A) Coal should not be ventilated; all oxygen should be excluded from the cargo. B) Coal should be through-ventilated to remove methane and reduce the heat of spontaneous combustion. C) Coal should be ventilated only if temperatures in the center…
A) the dark appearance of the underside of a cloud layer due to reflection of a surface of open water B) the soft light appearance on the underside of a cloud layer due to reflection from a surface of open…
A) Reduces weight B) Reduces frictional resistance C) Keeps practically 100% of tensile strength at the joints D) Reduces plate stress E)NULL
A) Steamboat ratchets B) Manila lines C) Buttons D) Shackles E)NULL
A) starboard until headway is lost and then to port B) port C) port until headway is lost and then may possibly swing to starboard D) port slowly at first and then quickly to port E)NULL
A) You may load to the tropical mark plus 1 inch brackish water allowance. B) You must load so that each zone mark will not be submerged upon entering the zone. C) Your draft must not exceed the winter mark…
A) ensure the bight is not fouled between the ship and the dock by taking up slack B) pay out slack smartly and keep free for running C) secure more turns to hold the line against any strain, then clear…
A) Riveting must be completed before welding begins. B) Riveting and welding should be done alternately. C) Welding must be completed before the riveting begins. D) It does not matter in what order the operations are done. E)NULL
A) Worm that part of the line. B) Splice that part of the line. C) Cover it with chafing gear. D) Install a cleat. E)NULL
A) be 1 1/2 times the diameter of the first B) be married to the first C) not cross the first D) be of the same length E)NULL