You have 520 tons of below deck tonnage...

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You have 520 tons of below deck tonnage including liquid mud. Your existing deck cargo is 160 tons with a VCG above the deck of 2.7 feet. What is the maximum cargo tonnage you are permitted to load? See illustration D036DG below.

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Use the USCG stability loading diagram D036DG: below-deck tonnage is on the horizontal axis; allowable deck cargo is on the vertical axis. • The curve on the diagram separates SAFE LOADING from UNSAFE LOADING; you must stay on or below the safe side of the curve. • The letter limits deck cargo VCG (vertical center of gravity) to 3.0 ft above deck; compare this with the given VCG of 2.7 ft.

💭 Think About

• Where do you plot the point that represents 520 tons of below-deck load and your total deck cargo on the diagram? • After reading the maximum allowable deck cargo from the curve at 520 tons below-deck, how do you use your existing 160 tons on deck to find how much more you may load? • Does a VCG of 2.7 ft require you to reduce the value you read from the diagram, or can you use it directly? Why?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be sure you are reading long tons of deck cargo from the vertical axis that corresponds to 520 long tons of below-deck load on the horizontal axis. • Confirm that you are solving for additional cargo that can still be loaded on deck, not the amount already on board. • Verify that the VCG limit is 3.0 ft above deck on the stability letter and that the given 2.7 ft is within this limit.