You are going to load bales of wool having a...

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You are going to load bales of wool having a stowage factor of 100 in #3 lower hold which has a bale cubic of 62,000. How many tons of the wool can be stowed in the compartment, assuming 10% broken stowage?

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You are going to load bales of wool having a stowage factor of 100 in #3 lower hold which has a bale cubic of 62,000. How many tons of the wool can be stowed in the compartment, assuming 10% broken stowage?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Stowage factor as cubic feet per ton of cargo • Difference between bale cubic and the actual usable space when there is 10% broken stowage • How to convert from total cubic capacity to tons of cargo using the stowage factor

💭 Think About

• Should you apply the 10% broken stowage to the cargo weight or to the cargo space available? • Once you know the usable cubic capacity, how do you use the stowage factor of 100 to find the number of tons? • Are you keeping your units consistent (cubic feet and tons) all the way through the calculation?

✅ Before You Answer

• First calculate the usable bale cubic after allowing for 10% broken stowage • Then divide the usable cubic by the stowage factor (100 cu ft/ton) to get tons of wool • Double-check that you did not subtract 10% from the tons, but correctly from the cubic capacity