航海英语试题十五

一．单项选择题

1． In ship construction，frame spacing is ______．

A．greater at the bow and stern

B．reduced at the bow and stern

C．uniform over the length of the vessel

D．uniform over the length of the vessel，with the exception of the

machinery spaces，where it is

reduced due to increased stresses

2． Annual inspection of vessel cranes shall be conducted by ______．A．HSA B．the person in charge C．a qualified inspector D．the

crane operator

3． ______：A room on or near the bridge provided with the necessary fittings and furniture for the handling and stowage of charts and

where the chronometers are placed．

A．Captain's cabin B．Chief Officer's locker C．Chartroom D．Pilot's cabin

4． Your vessel is to dock bow in at a pier without the assistance of tugboats．Which line will be the most useful when maneuvering the

vessel alongside the pier?

A．Bow spring line B．Inshore head line C．Stern breast line D．Bow breast line

5． The next-to-last shot of an anchor cable is usually painted ______．A．white B．international orange C．yellow D．red 6． The control lever for the mechanical disengaging apparatus in a lifeboat shall ______．

A．be painted bright red

B．be secured to a permanent part of the lifeboat structure

C．have the area surrounding the lever painted white

D．All of the above

7． Load lines indicate the ______ depth to which the ship may be loaded under various circumstances ______ in different seasons.

A．smallest/and B．greatest/or C．greatest /and D．smallest/ or

8． Making cargo plan for appropriate distribution of the cargo on board is ______ duty．

A．a ship's officer's B．a Tallyman's C．a port planner's D．a foreman's

9． The most variable factor in the control of broken stowage is ______．A．the use of excessive amounts of dunnage

B．the use of excessive amounts of filler cargo

C．the failure to stow some items in neat and uniform rows and tiers

D．the skill，industry and interest of the longshoremen

10．The vertical component of the Earth's magnetic field causes induced magnetism in vertical soft iron．This changes with latitude．What

corrects for this coefficient of the deviation?

A．Quadrantal soft iron spheres B．The Flinders bar

C．Bar magnets in the binnacle D．The heeling magnet 11．The net productivity per gang-hour can be improved through a decrease of ______．

A．cranes／derricks B．crane／derrick cycles

C．crane／derrick cycle time D．weight per package 12．Damage to cargo caused by dust is known as ______．

A．contamination B．oxidation C．tainting

D．vaporization

13．A quite simple method of improving a berth's capacity is ______．A．to increase the arrival／start of operations interval

B．to increase the finishing of operations／leaving berth interval C．to decrease both the arrival／start of operations interval and the finishing of

operations／leaving berth interval．

D．to decrease working shifts

14．When draft amidships is greater than draft fore and aft the vessel is ______.

A．sagging B．full and down C．hogging D．even keel 15．Whose duty is it to examine and verify the state and condition of the cargo carried on board？ ______．

A．Tally man's B．Marine Surveyor's C．Cargo Surveyor's

D．Boarding Officer's

16．With a ship’s officer, check the cargo in the holds and/or on deck for compliance with the stowage plan．Do not limit yourself to cargoes listed in the DCM．Here DCM is the abbreviation of ______．

A．Dangerous Cargo Manifests B．Deputy Chief of Mission

C．Direct Current Motor D．District Court Martial

17．It should be noted ______ the use of synthetic mooring ropes able to produce sparks by their manipulation is absolutely forbidden on board petroleum tankers and LPG or LNG carriers，or any vessels carrying inflammable substances．

A．that B．which C．who D．these

18．No person may offer or accept dangerous goods for transport ______ those goods are properly classified, packaged, marked, labeled,

placarded, described and certified on a transport document, and

otherwise in a condition for transport as required by these

Regulations．

A．when B．unless C．where D．except

19．An inclined semi-submersible with a very short rolling period about

a constant angle of list is likely to have ______．

A．an off-center TCG B．an LCG greater than level vessel LCB C．a negative GM D．excessive free surfaces

