甲类三副航海英语试题及答案(1)
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______objects are those which stand out clearly from the background or other objects and are easily identifiable from a few miles offshore in normal visibility.
- A.Conspicuous
- B.Permanent
- C.Preliminary
- D.Temporary
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______ moving rather quickly east expected 150 miles south of Cape Farewell 972 by 160000GMT.
- A.Developed low
- B.Developing low
- C.Being developed low
- D.Low to be developed
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______means the curve on the earth’s surface which cuts all the meridians at the same angle.
- A.Great Circle
- B.Position Line
- C.Rhumb Line
- D.True Bearing
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______ means a unit in which goods are totally enclosed by sufficient strong boundaries such as a freight container, a tank or a vehicle unit with fabric sides or tops.
- A.UNIT
- B.CONTAINER
- C.VEHICLE
- D.CLOSED TYPE UNIT
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______is the process by which the position of the vessel at any moment is found by applying the last well-determined position to the run that has been made since, using for this purpose the ship’s course and the distance being those indicated by log.
- A.dead reckoning
- B.dead weight
- C.dead slow ahead
- D.dead slow astern
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______ it rain tomorrow moring, the loading ______.
- A.Should / will be postponed
- B.If / shall be postponed
- C.Should / would be postponed
- D.If / has to be postponed
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______is not contained in the NM Weekly.
- A.Amendments to Admiralty Sailing Directions
- B.Amendments to Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals
- C.Amendments to Admiralty List of Radio Signals
- D.Supplement to Guide to Port Entry
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______is the most visible signal of distress from a lifeboat at sea in the daytime.
- A.Smoke signal
- B.Flash signal
- C.Fire signal
- D.Radio emergency transmission
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______is not a process of weathering of the oil spilled in the sea water.
- A.Biodegradation
- B.Dissolution
- C.Cleaning up by crew with skimmers
- D.Oxidation including photooxidation
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______ is not a process of weathering of the oil spilled in the sea water.
- A.Evaporation
- B.Dispersion
- C.Emulsification
- D.Drifting
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______is not a process of weathering of the oil spilled in the sea water.
- A.Emulsification
- B.Sedimentation / Sinking
- C.Oxidation including photooxidation
- D.Burning organized by RCC
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______chart 3994, positions read from this chart should be shifted 0.03 minutes Northward.
- A.To consider
- B.To check
- C.To examine
- D.To agree with
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______is a full nautical record of a ship’s voyage, written up at the end of each watch by the officer of the watch.
- A.Sea Protest
- B.Deck Log
- C.Accident Report
- D.Seaman’s Book
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______causing strong winds and rough sea north west Bay of Biscay.
- A.Strong low pressure
- B.Strong high pressure
- C.Steep pressure gradient
- D.Steep gradient pressure
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A chart with a natural scale of 1:160,000 is classified as a______.
- A.sailing chart
- B.general chart
- C.coast chart
- D.harbor chart
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A check line is ______.
- A.a safety line attached to a man working over the side
- B.used to measure water depth
- C.used to slow the headway of a barge
- D.used to measure the overhead height of a bridge
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A chart has extensive corrections to be made to it. When these are made and the chart is again printed, the chart issue is a ______.
- A.first edition
- B.new edition
- C.revised edition
- D.Reprint
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A chart projection depicting the poles and a small area on either side of a connecting meridian,that is sometimes used for star charts, is the ______.
- A.azimuthal gnomonic projection
- B.Lambert conformal projection
- C.transverse Mercator projection
- D.polyconic projection
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A chain bridle is used when towing astern because it ______.
- A.is easy to connect
- B.provides an effective catenary and absorbs shock due to its weight
- C.makes rigging a swivel unnecessary
- D.prevents the tow from yawing by the drag of the chains in a seaway
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A channel is started as having a controlling depth of 38 feet. Which statement is TRUE?_____
- A.At least 80% of the channel is cleared to the charted depth.
