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Seamanship Exam Practice Questions
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Freeboard is a measure of? - Answer✔✔-The amount of reserve buoyancy
What factor has the greatest effect on the value of free surface correction? - Answer✔✔-Width of the
tank
A vessel going from salt water to fresh water would? - Answer✔✔-Decrease her free board
All of the following characteristics concerning a large GM are correct except? - Answer✔✔-There is less
safety in case of flooding
The most effective way to limit free surface effects would be to increase the number of? - Answer✔✔-
Longitudinal bulkheads
Free communication effect is in direct proportion to? - Answer✔✔-Width and length of space
When a weight is shifted down, which of the following takes place? - Answer✔✔-Metacentric height
increases
The amount of freeboard affects the? - Answer✔✔-Amount of reserve buoyancy of the vessel and range
of stability of a vessel
Free communication affects in flooding can be removed to most advantage if? - Answer✔✔-Completely
flood ff center deep tanks
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Change of trim can be calculated by? - Answer✔✔-Dividing the trimming moment by MTI
The situation expected of a vessel with large GM will? - Answer✔✔-Have more resistance to listing
If the trim and KG of the ship will remain but free surface correction of the fuel oil is reduced, what
happens to the GM? - Answer✔✔-increases
How can you improve the initial stability Of your vessel - Answer✔✔-filling double bottom tanks, adding
weight below, removing loose water
How would you make the rolling of a stiff vessel comfortable? - Answer✔✔-Concentrate weight on upper
wing tween deck
Under which circumstances may a metacentric height can be considered an indication of a vessel's
stability? - Answer✔✔-For small angle of inclination
GM is the measure of? - Answer✔✔-The initial stability of the vessel
At any given draft, the TPI of a vessel can be found by dividing the area of water plane by? - Answer✔✔-
420
If additional weight is added above the center of gravity, the vessel will: - Answer✔✔-Reduce reserve
buoyancy
How many volume of sea water will increase the vessel's displacement by 1 ton? - Answer✔✔-35 cu ft
Which does not affect the correction for free surface? - Answer✔✔-Registered tonnage
The volume of all watertight enclosed spaces above waterline is called - Answer✔✔-Reserve buoyancy
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