Pollution regulations require that each scupper in an enclosed deck area have a（）.

单项选择题Owing to the greater girth of a ship amidships than at the ends，certain strakes are dropped as they approach the bow and stern to reduce the amount of plating at the ends. These strakes are called（）.

A.drop strakes
B.stealers
C.throughs
D.voids

单项选择题One function of a bulwark is to（）.

A.help keep the deck dry
B.prevent stress concentrations on the stringer plate
C.protect against twisting forces exerted on the frame of the vessel
D.reinforce the side stringers

单项选择题On a ship，the deck stringer is the outboardmost deck（）.

A.plating
B.beam
C.stiffener
D.stanchion

单项选择题In vessel construction，the garboard strake is（）.

A.located next to and parallel to the keel
B.located next to and parallel to the gunwale
C.another term for the bilge keel
D.another term for the rub rail

单项选择题In vessel construction，a greater number of watertight bulkheads results in（）.

A.increased capacity to set flooding boundaries
B.decreased capacity to set flooding boundaries
C.reduced compartmentation
D.greater deck load capacity