20．Fuel oil tank vents are fitted with a screen which will stop ______．A．oil from flowing out of the tank vent B．air from entering the

tank vent

C．vapors from leaving the tank vent D．flames on deck from

entering the tank vent

21．If the vertical center of gravity (VCG) of a ship rises, the righting arm (GZ) for the various angles of inclination will ______．

A．increases

B．decreases

C．remain unchanged

D．be changed by the amount of GG' x cosine of the angle

22．A negative metacentric height ______．

A．will always cause a vessel to capsize

B．should always be immediately corrected

C．always results from off-center weights

D．All of the above are correct

23．The dew point temperature is ______．

A．always higher than the air temperature

B．always lower than the air temperature

C．equal to the difference between the wet and dry bulb temperatures D．the temperature at which the air is saturated with water

24．As the temperature for a given mass of air increases，the ______．A．dew point increases B．dew point decreases

C．relative humidity increases D．relative humidity decreases 25．Overcarriage is best prevented by ______．

A．assuring heavy cargo is stowed low in the vessel

B．checking the vessel's load line calculations carefully

C．inspection of the hold at completion of discharge

D．stowing the cargo which is to be discharged last on the bottom

26．An inert gas system installed on a tanker is designed to ______．A．aid in the stripping and cleaning of cargo tanks

B．increase the rate of discharge of cargo

C．lower the oxygen levels inside cargo tanks, making explosion nearly

impossible

D．With pressure-vacuum relief valves

27．If a vessel takes a sudden severe list or trim from an unknown cause，you should FIRST ______．

A．determine the cause before taking countermeasures

B．assume the shift is due to off-center loading

C．counterflood on the side opposite the list or trim

D．assume the cause is environmental forces

28．We must, therefore, hold MV Rose and her owners fully responsible for the damage and losses whatsoever we have sustained．Where does this

sentence most probably appear?

A．Accident Report B．Repair List C．Notice of Damage D．Note of Sea Protest

29．Your vessel has just finished bunkering and has a small list due to improper distribution of the fuel oil．This list will cause ______．A．a decrease in reserve buoyancy B．a decrease in the maximum draft

C．the vessel to flop to port and starboard D．None of the above 30．In consequence of the aforesaid weather conditions, I anticipate possible damage to the cargo on board．I hereby note my protest against all losses, damages, etc．This kind of wording is usually found in ______．

A．Accident Report B．Readiness to Load C．Note of Sea Protest D．Repair List

31．MTIME PLS B NOTED MY VSL NEEDS TO TAKE PROVISIONS AND BUNKERS SOON AFTER HER BERTHING ALONGSIDE．This fax indicates that ______．

A．she needs provisions and bunkers immediately after berthing

B．even she will berth here the vessel does not need any provisions and bunkers

C．she will take provisions and bunkers at other berth

D．she needs stores and bunkers after berthing

32．A tidal stream which runs only in one of two general directions, with

a period of slack water in between．It is termed as ______．

A．rectilinear stream B．rotary stream C．harmonic current D．hydraulic current

33．The officer in charge of the navigational watch shall ______．A．keep the watch on the bridge

B．in no circumstances leave the bridge until property received

C．notify the master when in any doubt as to what action to take in the interest of safety

D．all of the above

34．Should the proceeds of sale fail to cover the amount due, including expenses incurred , the Carrier shall be entitled to _______ from the Merchant．

A．enforce such lien B．recover the balance C．public auction D．private sale

35．Freight rates are mostly charged ______．

A．by the weight (tons) of cargo B．by the capacity (tons) of vessel C．by DW of the vessel D．by the draft of the vessel 36．An implied warranty of seaworthiness on the part of the vessel's owner lies in the ______．

A．Cargo Manifest B．Certificate of Inspection

C．Classification Certificate D．contract of carriage

37．If the Carrier is responsible for the damage or loss of the cargo，______will have to pay to the insurance company．

A．the cargo holder B．the Shipowner C．the ship's crew D．the P and I Club

38．If the goods shipped are perishable，low cost goods，live animals，deck cargo，etc．，the freight and all related charges shall be paid ______．

A．at the time of shipment B．on vessel's arrival

C．at the time of sailing D．at the time the voyage has been accomplished

39．The securing systems for containers were developed to prevent container movement during which ship motion?

