Question 169Safety & Environmental - Assistant Engineer
70% to passPitching is the rising and falling motion of the bow of a ship oscillating about which axis?
ATransverse
BCenterline
CLongitudinal
DVertical
AI Explanation
The correct answer is A) Transverse. Pitching is the rising and falling motion of the bow of a ship, which oscillates about the transverse axis. The transverse axis is the horizontal axis that runs perpendicular to the centerline of the ship, from one side to the other. This pitching motion causes the bow to move up and down, while the ship rotates around the transverse axis. The other options are incorrect because the centerline (B) is the longitudinal axis, and the vertical (D) axis is perpendicular to both the transverse and longitudinal axes. Pitching does not occur around the centerline (longitudinal) or vertical axes.
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