Exam 1

Question 1

Vessel Prefix: GTS

Answer 1

Gas Turbine Ship

Question 2

How many area coefficients are there in ship design?

Answer 2

2

Question 3

What are the 2 types of volume coefficients in ship design?

Answer 3

1. Block coefficient

2. Prismatic coefficient

Question 4

PCTC

Answer 4

Pure Car and Truck Carrier

Question 5

How many volume coefficients are there in ship design?

Answer 5

2

Question 6

A _____ is the backbone of a ship.

Answer 6

Keel

Question 7

Vessel Prefix: S/V

Answer 7

Sailing Vessel

Question 8

The length of a ship measured from the extreme forward end to the aftermost point of the stern.

Answer 8

Length Over All (LOA)

Question 9

Vertical distance from the projected line of the top of the deck to the waterline

Answer 9

Freeboard

Question 10

What are the 3 types of linear ratios in ship design?

Answer 10

1. Length and Breadth Ratio
2. Length and Depth Ratio
3. Breadth and Depth Ratio

Question 11

Vessel Prefix: N/S

Answer 11

Nuclear Ship

Question 12

VLCC

Answer 12

Very Large Crude Carrier

Question 13

Vessel Prefix: M/V

Answer 13

Motor Vessel

Question 14

Defn: difference between Loaded displacement and Lightship Displacement

= Loaded displacement - Lightship displacement

Answer 14

Deadweight

Question 15

What are the 2 types of area coefficients in ship design

Answer 15

1. Waterplane coefficient

2. Midship Section coefficient

Question 16

____________ is the narrowing part of the underwater body of a ship, forward of the middle body section.

Answer 16

Entrance

Question 17

_____ or ________ means towards the bow end of a vessel.

Answer 17

Fore, Forward

Question 18

Vessel Prefix: S/S

Answer 18

Steam Ship

Question 19

A vertical line through the intersection of the stem with the load waterline.

Answer 19

Forward Perpendicular

Question 20

What is defined as the volume of the watertight portion of a ship above the waterline?

Answer 20

Reserve buoyancy

Question 21

Displacement at maximum allowable load

Answer 21

Loaded displacement

Question 22

Vertical distance from keel to the waterline.

Answer 22

Draft

Question 23

_____ or _______ means towards the stern end of a vessel.

Answer 23

Aft, After

Question 24

Total weight of the “empty” ship

Answer 24

Lightship displacement

Question 25

How many linear ratios are there in ship design?

Answer 25

3

Question 26

The purpose of a __________ _____ is to: | - Ensure that a ship has sufficient freeboard thus sufficient reserve buoyance

Answer 26

Plimsoll Mark

Question 27

The vertical deflection of a ship's hull where the hull is bent downward amidships.

Answer 27

Sagging

Question 28

A vertical line through the rudder stock or rudder post.

Answer 28

After Perpendicular

Question 29

What is the narrowing part of the underwater body of a ship, aft of the middle body section called?

Answer 29

Run

Question 30

Horizontal surfaces on a ship are called:

Answer 30

Decks

Question 31

A void or empty space separating two tanks on a vessel is referred to as a ____________.

Answer 31

Cofferdam

Question 32

______________ _____________ states that a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the displaced fluid.

Answer 32

Archimedes' Principle

Question 33

Vessel Prefix: R/V

Answer 33

Research Vessel

Question 34

What is the term used to describe preventing the passage of water?

Answer 34

Watertight

Question 35

= Deadweight - Ballast, fuel, provisions

Answer 35

Cargo capacity

Question 36

Vessel Prefix: M/T

Answer 36

Motor Tanker

Question 37

The center portion of a vessel is called:

Answer 37

Amidships

Question 38

Vessel Prefix: T/S

Answer 38

Training Ship

Question 39

PCC

Answer 39

Pure Car Carrier

Question 40

The vertical deflection of a ship's hull where the hull is bent upwards amidships.

Answer 40

Hogging

Question 41

Total weight of the ship and contents when afloat

Answer 41

Displacement

Question 42

ULCC

Answer 42

Ultra Large Crude Carrier

Question 43

The length of a ship measured from the forward perpendicular to the after perpendicular.

Answer 43

Length Between Perpendiculars (LBP)

Question 44

______ is the vertical distance from the keel to the line of the top deck.

Answer 44

Depth