NS101-1 SHIP FUNDAMENTALS

Question 1

KEEL

Answer 1

THE SPINE OF THE SHIP. RUNS FROM BOW TO STERN.

Question 2

FRAMES

Answer 2

RIBS OF THE SHIP AND FASTENED TO THE KEEL. NUMBERED STARTING AT THE BOW.

Question 3

LONGITUDINAL FRAME

Answer 3

RUNS BOW TO THE STERN PARALLEL TO THE KEEL.

Question 4

PLATING

Answer 4

THE SKIN OF THE SHIP (OUTER, DECK, INNER BOTTOM).

Question 5

BILGE

Answer 5

LOWEST POINT ON THE SHIP AND BELOW THE ENGINEERING SPACES. SLIGHTLY BOWL SHAPED TO COLLECT FUEL OR OTHER FLUIDS THAT DRIP FROM THE ENGINEERING SPACES.

Question 6

LENGTH OVERALL (LOA)

Answer 6

TOTAL LENGTH OF THE SHIP FROM BOW TO STERN.

Question 7

STEM

Answer 7

FORWARD END OF THE KEEL EXTENDING UP THE BOW.

Question 8

STERN POST

Answer 8

AFT END OF THE KEEL EXTENDING UP THE STERN.

Question 9

PROPELLER

Answer 9

ALSO KNOWN AS A SCREW. PRIMARY MEANS OF PROPULSION ON A SHIP.

Question 10

MAST

Answer 10

MOUNTING POINT FOR RADAR AND TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT.

Question 11

RUDDER

Answer 11

PRIMARY MEANS OF STEERING A SHIP.

Question 12

MAIN DECK

Answer 12

THE UPPERMOST SHELTERED DECK THAT RUNS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF A VESSEL. ALSO KNOWN AS THE 1ST DECK.

Question 13

WEATHERDECK

Answer 13

ANY PORTION OF THE MAIN DECK AND LEVEL(S) THAT IS OUTSIDE.

Question 14

LIFELINES

Answer 14

LINES ERECTED AROUND THE EDGES OF THE MAIN AND WEATHERDECKS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SAFETY.

Question 15

LENGTH AT THE WATERLINE (LWL)

Answer 15

LENGTH OF THE SHIP UNDER THE WATER.

Question 16

WATERLINE

Answer 16

WHERE THE HULL MEETS THE SURFACE OF THE WATER.

Question 17

FREEBOARD

Answer 17

AMOUNT OF HULL THAT CAN BE SEEN FROM THE WATERLINE TO THE MAIN DECK. MEASURED IN FEET.

Question 18

FORECASTLE

Answer 18

THE PART OF THE MAIN DECK AFT, OFTEN WHERE THE FLIGHTDECK IS LOCATED.

Question 19

DRAFT

Answer 19

VERTICAL DISTANCE FROM WATERLINE TO KEEL, MEASURED IN FEET. INDICATES DEPTH OF WATER NEEDED FOR SHIP TO FLOAT. CHANGES AS THE SHIP BURNS OR TAKES ON FUEL, STORES, WEAPONS, ETC…

Question 20

TRIM

Answer 20

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FORE AND AFTER DRAFT. “IN TRIM”, “DOWN BY THE BOW”, OR “DOWN BY THE STERRN”

Question 21

LIST

Answer 21

BALANCE OF THE SHIP. “LISTING PORT” OR “LISTING STARBOARD”

Question 22

PROPELLERS

Answer 22

ROTATION OF THE PROPELLERS PROVIDES THRUST FOR THE SHIP TO MOVE THROUGH THE WATER. CAN BE CONTROLLED FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE SHIP FOR REDUNDANCY AND SAFETY. (BRIDGE, CCS, ENGINE ROOM)

Question 23

RUDDERS

Answer 23

POSITIONING OF THE RUDDERS CONTROL THE DIRECTION THAT THE SHIP TRAVELS BASED ON FLOW. CAN BE CONTROLLED FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE SHIP FOR REDUNDANCY AND SAFETY. (BRIDGE, AFT, STEERING)

Question 24

DECK

Answer 24

NAUTICAL TERM FOR ALL FLOORS THAT ARE BELOW THE MAIN DECK.

Question 25

LEVEL

Answer 25

NAUTICAL TERM FOR ALL FLOORS THAT ARE ABOVE THE MAIN DECK.

Question 26

COMPARTMENTS

Answer 26

NAUTICAL TERM FOR ROOMS ON A SHIP.

Question 27

BULKHEAD

Answer 27

NAUTICAL TERM FOR THE INTERIOR WALLS OF THE SHIP.

Question 28

OVERHEAD

Answer 28

NAUTICAL TERM FOR THE CEILINGS INSIDE A SHIP.

