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FUNCTION 1 – Competence 10
1. A breeches buoy is being rigged from the shore to a stranded vessel.
The initial shot line passed to the vessel is normally made to a
______________.

2. "Head reach", in stopping distance of vessels, can best be described as

the :

3. A channel is stated as having a controlling depth of 38 feet. Which

statement is TRUE?

4. A crewman has not been seen on board for the past three hours. What
type of turn is BEST in the man overboard situation?

5. A maneuver where a known amount of helm is applied alternately to

either side when a known heading deviation is reached.

6. A motor controller contains three selector push buttons labeled 'start',

'jog', and 'stop'. What happens to the motor when the 'jog' button is
pushed?

7. A nickelcadmium battery is receiving a normal charge and gases freely.

What should be the charging current?

8. A person who sees someone fall overboard should _______ .

9. A racetrack turn is used to recover a man overboard. The vessel is first

steadied when how many degrees away from the original heading?

10. A seaman is reported missing in the morning and was last seen after
coming off the mid-watch. Which type of turn would you use to return to
the track-line steamed during the night?

11. A ship is having a slow speed, by using the backing maneuver, when
does the ship is considered to be dead on the water?

12. A ship is turning around a point called the "pivot point". What is the
position of this invisible point when the ship is "dead" in the water?

13. A ship is turning around a point called the pivot point. What is the
position of this invisible point when the ship is dead in the water?
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14. A sufficient amount of chain must be veered when anchoring a vessel to

ensure _______ .

15. A termed and it will be the position where the ship enters water so
narrow that there is no room to turn or where it is not possible to retrace
the track due to a falling tide and insufficient Under Keel Clearance
(UKC)

16. A testing device called a 'growler' is being used to locate a shorted coil in
the stator of an AC electrical machine. What happens when the 'feeler' is
moved over a slot containing the shorted coil?

17. A towing vessel becomes tripped while towing on a hawser astern. What
factor is MOST important when assessing the risk of capsizing?

18. A towing vessel's capability is BEST measured by horsepower, bollard

pull, maneuverability and ___________.

19. A towing vessel's capability is BEST measured by horsepower,

maneuverability, displacement and ___________.

20. A twin screw vessel is easier to maneuver than single-screw vessel with
the engines half ahead. If there is no wind or current and the rudder is
amidships, which of the following will happen?

21. A twin screw vessel while moving ahead has an advantage over a single
vessel because:

22. A twin-screw vessel moving astern with both engines backing, with
rudders amidships and negligible wind, will back:

23. A vessel brought alongside must be fended off the towing vessel by
______________.

24. A vessel entering port and has a Pilot conning the vessel. The Master in
unsure that the Pilot is taking sufficient action to prevent collision. Which
must the Master do?

25. A vessel is equipped with a single right-handed screw. With rudder

amidships and calm wind, the vessel will most likely back
_______________.
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26. A vessel's bow thruster is usually quite effective at a speed of up to how
many knots?

27. AC circuits develop resistance, inductance, and capacitance. How do

you expressed the inductive reactance of a circuit?

28. After maintaining correct discharge pressure, soon ceases to discharge

water and what are possible cause?

29. An airplane wants a vessels to change course and proceed towards a

vessel in distress. The actions of the aircraft to convey this message will
NOT include:

30. As a general rule, a ULCC should not have a speed in any direction
greater than what speed when touching berth?

31. As a rule, ships most configurations, when drifting in calm water with
negligible current, will lie_____________.

32. As a ship moves through the water, it causes a wake, which is also
moving forward relative to the sea. In addition to a fore and aft motion,
this wake has also a/an ___________.

33. As a ship moves through the water, it drags with it a body of water called
wake. The ratio of the wake speed to the ship's speed is called _______.

34. As the propeller turns, voids are formed on the trailing and leading
edges of the propeller blades causing a loss of propulsive efficiency,
pitting of the blades, and vibration. How these voids are known as?

