A towboat has the same draft as the barges it is pushing ahe

听力原文：If a customer informs his bank that a draft which has been issued to him has been lost, the drawee bank should be noticed immediately.

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A．The customer should first notify the drawee bank of the loss of his draft.

B．The customer should first notify the drawer bank of the loss of his draft.

C．The customer should first notify the remitting bank of the loss of his draft.

D．The customer should first notify the collecting bank of the loss of his draft.

As operator of a 199 GT towing vessel sailing foreign，it shall be your duty to enter in the Official Logbook or other permanent record ______.

A.all information contained on the barge's Certificate of Inspection

B.the condition of all towing gear to be used

C.all navigational aids to be used

D.the barges load line and draft readings

The purchaser of a draft/documents presented under a straight documentary credit only has the right ______.

A．to protest the issuing bank

B．to present the drafts/documents on behalf of the beneficiary

C．to purchase the beneficiary's drafts/documents

D．to present the draft/documents by himself

Regulations require that cargo tanks carrying grades D or E liquids on tank barges be vented with ______．

A.Gooseneck vents and flame screens

B.Pressure-vacuum relief valves

C.Branch vent lines and a vent header

D.Forced draft blowers

You are pushing a tow ahead，at high speed，near the right hand bank of a canal．The forces affecting your towboat and tow will tend to ______．

A.Push both the head of the tow and the stern of the towboat away from the right hand bank

B.Push the head of the tow away from，and pull the stern of the towboat into，the right hand bank

C.Pull both the head of the tow and the stern of the towboat into the right hand bank

D.Pull the head of the tow into，and push the stern of the towboat away from，the right hand bank

By the time Robert()writing the first draft of his paper, most of the other students will be completing their final draft.

A、finishes

B、has finished

C、finished

D、finishing

A tow of 9 barges is made up three abreast by three long. The towboat is faced up to the last barge of the center string. The outer two strings of barges are the ______.

A.port and starboard strings

B.outer strings

C.drag strings

D.side strings

听力原文：M: Good morning! This is a demand draft for one thousand American dollars. May I have it discounted here?

W: Sorry, immediate encashment of a foreign bill is not allowed. You may entrust it to us for collection. But it takes time.

Q: What should the man do if he wants to get the payment of the draft?

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A．He has to show the clerk his passport.

B．He has to entrust the draft for collection to the bank.

C．He has to fill in some forms.

D．He has to endorse the draft.

When attempting an upstream landing while pushing empty barges ahead in a hard onshore wind，the approach is best made ______．

A.With bow out，stern in

B.With bow in，stern out

C.Parallel to the dock，as close in as possible

D.Parallel to the dock，as far out as possible