Question 3146 Deck General

The correct answer is A) Cristobal Colon, Panama. The reason is that when a vessel is over 100 GRT (Gross Registered Tons) and engaged in a foreign voyage, the crew is required to sign "foreign articles" for that voyage. A voyage from New Orleans to Cristobal Colon, Panama would be considered a foreign voyage, as Panama is outside the United States. The other options, such as Houston, Texas and Veracruz, Mexico, would not require signing foreign articles, as they are either domestic US ports or ports in neighboring countries.