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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Jack-up drill rigs, also self-elevating drilling platforms
see MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS.
Archimedes’ principle and ship equilibrium
A body immersed in fluid is subject to an upwards force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.
Angle of flooding
Downflooding angle related to intact stability is the angle of heel at which the lower edge of openings in the hull, superstructures or deckhouses that cannot be closed weathertight immerse.