The COASTAL DRILLER has a trim of 2.13 feet by the stern. The draft in sea water at the forward draft marks is observed to be 8.0 feet. The KMT is __________.

Correct Answer: Option A — 153.73 feet

Transverse metacentric height above the keel (KMT) for the COASTAL DRILLER is found by applying draft and trim corrections to hydrostatic lookup tables. At an 8.0-foot forward draft and 2.13-foot trim by the stern, the corresponding tabular KMT is interpolated as 153.73 feet.