单选题 You may improve a vessel' stability by _____.
A、A. keeping the fuel tanks topped off
B、B. increasing the free surface effect
C、C. keeping the fuel tanks at least half full
D、D. keeping at least one fuel tank empty for slops
单选题 The _____ steering gear is now the most widely applied.
A、A. steam
B、B. electric
C、C. electro-hydraulic
D、D. hydraulic
单选题 The ship of 70,000 DWT here means ______.
A、A. its maximum discharging capacity
B、B. its maximum weight
C、C. its maximum discharging capacity deducting ship's own weight
D、D. its maximum cargo weight
单选题 In dry docking repair, the hull of a ship will be descaled and repainted thoroughly from the _____ to deck.
A、A. keel
B、В. waterline
C、C. boardside
D、D. bridge
单选题 The abbreviation GM is used to represent the _____.
A、A. height of the metacenter
B、B. fighting arm
C、C. righting moment
D、D. metacentric height
单选题 The trim of a vessel is the _____.
A、A. value of the mean draft
B、B. degree of list
C、C. amount of roll
D、D. difference in fore and aft drafts
单选题 If the buoyant force on a ship's hull is equal to or greater than the displacement tonnage, the ship will _____.
A、A. require ballast added to only the port side tanks
B、B. be down by the head
C、C. sink
D、D. float
单选题 The structural members of the hull extending in a fore and aft direction are called _____.
A、A. frames
B、B. joiners
C、C. longitudinals
D、D. knees