航海英语(甲类船长)船舶结构与设备单选题练习1

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1

Your vessel has a midships engine room and the cargo is concentrated in the end holds.The vessel is ______.

  • A.sagging with tensile stress on main deck
  • B.sagging with compressive stress on main deck
  • C.hogging with tensile stress on main deck
  • D.hogging with compressive stress on main deck
2

While cranking out a quadrantal davit,slippage of the quadrant due to excessive wear or failure of the teeth in the quadrant will cause the ______.

  • A.Davit arm to pivot on the traveling nut and the head to fall outboard
  • B.Traveling nut to lock up in place on the worm gear
  • C.Limit switch to engage and hold the traveling nut in position
  • D.Winch brake to lock in position and prevent lowering the boat
3

Why is it necessary to extend ventilators of gasoline powered vessels to the bilges ________.

  • A.To keep them dry,and thus easier to clean
  • B.To remove fuel vapors which are heavier than air
  • C.To provide adequate air to the engines
  • D.To cool the machinery areas
4

Which space(s)is(are)deducted from gross tonnage to derive net tonnage ________.

  • A.Galley fitted with range or oven
  • B.Open structures
  • C.Passenger spaces
  • D.Boatswain's stores
5

Which statement about the hospital space on a cargo ship is TRUE ________.

  • A.The hospital may be used for disciplinary confinement if it is not being used for treatment
  • B.The hospital space must have both a bathtub and shower
  • C.A hospital is required on all vessels with a crew of 12 or more if it makes overnight voyages
  • D.If a ship has a crew of forty-five who do not have their own room,the hospital must have four berths
7

Which space(s)is(are)deducted from gross tonnage to derive net tonnage ________.

  • A.Boatswain's stores
  • B.Companions and booby hatches
  • C.Passenger spaces
  • D.All of the above
8

Which space cannot be deducted from gross tonnage when calculating net tonnage ________.

  • A.Crew messroom
  • B.Forepeak ballast tank
  • C.Master's cabin
  • D.Chain locker
11

Which of the following is a characteristic of a Ro-Ro vessel ________.

  • A.Passenger tours available upon docking
  • B.Long port stays necessary to secure vehicles
  • C.Short in port turnaround times
  • D.Heavy vehicles only require lightweight securing equipment
12

When lowering manropes alongside a stage rigged over the side of a vessel,they should be allowed to trail in the water ______.

  • A.to easily remove the kinks that form in the lines
  • B.to allow the seamen on the stage to know the direction and strength of the current
  • C.to provide the seaman something to hold onto if he or she falls from the stage into the water
  • D.only for short periods of time since they will become waterlogged and be very heavy to pull up
13

When using the term limber system one is referring to a ______.

  • A.Cleaning system
  • B.Drainage system
  • C.Strengthening system
  • D.Weight reduction system
14

What is a cofferdam ________.

  • A.Tube fitted to an ullage hole
  • B.Area the product is loaded into
  • C.Void or empty space separating two tanks
  • D.Opening in the deck used for cleaning a tank
15

What can cause a lack of oxygen in a chain locker ________.

  • A.Absorption
  • B.Osmosis
  • C.Evaporation
  • D.Oxidation
16

What type of stern tube bearing has the least friction ________.

  • A.Oil-lubricated bearings
  • B.Lignum vitae
  • C.Hard rubber
  • D.Bronze bushings
17

To determine the weight capacity of a deck in a cargo hold,you would refer to the ______.

  • A.Deadweight scale
  • B.Deck capacity plan
  • C.Cubic capacity tables
  • D.General arrangement plan
18

Tonnage openings must be closed by means of ______.

  • A.Press board
  • B.Steel hatch boards
  • C.Steel plates
  • D.Wooden hatch boards
19

The Vessel's cargo holds are properly fitted with _______ in way of hatches.

  • A.Floor-ceiling
  • B.Battens
  • C.Covers
  • D.Hard-wood boards
22

The strake on each side of the keel is called a ______.

  • A.Sheer strake
  • B.Gatewood strake
  • C.Insulation strake
  • D.Garboard strake
23

The term strake is used in reference to ______.

  • A.rudder mountings
  • B.anchor gear
  • C.hull plating
  • D.vessel framing
24

The riding pawl is ______.

