MCQ SHIP HANDLING - SET 01

(25 Questions x 2 marks each = Total 50 marks)

01 You are going astern (single screw RH-FPP) with the anchor down at
. a scope of twice the depth of water. As the anchor dredges, you
expect:
A. stern to swing same side as the anchor being used
B. vessel to back in a straight line
C. stern to swing to port but at a reduced rate
D. stern to swing to port at a faster rate than normal
02 The bow thruster generally is ineffective at:
. A. over 3 knots headway
B. any speed astern
C. any speed ahead
D. over 1 knot sternway
03 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
04 You are 15 feet off a pier and berthing a vessel using only a bow
. breast line and a stern breast line. Once the slack is out of both lines
you begin to haul in on the bow breast line. What is the effect on the
vessel?
A. The bow will come in and the stern will go out
B. The bow and stern come in equally closer towards the pier
C. The bow will come in and the stern will remain the same distance
off the pier
D. The stern will come in and the bow will remain the same distance
off the pier
05 If your propeller is racing in rough weather, you should
. A. decrease your engine speed
B. ignore it
C. increase your engine speed
D. stop your engine until the rough weather passes
06 When a ship turns broadside to heavy seas and winds, thus exposing
. the ship to the dander of capsizing, the ship has
A. broached
B. heaved
C. trimmed
D. yawed
07 Which action reduces the yawing of a vessel in a following sea
. A. Increasing GM
B. Pumping out Aft Peak Tank
C. Pumping In Fore Peak Tank
D. Pumping In Aft Peak Tank
08 You are underway in heavy weather and your bow is into the seas.
. To prevent pounding, you should
A. change course in order to take the seas on the beam
B. decrease speed
C. increase speed
D. secure all loose gear
09 Most ships when drifting in calm water with negligible current will
. lie
A. bow to the wind
B. beam to the wind
C. stern to the wind
D. with wind on the quarter
10 The distance that a vessel travels from the time the order to put
. engines full astern until the vessel is dead in the water is known as
A. advance
B. head reach
C. surge
D. transfer
11 A common occurrence when a vessel is running into shallow water
. is that
A. the wake is less pronounced
B. the vessel is more responsive to the rudder
C. squat will cause a decrease in bottom clearance and an increase in
draft
D. All of the above
12 A vessel will squat when it proceeds underway
. A. only in deep water
B. only in shallow water
C. in all depths of water
D. only in narrow channels
13 When steaming through an anchorage a Master should
. A. avoid crossing close astern of anchored ships
B. avoid crossing close ahead of anchored ships
C. keep the ship moving at good speed to reduce set
D. transit only on a flood tide
14 Which shallow water effect will increase dramatically if you increase
. your ship's speed
A. Squatting
B. Smelling the Bottom
C. Sinkage
D. Bank cushion effect
15 You are making a sharp turn in a channel using a buoy four points
. on the bow to gauge your rate of turn. If you observe the buoy
moving aft relative to you what should you do ?
A. Increase your rate of turn
B. Decrease the rate of turn
C. Maintain a constant rate of turn
D. Decrease speed
16 When a vessel is making headway the position of the Pivot Point lies
. A. at midship
B. forward 0.25L from the bow
C. aft 0.25L from the stern
D. none of the above
17 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
18 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
19 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
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 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
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 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
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