- B.At least 50% of the channel is cleared to the charted depth.
- C.100% of the channel depth is clear to 38 feet.
- D.The sides of the channel conform to at least 50% of the controlling depth.
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A chain stripper is used to ______.
- A.prevent chain from clinging to the wildcat
- B.clean the marine debris from the chain
- C.flake chain from a boat’s chain locker
- D.clean chain prior to an x-ray inspection
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A celestial body will cross the prime vertical circle when the latitude is numerically ______.
- A.greater than the declination and both are of the same name
- B.less than the declination and both are of the same name
- C.greater than the declination and both are of contrary name
- D.less than the declination and both are of contrary name
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A certificated lifeboatman assigned to command the lifeboat must ______.
- A.be the first individual to board the craft
- B.drain the hydraulic pressure before lowering the craft
- C.have a list of the persons assigned to the liftboat
- D.all of the above
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A carling is used aboard ship ______.
- A.as a connecting strap between the butted ends of plating
- B.to stiffen areas under points of great stress between beams
- C.to prevent the anchor from fouling when the brake is released
- D.to provide an extra heavy fitting in a heavy lift cargo rig
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A cargo that has a stowage factor over 40 is know as a ______.
- A.hygroscopic cargo
- B.measurement cargo
- C.stowage cargo
- D.weight cargo
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A cargo hose is marked with the ______.
- A.maximum working pressure
- B.bursting pressure
- C.safety relief valve setting
- D.maximum temperature
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A cardinal mark showing an uninterrupted quick-flashing white light indicates the deepest water in the area is on the ______.
- A.north side of the mark
- B.west side of the mark
- C.east side of the mark
- D.south side of the mark
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A carbon dioxide fire extinguisher should be recharged ______.
- A.at least annually
- B.whenever it is below its required weight
- C.only if the extinguisher has been used
- D.before every safety inspection
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A buoy marking a wreck will show a(an) ______.
- A.white light FL (2) and a topmark of 2 black spheres
- B.occulting green light and may be lettered
- C.yellow light and will be numbered
- D.continuous quick white light and may be numbered
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A cabinet or space containing the controls or valves for the fixed firefighting system must be
- A.posted with instructions on the operation of the system
- B.ventilated and equipped with explosion-proof switches
- C.painted with red and black diagonal stripes
- D.equipped with a battery powered source of emergency lighting
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A buoy having red and green horizontal bands would have a light characteristic of ______.
- A.group occulting
- B.composite group flashing
- C.Morse letter A
- D.quick flashing
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A bridle for an ocean tow consists of ______.
- A.two chains of equal length
- B.a single nylon pendant rove through a heavy ring free to move on the pendant
- C.two long legs of wire rope shackled to a fishplate
- D.a single length of heavy chain with both ends secured on deck to welded pad eyes
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A bowline is used to ______.
- A.join lines of equal size
- B.form a temporary eye (loop) at the end of a line
- C.be a stopper
- D.keep a line from fraying
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A bonding cable should be connected for cargo operations aboard a tank vessel as soon as the
- A.cargo has been loaded or discharged
- B.cargo hose is connected
- C.cargo, pumps are started
- D.vessel is ready to handle cargo
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A boom vang ______.
- A.holds the boom down and flattens the main sail
- B.draws the head of the sail to windward
- C.tautens the standing rigging
- D.douses the gaff topsail
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A block and tackle is rove to advantage. This means that the ______.
- A.blocks have been overhauled
- B.hauling parts of two tackles are attached
- C.hauling part leads through the movable block
- D.hauling part leads through the standing block
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A block that can be opened at the hook or shackle end to receive a bight of the line is a _____.
- A.bight block
- B.gin block
- C.heel block
- D.snatch block
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A band or collar on top end of a boom to which the topping lift, midships guy, and outboard guys are secured, is called the ______.
- A.collar band
- B.guy band
- C.pad eye collar
- D.spider band
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A barometer showing falling pressure indicates the approach of a ______.
