Generally speaking，with（）the weather becomes cloudy or overcast with strong winds.

单项选择题For an accurate barometer check，you would（）.

A.check it with a barometer on another vessel
B.take readings from several barometers and average them
C.check it with the barometer at the ship chandlery
D.check it against radio or National Weather Service reports of the immediate vicinity

单项选择题Fleet weather forecast messages are the expected conditions in（）.

A.a certain area
B.all ocean areas
C.some areas
D.important areas

单项选择题Fetch is the（）.

A.distance a wave travels between formation and decay
B.stretch of water over which a wave-forming wind blows
C.time in seconds required for two crests to pass a given point
D.measurement of a wave's steepness

单项选择题Especially in adverse weather，risk of collision with an offshore supply vessel increases when the vessel is moored to what side of the unit?（）.

A.Upwind
B.Downwind
C.Crosswind
D.Downcurrent

单项选择题Early indications of the approach of a hurricane may be all of the following EXCEPT（）.

A.short confused swells
B.gradually increasing white clouds (mare's tails)
C.pumping barometer
D.continuous fine mist-like rain