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Terms, definitions & nomentlcature Flashcards

1
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The floors of a ship are called

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decks

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the walls of a ship are called

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bulkheads

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stairs of a ship are called

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ladders

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On a ship, halls or corridors are called

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passageways

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On a ship, ceilings in a room are called

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the overhead in the compartment

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6
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Openings to the outshine of a ship are not windows but

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ports

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Entrances from one compartment to another are called

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doors

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Openings from one deck to another are called

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hatches

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The handles on the watertight hatch or door are called

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dogs

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If you close a door or watertight hatch, you ____ it.

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secure

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If you close down the dogs on the door or hatch, you ___ ___ ___.

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Dog it down.

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12
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You never scrub the floor or wash the walls, you

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swab the deck and scrub the bulkheads

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13
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When you get up to go to work, you

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turn to

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14
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You never go down stairs, you

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lay below

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15
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If you are going from deck o another, you

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lay topside

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16
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If you are going up the mast or into the rigging, you are

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going aloft

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17
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The main body of the ship below the main outside deck is

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the hull

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18
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The hull consists of an outside covering called _____ and an inside frame to which it is secured.

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skin

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19
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The skin and framework of a ship are usually made _____ of and secured by _____. However there may still be some areas where rivets are used.

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steel welding

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20
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The steel skin may also be called

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shell plating.

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21
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The main centerline structural part of the hull is the ____ , which runs from the stem at the bow to the sternposts at the stern

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keel

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22
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the backbone of the ship is the

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keel

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23
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The ribs of the ship are called _____, which run athwartship and are fasten to the keel to give added strength to the hull.

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Frames

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24
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The decks are supported by _____ _____ and ______ which also add strength to resist the pressure of the water on the sides of the hull

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Deck beams and bulkheads

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25
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The water-tightness os a ship is provided by the ____ or _____ _____.

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Skin or outer plating

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26
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The principal strength members of a ship are the

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plates

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27
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The heaviest plates are put on

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amidships

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28
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Plates of various thickness are used to

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reduce the weight of the metal used and give the vessel additional strength at its broadest part. amidships.

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29
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The plates, put on in rows fro bow to stern, are called

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strakes

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30
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Strakes are _____ _____, beginning at the keep and going upward.

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lettered consecutively

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31
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Garboard strakes are

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the bottom row of strakes on either side of the keel.

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32
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The strakes at the turn of the hull, running in the bilge are called

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Blige strakes

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33
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The strakes running between the garboard and bilge strakes are call

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bottom strakes

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34
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The topmost strakes of the hull are called

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sheer strakes.

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35
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The upper edge of the sheer strake is the

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gunwale

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36
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The interior of the ship is divided by the _____ into watertight compartmwents

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bulkheads

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37
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A vessel could made virtually unsinkable if it were

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divided into enough small compartments

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38
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Engine rooms must be larger enough to

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accommodate bulky macinery

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39
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Cargo spaces must be larger enough

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to hold larger equipment and contrainers

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40
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The separate compartment containing the propulsion machinery of the vessel is called

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the engine room

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41
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Besides the propulsion machinery, the engine room may also contain other vessel machinery such as

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generators, pumping systems, evaporators and condensers for making freshwater

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42
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Most large vessels have a ____ ____ as their propulsion unit

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diesel engine.

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43
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The power form the engine to the propellers if transmitted by the

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shaft

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44
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The water-level line on the hull when afloat is called the

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waterline

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45
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The vertical distance from the waterline to the bottom of the keel is called the

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draft

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46
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The vertical distance from the waterline to the edge of the lowest outside deck is called the

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freeboards

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47
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The waterline, draft, and freeboards will ______ with he weight of the cargo carried by the ship

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Change

48
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The draft of a ship is measured in ______ ___ _____ and can be seen on the numbered scales painted on the side of the ship at the bow and stern.

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feet and inches

49
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The relationship between the drafts at the bow and the sterns is the

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trim

50
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When a ship os properly balances fore and add, it is

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“in trim”

51
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When a ship is drowning more water forward than aft, it is

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“down by the head”

52
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If the stern is too far down in the water, it is

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“down by the stern”

53
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If the vessel is out of balance laterally or athwartship (leaning to one side) it has a

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list

54
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A list can be to _______ or _______.

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starboard or port

55
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Shifting the weight of the cargo or transferring fuel and water from one tank to another can be used to adjust both the

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trim and list.

56
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The part of the bow structure above the water waterline is call

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the stern

57
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The general area in the forward part of the ship’s weather deck is the

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forecastle

58
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Along the edges of the water deck from bow to stern are removable stanchions and light wired ropes called

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life lines.

59
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The small drains on the deck are

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scuppers

60
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The uppermost deck running from the bow to the stern is called the

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weather deck

61
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The main deck are over the stern is called the

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fantail or poop desk

62
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the flat part of the bottom of the ship is called the

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bilge

63
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The curved section where the bottom meets the side is called the

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turn of the bilge

64
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The propellers are also called

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screws

65
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A ship with only one propeller is called a

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single screw ship.

