Maritime Terminology Quiz

What is an Access Hole?

• A structural member running parallel to the keel

• A device for guiding ropes

• An opening in the ship’s plating used as a passage way

• A type of watertight bulkhead

What does the term 'Beam' refer to?

• A watertight wall in the hull

• The width of the ship

• The vertical distance between the waterline and the keel

• The aft end of the hull

What is the purpose of Bulkheads?

• To split the hull into sections to prevent flooding

• To guide ropes into a required direction

• To support the deck

• To connect the stem to stern

What is a Collision Bulkhead?

• A continuous member under the deck

• A thickened plate around a hatch

• A type of frame in the hull

• The first watertight bulkhead at the bow

What does Displacement refer to?

• The straining of the ship

• The vertical distance to the uppermost deck

• The outer skin of the hull

• The amount of water moved by the hull

What is the Draught of a ship?

• The amount of water displaced

• The uppermost continuous deck

• The vertical distance between the waterline and the keel

• The width of the ship

What is a Fairlead?

• A member running in a fore and aft direction

• The body of a vessel

• A type of watertight wall

• A device that guides ropes

What does Freeboard measure?

• The distance between the waterline and the keel

• The vertical distance to the uppermost deck

• The amount of water displaced

• The width of the ship

What is a Girder?

• A type of straining in the ship

• The outer skin of the hull

• A continuous member under a deck

• A watertight wall in the hull

What does Hogging refer to?

• The vertical distance to the uppermost deck

• The thickness of the hull plating

• Straining that makes the bow and stern lower

• Straining that makes the middle of the ship lower