Question 29

COMPARTMENT LABELING (A.K.A BULLSEYE)

Answer 29

EVERY COMPARTMENT ABOARD A SHIP IS GIVEN AN IDENTIFYING ALPHANUMERIC LABEL WHICH IS MARKED ON OR NEAR THE ENTRANCE.

Question 30

A

Answer 30

STOWAGE SPACE/STORE ROOM/REFRIGERATED COMPARTMENTS

Question 31

AA

Answer 31

CARGO HOLD/DRY CARGO STORAGE

Question 32

C

Answer 32

SHIP CONTROL (BRIDGE, CIC)

Question 33

E

Answer 33

ENGINEERING

Question 34

L

Answer 34

LIVING SPACES

Question 35

M

Answer 35

AMMUNITION SPACES

Question 36

Q

Answer 36

ANYTHING NOT COVERED BY ANOTHER LETTER

Question 37

T

Answer 37

VERTICAL ACCESS TRUNKS/ESCAPE TRUNKS

Question 38

V

Answer 38

VOIDS

Question 39

ROPE

Answer 39

GENERAL TERM THAT REFERS TO BOTH FIBER AND WIRE. IT IS MANUFACTURED FROM FIBER, WIRE, OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO.

Question 40

LINE

Answer 40

ROPE THAT HAS BEEN PURPOSELY SIZED, CUT, SPLICED, OR SIMPLY ASSIGNED A FUNCTION. NAUTICAL TERM FOR MOST FIBER ROPE AND SOME WIRE OR COMBINATION ROPE ABOARD SHIPS. IT IS MEASURED BY THE CIRCUMFERENCE.

Question 41

NATURAL

Answer 41

MANILA, COTTON, HEMP

Question 42

SYNTHETIC

Answer 42

NYLON, KEVLAR (ARAMID), POLYESTER, POLYPROPYLENE

Question 43

BREAST LINES

Answer 43

RUN AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM THE SHIP, CONTROL DISTANCE OF SHIP FROM PIER.

Question 44

AFT SPRING LINES

Answer 44

TEND AFT FROM SHIP, CONTROL FORWARD MOVEMENT.

Question 45

FORWARD SPRING LINES

Answer 45

TEND FORWARD FROM THE SHIP, CONTROL AFT MOVEMENT.

Question 46

RAT GUARDS

Answer 46

SHIELDS SECURED AROUND MOORING LINES TO PREVENT RATS FROM COMING ABOARD SHIPS.

Question 47

CHAFINGGEAR

Answer 47

CANVAS OR OTHER MATERIAL PLACED AROUND MOORING LINES TO PREVENT WEAR.

Question 48

SMALL STUFF

Answer 48

LINE OR ROPE LESS THAN 1 3/4 INCHES IN CIRCUMFERENCE.

Question 49

TATTLETALE

Answer 49

SMALL, NATURAL LINE SPACED INTO A SYNTHETIC FIBER MOORING LINE TO PROVIDE AN INDICATION OF THE WORKING LOAD PLACED ON THE LINE.

Question 50

HAWSER

Answer 50

HEAVY LINE OVER FIVE INCHES IN CIRCUMFERENCE USED FOR TOWING OR MOORING.

Question 51

BIGHT

Answer 51

A LOOP OF LINE OR CHAIN

Question 52

BITTER END

Answer 52

FREE END OF A LENGTH OF LINE, WIRE CHAIN OR CABLE

Question 53

EYE

Answer 53

CLOSED LOOP IN THE END OF A LINE.

Question 54

MARLINSPIKE

Answer 54

TAPERED STEEL TOOL USED IN SPLICING WIRE.

Question 55

FID

Answer 55

TAPERED WOOD TOOL USED IN SPLICING.

Question 56

COIL

Answer 56

LAY DOWN A LINE IN CIRCULAR TURNS ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER.

Question 57

FLEMISH

Answer 57

COIL A LINE FLAT ON DECK.

Question 58

FAKE DOWN

Answer 58

LAY OUT A LINE IN LONG, FLAT BIGHTS.

Question 59

HEAVING LINE

Answer 59

LIGHT WEIGHTED LINE THROWN ACROSS TO A PIER OR SHIP.

Question 60

MONKEY FIST

Answer 60

KNOT AT THE END OF A HEAVING LINE TO PROVIDE WEIGHT.

Question 61

SHOT LINE

Answer 61

LIGHT NYLON LINE USED IN A LINE GUN.

Question 62

CLEAT

Answer 62

CONSISTS OF A DOUBLE-ENDED PAIR OF HORNS, USED FOR SECURING A LINE OR WIRE.

Question 63

BITTS

Answer 63

PAIRS OF HEAVY VERTICAL CYLINDERS, USED FOR MAKING FAST LINES LED THROUGH CHOCKS.

Question 64

BOLLARD

Answer 64

STRONG CYLINDRICAL UPRIGHT ON A PIER, ABOUT WHICH A MOORING LINE IS PLACED.