Question 2253 Deck Safety
70% to passYou are loading in a port subject to the tropical load line mark and bound for a port subject to the summer load line mark. You will enter the summer zone after steaming four days. You will consume 41 tons of fuel, water, and stores per day. The hydrometer reading at the loading pier is 1.000 and the average TPI is 55. What is the minimum freeboard required at the start of the voyage? Reference Table BL-0019 below.
The correct answer is D) 41 inches. The minimum freeboard required at the start of the voyage is 41 inches, based on the information provided and the reference table BL-0019. Since the vessel will be loaded in a port subject to the tropical load line mark and bound for a port subject to the summer load line mark, the vessel must comply with the summer load line requirements. According to the table, the minimum freeboard for a vessel in this scenario with the given hydrometer reading and average TPI is 41 inches. The other answer choices are incorrect because they do not match the minimum freeboard requirement specified in the reference table for the given conditions.
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