METEOROLOGY - NAVIGATION

1. When the ship’s starboard and port sides rise and fall with the waves, the vessel is ___
a).pitching b).yawing c). rolling d). swaying

2. When the ship’s stem and stern rise and fall with the waves, the vessel is _________
a).pitching b).yawing c). rolling d). swaying

3. When the ship’s bow is pushed to starboard and then to port, the vessel is ________
a).pitching b).yawing c). rolling d). swaying

4. When the whole ship rises and falls back into a trough, she is __________
a).pitching b).yawing c). rolling d). swaying

5. When the ship is pushed forward by the waves and sinks back into a trough, she is __
a).pitching b).yawing c). rolling d). swaying

6. When the whole ship moves bodily to starboard and then to port, she is
a).pitching b).yawing c). rolling d). swaying

7. By ________ is meant the waves that are formed by wind in a "generating area",
that is the area where the waves are being formed.
a).seashore b).seaway c). seabed d). seaman

8. Waves that have travelled out of this generating area are referred to as _________.
a).sway b).swell c). swing d). swift

9. ____________ are quite soft and pliable forms of ice that will hardly cause any
damage to sea-going vessels.
a).nilas b).icefloes c). bergy bits d). floebergs

10. When the colour of the ice is_________, we are dealing with old ice (2 or more years
of age), which is extremely hard and dangerous to navigation.
a).white b).blue c). green d). green-blue

11. _______ are notorious for their submarine ledges that may extend to great distances
from their visible parts, which constitute not more than 10% of their total volumes.
a). Floebergs b). icefloes c). icebergs d). Pancake ice

12. ________ are mainly caused by the gravitational pull of the moon.
a). storms b). tides c). hurricanes d). revolutions

13. Weak tides are also called __________

a). low tides b). high tides c). neap tides d). average tides
14. When the tide is turning we speak of Slack tide.
a). slack tide b). high tide c). neap tide d). average tide

15. __________ labels indicate chemicals that must be separated from flammable liquids
by an intermediate space or on deck by at least 12 meters.
a). Red-coloured b). Green-coloured c). Orange-coloured d). Yellow-coloured

16. _________ labels indicate chemicals that must be separated from flammable solids,
spontaneously combustible agents or agents that are dangerous when wet by a
longitudinal space or on deck by at least 24 metres.
a). Red-coloured b). Green-coloured c). Orange-coloured d). Yellow-coloured

17. ___________ labels indicate chemicals that must be stored at a safe distance from
explosive goods.
a). Red-coloured b). Green-coloured c). Orange-coloured d). Yellow-coloured

18. ____________ labels indicate chemicals that may not be stored near flammable gas,
non-flammable compressed gas or toxic gas.
a). Red-coloured b). Green-coloured c). Orange-coloured d). Yellow-coloured

19. A __________ wind changes in a clockwise direction.

a). backing b). blowing c). veering d). shifting

20. A __________ wind changes in anti-clockwise direction.

a). backing b). blowing c). veering d). shifting

21. An area of low pressure is called a ________.

a). cyclone b). hurricane c). anti-cyclone d). shifting

22. A high-pressure area is a ________.

a). cyclone b). hurricane c). anti-cyclone d). shifting

23. __________ is merely an amount of air that moves in a horizontal motion over the
earth from an area of high barometric pressure towards an area of low barometric
pressure.
a). cloud b). rain c). wind d). humidity

24. Falling barometric pressure generally indicates that a ________ is approaching.

a). earthquake b). gale c). tsunami d). hurricane

25. Rising pressure indicates the approach or continuation of _________ weather.

a). fair b). stormy c). overcast d). bad
26. A ____________ for seafarers offers a survey of weather conditions that may be
expected in certain places, sea areas and in vicinities of coastal stations within the next 24
hours.
a). estimation b). prognosis c). weather forecast d). prevision

27. __________ very often indicate an imminent change of weather.

a). clouds b). stars c). gusts d). winds

28. The presence of _________ may be a warning for an approaching storm.

a). altocumulus b). stratus clouds c). cirrus clouds d). cumulonimbus
clouds clouds

29. The low-hanging ____________ indicate unstable weather.

a). altocumulus b). stratus clouds c). cirrus clouds d). cumulonimbus
clouds clouds

30. The ________________ may precede adverse weather.

a). altocumulus b). stratus clouds c). cirrus clouds d). cumulonimbus
clouds clouds