You are scheduled to load 3200 tons of cargo, 45 tons of crew effects and stores and 323 tons of fuel. Use the blue pages of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the vessel's mean draft in salt water.

Correct Answer: Option D — 16'-04"

Calculating total deadweight from cargo, stores, and fuel and applying it to the salt water deadweight table in the stability data reference book blue pages determines the vessel achieves a mean draft of 16'-04".