D. outside of the scheme
120.The traffic separation scheme is probably leading in ________ direction. A. NW-SE B. N-S C. E-W D. NE-SW
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Sudden steering system failure of an oil tanker led to collision with a passing bulk carrier in the Baltic Sea. The collision resulted in serious damage to both vessels and spillage of 2，700 tonnes of fuel oil from the tanker. The cause of the sudden steering failure could not be established. Small passing distance (0.5 miles) between the two vessels precluded effective avoidance action being taken on both vessels. Both vessels unnecessarily restricted their passing distance by choosing the deepwater route although their relatively shallow draft permitted them to use the recommended directions of traffic flow outside the deepwater route.
Vessels should avoid using deepwater routes when their draft permits them to use a traffic separation scheme. OOW should remain at heightened alert when passing another vessel at close range and should be vigilant(警惕) for equipment failure and unexpected response from own or other vessel including interaction between vessels passing each other at close distances. 121.What happened in the story?
A. An oil tanker grounded and spilled a large quantity of oil
B. A bulk carrier collided with a sunken rock and spilled some fuel oil C. An oil tanker collided with a bulk carrier and spilled some fuel oil D. A bulk carrier collided with an oil tanker and spilled some fuel oil 122.Which of the following statements is true?
A. Improper maintenance led to the steering system failure B. Both vessels took effective avoidance action
C. There was not sufficient depth of water in the channel D. Both vessels chose the deepwater route
123.Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Vessels shall never use deepwater routes B. OOW shall always keep a sharp lookout
C. OOW shall be watchful for the equipment failure
D. OOW shall be careful at the response from other vessel 124.Which of the following may be the cause of the accident?
A. Sudden steering failure B. Restricted passing distances C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor B
Passage 32
An aircraft lift on board RFA Argus was loaded beyond its safe working load of 18.4 tonnes. There were no injuries to any personnel，or material damage to the ship or its equipment.
During a planned stay in port，500 compressed CO2 cylinders were required to be landed. These were normally stowed on a lower deck and needed to be transferred to the weather deck before being taken ashore. Before the vessel's arrival in port，the planned operation was discussed between various officers and senior ratings，one of whom was to supervise final discharge of the cylinders from the ship.
Once in port，a senior rating gave instructions to three juniors to transfer a number of cylinders to the weather deck. He then left them alone to load the cylinders onto the platform of an aircraft lift. The cylinders weighed 19.95 tonnes，which was greater than they had been instructed to load. In addition to this excess weight they added a fork lift truck weighing 5.5 tonnes. The lift was then raised.
When it reached the weather deck，the lift was unable to stow at the correct level. When investigated it was discovered that the load of both CO2 bottles and the fork lift truck was greater than its safe working load (SWL) and this had prevented the locking cleats at the flight deck (weather deck) engaging. The lift was taken out of service for testing and inspection.
125.The safe working load of the aircraft lift is ________ tonnes. A. 18.4 B. 19.95 C. 5.5 D. 500
126.The aircraft lift was overloaded by a weight which is ________ more than its SWL A. 1.55 B. 3.95 C. 5.5 D. 7.05
127.It was the ________ that had prevented the locking cleats at the flight deck (weather deck) engaging. A. fork lift B. CO2 bottles
C. overloaded weight D. the three juniors 128.It is implied in the passage that ________.
A. the lift should be raised slowly to avoid the accident.
B. the aircraft lift on board RFA Argus should be driven by super power
C. the senior rating should give instructions in more detail to the three juniors to transfer a number of cylinders to the weather deck.
D. if the unloading operation was supervised by an officer who has sufficient experience of the loads，lifting equipment and the overall operation，the accident would had been avoided.
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The objective of lashing the coils is to form one large，immovable block of units in the hold by lashing them together.
In general，strip coils in three end rows in the top tier should be lashed. To prevent fore-and-aft shifting in the top tier of bare-wound coils group-lashing should not be applied due to their fragile nature；the end row of a top tier should be secured by dunnage and wires，which are to be tightened from side to side，and by additional wires to the bulkhead. When coils are fully loaded over the entire bottom space and are well shored，no lashings are required except for locking coils.
