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Mastering Ship Knowledge Quiz
Test your understanding of key concepts related to ships, navigation, and marine engineering with our comprehensive quiz. Whether you're a student, a maritime professional, or just someone passionate about ships, this quiz will challenge your knowledge and help you learn more about the world of maritime science.
- 52 multiple choice questions
- Covers definitions, features, and technical terms
- Perfect for students and enthusiasts
1) What is the ship? Definition of the Ship?
A ship is a complex engineering construction that can float, move through the water and carry its own specific cargo.
A ship is a complex engineering construction that can float and carry its own specific cargo.
A ship is a complex engineering construction that can float, and carry any type of cargo.
A ship is a complex engineering construction that can float
None of the above is correct
2) What features and characteristics should have a ship for a safe navigation?
Stability, Buoyancy, Water Resistance and strengthens
Stability, Buoyancy, Manoeuvrability, Unsinkability
Buoyancy, Water Resistance, Manoeuvrability, Unsinkability
Water Resistance, Manoeuvrability,
None of the above is correct
3) What is buoyance?
Buoyancy is the ability of the ship to float with its cargo and machinery.
Buoyancy is the ability of the ship to float and move through the water
Buoyancy is the ability of the ship to float and move through the water with its machinery, cargo, crew and necessary equipment and supplies
Buoyancy is the ability of the ship to float and move through the water with its cargo and crew.
None of the above is correct
4) What is stability of the ship?
Stability is the ability of a ship to sink after being heeled over by any external forces
Stability is the ability of a ship to keep buoyance over the water.
Is an ability of the ship to keep it float and move through the water
Stability is the ability of a ship to return to its upright position after being heeled over by any external forces or combination of wind, waves.
None of the above is correct
5) What is ability of the ship to move through the water?
It is an ability of the ship to move through the water with a given speed and assigned power
It is an ability of the ship to move through the water with a given speed
It is an ability of the ship to move through the water with an assigned power
None of the above is correct
6) What is Manoeuvrability?
Manoeuvrability is an ability of the ship to change its course as requested by navigator
Manoeuvrability is an ability of the ship to maintain or change its course through ships wheel/rudder.
Manoeuvrability is an ability of the ship to maintain or change its course as requested by navigator
Manoeuvrability is an ability of the ship to maintain its course as requested by navigator
None of the above is correct
7) What is unsinkability?
It is an ability of the ship to remain floating if machinery section is submerged.
It is an ability to capsize or sink
It is an ability of the ship to remain floating even if any section is submerged, not to capsize and maintain seaworthiness.
None of the above is correct
8) What is Displacement of the Ship?
Displacement of the ship is volume of the cargo which ship can carry.
Total weight of cargo, fuel, crew and other constants that can ship carry
It is a total weight of the Ship
Displacement of the ship is a total weight of the volume of the water that a ship displaces when it is floating in the water.
None of the above is correct
9) What is the meaning of the lightship?
It is just weight of the ship
Volume of the cargo which ship can carry.
Is a total weight of the volume of water a ship displaces when it is sitting in the water
None of the above is correct
10) What is the rolling of the ship?
Rolling is an angular motion about the longitudinal axis of a vessel.
Rolling is the angular movement of a vessel about a horizontal line drawn from its bow to its stern
Rolling is the horizontal fore and aft movement of a vessel.
None of the above is correct
11) What is called bollard?
Bollard is a partial deck in the hold.
Upper or weather deck above the main strength deck
- Bollard is a fitting, used to secure line or wire rope, consisting of a single body and two protruding horns.
None of the above is correct
12) What is the meaning of Length Between Perpendiculars (LBP)?
Distance between the fore and the aft Perpendicular.
The greatest moulded breadth,
Distance between the fore and the aft Perpendicular.
None of the above is correct
13) What is the meaning of Length over all (LOA)?
The horizontal distance from Bow to Stern.
