The vertical motion of a floating vessel is known as __________.?
A) surge B) sway C) heave D) yaw E)NULL
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Which type of shackle is used for most towing connections?
A) Safety shackles B) Round pin anchor shackles C) Screw pin schackles D) Heart shaped schackles E)NULL
At the outbreak of war your ship is caught in an enemy port. Which statement is FALSE?
A) You should attempt to contact U.S. Consular officials. B) You should attempt to clear for sea before your ship is interned. C) You should resist boarding by local officials. D) You should try to send Ship Location Reports to…
Good seamanship while towing in heavy weather requires all of the following EXCEPT __________.?
A) reducing speed to reduce surging on the towline B) lashing down or stowing all loose gear C) dogging all hatches and watertight doors D) streaming all of your towing hawser E)NULL
The force acting on a single cargo runner which is vertically lifting or lowering a load is greatest when __________.?
A) decelerating when lowering the load B) decelerating when raising the load C) lowering the load at constant speed D) raising the load at constant speed E)NULL
What is NOT an advantage of ship construction methods using welded butt joints in the shell plating?
A) Keeps practically 100% of tensile strength at the joints B) Reduces frictional resistance C) Reduces plate stress D) Reduces weight E)NULL
What is the perimeter of a circle with a radius of 5.1 feet?
A) 81.71 ft B) 64.08 ft C) 40.85 ft D) 32.04 ft E)NULL
You are on a large vessel fitted with a right-handed controllable-pitch propeller set at maximum forward pitch. Which statement about reversing is TRUE?
A) When the pitch is reversed, the stern will slew to port even with headway. B) The vessel will respond to the rudder until sternway is developed, then the stern will slew to starboard. C) There will probably be a…
You are lifting a 5-ton weight with a single whip rove on a swinging boom set at an angle of 20° to the horizontal. Use the formula for the size of a shackle with a safe working load and determine the minimum size shackle that should be used to secure the head block to the boom?
A) 1 3/8 inch B) 1 1/2 inch C) 1 3/4 inch D) 1 7/8 inch E)NULL
The BEST holding ground for conventional anchors is __________.?
A) sand B) very soft mud C) shale D) rock E)NULL