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protection against sun and weather? Awning
2. What is the term applied where one flange of a bar is bent to form an acute angle with
the other flange? Bevel closed
3. Which is a black tarlike' composition largely asphalt containing such other ingredients as
rosin, portland cement, slaked lime, petroleum that is used as a protective coating in
ballast and trimming tanks, chain lockers, shaft alleys, etc.? Bitumastic
4. What is the term applied where one flange of a bar is bent to form an obtuse angle with
the other flange? Bevel Open
5. Which of the following is a block having two sheaves of different diameters, placed in
the same plane one above the other? Block Fiddle
6. Which is a single sheave block having one side of the frame hinged so that it can be
opened to allow the bight of a rope to be placed on the sheave, thus avoiding the
necessity of threading the end of the rope through the swallow of the block?
Block Snatch
7. Which is a half shell block with a single sheave bolted to a mast or other object which
serves as the other half shell? Block cheek
8. Which of the following is an outside area on a vessel's hull from bow to stern between
certain waterlines to which special air, water, and grease-resisting paint is applied?
Boot topping
9. Which of the following is a structure built up around a mast from the deck to support
the heel bearings of booms and to provide proper working clearances when a number of
booms are installed on or around one mast?Boom table
10. Which is a piece of plate adjoining the hawse hole, to prevent the chafing of the hawser
against the cheek of a ship's bow? Bolster plate
11. Which is a triangular-shaped plate fitted parallel to and between decks or side stringers
in the bow for the purpose of rigidly fastening together the peak frames, stem, and
outside plating? Breast hook
12. Which is a spar projecting forward over the bow for the purpose of holding the lower
ends of the head sails? Bow sprit
13. Which of the following is a gangplank usually fitted with rollers at the end resting on the
wharf to allow for the movement of the vessel with the tide? Brow
14. Which of the following is a distortion, such as a bulge; to become distorted; to bend out
of its own plane? Buckle
15. Which is a departure of a plate, shape, or stanchion from its designed plane or axis when
subjected to load? Buckling
16. Which of the following is a four- to six-inch angle bar welded temporarily to floors,
plates, webs, etc. It is used as a hold-fast which, with the aid of a bolt, pulls objects up
close in fitting? Cup
17. What are pieces of timber of which a frame in a wood ship is composed called?
Futtocks
18. Which is an inclined platform, fitted at the intersection of the forward weather deck and
the shell, for stowing an anchor? Billboard
19. A pumproom is suspected of accumulating gases after a ventilation machinery
breakdown. Where should the combustible gas indicator case be placed when testing
the pumproom atmosphere for combustible gases? On the deck outside the pumproom
20. What is generally, but not exclusively, applied to various devices used to prevent water
from entering hawse and chain pipes, etc.? Buckler
21. Which of the following is a hatchway or opening in a deck provided with a set of steps or
ladders leading from one deck level to another for the use of personnel?
Companionway
22. Which of the following is a support of wood or metal shaped to fit the object which is
stowed upon it? Cradle
23. What is the comprehensive term used for all ropes of whatever size or kind on board a
ship? Cordage
24. What are foundations of heavy blocks and timbers for supporting a vessel during the
period of construction? Cribbing
25. Which of the following is a riveted joint in which the ends of the connected members
are brought into metal-to-metal contact by grinding and pulling tight by clips or other
means before the rivets are driven? Close butt
26. The lower end of a vessel's stem which is stepped on the keel and the point in the
forward end of the keel about which the boat pivots in an endwise launching is called
_______. Farefoot
27. Which of the following are strips of timber, metal, or boards fastened to frames, joists,
etc., in order to bring their faces to the required shape or level, for attachment of
sheathing, ceiling, flooring, etc.? Furrings
28. Which of the following is a frame that is bent to fit around the boss in the way of a stern
tube or shaft? Frame, Boss
29. What language shall the issuing country use in medical certificates ?
30. In case of accident ______ the risk of sinking, all effective measures shall be taken to
steer clear of the fairway to avoid ______ the traffic? involving/impeding
31. An accident came ______ my mind when I saw the broken case? to
32. What is the curve representing vertical sections parallel to the central longitudinal
vertical plane of the bow end of a ship? Bow lines
33. What is the term applied to boards or a movable platform used in transferring
passengers or cargo from a vessel to or from a dock? Gangplank
34. After being rescued from the vessel accident, the people agreed that they had much to
______. thank
35. How can the error be corrected when writing in the official log book?
Cross out the error with a single line and rewrite the entry correctly