- A.high pressure system
- B.low pressure system
- C.high dew point
- D.low dew point
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A “Mediterranean moor”should be used when ______.
- A.anchoring in the Mediterranean
- B.docking stern to a berth
- C.docking bow to a berth
- D.anchoring in a strong current
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A “figure eight”knot is used to ______.
- A.be a stopper
- B.shorten a line
- C.join lines of equal size
- D.keep a line from passing through a sheave
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12HOURS GALE WARNING VALID FROM 1103990700 UTC. From this phrase, the waring is expected to be valid from ______.
- A.0700 UTC MAR 11, 1999
- B.0700 UTC NOV 03, 1999
- C.0700 UTC, 1103 UTC, 1999
- D.NOV MAR 1999 0700 UTC
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“Full speed ahead” and “Full speed astern” are ______ given by the officers or the pilots.
- A.sailing orders
- B.speed orders
- C.wheel orders
- D.telegraph orders
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______will reduce the visibility.
- A.dust
- B.sea water
- C.land sand
- D.Wind
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______Yokohama,We'll also call at some other Japanese ports.
- A.Beside
- B.Besides
- C.Except
- D.Excepting
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______water is the water to keep the ship’s stability.
- A.Bilge
- B.Ballast
- C.Slop
- D.Sanitary
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______Two degree on starboard.
- A.What rudder
- B.How heading
- C.Are you on your course
- D.How answer
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______the abstracts of deck logbook covering the said accident.
- A.Attached herewith are
- B.Attached is herewith
- C.Attached are hereby
- D.Hereby are attached
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______refers to the angle between true north and the heading line of the vessel.
- A.True position
- B.True meridian
- C.True course
- D.True bearing
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______published in England amplify charted detail and contain information needed for safenavigation.
- A.Admiralty Sailing Directions
- B.Admiralty List of Lights
- C.Admiralty List of Signals
- D.Admiralty Notices to Mariners
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______port anchor,one shackle in water.
- A.Throw
- B.Heave in
- C.Cut off
- D.Let go
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______of the following need NOT be entered in the Official Logbook?
- A.The testing of the internal combustion engine driven emergency generators at least once each month the vessel is navigated
- B.The testing of storage batteries for emergency lighting and power systems once each 6 months the vessel is navigated
- C.The actual draft when the vessel arrives in salt water after departing a port
- D.The testing of the linethrowing appliance once every 3 months
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______of the following conditions will cause a vessel's bottom to be subjected to tensionstresses.
- A.Concentration of weight aft
- B.Concentration of weight forward
- C.Concentration of weight amidships
- D.Concentration of weight at both ends of the vessel
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______of a radar is governed by the horizontal beam width of the scanner which depends to agreat extent on its physical size.
- A.Range discrimination
- B.Bearing discrimination
- C.Echo discrimination
- D.Target discrimination
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______means the curve on the earth's surface which cuts all the meridians at the same angle.
- A.Great Circle
- B.Position Line
- C.Rhumb line
- D.True Bearing
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______is used for heaving up and slacking away the anchor and chain.
- A.A mooring winch
- B.A windlass
- C.A deck crane
- D.A lifeboat engine
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______is the speed of a vessel allowing time for effective action to be taken under prevailingcircumstances and conditions to avoid a collision and to be stopped within an appropriate distance.
- A.Safe speed
- B.Economic speed
- C.Proper speed
- D.Navigation speed
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______is the number of millimeters by which the mean draft changes when a ship passes from salt water to fresh water,or vice versa,whilst floating at the loaded draft.
- A.TPC
- B.The Fresh Water Allowance
- C.Parallel sinking of the ship
- D.UKC
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______is one of four uprights comprising a cell in a containership into which a container fitsexactly.These uprights hold the container in position.
