The tankship Northland is loaded as shown in table BL-0009 below. Use the salmon colored pages in the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the hogging numeral.

Correct Answer: Option A — 43.19 numeral

Utilizing the longitudinal strength tables in the salmon-colored section of the Stability Data Reference Book for the tankship Northland, the weights and centers from table BL-0009 are processed. Summing the individual hogging moments and applying the vessel's specific formula yields a hogging numeral of 43.19.