Seamanship reviewer

A point midway between the aft and forward perpendiculars is called ______

• Draft

• Amidship

• Depth of hold

• length between perpendiculars

What do you call the space or compartment where members of the crew eat their meal?

• Crew Dayroom

• Galley

• Mess room

• Officers lounge

What is the uppermost complete deck having permanent means of closing all opening in its weather portion?

• Freeboard deck

• Length overall

• Amidship

• Gunwale

Which space below deck is designated for the stowage of cargo?

• Cargo room

• Cargo hold

• Storage room

• Compartment

Which is the backbone of the ship?

• Keel

• Back keel

• Bilge keel

• Flat plane keel

What part of the ship is used to steer the ship to the port or starboard?

• Propeller

• Screw

• Rudder

• Shaft

Which term is applied to the space between the inner and outer bottom skin of a vessel?

• Bulwark

• Bilge keel

• Double bottom

• Tween deck

What do you call the vertical partition separating compartments and spaces?

• Beam

• Hull

• Keel

• Bulkhead

What do you call the main body of a ship?

• Bulwark

• Keel

• Hull

• Frame

Which compartment contains all the propelling machinery and the power plant of the ship?

• Machinery space

• Cofferdam

• Main engine

• Void space