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Q7. (a) Explain clearly the meaning of the term ‘reserve buoyancy' (6)
(b) When a mass of 6 t is moved transversely through a certain distance on a ship of 4300 t displacement, the deflection of an 11 m pendulum is found to be 120 mm. The transverse meta-centre is 7.25 m above the keel and KG 5.46 m. Find the distance through which 6 t was moved (10)