(2024 Exam) USN SHIP SALV MAN VOL1 (MAN-010)

Question 1

What keeps the anchor parallel to the deck?

Answer 1

Stabilizer bars, or stocks, help the anchor to dig and maintain consistent holding power by holding the anchor in a horizontal position.

Question 2

What is the priority in Harbor Salvage?

Answer 2

Wrecks whose removal will yield the greatest results are attacked first.

Question 3

What does Athwartship mean?

Answer 3

being across the ship from side to side.

Question 4

What is hogging and sagging?

Answer 4

Hogging and sagging are two conditions that reflect weight and buoyancy distribution. When a ship is hogging, buoyancy exceeds weight in the midships region and weight exceeds buoyancy near the ends. The distribution of forces tends to bend the ends of the ship downward. The opposite condition is called sagging.

Question 5

What are the three re-floating phases?

Answer 5

The Stabilization Phase, The Re-floating Phase, and The Post Re-floating Phase.

Question 6

What does a Liverpool bridal allow the tug to do?

Answer 6

The Liverpool Bridle allows the tug to head into the winds and current by shifting the pivot point of the tug farther forward to make the rudder more effective.