1.

A heavy hook-shaped device for holding a ship at rest in water, grips the ocean bottom and is
fastened to the ship by a chain.
a) Rudder
b) Anchor
c) Propeller
d) Chain

2.

Measured vertically at the middle length of the ship from the top of the keel to the top of the
beam at the side of the uppermost continuous deck.
a) Moulded depth
b) Moulded dimension
c) Freeboard draft
d) Mpoulded breadth

3.

The bulbous bow is fitted in an attempt to:

a) Make good stability
b) Reduce ship's resistance
c) run faster
d) increase ships resistance

4.

The total length from the forwardmost and the aftmost points of the vessels hull.
a) Length overall
b) Moulded draft
c) Moulded depth
d) length bet. Perpendiculars

5.

Are used primarily to provide structural strength, shelter, cargo, stowage, working spaces and
living quarters.
a) Main deck
b) Poop deck
c) Deck
d) Upper deck

6.

Which space below deck is designated for the stowage of cargo?

a) Cargo room
b) Cargo hold
c) Storage room
d) Compartment

7.

A machine
a)
b)
c)
d)

8.

This type of vessel specializes in the carriage of containerized cargoes

a) General cargo vessel
b) Ro-ro vessel
c) Container vessel
d) Bulk carrier

9.

A partial deck above the main deck located at the stern

a) Main deck
b) Forecastle
c) Quarter deck
d) Poop deck

used for lowering and hoisting the anchor

Winch
Windlass
Crane
Davit

10. Which of the following is the backbone of the ship?

a) Keel

b) Ships bottom
c) Bilge keel
d) Framing system
11. It is the most forward part of the ship and runs down to the keel
a) Stem
b) Stern
c) Aft side
d) Bow
12. A part of the ship which is used to steer the ship to port or starboard
a) Propeller
b) Screw
c) Rudder
d) Shaft
13. This part of
a)
b)
c)
d)

the ship is used to move the vessel forward or astern

Propeller
Screw
Rudder
Bow thruster

14. A point midway between the aft and forward perpendiculars.

a) Draft
c.) Amidships
b) Depth of hold
d.) length between perpendiculars

15. A machine used for lowering and hoisting the anchor

a) winch
c. Crane
b) Windlass
d. Davit
16.

A name given to any vertical partition, whether fore and aft or athwartships, which
separates different compartments or spaces from one another.
a. Tank top
b. plating
c. bulkhead
d. floor

17. Section
a.
b.
c.
d.

or shapes used for increasing the rigidity of plating, as bulkhead stiffeners.

stiffeners
stringer
girders
brackets

18. A transverse structural member of the ships framing. Beams as joints support the deck
against pressure that may be sustained from cargo or from masses of water falling thereon in
heavy weather.
a. stiffeners
b. stringer
c. beams
d. brackets

19. A ship frame consisting of a large number of relatively small, closely spaced, athwartship
frames, reinforced in the bottom by vertical floor plates and working in conjunction with widely
spaced, fore-and-aft, deep girders, such as the keel, longitudinal, and side stringers.
a. longitudinal frames
b. transverse frame
c. web frames
d. steel frames

20. The slamming down of the forward region onto the water is known as
a. Pounding
b. Rolling
c. Panting
d. Pitching
21. The pulsation in and out of the bow and stern plating as the ship alternately rises and plunges
deep into the water.
a. Pounding
b. Rolling
c. Panting
d. Pitching
22. Any of
a.
b.
c.
d.

the frames of a ship running fore and aft.

longitudinal frames
transverse frame
web frames
steel frames

23. A steel plate, usually of triangular shape, and commonly with a reinforcing flange, used to
stiffen or tie beam angles to bulkheads, frames to longitudinal, or any two structural parts
which meet at an angle, in order to strengthen the joint against flexure.
a. stiffeners
b. stringer
c. girders
d. brackets
24. Is a support beam used in construction, often have an I-beam cross section for strength, but
may also have a box shape, Z shape or other forms. It is the term used to denote the main
horizontal support of a structure which supports smaller beams.
a. stiffeners
b. stringer
c. girders
d. bracket
25. A collective term for the outer plating of a vessel, comprising bottom plating, bilge plating, and
side plating.
a. Shell plating
b. bulwark
c. bulkhead
d. floor