Difference between the draught at fore and the draught at the stern
The distance between the waterline and the top of the deck at the side
None of the above is correct
14) What is the meaning of the ship’s Breadth?
The maximum breadth of the ship as measured from the outer hull on starboard to the outer hull on port side
The greatest moulded breadth, measured from side to side outside the frames, but inside the shell plating.
Vertical distance between the water line and the underside of the keel
None of the above is correct
15) What is the meaning of Trim?
B – The vertical distance between the base line and the upper continuous deck
C - The vertical distance between the water line and highest point of the ship
A - Trim is the difference between the draught at fore and the draught at the stern
D - None of the above is correct
16) What is the meaning of Freeboard?
It is an upward rise of a ship’s deck from amidships towards the bow and stern.
It is a difference between the draught at fore and the draught at the stern.
The distance between the waterline and the top of the deck at the side (at the deck line)
None of the above is correct
17) What is the meaning of Air Draught?
The vertical distance between the water line and highest point of the ship.
Difference between the draught at fore and the draught at the stern
Vertical distance between the water line and the underside of the keel
None of the above is correct
18) What is ship’s Dead weight?
It is a total weight of a ship
This is the weight a ship can load until the maximum allowable submersion is reached. This is a constant, which is unique for every ship.
is a ship's total internal volume expressed in "register tons".
None of the above is correct
19) what is ship’s Gross Tonnage?
Total weight of cargo, fuel, crew and other constants that can ship carry.
It is a volume of cargo spaces.
Gross Tonnage is calculated using a formula that takes into account the ship’s volume in cubic meter below the main deck and the enclosed spaces above the main deck.
None of the above is correct
20) What is the superstructure?
Superstructure is a structure located on the upper deck across the full breadth of the ship and/or located 4% more away from ships sides
Superstructure is a structure located on the upper deck across the full breadth of the ship
Superstructure is a structure located on the upper deck across the full breadth of the ship and/or located 6% more away from ships sides
None of the above is correct
21) Which term refers to a transverse curvature of the deck?
Freeboard
Camber
Flare
Deadrise
None of the above is correct
22) The pillar shape that gives the greatest strength for the least weight is the ….?
octagonal pillar
"H" Beam pillar
Circular type pillar
"I" Beam pillar
None of the above is correct
23) On a small passenger vessel, the collision bulkhead is ---?
In the engine room
just forward of the steering compartment
amidships forward of the engine room
distance of 5% to 15% of the waterline length abaft the stem measured at the load waterline
None of the above is correct
24) A partial deck in a hold is called a(n) ----?
Orlop deck
Main deck
Weather deck
Shelter Deck
None of the above is correct
25) floors aboard ship are ----?
Transverse members of the ships frame which support the decks
Frames to which the tank top and bottom shell are fastened on a double bottomed ship
longitudinal beams in the extreme bottom of a ship from which the ship's ribs start
longitudinal angle bars fastened to a surface for strength
None of the above is correct
26) The terms "ceiling" and "margin plate" are associated with the ---?
Engine room
Main deck
tank top
Crew's quarters
None of the above is correct
27) A term applied to the bottom shell plating in a double-bottom ship Is ---?
Bottom Floor
shear plating
tank top
Outer bottom
None of the above is correct
28) In ship construction, frame spacing is ---?
reduced at the bow and stern
Greater at the bow and stern
Uniform over the length of the vessel
Uniform over the length of the vessel, with the exception of the machinery spaces, where it is reduced due to increased stresses
None of the above is correct
29) In ship construction, keel scantlings should be the greatest ---?
At each frame
Amidships
One-third the distance from the bow
One-third the distance from the stern
None of the above is correct
30) A cofferdam is ---?
a heavy fore-and-aft beam under the deck
a member that gives fore-and-aft strength
Made by placing two bulkheads a few feet apart
Any deck below the main deck and above the lowest deck
None of the above is correct
31) The fittings used to secure a watertight door are known as?
clamps
latches
clasps
dogs
None of the above is correct
32) In nautical terminology a "dog" is a ---?
device to force a water tight door against the frame
Crow bar
Heavy steel beam
wedge
None of the above is correct
33) What is NOT an advantage of double bottom ships?
