The SS AMERICAN MARINER is loaded with the cargo shown in table ST-0146 below. Use the white pages of The Stability Data Reference Book to determine the amount of liquid loading required in the double bottom tanks to meet a one compartment standard.

Correct Answer: Option D — 1545 tons

Evaluating cargo loading conditions from table ST-0146 within the SS AMERICAN MARINER stability reference manual requires determining ballast requirements. Maintaining adequate intact stability and margin line submergence limits during hypothetical flooding mandates a double bottom liquid loading of 1545 tons.