A vessel's drafts are: FWD 19'-00", AFT 21'-10". 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)

Correct Answer: Option A — 4819 tons

Finding allowable cargo weight to reach freeboard draft necessitates entering the stability reference book's hydrostatic tables with initial mean draft, determining existing displacement, and finding the difference against maximum permissible loadline displacement while verifying proper trim limitations.