An oil tanker 150 m long, displacement 12 500 tonnes, MCT 1 cm 200 tonnes m, leaves port with drafts 7.2 m F and 7.4 m A. There is 550 tonnes of fuel oil in the foward deep tank (centre of gravity 70 m forward of the centre of flotation) and 600 tonnes in the after deep tank (centre of gravity 60 m aft of centre of flotation). The centre of flotation is 1 m aft of amidships. During the sea passage 450 tonnes of oil is consumed from aft. Find how much oil must be transferred from the forward tank to the after tank if the ship is to arrive on an even keel



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