NS101 Final Test with complete solution

Stem - Answer-Forward end of the keel extending up the bow Stern Post - Answer-Aft end of the keel extending up the stern Propeller - Answer-Also known as a screw. Primary means of propulsion on a ship. Mast - Answer-Mounting point for radar and telecommunication equipment. Rudder - Answer-Primary means of steering a ship. Keel - Answer-The spine of the ship. Runs from bow to stern. Frames - Answer-Ribs of the ship and fastened to the keel. Numbered starting at the bow. Longitudinal Frames - Answer-Runs bow to the stern parallel to the keel. Plating - Answer-The skin of the ship Bilge - Answer-Lowest point on the ship and below the engineering spaces. Slightly bowl shaped to collect fuel and other fluids that drip from the engineering spaces. Main Deck - Answer-The uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a vessel. Also known as the 1ST Deck. Weatherdeck - Answer-Any portion of the main deck and level(s) that is outside. Lifelines - Answer-Lines erected around the edges of the main and weatherdecks for the purposes of safety. Waterline - Answer-Where the hull meets the surface of the water.Freeboard - Answer-Amount of hull that can be seen from the waterline to the main deck. Measured in feet. Forecastle - Answer-The part of the main deck that is forward of the mast. Length Overall (LOA) - Answer-Total length of the ship from bow to stern. Length at the Waterline - Answer-Length of the ship under the water. Draft - Answer-Vertical distance from waterline to keel, measured in feet. Indicates depth of water needed for ship to float. Changes as the ship burns or takes on fuel, stores, weapons, etc. Trim - Answer-The relationship between fore and aft draft. "in trim," "down by the bow" List - Answer-Balance of the ship. "Listing port" or "Listing Starboard" True of False A Deck is the nautical term for all floors that are above the main deck. - Answer-False. A level is the nautical term for all floors above the main deck. Line is measured by? - Answer-Circumference Combination rope is measured by? - Answer-Diameter True of false Breast lines run at right angels from the ship and control forward and aft movement. - Answer-False Breast lines run at right angels from the ship and control distance from the pier. Spring lines control forward and aft movement.Why do we dip the eye? - Answer-To allow either line to be cast off without removing both times from a bollard.