Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 13'-11", AFT 11'-09". How much more cargo can be loaded to have the vessel down to the freeboard draft? (Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book)

Correct Answer: Option A — 9069 tons

Mean draft calculations from initial trim entries establish baseline displacement via hydrostatic tables. Subtracting this from the maximum permissible summer load line displacement gives the exact cargo weight capacity available.