Q
Nautical
uestions
Deck
Queries
Prepared by NMC Deck
Examination Team
1.
Which of the following would cause an increase in the draft of the vessel?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Discharging100tonsofcargo
Shifting100tonsofcargovertically10feet
Enteringshallowwater
Transitingfromfreshtosaltwater
2. What information can the Vessel Cargo Securing manual provide?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Thetestweightofthevessel'scranes
Thesafeworkingloadofthevessellashinggear
Operationaltestdataforthevessel'shatchcoversfromtheclassifcationsociety
Alistofcargothevesseliscapableoftransporting
3.
When a hurricane passes over colder water or land and loses its tropical characteristics, the storm becomes
.
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.
Both International & Inland. Which statement is true concerning risk of collision?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Ahigh-pressurearea
Anextratropicallow-pressuresystem
A tropical storm
Aneasterlywave
Thestand-onvesselmustkeepoutofthewayoftheothervesselwhenriskofcollisionexists.
Riskofcollisionalwaysexistswhentwovesselspasswithinonemileofeachother.
Riskofcollisionalwaysexistswhenthecompassbearingofanapproachingvesselischangingappreciably.
Riskofcollisionmayexistwhenthecompassbearingofanapproachingvesselischangingappreciably.
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Summer 2013
Proceedings
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