26. Is a special strake of the Strength Deck plating. It is the strake that connects the Strength Deck
to the Side Shell.
a. stiffeners
b. stringer
c. girders
d. brackets

27. Plating forming the top part of a double bottom. In cargo holds it is the flooring on which the
cargo rests. Also called the Inner bottom.
a. Tank top

b.
c.
d.

plating
bulkhead
floor

28. The shell and framework of the basic flotation-oriented part of a ship.
a. frames
b. deck
c. Hull
d. Keel
29. A structural member in the bottom of a ship, usually at every frame, and running athwartships
from bilge to bilge.
a. frames
b. floors
c. girders
d. brackets

30. A column supporting a deck beam or any other part of the structure in a vessel, usually
cylindrical, hollow or solid, or may be built up of riveted plates and bars.
a. Stiffeners
b. pillars
c. beams
d. brackets
31. What is a heavy deck fitting with smooth surface through which mooring lines are led to the
pier called.
a. bitts
b. cleats
c. Chocks
d. bollards
32. A cast
a.
b.
c.
d.

cylindrical steel post secured on a wharf or a pier used for mooring vessels is a ______.
pad eye
bollard
bitts
cleat

33. A vertical line perpendicular to the base line at a point designated by the naval architect.
Usually start from the most forward part of the summer loadline. R2
a.

forward perpendicular

b.

Length perpendicular

c.

length on the waterline

d.

after perpendicular

34. Vertical line at right angles to the base line at a point in the rudder post and the summer loadline. R2
a.

forward perpendicular

b.

Length perpendicular

c.

length on the waterline

d.

after perpendicular

35. A line painted on the side of the vessel to which the vessel sinks when carrying its full load. R2
a.

forward perpendicular

b.

Length perpendicular

c.

length on the waterline

d.

after perpendicular

36. The difference between the down and the upward forces, or for a ship the weight would be the downward force and the
buoyancy would be the upward thrust or force. R3
a.

strain

b.

compression

c.

shear

d.

tension

37. One of the transverse girders forming the ribs of the hull and extending from the keel to the highest continuous deck.
R4
a.

girders

b.

frames

c.

longitudinals

d.

beam

38. A structural member in the bottom of a ship, usually at every frame, and running athwartships
from bilge to bilge. R4
a.

girders

b.

frames

c.

longitudinals

d.

floors

39. An athwartship member of a vessels structure which supports deck plating and acts as a strut or tie connecting the
vessel sides. R4
a.

girders

b.

frames

c.

longitudinals

d.

beam

40. A heavy casting, forging, or weldment forming the after end of the ships structure, and
supporting the rudder, it serve as a frame for connecting the ends of the shell plating. R5
a.

girders

b.

stern frame

c.

longitudinals

d.

beam

41. That part of a rudder which acts as a vertical shaft through which the turning force of the steering gear is transmitted to
the rudder body. Also called rudder main piece. R5
a.

Rudder post

b.

rudder stock trunk

c.

rudder shaft

d.

rudder pintle

42. A term to fittings or devices guiding a rope or cable in the desired direction. R6
a.

chock

b.

bollard

c.

bitts

d.

fair lead

43. Are cylindrical object made of cast iron of steel, they are arranged in pairs, each pair mounted on a separate footing,
which turn in welded or bolted to the deck. Usually there is a set of bitts forward and abaft each chock. They are used
mainly for belaying mooring ropes. R6
a.

chock

b.

bollard

c.

bitts

d.

fair lead

44. Is a device consisting of a set of angled blades revolving around a hub to provide thrust? R7
a.

propeller

e.

rudder

f.

bulbous

g.

bow truster

CATCH UP PLAN ASSESSMENT

1.

