1.What does “abandon vessel” mean?

  “Abandon vessel” means “To evacuate all crewand passengers from a vessel following distress”.

2.What does “foul anchor” mean?

  “Foul anchor” means “Crossing anchor oranchor twisted”.

3.What does “dredging of an anchor” mean?

 It refers to the movement of an anchor over the sea bottom with the ship under control.

4.What does “underway” mean?

  “Underway”means “The ship is not at anchor,aground,or madefast to the shore”.

5.What does “dragging of an anchor” mean?

It means that the anchor moving over the sea bottom involuntarily,because it is no longer preventing themovement of the vessel”.

6.What do you report when theanchor has been heaved out of the ground and is clear of it?

You should report “Anchor is aweigh”.

7.Can you list some orders areincluded in Standard Ship Orders?

   Yes ,I can . Such as wheel order,engine order,anchoringorder and so on.

8.If you are ordered “Port five”, how to reply and report?

 I should reply “Port five” and report “Wheelis Port five”.

9.If you are ordered “Steady”, how to reply and report?

  I should reply “Steady” and report “Steady on 090 degrees”.

10.How to answer what is thecourse?

I should answer “Course on 090 degrees”.

11.What does “Single up forward to breast line and spring” mean?

  It means thatlet go all lines except breast line andspring.

12.If you want change theposition of the head line forward for 3 meters, what do you say?

  I should say “Shifting the head line 3 metersforward”.

13.If you want to heave tightthe breast line, what should you say?

 I should say “Pick up the slack on the breast line.

14.Which order is an equivalentto “Send out head line”?

  Pay out head line.

15.Which order is an equivalentto “Let go stern line”?

Cast offstern line.

16.What does “Anchor is foul” mean?

 “Anchor is foul” means “Crossing anchor oranchor twisted”.

17.If the anchor has beenheaved out of the ground and clear of the bottom, what do you report?

  Anchor aweigh.

18.If the anchor is secured firmlyin sea bottom, what do you report?

The anchor is “Brought up”.

19.If there is no obstructionaround the anchor before anchoring, what would you report?

   The anchor is clear.

20. When the anchor is heavedout of the water surface and just above it, what do you report?

The anchor is “Clear of water”.

21.If you are ordered: “Stand by both engines!”, how should you reply and report?

   I should reply “Stand by both engines!” and report “Bothenginesstand by”

22.If you are ordered: “Full ahead”, how should you reply and report?

  I should reply“Full ahead” and report “Engine full ahead”

23.If you are ordered: “Stop engine”, how should you reply and report?

  I should reply “Stop engine” and report “Enginestopped”

24. What does “Finished with engine” mean?

   “Finished with engine” means “The movement ofthe engine is no longer required”