INS FINALLLLL (Capt Tortora) Past Paper PDF

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United States Merchant Marine Academy

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This document is a maritime exam paper. It contains questions on topics relating to ship operations, safety, navigation, cargo handling, and regulations. The questions require a working knowledge of maritime terminology and conventions.

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***INS FINALLLLL (CAPT Tortora)*** 1. The merchant marine is vital to the us economy bc - All of the above 2. Which of the 5 modes is the most flexible - Trucking 3. The merchant marine is vital to the us world economy - All of the above 4. Cubic ft in registered ton - 100 5. I...

***INS FINALLLLL (CAPT Tortora)*** 1. The merchant marine is vital to the us economy bc - All of the above 2. Which of the 5 modes is the most flexible - Trucking 3. The merchant marine is vital to the us world economy - All of the above 4. Cubic ft in registered ton - 100 5. Intermodal transportation is made possible bc - Containers 6. What method to support weight of ship - Hydrostatic displacement 7. Which of the following rudder commands is put rudder over 30 degrees - Full rudder 8. Block and tackle rigged to advantage - Hauling part moves through moveable part 9. Figure 8 knot - Stopper 10. Bowline - Form temporary eye 11. Hard rudder - All the way 12. A licensced officer who answers straight to the captain - Chief mate 13. 6 white lienghts, then red, then 6 white - 6 shots 14. A ship without schedule - Tramp 15. Before watch officer does - All of the above 16. Examine figure C - Forward spring line (4) 17. Examine figure D - Riding chok 5 - Hause pipe 6 18. Examine figure F - Shank 7 - Fluke 2 19. Short piece of line to hold tension on mooring for bitts is - Stopper 20. Which type of fitting can be found on ship and on pier to make mooring line - Cleat 21. When dropping your anchor, you open the brake of the anchor windless, you close it and you see 4 red links and some other shit how many shots on deck - 4 shots 22. You hear anchors away on radio - The anchor is no longer touching the bottom 23. The two horned stell fitting on the ship which the mooring lines are made fast to is known as - Bitts 24. What is the difference between load displacement of 30000 and light displacement of 10000 pounds - Deadweight tonnage of 20000 25. Individuals who inspect ships to determine their seaworthiness - Marine surveyers 26. See figure B - FWA: F-S 27. Figure M - Correct way tot secure wire rope with wire clips: M-3 28. Displacement refers to: - Number of tons displaced by 29. Sheave: - Grooved wheel in a block 30. Freeing ports on a vessel with solid bulwarks - Allow water to be shipped off decks 31. Tug boats assist large ships when they are mooring by - All of the above 32. Examine Figure t - Block C: Single Luf 33. What is the metal ring at the bottom of a block that tackle is attached to - Becket 34. Vessels quarter is - Either side of stern ( think of a dog) 35. Too keep it from twisting when a person climbs it, the battens are attached every..... - Pilot ladder 36. According to the CFR, the acom ladder must also be rigged in combo with pilot ladder - 9 meters 37. According to the CFR, whenever the pilot comes aboard, they must be met by - Licensed deck officer 38. Examine Figure J - Veil- 7 - Lower plaquard- 9 - Batten: not part of acom ladder 39. What is the length of the spreader (twist batten) - 5 ft 10 When inspecting wire rope look for - All of the above The rusting of steel can be stopped by painting over it: F In order for primer to do something IDK - All of the above Which is not a component of paint - Acid What is part of natural line - Lay If you are operating a lifeboat and you hear the bosun say Avast - STOP Lay of line refers to - Twist in strands Steel fittings with handles used to force the fittings of the watertight door - Dogs A relative bearing of 3 pts on the port bow - 1 If a pipe or hose was rigged from one side to another - Athwart ships When underway on a merchant ship, where do you fly the ensign from - Gaff In port where do you fly ensign - Flagstaff What flies on bow in port - Jack staff (jack) on union jack Any vertical inclined set of steps - Ladder Examine G - \#1: port quarter A strong wire rope used to support a mast athwart ships - Shroud The common turn for small ropes - Small stuff Two types of Dry dock used to take hulls out of the water are called - Floating - Graving If a watchstander believes that the relief isn't fit for duty he must - Inform officer of watch A square vertical flag - Pilot IS aboard What flag would a merchant ship fly to indicate dangerous cargo - Red, bravo The first engineer went from the upper boat deck to the engine room he went - Below If you are instructed to climb the main mast for the navigation lights you - Aloft When a merchant ship is moored, its national ensign is flown from - Flag staff from 8am to sunset (stern) Which knot would be used to secure a smaller circumference line to a larger circumference line - Sheet bend Examine figure L - Square knot: W Rope larger than 1. 75 diameter is called - Idk You know a lines material, circumference, you look up its strain and safety faster, how do you determine the SWL - Divide by 2000 multiply by 7 What type of shackle would you use to secure a bosun chair when persons are working aloft - Anchor safety shackle Examine figure T - Block and tackle with mechanical advantage of 2: D The wheel like component of a block that rotates is called a - sheave using the same type of construction, which of the following make the line with the greatest breaking strength - High Motus polyethylene The strongest natural fiber rope is - Manilla The most stretchy and dangerous with snap back - Nylon Something - Turnbuckle When a seaman is assigned as a lookout he or she can have no other duties - True When a seaman is a helmsman they can have no other duties - False When securing for sea, which must be done - All of the above Each entry in the garbage record book is signed by the officer on watch - True The order given by the master must be repeated by the helmsmen - True While on anchor watch, you observe the anchor chain alternates from heavy to light chain - The anchor isn't holding the bottom If you have a 6 by 37 wire rope, what is the 6 reffering to - Number of strands The crain operator must follow signals from only the signal period except - Emergency stop Taglines should be attached to the line and load to - To prevent the load from swinging or lifting What statement is true about crane safety - All of the above The function of load lines painted on the side of every ship - Deepest legal draft to be seen Examine figure K - Which lettered item indicates hoist up: k-1 - Stop: k-16 - Swing or slew the boom: k-10 When is it permissible to throw plastic over the side - Never What marpol annex concerns ships garbage - 5 Freeboard is used as an indication of - Reserve buoyancy Which of the following is not a marpol special area - Pacific ocean

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