Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 22'-03", AFT 22'-09"; and the KG is 24.4 feet. What is the righting moment when the vessel is inclined to 15°? (Use the reference material in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book)

Correct Answer: Option B — 5,916 foot-tons

Mean draft determines displacement from stability tables. KN values at 15° minus KG correction yields GZ. Multiplying the resulting righting arm by displacement produces the correct righting moment of 5,916 foot-tons.