Your vessel's existing draft is FWD 29'-05", AFT 30'-07". Using the Guidance Manual for Loading M.V. GRAND HAVEN, determine the new draft if 540 long tons are loaded in No. 18 hatch.
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option C — FWD 29'-05", AFT 31'-03"
Entering the stability and loading manual's hydrostatic tables with the specific long ton weight added at No. 18 hatch calculates the precise trim change, resulting in new drafts of FWD 29'-05", AFT 31'-03".
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