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Q8. (a) What are the effects of adding mass to draught and trim of a ship? (6)

(b) The half ordinates of the waterplane area of a ship of 8200 t displacement, 90 m long are 0, 2.61, 3,68, 4.74, 5.84, 7.00, 7.30, 6.47, 5.35, 4.26, 3.16, 1.88 and o m respectively. It floats in sea water of 1.024 t/m3. Calculate the change in mean draught when moving into water of 1.005 t/m3 (10)