35. Besides distilled water, what other compounds that the electrolyte in a
leadacid storage battery consists of?

36. For more complete vessel protection, what other purposes when using
an impressed current cathodic system?

37. From the point where the rudder is put over to any point on the turning
circle, the distance a vessel moves parallel to the original course is
known as:

38. Generally, you can best keep a vessel under steering control when the
vessel has __________.
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39. Head reach, in stopping distance of vessels, can best be described as
the :

40. How can you reduce the moisture damage, as a result of condensation
occurring inside of the cargo winch master switches?

41. How do you trickle charge the battery about the standard procedure for
maintaining the charge in an emergency diesel starting battery?

42. How does the effect known as " bank suction " act on single-screw
vessel proceeding along a narrow channel ?

43. If a crewmember has fallen overboard during the hours of darkness and
you immediately execute a Williamson turn, what is the primary
advantage of this maneuver under these circumstance exams?

44. If the draft is nearly equal to the depth of the water, a vessel traveling
down a narrow channel may set off the nearer side. This effect is known
as:

45. If the line voltage to the controller shown in the illustration is 440 volts,
what is applied across the control circuit?

46. If there is no slip, what is called as the distance that a ship moves
forward with each revolution of its propeller?

47. In a Williamson turn, the rudder is put over full until the:

48. In docking, when approaching the berth at one knot, how many meters is
the ship's advance in one minute?

49. In maneuvering the ship in a restricted area or in a narrow channel,

which side would be easier to maneuver the ship using the backing and
filing maneuver?

50. In order to back a right-handed, single-screw vessel in a straight line,

you will probably need to use _______.

51. In order to minimize the squat effect, what action should be done?

52. In racetrack turn , to recover a man overboard, the vessel is steadied for
the SECOND time after a turn of how many degrees from the original
heading?
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53. In relation to the turning circle of a ship, the term " kick " means the
distance _______.

54. In relation to the turning circle of a ship, the term " transfer " means the
distance _______.

55. In restricted channel, what do you call the tendency of a vessel being
pushed away from the bank?

56. In shiphandling in heavy weather, you notice your vessel's screw is

being lifted clear of the water and racing. One way to correct this would
be to:

57. In stopping distances of vessels, " head reach " can best be described
as the _______.

58. In the context of shiphandling, what would be the definition of shallow

water?

59. Is the distance from the approach course to the ship's center of gravity
when it has turned 180 degrees.

60. It is the maneuver of decelerating the ship by use of full backing power
from any given ahead speed until the ship comes to rest.

61. It is the term used for the impact between two vessels when one of them
is in motion and the other one is stationary.

62. Most of your vessel superstructure is forward. How will the vessel lie
when drifting with no way on the water?

63. Most very large ocean going vessels, such as bulk carriers and large
tankers, tend to squat _______.

64. On the turning path of a vessel what do you call this distance of the
ship's center of gravity along the original course from commencement of
rudder deflection to the point when the ship has turned ninety degrees?

65. One major anchor commonly used in merchant ships that will hold more
than 10 times its own weights if the seabed of soft, silty mud, the holding
power will drop to about 3 times anchor weight.
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66. One of your crew members falls overboard from the starboard side. You
should IMMEDIATELY:

67. Quickwater begins to move forward, up the ship's side, when the ship is
making a speed approximately ________ knot, and the quickwater
reaches the ship's midships section when the ship moving at a speed of
________ knots.

68. Sidewise force of the propeller tends to throw the vessel's stern to the
right or left, depending on rotation. This force is caused by _______.

69. The action necessary to transfer the steering control from the
wheelhouse to local control in order to use the steering gear room trick
wheel, is to:

70. The ballast valve of the fore peak tank is located in the duct keel and
cannot be opened or shut by remote operation. The valves of other
tanks can be operated remotely without any trouble Which of the
following will be the best practice?

71. The distance a vessel moves at right angles to the original course, when
turn of 180 degrees has been completed is _________.

72. The distance a vessel moves parallel to the original course from the
point where the rudder is put over to any point on the turning circle is
called the __________.

