Which statement about free surface is TRUE?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option A — Pocketing occurs at small angles of inclination when a tank is 98% full.
Pocketing occurs at small angles of inclination when a high-percentage filled tank touches top and bottom boundaries, restricting fluid shift and reducing the effective free surface loss of transverse metacentric height.
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