Deck General - 12 Flashcards
With a large tow astern, there is immediate danger to the tug in the event of the .
tug losing power
With an increase in temperature the volume of flammable and combustible liquids .
expands
With rudders amidships and negligible wind, a twin-screw vessel moving ahead on the port screw and backing on the starboard screw will
.
pivot to starboard
With rudders amidships and negligible wind, a twin-screw vessel moving astern with both engines backing will back .
in a fairly straight line
With the buttress securing system, containers of different heights must be stowed .
on the top tier
With the exception of a Coast Guard approved commercial hybrid Personal Flotation Device (PFD), which type of life preserver must be carried for each person on board an uninspected passenger vessel?
Type I
Yawing can be described as
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veering from side to side on the end of the towline
Yawing is angular motion of the vessel about what axis?
Vertical
You are 15 feet off a pier and docking a vessel using only a bow breast line and stern breast line. Once the slack is out of both lines you begin to haul in on the bow breast line. What is the effect on the vessel?
The bow will come in and the stern will remain the same distance off the pier.
You are a watchstanding mate and have come to the bridge to relieve the watch while underway at sea. The watch should not be transferred
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during a navigational course change
You are a watchstanding mate and have come to the bridge to relieve the watch. After reviewing the chart and having been briefed by the off-going mate, you are now ready to effect the relief. The watch is officially transferred to you after .
you say, “I relieve you” and you state the course per gyro and magnetic compasses
You are a watchstanding mate and have come to the bridge to relieve the watch. After reviewing the chart and having been briefed by the off-going mate, you are now ready to effect the relief. Which of the following is exemplary of the statement that would officially transfer the watch?
You say to the mate going off watch, “I relieve you, course 321° per gyro, 316° per standard.”
You are aboard a right-handed single- screw vessel with headway on. The engine is put full astern and the rudder hard left. What will the bow do?
It will swing to the left, straighten out and then swing to the right as the vessel loses way.
You are aboard a single-screw vessel (right-hand propeller) going full ahead with good headway. The engine is put astern and the rudder is placed hard left. The stern of the vessel will swing to .
starboard until headway is lost and then to port
You are aboard a single-screw vessel with a right-handed propeller. The vessel is dead in the water and the rudder is amidships. If you reverse your engine you would expect your vessel to .
kick its stern to port
You are aboard vessel “A” in a narrow channel and the pilot is approaching vessel “B” as shown. The reason he has not previously changed course to the starboard side of the channel is
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to avoid the effects of bank cushion and bank suction
You are anchoring in 16 fathoms of water. On a small to medium size vessel, the .
anchor should be lowered to within 2 fathoms of the bottom before being dropped
You are anchoring in a river where the current is from one direction only.
The best way to lay out two anchors is to have them .
so that their lines form an angle
You are approaching a disabled vessel in order to remove survivors from it. If your vessel drifts faster than the disabled vessel, how should you make your approach?
To windward of the disabled vessel
You are approaching a pier and intend to use the port anchor to assist in docking port side to. You would NOT use the anchor if .
there is shallow water enroute to the berth
You are approaching a ship that is broken down and are preparing to take her in tow. BEFORE positioning your vessel to pass the towline, you must .
compare the rate of drift between the ships
You are approaching the pilot station with the wind fine on the starboard bow and making about 3 knots. You can help to calm the seas by taking what action just before the pilot boat comes along on the port side?
A short burst of ahead full with left full rudder
You are arriving in port and are assigned to anchor in anchorage circle B-4. It has a diameter of 500 yards and your vessel’s LOA is 484 feet. If you anchor in 8 fathoms at the center of the circle, what is the maximum number of shots of chain you can use and still remain in the circle?
3 shots
You are arriving in port and are assigned to anchor in anchorage circle B-4. It has a diameter of 550 yards and your vessel’s LOA is 449 feet. If you anchor in 9 fathoms at the center of the circle, what is the maximum number of shots of chain you can use and still remain in the circle?
4 shots
You are arriving in port and are assigned to anchor in anchorage circle B-4. It has a diameter of 600 yards and your vessel’s LOA is 525 feet. If you anchor in 10 fathoms at the center of the circle, what is the maximum number of shots of chain you can use and still remain in the circle?
4 shots
You are arriving in port and are assigned to anchor in anchorage circle B-4. It has a diameter of 700 yards and your vessel’s LOA is 600 feet. If you anchor in 11 fathoms at the center of the circle, what is the maximum number of shots of chain you can use and still remain in the circle?
5 shots
You are attempting to take a dead ship in tow. All lines have been passed and secured. How should you get underway?
Gradually apply power until catenary almost breaks the water, but keep the catenary in the water.