A．Surge B．Roll C．Sway D．Yaw

40．Under normal weather and sea conditions when securing a stack of containers with non-locking fittings， lashings are required when the tier exceeds what height?

A．Lashings are always required B．One container

C．Two containers D．Three containers

41．You are on a container vessel．What concerning the handling and stowage of containerized hazardous materials is TRUE?

A．Open-bed containers may be used to transport hazardous materials if the cargo is

properly secured

B．A portable cargo tank of a flammable，cryogenic liquid may not be in transit for a

period exceeding its marked rated holding time unless the liquid is inhibited

C．A portable cargo tank containing a cryogenic liquid must be shipped on deck unless

forced ventilation is provided to the tween-decks

D．A container loaded with packages of tear gas would display a placard reading Irritant

42．You are on a containership carrying a tank container that had been filled with sodium hydroxide（氢氧化钠） solution．The container is empty but has not been cleaned．Which，if any，placard is required?

A．No placard is required; the tank openings must be sealed

B．Empty placard with corrosive placard

C．Residue label with the UN number

D．Black and white corrosive placard

43．Higher compensation may be claimed only when，with the consent of the carrier，the value of the goods declared by the shipper which ______ the limits laid down in this clause has been stated in this bill of lading．

A．increases B．exceeds C．decreases D．reduces 44．The carrier shall be entitled to______ on any terms the whole or any part of the carriage，loading， unloading，storing，warehousing，

handling and any and all duties whatsoever undertaken by the carrier in relation to the goods．

A．retract B．sub-contract C．extract D．abstract 45．On presentation of this document duly endorsed to the Carrier by or on behalf of the Holder of the Bill of Lading, the rights and

liabilities arising in accordance with the terms and conditions

hereof shall, without prejudice to any rule of common law or statute rendering them binding on the Merchant, become binding in all respects between the Carrier and the Holder of the Bill of Lading ______ the contract evidenced hereby had been made between them．

A．unless B．provided that C．as if D．even though 46．In respect of carrier's liabilities， responsibilities， rights and immunities the ______ contained in the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to Bills of Lading， signed at Brussels on August 25， 1924， shall be applied．

A．Hague Rules B．MARPOL73/78 C．IMDG CODE D．IBA & IGC 47．If a fixed foam firefighting system on MV Utopia is not of the premix type，a sample of the foam liquid must be tested by ______．

A．the designated person in charge of the unit

B．a Coast Guard inspection officer

C．the safety man aboard the unit

D．the manufacturer or his authorized representative

48．The Bill of Lading is described as ______ if the Shipowners agree that the cargo were received on board in good condition．

A．clean B．clear C．tidy D．undirty

49．Unless the Rules decides otherwise，the amendment shall be deemed to have been accepted and to have entered into force ______ the

procedures specified for that purpose．

A．because of B．on account for C．in accordance with D．on the part of

50．In ______ convention，a vessel which carries more than 12 passengers shall be deemed as a passenger ship．

A．COSCO B．STCW C．SOLAS D．MARPOL

51．If，by refusing to name a place of discharge， the Charterer prevents the Shipowner from earning freight，______ will have to pay it as damages for breach of contract．

A．she B．he C．it D．they

52．Where the Shipowner has accepted the port of discharge named by the Charterer， he must go there although it is not prospectively safe，and claim damages for injury ______ the ship by reason of the port not being safe．

A．by B．on C．to D．in

53．If the named port is one at which no tugs are ever obtainable， and the chartered vessel can not， by reason of her size， reach that port

without the assistance of tugs， the port is ______．

A．safe B．not safe C．good D．not good

54．Owner shall have a lien on the cargo for freight，dead-freight，demurrage and damages for detention．It means that ______．

