The tankship Northland is loaded as shown in table BL-0003 below. Use the salmon colored pages in the Stability Data Reference to determine the sagging numeral.

Correct Answer: Option D — 78.29 numeral

Calculating the sagging numeral for the tankship Northland requires extracting the weight distribution from table BL-0003. Applying these values to the formulas in the salmon-colored pages of the Stability Data Reference Book determines the longitudinal bending stresses, yielding a final sagging numeral of 78.29.