Your ship has loaded 6,000 barrels of gasoline, at a cargo temperature of 50°F, departing New Jersey bound for Florida. API gravity is 55°. The volume correction factor (VCF) is .0006. How many gallons would you expect to unload if the cargo temperature is 90°F at the discharge port?

Correct Answer: Option D — 258,048

Standard liquid cargo calculations define one barrel as 42 US gallons. Having calculated the expanded volume at 90°F to be 6,144 barrels (6,000 barrels + [6,000 × 40°F × 0.0006]), multiplying this volume by 42 yields the final discharge volume of 258,048 gallons.