You are backing on twin engines with rudders amidships, when your port engine stalls. To continue backing on course, you should .
apply right rudder
You are backing on twin engines with rudders amidships. Your starboard engine stalls. To continue backing on course, you should .
apply left rudder
You are being towed by one tug. As you lengthen the bridle legs you
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reduce the yawing of your vessel
You are carrying cargoes of crotonaldehyde, phosphoric acid, and morpholine on your multiple-product tankship. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
Each of the cargoes must be segregated from the other by at least two barriers.
You are carrying triethylamine, methyl methacrylate and isoprene in your multiple-product tankship. Which of the following statements is true?
Isoprene may be carried in a cargo tank adjacent to either of the other two cargoes.
You are cleaning the tanks after carrying a cargo of crude oil. Which statement is TRUE?
Steam cleaning and water washing are both capable of generating electrostatic charges within a tank.
You are coming to anchor in 8 fathoms of water. In this case, the
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anchor may be dropped from the hawsepipe
You are conducting trials to determine the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel. While making a turn you take the ranges and bearings of an isolated light with the results shown. Based on this information, what is the transfer for a turn of 75°?
300 yards (274 meters)
You are conducting trials to determine the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel. While making a turn, you take ranges and bearings of an isolated light with the results as shown. Based on this information, what is the advance for a turn of 45°?
690 yards
You are conducting trials to determine the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel. While making a turn, you take ranges and bearings of an isolated light with the results as shown. Based on this information, what is the advance for a turn of 75°?
825 yards (754 meters)
You are conducting trials to determine the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel. While making a turn, you take ranges and bearings of an isolated light with the results as shown. Based on this information, what is the advance for a turn of 90°?
870 yards
You are conducting trials to determine the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel. While making a turn, you take ranges and bearings of an isolated light with the results as shown. Based on this information, what is the transfer for a turn of 180°?
910 yards
You are conducting trials to determine the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel. While making a turn, you take ranges and bearings of an isolated light with the results as shown. Based on this information, what is the transfer for a turn of 90°?
380 yards
You are conducting trials to determine the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel. While making a turn, you take ranges and bearings of an isolated light with the results shown. Based on this information, what is the transfer for a turn of 45°?
130 yards
You are conning a twin-screw vessel going ahead with rudders amidships. If the port screw stops turning the bow will .
go to port
You are docking a ship with a single- screw tug assisting on your starboard bow. How should the tug be tied up if you are anticipating that she will have to hold your bow off while you stem the current?
The tug should put a stern line up, leading ahead on the ship.
You are docking a vessel in a slip which has its entrance athwart the tide. You land the ship across the end of the pier, stemming the tide, preparatory to breaking the ship around the corner. You have one tug to assist. Where would you generally tie up the tug?
Tie her up on the offshore bow.
You are docking a vessel starboard side to with the assistance of two tugs. You are attempting to hold the vessel off by operating both tugs at right angles to the vessel and at full power. You must ensure that .
the ship has no headway at the time
You are docking a vessel. If possible, you should .
go in against the current
You are docking a vessel. Wind and current are most favorable when they are .
parallel to the pier from ahead
You are docking an oceangoing single- screw vessel under normal circumstances with a single tug. The tug is usually used to .
control the bow and is tied to the offshore bow
You are doing a Williamson turn. Your vessel has swung about 60°
from the original course heading. You should .
shift your rudder
You are drifting in a locale where there is no current. As a rule, your vessel will lie .
beam to the wind
You are going ahead on twin engines when you want to make a quick turn to port. Which actions will turn your boat the fastest?
Reverse port engine; apply left rudder
You are going ahead on twin engines with rudder amidships. Your starboard engine stalls. To continue on course, you should .
apply left rudder
You are going ahead on twin engines with rudders amidships. Your port engine stalls. To continue your course you should .
apply right rudder
You are going astern (single-screw, right-handed propeller) with the anchor down at a scope of twice the depth of the water. As the anchor dredges, you should expect the
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stern to walk to port but at a reduced rate
You are going to load bales of wool having a stowage factor of 100 in #3 lower hold which has a bale cubic of 62,000. How many tons of the wool can be stowed in the compartment, assuming 10% broken stowage?
558
You are going to load bales of wool having a stowage factor of 100 in #3 lower hold which has a bale cubic of 72,000. How many tons of the wool can be stowed in the compartment, assuming 10% broken stowage?
648
You are going to load bales of wool having a stowage factor of 110 in #3 lower hold which has a bale cubic of 72,000. If broken stowage is figured at 15%, how many tons of the wool can be stowed?
556
You are going to load bales of wool having a stowage factor of 96 in #3 lower hold which has a bale cubic of 84,000. How many tons of wool can be stowed in the compartment?
875
You are handling a mooring line and are instructed to “Check the line”.
What should you do?
Surge the line so it maintains a strain without parting.
