单选题You must shift a weight from the upper tween deck to the lower hold. This shift will（）.A make the vessel more tenderB make the vessel stifferC increase the rolling periodD decrease the metacentric height

During cargo operations，your vessel develops a list due to the center of gravity rising above the transverse metacenter．To correct the list，you should ______．

A.Shift weight to the high side

B.Shift weight to the centerline

C.Add weight in the lower holds or double bottoms

D.Remove weight from the lower holds or double bottoms

A set of interior steps on a ship leading up to a deck from below is known as ______．

A.A companion way

B.Tween-decks

C.Stairs

D.Any of the above are acceptable

A situation has occurred where it becomes necessary for you to be towed. What action should be taken to prevent your vessel from yawing? ______.

A.Shift weight to the bow

B.Shift weight to the center of the boat

C.Shift weight to the stern

D.Throw excess weight overboard

Which statement about the deck line is TRUE ________．

A.The top of the deck line is marked at the highest point of the freeboard deck，including camber，at the midships point

B.A vessel with wooden planks on a steel deck will have the deck line marked at the intersection of the upper line of the wood sheathing with the side shell

C.The deck edge is marked at the intersection of the freeboard deck with the side shell，at the lowest point of sheer，with the vessel at even trim

D.On a vessel with a rounded stringer-sheer plate，the deck line is marked where the stringer plate turns down from the plane of the deck line

In order to minimize the effects of a tender vessel，when carrying a cargo of lumber，you should ______．

A.Maximize your deck load

B.Distribute lumber so that those stowing most compactly per unit of weight are in the upper holds

C.Place the heaviest woods in the lower holds

D.Keep the vessel's frame spaces free from lumber

To determine the weight capacity of a deck in a cargo hold，you would refer to the ______．

A.Deadweight scale

B.Deck capacity plan

C.Cubic capacity tables

D.General arrangement plan

To "shore up" the main deck for the stowage of deck cargo means to ______.

A.weld pad eyes on deck in proper position to secure the cargo

B.strengthen the main deck by placing pillars underneath it in the tween-decks

C.distribute the weight of the cargo by placing fore-and-aft planks on the main deck

D.package the cargo in wooden crates so it will not damage the deck

______:the vertical distance measured on the vessel’s side amidships from the load water line to the upper side of the freeboard deck or a point corresponding to it.

A.Buoyancy

B.Freeboard

C.Draft

D.Displacement