Question 4885 Deck General

The correct answer is D) 9 feet. When a jack-up experiences a wind gust that results in a port draft of 11 feet, while the vessel was level in transit at 10 feet draft, the new starboard draft will be 9 feet. This is because the vessel must remain level, and a change in the port draft must be balanced by an equivalent change in the starboard draft in the opposite direction. The other options are incorrect because they do not satisfy the requirement for the vessel to remain level. Option A (12 feet) and B (11 feet) would create an unbalanced condition, while option C (10 feet) would not reflect the change in the port draft.