You have 480 tons of below deck tonnage including liquid mud. Your existing deck cargo is 200 tons with a VCG above the deck of 2.8 feet. What is the maximum additional cargo tonnage you are permitted to load? See illustration D036DG below.

Correct Answer: Option B — 62 tons

Cross-referencing stability curves in illustration D036DG with 480 tons below deck and 200 tons of existing deck cargo at a 2.8-foot VCG limits the vessel's vertical center of gravity, authorizing a maximum additional cargo tonnage of 62 tons to maintain required metacentric height.