航海英语(甲类船长)国际海事公约与规则单选题练习1
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The maritime labour certificate shall be issued to ______ by the competent authority，or by a recognized organization duly authorized for this purpose．
- A.a ship
- B.a country
- C.an authority
- D.a person
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In ILO Convention，the normal working hours' standard for seafarers shall be based on ______．
- A.an eight-hour day with one day of rest per week and rest on public holidays
- B.an seven-hour day with two days of rest per week and rest on public holidays
- C.an six-hour day with one day of rest per week
- D.an six-hour day with rest on public holidays
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In ILO Convention，Hours Of Work means ______．
- A.any time on board the ship
- B.short breaks
- C.time outside hours of work
- D.time during which seafarers are required to do work on account of the ship
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______ shall be conducted in a manner that minimizes the disturbance of rest periods and does not induce fatigue．
- A.All work on board the ship
- B.Engine watch-keeping
- C.Bridge watch-keeping
- D.Musters，fire-fighting and lifeboat drills
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______ shall be conducted in a manner that minimizes the disturbance of rest periods and does not induce fatigue．
- A.All work on board the ship
- B.Engine watch-keeping
- C.Bridge watch-keeping
- D.Musters，fire-fighting and lifeboat drills
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According to ILO Convention，hours of rest may be divided into no more than ______ periods on board the ship．
- A.two
- B.three
- C.four
- D.five
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When several salvors are on-scene at the same time to assist a vessel that has not been abandoned，which principal governs the decision as to which one's services will be accepted ________．
- A.The Master of the ship needing assistance has the absolute right to decide
- B.The first salvor on-scene has the prior claim providing he has adequate facilities to assist the vessel needing assistance
- C.The salvors must agree to a division of any salvage among themselves with the major share allotted to those doing the most work
- D.The first salvor on-scene has the absolute right to provide assistance；however，he is liable if the ship is lost due to his lack of experience，equipment，etc
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Until security has been provided the Contractor shall have a maritime lien on ______ for his remuneration．
- A.the property lost
- B.the property salved
- C.the property involved in the accident which gave rise to the salvage operations
- D.any other property in danger which is not and has not been on board the vessel
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If the salvor has been negligent and has thereby failed to prevent or minimize damage to the environment，he ______．
- A.may be deprived of the whole or part of any special compensation due thereunder
- B.will be in no way deprived of any special compensation due thereunder
- C.will be required to pay special compensation to the parties involved therein
- D.will be required to pay special compensation to the competent authorities thereof
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LAND-BASED AUTHORITY CONDUCTING AND CO-ORDINATING SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS IN A DESIGNATED AREA defines ______．
- A.RCC
- B.OSC
- C.CSS
- D.GPS
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In accordance with LOF，the owners of the vessel their Servants and Agents shall use their best endeavours to ensure that ______．
- A.the cargo owners provide their proportion of security before the cargo is released
- B.the cargo owners provide their proportion of security after the cargo is released
- C.the cargo owners dose not provide their proportion of security before the cargo is released
- D.the cargo owners does not provide their proportion of security after the cargo is released
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Which is a mandatory section of the shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan ________．
- A.Reporting requirements
- B.Removal equipment list
- C.Planned exercises
- D.List of individuals required to respond
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A salvor ______ the payment due thereunder to the extent that the salvage operations have become necessary or more difficult because of fault or neglect on his part．
- A.may be deprived of the whole or part of
- B.may not be deprived of any part of
- C.will only be rewarded
- D.will not be rewarded any part of
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You are preparing to lubricate standing rigging on your vessel．When rigging a bosun's chair on a stay with a shackle，______．
- A.Connect the shackle to the bosun's chair with a hook
- B.Never allow the shackle pin to ride on the stay
- C.Run the gantline through the shackle and then make fast to the bosun's chair
- D.Tie the bitter end of the gantline to the shackle before shackling it to the bosun's chair
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Which statement about stowing spare hose is TRUE ________．
- A.Fold the hose so that the male coupling is about 4 feet from the female coupling，then roll it up
- B.Roll the hose starting at the female end
- C.Roll the hose starting at the male end
- D.Fold the hose into lengths about 6 feet long and then lash the folds together
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You are preparing to slush a stay on your vessel by lowering yourself down the stay in a bosun's chair．The proper way to do this is to ride down the stay on a riding shackle ______．
- A.with the pin of the shackle riding on the stay
- B.with the pin of the shackle through the chair's bridle eye
- C.with a hook attaching the chair to the riding shackle
- D.connected to a second shackle on the chair
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When rigging a bosun's chair，a tail block or lizard is used to ______．
- A.guide the bosun's chair down a stay when applying a protective coating
- B.run paint or tools up to a sailor in a chair with a heaving line
- C.keep a bosun's chair from swinging with the ship's motion
- D.reeve the gantline through
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When rigging a stage，the standing part should be fastened to the horns of a stage with which of the following hitches ________．
