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USCG Deck General (Set 73)

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Where are the towing bitts best placed for towing purposes?

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#1 Where are the towing bitts best placed for towing purposes? #2 When towing, the least amount of tension will be on each bridle leg when the two legs __________. #3 What product is considered a noxious liquid substance for regulatory purposes? #4 When towing, a tow hook is used to __________. #5 When being towed, a fairlead is a __________. #6 Which vessel is NOT required to have a Pollution Placard posted on board? #7 The lead of a tow bridle is usually redirected with a __________. #8 What is the name of the mark indicated by the letter A in illustration D003DG below? #9 Your vessel is being towed and you are using a tripping rope. A tripping rope of fiber or wire is used to __________. #10 The condition of a towline must be monitored by _________. #11 Which type of ballast is most commonly used in barges and ships? #12 When a tow is trimmed by the stern it is said to __________. #13 It is generally NOT allowed to clean up an oil spill by using __________. #14 Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plans must be reviewed __________. #15 Back-up wires on a towed vessel provide __________. #16 Load lines for U.S. vessels are assigned by __________. #17 Your vessel is being towed and back-up wires have been installed. Back-up wires carry the towing load in the event that the __________. #18 What equipment is NOT used to protect a towing hawser? #19 Fittings used for towing must be __________. #20 The amount of force a tug can exert on a stationary pull is called its __________. #21 The static bollard pull of a tug is measured in tons and consists of the brake horsepower of the tug's engine divided by 100 and multiplied by a factor of __________. #22 Your load line certificate expires on 27 May 1988. The vessel is surveyed on that date and is found satisfactory. You are sailing foreign the same day. Which statement is TRUE? #23 The agency which assigns load lines and issues Load Line Certificates is the __________. #24 The catenary __________. #25 Under the Pollution Regulations, how long must garbage disposal records be retained onboard for? #26 In towing, heaving lines are used for __________. #27 Periodic surveys to renew the load line assignment must be made at intervals NOT exceeding __________. #28 One reason a tug's towing bitts are located forward of the rudders is because __________. #29 What purpose does a tow hook serve? #30 Where is the best location to install a towing hook?

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