Your sailing drafts are: FWD 17'-07", AFT 18'-03" and the GM is 2.8 feet. What will be the angle of list if the #4 starboard double bottom (capacity 141 tons, VCG 2.6 feet, and 23.8 feet off the centerline) is filled with saltwater? (Use the data in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book)

Correct Answer: Option B — 8°

Utilizing the Stability Data Reference Book, tank capacity, VCG, and transverse distance off centerline for tank #4 starboard are applied to determine the resulting transverse shift of the center of gravity. This shift divided by the metacentric height (GM) yields the resultant list angle of 8 degrees.