Deck General - 6 Flashcards
The half-breadth plan is .
usually drawn for the port side only
The head block is located .
at the head of the boom
The heel block is located
.
at the base of the boom
The helm command “Check her” means .
slow the swing using moderate rudder
The helm command “Left twenty” means .
put the rudder left twenty degrees
The helm command “meet her” means .
use rudder to check the swing
The helm command “Nothing to the left” means do NOT .
steer left of the ordered course
The helm command “Steady as you go” means .
steer the course you are on now
The hitch used to secure the standing part of a gantline to the horns of a stage is a .
marlinespike hitch
The holding capabilities of an anchor are determined PRIMARILY by the
.
scope of the anchor chain
The holding capability of an anchor is primarily determined by the
.
anchor’s ability to dig in
The holding power of an anchor at a given scope of cable increases when the .
amount of chain lying along the bottom increases
The Honolulu (Christmas tree) tow was devised to .
keep the catenary to a minimum
The horizontal flat surfaces where the upper stock joins the rudder are the
.
rudder palms
The horizontal fore-and-aft movement of a vessel is called .
surge
The horizontal port or starboard movement of a vessel is called
.
sway
The Immigration and Naturalization Service is concerned with which document on a vessel making preliminary entry into a U.S. port from a foreign port?
Certified Crew List
The implied condition(s) with respect to the doctrine of deviation in a marine insurance policy is(are) .
All of the above
The internal volume of a cargo hold measured from the inside faces of the cargo battens, the lower side of the deck beams, and the top of the tank top ceiling is known as the
.
bale cubic
The internal volume of a cargo hold measured from the inside of the side shell, the underside of the deck, and the tank top is known as the
.
grain cubic
The joint formed when two steel plates are placed end-to-end is called a .
butt
The joint formed when two steel shell plates are placed longitudinally side to side is called a .
seam
The joint indicated by letter D is a
.
butt
The key to rescuing a man overboard is .
well-conducted drills
The key to rescuing a man overboard is .
well-conducted drills
The knot at the end of the heaving line used to pass the towing hawser is called a .
monkey’s fist
The knot lettered E is a .
timber and half hitch
The knot lettered G in the illustration is a .
fisherman’s bend
The knot lettered I as shown is a
.
bowline on a bight
The knot lettered J is a .
plain whipping
The knot lettered N as shown is a
.
stopper
The knot lettered O is a .
barrel hitch
The knot lettered P is a .
rolling hitch
The knot lettered Q as shown is a
.
bowline
The knot lettered R is a .
double becket bend
The knot lettered S is a .
blackwall hitch
The knot lettered U is a .
half hitch
The knot shown lettered W is a
.
square knot
The knot used to form the bridle at the standing part of a gantline rigged to a stage is a .
bowline
The knot used to join two lines of different diameter is a .
becket bend
The knot used to join two lines or two large hawsers for towing is called a
.
carrick bend
The label required for magnesium scrap is .
None of the above
The label required on containers carrying barium oxide in an international shipment must read
.
“Poison”
The Lake Carriers Association and the Canadian Shipowners Association prescribe separation routes for upbound and downbound vessels on the Great Lakes. The recommended courses for these routes are shown on the Great Lakes Charts in the form of
.
red or magenta figures over a segmented course line track
The larger sizes of manila line are measured by their .
circumference
The lashings on a stack of containers with interlocking fittings restrain the forces that cause .
racking
The lashings used on Ro-Ro vessels should be capable of withstanding the forces of .
All of the above
The last shot of an anchor cable is usually painted .
red
The latch of a safety hook
.
prevents the sling ring from coming out of the hook if the strain is abruptly eased
The lead of a tow bridle is usually redirected with a .
chock
The legs of a tow bridle are joined together with a .
fishplate
The length of a standard “shot” of chain is .
15 fathoms
The letter I indicates the keel. Which of the following plates is NOT part of the keel?
Longitudinal girder
The letter M indicates a(n)
.
web frame
The lifeboats on your vessel are stowed on cradles on deck and are handled by sheath-screw boom davits. Which of the following statements about launching a boat is TRUE?
The outboard section of the cradle must be released.
The line with the most stretch is
.
nylon
The lines led forward from the bow and aft from the stern when a vessel is moored to the dock are
.
bow and stern lines
The load chart of a crane enables the operator to combine the load radius with boom length to determine the
.
allowable load
The load line certificate is issued by
.
the American Bureau of Shipping
The load line markings shown are inscribed on the vessel’s .
port and starboard sides
The load line regulations are administered by the .
U.S. Coast Guard
The locking pin that joins the parts of a detachable link is held in position by
.
a lead plug
The lookout sights a vessel dead ahead. This should be reported on the bell with .
three bells
The lower hold of your vessel has a bale capacity of 45,000 cubic feet. How many cases of a cargo weighing 450 lbs. and measuring 2.5 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet could be stowed in the hold, assuming a broken stowage factor of 15 percent?
1700
The lower hold of your vessel has a bale capacity of 60,000 cubic feet. How many tons of cotton in bales having a stowage factor of 85 can be stowed in the lower hold, assuming a broken stowage factor of 20%?
565
The lower hold of your vessel has a bale cubic of 52,000 cu. ft. You will load a cargo of cases, each weighing 380 lbs. and measuring 3 ft. x 2 ft. x 2 ft. The estimated broken stowage is 15%. How many tons of cases can be loaded?
625 tons
The lower seam of the strake indicated by the letter B is sometimes riveted. This is done to .
serve as a crack arrestor and prevent hull girder failure
The lowest temperature at which a liquid will give off sufficient vapors to form a flammable mixture with air is known as the .
flash point
The machinery associated with heaving in and running out anchor chain is the .
windlass
The main advantage and chief characteristic of a Steulchen boom is that it can be .
swung from one hatch to the adjacent hatch
The main advantage of a Chinese stopper over the one line stopper is that it .
will not jam on the mooring line
The main function of a stripping system is to .
discharge liquid left in the cargo tanks after the main pumps have discharged the bulk
The main function of the core of a wire rope is to .
support the strands laid around it
The main reason a long towline is used during an ocean tow is that
.
there will be less stress on the towline
The main underdeck pipeline on a tankship is connected to individual tanks by .
branch lines
The MAIN use of the knot lettered M is to .
marry two hawsers
The major components which determine the length of a catenary in a deployed anchor cable are water depth, cable weight, and
.
cable tension
The major components which determine the length of catenary in a deployed anchor cable are cable tension, cable weight, and
.
water depth
The major components which determine the length of catenary in a deployed anchor cable are water depth, cable tension, and
.
cable weight
The maneuver which will return your vessel in the shortest time to a person who has fallen overboard is
.
a single turn with hard rudder
