[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]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] A Bridge for Squirrels San Francisco has its cable cars. Seattle has its Space Needle. And， Longview has its squirrel bridge. The bridge， which has attracted international attention， is now a local landmark. The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in 1963 by a local builder， Amos Peters， to give squirrels a way to cross the busy road without getting flattened by passing cars. The original bridge was built over Olympia Way on the west edge of the library grounds. Before the bridge was built， squirrels had to avoid traffic to and from the Park Plaza office building where office staff put out a nutty feast for the squirrels. Many times， Peters and others who worked in and near Park Plaza witnessed squirrels being run over. One day Peters found a dead squirrel with a nut still in its mouth， and that day's coffee break discussion turned into squirrel safety. The group of businessmen cooked up the squirrel bridge idea and formed a committee to ask the blessing of the City Council （市政会）.The Council approved， and Councilwoman Bess LaRiviere jokingly named the bridge "Nutty Narrows". After architects designed the bridge， Amos Peters and Bill Hutch started construction. They built the 60-foot bridge from aluminum and lengths of fire hose （消防水带）. It cost 1000. It didn't take long before reports of squirrels using the bridge started. Squirrels were even seen guiding their young and teaching them the ropes. The story was picked up by the media， and Nutty Narrows became known in newspapers all over the world. In 1983， after 20 years of use， Peters took down the worn-out bridge. Repairs were made and crosspieces were replaced. The faded sign was repainted and in July 1983， hundreds of animal lovers attended the completion ceremony of the new bridge. Peters died in 1984 ，and a ten-foot wooden squirrel sculpture was placed near the bridge in memory of its builder and his devotion to the project. The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in order to（）.
A. offer squirrels a place to eat nuts
B. set up alocal landmark
C. help improve traffic
D. protect squirrels

[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]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]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]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