  • A.a safety interlock in a cargo winch that prevents the runner from overspeeding
  • B.a stopper that prevents the anchor cable from running free if the cable jumps the wildcat
  • C.the device that locks the deck lashings of the Peck and Hale system
  • D.the lug that rides on the eccentric rib and engages the locking ring on the windlass
25

The primary barrier of a bulk carrier is formed by ______.

  • A.the single skin side shell and the inner bottom
  • B.deck strips,hatch covers and coamings
  • C.the vertically corrugated transverse watertight bulkheads
  • D.the single skin side shell between topside and hopper tanks,and the cross deck strips,hatch covers and coamings
28

The permissible SWSF and SWBM are assigned by ______.

  • A.IMO
  • B.IACS Member Societies
  • C.SOLAS
  • D.BC Code
29

The locker will ______ as long as your ship is here.

  • A.Be kept sealed
  • B.Be released from being sealed
  • C.Be kept signed
  • D.Be released from being signed
31

The hull is divided up into a number of watertight compartments by ______.

  • A.inner bottom plating and longitudinals
  • B.decks and bulkheads
  • C.double bottom girders
  • D.topside and hopper tank sloping plating and longitudinals
32

The deadweight of a bulk carrier consists of ______.

  • A.the weight of the ship's structure and its machinery
  • B.bunker and other consumable loads
  • C.ballast loads
  • D.all those weights,such as the weight of the bunkers,ballast,provisions and cargo
34

The American Petroleum Institute recommends that connecting links and anchor shackles be inspected using ______.

  • A.Visual examinations
  • B.Magnetic particle inspection
  • C.Dye penetrant inspection
  • D.X-ray inspection
36

Reinforcing frames attached to a bulkhead on a vessel are called ______.

  • A.side longitudinals
  • B.intercostals
  • C.stiffeners
  • D.brackets
37

Ship's steering gear refers to ______.

  • A.cargo handling machines
  • B.deck winches and derricks
  • C.engine-room tools
  • D.course controlling system
38

The American Petroleum Institute recommends magnetic particle inspection for ______.

  • A.Anchor chain
  • B.Wire rope
  • C.Connecting links
  • D.Pendant wires
40

Regulations define the bulkhead deck as ______.(subdivision and stability regulations)

  • A.any deck extending from stem to stern
  • B.the uppermost deck to which transverse watertight bulkheads extend
  • C.the lowermost deck to which transverse watertight bulkheads extend
  • D.the uppermost complete deck
41

On board a bulk carrier,______.

  • A.harbour SWSF >seagoing SWSF,harbour SWBM >seagoing SWBM
  • B.harbour SWSF< seagoing SWSF,harbour SWBM< seagoing SWBM
  • C.harbour SWSF >seagoing SWSF,harbour SWBM< seagoing SWBM
  • D.harbour SWSF< seagoing SWSF,harbour SWBM >seagoing SWBM
42

One function of a bulwark is to ______.

  • A.Help keep the deck dry
  • B.Prevent stress concentrations on the stringer plate
  • C.Protect against twisting forces exerted on the frame of the vessel
  • D.Reinforce the side stringers
43

Pollution regulations require that each scupper in an enclosed deck area have a ______.

  • A.Wooden plug
  • B.Soft rubber plug
  • C.Two-piece soft patch
  • D.Mechanical means of closing
44

Limber is a term associated with ______.

  • A.Emergency gear
  • B.Drainage
  • C.Deck cargo storage
  • D.Securing gear
46

It is possible,and sometimes necessary,to strengthen the deck of a vessel for carriage of deck cargo by ______.

  • A.placing bunker on the deck
  • B.building a stage on which to place the cargo
  • C.welding steel feet to the deck,on which the cargo is placed
  • D.erecting vertical pillars under the deck to support the cargo
47

In vessel construction,the garboard strake is ______.

  • A.Located next to and parallel to the keel
  • B.Located next to and parallel to the gunwale
  • C.Another term for the bilge keel
  • D.Another term for the rub rail
48

In vessel construction,beams are transverse girders which provide support to ______.

  • A.Bulkheads
  • B.Deckhouse structures
  • C.Decks
  • D.Vertical frames
49

In vessel construction,a greater number of watertight bulkheads results in ______.

