Vessel Operations Quiz

Which of the following type of hull damage should be repaired FIRST

• Damage to interior watertight boundaries

• Damage below the waterline

• Damage in way of machinery room

• Damage at or just above the waterline

What action should be taken if a vessel takes a sudden severe list or trim from an unknown reason?

• Determine first the cause before taking countermeasures

• Delays the release of carbon dioxide into the engine room

• Controls the rate of discharge of carbon dioxide into the engine room

• Assume that the shift is due to off center loading

What action should be taken when entering a compartment which is on fire?

• you must wear rubber gloves

• the flames should be beaten back from the door with water fog

• a straight stream of water should be used to cool the fire fighters

• a straight stream of water should be used to cool the door

Yawning is the angular motion of the vessel about what axis?

• Transverse

• Centerline

• Longitudinal

• Vertical

The vessel has run hard aground in an area subject to heavy wave action. Backing full astern failed to free her. Which action should be taken next?

• Flood empty tanks to increase bottom pressure and prevent inshore creep.

• Shift weight aft to reduce the forward draft.

• Wait for high tide and then try backing.

• Continue backing to scour out the bottom.

The reserve buoyancy of a vessel varies directly with changes in the vessels:

• free surface

• none of the above

• rolling period

• freeboard

If your vessel has a starboard list after taking on fuel, you would transfer fuel

• aft

• to starboard

• forward

• to port

For any given ship's displacement, the volume of water displaced must depend upon the density of the water. If a ship moves from sea water into river water without change in displacement, what is the effect on draught?

• Slight increase in draught

• Large increase in draught

• No change in draught

• Slight decrease in draught

Horizontal fore or aft motion of a vessel while underway is known as

• Sway

• Surge

• Roll

• Pitch

If your vessel has a starboard list after taking on fuel, Where would you transfer fuel?

• aft

• to starboard

• forward

• to port