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Marine Engineer Practice Test

Check what you know about the marine engineer job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

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15 multiple-choice questions on marine engineer knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15Displacement is:
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Answer: Weight of water moved. Term.

Question 2 of 15Freeboard is:
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Answer: Height above water. Term.

Question 3 of 15A class society:
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Answer: Sets ship rules. Organization.

Question 4 of 15Add a sea margin for:
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Answer: Weather and fouling. Design.

Question 5 of 15GM measures:
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Answer: Stability. Metric.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Weight of water a ship moves.”
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Answer: Displacement. Displacement: Weight of water a ship moves.

Question 7 of 15What does “Freeboard” mean?
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Answer: Height above water.. Freeboard: Height above water.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Ship rules organization.”
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Answer: Class society. Class society: Ship rules organization.

Question 9 of 15What does “Ballast” mean?
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Answer: Weight for stability.. Ballast: Weight for stability.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Testing at sea.”
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Answer: Sea trial. Sea trial: Testing at sea.

Question 11 of 15What does “Stability” mean?
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Answer: Ability to stay upright.. Stability: Ability to stay upright.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Systems that move ships.”
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Answer: Propulsion. Propulsion: Systems that move ships.

Question 13 of 15What does “CAD” mean?
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Answer: Computer-aided design.. CAD: Computer-aided design.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Stability measure.”
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Answer: Metacentric height. Metacentric height: Stability measure.

Question 15 of 15What does “Draft” mean?
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Answer: Depth below waterline.. Draft: Depth below waterline.

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