Safety & Environmental Protection (Deck) USCG Question #2199 (Set 67)

You are loading in a port subject to the tropical load line mark and bound for a port subject to the summer load line mark. You will enter the summer zone after steaming two days. You will consume 28 tons of fuel, water, and stores per day. The hydrometer reading at the loading pier is 1.020, and the average TPI is 55. What is the minimum freeboard required at the start of the voyage? Reference Table BL-0021 below.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option D — 74 inches

Departing a tropical zone for a summer zone requires accounting for reduced buoyancy allowances under 46 CFR Part 42. Fuel consumed prior to entering the stricter zone offsets part of the seasonal draft differential.

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