101)The difference between the starboard and port drafts due to wind or seas is called __________.

A) list
B) heel
C) trim
D) flotation
Answer-B

102)Forces within a vessel have caused a difference between the starboard and port drafts. This
difference is called __________.
A) list
B) heel
C) trim
D) flotation
Answer-A

103)The maximum mean draft to which a vessel may be safely loaded is called __________.
A) mean draft
B) calculated draft
C) deep draft
D) load line draft
Answer-D

104)That center around which a vessel trims is called the __________.

A) tipping center
B) center of buoyancy
C) center of gravity
D) turning center
Answer-A

105)The distance between the bottom of the hull and the waterline is called __________.
A) tonnage
B) reserve buoyancy

C) draft
D) freeboard
Answer-C

106)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
Answer-A

107)After transferring a weight forward on a vessel, the draft at the center of flotation will
__________.
A) change, depending on the location of the LCG
B) increase
C) decrease
D) remain constant
Answer-D

108)The average of the forward and after drafts is the __________.

A) mean draft
B) true mean draft
C) mean of the calculated drafts
D) draft at the center of flotation
Answer-A
109)In order to calculate the TPI of a vessel, for any given draft, it is necessary to divide the area of
the waterplane by __________.
A) 35.0
B) 120.0
C) 240.0
D) 420.0
Answer-D

110)As the displacement of a vessel increases, the detrimental effect of free surface __________.
A) increases
B) decreases
C) remains the same
D) may increase or decrease depending on the fineness of the vessel's form
Answer-B

111)When displacement increases, the free surface corrections for slack tanks __________.
A) increase
B) decrease
C) are directly proportional
D) remain unchanged
Answer-B

112) When displacement increases, the free surface moments of slack tanks __________.
A) increase
B) decrease
C) are inversely proportional
D) remain unchanged
Answer-D

113)A tank 36 ft. by 36 ft. by 6 ft. is filled with water to a depth of 5 ft. If a bulkhead is placed in the
center of the tank running fore-and-aft along the 36-foot axis, how will the value of the moment of
inertia of the free surface be affected?
A) The moment of inertia would remain unchanged.
B) The moment of inertia would be 1/4 its original value.
C) The moment of inertia would be 1/2 the original value.
D) None of the above
Answer-B

114)Many vessels are provided with flume tanks, which also have a dump tank located under the
flume tanks. In the event the ship is damaged, you could dump the flume tanks into the dump tank
which would __________.

A) reduce the free surface effect and raise the KG

B) not have any effect on free surface and raise the KG
C) reduce the free surface effect and lower the KG
D) not have any effect on free surface and lower the KG
Answer-C

115)Which statement about the free surface correction is TRUE?

A) It is added to the uncorrected GM to arrive at the corrected available GM.
B) It is obtained by dividing the free surface moments by 12 times the volume of displacement.
C) It is obtained by dividing the total free surface by the total vertical moments.
D) It is subtracted from the total longitudinal moments before dividing by displacement to find LCG.
Answer-B
16)Reducing free surfaces has the effect of lowering the __________.
A) uncorrected KG
B) virtual height of the center of gravity
C) metacenter
D) metacentric height
Answer-B

117)Increasing free surfaces has the effect of raising the __________.

A) uncorrected KG
B) virtual height of the center of gravity
C) metacenter
D) metacentric height
Answer-B

118)Subtracting FSCT from KGT yields __________.

A) BL
B) GMT
C) FSCT
D) KG
Answer-D

119)Adding the FSCL to KG yields __________.

A) KM
B) GM
C) KGT
D) KGL
Answer-D

120)The effects of free surface on initial stability depend upon the dimensions of the surface of the
free liquids and the __________.
A) volume of liquid in the tank
B) volume of displacement of the vessel
C) location of the tank in the vessel
D) height of the center of gravity of the vessel
Answer-

121)The effects of free surface on initial stability depend upon the dimensions of the surface of the
free liquids and the __________.
A) volume of liquid in the tank
B) volume of displacement of the vessel
C) location of the tank in the vessel
D) height of the center of gravity of the vessel
Answer-B

122)The free surface effects of a partially full liquid tank decrease with increased __________.
A) density of the liquid
B) placement of the tank above the keel
C) displacement volume of the vessel
D) size of the surface area in the tank
Answer-C

123)The free surface correction depends upon the dimensions of the surface of the free liquid and the
__________.
A) volume of liquid in the tank

B) displacement of the vessel

C) location of the tank in the vessel
D) height of the center of gravity of the vessel
Answer-B

1) Reserve buoyancy is more in

(a)fresh water (b)sea water (c)brakish water (d) remains same
22)The edge of the propeller which cuts the water first, when the ship is driven ahead is known as
A. Face
B. Trailing edge
C. Leading edge
D. Driving edge
23)The mass of a ship without cargo, fuel, stores, water, crew etc that a ship carries is known as:
A. Deadweight
B. Lightweight
C. Displacement
D. Tonnage
24)The angular movement of a vessel about a horizontal line drawn from its stern is
a. pitching
b.rolling
c.heaving
d.swaying
25)the horizontal port, or starboard movement of a vessel is called
a.yaw
b.sway
c.surge
d.heave
26) when a vessel is floating upright, the distance from the keel to the metacentre is called the
a. metacentre differential
b. height of the baseline
c. height of the metacentre
d. righting arm
27) cyclic up and down movement of vessel along the vertical axis
a. heaving
b. yawing
c. swaying
d. piching

28) rolling is the angular motion of the vessel about what axis?
a. longitudinal
b. transverse
c. vertical
d. centreline
29) when the height of the metacenter has the same value as the height of the centre of gravity, the
metacentric height is equal to
a. height of the metacentre
b. height of the centre of gravity
c. same as half the height of the metacentre
d. zero

30) movement of ship about an imaginary line joining aft and fore perpendicular is?
a. piching
b. heaving
c. sway
d. roll

31) the stability of a vessel is normally the greatest when all fuel and water tanks are full because the
a. centre of gravity is lowered
b. centre of buoyancy is lowered
c. reserve buoyancy is unchanged
d. hull freeboard is increased

32) what is the usual effect of moving weight from the main deck to a position lower in the vessel?
a. the stability of the vessel is increased

b. the trim of the vessel is changed substantiall

c. the stability of the vessel is significantly decreased.
d. the vessel will list in proportion to the volume of the cargo shifted

33) the inclined experiment conducted on a merchant ship is the method for determining the exact location of the
a. ships displacement in seawater
b. position of the ships centre of gravity
c. . position of the ships centre of buoyancy
d. position of the ships metacentre

34) vessel stability can be adversely affected by

a. increasing the free surface effect
b. decreasing the free surface effect
c. ballasting down by the blow
d. ballasting doen by the stern

35) the difference between the initial trim and the trim after loading is known as?
a.trim
b. change of trim
c. final trim
d. change of draft

36) after transferring a weight forward on avessel the draft at the centre of flotation will?
a. change depending on the location of the LCG

b. increase
c. drecrease
d. remain constant

37) a vessel list and trims from its centre of floatation.

38) which action will affect the trim of a vessel moving a weight forward.