- A.Clove hitch
- B.Timber hitch
- C.Marlinespike hitch
- D.Double blackwall hitch
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What are the two main types of stud link chain ________．
- A.Oil Rig chain and Oil Field Stud Link chain
- B.Flash-butt welded chain and Di-Lok chain
- C.Flash-butt welded chain and Oil Rig chain
- D.Oil Field Stud Link chain and Flash-butt welded chain
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When attempting to free an anchor jammed in the hawsepipe，the simplest method of freeing it may be ______．
- A.Starting the disengaged windlass at high speed
- B.Rigging a bull rope to pull it out
- C.To grease the hawsepipe
- D.To pry it loose with a short piece of pipe
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When paying out nylon line from around the bitts ______．
- A.stand clear of the bitts and use two or more round turns under your figure eights
- B.you can surge the line even with a single turn
- C.no extra turns are necessary since nylon has a high coefficient of friction
- D.stand in the bight of the line
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The safest procedure used to rig a guy and preventer is to have the guy ______．
- A.and preventer have equal stress
- B.stronger than the preventer to minimize the danger of separation
- C.take a lighter load than the preventer as a safety factor
- D.take the stress in case the preventer parts
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When a seafarer is on call，the seafarer shall have ______ if the normal period of rest is disturbed by call-outs to work．
- A.not any compensatory rest period
- B.double rest period
- C.triple rest period
- D.an adequate compensatory rest period
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In the manufacture of wire rope，if the wires are shaped to conform to the curvature of the finished rope before they are laid up，the rope is called ______．
- A.composite
- B.left-lay
- C.improved
- D.preformed
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The ladder shall ______．
- A.be secured in a position so that it rests firmly against the ship's side from which the discharge operations are carried out
- B.have at least two replacement steps which are secured in position by a method different from that used in the original construction
- C.have battens made of hardwood，or other material of equivalent properties，in one piece and not less than
- D.have steps made of softwood，or other material of equivalent properties，made in one piece free of knots，having an efficient slip surface
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A tackle is “two blocked” when the blocks are ______．
- A.Equally sharing the load
- B.Jammed together
- C.As far apart as possible
- D.Rove to the highest mechanical advantage
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The use of liners in riveted construction is eliminated by using ______．
- A.Lapped construction
- B.Strapped construction
- C.Joggled construction
- D.Belted construction
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In a married falls rig at the after end of a hatch，a boom is rigged in a fore and aft line through its heel．Stresses on the outboard guy will be LEAST if the guy is made fast at a point ______．
- A.Abreast the heel
- B.At right angles to the boom when viewed from above
- C.Aft of the heel
- D.Forward of the spiderband
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Maritime Administration personnel may be allowed in the pilothouse upon the responsibility of the ______．
- A.Chief Officer
- B.Navigator
- C.Most senior person present from the Maritime Administration
- D.Officer in charge of the watch
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Shipping society approved buoyant work vests are considered to be items of safety equipment and may be worn by members of the crew ______．
- A.in lieu of life preservers during fire drills
- B.in lieu of life preservers during boat drills
- C.in lieu of life preservers during an actual emergency
- D.when carrying out duties near a weather deck's edge
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In terms of vessel manning，a watch is the ______．
- A.Direct performance of deck or engine operations in a scheduled and fixed rotation
- B.Performance of maintenance work necessary for the vessel's safe operation，on a daily basis
- C.Performance of lookout duties
- D.Direct performance of cargo loading and discharge operations only
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If at any time the officer in charge of the navigational watch is to be relieved when a manoeuvre or other action to avoid any hazard is taking place，______．
- A.the relief of that officer shall be made prior to such action has been completed
- B.the relief of that officer shall never be made
- C.the relief of that officer shall be deferred until such action has been completed
- D.the relief of that officer shall be made by the captain
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In determining that the ______ of the navigational watch is adequate to ensure that a proper look-out can continuously be maintained，the master shall take into account all relevant factors．
- A.disposition
- B.composition
- C.reposition
- D.position
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A combination of corrosion and erosion caused wastage in the main ballast line，which directly led to the leak ______．
- A.draff
- B.wastage
- C.mullock
- D.obsolete
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Who cannot commit the crime of barratry ________?
- A.Master
- B.Ship's officer(s)
- C.Ship's unlicensed crewmember(s)
- D.Ship owner
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The term LIMITS OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA is likely to appear in ______．
- A.INSTITUTE TIME CLAUSES-Hulls
- B.United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
- C.P&I Clubs Terms and Conditions
- D.York-Antwerp Rules 1974
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The coastal State may，where necessary having regard to the safety of navigation，require foreign ships exercising the right of innocent passage through its territorial sea to use such ______ as it may designate or prescribe for the regulation of the passage of ships．
- A.contiguous zones
- B.the territorial sea
- C.coastal sea
- D.sea lanes and traffic separation schemes