Question 2255 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 six days. You will enter the winter zone after an additional three days. You will consume 28 tons of fuel, water, and stores per day. The hydrometer reading at the loading pier is 1.020, and the average TPI is 46. What is the minimum freeboard required at the start of the voyage? Reference Table BL-0012 below.
The correct answer is B) 64.5 inches. To determine the minimum freeboard required, we need to consider the load line zones and the hydrometer reading. Since the vessel will be traveling from a port subject to the tropical load line mark to a port subject to the winter load line mark, and will enter the summer zone after 6 days and the winter zone after an additional 3 days, the minimum freeboard required is the winter freeboard, which is 64.5 inches based on the hydrometer reading of 1.020 and the average TPI of 46, as shown in the reference table. The other options are incorrect because they do not correspond to the minimum freeboard requirement for the given scenario.
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