Between the side frames on a vessel，support for the deck bea

It is possible，and sometimes necessary，to strengthen the deck of a vessel for carriage of deck cargo by ______．

A.placing bunker on the deck

B.building a stage on which to place the cargo

C.welding steel feet to the deck，on which the cargo is placed

D.erecting vertical pillars under the deck to support the cargo

In vessel construction，beams are transverse girders which provide support to ______．

A.Bulkheads

B.Deckhouse structures

C.Decks

D.Vertical frames

A "chock" is a ______.

A.deck fitting used to secure mooring lines

B.casting fitted at the side of a weather deck，used as a fairlead

C.sharp block of wood used to support hygroscopic cargo

D.smoke pipe for the galley stove

______: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

A deck beam does NOT ______．

A.act as a beam to support vertical deck loads

B.lessen the longitudinal stiffness of the vessel

C.act as a tie to keep the sides of the ship in place

D.act as a web to prevent plate wrinkling due to twisting action on the vessel

Reinforcing frames attached to a bulkhead on a vessel are called ______．

A.side longitudinals

B.intercostals

C.stiffeners

D.brackets

The primary barrier of a bulk carrier is formed by ______．

A.the single skin side shell and the inner bottom

B.deck strips，hatch covers and coamings

C.the vertically corrugated transverse watertight bulkheads

D.the single skin side shell between topside and hopper tanks，and the cross deck strips，hatch covers and coamings

Deck beams perform ______ of the following functions in the hull structure of a vessel．① They transfer deck loads to the frames；② They help to maintain the shape of the hull．

A.① only

B.② only

C.Both ① and ②

D.Neither ① nor ②

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

Between the side frames on a vessel, suppot for the deck beam is provided by ______.

A.brackets

B.web frames

C.deck stringers

D.stanchions