66
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Ships with two propellers are called

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twin-screw ships

67
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Metal farms built around the propellers to protect them from damage are called

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propeller guards

68
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The _____ is used to steer the shipt

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rudder

69
Q

The first continuous watrertight deck that runs from the bow to the stern is called the

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main deck

70
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Any partial deck above the main deck is named

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according to its location on the ship

71
Q

The partial deck about the main deck at the bow is called

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the forecastle deck

72
Q

The partial deck above the main deck amidships is called the

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upper deck

73
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The partial deck about the main deck at the stern is called the

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poop deck

74
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The term ___ ____ includes all parts of the forecastle, main, upper and poop decks exposed to the weather.

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weather deck

75
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any structure build above the weather deck is call

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superstructure

76
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The front end of the ship is the

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bow

77
Q

When you move twos the bow, you are

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going forwar

78
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When the vessel is moving forward, it is

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going ahead

79
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When facing todays the bow the front-right side is the ___ ___ and the front-left side is the ___ ____/

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Starboard bow and port bow

80
Q

The central or middle area of a ship is

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amidships

81
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The right center side is the

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starboard beam

82
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the left center side of a ship is the

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port beam

83
Q

The rear os the vessel is

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the stern

84
Q

When you move towards the stern you are

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going aft

85
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When the ship moves backwards it is

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going astern

86
Q

The right red of the ship is called the ___ ____ and the left rear is call the ___ _____/

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starboard quarter

port quarter

87
Q

The side of the ship agains a pier when moors is referred to as being

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inboard

88
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the side of the ship away from the pier when the ship is moors is said to be

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outboard

89
Q

A ship’s size and capacity can be described in two ways

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linear dimensions or tonnages

90
Q

A ship’s measurement is expressed in

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feet and inches

91
Q

What is measured in feet and inches from the extreme forward end of the bow to the extreme aft end of the stern

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A ship’s Length Overall

92
Q

What is measured in feet and inches from the forward surface of the stem, or main bow perpendicular member, to the after surface of the sternpost or main stern perpendicular member, which on some vessels is a waterline measurement.

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Length Between PErpendiculars

93
Q

What is the ships length at the waterline called?

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Length on Load Waterline. On vessels with a counter stern the LWL and LBP can be the same or about the same

94
Q

A ship’s extreme breath is commonly called, _________. is measured in feet and inches from the most outboard point on one side to the most outboard point on the other at the widest point on the ship. This must include any projections on either side of the vessel.

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beam

95
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______ _____ is measured vertically from the lowest point of the hull, orgninarily from the bottom of the keel, to the side of any deck chosen as a reference point.

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vessel depth

96
Q

You must always know a vessel’s ___ or ___ ____ __- when preparing to enter port

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vessels draft or maximum allowable draft

97
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The numbers marked on each side of the bow and stern of a vessel showing the distance from the bottom of the keel to the waterline as called

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Draft marks

98
Q

The draft numbers are ___ ___ high and ____ ___ apart

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6 inches and 6 inches

99
Q

Where is the draft foot mark on draft numbers

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the bottom

100
Q

The safe-load mark for a vessel, according to season and geographical location is called the __________. This disk is 12 inches in diamete

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Plimsoll mark. , intersected by a horizontal line18 inches long and 1 inch wide.

101
Q

Where is the Plimsoll mark located?

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Admidship on each side below the deck line.

102
Q

What markings are used with th ePlimsoll mark to indicate the maximum permissible draft of the ship in different circumstances and seasons?

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Ladling markings. They are horizontal, 9 inches long and 1 inches wide and extend from and at right angle to, a vertical line etched 21 inches forward of the loadline disk

103
Q

The summer ladling is indicated bu

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the upper edge of line marked S.

104
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The winter loadline is indicated by

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the upper edge of line marked Q

105
Q

The winter North Atlantic loadline is indicated by

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the upper edge of the line marked WNA

106
Q

The tropical loadline is indicated by

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the upper edge of a ling marked T.

107
Q

The freshwater loadline in summers is marked by

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the upper edge of a line marked F.

108
Q

The allowance made for loading in freshwater at lordliness other than summer is the

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difference between the freshwater loading in summer and the summer loadline

109
Q

The ___ ___ mark is a line 12 inched long and 1 inches wide located on each side of the hull amidships directly opposite the main deck plating and directly over the loadline

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main deckline

110
Q

The work ton comes from

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the English “tun” meaning cask or barrel. To the English, it meant a wine barrel with a capacity of about 252 gallons.

111
Q

Tonnage is used to describe ships carrying capacity because of

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duties imposed on wine barrels or tuns.

112
Q

By law, Parliament fixed the tun at

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252 gallons or 2,240 lbs

113
Q

A long tun is how many ?

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2,240 lbs about 12% more than the North American ton

114
Q

A short ton or American ton is

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2,000 bs

115
Q

A Metric tons is

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1,000 kg or 2,204.6 lbs.

Master/ Mate 25 - 100 GRT (10 decks)

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