CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY IN THE MERCHANT NAVY - DECK OFFICER EXAMINATIONS ADMINISTERED BY THE ‘SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY (ON BEHALF OF THE [MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY SSTCW 78 (as amended) OFFICER IN CHARGE OF NAVIGATIONAL WATCH REG. 11/1 (UNLIMITED) (034-84 STABILITY AND OPERATIONS. ‘TUESDAY, 22 MARCH 2016 0915-1145 hes Datasheet “hydrostatic Particulars — Worksheet 2b) - GZ Curve Notes forth 5 cancidates: ‘Candidates should note that 100 marks ae allocated to this paper. To pass ‘candidates must achieve 50% of the total marks avallable. In addition, candidates ‘must achieve a minimum of 0% from Section & and a minimum of 40% from Section 8. 2. Non-programmable calculators may be used, 3. Al formulae used must be stated and the method of working and all intermediate ‘Steps must be made clea in the answer Materials to be supplied by examination centres [ Candidate's examination workbook Stability Formulae DatasheetsSTABILITY AND OPERATIONS Attempt ALL questions Marks for each part question are shown in brackets Section A 1. (@)_ Define metacentric height. cy (©) A cargo ship LBP 137.50 ms floating in salt water at an even heel draught of 7.00. inital metacentric eight Is 034m. She has completed Toading operations and departs on passage. During the passage a total of 231 tof Heary Fut Oil (HFO) is consumed from ‘an itil fll double bottom tank, Leaving the tark slack. Details of the ‘consumed HFO are a5 follows: Kg: 1.00. Leg: 40.00 foap FSM: 500 t-m sng Datasheet Hydrostatic Particulars, calculate EACH of the following ater the HEO has been consumed: (1) the effective metacentric height; % (0) the resulting trim %2 (2) ship is floating upright in salt water at an even heel draught of 7.750, “The KG (slid 15 7.00.m ‘The following operations are then carried out: Load 450 tat kg 6.50 m, 2.00 m to port ofthe cntreline Load 350 tat Kg 9:10 m, 4.00 m to Starboard af the centreine Discharge 918 tof ballast fom Kg 2.00 rm, the tank is on the centrline ‘The tank remains slack andthe FM caused by tis slack tank fs 1600 tm, Using Datasheet Hydrostatic Particulars, calculate the ist on completion of ‘operations. (©) Using Worksheet Q2Ib) GZ Curve, label and determine EACH of the fallowing (0) the approximate initia GM; (i) the approximate angle of deck edge immersion; (0) the angle of vanishing tabi (Gv) the maximum GZ value and the angle at which toccurs; () the range of positive stability. 10) ® @ @ @ @