73. The distance from the original approach course to the ship's center of
gravity when it has turned 90 degrees.

74. The distance gained in the direction of the original course when you are
making a turn is known as ____________.

75. The distance that a ship moves forward with each revolution of its
propeller, if there is no slip, is called __________.

76. The distance that a vessel travels from the time that the order to put
engines full astern until the vessel is dead in the water is known as
_____________.

77. The effect of wind on exposed areas of the vessel is most noticeable
when ____________.
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78. The force exerted by a propeller that tends to throw the stern right or left
is called _______.

79. The forward movement of a vessel in one revolution of its propeller is

measured by the___________.

80. The helm command " ease the rudder " means to __________.

81. The helm command " hard right rudder " means __________.

82. The helm command " meet her " means ____________.

83. The holding capability of an anchor is primarily determined by the

_______.

84. The machinery associated with heaving in and running out anchor chain
is the _______.

85. The major components which determine the length of catenary in a

deployed anchor cable are water depth, cable weight, and _________.

86. The major components which determine the length of catenary in a

deployed anchor cable are water depth, cable tension, and
_____________.

87. The maneuver of accelerating the ship from the rest or from any
specified ahead speed to a higher ahead speed.

88. The maneuver which will return your vessel in the shortest time to a
person who has fallen overboard is:

89. The measurement of the amount of force a towing vessel is capable of

applying to a motionless tow is called _________.

90. The period of roll is the time difference between ________.

91. The pivot point of a vessel when going ahead is located:

92. The pivot point of the vessel when backing down with sternway is
located:

93. The pivoting point of a fully loaded vessel with normal trim proceeding
ahead at sea speed is ______________.
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94. The propeller stopped with the rudder in hard over position. The vessel
is turning slowly. In order to make her turn faster without increasing
forward speed, give:

95. The sails are properly set and trimmed. As a vessel heads up from a
beam reach to close-hauled the _______.

96. The single turn method of returning to a man overboard should be used
ONLY if ____________.

97. The tendency of a vessel being attracted bodily towards the bank is
known as:

98. The term "kick", in relation to the turning circle of a ship, means the
distance or throw of a vessel's stern from her line of advance upon
putting the helm to ________.

99. The turning circle of a vessel making a turn over 360 degrees is the path
followed by the___________.

100. The use of an anchor to assist in turning in restricted water is

__________.

101. These propeller are in turning but the shaft revolves always in the same
direction the astern power being obtained by reversing the pitch of the
screws:

102. This is called the length of the track or track reach when decelerating the
ship by use of full backing power from "full ahead sea-speed" until the
ship comes to rest.

103. To recover a man overboard in a racetrack turn, the vessel is steadied

for the SECOND time after a turn of how many degrees from the original
heading?

104. What are reef points used for?

105. What are the forces that act and play a role in determining the position of
pivot point?

106. What charging process produces where battery charging rooms should
be well ventilated?
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107. What do you add as the proper way to mix the electrolyte for a battery?

108. What do you call this maneuver of accelerating the ship from rest to a
given astern speed or distance?

109. What do you call when the cable nips round the stern and breaks the
anchor out of its holding ground?

110. What do you used on vessels instead of impressed current cathodic

protection?

111. What fact you must be aware of when using the anchor to steady the
bow while approaching a dock?

112. What happens when electrical cables penetrate watertight bulkheads?

113. What instrument you are going to use aboard ship, to determine a
grounded field coil in an AC motor?

114. What is a common occurrence when a vessel is running into a shallow

water?

115. What is an electrical device which employs a stationary armature and a

rotating electromagnetic field that is used aboard ship?

116. What is called as the use of an anchor to assist in turning in restricted

waters?

117. What is commonly means the abbreviation 'PCB' in electronic circuitry?

118. What is known as a device which prints out a permanent record of the
plant operating conditions?

119. What is mean by the multiple prefix 'kilo'?

120. What is one function of the movable cams in a drumtype winch motor
controller?

121. What is that common occurrence when a vessel is running into shallow
water?
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122. What is the CORRECT way to do when making way in heavy seas and
you notice that your vessel's screw is being lifted clear of the water and
racing?