_____ a triangular gusset (reinforcement) plate fitted between the decks or deck stringers just abaft
the stem, for the purpose of strengthening the bow framing. (A triangular shaped plate fitted between
decks connecting panting stringers in the bow for the purpose of rigidly fastening the stem and shell
plating.)

2.

_____ - a draining outlet set on deck to carry off rain or sea water overboard.
3._____ any vertical partition separating compartments and spaces.

4._____ Is ussually given while swinging, to indicate course on which the ship is to be stediedup or
maintained.
5.

_____ is the most forward part of the ship and runs down to the keel.

6.

_____ is the slamming down of the forward region of the vessel onto the water, as the whole vessel is
lifted in a seaway and the forepart is subject to severe blows from the sea.

7.

_____ a large tubular mast which supports a derrick and is used for handling cargo.

8.

_____ a pipe leading from deck to a bilge or any ships tank, down which a sounding rod may be
passes to ascertain the amount of water in the compartment.

9.

_____ one that is operated by the helmsman to control the movement of the rudder. Used to turn the
ship to starboard or port side.

10. _____ The rear part of a ship, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending
upwards from the counter to the taffrail.
11. _____ At right angles to the fore and aft or centerline of a ship
12. _____ includes the part of the structural framework which runs in a fore and aft direction and whose
chief function is to supply longitudinal strength.
13. _____ vacant space between two water tight bulkheads being the width of the ship, placed between
engine room and oil tanks as a fire precaution or between oil and water tanks to prevent pollution.
14. _____ a vertical plating welded around a hatchway which prevents water from gaining access into the
hold below.
15. _____ a pipe which anchor chain enters the chain locker.
16. _____ To steer on the ordered course.
17. _____ a generally rectangular opening in a ships deck which allows entry of cargoes into the
compartment below. Also called hatchway.
18. _____ a cylindrical pipe made of steel or iron. It is built in both sides of the stem to provide passage
for the anchor chain.
19. _____ is made up of the ribs of the body or the parts whose chief function is to give transverse or
athwartship strength
20. _____ refers to small derricks of various makes and usually used for hoisting and lowering lifeboat.
21. _____ refers to a crane or derrick and mast with a whip and tackle operated by a deck winch for
raising and lowering weights or cargoes. Used for loading or discharging cargo.
22. _____ uppermost deck on which lifeboat and other life-saving equipment may be stowed.
23. _____ an angle bar with unequal flanges. It differs from ordinary angles in having a bulb or rib at the
toe of the longest flange.

24. _____ the small compartment in the bottom of cargo hold, used to collect liquid residue.
25. _____ a ships floor, the principal component of a vessels structure. It consists of a plated surface
roughly horizontal, extending between the ships sides and resting on a tier of beams.
26. _____ a heavy casting, forging, or weldment forming the after end of the ships structure, and
supporting the rudder. It also serves as a frame for connecting the ends of the shell plating. Sometimes
called sternpost.
27. _____ Any of the beams supporting the deck plating or planking in the overhanging part of the stern
of a vessel. They radiate in fan shape from the transom beam to cant frames.
28. _____ - is the surface that forms the stern of a vessel. Transoms may be flat or curved and they may be
vertical, raked forward, also known as a retrouss or reverse transom, angling forward (toward the
bow) from the waterline to the deck, or raked aft, often simply called "raked", angling in the other
direction.
29. _____ an angle bar with single flange.
30. _____ a angle bar in which is wider than the other. Sometimes called Unequal Flange Bar or Unequal
Leg Bar.
31. _____ angle bar, which has both flanges of the same width.
32. _____ a rolled bar having a cross section shaped like a U, often used for frames, beams, bulkhead
stiffeners, and stanchions.
33. _____ a steel bar with a cross section like the letter T. Also called T beam.
34. _____ A small opening/access on deck going to next compartment.
35. _____ - The pulsation in and out of the bow and stern plating as the ship alternately rises and plunges
deep into the water.
36. _____ a heavy casting, forging, or weldment forming the after end of the ships structure, and
supporting the rudder, it serve as a frame for connecting the ends of the shell plating.
37. _____ the order require the helmsman to put the rudder on maximum rudder angle.
38. _____ To put the rudder angle on the degrees as ordered.
39. _____ Means to reduce the rudder angle. This may be given as ease to her 10 or 15.
40. _____ it means to out the rudder on the zero mark, no rudder angle.
41. _____ meaning to steady her upon the course she is heading when the order is given.
42. _____ steadies on ordered course but do not let the ship come (swing) to port
43. _____ steadies on ordered course but do not let the ship come (swing) to starboard.
44. _____ to respond by giving the course presently heading.
45. _____ - is a rotating fan like structure which is used to propel the ship by using the power generated
and transmitted by the main engine of the ship.
46. _____ the rear edge of a propeller.
47. _____ - the after surface of a propeller blade, which acts on the water to drive the vessel forward.
Also called driving face.

