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title: "Angle of list"
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The angle of list is the degree to which a vessel heels (leans or tilts) to either port or starboard at equilibrium—with no external forces acting upon it. If a listing ship goes beyond the point where a righting moment will keep it afloat, it will capsize and potentially sink.
Listing is caused by the off-centerline distribution of weight aboard due to uneven loading or to flooding.
By contrast, roll is the dynamic movement from side to side caused by waves.


== See also ==
Angle of loll
Heeling (sailing)
Capsizing
Metacentric height
Ship stability
Ship motions
Draft (hull)


== References ==