航海英语大副模拟测试卷(1)
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The highest level of commercial navigational accuracy is provided by ().
- A.DGPS，within a coverage area
- B.SPS，without selective availability
- C.PPS，without selective availability
- D.NAVSAT，using the Doppler-shift
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Which is an inferior planet ().
- A.Mars
- B.Venus
- C.Neptune
- D.Pluto
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Daylight savings time is a form. of zone time that adopts the time ().
- A.one zone to the east
- B.one zone to the west
- C.two zones to the east
- D.two zones to the west
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Frapping lines are fitted to lifeboat davits to ().
- A.secure the lifeboat in the davits when in the stowed position
- B.bring the lifeboat close along the rail in the embarkation position
- C.give the occupants a safety line when the boat is being lowered from the embarkation level
- D.reduce the swinging of the lifeboat at the embarkation levelFrapping
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Which document is NOT required by law to be posted aboard a vessel ________.
- A.Official Crew List
- B.Certificate of Inspection
- C.Officer's licenses
- D.Muster List
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After the passage of a cold front the visibility ().
- A.Does not change
- B.Improves rapidly
- C.Improves only slightly
- D.Becomes poor
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On a ship，the deck stringer is the outboard most deck ().
- A.Plating
- B.Beam
- C.Stiffener
- D.Stanchion
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In restricted visibility the speed of a vessel without operational radar may be ()enable effective avoiding action to be taken on sighting another ship.
- A.too low to
- B.too high to
- C.too high for
- D.too low for
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The citizenship of a crew member of a vessel is determined solely by the ______.
- A.Customs Officer
- B.Immigration Officer
- C.Coast Guard
- D.Union Official
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______ are changes on charts due to changes in hydrography，topography，construction，removal or addition of dangers to navigation et
- A.revised edition
- B.new edition
- C.small corrections
- D.source data
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The ship should have a slightly deeper draft ().
- A.on port side
- B.on starboard side
- C.at the port quarter
- D.at the stern
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()，as the chemical extinguisher agent，should be used for an electric fire.
- A.Dry chemical or foam
- B.Foam or soda acid
- C.Carbon dioxide on foam
- D.Carbon dioxide or dry chemical
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The command MEET HER means the helmsman should ().
- A.Decrease the rudder angle
- B.Steer more carefully
- C.Use rudder to slow the vessel's swing
- D.Note the course and steady on that heading
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When using a mechanical(windup type)marine chronometer，how often should it be reset ().
- A.Only when it is overhauled
- B.Whenever the chronometer error exceeds approximately four minutes
- C.At the start of each voyage
- D.At the start of each voyage
- E.If the chronometer rate changes from gaining to losing or vice versa
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What is the ()of the turning circle in manoeuvring.
- A.distance
- B.largeness
- C.diameter
- D.measurement
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In the absence of a surgeon，the master should not regard the symptoms of ______ as ground for suspecting the existence of infectious disease
- A.arthritis pain include swelling within the joints
- B.any acute skin rash or eruption with or without fever
- C.severe diarrhoea with symptoms of collapse
- D.jaundice by fever
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Charted depth is the ______.
- A.Vertical distance from the chart sounding datum to the ocean bottom，plus the height of tide
- B.Vertical distance from the chart sounding datum to the ocean bottom
- C.Average height of water over a specified period of time
- D.Average height of all low waters at a place
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You have the “conn” at the time the helmsman who is steering by hand reports that the rudder is not responding to the wheel.Your FIRST action should be to ______.
- A.shift the selector switch to the other steering pump
- B.signal the engineroom to stop the engines
- C.call the engineroom
- D.call the Master
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In the absence of external forces，adding weight on one side of a floating vessel causes the vessel to ().
- A.heel until the angle of loll is reached
- B.list until the center of buoyancy is aligned vertically with the center of gravity
- C.trim to the side opposite TCG until all moments are equal
- D.decrease draft at the center of flotation
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()provides strength and storage space for fuel，lubricating oil，fresh water，salt(ballast)water and potable water.
- A.The double bottom
- B.The cofferdam
- C.The navigating bridge
- D.The superstructure
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The Rules state that risk of collision shall be deemed to exist ().
- A.Whenever two vessels approach from opposite directions
- B.If the bearing of an approaching vessel does not appreciably change
- C.Whenever a vessel crosses ahead of the intended track of another vessel
- D.If one vessel approaches another so as to be overtaking
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The date and place of Deratisation or Deratisation Exemption Certificate are to be provided in ______.
- A.Maritime Declaration of Health
- B.General Declaration
- C.Passenger List
- D.Cargo Declaration
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Under what condition are you allowed to depart from the rules of the road ().
- A.To avoid immediate danger
- B.When authorized by the rig superintendent
- C.To comply with an operator's requirement
- D.Under no conditions
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During the month of October the Sun's declination is ().
- A.North and increasing
- B.North and decreasing
- C.South and increasing
- D.South and decreasing
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In a crossing situation，a stand-on vessel which is forced to take action in order to avoid collision with a vessel on her own port side shall，if possible，avoid ().
- A.turning to port
- B.turning to starboard
- C.decreasing speed
- D.increasing speed
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The construction portfolio may be included as part of the ship ().
- A.general plans
- B.operating manual
- C.builders documentation
- D.CCS file
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A document which has a list of names，birthplaces，and residences of persons employed on a merchant vessel bound from a PRC port on a foreign voyage and is required at every port is called the ______.
