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You are on a 165-foot (50.3 meters) long vessel with a draft of 9 feet (2.7 meters) and twin screws. Which statement about rescuing a survivor in the water with ship pickup is TRUE?

A.You should stop to windward of the man and drift down on him

B.You should stop with the man on your weather beam and twist the ship up to him

C.A pickup off the weather bow gives maximum maneuverability with the least possibility of injury to the man

D.Ship pick up should never be used with a shallow draft vessel

A vessel is equipped with twin propellers，both turning outboard with the engines half ahead.If there is no wind or current and the rudders are amidships，what will happen?

A.The bow will swing to starboard

B.The bow will swing to port

C.The vessel will steer a zigzag course

D.The vessel will steer a fairly straight course

You may BEST turn a twin-screw vessel about，to the right，in a narrow channel by using ______.

A.Both engines ahead and helm

B.One engine only

C.Port engine ahead and the starboard engine astern

D.Both engines astern and use helm

A twin screw vessel, making headway with both engines turning ahead, will turn more readily to starboard if you ______.

A.reverse port engine, apply right rudder

B.reverse port engine, rudder amidships

C.reverse starboard engine, apply right rudder

D.reverse starboard engine, rudder amidships

The rudders are amidships and both screws are going ahead．What will happen if the starboard screw is stopped ________．

A.The bow will go to port

B.The bow will go to starboard

C.The bow will remain steady

D.The stern will go to starboard

A twin-screw vessel with a single rudder is making headway. The engines are full speed ahead.There is no wind or current. Which statement is FALSE?

A.If one screw is stopped，the ship will turn toward the side of the stopped screw

B..The principal force which turns the ship is set up by the wake against the forward side of the rudder

C.Turning response by use of the rudder only is greater than on a single-screw vessel

D.With the rudder amidships，the ship will steer a fairly steady course

When turning a ship in restricted space with a strong wind，it is normally best to ______．

A.Go ahead on both engines with the rudder hard to one side，if on a twin-screw vessel

B.Back down with the rudder hard to one side，if on a single-screw vessel

C.Take advantage of the tendency to back to port，if on a twin-screw vessel

D.Turn so that the tendency to back into the wind can be used，if on a single-screw vessel

A vessel fitted with twin screws is easier in ______ than a vessel with single screw．

A.turning maneuver

B.course setting

C.position fixing

D.regulating speed

You are on a 50.3 meters long vessel with a draft of 2.7 meters and twin screws．Which statement about rescuing a survivor in the water with ship pickup is TRUE ________．

A.You should stop to windward of the man and drift down on him

B.You should stop with the man on your weather beam and twist the ship up to him

C.A pickup off the weather bow gives maximum maneuverability with the least possibility of injury to the man

D.Ship pick up should never be used with a shallow draft vessel

A twin-screw ship going ahead on the starboard screw only tends to move ______.

A.in a straight line

B.to port

C.from side to side

D.to starboard