Question 5019 Deck General

The correct answer is A) 2 feet to port. When a jack-up experiences a wind gust and results in a 1-foot increase in port draft (from 10 feet to 11 feet), this indicates a heel or list of the vessel to the port side. Since the vessel was level at 10 feet draft before the wind gust, the 1-foot increase in port draft means the vessel has heeled 2 feet to port. The other answer choices are incorrect because they do not accurately reflect the 2-foot heel to port caused by the 1-foot increase in port draft. A heel to starboard would be the opposite of what is described in the scenario.