轮机英语2013大管轮题库.doc

◆The distance between the bottom of the hull and the waterline is called ____. A. tonnage B.reserve buoyancy C. draft D.freeboard ◆For an upright vessel, draft is the vertical distance between the keel and the ____. A. waterline B.freeboard deck C. Plimsoll mark D.amidships section ◆he trim of a vessel is the ____. A. value of the mean draft B. degree of list C. amount of roll D. difference in fore and aft drafts ◆The difference between the starboard and port drafts caused by a transverse shift in weight is ____. A. list B. heel C. trim首尾吃水差 D. flotation ◆When a ship in loaded condition floats at arbitrary water line, its displacement is to the relevant mass of water displace A. equal B. larger C. smaller D. equivalent ◆The displacement of a ship is to the total weight, all told, of the relevant loaded ship. A. larger B. equal C. smaller D. equivalent ◆If the buoyant force on a ship’s hull is equal to or greater than the displacement tonnage, the ship will ____. A. require ballast added to only the port side tanks B. be down by the head C. sink D. float ◆You may improve a vessel’s stability by ____. A. keeping the fuel tanks topped off B. increasing the free surface effect C. keeping the fuel tanks at least haft full D. keeping at least one fuel tank empty for slops ◆The stability of a vessel is normally the greatest when all fuel and water tanks are full because the ____. A. center of gravity is lowered B. center of buoyancy is lowered C. reserve buoyancy is unchanged D. hull freeboard is increased ◆The depth of the ship below waterline measured vertically to the lowest part of the hull is called . A. trim B. lean C. draft D. tonnage ◆In using reduction gears to obtain efficient propeller speeds, . A. they must be located at the after end of the engine B. they can only be used with one engine at a time C. they eliminate the need for controllable pitch propellers D. they are connect