STABILITY AND OPERATIONS Attempt ALL questions ‘Marks for each part question are shown in brackets A 1. (a) Define EACH of the following: (righting lever, @ Gi) initial metacentric height. @ (©) Describe, with the aid of a sketch, how free surface can cause a virtual rise of a vessel's centre of gravity. a0) (©) State the methods whereby Free Surface effect (FSE) may be reduced or eliminated in a compartment. O) ‘A vessel floating in SW is initially displacing $900t, LCG 70m foap. LBP 120m ‘The following cargo operations are then cattied out: Loads 182t at aposition 80m foap, Loads 120t at a position 35m foap. (a) Using Datasheet Q2 Hydrostatic Particulars ‘A’, calcuiate the final draughts. forward and aft aay (b) Prior to sailing, the vessel's after draught is to be reduced to 4.800m. Calculate the amount of batlast to transfer from the after peak (LCG Sm foap) to the fore peak (LCG 115m foap). © we Le (OVERSection B 3, (a) Define EACH of the following terms: (@ flashpoint; Gil) flammable range, (also known as the explosive range); Gii) volatile petroleum. (b) List 14 items found on an oil tanker’s ship/shore check list. With reference to a general cargo vesse!: {@) list the information to be included on a cargo plan; (®) explain the main duties of the OOW whilst loading alongside. (@)_ Describe EACH of the following MCA documents: ® MGN; i) MIN; Gi) MSN, (0) Outline the entries which have to be made in the Oil Record Book Part 2. (©) Ontline the functions of the approved Oil Discharge Monitoring and Control System Equipment (ODMCS) as requited by Annex 1, MARPOL 73/78, @ @ @ a4 40) ao) @ @ 8 oO