航海英语笔试试题

1. When the pilot wants the ship to go forward very slowly , the order should be “______”

A. Full ahead

B. Dead slow ahead

C. Half ahead

2. When the ship is in port , the sailor on duty keeps ______.

A. no watch

B. gangway watch

C. navigation watch

3. Although a ship usually has repair in a shipyard, ______ on board is also necessary.

A. the annual repair

B. maintenance work

C. the voyage repair

4. When you stand on a ship and face the bow ,the left-hand side is called______.

A. the stern

B. the port side

C. the starboard side

5. When your ship is alongside, don’t forget to put rat guards ______.

A. on the gangways

B. on the moorings

C. on the rails

6. When your vessel is going to moor, the signal flag ______ must be showed in the middle of the berth.

A. “Q”

B. “P”

C. “N”

7. ______ is in charge of the deck department.

A. The chief engineer

B. The chief officer

C. The bosun

8. Wet cargo must be kept away from ______ cargo.

A. general

B. liquid

C. dry

9. The deck extending from bow to stern is called ______.

A. the tween deck

B. the poop deck

C. the main deck

10. All the ______ you ordered will be transported by air.

A. goods

B. goods’

C. good

11. Take in! Keep the line ______.

A. slack

B. easy

C. tight

12. You must ______ your cable from 6 shackles to 3 shackles.

A. short

B. slack

C. shorten

13. You mustn’t ______ the SWL of derrick.

A. exceed

B. overload

C. overtake

14. ______ is large flat-bottomed boat.

A. Barge

B. Lifeboat

C. Pilot boat

15. Stow the bags one ______ one, please.

A. in

B. to

C. by

16. It’s the job of ______ to take care of the cargo on board.

A. the Engine Department

B. the Service department

C. the Deck department

17. Sailors should wear ______,when they work aloft.

A. safety harness

B. goggles

C. masks

18. Smoking is a very bad ______ if you work on the oil tanker.

A. practice

B. custom

C. habit

19. Smith ______ all the deck lights when the ship was anchoring.

A. held on

B. opened

C. switched on

20. “Port a bit sluggish” means that ______ .

A. port rudder answers very well

B. port rudder answers slow

C. port rudder answers all right

21. Single ______ aft to breast line and stern line.

A. of

B. out

C. up

22. At sea , much of the sailors’ time is spent maintaining the ship and keeping her equipment in good ______.

A. condition

B. health

C. situation

23. Line is usually heaved tight by a ______.

A. derrick

B. winch

C. crane

24. At the stern, the ______ is in charge of the mooring with the sailors.

A. chief officer

B. second officer

C. third officer

25. Ropes should be kept ______.

A. in wet place

B. close to the heat

C. away from chemicals

26. Pull out the ______ with a claw hammer.

A. nails

B. needles

C. screws

27. Bagged cargo is not allowed to be handled by ______.

A. hooks

B. hand

C. crane

28. ______ is applied to the area of the ship’s hull which is out of water when the ship is loaded.

A. Boot-topping paint

B. Anti-fouling paint

C. Topside paint

29. Be careful when you ______ the derrick.

A. open

B. operate

C. make

30. Come ______,please.

A. on the way

B. this way

C. in the way

31. Cleaning ,painting and repairing work is known as ______.

A. maintenance work

B. repair work

C. extra work

32. Before opening the hatch ,all cleats are to be ______.

A. secured

B. opened

C. taken away

33. We call the forward part of the vessel on the port side ______.

A. the port side

B. the port quarter

C. the port bow

34. We use ______ when proceeding in dense fog.

A. hand-steering

B. auto-steering

C. gyro-pilot

35. “Hard Starboard ” means “______”

A. Put the rudder full ahead

B. Hard rock on starboard

C. Put the rudder full port

36. “O.S.” means “______”

A. On Ship

B. Ocean Ship

C. Ordinary Seaman

37. On shore , lines are made fast on ______

A. bollards

B. capstans

C. cleats

38. “Single up forward to head line and spring ”means “______”

A. Let go the head line and spring line

B. Let go all the lines except ahead line and a spring line

C. Let go all the lines including head line and spring line

39. ______ is the chain?