Exam Question

(a) Describe the stability requirements of a ship for dry-docking. (6)

(b) The ½ ordinates of a waterplane at 15m intervals, commencing from aft, are 1, 7, 10.5, 11, 11, 10.5, 8, 4 and 0m. Calculate: (10)

(a) TPC

(b) Distance of the centre of flotation from midships

(c) Second moment of area of the waterplane about a transverse axis through the centre of flotation.