48. _____ - the area where the blade attaches to the hub.
49. _____ is a solid cylinder located at the center of the propeller.
50. _____ - is a strong cylindrical upright with roller and projection horn located on forecastle deck.
Used to guide or change the direction of a rope or wire in order to provide a straight to a mooring
winch gypsy.
51. _____ - the cover of the hub.
52. _____ - the edge of the blade that first cuts the water.
53. _____ - the side of the blade facing away from you while viewing from the vessels stern.
54. _____ the aftermost section of shafting which carries the propeller.
55. _____ - a composition bushing fitted at the after end of the stern tube on which the propeller shaft
bears.
56. _____ is a tube through which the propeller shaft passes, extending from the sternpost to the
stuffing box bulkhead.
57. _____ a hatch cover constructed of welded steel forming a series of small box girders, extending
over the entire width of the hatch opening.

58. _____- this are ships that carry mix kind of cargo in sacks, crates, bales, drums, coils, etc. And can
be identified by large hatches, equipped with cargo gears like derrick and crane. U2

59. _____- designed to allow the cargo in the shape of vehicles to be driven aboard over a ramp
lowered from either the stem or stern of the ship or from a side door or doors and from upper to
lower decks (and vice-versa) by means of internal portable ramps. U2

60. _____- the inward curvature of the side shell above the summer load line. U2
61. _____- curvature of decks in the longitudinal direction. It is the upward curvature of deck from
midships forwards & aft. U2

62. _____ is the distortion, deformity or weakness in a material due to excessive stress. U3

63. _____ - pressure or tension exerted on a piece of material or a structure. U3

64. _____ an athwartship member of a vessels structure which supports deck plating and acts as a
strut or tie connecting the vessel sides. U4
65. _____ a structural member in the bottom of a ship, usually at every frame, and running
athwartships from bilge to bilge. U4

66. _____ a plate , usually of triangular shape, provided for the purpose of rigidly connecting
intersecting structural members. Also called plate bracket, plate knee. U4
67. _____ a heavy casting, forging, or weldment forming the after end of the ships structure, and
supporting the rudder, it serve as a frame for connecting the ends of the shell plating.Sometimes
called Sternpost. U5
68. _____ - Tanks in the forward and after ends of a vessel. The principal use of peak tanks is in
trimming the ship. Their ballast is varied to meet required changes in trim. U5
69. _____ a term to fittings or devices guiding a rope or cable in the desired direction. U6

70. _____- is a device consisting of a set of angled blades revolving around a hub to provide thrust. U7

71. _____- a flat piece, of, metal, hinged vertically near the stern of a boat or ship for steering. U7

ESSAY:
1. Differentiate hogging and sagging and the conditions that give rise to them