Week 5 MSAP BSMT Safe Handling & Stowage 2

1. The piping that routes and oil cargo from the manifold directly to a cargo tank and serves only one tank is known as a

Tank drop

2. Battens are fitted in cargo holds across the frames of the vessel from the turn of the bilge upward. The purpose of these Cargo battens is

To prevent cargo from coming in contact with the vessel’s frames or shell plating

3. A cargo of caned stuff is packaged in cartoons. Each cartoon is 36 cubic feet and weight 340 lbs. the stowage factor of the cargo is

237

- Compressed, liquefied or dissolved gases are classified as

Class 2

- For vessels fitted with cargo gear, an initial test of the units under the proof load shall be conducted. Subsequent tests and exams of the same nature shall be carried out at what time interval?

4 years

- On a crane, the load chart relates the allowable load to the combination of boom length and

Load radius

- Sometimes it is desirable to connect a member of both by riveting and welding. Which statement is TRUE concerning this procedure?

The welding must be completed before riveting commences

- Corrosive liquids and acids should have what kind of level?

White

1 The piping that routes and oil cargo from the manifold directly to a cargo tank and serves only one tank is known as a

Tank drop

2 Battens are fitted in cargo holds across the frames of the vessel from the turn of the bilge upward. The purpose of these Cargo battens is

To prevent cargo from coming in contact with the vessel's frames or shell plating

- Odorous cargoes are those that

Give off fumes that may damage other cargoes

- The purpose of the inclining experiment is to

Determine the lightweight center of gravity location

- Which of the following actions is first priority on a ship that is damaged, no list nor trim with short rolling period and the freeboard is reduced by 3 meters?

Pump out amidship centertanks ballast

- What authorities arranged the order of merit of ships built according to the standard of seaworthiness?

Classification society

- What position in a storm is a ship to bring the wind on starboard quarter, note the course and hold on that course?

Navigable semicircle

- What is the tendency of the opening of the vessel to be compressed or closed?

Racking stress

- How is the test conducted on both the collision bulkhead, at the forepeak bulkhead and the aft peak bulkhead?

Filling the peak tanks with water to loadline levels

- How long will a 12 knot steamer normally complete one circle turn at full rudder angle?

8 minutes

- Which of the following compartment refers to a compartment loaded and trimmed at the highest possible level of bulk grain as required by regulation?

Filled

- What part of the running riggings of the derricks is used in lowering or hoisting the cargo without moving the derrick?

Cargo runner

- What is a long narrow navigable channel within an ice field?

Lead

- Which bulkhead is the vessel's immediate protection in the event of a broken stern tube?

After peak

- In ship handling as the beam of the vessel increases for a given length, it is apparent that directional stability

Decreases

- How are SWL clearly done before using pulley blocks in hoisting or lowering?

Stamped

- What type of substance or chemical is used for fumigation called rat-proofing?

Sodium flouracetate

In what regulations can you find regulations concerning stowage, lashing and securing of cargoes?

Loadline

What happens when the main engine is in bridge control?

Watch officer personally regulates engine RPM

How will a reverse current relay prevent DC generator system of the following?

Tripping the circuit breaker

The advantage of sewing derrick system is which of the following?

All of these

What is the cause to the vessel subjected to pitching and racing of engine, longitudinal stresses, slamming and pounding at the fore end when the vessel is steaming ahead to sea?

Wave impact

Which of the following surveys is an initial survey other than the classification in surveys for the first entry?

Classification During construction

What is the percentage of loss in headway for every corresponding change in degrees of heading as a rule of thumb in handling of VLCC?

25-30 percent / 90 deg.

What is said of the vessel which temporarily discontinue the voyage and maneuver the vessel to rid out the storm due to the stress of weather?

Heave-to

What doors are classified as the strongest doors among the doors?

Watertight

What is the minimum distance for effective segregation of compatible cargo in order not to interact dangerously in case of accident?

3 meters

What isolates the vibration from diesel engines and engine-driven equipment from the hull structures?

Flexible engine mountings

What should have been done of split or other retaining devices for the nuts of pivot bolts when doing repairs in cargo gears?

Replaced

The use of aluminum alloy in a structure can result in reduction of how many percent of the weight of an equivalent steel structure?

60

What is the ability of a material which has been deformed in some way to return to its original shape and size after the deforming force has been removed?

Elasticity

What method is assumed that the flooded compartment has free communication with the sea in solving the effect of flooding on transverse stability and the buoyancy of the flooded space is lost?

Lost buoyancy

Where does operational pollution by tankers of all sizes result from?

All of these

How many times the depth of the water is normally used in anchoring to hold the ship in normal weather conditions?

5

What bulkheads subdivide the ship into independent compartments to limit the extent for flooding?

Transverse watertight

What provision shall be regarded for a safe margin of stability at all stages of voyages?

Any of these

What must be accurately determined to assess potential progressive flooding after a vessel is damaged?

The integrity of the watertight boundaries

Which doors usually have lever type, quick-acting closures?

Airtight

Where should the crew restrict their movement when they are not participating in the fumigation of the ship?

Safe space for occupancy

- IMO Grain Regulations assumes a pattern of grain movement in void spaces above the grain surface for what reason?

Rise to adverse heeling moment

- What operation is done in tankers anchored in deep water and another ship alongside to receive cargo?

Ship to ship transfer

- Who can give the best information on the nature and extent of the damage of the ship?

Personnel on the scene of damage

- What is the ultimate purpose of the anchor?

Hold the bow up against the wind

- Who carries out the tests of cranes or hoist and accessory gears?

