196. A vessel's drafts are: FWD 14'-04″, AFT 15'-08″. 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)

The vessel's present mean draft is 15.0 feet. Refer to Section 1 of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the displacement at the present draft and the displacement at the freeboard draft. The difference between these displacements, which represents the additional cargo that can be loaded, is 7879 tons.