Question 2257Deck Safety70% to pass
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 ten days. You will consume 33 tons of fuel, water, and stores per day. The hydrometer reading at the loading pier is 1.021, and the average TPI is 51. What is the minimum freeboard required at the start of the voyage? Reference Table BL-0017 below.
AI Explanation
The correct answer is D) 72 inches.
The minimum freeboard required at the start of the voyage is 72 inches, based on the information provided and the reference table BL-0017.
Since the vessel is loading in a port subject to the tropical load line mark and is bound for a port subject to the summer load line mark, the vessel will enter the summer zone after steaming for 10 days. Therefore, the minimum freeboard required is the value corresponding to the summer zone in the reference table, which is 72 inches.
The other answer choices are incorrect because they do not match the minimum freeboard requirement for the summer zone based on the given information.
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