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MARITIME SCHOOL ASSESMENT PROGRAM
REVIEW FOR MARITIME CADETS
MANUEL S. ENVERGA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
SECTION C. TECHNICAL (SHIP, SHIP ROUTINES AND CONSTRACTION)
DIRECTION: For each of the following questions, select the best answer from among the choices given and blacken the appropriate space on your Answer sheet.
1. The opening in the deck beneath the anchor windlass that leads to the chain locker is the:
A.hawse pipe
B. spill pipe
C. fall pipe
D. drop pipe
2. The fitting that allows a boom to move freely both vertically and laterally is called the:
A. swivel
B. lizard
C. spider band
D. gooseneck
3. The half–breadth plan is ______.
A. an endwise view of the ship’s molded form
B. a longitudinal side elevation
C. usually drawn on the port side only
D. a plan with a forebody to right of centerline
and afterbody to the left of centerline
4. The system of valves and cargo lines in the bottom piping network of a tank barge that connects one section of cargo tanks to another section is called a ______.
A. manifold
B. crossover
C. by-pass
D. run around
5. The deck beam brackets of a transversely framed vessel resist ____.
A. shearing stress
B. hogging stress
C. racking stress
D. panting stress
6. What term indicates the immersed body of the vessel forward of the parallel mid-body?
A. Entrance
B. Flare
C. Run
D. Sheer
7. A term applied to the bottom shell plating in a double bottom ship is ____.
A. bottom floor
B. shear plating
C. outer bottom
D. tank top
8. Which part of a conventional cargo gear rig provides for vertical control and positioning of a boom?
A. Topping Lift
B. Cargo Whip
C. Spider band
D. Runner
9. In a longitudinally-framed ship, the longitudinal frames are held in place and supported by athwart ship members called ______.
A. floors C. margin plate
B. web frames D. stringers
10. A single fitting installed in a pipeline that either blanks off the pipe or allows a full flow passage of a liquid through the pipe is referred to as a ______.
A. blind flange
B. pivot coupling
C. spectacle flange
D. quick release coupling
11. The term “scantlings” refers to the ___.
A. draft of a vessel
B. measurement of structural members
C. requirements for ship’s gear
D. placement of a vessel’s loadline
12. Molded depth is measured from the ___.
A. inside the shell
B. outside of the shell
C. top of the center vertical keel
D. top of the garboard strake
13. The garboard strake is the ______.
A. raise flange at the main deck edge
B. riveted crack arrester strap on all– welded ship
C. riveting pattern most commonly used in ship construction
D. row of plating nearest the keel
14. Which term indicates the rise in height of the bottom plating from the plane of the base line?
A. Deadrise
B. Molded height
C. Camber
D. Sheer
15. The horizontal flat surfaces where the upper stock joins the rudder are the ______.
A. rudder keys
B. rudder palms
C. lifting flanges
D. shoes of the rudder
16. The type of joint formed when a third small plate is riveted over two plates butted together is called a ______.
A. butted joint
B. lap joint
C. strap joint
D. stringer joint
17. What term indicates the line drawn at the top of the flat plate keel?
A. Baseline
B. Molded line
C. Designer’s waterline
D. Keel line
18. The maximum length allowed between main transverse bulkheads on a vessel is referred to as the ______.
A. floodable length
B. factor of subdivision
C. compartment standard
D. permissible length
19. A set of steps on a ship leading up to a deck from below is known as:
A. A companion way
B. Tween decks
C. Stairs
D. Any of the above is acceptable
20. The body plan of a vessel is a (an) ___.
A. endwise view of the ship’s molded form
B. longitudinal side elevation view
C. plan made looking down on the ship, showing it’s hull cut horizontally by the first set of planes
D. vertical view made looking up in the ship, with keel in the center
21. The sheer plan______.
A. shows a longitudinal side elevation
B. is an endwise view of the ship’s molded form
C. is usually drawn for the portside only
D. has the forebody to the right of the centerline and afterbody to the left of center
22. Another name for the garboard strake is the ______.
A. Z strake
B. A strake
C. S strake
D. H strake
23. The extension of the after part of the keel in a single screw vessel upon which the stern post rests is called the ______.
A. boss
B. knuckle
C. skeg
D. strut
24. A flounder plate, on a topping lift, is ___.
A. a fairlead block
B. a swivel pin for a topping lift block
C. a triangular steel plate with a hole at each corner
D. the lower block of a multiple part topping lift
25. A vessel is constructed with a steel hull and an aluminum superstructure. Which statement is TRUE?
A. The aluminum will provide greater resistance to the spread of fire by conduction
B. The aluminum structure is usually attached to a steel coaming
C. If the superstructure is stressed, an aluminum structure is replaced
D. The steel at the area of the aluminum to steel must be closely spaced
26. What is NOT an advantage of double bottom ships?
A. The tanktop forms a second skin for a vessel
B. The center of gravity for a loaded bulk cargo ship may be reduced
C. The floors and longitudinals distribute the upward push of the water
D. They are less expensive to construct because of increased pressure
27. Which part provides for transverse control and positioning of a boom in a conventional yard and stay system?
A. Guy C. Shroud
B. Spider Band D. Topping Lift
28. A snatch block would most likely be used as a ______.
A. boat fall C. riding pawl
B. fairlead D. topping lift
29. The floors in a vessel's hull structure are kept from tripping or folding over by____.
A. face plates
B. bottom longitudinals
C. longitudinal deck beams
D. transverse deck beams
30. In ship construction, frame spacing is _____.
A. greater at the bow and stern
B. reduced at the bow and stern
C. uniform over the length of the vessel
D. uniform over the length of the vessel with the exceptions of the machinery
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