- A.Certified Crew List
- B.Crew Manifest
- C.Shipping Articles
- D.Station Bill
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Your vessel is damaged and is listing to port.The rolling period is short.There is sufficient freeboard so that deck edge submersion is not a problem.What corrective action should be taken FIRST in regard to the vessel's stability ()_.
- A.Press up any slack double-bottom tanks to eliminate free surface
- B.Flood any empty double-bottom tanks to add weight low and down
- C.Jettison topside weights to reduce KG and KB
- D.Shift any off-center weights from port to starboard
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Please ()all the lines fore and aft，the vessel is just in her position of the berth now.
- A.pay out
- B.make fast
- C.shorten
- D.hold on
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Given the same water depth and line tension，the holding power of a 19 pound/foot wire rope mooring system in comparison to the holding power of a 90 pound/foot chain mooring system will be ().
- A.Weaker
- B.Equal
- C.Greater
- D.Indeterminable
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______ we have worked out the loading plan，we shall start doing more revision work.
- A.For now
- B.Ever since
- C.Now that
- D.By now
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Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding automatic identification systems(AIS)().
- A.AIS is designed to replace ARPA，maneuvering boards，and visualbearings as a means to ascertain the risk of collision
- B.AIS provides near real-time information regarding another vessel's speed over ground and heading regardless of visibility
- C.AIS will not provide information on another vessel if that vessel is indistinguishable in radar sea clutter
- D.AIS can be relied upon as the sole means to determine course changes due to other AIS equipped traffic
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Which method is used to detect rot in manila lines ________.
- A.Feeling the surface of the line for broken fibers
- B.Measuring the reduction in circumference of the line
- C.Observing for the appearance of mildew on the outer surface
- D.Opening the strands and examining the inner fibers
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Priming of the tides occurs ().
- A.at times of new and full Moon
- B.when the Earth，Moon，and Sun are lying approximately on the same line
- C.when the Moon is between first quarter and full and between third quarter and new
- D.when the Moon is between new and first quarter and between full and third quarter
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The time required to incline from port to starboard and back to port again is called ().
- A.Initial stability
- B.Range of stability
- C.Inclining moment
- D.Rolling period
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ECDIS must be able to perform. all of the following EXCEPT ().
- A.Determine true bearing and distance between two geographical points
- B.Determine magnetic compass deviation
- C.Transform. a local datum to the WGS-'84 datum
- D.Convert “graphical coordinates” to “display coordinates”
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Universal time(UTI)is another name for ().
- A.Sidereal time
- B.Greenwich mean time
- C.Ephemeris time
- D.Atomic time
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Which of the following is true when navigation with radar during restricted visibility ().① Radar may not indicate small vessels and icebergs;② Radar may mean that safe speed is even slower due to the indication of other vessels on the scope.
- A.① only
- B.② only
- C.Both ① and ②
- D.Neither ① nor ②
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International distress signal in VHF calling for help is ().
- A.Help，Help，Help
- B.Mayday，Mayday，Mayday
- C.Save，Save，Save
- D.Rescue，Rescue，Rescue
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Which is a distress signal ().
- A.A triangular flag above or below a ball
- B.The International Code Signal of distress indicated by“JV”
- C.A green smoke signal
- D.Flames on the vessel as from a burning tar barrel
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The risk of collision shall be deemed to exist if the compass bearing of an approaching vessel ().
- A.did not appreciably change
- B.does not appreciably change
- C.do not appreciably change
- D.not appreciably change
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Neap tides occur only ().
- A.at a new or full Moon
- B.when the Sun，Moon，and Earth are in line
- C.at approximately 28-day intervals
- D.when the Moon is at quadrature
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If the cause of severe list or trim is off-center ballast，counterflooding into empty tanks will ().
- A.Increase the righting moment
- B.Increase the righting arm
- C.Increase list or trim
- D.Decrease list or trim
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Which statement is TRUE concerning equatorial tides ().
- A.They occur when the Sun is at minimum declination north or south
- B.They occur when the Moon is at maximum declination north or south
- C.The difference in height between consecutive high or low tides is at a minimum
- D.They are used as the basis for the vulgar establishment of the port
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When there are small differences between the heights of two successive high tides or two successive low tides，the tides are called ().
- A.Diurnal
- B.Semi-diurnal
- C.Solar
- D.Mixed
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How does the effect known as bank suction act on a single-screw vessel proceeding along a narrow channel _______.
- A.It pulls the bow toward the bank
- B.It pushes the entire vessel away from the bank
- C.It pulls the stern toward the bank
- D.It heels the vessel toward the bank
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An electronic depth finder operates on the principle that ().
- A.radio signals reflect from a solid surface
- B.sound waves travel at a constant speed through water
- C.radar signals travel at a constant speed through water
- D.pressure increases with depth
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Your vessel has been in a collision.After assessing the damage，you begin down flooding.This will cause the KB to do what ()_.
- A.Fall
- B.Remain stationary
- C.Rise
- D.Shift to the high side
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The “Mode” selector switch can be positioned and select all of the following EXCEPT ().
- A.weather adjustments
- B.hand-electric steering
- C.automatic gyro
- D.non-follow-up control
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Which scale is used to estimate wind speed by observing sea conditions ()
- A.Metric scale
- B.Wind scale
- C.Coriolis scale
- D.Beaufort scale