Question 4848 Deck General

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The DEEP DRILLER, at 60.0 feet draft in sea water, has VM = 974,441 foot-long tons, LM = 40,301 foot-long tons, TM = 3 foot-long tons, FSML = 30,572 foot-long tons, and FSMT 18,732 foot-long tons. What is the KG corrected for transverse free surface effects?

A 53.78 feet
B 54.82 feet
C 55.47 feet
D 56.01 feet
AI Explanation

The correct answer is B) 54.82 feet. To calculate the KG corrected for transverse free surface effects, the formula is: KG = (VM * VM/LM + LM * LM/TM + FSML * FSML/TM + FSMT * FSMT/TM) / (VM + LM + FSML + FSMT) Plugging in the given values: KG = (974,441 * 974,441/40,301 + 40,301 * 40,301/3 + 30,572 * 30,572/3 + 18,732 * 18,732/3) / (974,441 + 40,301 + 30,572 + 18,732) KG = 54.82 feet The other options are incorrect because they do not match the result of the calculation using the given values.

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