Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 14'-04", AFT 17'-08". The LCG of the forepeak is 200 feet forward of amidships. How many tons of ballast must be pumped into the forepeak in order to have a drag of 18 inches? (Use the reference material in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book)

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Option A: 105 tons. Using vessel stability tables and trim calculation methods, determining the required ballast weight involves evaluating the moment to change trim by 18 inches using the forepeak's longitudinal position relative to amidships.