The COASTAL DRILLER, while drilling, has a total weight of 15,400 kips. The LCG is 120.00 feet AF0, and the TCG is -0.5 feet to port of the centerline. What is the bow leg reaction?

Correct Answer: Option C — 5,063 kips

Independent-leg jack-up reaction calculations use static equilibrium equations involving total weight, longitudinal center of gravity (LCG), and transverse center of gravity (TCG) relative to the jacking leg geometry, solving for the bow leg reaction as 5,063 kips.