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Q8. A ship 150 metres long arrives at the mouth of a river with drafts 5.5m.  F and 6.3m A MCT 1 cm. 200 tonnes-m. TPC 15 tonnes.  Centre of flotation is 1.5m. aft of amidships.  The ship has then to proceed up the river where the maximum draft permissible is 6.2m.  It is decided that SW ballast will be run into the forepeak tank to reduce the draft aft to 6.2m.  If the canter of gravity of the forepeak tank is 60 metres forward of the centre of flotation, find the minimum amount of water which must be run in and also find the final draft forward.