Safety & Environmental Protection (Deck) USCG Question #2188 (Set 67)

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. 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.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option D — 82 inches

Apply load line zone transition rules and Table BL-0011 to determine minimum departure freeboard. Deduct total anticipated consumption over 11 days at 33 tons daily, adjusted by the TPI (46) and dock water hydrometer reading (1.004), to find the required 82-inch freeboard.

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