You have 260 tons of below deck tonnage including liquid mud. Your existing deck cargo is 150 tons with a VCG above the deck of 2.2 feet. What is the maximum additional cargo tonnage you are permitted to load? See illustration D036DG below.

Correct Answer: Option D — 210 tons

Consulting stability limits in illustration D036DG for 260 tons of below-deck tonnage and 150 tons of deck cargo at a 2.2-foot VCG allows the vessel to load a maximum additional cargo tonnage of 210 tons while maintaining required positive transverse metacentric height.