13.

Maintain seaworthiness of the ship

1. A vessel constructed without bulkheads on the main cargo deck will be
assigned the class notation:
A. Ro-Ro
B. Tanker
C. Container
D. Bulk Carrier

2. The minimum number of transverse bulkheads required for a vessel with

machinery aft is:
A. Five
B. Four
C. Six
D. Three

3. The transverse curve of the deck is called:

A. Camber
B. Rake
C. Flare
D. Tumble home

4. Moulded beam is the measurement taken to the:

A. Inside of the Plating
B. Inside of the Ceiling
C. Inside of the Frames
D. Outside of the Plating

5. The void space between a cargo tank and the machinery space of a crude
tanker is called:
A. A Ballast Tank
B. A Cofferdam
C. A Deep Tank
D. An Escape Trunk

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6. The longitudinal curve of the deck is called:
A. Rise of floor
B. Sheer
C. Rake
D. Freeboard

7. The centre of pressure, on a bulkhead flooded on one side to a depth, h.

measured from the bottom is:
A. 0.25 h
B. 0.5 h
C. 0.1 h
D. 0.33 h

8. Distortion of a vessels structure caused by rolling is called"

A. Racking
B. Pounding
C. Heaving
D. Slamming

9. Panting stresses are most severe:

A. Between the Bulkheads
B. Forward
C. Aft
D. Amidships

10. The condition in which the greatest pounding stresses are liable to occur is:
A. In ballast, beam sea
B. Loaded, head sea
C. In ballast, head sea
D. Loaded, beam sea

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11. Racking stresses can be reduced by fitting a good system of:
A. Side Girders
B. Deck Girders
C. Stringers
D. Bulkheads

12. The vessels structure foreside the collision bulkhead is stiffened to resist:
A. Panting & Racking
B. Water Pressure
C. Hogging & Sagging
D. Panting & Pounding

13. The connection of frames and beams at deck level between the bulkheads is
designed to resist:
A. Sagging
B. Pounding
C. Hogging
D. Racking

14. A vessel in the condition shown in

Figure will be:

A. Twisting
B. Racking
C. Sagging
D. Hogging

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15. A General Arrangement drawing gives details of a vessel's:
A. Hydrostatic Information
B. Layout
C. Construction Sequence
D. Tank Capacities

16. The connecting plate between a side frame and a transverse deck beam is
called a:
A. Knee
B. Gusset
C. Bracket
D. Stiffener

17. A keel structure constructed to allow piping to run through it is called a:

A. Flat Plate Keel
B. Box Keel
C. Bar Keel
D. Duct Keel

18. The uppermost continuous hull plating is called the:

A. Sheer Strake
B. Stealer Plate
C. Garboard Strake
D. Stringer Plate

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19. The athwartships cross section structure
shown in the given Figure is a:

A. Flat Plate Keel

B. Duct Keel
C. Box Keel
D. Bar Keel

20. When a vessel is hogging the keel will be in:

A. Torsion
B. Compression
C. Sheer
D. Tension

21. The Figure shows a:

A. Strut
B. Bulwark Stanchion
C. Stiffener
D. Stay

22. A drawing used to identify individual strakes and plates is called a:

A. Construction Drawing
B. Sheer Profile
C. Body Plan
D. Shell Expansion Plan

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23. In Figure shown, the section marked 4 is:

A. A Flat Bar
B. An Offset Bulb
C. A Tee
D. An Angle

24. A vertically welded shell joint is called a:

A. Lap
B. Joint
C. Seam
D. Butt

25. In the Figure shown, the items marked 6

are:

A. Knees
B. Webs
C. Chocks
D. Bilge Brackets

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26. To prevent water entering the space below, door openings on the weather deck
should be constructed with approved:
A. Drains
B. Scuppers
C. Baffles
D. Sills

27. Water is drained from an exposed deck by:

A. Drain Valves
B. Discharge Pipes
C. Side Scuttles
D. Freeing Ports

28. Bulkhead stiffeners are attached to the tank top by:

A. Stays
B. Chocks
C. Brackets
D. Cleats

29. The type of framing shown in the drawing

of this ship cross section is:

A. Combination
B. Longitudinal
C. Transverse
D. Web

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30. In a longitudinally framed vessel transverse
strength is maintained by fitting:

A. Deck Girders
B. Stringers
C. Web Frames
D. Pillars

31. The type of weld shown in Figure is a:

A. Vee Butt
B. Fillet
C. Butt
D. Lap

32. Additional bottom stiffening is required immediately aft side of the collision
bulkhead to resist:
A. Panting
B. Pounding
C. Racking
D. Hogging