- A.stanchion
- B.shore
- C.cellular doublebottom
- D.Ceil guide
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______is the process by which the position of the vessel at any moment is found by applying the last well determined position to the run that has been made since,using for this purpose the ship's course and the distance being those indicated by log.
- A.Dead reckoning
- B.Dead weight
- C.Dead slow ahead
- D.Dead slow astern
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______is not a process of weathering of the oil spilled in the sea water.
- A.Evaporation
- B.Dispersion
- C.Emulsification
- D.Drifting
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______is an angle at which a cargo settles in the hold of a ship,between the horizontal and the slope made by a bulk cargo such as grain or iron ore.
- A.Angle of loll
- B.Angle of inclination
- C.Angle of repose
- D.Angle of list
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______is a device used to measure atmospheric pressure.
- A.Barometer
- B.Thermometer
- C.Chronometer
- D.Speedometer
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______is a rounded projection at the forward end of a ship which reduces water resistance,thus allowing an increase in speed when the ships is in ballast.
- A.Bulbous bow
- B.Ellipse bow
- C.Cyclical projection
- D.Gnomonic projection
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______get your engine ready before six tomorrow morning.
- A.You’d better
- B.You would better
- C.You at least
- D.You at most
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______day,pilot flag should be displayed from main mast.
- A.From
- B.By
- C.On
- D.With
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______chart 3994,positions read from this chart should be shifted 0.03 minutes Northward.
- A.To consideer
- B.To check
- C.To examine
- D.To agree with
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______are published for the correction of Admiralty Charts.
- A.Admiralty Sailing Directions
- B.Admiralty List of Signals
- C.Mariner's Handbook
- D.Admiralty Notices to Mariners
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______amplify charted detail and contain information needed for safe navigation.
- A.Admiralty Sailing Directions
- B.Admiralty List of Lights
- C.Admiralty List of Signals
- D.Admiralty Notices to Mariners
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______cargoes chargeable at the same rate,part of one ton shall be taken as one ton.
- A.At
- B.For
- C.On
- D.About
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______20 targets can be tracked at one time.When maximum tracking capacity is reached,no further acquisitions(捕获) are possible.
- A.As many as
- B.So many as
- C.As much as
- D.As more as
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______will be paid by shipowners after tallyman doing the tally work.
- A.Cargo-handling expenses
- B.Tally money
- C.Cargo-tallying dues
- D.Tally fees
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______the incomplete nature of the survey, heavy draught vessels are warned not to navigate within the 10 fathom line.
- A.Because
- B.Owing to
- C.Having been
- D.Being
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______the survivors know more of how to cope with cold water in the sinking of MV Titanic in 1912 countless lives ______.
- A.Have / could have been saved
- B.Have / could have saved
- C.Had / could has saved
- D.had / could have been saved
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______of the following conditions will cause a vessel’s bottom to be subjected to tension stresses.
- A.Concentration of weight aft
- B.Concentration of weight forward
- C.Concentration of weight amidships
- D.Concentration of weight at both ends of the vessel
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______should be used during the poor visibility if the rader’s screen shows heavy sea returns.
- A.Gain Control
- B.Brilliant Control
- C.Anti-clutter Sea Control
- D.Sweep Intercept
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______of the following is (are) required on your cargo vessel when it has a refrigerated cargo space? ① A gas mask using a suitable canister to protect against the refrigerant.② A self-contained breathing apparatus.
- A.① only
- B.Either ① or ②
- C.② only
- D.Neither ① nor ②
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______ moving rather quickly east expected 150 miles south of Cape Farewell 972 by 160000GMT.
- A.Developed low
- B.Developing low
- C.Being developed low
- D.Low to be developed
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______objects are those which stand out clearly from the background or other objects and are easily identifiable from a few miles offshore in normal visibility.
- A.Conspicuous
- B.Permanent
- C.Preliminary
- D.Temporary
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______ means a unit in which goods are totally enclosed by sufficient strong boundaries such as a freight container, a tank or a vehicle unit with fabric sides or tops.
