Question 168Safety & Environmental - Assistant Engineer70% to pass
The angular movement of a vessel about a horizontal line drawn from its bow to its stern is _______________.
AI Explanation
The correct answer is D) rolling.
Rolling refers to the angular movement of a vessel about a horizontal line drawn from its bow to its stern. This is one of the six degrees of freedom that a vessel experiences, along with pitching, yawing, heaving, surging, and swaying.
The other answer choices are incorrect:
- Heaving is the vertical motion of the vessel up and down,
- Pitching is the angular motion about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the keel, and
- Swaying is the sideways motion of the vessel.
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