meaning of cross-flooding

[sportty2006]

hello there,

im looking for meaning of cross-flooding. this s a technical word about maritime. can anybody help me?

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[timmpage]

hello there,

im looking for meaning of cross-flooding. this s a technical word about maritime. can anybody help me?

thanx for it right now...

cross-flooding refers to transfering balast from one side of a ship to the other to adjust the balance of the vessel.

see: http://www.imo.org/includes/blastDataOnly.asp/data_id%3D22169/A266%28VIII%29.pdf