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33.
The item of structure numbered
9 in the given Figure is a:

A. Deck Plate
B. Panting Stringer
C. Foundation Plate
D. floor Plate

34. A perforated flat is part of the structure in the:

A. Double Bottom
B. Deck House
C. Fore Hold
D. Fore Peak

35. The pipe which directs the anchor cable from the windlass to the chain locker
is called a:
A. Mooring
B. Scupper
C. Hawser
D. Sparling

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36. The item of structure numbered 10 in
the Figure given is a:

A. Bracket
B. Bow Chock
C. Breast Hook
D. Diamond Plate

37. The item of structure numbered 11 in

the given Figure is a:

A. Floor Plate
B. Wash Plate
C. Web
D. Bulkhead

38. The lower end of the stem bar is attached to a:

A. Frame
B. Beam
C. Stringer
D. Keel Plate

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39. The type of rudder in the Figure is:

A. Semi-balanced
B. Unbalanced
C. Spade
D. Balanced

40. The hinge on which a rudder turns is called a:

A. Coupling
B. Gudgeon
C. Bolt
D. Pin

41. The top of a stern frame is connected to the vessel's structure at the:
A. Transom Floor
B. After Peak Bulkhead
C. Steering Flat
D. Vibration Post

42. The vertical distance measured from the deck line to the centre of the load
line disc is the:
A. Winter Draught
B. Statutory Freeboard
C. Depth
D. Summer Draught

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43. The vertical distance top to top between the load line marks S and F is the:
A. Tropical Allowance
B. Bock Water Allowance
C. Fresh Water Allowance
D. Summer Allowance

44. The Dock Water Allowance is calculated as a proportion of the:

A. Fresh Water Allowance
B. Freeboard
C. Winter Draught
D. Summer Draught

45. The steel section shown here will be

used to construct a:

A. Steering Flat
B. Bulkhead
C. Tank Top
D. Hatch Cover

46. In ideal conditions, the forward distance a propeller will move in one
revolution of the shaft is the:
A. Slip
B. Diameter
C. Pitch
D. Circumference

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47. When a vessel is in neutral equilibrium, the GM will be:
A. Small
B. Zero
C. Large
D. Negative

48. The intact volume of a vessel above the waterline is called:

A. Buoyancy
B. Negative Buoyancy
C. Reserve Buoyancy
D. Lost Buoyancy

49. A stiff vessel will have a GM which is:

A. Large
B. Small
C. Zero
D. Negative

50. Freeboard is the vertical distance measured from the:

A. Waterline to the Keel
B. Top of the Bulwarks to the Waterline
C. Main Deck to the Keel
D. Main Deck to the Waterline

51. A GZ curve is used to determine:

A. Stability
B. Deadweight
C. Displacement
D. Buoyancy

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52. The weight a vessel can carry is called the:
A. Deadweight
B. Gross Tonnage
C. Registered Tonnage
D. Load Displacement

53. The horizontal distance between the forces of Buoyancy and Gravity acting
on a vessel when heeled by wind or waves is called the:
A. KM
B. KG
C. Righting Lever
D. Metacentric Height

54. Panting stresses are most severe:

A. Forward
B. Between the Bulkheads
C. Aft
D. Amidships

55. The centre of pressure, on a bulkhead flooded on one side to a depth, h.

measured from the bottom is:
A. 0.5 h
B. 0.33 h
C. 0.1 h
D. 0.25 h

56. The vessels structure foreside the collision bulkhead is stiffened to resist:
A. Panting & Racking
B. Water Pressure
C. Hogging & Sagging
D. Panting & Pounding

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57. Distortion of a vessels structure caused by rolling is called:
A. Heaving
B. Racking
C. Pounding
D. Slamming

58. The condition in which the greatest pounding stresses are liable to occur is:
A. In ballast, beam sea
B. Loaded, beam sea
C. In ballast, head sea
D. Loaded, head sea

59. Racking stresses can be reduced by fitting a good system of:

A. Side Girders
B. Deck Girders
C. Stringers
D. Bulkheads

60. A vessel in the condition shown

here is:

A. Sagging
B. Hogging
C. Twisting
D. Racking

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61. The connection of frames and beams at deck level between the bulkheads is
designed to resist:
A. Hogging
B. Pounding
C. Racking
D. Sagging

62. The transverse curve of the deck is called:

A. Rake
B. Tumble home
C. Flare
D. Camber

63. The minimum number of transverse bulkheads required for a vessel with
machinery aft is:
A. Six
B. Five
C. Three
D. Four

