[5580]It is apparent that there was not sufficient depth of water ______ and I claim that the estimated arrival draft as radioed to the agent to report to you was a close one．
A. for my vessel crossing safely
B. my vessel is to cross safely
C. for my vessel to cross safely
D. for my vessel's crossing safely
KEY: C
[4017]PORT A BIT SLUGGISH means that port rudder ______.
A. answers very well
B. rudder answers all right
C. answers slow
D. answers fast
KEY: C
[4464]The best way to lift many small articles aboard your vessel is with a ______.
A. pallet
B. barrel hook
C. spreader
D. snotter
KEY: A
[4085]The Consol navigation system，used in Russian and Northern European waters，can be used ______.
A. for precise navigation in coastal waters
B. by measuring the phase difference of the dots and dashes
C. as an aid to ocean navigation
D. if the vessel is fitted with a special Consol receiver
KEY: C
[6043]The major components which determine the length of a catenary in a deployed anchor cable are cable tension , water depth and ______.
A. bottom conditions
B. water temperature
C. cable weight
D. water density
KEY: C
[1342] Radar beacons are transmitters designed to produce a ___ on the screens of ship’s radar sets.
A. incorrect image
B. distinctive image
C. pictorial image
D. pictographic image
[3462]Another name for the garboard strake is the ______.
A. A strake
B. Z strake
C. side keel plate
D. stringer plate
KEY: A
[4421]On which type davit does the davit head stay at the same height?
A. Radial
B. Sheath-screw
C. Quadrantal
D. Gravity
KEY: A
The lifeboats on your vessel are stowed on cradles on deck and are handled by sheath-screw boom davits．Which of the following statements about launching a boat is TRUE ________．
A．The boat should be hoisted a few inches clear of the cradle before cranking out the davits
B．The inboard gripes should be cast off before the outboard gripes
C．The outboard section of the cradle must be released
D．The tricing pendants will automatically bring the boat alongside at the embarkation deck
KEY C
3．The error in the measurement of the altitude of a celestial body,caused
by refraction,increases as the ______.
A.horizontal parallax decreases 地平视差减少
B.observer's height above sea level increases 观测者的高度在海平面以
上增加
C.humidity of the atmosphere decreases 大气的湿度减少
D.altitude of the body decreases 天体高度降低
KEY:D 误差在测量天体高度中,由于折射,随天体高度的降低而增加
22． What is a CORRECT reply to a pilot's request，'How's your heading'?
A.Steady
B...Eased to 10° rudder
C...Checked
D...Passing 50°
13． The port gangway caught on a ________ on the wharf and was severely damaged．
A.bollard
B...bitt
C...stem
D...keel
23．Your vessel is docking, but not yet alongside.Which line will be the
most useful when maneuvering the vessel alongside the pier?______.