The lashings can be of a conventional type using wire steel band or any equivalent means. Conventional lashings should consist of wires having sufficient tensile strength. The first tier should be chocked. It should be possible to re-tighten the lashings during the voyage. Wire lashings should be protected against damage from sharp edges.
If there are few coils，or a single coil only，they should be adequately secured to the ship，by placing them in cradles，by wedging，or by shoring and then lashing to prevent transverse and longitudinal movement. 129.The locking coil is ________. A. a coil secured by shorings B. a coil placed in cradle
C. a coil used to secure other coils D. a coil secured by wedgings
1302.The general objective of lashing coils is to prevent them from ________. A. transverse and longitudinal movement B. rolling in the hold C. vertical movement D. fore-and-aft shifting
131.When coils are fully loaded over tanktop and are well shored，________.
A. three end rows in the top tier should be lashed B. no lashings are required except for locking coils C. they should be secured to the ship by wedging D. they should be placed in cradles
132.If there is a single coil，its securing should be done by ________. A. placing it in cradle and then lashing it B. shoring it and then placing it in cradle
C. placing it in cradle，wedging it，shoring it and lashing it D. lashing the three end rows
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As for sub-contracting and indemnity，the Repairer shall be entitled to sub-contract on any terms the whole or any part of the Works and any and all acts or things that are in the opinion of the Repairer necessary or desirable to carry out and complete the Works.
The Customer undertakes that no claim or allegation shall be made against any person by whomsoever the Works is performed or undertaken (including all sub-contractors of the Repairer)，other than the Repairer，which imposes or attempts to impose upon any such person any liability whatsoever in connection with the Works，whether or not arising out of negligence on the part of such person and，if any such claim or allegation should nevertheless be made，to indemnify the Repairer against all consequences thereof. 133.If a claim is made by the Customer against a sub-contractor，________.
A. the sub-contractor shall indemnify the Repairer against all consequences thereof B. the Customer shall indemnify the sub-contractor against all consequences thereof C. the sub-contractor shall indemnify the Customer against all consequences thereof D. the Customer shall indemnify the Repairer against all consequences thereof 134.Accoring to this passage，________ is true.
A. the Customer undertakes not to make claims or allegations against the Repairer B. the Repairer undertakes not to make claims or allegations against the Customer C. the Customer undertakes not to make claims or allegations against a sub-contractor D. the Repairer undertakes not to make claims or allegations against a sub-contractor
135.The Repairer is entitled to sub-contract to ________on any terms all things that are in his opinion necessary to complete the Works.
A. any person B. the Customer C. a claimer D. an alleger 136.This passage is likely extracted from ________.
A. a B/L B. Gencon
C. Baltime D. a Ship Repair Contract
Passage 35
Whilst proper care must be taken with the stowage of all iron and steel，cargoes of pig iron，steel billets，round bars and pipes are particularly difficult to secure effectively. In the upper tween decks of many two and three deck ships the absence of hatch coamings more than a few inches high adds to the difficulty of securing pig iron and billets carried abreast the hatchways and there appears to be a greater risk of cargo shifting in these spaces than in the lower holds. The most effective way to secure these cargoes is to level them and over stow them with other suitable cargo. The over stow should have sufficient rigidity or weight to act as a positive preventative to the movement of pig iron，steel billets，bars，etc. Large quantities of uncovered pig iron or billets should not be carried in the upper-tween decks with the intention of obtaining an unduly low metacentric height since this
does not eliminate the risk of cargo shifting and may endanger the ship if it does shift.
137.Where the pig iron，steel billets，round bars and pipes are stowed in ________ of a ship，their risk of shifting is the greatest.
A. the upper tween deck B. the lower tween deck C. the lower hold
D. in any tween deck without hatch coamings
138.The most effective way to stow such cargoes as pig iron，steel billets，round bars and pipes is to _______. A. place them in the upper tween deck
B. over stow them with sufficient rigidity or weight to act as a positive preventative to the movement C. lower the metacenter of the ship
D. obtain an unduly low metacentric height
139.It will endanger the ship if the pig iron，steel billets，round bars and pipes ________. A. have no risk of shifting
B. are over stowed with other cargoes of sufficient rigidity or weight C. are stowed in lower hold D. shift
140.This passage is likely extracted from ________.
