WorksheetsMaritime Terminology Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
What is the Hull of a vessel?
The outer skin of the ship
The width of the ship
The vertical distance to the waterline
The body of the vessel including shell plating and bulkheads
What does Intercostal mean?
Made in separate parts between frames
A continuous member running fore and aft
A type of watertight bulkhead
The outer skin of the hull
What is the function of the Keel?
To guide ropes
To support the deck
To split the hull into sections
To connect the stem to stern
What does Racking refer to?
The thickness of the hull plating
The amount of water displaced
The vertical distance to the uppermost deck
Deformation of the ship's cross-sectional profile
What is Sagging in maritime terms?
The outer skin of the hull
Straining that makes the middle sections lower
The vertical distance to the waterline
Straining that makes the bow and stern lower
