MCQ Ship Handling SET 03
MCQ Ship Handling SET 03
MCQ Ship Handling SET 03
03 When a tug is pulling on a hawser at right angles to the ship and the
. Pilot wants to come ahead or astern on the ship's engine, care must
be taken that the Pilot
A. does not break the towline
B. does not get too much way on the vessel
C. keeps a steady course so the towline remain tight
D. turns the ship toward the direction of pull
04 You are berthing a vessel. Wind and Current are most favourable
. when they are:
A. same direction as your course
B. opposite direction to your course
C. parallel to the berth from head
D. at right angle to the berth
06 When the period of beam seas equals the natural rolling period of a
. ship, what will most likely occur
A. excessive pitching
B. excessive yawing
C. excessive rolling
D. no change
07 You are steaming in a heavy gale and find it necessary to heave to.
. Under most circumstances, this is best done by:
A. stopping the engines and drifting beam to the seas
B. going slow astern and taking the seas on the quarter
C. taking the sea fine on the bow and reducing the speed to
minimum to hold that position
D. maintaining speed and taking the sea broad on the bow
09 Transverse thrust has the most effect on the vessel when the engine
. is put
A. full ahead
B. full astern
C. half ahead
D. slow astern
17 A short length of anchor cable set between the anchor crown ‘D’
. shackle and the first joining shackle of the cable used for making fast
the stern mooring line during Baltic Moor is called:
A. Gop rope
B. Ganger length
C. Kenter shackle
D. None of the above
18 A combination mooring which employs a stern mooring shackled to
. the offshore anchor cable. The offshore anchor being deployed and
the weight on the cable and the stern mooring act to hold the vessel
just off the quay. Such mooring arrangement is called:
A. Baltic Moor
B. Mediterranean Moor
C. Standing Moor
D. Running Moor
19 A ship’s mooring which allows the vessel to be secured to the quay
. by stern moorings while the bow is held fixed by deploying both
bow anchors is called:
A. Baltic Moor
B. Mediterranean Moor
C. Standing Moor
D. Running Moor
20 A strong rope set over the tow line of a tug to bowse the towline
. down towards the aft end of the tug, so changing the direction of
weight on the tug and prevent girting is called:
A. Gop rope
B. Ganger length
C. Kenter shackle
D. None of the above
21 When turning a bend with following tide which statement is TRUE:
. A. There is a danger of overshooting the turn and grounding on the
inner side
B. There is a danger of not completing the turn and grounding on the
outer side
C. The tide has no effect on the turn
D. None of the above
22 When turning a bend with head tide which of the statements is
. TRUE:
A. There is a danger of overshooting the turn and grounding on the
inner side
B. There is a danger of not completing the turn and grounding on the
outer side
C. The tide has no effect on the turn
D. None of the above
23 You are using the anchor to steady the bow while manoeuvering.
. You have the proper scope of anchor cable when:
A. bow is held in position with the engines on slow ahead
B. anchor is just touching the bottom
C. scope is not more than 5 times the depth
D. cable enters the water at an angle between 60º and 86 º from
horizontal
24 As the propeller turns, voids are formed on the trailing and leading
. edges of the propeller blades causing a loss of propulsive efficiency,
pitting of the blades and vibration. These voids are known as:
A. advance
B. cavitation
C. squat
D. slip
25 The biggest worries when proceeding at very slow speed is :
. A. the loss of rudder effectiveness and that the ship's heading cannot
be controlled
B. over consumption of fuel oil
C. set and drift will be significant
D. none of above