The floors and longitudinal distribute the upward push of the water on the ship's bottom.
They are less expensive to construct because of increased access space.
The centre of gravity of a loaded bulk cargo ship may be raised to produce a more comfortable roll.
The tank top forms a second skin for the vessel.
None of the above is correct
34) The function of the bilge keel is to ---?
Serve as the vessel's main strength member
Add strength to the bilge
Reduce the rolling of the vessel
protect the vessel's hull when alongside a dock
None of the above is correct
35) Bilge keels are more effective at dampening rolls as the ---?
List increases
Pitching increases
Draft decreases
Rolling increases
None of the above is correct
36) Panting frames are located in the ---?
Fore and after peaks
Centerline tanks on tankships
after double bottoms
Forward double bottoms
None of the above is correct
37) The pitch of a propeller is a measure of the ---?
Angle that the propeller makes with the surface of the water
Number of feet per revolution the propeller is designed to advance in still water without slip
Angle that the propeller makes with a free stream of water
Positive pressure resulting from the difference of the forces on both sides of the moving propeller in still water without slip
None of the above is correct
38) A "contra-guide" is a type of ---?
Cargo gear
Steering engine
rudder
Bow thruster
None of the above is correct
39) The vessel's "quarter" is located ---?
Dead astern
just forward of the beam on either side
Abeam
On either side of the stern
None of the above is correct
40) A chock ---?
provides openings through the bulwark for mooring lines
permits easy jettisoning of deck cargo in an emergency
prevents stress concentration in the bulwark
is a deck fitting used to shackle gear to the deck
None of the above is correct
41) A deck fitting, used to secure line or wire rope, consisting of a single body with two protruding horns is called a ---?
Bollard
Cleat
Capstan
bitt
None of the above is correct
42) A vessel is constructed with a steel hull and an aluminum superstructure. Which statement is TRUE?
The aluminum will provide greater resistance to the spread of fire by conduction.
If the superstructure is stressed, an aluminum structure requires additional expansion joints to prevent fracture
The aluminum structure is usually attached to a steel coaming by a method that insulates the two metals.
The steel at the area of the aluminum-to-steel connection must be closely checked for galvanic corrosion.
None of the above is correct
43) The difference between the starboard and port drafts due to wind or seas is called ---?
list
Trim
flotation
heel
None of the above is correct
44) The difference between the initial trim and the trim after loading is known as ---?
A - change of trim
B - trim
C - final trim
D - change of draft
E - None of the above is correct
45) Forces within a vessel have caused a difference between the starboard and port drafts. This difference is called ---?
heel
list
Trim
Flotation
None of the above is correct
46) The maximum mean draft to which a vessel may be safely loaded is Called ---?
calculated draft
deep draft
Load line draft
mean draft
None of the above is correct
47) The distance between the bottom of the hull and the waterline is Called ---?
reserve buoyancy
Tonnage
Freeboard
draft
None of the above is correct
48) After transferring a weight forward on a vessel, the draft at the center of flotation will ---?
remain constant
Increase
Decrease
Change, depending on the location of the LCG
None of the above is correct
49) The average of the forward and after drafts is the ---?
true mean draft
mean draft
mean of the calculated drafts
Draft at the center of flotation
None of the above is correct
50) The point to which your vessel's center of gravity (G) may rise and still permit the vessel to have positive stability is called the ---?
metacentric point
metacentric radius
Metacenter
tipping center
E - None of the above is correct
51) our vessel rolls slowly and sluggishly. This indicates that the Vessel ---?
is taking on water
Has a greater draft forward than aft
has off-center weights
Has poor stability
None of the above is correct
52) A negative metacentric height?
Should always be immediately corrected
Will always cause a vessel to capsize
Always results from off-center weights
All of the above are correct
None of the above is correct
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