Deck General - 2 Flashcards
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A shore is a piece of securing dunnage that .
runs from a low supporting level up to the cargo at an angle
A short splice in a line .
doubles the size of the line
A short ton is a unit of weight consisting of .
2,000 pounds
A single fitting installed in a pipeline that either blanks off the pipe or allows a full flow passage of a liquid through the pipe is referred to as a
.
spectacle flange
A single-screw vessel going ahead tends to turn more rapidly to port because of propeller .
sidewise force
A situation has occurred in which your vessel must be towed. When the towing vessel passes the towing line to you, you should secure the line
.
to the forward- most bitts
A situation has occurred where it becomes necessary for you to be towed. What action should be taken to prevent your vessel from yawing?
Shift weight to the stern
A six-strand composite rope made up of alternate fiber and wire strands around a fiber core is called
.
spring lay
A sling is a device used in
.
hoisting cargo aboard a vessel
A sling is rigged on a piece of pipe weighing 1000 lbs. The angle between the sling legs is 140° and the legs are of equal length. What stress is exerted on each sling leg when the pipe is lifted?
1462 lbs.
A small light tackle with blocks of steel or wood that is used for miscellaneous small jobs is called a .
handy billy
A smooth, tapered pin, usually of wood, used to open up the strands of a rope for splicing is called a(n)
.
fid
A snag or other underwater obstruction may form a .
V-shaped ripple with the point of the V pointing upstream
A snatch block is a .
hinged block
A snatch block would most likely be used as a .
fairlead
A spreader bar is used to
.
protect the upper part of a load
A spring line leads .
fore and aft from the ship’s side
A stage should only be rigged
.
over the open water
A standard net barrel of petroleum products is .
42 gallons at 60°F
A stopper used in securing the ground tackle for sea that consists of a grab attached to a turnbuckle is a
.
devil’s claw
A stream of water immediately surrounding a moving vessel’s hull, flowing in the same direction as the vessel is known as .
wake current
A sufficient amount of chain must be veered when anchoring a vessel to ensure .
the anchor flukes bite into the ocean bottom
A survey of refrigerated cargo, to certify that proper methods of stowage were utilized, can be conducted by the
.
National Cargo Bureau
A tackle is “two blocked” when the blocks are .
jammed together