Safety & Environmental Protection (Deck) USCG Question #2190 (Set 67)

You are loading in a port subject to the summer load line mark and bound for a port subject to the winter load line mark. You will enter the winter zone after steaming four days. You will consume 35 tons of fuel, water, and stores per day. The hydrometer reading at the loading pier is 1.0083, and the average TPI is 65. What is the minimum freeboard required at the start of the voyage? Reference Table BL-0018 below.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option A — 74 inches

Determine minimum initial freeboard referencing Table BL-0018. Factor in the summer-to-winter zone allowance, dock water density correction from 1.0083 using TPI (65), and 4 days of total consumption at 35 tons daily, establishing a required departure freeboard of 74 inches.

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