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Q8. a) With respect to Buoyancy of a vessel:

What do you understand by reserve buoyancy what happen if the lost buoyancy is greater than the reserve buoyancy? (6)

b) A forward deep tank 12 m long extends from a longitudinal bulkhead to the ship’s side. The widths of the tank surface measured from the longitudinal bulkhead at regular intervals are 10, 9, 7, 4 and 1 m. Calculate the second moment of area of the tank surface about a longitudinal axis passing through its centroid. (10)