Class 4 (4th Engineer) SC&S 📅 Jan 2025

Exam Question

(a) Explain what is meant by 'assigned summer freeboard'. (6)

(b) A box-shaped vessel 60m long, 10m beam, and 6m deep, is floating in salt water at drafts 4m. Forward and 4.4 m Aft. Find how far forward of amidships a weight of 30 tonnes must be loaded if the draft aft is to remain at 4.4m. (10)

Reference Answer

### Part (a): Assigned Summer Freeboard
(6 Marks)
**1. Definition**
The 'assigned summer freeboard' is the vertical distance measured downwards amidships from the upper edge of the deck line to the upper edge of the Summer Load Line, marked 'S'. It represents the minimum permissible freeboard in the designated summer seasonal zone and corresponds to the maximum draught to which a vessel can be loaded in that zone.

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