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Deck General - USCG Exam Questions

Seamanship in the broad sense: marlinespike, ground tackle and anchoring, mooring and towing, weather, stability basics, and day-to-day vessel operations.

Every question below is a real U.S. Coast Guard exam question with four choices. Answer one and the correct choice is revealed instantly, with the USCG reference and illustration where the question uses one.

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Questions 1–100 of 2,572 · page 1 of 26

  1. #1 "Avast" means ___________________ .
  2. #2 "Block stowage" means ____________________ .
  3. #3 "Cribbing" is ___________________ .
  4. #4 "Ease the rudder" means to ____________________ .
  5. #5 "Free pratique" means that ____________________ .
  6. #6 "Hanging a barge off" means to ____________________ .
  7. #7 "Hard right rudder" means ____________________ .
  8. #8 "Herringbone" is a term associated with ____________________ .
  9. #9 "Ice blink" is ___________________ .
  10. #10 "Limber" is a term associated with ____________________ .
  11. #11 "Seiche" is defined as a(n) ____________________ .
  12. #12 "White Line" is made from ____________________ .
  13. #13 A "barrel" is a unit of liquid measure equivalent to ____________________.
  14. #14 A "bowline" is used to ___________________ .
  15. #15 A "check" line is ___________________ .
  16. #16 A "chock" is a ___________________ .
  17. #17 A "contra-guide" is a type of ____________________ .
  18. #18 A "dangerous cargo manifest" is needed for you to carry a combustible cargo. You should obtain the shipping papers to make this "manifest" from the __...
  19. #19 A "figure eight" knot is used to ____________________ .
  20. #20 A "gypsy" or "gypsyhead" is a ____________________ .
  21. #21 A "liner" in riveted construction of a vessel is a(n) ____________________.
  22. #22 A "loose" tow may cause all of the following EXCEPT ____________________.
  23. #23 A "Mediterranean moor" should be used when ____________________.
  24. #24 A "sheepshank" is used to ____________________ .
  25. #25 A "skiff hook" is a device used to ____________________
  26. #26 A "spring line" is a ___________________ .
  27. #27 A "stopper" is ___________________ .
  28. #28 A "strongback" refers to a ____________________ .
  29. #29 A "wet cargo" refers to ___________________ .
  30. #30 A "whipping" is ___________________ .
  31. #31 A 150-meter vessel is proceeding down the course of a narrow channel in the Great Lakes System. A 60- meter vessel is starting to cross the channel. W...
  32. #32 A 30,000 DWT tankship is required to have an IOPP certificate when ___________________ .
  33. #33 A 6x12, two-inch wire rope has ____________________ .
  34. #34 A 6x19 wire rope would be ____________________ .
  35. #35 A 750 foot passenger vessel operating on the Great Lakes, not subject to SOLAS regulations, is required to carry how many ring life buoys?
  36. #36 A ballasted vessel sinks enroute to a dry dock. Under these circumstances, the vessel's owner can claim ____________________ .
  37. #37 A band or collar on the top end of a boom to which the topping lift, midships guy, and outboard guys are secured, is called the ___________________ .
  38. #38 A bench hook is used for ____________________ .
  39. #39 A block and tackle is "rove to advantage". This means that the ___________________ .
  40. #40 A block that can be opened at the hook or shackle end to receive a bight of the line is a ____________________ .
  41. #41 A bollard is found on the ____________________ .
  42. #42 A breeches buoy is being rigged from the shore to a stranded vessel. The initial shot line passed to the vessel is normally made fast to a ___________...
  43. #43 A bridle for an ocean tow consists of ____________________ .
  44. #44 A butt is indicated by which letter? illustration
  45. #45 A cargo exception would appear on ____________________ .
  46. #46 A cargo of 10,000 barrels of gasoline is loaded at a temperature of 90_°F, and a cargo temperature of 55_°F, is expected on this voyage. It has a coef...
  47. #47 A cargo of canned foodstuff is packed in cartons. Each carton is 36 cubic feet and weighs 340 pounds. The stowage factor of the cargo is _____________...
  48. #48 A cargo of canned foodstuffs is packed in cartons. Each carton is 36 cubic feet and weighs 380 pounds. What is the stowage factor of the cargo?
  49. #49 A cargo of fuel oil is loaded whose temperature is 66_°F. API gravity is 36_°. The volume correction factor (VCF) is .0005. A cargo temperature of 80_...
  50. #50 A cargo of fuel oil is loaded whose temperature is 66_°F. API gravity is 36_°. The volume correction factor (VCF) is .0005. A cargo temperature of 80_...
  51. #51 A cargo of oil has a coefficient of expansion of .0005 per degree F. If this cargo is loaded at 70_°F, and a cargo temperature of 90_°F is expected at...
  52. #52 A cargo that has a stowage factor over 40 is known as a ____________________ .
  53. #53 A carling is used aboard ship ____________________ .
  54. #54 A case received for shipment has the markings shown. Each carton measures 13" X 15" X 23". What is the total cubic capacity the entire consignment wil... illustration
