Question 5019Deck General70% to pass
A jack-up, while level in transit at 10 feet draft, experiences a wind gust which results in a port draft of 11 feet. What is the heel?
AI Explanation
The correct answer is A) 2 feet to port.
When a jack-up experiences a wind gust and results in a 1-foot increase in port draft (from 10 feet to 11 feet), this indicates a heel or list of the vessel to the port side. Since the vessel was level at 10 feet draft before the wind gust, the 1-foot increase in port draft means the vessel has heeled 2 feet to port.
The other answer choices are incorrect because they do not accurately reflect the 2-foot heel to port caused by the 1-foot increase in port draft. A heel to starboard would be the opposite of what is described in the scenario.
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