A．Owner will not deliver the cargo if freight not paid

B．Owner will keep the dead-freight until the cargo has been delivered C．Owner will keep the demurrage as soon as the cargo be delivered D．Owner shall have no right of detention for the damaged cargo to be delivered

55．On a voyage charter，when a vessel is ready to load cargo，the Master should render to the Charterer a ______．

A．Notice of Readiness B．Master Certificate of Service C．Shipmasters Declaration D．Vessel Utilization and

Performance Report

56．Unless otherwise agreed，_____ must take the goods from alongside，though this obligation may be varied by a custom of the port which is not inconsistent with the express terms of the contract．

A．the consignee B．the consignor C．the owner D．the Charterer

57．Unless the Shipowner carries the goods to the destination agreed on，he ______ entitled to any part of the freight．

A．is B．has C．is not D．has not

58．Where the charter party states that payment of hire is to be made without discount，this merely means that ______．

A．there is to be discount for the hire B．the hire is

absolutely payable

C．no money is to be deducted from the hire D．the hire can be made at the less rate

59．Magnetic compass deviation ______．

A．varies depending upon the bearing used

B．is the angular difference between magnetic north and compass north C．is published on the compass rose on most nautical charts

D．is the angular difference between geographic and magnetic meridians 60．Sometimes the contract expressly gives the carrier the right to carry the goods beyond their destination，provided that ______ transships them and sends them back．

A．he B．she C．it D．the shipper

61．The limit of liability in respect of claims in respect of loss of or damage to cargo or to claims in respect of delay ______ 167，000 units account for a ship with a tonnage not exceeding 500 tons．

A．are B．is C．have D．has

62．If the insufficiency of the packing was apparent on reasonable inspection， the Shipowner cannot ______ the exception of

insufficiency of packing．

A．rely in B．rely upon C．rely with D．rely to 63．If the time Charterers nominate a port which, in the master’s opinion, is unsafe, the master shall immediately contact ______ explaining in detain the reasons for his opinion and request further instructions．A．owners B．the Charterers C．P & I club D．the agent in such port

64．Although the main business of the Shipowners may be that of brewers，in their capacity as Shipowners they must ______ by the standard of conduct of the ordinary reasonable Shipowner in the management and control of vessels．

A．judge B．be judging C．be judged D．have judged 65．In the absence of a special custom or the consent of the other interests in the adventure，the

owner of deck cargo ______ claim for a general average contribution if it is jettisoned．

A．is not B．has not C．is no D．has no 66．The term under which the Shipowner is not responsible for loading and discharging，stowage and trimming costs is ______．

A．FOBST B．FIOST C．FIOS D．FIO

67．Any extra expense incurred in place of another expense which would have been allowable as general average shall ______ general average and so allowed without regard to the saving if any， to other

interests， but only up to the amount of the general average expense avoided．

A．deem to be B．deem being C．be deemed to be D．be deemed being

68．The master of a ship must collect general average contributions for the benefit of those entitled to them，whether they are cargo owners or ship owner，and ______ the Shipowner's lien on the cargo，where necessary，until they are paid．

A．exercise B．take C．make D．have

二．关联题（每组关联题题干下有4个小题，每小题4个选项）

第一组：

The hull structure within the cargo area of a bulk carrier can be considered as comprising two barriers; namely, the primary and secondary barrier．The primary barrier is formed by the single skin side shell between topside and hopper tanks, and the cross deck strips, hatch covers and coammings．A failure of the primary barrier would allow water to enter the hold space．The secondary barrier is formed by the vertically corrugated transverse watertight bulkheads and the inner bottom．A failure of the secondary barrier will permit flood water in the hold to enter the neighbouring hold space．The other areas at risk from damage that could

contribute to primary and secondary barrier failure are these damages including cracking at hatch corners, buckling of cross deck strips, corrosion and cracking in topside tanks, and grab and bulldozer damage to the inner bottom．

