In order to help protect a natural fiber rope from rotting, the line must be ______.

In vessel construction, beam brackets are triangular plates that join the deck beam to a ____.

In this port，it is regulated that______will be broadcast every one hour on VHF Channel 6．

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

In the Southern Hemisphere winds in a low pressure system rotate in a ______.

In the stowage of deck cargo, cribbing is ______.

In the southern hemisphere the wind flow associated with a low pressure system will have which of the following characteristic？________.

In the presence of external forces, the center of buoyancy of an inclined vessel is vertically aligned with the ______.

In the piping systems of a vessel, what type of valve gives the least resistance to fluid flowwhen fully open?______.

In the Northern Hemisphere, when the wind at your location is northerly, the low pressurecenter causing the wind is located to your ______.

In the Northern Hemisphere, the largest waves or swells created by a typhoon or hurricanewill be located ______.