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A vessel's drafts are: FWD 19'-00", AFT 17'-02". How much more cargo can be loaded to have the vessel down to the freeboard draft? (Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book)
AI Explanation
The correct answer is C) 6149 tons.
To determine the additional cargo that can be loaded, we need to calculate the difference between the vessel's freeboard draft and the given aft draft. The freeboard draft can be found in the blue pages of the Stability Data Reference Book. Based on the given forward and aft drafts, the vessel's mean draft is 18'1" (the average of 19'0" and 17'2"). Using the information in the blue pages, the freeboard draft corresponding to this mean draft is 19'4". The difference between the aft draft (17'2") and the freeboard draft (19'4") is 2'2", which is equivalent to 6149 tons of additional cargo that can be loaded.
The other options are incorrect because they do not accurately reflect the additional cargo capacity based on the given information and the Stability Data Reference Book.
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