You have 400 tons of below deck tonnage and 100 tons of above deck cargo on board. You must load 160 tons of liquid mud below deck. How much more deck cargo can you load? See illustration D036DG below.

Correct Answer: Option B — 135 tons

Assessing stability parameters from illustration D036DG with 400 tons below deck, 100 tons of existing deck cargo, and 160 tons of added liquid mud below deck establishes that the vessel retains capacity to load an additional 135 tons of deck cargo safely.