Your vessel is listing 4° to port and has a short§rolling period. There is loose firefighting water in the§hull. The ship is trimmed down by the head with one foot of§freeboard at the bow. Which action should you take FIRST?

A
Press up the slack NO.1 starboard double bottom tank.
B
Pump out the forepeak tank.
C
Eliminate the water in the tween decks aft.
D
Jettison stores out of the paint locker in the fo'c'sle.
E