Your vessel has a midships engine room and the cargo is concentrated in the end holds. The vessel is __________.

Correct Answer: Option A — hogging with tensile stress on main deck

Concentrating cargo in the fore and aft extremities while buoyant support peaks amidships creates a classic hogging condition. As the hull deflects upward in the middle, the uppermost structural members, specifically the main deck, are stretched under high tensile stress.