You are scheduled to load 3200 tons of cargo, 45 tons of crew effects and stores and 259 tons of fuel. Use the blue pages of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the vessel's mean draft in fresh water:

Correct Answer: Option C — 16'-09"

Computing the aggregate deadweight of cargo, crew effects, stores, and fuel, and referencing the fresh water deadweight scale in the stability reference book blue pages, accurately establishes the vessel's mean draft at 16'-09".