Load Line - General Ship Knowledge PDF

: GSK – LOAD LINE – General Ship knowledge : Capt. Prabir kumar Mitra PRINCIPAL TRIDENT COLLEGE OF MARINE TECHNOLOGY LOAD LINE LR – the symbols of the classification society (Lloyds Register) by the side of the Plimsoll mark TF – Tr...

: GSK – LOAD LINE – General Ship knowledge : Capt. Prabir kumar Mitra PRINCIPAL TRIDENT COLLEGE OF MARINE TECHNOLOGY LOAD LINE LR – the symbols of the classification society (Lloyds Register) by the side of the Plimsoll mark TF – Tropical Fresh (water) F – Fresh Water T – Tropical (Sea Water) S – Summer (Sea Water) W – Winter (Sea Water) WNA – Winter North Atlantic (Sea Water) 1. The load line mark S stands for A. Sheer B. Summer (Correct Answer) C. Salt water D. Shell 2. A merchant ship is dry docked at intervals of A. 20 months B. 30 months (Correct Answer) C. 18 months D. 10 months 3. Deadweight of the ship is the A. Light weight of the ship B. Total weight of the ship C. Carrying capacity of the ship (Correct Answer) D. Ballast capacity of the ship 4. On the loadline marks 'S' stands for A. Single hull B. Sea water C. Salt water D. Summer (Correct Answer) 5. Match the word "DISPLACEMENT" with the most suitable word given below A. Deadweight plus light ship (Correct Answer) B. Tropical Fresh C. Timber load line D. Maximum summer loadline 6. Match the word "FREEBOARD" with the most suitable word given below A. Maximum summer loadline B. Reserve buoyancy (Correct Answer) C. Displacement plus light ship D. Timber load line 7. What is the diameter of Plimsoll circle A. 230 mm B. 300 mm (Correct Answer) C. 225 mm D. 200 mm 8. Match the word "TF" with the most suitable word given below A. Timber load line B. Maximum summer load line C. Tropical Fresh (Correct Answer) D. Deadweight plus light ship 9. The letters on either side of the Plimsoll mark are the identification marks of t A. Port of registry B. Classification Society (Correct Answer) C. Country D. Company 10. Loadline marks on a merchant ship are painted on each side A. Amidships (Correct Answer) B. Of accommodation C. On stern aft D. Of the bow forward 11. The letter 'IR' on either side of the Plimsoll mark stands for  A. Indian Register (Correct Answer) B. Ireland Register C. Indian Registrar D. International Register 12. A vessel loaded to her tropical displacement will be floating In s e a water at Her A. Tropical load line (Correct Answer) B. Summer load line C. Fresh water load line D. Winter load line 13. Match the word "LUMBER LOADLINE" with the most suitable word given below A. Tropical Fresh B. Timber load line (Correct Answer) C. Deadweight plus light ship D. Maximum summer load line 14. The load line mark 'T' stands for A. Tanker B. Tropical (Correct Answer) C. Trade D. Tested 15. The draft of a vessel is the distance A. From the water line to upper deck B. From the keel to the water line at forward and aft(Correct Answer) C. From the bulbous bow to the waterline  D. Between deck line and keel 16. Load line marks prefixed with the letter 'L' indicates; A. Liquid cargo load Line B. Lloyd load lines C. Container load line D. Timber load line (Correct Answer) 17. The load line mark 'F' stands for A. Fresh water (Correct Answer) B. Free board C. Forecastle D. Forward 18. A vessel can load to a deeper draft when is floating at her A. Winter load line B. Summer load line C. Tropical fresh water (Correct Answer) D. Tropical load line 19. The load line is a means of checking whether the vessel is A. Stable B. Heavily ballasted C. Unstable D. Overloaded (Correct Answer) 20. Match the word "PLIMSOLL MARK" with the most suitable word given below A. Maximum summer load line (Correct Answer) B. Timber load line C. Deadweight plus light ship D. Tropical Fish