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A tow of 9 barges is made up three abreast by three long. The towboat is faced up to the last barge of the center string. The outer two strings of barges are the ______.

A.port and starboard strings

B.outer strings

C.drag strings

D.side strings

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 ______．

A.Push both the head of the tow and the stern of the towboat away from the right hand bank

B.Push the head of the tow away from，and pull the stern of the towboat into，the right hand bank

C.Pull both the head of the tow and the stern of the towboat into the right hand bank

D.Pull the head of the tow into，and push the stern of the towboat away from，the right hand bank

One advantage of chain over wire rope for a tow bridle is that chain ______.

A.is better suited for inland towing

B.resists damage from chafing

C.handles more easily

D.equalizes towing forces better

A bridle for an ocean tow consists of ______.

A.two chains of equal length

B.a single nylon pendant rove through a heavy ring free to move on the pendant

C.two long legs of wire rope shackled to a fishplate

D.a single length of heavy chain with both ends secured on deck to welded pad eyes

A chain bridle is preferable to a wire rope towing bridle on a long ocean tow because chain ______.

A.is more flexible and has the ability to absorb shock because of its weight

B.is less subject to wear and damage from abrasion

C.requires little maintenance

D.All of the above

A tow astern is veering from side to side on its towline．The best way of controlling the action is to ______．

A.Trim the tow by the bow

B.Trim the tow by the stern

C.List the tow to windward

D.Adjust the length of the towing bridle

Lifeboats are numbered ______.Odd numbers to starboard and even numbers to port．

A.from forward to aft

B.from aft to forward

C.at master's option

D.as per owner's instruction

A twin-screw ship going ahead on the starboard screw only tends to move ______.

A.in a straight line

B.to port

C.from side to side

D.to starboard