Exam Question

While taking over a new ship in shipyard, as a Chief Engineer elobrate your inspections/ checks and significance of following:

(a) Governing factors for having optimum stability in both the static and dynamic categories

(b) Intact stability criteria that the new ships required to fulfil

(d) Cross Curves of stability

(e) Free Communication Effect (Stability changes that occur when an off-centre compartment is in free communication with the sea)

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