“Squat” means the bodily sinkage and change of trim, which are caused by the pressure distribution on the hull of the vessel, due to the relative motion of water and hull on a vessel underway.

Source. #7870, eff 4-12-03; renumbered by #8147 (formerly Pda 301.21); ss by #9891-A, eff 4-1-11; ss by #12760, eff 4-19-19