丙类大副航海英语机考试题(1)

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1

The half-breadth plan is ()

  • A.An endwise view of the ship's molded form
  • B.A plan with the forebody to right of centerline and afterbody to the left of centerline
  • C.A longitudinal side elevation
  • D.Usually drawn for the port side only
2

When shall the stand-on vessel in a crossing situation take action to avoid the other vessel ().

  • A.When a risk of collision exists
  • B.When action by the give-way vessel alone will not prevent a collision
  • C.When the bearing to give-way vessel becomes steady
  • D.When the vessels become less than 1/2 mile apart
3

Argon is classified as a ______.

  • A.Corrosive
  • B.Flammable gas
  • C.Flammable liquid
  • D.Nonflammable gas
4

The easiest way to anchor a vessel in a current is to ().

  • A.Stem the current and make very slow headway when the anchor is dropped
  • B.Stem the current and be falling aft very slowly when the anchor is dropped
  • C.Stem the current and endeavor to make neither headway nor sternway when the anchor is dropped
  • D.Stop all headway through the water and keep the current astern when the anchor is dropped
5

The warm front is usually lifted up from the surface by ().

  • A.the cold front
  • B.heavy wind
  • C.high pressure
  • D.hurricane
7

What is meant by veering the anchor chain ().

  • A.Bringing the anchor to short stay
  • B.Heaving in all the chain
  • C.Locking the windlass to prevent more chain from running out
  • D.Paying out more chain
8

I hereby declare that my vessel has a ()15 400 metric tons.

  • A.bale capacity
  • B.grain capacity
  • C.cargo capacity
  • D.DWTC
9

You are calling another vessel by radiotelephone using the International Code of Signals.He responds with the words Alpha Sierra.This indicates that ().

  • A.he cannot accept traffic immediately
  • B.you should proceed with your message
  • C.you should send your message in International Code
  • D.you should send your message in plain language
10

The distress message of a ship should include considerable information which might facilitate the rescue.This information should ()

  • A.ALWAYS be included in the initial distress message
  • B.be sent to a Coast Guard station FIRST
  • C.be transmitted as a series of short messages,if time allows
  • D.include the vessel's draft
11

A steep barometric gradient indicates ().

  • A.Calms
  • B.Light winds
  • C.Strong winds
  • D.Precipitation
12

In complying with the Rules,of what must the mariner take due regard ().

  • A.Limited backing power of his vessel
  • B.Radar information about nearby vessels
  • C.The occupation of the other vessel,if known
  • D.All of the above
13

The catenary ().

  • A.acts as a reserve length of towing hawser when the tug applies more power,and it dampens the surge effect of the tow
  • B.gives an approximation of the amount of strain on the towing hawser
  • C.is the dip in the towing hawser between the tug and the tow
  • D.All of the above
15

The ship has ()of more than 10 meters at full load.

  • A.an engine
  • B.an overall length
  • C.a displacement
  • D.a draft
16

Air temperature varies with ().

  • A.The altitude above sea level
  • B.The season of the year
  • C.The latitude or distance from the equator
  • D.All of the above
18

GM cannot be used as an indicator of stability at all angles of inclination because ().

  • A.M is not fixed at large angles
  • B.there is no M at large angles
  • C.G is not fixed at large angles
  • D.there is no G at large angles
19

What occurs when rising air cools to the dew point ().

  • A.Advection fog forms
  • B.Humidity decreases
  • C.Winds increase
  • D.Clouds form
20

Many vessels are provided with flume tanks,which also have a dump tank located under the flume tanks. In the event the ship is damaged,you could dump the flume tanks into the dump tank which would ().

  • A.Reduce the free surface effect and raise the KG
  • B.Not have any effect on free surface and raise the KG
  • C.Reduce the free surface effect and lower the KG
  • D.Not have any effect on free surface and lower the KG
21

The Plimsoll mark on a vessel is used to ().

  • A.align the vessel's tailshaft
  • B.determine the vessel's trim
  • C.determine the vessel's freeboard
  • D.locate the vessel's centerline
22

______ is issued under the provision of International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships,1973,as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto.

  • A.International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate
  • B.Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate
  • C.Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate
  • D.Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelephony Certificate
23

Marks and Nos.,numbers and kinds of packages,description of goods are to be provided in ______.

  • A.Passenger List
  • B.General Declaration
  • C.Cargo Declaration
  • D.Ship's Stores Declaration
24

The period at high or low tide during which there is no change in the height of the water is called the __.

  • A.range of the tide
  • B.plane of the tide
  • C.stand of the tide
  • D.reversing of the tide
25

Your vessel has lifeboats on both sides.Lifeboat No.2 is located ().