64. Moulded beam is the measurement taken to the:

A. Outside of the Plating
B. Inside of the Plating
C. Inside of the Frames
D. Inside of the Ceiling

65. The longitudinal curve of the deck is called:

A. Freeboard
B. Rake
C. Sheer
D. Rise of Floor

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66. A vessel constructed without bulkheads on the main cargo deck will be
assigned the class notation:
A. Container
B. Bulk Carrier
C. Ro-Ro
D. Tanker

67. The void space between a cargo tank and the machinery space of a crude
tanker is called:
A. A Ballast Tank
B. A Cofferdam
C. A Deep Tank
D. In Escape Trunk

68. The type of weld shown here is a:

A. Lap
B. Fillet
C. Butt
D. Vee Butt

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69. The athwartships cross section structure
shown here is a:

A. Box Keel
B. Duct Keel
C. Flat Plate Keel
D. Bar Keel

70. A drawing used to identify individual strakes and plates is called a:

A. Body Plan
B. Shell Expansion Plan
C. Construction Drawing
D. Sheer Profile

71. The item marked 5 is a:

A. Frame
B. Bracket
C. Beam Knee
D. Beam

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72. This drawing shows a:

A. Strut
B. Bulwark Stanchion
C. Stiffener
D. Stay

73. Additional bottom stiffening is required immediately aft side of the collision
bulkhead to resist:
A. Hogging
B. Pounding
C. Panting
D. Racking

74. The uppermost continuous hull plating is called the:

A. Stealer Plate
B. Sheer Strake
C. Garboard Strake
D. Stringer Plate

75. A General Arrangement drawing gives details of a vessel's:

A. Layout
B. Construction Sequence
C. Hydrostatic Information
D. Tank Capacities

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76. In the figure, the items marked 6 are:

A. Bilge Brackets
B. Chocks
C. Webs
D. Knees

77. A vertically welded shell joint is called a:

A. Seam
B. Butt
C. Joint
D. Lap

78. The connecting plate between a side frame and a transverse deck beam is
called a:
A. Gusset
B. Knee
C. Stiffener
D. Bracket

79. A keel structure constructed to allow piping to run through it is called a:

A. Flat Plate Keel
B. Box Keel
C. Duct Keel
D. Bar Keel

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80. To prevent water entering the space below, door openings on the weather deck
should be constructed with approved:
A. Sills
B. Baffles
C. Drains
D. Scuppers
81. In a longitudinally framed vessel transverse strength is maintained by Fitting:
A. Stringers
B. Web Frames
C. Deck Girders
D. Pillars

82. When a vessel is hogging the keel will be in:

A. Torsion
B. Sheer
C. Compression
D. Tension
83. Water is drained from an exposed deck by:
A. Discharge Pipes
B. Freeing Ports
C. Drain Values
D. Side Scuttles

84. Bulkhead stiffeners are attached to the tank top by.

A. Brackets
B. Cleats
C. Chocks
D. Stays

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85. The Dock Water Allowance is calculated as a proportion of the:
A. Winter Draught
B. Summer Draught
C. Freeboard
D. Fresh Water Allowance

86. The vertical distance top to top between the load line marks S and F is the:
A. Fresh Water Allowance
B. Dock Water Allowance
C. Summer Allowance
D. Tropical Allowance

87. The vertical distance measured from the deck line to the centre of the load
line disc is the:
A. Statutory Freeboard
B. Winter Draught
C. Depth
D. Summer Draught

88. The item of structure numbered 12 is a:

A. Stern Post
B. Boss Plate
C. Stern Frame
D. Stern Bearing

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89. The item of structure numbered 11 is a:

A. Web
B. Floor Plate
C. Wash Plate
D. Bulkhead

90. A perforated flat is part of the structure in the:

A. Fore Hold
B. Fore Peak
C. Deck House
D. Double Bottom

91. The hinge on which a rudder turns is called a:

A. Gudgeon
B. Pin
C. Bolt
D. Coupling

92. The top of a stern frame is connected to the vessel's structure at the:
A. Transom Floor
B. After Peak Bulkhead
C. Vibration Post
D. Steering Flat

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93. The item of structure numbered 10 is a:
A. Diamond Plate
B. Bracket
C. Breast Hook
D. Bow Chock

94. The lower end of the stem bar is attached to a:

A. Keel Plate
B. Stringer
C. Beam
D. Frame

95. The item of the structure numbered 9 is a:

A. Foundation Plate
B. Deck Plate
C. Floor Plate
D. Panting Stringer

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