A. a B/L B. Gencon
C. Baltime D. a Ship Repair Contract
Passage 36
With one possible exception，activity in the Dover Strait during the closing hours of 5 May 1998 was normal. It was a dark clear night，the wind was west-south-west force 5 to 6 and traffic was moving easily both ways in the traffic separation scheme. As so often happens a \of the south-west bound lane. It was not identified.
The only additional，but by no means unusual，activity that night was a cross channel survey by the 1，774gt survey vessel STM Atria. She was traversing the channel between a position off St Margaret's Bay and the Belgian coast. She was showing the lights of a vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre，red white and red all round lights，and also displaying an orange flashing light. Regular traffic information about her activities was broadcast by the CNIS every hour. She was making good between 4 and 5 knots. 141.The traffic separation scheme ________ in the Dover Strait.
A. was not established B. will be established C. was in operation D. was removed 142.STM Atria was ________.
A. a \ B. a survey vessel C. CNIS D. Dover Strait 143.The speed of the survey vessel is between ________ knots. A. 4 and 5 B. 5 and 6 C. 6 and 7 D. 7 and 8 144.The ship heading north-east ________.
A. was in the wrong lane of the traffic separation scheme B. was carrying out survey operations C. did not carry any cargo on board D. was a pirate boat
Passage 37
The bulk carrier，long recognized as the workhorse of the world merchant fleet，has over the years had its design refined and optimized on the basis of previous successful experience. This provided what many considered to be a relatively uncomplicated and safe structural configuration. Recently，and regrettably with loss of human lives，a series of tragic ship losses has focused the attention of the marine industry and the public on the performance and inherent safety of this ship type.
Extensive research and development，principally by the major classification societies，has highlighted the possible causes of the bulk carrier losses and brought about necessary changes to the design and scantlings for new ships. For existing ships，improvements to safety are anticipated through the reinforcement of the aft transverse watertight bulkhead，and the double bottom structure in way，of the foremost cargo hold，the introduction of a more rigorous survey regime and greater attention to operating procedures，particularly during cargo loading and discharge，in order to avoid over stressing of the structure or mechanical damage. 145.In this paragraph，the term \ A. the ship that performs dependably in marine industries
B. a horse that is used for labor rather than for racing or riding.
C. a person who works tirelessly，especially at difficult or time-consuming tasks. D. something that performs dependably under heavy or prolonged use
146.The refined and optimized design of bulk carriers，considered by many people，________. A. is relatively uncomplicated and safe in their structural configuration
B. is relatively complicated compared with previous structural configuration C. is relatively not safe on the basis of previous successful experience. D. will join world fleet recently
147.The ________ is not included in the anticipated improvements to safety for existing bulkships. A. introduction of a more rigorous survey regime and greater attention to operating procedures B. introduction of necessary changes to the design and scantlings C. reinforcement of the aft transverse watertight bulkhead D. reinforcement of the double bottom structure in way
148.It is implied that a series of tragic bulkship losses ________.
A. will not be avoided even new design of their structure are introduced B. were contributed by the improvements to safety for existing ships C. has little effect on the marine industry and the public D. were caused by their inherent structures
Passage 38
The ship loaded with general cargo had parcels of steel pipes of 13 inch diameter stowed 6 tiers high in the aft end of the 'tween decks. Two lengths of 2.25 inch steel wire were laid athwartships across the top of the third tier of pipes，taken back over the top of the sixth tier on completion of stowage and tightened by bottle screws secured to the ship's framing. In very heavy weather the steel pipes broke adrift and extensive damage resulted to framing，bulkheads，air and sounding pipes，etc. The wire lashings and bottle screws were completely destroyed.
149.The diameter of the steel pipes is ________ inches. A. not mentioned B. 13 C. 6 D. 2.25 150.The steel pipes were stowed in ________ ties.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 5 D. 6