  • A.forward of lifeboat No.4 on the starboard side
  • B.forward of lifeboat No.4 on the port side
  • C.aft of lifeboat No.1 on the starboard side
  • D.All of the above
26

The effect known as bank cushion acts in which of the following ways on a single-screw vessel proceeding along a narrow channel ().

  • A.It forces the bow away from the bank
  • B.It forces the stern away from the bank
  • C.It forces the entire vessel away from the bank
  • D.It heels the vessel toward the bank
27

A vessel which through some exceptional circumstance is unable to maneuver as required by these Rules and is therefore unable to keep out of the way of another vessel is called ______.

  • A.a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver
  • B.a vessel not under command
  • C.a vessel engaged in fishing
  • D.a vessel constrained by her draught.
29

A yellow signal,floating in the air from a parachute,about 300 feet above the water,indicates that a submarine ()

  • A.will be coming to periscope depth
  • B.will be coming to the surface
  • C.is on the bottom in distress
  • D.is in distress and will try to surface
30

Unstable equilibrium exists at small angles of inclination when ().

  • A.G is above M
  • B.G is off the centerline
  • C.B is off the centerline
  • D.B is above
32

How do you determine the weight of the vessel that is supported by the ground when a vessel has run aground ().

  • A.This requires extensive calculation and is usually performed only by a naval architect not by a ship's officer
  • B.Determine the point where aground and the draft at that point,then calculate it using the grounding formula
  • C.Use the hydrostatic tables and enter with the mean draft before grounding and the mean draft after grounding
  • D.Use the inclining experiment formula and substitute the change of trim for the angle of list
33

Two barges are being pushed ahead by a tugboat.Which statement is TRUE concerning lights on the barges ().

  • A.Each vessel should show sidelights
  • B.Each vessel should show at least one white light
  • C.The barges should be lighted as separate units
  • D.The barges should be lighted as one vessel
34

What determines if a vessel is restricted in her ability to maneuver ().

  • A.Whether or not all of the vessel's control equipment is in working order
  • B.The vessel's draft in relation to the available depth of water
  • C.Whether the nature of the vessel's work limits maneuverability required by the Rules
  • D.Whether or not the vessel is the give-way vessel in a meeting situation
35

If passengers are on board when an abandon ship drill is carried out,they should ______.

  • A.take part
  • B.watch
  • C.go to their quarters
  • D.stay out of the way and do what they want
37

A vessel may exhibit lights other than those prescribed by the Rules as long as the additional lights ___.

  • A.do not interfere with the keeping of a proper look-out
  • B.are not the color of either sidelight
  • C.have a lesser range than the prescribed lights
  • D.All of the above
38

Thirty-five percent of the breaking strength of an anchor cable is generally accepted as the ().

  • A.Safe operating load
  • B.Normal operating tension
  • C.Emergency working load
  • D.Allowable storm load
39

How can you estimate the position of a tropical storm's center ().

  • A.With a radio weather bulletin or weather fax
  • B.Using shipboard radar
  • C.Observe the wind direction and apply Buys Ballot's law
  • D.All of the above
40

Panting frames are located in the ().

  • A.After double bottoms
  • B.Centerline tanks on tankers
  • C.Fore and after peaks
  • D.Forward double bottoms
41

The regulations require that inspected vessels on an international voyage,other than small passenger vessels,must carry which of the following distress signals on or near the navigating bridge ().

  • A.12 hand red flares
  • B.12 rocket parachute flares
  • C.12 hand combination flares and orange smoke signals
  • D.6 hand red flares,and 6 hand orange smoke signals
42

You see a vessel carrying a black diamond which indicates a ().

  • A.vessel towing astern
  • B.barge pushed ahead
  • C.vessel towing astern only when the length of her tow exceeds 200 meters
  • D.this signal does not exist in international waters
45

At night,a vessel shall indicate that she is restricted in her ability to maneuver by showing in a vertical line two ().

  • A.red lights
  • B.red lights and two white lights
  • C.red lights with a white light in between
  • D.white lights with a red light in between
47

What would NOT be a distress signal ().

  • A.MAYDAY sent by radiotelephone
  • B.Continuous sounding of fog horn
  • C.Green star shells fired from a launcher
  • D.Square flag and ball in a vertical line
48

Signs of racking stresses generally appear at the ().

  • A.Bow and stern shell frames and plating
  • B.Junction of the frames with the beams and floors
  • C.Garboard strake,at each side of the keel
  • D.Thrust bearing of the main shaft
49

The word “breadth of a vessel” in Intentional Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea 1972 means ().

  • A.the molded breadth
  • B.the registered breadth
  • C.the breadth amidships
  • D.the maximum breadth
50

The purpose of the inclining experiment is to ().

  • A.Determine the location of the metacenter
  • B.Determine the lightweight center of gravity location
  • C.Verify the hydrostatic data
  • D.Verify data in the vessel's operating manual