航海英语试题十五

一．单项选择题

1． In ship construction，frame spacing is ______．

A．greater at the bow and stern

B．reduced at the bow and stern

C．uniform over the length of the vessel

D．uniform over the length of the vessel，with the exception of the

machinery spaces，where it is

reduced due to increased stresses

2． Annual inspection of vessel cranes shall be conducted by ______．A．HSA B．the person in charge C．a qualified inspector D．the

crane operator

3． ______：A room on or near the bridge provided with the necessary fittings and furniture for the handling and stowage of charts and

where the chronometers are placed．

A．Captain's cabin B．Chief Officer's locker C．Chartroom D．Pilot's cabin

4． Your vessel is to dock bow in at a pier without the assistance of tugboats．Which line will be the most useful when maneuvering the

vessel alongside the pier?

A．Bow spring line B．Inshore head line C．Stern breast line D．Bow breast line

5． The next-to-last shot of an anchor cable is usually painted ______．A．white B．international orange C．yellow D．red 6． The control lever for the mechanical disengaging apparatus in a lifeboat shall ______．

A．be painted bright red

B．be secured to a permanent part of the lifeboat structure

C．have the area surrounding the lever painted white

D．All of the above

7． Load lines indicate the ______ depth to which the ship may be loaded under various circumstances ______ in different seasons.

A．smallest/and B．greatest/or C．greatest /and D．smallest/ or

8． Making cargo plan for appropriate distribution of the cargo on board is ______ duty．

A．a ship's officer's B．a Tallyman's C．a port planner's D．a foreman's

9． The most variable factor in the control of broken stowage is ______．A．the use of excessive amounts of dunnage

B．the use of excessive amounts of filler cargo

C．the failure to stow some items in neat and uniform rows and tiers

D．the skill，industry and interest of the longshoremen

10．The vertical component of the Earth's magnetic field causes induced magnetism in vertical soft iron．This changes with latitude．What

corrects for this coefficient of the deviation?

A．Quadrantal soft iron spheres B．The Flinders bar

C．Bar magnets in the binnacle D．The heeling magnet 11．The net productivity per gang-hour can be improved through a decrease of ______．

A．cranes／derricks B．crane／derrick cycles

C．crane／derrick cycle time D．weight per package 12．Damage to cargo caused by dust is known as ______．

A．contamination B．oxidation C．tainting

D．vaporization

13．A quite simple method of improving a berth's capacity is ______．A．to increase the arrival／start of operations interval

B．to increase the finishing of operations／leaving berth interval C．to decrease both the arrival／start of operations interval and the finishing of

operations／leaving berth interval．

D．to decrease working shifts

14．When draft amidships is greater than draft fore and aft the vessel is ______.

A．sagging B．full and down C．hogging D．even keel 15．Whose duty is it to examine and verify the state and condition of the cargo carried on board？ ______．

A．Tally man's B．Marine Surveyor's C．Cargo Surveyor's

D．Boarding Officer's

16．With a ship’s officer, check the cargo in the holds and/or on deck for compliance with the stowage plan．Do not limit yourself to cargoes listed in the DCM．Here DCM is the abbreviation of ______．

A．Dangerous Cargo Manifests B．Deputy Chief of Mission

C．Direct Current Motor D．District Court Martial

17．It should be noted ______ the use of synthetic mooring ropes able to produce sparks by their manipulation is absolutely forbidden on board petroleum tankers and LPG or LNG carriers，or any vessels carrying inflammable substances．

A．that B．which C．who D．these

18．No person may offer or accept dangerous goods for transport ______ those goods are properly classified, packaged, marked, labeled,

placarded, described and certified on a transport document, and

otherwise in a condition for transport as required by these

Regulations．

A．when B．unless C．where D．except

19．An inclined semi-submersible with a very short rolling period about

a constant angle of list is likely to have ______．

A．an off-center TCG B．an LCG greater than level vessel LCB C．a negative GM D．excessive free surfaces