Question 2263 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 and one-half days, and you will enter the winter zone after a total of six days. You will consume 29 tons of fuel, water, and stores per day. The hydrometer reading at the loading pier is 1.006, and the average TPI is 43. What is the minimum freeboard required at the start of the voyage? Reference Table BL-0008 below.
The correct answer is B) 76.5 inches. The minimum freeboard required at the start of the voyage is determined by the load line regulations, specifically the winter load line mark. Since the vessel will be entering the winter zone after a total of six days, the winter load line mark is the governing factor. According to the information provided in Table BL-0008, the minimum freeboard required for a vessel bound from a port subject to the tropical load line mark to a port subject to the winter load line mark is 76.5 inches. The other options are incorrect because they do not match the minimum freeboard requirement for the given voyage parameters.
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