The damage scenarios applicable to single side skin bulk carriers assume initial damage to the primary barrier, formed by the shell and hatch covers, followed by the failure of the secondary barrier formed by the double bottom and the transverse bulkheads．

69．Hopper tanks refer to the tanks which are located ______ of the ship．A．the shoulder B．the bilgeway C．the inner bottom D．the tween deck space

70．failure of hatch coammings will allow water to enter ______．A．the primary barrier space B．the topside tanks

C．the double bottom space D．the hold space

71．Buckling of cross deck strips means ______．

A．the bending, warpping, collapseing or crumpling of the cross deck strips

B．repairing operation done to cross deck strips

C．improvement done to cross deck strips

D．change or alteration made to cross deck strips

72．It can be concluded that ______．

A．the damage to the primary barrier is more dangerous to the ship’s safety

B．the damage to the secondary barrier is more dangerous to the ship’s safety

C．the danger caused by damage to the primary barrier is the same as that caused by the

damage to the secondary barrier

D．the damage to both primary and secondary barriers will be done at same time

第二组：

It is hereby expressly agreed that every exemption from liability and every right, defence and immunity of whatsoever nature applicable to the Repairer or to which the Repairer is entitled hereunder shall also be available and shall extend to protect every Repairer or agent of the Repairer (including every independent contractor from time to time employed by the Repairer) while acting in the course of or in connection with his employment or engagement. The Repairer is or shall be deemed to be acting as an agent or trustee（受托人） on behalf of and for the benefit of all persons who are or might be employees or agents from time to time (including any independent contractors or subcontractors as aforesaid)

and all such persons shall to this extent be or be deemed to be parties to the contract entered into by the Repairer.

73．This paragraph is most likely to appear in ______．

A．Ship Repairing Contract B．Time Charter

C．Voyage Charter D．Demise Charter 74．The exemption from liability and every right, defence and immunity of whatsoever nature applicable to the Repairer or to which the

Repairer is entitled hereunder will not extend to protect ______．A．Agent of the Repairer

B．Independent Contractor employed by the Repairer

C．Subcontractor appointed by the Repairer

D．Shipowners, shippers or any persons in connection with the ship 75．According to the passage, the Repairer is not or shall not be deemed to be acting as an agent or trustee on behalf of and for the benefit of ______．

A．all persons who are or to be deemed to be parties to the contract.

B．subcontractors appointed by the Repairer

C．independent contractors employed by Repairer

D．persons who are or might be employees of the Repairer

76．It can be concluded that this clause is formulated to protect the interests of ______．

A．Repairer's B．independent contractor's

C．ship owner's D．cargo owner's

三．中译英（共2题，请将答案写在答题纸上）

77. 修理项目如下:

（1）舱口围壁上的钢丝绳拉槽焊补并磨顺。

（2）锚链连接环用新钢丝绑扎并涂以红白漆重新做标志。

（3）舵卸下检查、清洁和油漆，然后在验船师和大副在场时装妥。

78. 代理先生：

请你安排一清洁工班清扫我船货舱，以使得我船能够在本港受载货物。因为No.2和 No4舱要装袋装谷物，所以必须将它们清扫干净，以满足商检人员的要求。由此产生的一切费用将由租船人承担。

Items to be repaired:

(1) The wire grooving on the hatch coamming to be welded up and smoothed;

(2) Chain connecting shackles to be remarked with new seizing wires and red / white

paint;

（3）To dismount rudder for inspection, cleaning and painting, and then to reset it in good order in the presence of surveyor and C/O.

78.

Dear Mr. Agent，

You are kindly requested to arrange a cleaning gang for the cleaning of my vessel’s holds, so as to receive her cargo at this port. Due to the fact that No.2 and No.4 Holds are to load grains in bags, these two holds shall be thoroughly cleaned to the surveyor’s satisfaction. All costs and expenses incurred thereof shall be borne by the charterers.