You are loading in a port subject to the winter load line mark and bound for a port subject to the tropical load line mark. You will enter the summer zone after steaming four days, and you will enter the tropical zone after a total of twelve days. You will consume 31 tons of fuel, water, and stores per day. The hydrometer reading at the loading pier is 1.000, and the average TPI is 46. What is the minimum freeboard required at the start of the voyage? Reference Table BL-0013 below.

Question

You are loading in a port subject to the winter load line mark and bound for a port subject to the tropical load line mark. You will enter the summer zone after steaming four days, and you will enter the tropical zone after a total of twelve days. You will consume 31 tons of fuel, water, and stores per day. The hydrometer reading at the loading pier is 1.000, and the average TPI is 46. What is the minimum freeboard required at the start of the voyage?  Reference Table BL-0013 below.

Accepted Answer

Option B: 78 inches. Calculating total fuel consumption for the 12-day voyage to the tropical zone yields 372 tons. Applying the TPI of 46 to weight changes and accounting for zone density shifts establishes the minimum required departure freeboard of 78 inches to comply with load line regulations.