What is Stability of a ship? State the conditions of Equilibrium of a ship?

Stability:
Stability is a measure of the tendency of a ship to return to the upright (no lists and an
even keel) if inclined by an external force.
Conditions of Equilibrium:

i) The only times a ship may be assumed to be stationary and upright are before
launching and when in dry dock. Thus it is essential to consider practical conditions
and to assume that a ship is always moving. If the vessel is stated to be upright it
should be regarded as rolling slightly about the upright position.

ii) In the upright position (figure below), the weight of the ship acts vertically down
through the centre of gravity Go, while the upthrust acts through the centre of
buoyancy Bo. Since the weight is equal to the upthrust, and the centre of gravity and
the centre of buoyancy are in the same vertical line. the ship is in equilibrium.

Go

Bo

K BL
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