| As Chief Engineer your vessel has been damaged and one compartment has partially flooded. The vessel has free communication with the sea with water flowing in and out as the vessel rolls. The most important factor contributing to free communication loss of stability is which of the following? |
| A) Distance from the vessel centerline to the centerline of the wing tank. |
| B) Whether or not the wing tank on the other side of the vessel is full or empty. |
| C) Breadth of the wing tank affected. |
| D) Depth from the bottom of the tank to the waterline. |
