You are scheduled to load 4700 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 A — 19'-00"

Entering the total loaded deadweight for cargo, stores, and fuel into the salt water deadweight table within the reference book blue pages yields a corresponding mean salt water draft of 19'-00".