You have 650 tons of below deck tonnage...

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You have 650 tons of below deck tonnage including liquid mud. Your existing deck cargo is 140 tons with a VCG above the deck of 2.5 feet. What is the maximum additional cargo tonnage you are permitted to load? See illustration D036DG below.

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Use the loading diagram D036DG: relate below deck tonnage on the X‑axis to total deck cargo on the Y‑axis • Remember the Y‑axis shows total deck cargo (existing + additional), not just the added load • Check the maximum deck cargo VCG of 3.0 ft above deck against the given 2.5 ft VCG

💭 Think About

• At 650 tons of below deck tonnage, where does the vertical line from the X‑axis intersect the safe‑loading curve, and what deck‑cargo value does that correspond to? • How do you turn that maximum allowable deck‑cargo value into the extra tonnage you can still load when you already have 140 tons on deck? • Does the given VCG of the deck cargo create any further restriction, or is it already within the allowed limit on the diagram’s instructions?

✅ Before You Answer

• On the diagram, be sure you are reading long tons of deck cargo on the Y‑axis at exactly 650 tons below deck on the X‑axis • Confirm you are using total deck cargo = existing + additional, not just plotting the additional load alone • Verify that the 2.5 ft VCG is less than the 3.0 ft maximum in the instructions so no extra reduction in allowable tonnage is needed