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Record 1 1977-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
CONT

The forward draft of a ship is 9 feet 5 inches (2.87 metres) and the after draft is 9 feet 11 inches (3.02 metres). What is the ship's mean draft? [answer :] 9 feet 8 inches.

OBS

Questions d'examen de la marine marchande, question no. Q 11-09-01-03-05-01-00.

Key term(s)
  • forward draught

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
OBS

L'enfoncement de la coque dans l'eau est le tirant d'eau, qui est normalement maximum à l'arrière (Td.AR), minimum à l'avant (Td.AV) et "moyen" au milieu (Td.M).

Spanish

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