Question 152Deck General70% to pass
A vessel is loaded to her summer marks for a voyage from Montreal, Canada to Duluth, MN via the Great Lakes System. The voyage has been estimated to take nine (9
AI Explanation
The correct answer is T.
The voyages through the Great Lakes System are governed by the Great Lakes Load Line Convention, which requires vessels to be loaded to their summer load lines. Since the vessel is loaded to her summer marks for the voyage from Montreal to Duluth, the answer is T, indicating that the vessel is properly loaded for the voyage.
The other answer choices (A, B, C, D) do not correctly reflect the requirements for a voyage through the Great Lakes System, as they do not specify that the vessel is loaded to the appropriate summer load line.
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