NS101- Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Hull - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The main body of the ship.
Keel - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The spine of the ship. Runs from bow to stern.
Stem - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Forward end of the keel extending up the bow.
Stern post - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Aft end of the keel extending up the stern
Frames - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Ribs of the ship and fastened to the keel. Numbered
starting at the bow.
Longitudinal Frame - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Runs bow to the stern parallel to the keel
Plating - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The skin of the ship (Outer, Deck, Inner Bottom).
Bilge - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Lowest point on the ship and below the engineering
spaces. Slightly bowl shaped to collect fuel or other fluids that drip from the engineering
spaces.
Rudder - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Primary means of steering a ship.
Propeller - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Also known as a screw. Primary means of propulsion
on a ship.
Mast - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Mounting point for radar and telecommunication
equipment.
Bow - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The foremost point of the hull
,Stern - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The rear, or aft-most, point of the hull
Main Deck - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire
length of a vessel. Also known as the 1ST Deck
Weatherdeck - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Any portion of the main deck and level(s) that is
outside
Forecastle - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The part of the main deck that is forward of the mast.
Lifelines - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Lines erected around the edges of the main and
weatherdecks for the purposes of safety.
Waterline - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Where the hull meets the surface of the water
Freeboard - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Amount of hull that can be seen from the waterline to
the main deck. Measured in feet.
What is the height of the numbers used for draft indication and the distance between them? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔6 inches
Deck - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Nautical term for all floors that are below the main deck
Level - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Nautical term for all floors that are above the main deck.
Compartments - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Nautical term for rooms on a ship.
Bulkhead - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Nautical term for the interior walls of the ship
Overhead - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Nautical term for the ceilings inside a ship
, What are the components of a bull's-eye? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Deck or level, starting
frame, Number of compartments off of the centerline, Purpose of space, Starting frame
through ending frame, Division responsible
What are the lines called that moor a ship, given from bow to stern? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔bow line, aft bow spring line, forward bow spring line, aft quarter spring line, forward
quarter spring line, stern line
Cleat - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Consists of a double-ended pair of horns, used for
securing a line or wire.
Bitts - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Pairs of heavy vertical cylinders, used for making fast
lines led through chocks.
Bollard - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Strong cylindrical upright on a pier, about which a
mooring line is placed.
Chock - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Heavy fitting with smooth surfaces through which
mooring lines are led.
Padeye - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A metal plate with an "eye", attached to the deck to
distribute a load over a large area.
Capstan - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Separate vertical machinery units or part of the anchor
windlass around which lines are passed, commonly used in mooring and anchoring
evolutions.
How long is one shot of chain? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔15 fathoms = 90 feet
What is the color of the detachable link on the first shot? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔red
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Hull - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The main body of the ship.
Keel - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The spine of the ship. Runs from bow to stern.
Stem - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Forward end of the keel extending up the bow.
Stern post - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Aft end of the keel extending up the stern
Frames - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Ribs of the ship and fastened to the keel. Numbered
starting at the bow.
Longitudinal Frame - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Runs bow to the stern parallel to the keel
Plating - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The skin of the ship (Outer, Deck, Inner Bottom).
Bilge - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Lowest point on the ship and below the engineering
spaces. Slightly bowl shaped to collect fuel or other fluids that drip from the engineering
spaces.
Rudder - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Primary means of steering a ship.
Propeller - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Also known as a screw. Primary means of propulsion
on a ship.
Mast - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Mounting point for radar and telecommunication
equipment.
Bow - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The foremost point of the hull
,Stern - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The rear, or aft-most, point of the hull
Main Deck - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire
length of a vessel. Also known as the 1ST Deck
Weatherdeck - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Any portion of the main deck and level(s) that is
outside
Forecastle - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The part of the main deck that is forward of the mast.
Lifelines - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Lines erected around the edges of the main and
weatherdecks for the purposes of safety.
Waterline - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Where the hull meets the surface of the water
Freeboard - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Amount of hull that can be seen from the waterline to
the main deck. Measured in feet.
What is the height of the numbers used for draft indication and the distance between them? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔6 inches
Deck - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Nautical term for all floors that are below the main deck
Level - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Nautical term for all floors that are above the main deck.
Compartments - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Nautical term for rooms on a ship.
Bulkhead - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Nautical term for the interior walls of the ship
Overhead - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Nautical term for the ceilings inside a ship
, What are the components of a bull's-eye? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Deck or level, starting
frame, Number of compartments off of the centerline, Purpose of space, Starting frame
through ending frame, Division responsible
What are the lines called that moor a ship, given from bow to stern? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔bow line, aft bow spring line, forward bow spring line, aft quarter spring line, forward
quarter spring line, stern line
Cleat - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Consists of a double-ended pair of horns, used for
securing a line or wire.
Bitts - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Pairs of heavy vertical cylinders, used for making fast
lines led through chocks.
Bollard - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Strong cylindrical upright on a pier, about which a
mooring line is placed.
Chock - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Heavy fitting with smooth surfaces through which
mooring lines are led.
Padeye - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A metal plate with an "eye", attached to the deck to
distribute a load over a large area.
Capstan - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Separate vertical machinery units or part of the anchor
windlass around which lines are passed, commonly used in mooring and anchoring
evolutions.
How long is one shot of chain? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔15 fathoms = 90 feet
What is the color of the detachable link on the first shot? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔red
