Safety & Environmental Protection (Deck) USCG Question #2192 (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 eight days, and you will enter the winter zone after a total of ten days. You will consume 31 tons of fuel, water, and stores per day. The hydrometer reading at the loading pier is 1.016, and the average TPI is 41. What is the minimum freeboard required at the start of the voyage? Reference Table BL-0015 below.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option D — 68 inches

Apply Table BL-0015 parameters to find minimum departure freeboard for a voyage transitioning from tropical to winter zones. Account for multiple zone boundaries, dock water density (1.016), TPI (41), and total consumables burned over 10 days at 31 tons/day, totaling 68 inches.

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