Shore firms

- Which of the following is an appropriate maneuver to keep the ship close to the berth without tugs?

Engine working ahead very slow on the spring

- What is the effect of water density to draft of the vessel from the river to sea?

Decrease

- What is drawn to give the immersed area of transverse section to any draft and may be used to determine the longitudinal distribution of buoyancy?

Bonjean curves

- "Surface current" is associated with what component force?

Horizontal

- Which has the purpose to provide emergency power to the lightening distribution panel?

Automatic bus transfer

What would be the effect when plugging the holes below the waterline?

Reduce the entry of water as much as possible

In accordance with the International Load Line convention (1966), which became effective in July 1968, load lines were established for all new vessels of what length?

150 grosstons or over if they engaged in foreign voyages

Relative density of a substance is the number of times that any volume of the substance is heavier than an equal volume of pure fresh water at a temperature of

4°C

Every lashing should be provided with a tightening device or system so placed that it can safely and efficiently operate when required. The load to be produced by tightening device or system should not be less than

27 kN in the horizontal part

The load to be produced by the tightening device or system should not be less than

16 kN in the vertical part

The maximum spacing of the lashings for loose or packaged sawn timber should be determined by the maximum height of the timber deck cargo in the vicinity of lashings

for a height of 4m and below, the spacing should be 3m

For a height of above 4m, the maximum spacing of lashing for loose or packaged sawn timber should be

3.0 m.

The timber deck cargo should be secured throughout by independent lashing spaced not more than apart

3 m.

All lashings and components used for securing should possess a breaking strength of not less than

133 kN

A metal ring on the bottom of a block to which the standing part of a tackle is spliced is known as a (an)

Becket

A block that can be opened at the hook or shackle end to receive a bight of the line is a

Snatch lock

A snatch block would most likely be used as a

Fairlead

When a block and tackle is "ROVE TO ADVANTAGE", this means that the

Hauling part leads through the movable block

To draw both blocks of a tackle apart is called

Fleeting

The standing part of a tackle is

That part of the falls made fast to one of the blocks

The sheave diameter to be used with a 3-inch manila rope is

6 inches

Open or partially opened hatches should not be

Covered with tarpaulins

Binder chains used to lash down deck cargo may be shortened by

Load binders or turnbuckles

Which of the following statements is true about hooks and shackles?

Shackles are stronger than hooks of the same diameter

Using the "house fall" method of cargo handling

All of the above

With a yard-and-stay rig

One boom plumbs directly over the hatch; the other boom extends over the wharf

The effects of the free surface on initial stability depend upon the dimensions of the surface of the free liquids and the

Volume of displacement

Which practice should be followed while loading a tanker?

When closing valves, close them down, then open one or more two turns, and re-close

The stress brought by the uneven distribution of weight all along the entire length of the vessel

Shearing

The space or tanks formed by the bottom shell plating on the inner bottom or tank top.

Double bottom

A term applied to a fore and aft girder running along the side of the ship and also to the outboard strake of plating on any deck.

Stringer

It is outer watertight covering the hull. The purpose is to provide longitudinal strength and to bind the whole vessel together.

Shell plating

Form the foundation for the decks, they are situated athwartship from side to side of the vessel.

Deck Beams

- The pulsation in and out of the bow and stern plating as the ship alternately rises and plunges deep into the water

Panting

- If the result of loading a vessel is an increase in the height of the center of gravity, there will always be an increase in the

Vertical moments

- If the VCG of the ship rises 1.7 feet, the GZ for the various inclinations will

Decrease

- When using a multiple-part wire rope tackle such as purchase on a jumbo, the greatest load occurs when

The hauling part because it must absorb the frictional losses of all the sheaves

- What type of rudder may lose its effectiveness at angles of 10 or more degrees?

Balance

- You are in a tank wearing the fresh air breathing apparatus and you desire to return topside. How many tugs of the lifeline mean, "Take up slack"?

Three

- You are making a heavy lift with the jumbo boom. Your vessel displaces 18,000 T. The 50-ton weight is on the pier, and its center is 75 feet to starboard of the centerline. The head of the boom is 112 feet above the baseline, and the center of gravity of the lift when stowed on deck will be 56 feet above the baseline. As the jumbo boom takes the strain, the ship list is 3.5 degrees. What is the GM when the cargo is stowed?

3.56 feet

- Your ship of 12,000 tons displacement has a center of gravity 21.5 feet above the keel. You run aground and estimate the weight aground is 2500 tons. The virtual rise in the center of gravity is

5.66 feet

- A cargo of 40 tons is to be lifted with a boom located 40 feet from the ship's centerline. The ship's displacement including the suspended cargo is 8,000 tons and the GM is 2 feet with cargo suspended. What will the list of the vessel be with the cargo suspended?

5.7 degrees

- Which of the following could result in an incorrect oxygen concentration reading on the oxygen indicator?

Exposure to carbon dioxide for more than 10 minutes

- In the presence of external forces, the center of buoyancy of an inclined vessel is vertically aligned with the

Metacenter

- The KG of the vessel is found by dividing the displacement into the

Sum of the vertical moments of the vessel

- The stability which exists after the unintentional flooding of a compartment is called

Damaged stability

- You are required to fill out the cargo distance form. At 0800, your mean draft was 34-10 and at 1700 your draft was 28-10 forward and 28-08 aft. What quantity of cargo has the vessel discharged if the TPI is 70?

5110 tons

- The free surface effects of a partially-full tank in a floating vessel increase with the

Surface area of the fluid in the tank