123. What is the diameter of a circle called which traversed by a vessel after
running through 360 degrees and maintaining the same speed and
rudder angle?

124. What is the function of a full torque electric brake on an electric cargo
winch?

125. What is the greatest detrimental effect on idle electrical equipment, such
as cargo pump motors?

126. What is the number of cells in a 12 volt leadacid battery?

127. What is the proper way to apply plastic electrical tape to an electric cable
splice?

128. What is the purpose of an impressed current cathodic protection system

aboard ship?

129. What is the recommended method if you must land on a beach with an
oarpropelled lifeboat through a heavy surf?

130. What is the resistance of a replacement wire having twice the length and
onehalf the crosssectional area of the original wire?

131. What is used aboard ship as an electrical device which employs a

stationary armature and a rotating electromagnetic field?

132. What maneuver will return your vessel in the shortest possible time to a
person who has fallen overboard?

133. What must you be aware of the fact when using the anchor to steady the
bow while approaching a dock?

134. What should be done by the first person to notice a man overboard
incident?

135. What should be done to a discolored capacitor due to excessive heat

should be?
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136. What should you do to repair a small electrical motor that has been
submerged in saltwater?

137. What will be the freezing point of the electrolyte in a fully charged
leadacid battery?

138. What will happen to the bow when your vessel is backing on the
starboard screw, and going ahead on the port screw?

139. What will happen to the pump flow rate by increasing the rotational
speed of a cargo pump?

140. What will you do if you are helmsman and the OOW (officer on watch)
gives you the order: "Hard a starboard" and after a while the order:
"Meet her"

141. What will you do if you are helmsman and the OOW (officer on watch)
gives you the order: "Port 20" and after a while the order: "Ease your
helm"

142. What will you do if you are helmsman and the OOW (officer on watch)
gives you the order: "Starboard ten"

143. When a parallel track search pattern is being carried out, the course of
the search units should normally be which of the following?

144. When a tug is pulling on a hawser at right angles to the ship, on the
ship's engine, what care must be taken by the pilot?

145. When a vessel is using one anchor her bow and stern line to the "L"
Jetty she said to be:

146. When a vessel with single-screw, right-handed propeller backs to port,

the______________.

147. When attempting to free an anchor jammed in the hawspipe, the

simplest method of freeing it maybe by ____________.

148. When does a leadacid battery is considered fully charged?

149. When making way in heavy seas you notice that your vessel's screw is
being lifted clear of the water and racing. One way to correct this would
be to:
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150. When navigating in ‘deep water’ you experience a shallow sounding

which is not indicated on the chart. What would you do?

151. When relieving the helm, the new helmsman should find it handy to
know the ____________.

152. When steering a vessel, a good helmsman does NOT __________.

153. When towing, a tow hook is used to __________.

154. When troubleshooting AC motors, where do you used portable growler

for locating?

155. When troubleshooting electronic equipment, why you should use a high
impedance multimeter?

156. When turning a ship in restricted space with strong wind, it is normally
best to __________.

157. When underway with a tow, you are required to notify the Coast Guard in
which casualty situation?

158. When your ship is going full speed ahead with no wind and no current,
where do you think the "pivot point" is located?

159. Where can an ohmmeter can be used to measure?

160. Where do you obtained the electrical energy necessary to transmit a

person's voice over a soundpowered telephone circuit?

161. Where is the direction of rotation of an induction motor?

162. Which device will stop the motor shown in the illustration in case of a
shortcircuit (high current) motor overload?

163. Which of the electrical properties listed will always be the same across
each component in a parallel circuit?

164. Which of the following action should you take if a crew member has just
fallen overboard off your port side?
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165. Which of the following conditions will occur if the solenoid coil burns out
on a cargo winch with an electrical brake?

166. Which of the following V/V cannot be overhauled in place without

removing piping?

167. Which of the listed devices is used to measure pressure and convert it to
an electrical signal?

168. Which of the listed instruments can be best used to locate a grounded
field coil in a synchronous motor?

169. Which one among the statement is NOT true about the Willamson turn?

170. Which statement concerning the handling characteristics of a fully

loaded vessel as compared with those of a light vessel is FALSE?

