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[单项选择]Quadrantal error in a gyrocompass has its GREATEST effect（）.
A. in high latitudes
B. near the equator
C. on north or south headings
D. on intercardinal headings
[单项选择]ANCHOR HAS ITS OWN CABLE TWISTED AROUND IT defines（）.
A. foul of anchor
B. dropping anchor
C. weighing anchor
D. walking back anchor
[单项选择]For a given displacement，the righting arm has its maximum value when（）.
A. KG is minimum
B. angle of inclination is a maximum
C. small-angle stability applies
D. KM is a minimum
[单项选择]You are docking a vessel in a slip which has its entrance athwart the tide.You land the ship across the end of the pier，stemming the tide，preparatory to breaking the ship around the corner.You have one tug to assist．Where would you generally tie up the tug（）.
A. Have her on a hawser from the stern
B. Tie her up on the inshore bow to hold the ship off the end
C. Tie her up on the offshore bow
D. Tie her up on the inshore quarter to lift the stern
[单项选择]Every society has its own peculiar customs and（）of acting.
A. attitudes
B. behavior
C. ways
D. means
[单项选择]Which fire extinguishing agent has the greatest capacity for absorbing heat?（）
A. Water
B. Foam
C. Dry chemical
D. Carbon Dioxide
[单项选择]Which fire fighting agent has the greatest capacity for absorbing heat?（）
A. water
B. dry chemical
C. foam
D. CO2
[单项选择]Which factor has the greatest effect on the amount of gain required to obtain a fathometer reading?（）
A. Salinity of water
B. Temperature of water
C. Atmospheric pressure
D. Type of bottom
[单项选择]Which of the factors listed has the greatest effect on the mechanical efficiency of a diesel engine?（）
A. temperature of the intake air
B. friction within the engine
C. mechanical condition of the supercharger
D. mechanical condition of the turbocharger
[单项选择]The compass error of a magnetic compass that has no deviation is（）.
A. zero
B. equal to variation
C. eliminated by adjusting the compass
D. constant at any geographical location
[单项选择]Its business culture,（）has brought the world “shareholder value” and “IPOs”,（）commercial thinking in recent years and will continue to do so.
A. which; has leaded
B. which; has been leading
C. that; has leaded
D. that; has been leading
[单项选择]A light that has a light period shorter than its dark period is described as（）.
A. flashing
B. pulsating
C. occulting
D. alternating
[单项选择]The greatest detrimental effect on idle electrical equipment, such as cargo pump motors, is the（）.
A. loss of residual magnetism
B. absorption of moisture in the insulation
C. insulation varnish flaking
D. dirt collecting on the windings
[单项选择]The pillar shape that gives the greatest strength for the least weight is the（）.
A. octagonal pillar
B. H Beam pillar
C. I Beam pillar
D. circular type pillar
[单项选择]The greatest directive force is exerted on the magnetic compass when the（）.
A. needles are nearly in line with the meridian
B. vessel is near the magnetic poles
C. variation is near zero
D. vessel is near the magnetic equator
[单项选择]After Venus passes the point of greatest elongation east in its orbit，the first position in which the elongation will be zero is（）.
A. superior conjunction
B. inferior conjunction
C. opposition
D. None of the above; the elongation will never be zero
[单项选择]Keel scantlings of any vessel are greatest amidships because（）.
A. connections between forebody and afterbody are most crucial
B. of maximum longitudinal bending moments
C. of severest racking stresses
D. resistance to grounding is at a maximum amidships
[单项选择]The greatest effect on stability occurs from loose liquids flowing（）.
A. from side to side in the tanks of the vessel
B. from fore to aft in the tanks of a vessel
C. in and out of a vessel that is holed in a wing tank
D. in and out of a vessel that is holed in a peak tank
