Marine Knowledge . Simple FREE online Assessment So you think you know about maritime matters ? Below is a simple quiz of 10 questions to assess the extent of your maritime knowledge. This is quite free, but on submitting your answers, we will get back to you as soon as possible with your results. PLEASE ENSURE you enter your name and e-mail address correctly (otherwise we can't reply with your results !) Once you complete the assessment, click on the "Submit" button at the bottom to have your answers automatically submitted, whereupon they will be checked and then the results will be sent back to you by a personal e-mail from Steve (so it might take a day or two....) This is NOT a subtle marketing ploy (we're not selling anything !) This whole website is just for general marine education. Your Contact Details Name:xxxxxxxxxx Country:xxxxxxxx Company:xxxxxxx E-mail address : (Please ensure this is correct) Question 1. (1 mark) What is a V.L.C.C. ? Vehicle Loading / Car Carrier Very Large Crude Carrier Vessel Length Calculation Convention (1997) Don't Know Question 2. (2 marks) Which of these sizes of bulkcarrier might be a "panamax" vessel ? Don't know 27,500 DWT 45,000 DWT 79,000 DWT 127,000 DWT 187,000 DWT - - - - Select from this picklist - - - - Question 3. (1 mark) PRISMATIC and MOSS are two alternative designs of which type of vessel? Oil Tanker F.P.S.O. (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel) L.N.G. Carrier Container ship Don't Know Question 4. (5 marks) Compliance with the I.S.P.S. Code is an important recent requirement. What do the letters I.S.P.S. stand for and which international convention is the code a part of ? Question 5. (1 mark) Theft or deliberate damage caused by the ship's crew when the vessel is on the high seas is termed ? Barratry Piracy Larceny Don't Know Question 6. (2 marks) The date on which nearly all mutual P&I insurances renew is Don't Know 1st January 20th January 20th February 4th July 15 September - - - - Select from this picklist - - - - Question 7 (2 marks) In marine insurance, the War risks Automatic Termination Clause would be immediately activated if any of 5 named countries were to declare war on another of the 5. Below are the flags of 4 of those 5 countries. Which one is missing ? ? Question 8 (5 marks) Bills of Lading issued by vessel operators are commonly drawn up in accordance with which of the following rules ?(You can pick more than one if you wish) Hamburg Rules (1978) York/Antwerp Rules (1974) London/New York Rules (1988) Hague/Visby Rules (1968) None of the above Question 9 (3 marks) The pulling strength of tugs is measured by which of the following ? (Again, you can pick more than one) Snatch strength Bollard Pull Brake Horse Power Line Pull Athens Convention Measurement Deadweight tons Don't know Question 10. (5 marks) In your own words and in one sentence, please state what constitutes a CONSTRUCTIVE Total Loss (C.T.L.) of a vessel. SUBMISSION Please check your answers before clicking on the "submit" button below. DO NOT PRESS "Reset" unless you wish to completely start again.