  • A.increased capacity to set flooding boundaries
  • B.decreased capacity to set flooding boundaries
  • C.reduced compartmentation
  • D.greater deck load capacity
50

In heavy weather you notice buckling in the midships deck plating of your vessel.To relieve the strain you could ______.

  • A.pump fuel oil from midships to the ends of the vessel
  • B.reduce speed
  • C.take a course which most eases the vessel
  • D.All of the above
54

Forecastle deck is located in the ship's ______.

  • A.Bow stem
  • B.Stern
  • C.Portside
  • D.Starboard side
55

Frames to which the tank top and bottom shell are fastened are called ______.

  • A.floors
  • B.intercostals
  • C.stringers
  • D.tank top supports
56

Floors aboard ship are ______.

  • A.frames to which the tank top and bottom shell are fastened on a double bottomed ship
  • B.transverse members of the ships frame which support the decks
  • C.longitudinal beams in the extreme bottom of a ship from which the ship's ribs start
  • D.longitudinal angle bars fastened to a surface for strength
57

For existing ships,______ is not an improvement to safety.

  • A.the reinforcement of the aft transverse watertight bulkhead
  • B.the double bottom structure in way of the foremost cargo hold
  • C.the introduction of a more rigorous survey regime and greater attention to operating procedures
  • D.introduction of new and improved designs
58

Floors aboard ship are ______.

  • A.also called decks
  • B.vertical transverse plates connecting the vertical keel with the margin plates
  • C.large beams fitted in various parts of the vessel for additional strength
  • D.found in passenger and berthing spaces only
60

Deck beams on a vessel are generally spaced at equal intervals and run ______.

  • A.longitudinally
  • B.vertically
  • C.transversely
  • D.intermittently
61

Compared to internal structural plating,the exterior hull plating on a ship is usually ______.

  • A.stronger
  • B.thinner
  • C.more corrosion resistant
  • D.a lower grade steel
62

Compared to internal structural plating,the exterior hull plating on a vessel is usually ______.

  • A.stronger
  • B.thinner
  • C.more corrosion resistant
  • D.a lower grade steel
63

Buckler plates are ______.

  • A.Triangular-shaped plates connecting the bull chain to the topping lift
  • B.Metal plates secured over the tops of the hawsepipes
  • C.Faired shell plates with curvature in two directions
  • D.Sheets of dunnage used to prevent heavy cargo from buckling the deck plates
64

Bilge keels are fitted on ships to ______.

  • A.Assist in drydock alignment
  • B.Improve the vessel's stability
  • C.Protect the vessel from slamming against piers
  • D.Reduce the rolling of the vessel
65

A set of interior steps on a ship leading up to a deck from below is known as ______.

  • A.A companion way
  • B.Tween-decks
  • C.Stairs
  • D.Any of the above are acceptable
67

A term applied to the bottom shell plating in a double-bottom ship is ______.

  • A.bottom floor
  • B.outer bottom
  • C.shear plating
  • D.tank top
69

A design modification of an anchor chain which prevents kinking is the ______.

  • A.Detachable link
  • B.Stud link
  • C.Kenter link
  • D.Connecting link
70

A continuous watertight bulkhead is normally also a(n)______.

  • A.Structural bulkhead
  • B.Exterior bulkhead
  • C.Centerline bulkhead
  • D.Joiner bulkhead
71

A carling is used aboard ship ______.

  • A.As a connecting strap between the butted ends of plating
  • B.To stiffen areas under points of great stress between beams
  • C.To prevent the anchor from fouling when the brake is released
  • D.To provide an extra heavy fitting in a heavy lift cargo rig
72

______ is not a static load.

  • A.Actual weight of the ship's structure,outfitting,equipment and machinery
  • B.Ballast load(weight)
  • C.Cargo load
  • D.Slamming and sloshing load
73

______ is not a longitudinal structural member.

  • A.sideshell
  • B.bottom shell plating
  • C.inner bottom plating
  • D.transverse bulkhead
74

A block and tackle is rove to advantage.This means that the ______.

  • A.blocks have been overhauled
  • B.hauling parts of two tackles are attached
  • C.hauling part leads through the movable block
  • D.hauling part leads through the standing block