You are heading into the sea during rough weather. Having too much weight forward can cause your small boat to .
plunge into the wave
You are in a fresh water port loading logs with gear rated at 5 tons, and suspect the weight of the logs exceeds the SWL of the gear. The logs are floating in the water alongside the vessel and have 95% of their volume submerged. The average length of the logs is 15 feet and the average diameter is 4.4 feet. What is the nearest average weight of the logs, based on these average measurements?
6.0 tons
You are in a tropical port. The refrigeration machinery on a container loaded with air-cooled fruit fails. It cannot be repaired for 18 to 24 hours. Which step should you take to reduce the temperature rise and spoilage of the fruit?
Shade the container and periodically hose it down
You are in charge of a 225-gross ton tug preparing to depart from Houston, Texas, with a loaded 2500-gross ton tank barge bound for New York. Prior to departure, regulations require that you .
record the barge’s load line and draft readings
You are in charge of a towing vessel that operates exclusively on inland waters. You regularly tow barges that provide services (cargo lighters, fuel barges, etc.) to foreign flag vessels in port. What will be accepted as proper credentials for you and your crew?
Merchant Mariner Credential
You are in charge of a U.S. documented vessel. Under title 46 of the United States Code, if you fail to report a complaint of a sexual offense, you may be .
civilly charged and fined
You are in charge while handling a synthetic hawser on a capstan. The hawser has a heavy strain and you wish to avoid the hawser’s slipping on the capstan drum. Which action should you take?
Back off on the capstan a bit and have the seaman take several more turns on the drum.
You are in port A in the United States, and your Certificate of Inspection has expired. You wish to go to port B in the United States for repairs and to complete the inspection. If the Officer- in-Charge Marine Inspection deems it safe, he may issue a .
Permit to Proceed
You are in the process of adding a barge to your tow. A line run from your power capstan and around timber heads on your tow is made fast on the new barge so that it can be pulled into position. This line is called a .
capstan line
You are in the process of loading 465,000 barrels of cargo oil. At 1030, on 5 November, you gauge the vessel and find that you have loaded 203,000 barrels. At 1200 you find that you have loaded 218,000 barrels. If you continue loading at the same rate, you will finish at approximately
.
1242, 6 November
You are in the process of loading 465,000 barrels of cargo oil. At 1030, on 5 November, you gauge the vessel and find that you have loaded 203,000 barrels. At 1200, you find that you have loaded 219,000 barrels. If you continue loading at the same rate, you will finish at approximately
.
1104, 6 November
You are landing a single-screw vessel with a left-handed propeller, starboard side to the dock. As you approach the dock you back your engine with your rudder amidships. You would expect the vessel to .
turn its stern towards the dock
You are landing a single-screw vessel with a right-handed propeller port side to a dock. As you approach the dock, you back down on your engine with rudder amidships. You would expect the vessel to .
swing its stern towards the dock
You are landing a single-screw vessel, with a right-hand propeller, starboard side to the dock. When you have approached the berth and back the engine, you would expect the vessel to .
turn her bow toward the dock
You are lifting a 3 ton weight with a single whip rove on a swinging boom set at an angle of 60° to the horizontal. Use the formula for the size of a shackle with a safe working load and determine the minimum size shackle that should be used to secure the head block to the boom.
1 1/2 inch
You are lifting a 3-ton weight with a single whip rove on a swinging boom set at an angle 20° to the horizontal. Use the formula for the size of a shackle with a safe working load and determine the minimum size shackle that should be used to secure the head block to the boom.
1 3/8 inch
You are lifting a 5-ton weight with a single whip rove on a swinging boom set at an angle of 20° to the horizontal. Use the formula for the size of a shackle with a safe working load and determine the minimum size shackle that should be used to secure the head block to the boom.
1 3/4 inch
You are lifting a 5-ton weight with a single whip rove on a swinging boom set at an angle of 60° to the horizontal. Use the formula for the size of a shackle with a safe working load and determine the minimum size shackle that should be used to secure the head block to the boom?
1 7/8 inch
You are lifting a one-ton weight with a swinging boom. When comparing the stresses in the rig with the boom at 20° to the horizontal to the stresses when the boom is at 60° to the horizontal, which statement is TRUE?
The stress on the masthead fairlead for the topping lift is greater at 20°.
You are lifting a one-ton weight with a swinging boom. When comparing the stresses on the rig with the boom at 20° to the horizontal to the stresses when the boom is at 60° to the horizontal, which statement is TRUE?
The thrust on the boom is greater at 60°.
You are lifting a one-ton weight with a swinging boom. When comparing the stresses on the rig with the boom at 20° to the horizontal to the stresses when the boom is at 60° to the horizontal, which statement is true?
The stress on the heel block is less at 60°.