The tankship Northland is loaded as shown in table BL-0024 below.Use the salmon colored pages in the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the hogging numeral.

Correct Answer: Option A — 52.79 numeral

Applying standard hydrostatic stability tables and calculating bending moments from reference book table BL-0024 yields precisely 52.79 as the longitudinal hogging numeral for the loaded conditions of the tankship Northland.