Safety & Environmental Protection (Deck) USCG Question #2193 (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 four days, and you will enter the winter zone after a total of nine days. You will consume 29 tons of fuel, water, and stores per day. The hydrometer reading at the loading pier is 1.008, and the average TPI is 53. What is the minimum freeboard required at the start of the voyage? Reference Table BL-0016 below.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option A — 80.0 inches

Determine minimum starting freeboard using Table BL-0016 by summing seasonal zone allowances, applying dock water density corrections for a 1.008 reading via TPI (53), and subtracting 9 days of total consumption at 29 tons daily, establishing an 80.0-inch requirement.

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