1-25 in the scs1 100

A vessel will displace its own weight of water in which it floats as well as a volume of water equal to its underwater volume. This is referred to as _____________ Principle.

• Pascal’s

• Archimedes’

• Newton’s

• Stability

The total weight of a vessel is referred to as its

• Displacement

• Gross tonnage

• Dead weight

• Net tonnage

When sailing from fresh water to salt water, your freeboard will:

• Decrease

• Remain unchanged

• Unknown

• Increase

The maximum draft to which a cargo vessel may be loaded according to regulations is indicated by its:

• Forward draft mark

• After draft mark

• Load line

• Deck edge

Using the metric system, draft marks are one __________ in height

• Centimeter

• Meter

• Millimeter

• Decimeter

The ____________ edge of the draft mark IV indicates the draft to be 4 feet

• a) Top

• b) Bottom

• c) Center

• d) None of the above

The distance between draft marks is __________ the total height of the draft mark

• Equal to

• Half

• Twice

• Not related to

Using the imperial system, the height of a single draft mark and the distance between the two draft marks is

• 3 inches

• 4 inches

• 6 inches

• 8 inches

Distance from the underside of the keel to the vessels waterline is the

• Draft

• Freeboard

• Depth

• Statutory freeboard

If a vessel has a draft aft of 9 feet and a draft forward of 5 feet, the _________ is 7 feet

• Limiting draft

• Mean draft

• Draft at midships

• Minimum draft