  55. #55 A case received for shipment has the markings shown. Each carton measures 13" X 15" X 23". What is the total cubic capacity the entire consignment wil... illustration
  56. #56 A case received for shipment is marked as shown. The portion of the symbol indicated by the letter A is ____________________. illustration
  57. #57 A chain bridle is preferable to a wire rope towing bridle on a long ocean tow because chain ____________________.
  58. #58 A chain bridle is used when towing astern because it ____________________.
  59. #59 A chain stripper is used to ____________________ .
  60. #60 A change of a documented vessel's name can only be made by the ___________________ .
  61. #61 A channel is stated as having a controlling depth of 38 feet. Which statement is TRUE?
  62. #62 A charterer is unable to complete the loading of a vessel during the lay days specified in the charter party. Under these circumstances, the _________...
  63. #63 A Chinese stopper (two lines) will hold best when you ____________________.
  64. #64 A chock ___________________ .
  65. #65 A claim for cargo damages may be held against the ship owner if such damage is the result of failure of the ship's officers to ___________________ .
  66. #66 A clause in the charter party requires a vessel's owner to pay dispatch money when the vessel ____________________.
  67. #67 A combustible liquid with a flash point of 90_°F would be grade ___________________ .
  68. #68 A common class of wire rope is the 6X37 class. What does the 37 represent?
  69. #69 A common occurrence when a vessel is running into shallow water is that ___________________ .
  70. #70 A complaint of unseaworthiness by a majority of crew members to the American Consul is found to be justified after a survey is completed. Who must pay...
  71. #71 A condition where two currents meet at the downstream end of a middle bar can be determined by a ____________________ .
  72. #72 A continual worsening of the list or trim indicates ____________________.
  73. #73 A Contract of Affreightment covering the movement of a particular cargo from one designated port to another at a specified rate for each ton of goods...
  74. #74 A contract of affreightment is a ____________________ .
  75. #75 A copy of the Articles of Agreement, less the signatures, is required to be posted. This document is called the ___________________ .
  76. #76 A crack in the deck plating of a vessel may be temporarily prevented from increasing in length by ____________________.
  77. #77 A crew has signed on for a 3-month voyage. Fourteen days into the voyage a seaman is improperly discharged at the first port of call. How much pay is...
  78. #78 A crew member has just fallen overboard off your port side. Which action should you take?
  79. #79 A Danforth lightweight anchor does NOT hold well in which type of bottom?
  80. #80 A deck beam does NOT ____________________ .
  81. #81 A deck fitting, used to secure line or wire rope, consisting of a single body with two protruding horns is called a ___________________ .
  82. #82 A declaration made by the Master before a U.S. Consul, giving particulars regarding heavy weather or other incidents which may have caused damage to t...
  83. #83 A deep draft VLCC (100,000 DWT+) navigating in a narrow channel or canal ____________________ .
  84. #84 A deepwell pump is a type of ____________________ .
  85. #85 A Deratization Exemption Certificate is valid for a period of ___________________ .
  86. #86 A design modification of an anchor chain which prevents kinking is the ___________________ .
  87. #87 A device used to tighten up remaining slack in wire rope when you are making up to a tow in inland waters is a ___________________ .
  88. #88 A disadvantage of using chain lashing on heavy vehicles aboard Ro-Ro vessels is that ____________________ .
  89. #89 A disadvantage of using chain lashing on heavy vehicles aboard Ro-Ro vessels is that it ____________________ .
  90. #90 A disadvantage of using chain lashing on heavy vehicles aboard Ro-Ro vessels is that it is ____________________.
  91. #91 A disk with a horizontal line through its center, equivalent to the summer load line, is called the ____________________.
  92. #92 A document used to indicate suspected cargo damage caused by rough weather would be the ____________________.
  93. #93 A document which has a list of names, birthplaces, and residences of persons employed on a merchant vessel bound from a U.S. port on a foreign voyage...
  94. #94 A drift lead indicates that the vessel is dragging anchor when the line is ____________________ .
  95. #95 A face line is used to ___________________ .
  96. #96 A fid is a ___________________ .
  97. #97 A fire has damaged 20 bales of cotton on a freighter loaded with general cargo. This claim would come under ____________________ .
  98. #98 A flammable liquid having a Reid vapor pressure of 8_½ P.S.I.A. or less and a flash point of 80_°F or below is grade ___________________ .
  99. #99 A grapnel is a ___________________ .
  100. #100 A Great Lakes bulk ore vessel would use an "Iron Deckhand" to assist in ___________________ .

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