The DEEP DRILLER is loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #2 (Ballasting to Survival). What is the new height of the transverse metacenter if all the bulk materials are discharged?

Correct Answer: Option C — 64.30 feet

Transverse metacenter height (KMt) varies directly with draft and waterplane area moments of inertia. Following the discharge of all bulk materials, entering the hydrostatic curves at the new displacement provides the updated transverse metacenter height of 64.30 feet.