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Towing Endorsement Questions and Answers 100% Pass With a following sea, a vessel will tend to: ✔✔Yaw In assistance towing, heaving lines are used for: ✔✔Passing a tow line. A rope ladder ... with wooden rungs is a: ✔✔Jacob's ladder. When a boat turns broadside to heavy seas and winds, thus exposing the boat to the danger of capsizing, the boat has: ✔✔Broached. Which type of line floats? ✔✔Polypropylene For safety reasons, when assistance towing: ✔✔Personnel on the disabled vessel should don PFDs. When there is plenty of sea room, a vessel with a sea anchor and a relatively small center of gravity will ride easiest in a heavy gale with the: ✔✔Vessel drifting. The splice designed to pass easily through a block is called a(n): ✔✔Long splice. Your vessel is broken down and rolling in heavy seas. You can reduce the danger of capsizing by: ✔✔Rigging a sea anchor. The disadvantage of using a heaving line to pass a tow line is that: ✔✔Recreational boaters tend to make the heaving line fast to the towed vessel as if it were the towline. When towing in an open seaway, it is important to use a towing line: ✔✔That will have the tow on a crest while your vessel in on a crest. A towing vessel is tripped when: ✔✔It is pulled sideways by the tow. The danger of a towing vessel tripping is increased the closer the towline is secured to: ✔✔Amidships. A tow that veers to the side on the end of the towline is said to: ✔✔Yaw. When towing astern, what equipment should be stowed ready to use near the towline? ✔✔Axe or cutting torch. What is used to prevent wear on towlines that bear on hard surfaces? ✔✔Chafing gear Which action should be taken FIRST if your tow is sinking in shallow water? ✔✔Pay out the towline until the sunken tow reaches the bottom. What is the greatest danger of an overriding tow? ✔✔Collision between the tow and the stern of the towing vessel In order to detect rot in manila line you should: ✔✔D) Open the strands and examine the inner fibers. You have been towing astern and have just let go the tow. Your deckhands are pulling in and faking the towline by hand on the stern. The most dangerous action is to: ✔✔Back down on your engines. Right-laid line should be coiled: ✔✔Clockwise. Laying out a line in successive circles flat on deck with the bitter end in the center is known as: ✔✔Flemishing. What is an advantage of the 6 x 19 class of wire rope over the 6 x 37 class of wire rope of the same diameter? ✔✔More resistance to corrosion You are being towed by one tug. As you lengthen the bridle legs you: ✔✔Reduce the yawing of your vessel. A method used to make an eye in a bight of line where it cannot be spliced is known as ✔✔Seizing. You are attempting to take a dead ship in tow. All lines have been passed and secured. How should you get underway? ✔✔Order minimum turns until the catenary almost breaks the water then stop. Order more turns as the hawser slackens but keep the catenary in the water. When being towed, a fairlead is used to: ✔✔Change the direction of the tow hookup. Back-up wires on a towed vessel provide: ✔✔A) A factor of safety. B) Additional strength. C) A distribution of the towing load. D) All of the above. Towing a structure using two tugs approximately side by side, each using one hawser is referred to as a: ✔✔Breasted tug tow. When tandem tug towing, the more powerful of the two tugs should be: ✔✔Behind the lead tug. When towing astern, one way to reduce yawing of the tow is to: ✔✔Trim the tow by the stern. When cutting wire rope, seizings are put on each side of the cut to prevent the wire from unlaying and also to: ✔✔Maintain the original balance of tension in the wires and strands. To obtain better steering control when you are towing alongside, your vessel should be positioned with its: ✔✔Stern extending aft of the tow. Towlines should be inspected for chafing where the towline: ✔✔A) Passes over the stern of the towing vessel. B) Passes through the chocks. C) Is attached to the disabled vessel. D) All of the above. The line with the most stretch is: ✔✔Nylon. What is used to prevent twisting of a towing bridle? ✔✔A Fishplate The measurement of the amount of force a towing vessel is capable of applying to a motionless tow is called: ✔✔Bollard pull. A bollard is found on the: ✔✔Pier. The tow makeup that is designed to keep the catenary of the tow hawser to a minimum is called the: ✔✔Christmas tree tow. The lead of a tow bridle is usually redirected with a: ✔✔Chock. Nylon line is better suited than manila for: ✔✔Towing astern. A common class of wire rope is the 6 x 37 class. What does the 37 represent? ✔✔Number of wires per strand. A "loose" tow may cause all of the following EXCEPT ✔✔A saving in the transit time. The legs of a tow bridle are joined together with a: ✔✔Fishplate. In securing a towing cable, consideration must be given to letting go in an emergency. The possible whip of towlines when released can be overcome by: ✔✔Using preventers. Why are stern towing bitts placed well forward of the rudder when hawser towing? ✔✔To allow the stern to swing more freely when using rudder When towing astern, chafing gear should NOT be used on a hawser which is ✔✔Attached to an automatic towing engine. It is not advisable to use nylon for alongside towing because it: ✔✔Stretches too much. The strongest method of forming an eye in wire rope is using: ✔✔A wire rope socket attached with zinc. A tug in irons is: ✔✔Unable to maneuver. To "ease" a line means to: ✔✔Pay out line to remove most of the tension. To reduce stress on the towing hawser when towing astern (ocean tow), the hawser should be ✔✔Underwater. Where should a vessel being towed alongside be positioned for increased maneuverability? ✔✔Stern of the towed vessel forward of the stern of the towing vessel. In towing it is desirable for the tug and the tow to ride wave crests simultaneously because: ✔✔Shock loading on the tow line is reduced. A towline should be fastened to: ✔✔A secure fitting near the bow of the towed vessel. When being towed by one tug, the towing bridle should be connected to a towing: ✔✔Bitt with figure eights. When towing, the least amount of tension will be on each bridle leg when the two legs ✔✔Form a small angle with each other. When inspecting wire rope before a hoisting operation, one must look for: ✔✔A) Fishhooks. B) Kinks. C) Worn spots. D) All of the above. What may prevent a tug from tripping or capsizing when towing a large vessel? ✔✔Stern towing pins. When maneuvering from pull towing to breasted (alongside) towing, a twin-screw vessel is more likely than a single-screw vessel of equal horsepower to: ✔✔Foul the towline. [Show More]

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