171. Which type of AC singlephase motor will also operate on direct current?

172. Which water effect will increase dramatically if you increase your ship's
speed past its "critical speed"?

173. While alongside port side the dock, your vessel's bow line parts due to
strong winds and begins to fall away from the docks. What should you
do?

174. While approaching berth without the assistance of tugs, what is the
usual precautions made by pilot to make sure that your vessel is in safe
situation?

175. While charging, when is a leadacid battery may become hotter than
normal?

176. Why does a synchronous motor maintains synchronism with the rotating
field?

177. Why is copper tubing is used in refrigerant system?

178. Why should you use a high impedance multimeter when troubleshooting
electronic equipment?

179. With rudders amidships and negligible wind, a twinscrew vessel moving
astern with both engines backing will back:
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180. You are 15 feet off a pier and docking a vessel using only a bow breast
line and stern breast line. Once the slack is out of both lines you begin to
haul in on the bow breast line. What is the effect on the vessel?

181. You are approaching a pier and intend to use the port anchor to assist in
docking port side to. When You would NOT use the anchor?

182. You are approaching the pilot station with the wind fine on the starboard
bow and making about 3 knots. You can help to calm the seas by taking
what action just before the pilot boat comes along on the port side?

183. You are docking a ship with a single-screw tug assisting on your
starboard bow. How should the tug be tied up if you are anticipating that
she will have to hold your bow off while you stem the current?

184. 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?

185. You are docking a vessel starboard side to with the assistance of two
tugs. You are attempting to hold the vessel off by operating both tugs at
right angles to the vessel and at full power. What should you ensure?

186. You are docking a vessel. What is the aspect wind and current are most
favorable?

187. You are docking an oceangoing single-screw vessel under normal

circumstances with a single tug. What the tug is usually used to?

188. You are going astern (singlescrew, righthanded propeller) with the
anchor down at a scope of twice the depth of the water. What should
you expect as the anchor dredges?

189. You are heading in a northerly direction when you come across an
easterly current. Your vessel will __________.

190. You are in charge of a twin-screw vessel going ahead with rudders
amidships. If suddenly the port screw stops turning, the bow will:

191. You are in the confined waters. What is the danger in this situation if you
should loose engine power?
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192. You are in the confined waters. What is the danger in this situation if you
should loose engine power?

193. You are landing a single-screw vessel with a left-handed propeller,

starboard side to the dock. As you approach the dock you back your
engine with your rudder amidships. What would you expect the vessel
to?

194. You are landing a single-screw vessel, with a right-hand propeller,

starboard side to the dock. When you have approached the berth and
back the engine, what would you expect the vessel to?

195. You are making a sharp turn in a channel and using a buoy four points
on the bow to gauge your rate of turn. If you observe the buoy moving
aft relative to you, what should you do?

196. You are making a sharp turn in a channel and using a buoy four points
on the bow to gauge your rate of turn. If you observe the buoy moving
forward relative to you, what should you do?

197. You are maneuvering a vessel with a right-hand propeller. The rudder is
amidships. What will generally back the vessel's bow?

198. You are meeting with another ship in confined waters. What can happen
as the ships approach each other?

199. You are mooring to a buoy. You should approach the buoy with the
current from where?

200. You are on a course of 000°T and put the rudder right 30°. In which
direction will the transfer be measured?

201. You are on watch and see a man fall overboard. Which man-
overboard turn should NOT be used in this situation?

202. You are on watch at sea on course 90 degrees. A man falls overboard
on your starboard side. You immediately execute a Williamson turn.
Which step is NOT a part of a Williamson Turn?

203. You are performing an overtaking maneuver in confined waters. What

should you watch out for?
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204. You are planning to anchor in an area where several anchors have been
lost due to fouling. As a precaution, whar should you do?

205. You are proceeding along the right bank of a narrow channel aboard a
righthanded singlescrew vessel. The vessel starts to sheer due to bank
suction/cushion effect. You should:

206. You are pushing a tow ahead and passing close to another towboat
which is pushing ahead in the same direction (you are overtaking). After
the towheads pass close alongside __________.

