various angles of inclination will ______________________. a. decrease b. increase c. remain unchanged d. be changed by the amount of GG' x cosine of the angle {Ans: a. decrease}Subtracting KG from KM yields _________________. a. BM b. GM c. GZ d. KG {Ans: b. GM}A vessel behaves as if all of its weight is acting downward through the center of gravity , and all its support is acting upward through the ______________. a. keel b. center of buoyancy c. tipping center d. amidships section {Ans: b. center of buoyancy}When a vessel is inclined at a small angle the center of buoyancy will ______________. a. remain stationary b. move toward the low side c. move toward the high side d. move to the height of the metacenter {Ans: b. move toward the low side}A vessel's KG is determined by _________________. a. dividing the total longitudinal moment summation by displacement b. dividing the total vertical moment summation by displacement c. multiplying the MT1 by the longitudinal moments d. subtracting LCF from LCB {Ans: b. dividing the total vertical moment summation