What are three reasons for taking tank soundings of a ship?

Question

What are three reasons for taking tank soundings of a ship?

Answer 1

Colin M is quite right,though ballast tanks should never be kept part full (due to free surface effect) Ballast tanks would be sounded only to confirm that they are empty.

Answer 2

Most ship tanks do not contain gauges. Tanks are used for ballast and stowage. You want to make sure that something is not leaking into or out of a tank.

Answer 3

Tank soundings are taken for various reasons:

Establishing  the quantity of fuel/fresh water in the tanks, for instance.

Working out ballast & balance calculations.

Establishing whether there is a leak.

Answer 4

1. To determin if there is a leak into a tank from the sea or between tanks.

2. To determin the quantity of liquid in the tank for inventory or stability purposes.

3. To determin the rate that a tank is filling or emptying to determin when it might be near full or empty.

Answer 5

I'm not a boat expert, but I own a narrow boat, and the hull is made of sheet steel, surveyors use a sound probe to measure the thickness of the steel hull to check its condition.

hope this helps.???