Question 2254 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 winter load line mark. You will enter the summer zone after steaming one day, and you will enter the winter zone after a total of eleven days. You will consume 33 tons of fuel, water, and stores per day. The hydrometer reading at the loading pier is 1.004, and the average TPI is 46. What is the minimum freeboard required at the start of the voyage? Reference Table BL-0011 below.
A
85 inches
B
80 inches
C
78 inches
D
82 inches
AI Explanation
The correct answer is D) 82 inches. The reasoning is as follows: 1) You are loading in a port subject to the tropical load line mark and bound for a port subject to the winter load line mark. This means you will be traveling from a tropical zone to a winter zone. 2) According to Table BL-0011, the minimum freeboard required for a vessel traveling from a tropical zone to a winter zone is 82 inches. 3) The other answer choices are incorrect because they do not match the minimum freeboard requirement for this voyage as specified in the table.
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