Question: Loading a weight to produce a required draft 1 9 A ship 1 2 0 m long floats in salt water at drafts 5 .

Loading a weight to produce a required draft
19 A ship 120 m long floats in salt water at drafts 5.8 m F and 6.6 m A . TPC 15 tonnes. MCT 1cm=300 tonnes m . Centre of flotation is amidships.
What is the minimum amount of water ballast required to be taken into the forepeak tank (centre of gravity 60 m forward of the centre of flotation) to reduce the draft aft to 6.5 metres? Find also the final draft forward.
Loading a weight to produce a required draft 1 9

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