207. You are pushing a tow ahead, at high speed, near the right hand bank of
a canal. The forces affecting your towboat and tow will tend to
__________.

208. You are stopped with no way upon your vessel at the pilot station. Your
vessel is a large twin-screw ship. You must come around 180 degrees
to board your Pilot. How should you use the engines and rudder to turn
the ship fastest in the least amount of space?

209. You are the Master on a single screw vessel, docking port side with no
tug assist. You decide to drop the offshore anchor to help in docking.
The amount chain you must pay-out is:

210. You are transiting a narrow channel. What can happen in this situation?

211. You are using the anchor to steady the bow while maneuvering. When
do you have the proper scope of anchor cable?

212. You are using the anchor to steady the bow while maneuvering. When
do you expect to have the proper scope of anchor cable?

213. You have made a turning circle at full speed in deep water. You are now
going to make one with initial speed, slow ahead. Do you think the
diameter will differ from that of initial full ahead?

214. You have made a turning test on full speed in deep water. You are now
going to make a test in shallow water. Do you think the turning diameter
will be the same?

215. Your course of action if you have to abandon ship and enter a liferaft
should be:
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216. Your engine is going astern and you pick-up sternway. The rudder is
amidships and you are operating on a single, right-handed fixed screw.
How will your ship react?

217. Your ship is dead in the water with the rudder amidships. As the right-
handed screw starts to turn ahead, where does the bow will tend to go?

218. Your ship is drifting in open sea with temporary engine malfunction. You
are equipped with precise navigation equipment. What should you do in
this situation?

219. Your ship is going full astern and making sternway. Where will the "pivot
point" be located? No wind, current.

220. Your vessel is a large twin-screw ship. You are stopped at the pilot
station with no way upon your vessel. You must come around 180° to
board your Pilot. How must you use the engines and rudder to turn the
ship fastest in the least amount of space?

221. Your vessel is a single-screw ship with a right-hand propeller. There is

no current. What is the easiest way to make a landing?

222. Your vessel is backing on the starboard screw, and going ahead on the
port screw. What will happen to the bow?

223. Your vessel is being towed and you are using a tripping rope. What is
the use of a tripping rope of fiber or wire?

224. Your vessel is going alongside a pier. Two tugs will assist at the
mooring. Which position and how do you want to use the tugs?

225. Your vessel is going alongside. One tug will assist at the mooring. Which
position and how do you want to use the tug?

226. Your vessel is navigating along a narrow channel at a slow speed with
your starboard side near the right bank of a channel. What would be the
best maneuver if your vessel suddenly sheers toward the opposite
bank?

227. Your vessel is navigating along a narrow channel. The effect called
"bank cushion" has which effect on the vessel?
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228. Your vessel is off a lee shore in heavy weather and laboring. Which
action should you take?

229. Your vessel is port side to a pier with a spring line led aft from the bow.
In calm weather, which direction when putting the engines ahead with
the rudder hard left?

230. Your vessel is port side to a pier with a spring line led aft from the bow.
In calm weather, what will happen to the bow and stern when putting the
engines ahead with the rudder hard left?

231. Your vessel is port side to a pier with a spring line led aft from the bow.
In calm weather, what will happen to the bow and stern when putting the
engines ahead with the rudder hard left?

232. Your vessel is port side to a pier with a spring line led aft from the bow.
In calm weather, which direction when putting the engines ahead with
the rudder hard left?

233. Your vessel is proceeding along a narrow channel. The effect called
bank cushion has which effect on the vessel?

234. Your vessel is to dock bow first at a pier without the assistance of
tugboats. Which line will be the most useful when maneuvering the
vessel alongside the pier?

235. Your vessel is to turn in a narrow canal by use of one tug (turn to port
with the bow). In which position and how would you use the tug?

236. Your vessel is to unmoor. Two tugs will assist at the unmooring. Which
position and how do you want to use the tugs?