An increased list can be caused by the weight of water in a flooded compartment. What is the resulting condition?

• A. Heel
• B. Ships list
• C. Trim
• D. Draft change

Answer: (B)

When water collects in a flooded compartment on one side, it adds weight unevenly, creating a lateral imbalance. That side becomes heavier and the ship tilts toward it. In naval terms, this lateral tilt is called a list. It differs from heel, which is a tilt caused by external forces like wind or turning, and from trim, which is fore-and-aft tilting, as well as from draft change, which is a change in how deep the hull sits in the water due to overall weight, not a side-to-side lean. So the situation described produces a list.