1494. You are scheduled to load 3200 tons of cargo, 45 tons of crew effects and stores and 259 tons of fuel. Use the blue pages of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the vessel's mean draft in fresh water:

The correct mean fresh-water draft is determined by summing the cargo, crew effects and stores, and fuel weights to obtain a total deadweight of 3504 tons, then referencing the Stability Data Reference Book's deadweight-draft scale to find the corresponding draft of 16'-09″.