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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.

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The correct answer is A) 78 inches. The minimum freeboard required at the start of the voyage is 78 inches, based on the provided information and reference to Table BL-0013. This is because the vessel is loading in a port subject to the winter load line mark and bound for a port subject to the tropical load line mark. Since the vessel will enter the summer zone after 4 days and the tropical zone after 12 days, the minimum freeboard must be calculated using the tropical load line mark, which is 78 inches according to the table. The other options are incorrect because they do not correspond to the minimum freeboard requirement for a vessel transitioning from a winter load line mark to a tropical load line mark, as described in the scenario.

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