Question 168Safety & Environmental - Assistant Engineer
70% to passThe angular movement of a vessel about a horizontal line drawn from its bow to its stern is _______________.
Aheaving
Bpitching
Cswaying
Drolling
AI Explanation
The correct answer is D) rolling. Rolling refers to the angular movement of a vessel about a horizontal line drawn from its bow to its stern. This is one of the six degrees of freedom that a vessel experiences, along with pitching, yawing, heaving, surging, and swaying. The other answer choices are incorrect: - Heaving is the vertical motion of the vessel up and down, - Pitching is the angular motion about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the keel, and - Swaying is the sideways motion of the vessel.
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