Question 2215 Deck Safety

The correct answer is A) trim by the stern. When a vessel's longitudinal center of gravity (LCG) is aft of the longitudinal center of buoyancy (LCB), the vessel will have a tendency to trim by the stern. This is because the LCG being aft of the LCB creates a moment that causes the stern to sink deeper into the water, resulting in a stern-down trim. The other options are incorrect because: B) the vessel would not be tender (unstable) simply due to the LCG being aft of the LCB, C) the vessel would not be on an even keel since it is trimming by the stern, and D) the vessel would not trim by the head (bow-down) since the LCG is aft of the LCB.