- A.UNIT
- B.CONTAINER
- C.VEHICLE
- D.CLOSED TYPE UNIT
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______ it rain tomorrow moring, the loading ______.
- A.Should / will be postponed
- B.If / shall be postponed
- C.Should / would be postponed
- D.If / has to be postponed
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______means the curve on the earth’s surface which cuts all the meridians at the same angle.
- A.Great Circle
- B.Position Line
- C.Rhumb Line
- D.True Bearing
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______is the most visible signal of distress from a lifeboat at sea in the daytime.
- A.Smoke signal
- B.Flash signal
- C.Fire signal
- D.Radio emergency transmission
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______is the process by which the position of the vessel at any moment is found by applying the last well-determined position to the run that has been made since, using for this purpose the ship’s course and the distance being those indicated by log.
- A.dead reckoning
- B.dead weight
- C.dead slow ahead
- D.dead slow astern
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______is not contained in the NM Weekly.
- A.Amendments to Admiralty Sailing Directions
- B.Amendments to Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals
- C.Amendments to Admiralty List of Radio Signals
- D.Supplement to Guide to Port Entry
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______is not a process of weathering of the oil spilled in the sea water.
- A.Emulsification
- B.Sedimentation / Sinking
- C.Oxidation including photooxidation
- D.Burning organized by RCC
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______ is not a process of weathering of the oil spilled in the sea water.
- A.Evaporation
- B.Dispersion
- C.Emulsification
- D.Drifting
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______is not a process of weathering of the oil spilled in the sea water.
- A.Biodegradation
- B.Dissolution
- C.Cleaning up by crew with skimmers
- D.Oxidation including photooxidation
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______is a full nautical record of a ship’s voyage, written up at the end of each watch by the officer of the watch.
- A.Sea Protest
- B.Deck Log
- C.Accident Report
- D.Seaman’s Book
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______causing strong winds and rough sea north west Bay of Biscay.
- A.Strong low pressure
- B.Strong high pressure
- C.Steep pressure gradient
- D.Steep gradient pressure
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______chart 3994, positions read from this chart should be shifted 0.03 minutes Northward.
- A.To consider
- B.To check
- C.To examine
- D.To agree with
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______are published for the correction of Admiralty Charts.
- A.Admiralty Sailing Directions
- B.Admiralty List of Lights
- C.Mariner’s Handbook
- D.Admiralty Notices to Mariners
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______are to be used for dunnage if you load rice.
- A.wooden planks
- B.rush mats
- C.steel bars
- D.wooden planks and rush mats
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______at 53N3 127E4 moving ely 12kts with cold front from center passing 51N3 126E1 to 51N2 125E4 and warm front from 46N1 128E2 passing 40N2 125E2.
- A.Low 1002HPA
- B.Low 1045 HPA
- C.High 1002 HPA
- D.High 1045 HPA
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______20 targets can be tracked at one time. When maximum tracking capacity is reached, no further acquisitions are possible.
- A.As many as
- B.So many as
- C.As much as
- D.As more as
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______amplify charted detail and contain information needed for safe navigation.
- A.Admiralty Sailing Directions
- B.Admiralty List of Lights
- C.Admiralty List of Signals
- D.Admiralty Notices to Mariners
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______:the vertical distance measured on the vessel’s side amidships from the load water line to the upper side of the freeboard deck or a point corresponding to it.
- A.Buoyancy
- B.Freeboard
- C.Draft
- D.Displacement
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______: A room on or near the bridge provided with the necessary fittings and furniture for the handling and stowage of charts and where the chronometers are placed.
- A.Captain’s cabin
- B.Chief Officer’s locker
- C.Chartroom
- D.Pilot’s cabin
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______:The main center-line structural member, running fore and aft along the bottom of a ship, sometimes referred to as the backbone.
- A.Frame
- B.Deckbeam
- C.Stringer
- D.Keel
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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 or foam
- D.carbon dioxide or dry chemical