It is possible, and sometimes necessary, to...

🔍 Key Concepts

• Deck loading and structural support: How weight is transferred from cargo through the deck to the ship’s structure below • Permanent vs. temporary structural members: What actually increases deck strength versus just providing a place to rest cargo • Effects on watertight integrity and stability when modifying or adding structures on deck

💭 Think About

• Which option actually helps transfer cargo weight down into the ship’s existing supporting structure (frames, beams, bulkheads)? • Which options are mainly about holding/locating cargo, rather than truly strengthening the deck plating itself? • Is any option likely to create safety or stability problems that would never be recommended as a method of strengthening the deck?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choice connects directly to existing structural members below the deck plating • Eliminate any option that could compromise watertight integrity or stability rather than improve strength • Ask: does this method increase load‑bearing capacity of the deck, or just change where/how the cargo sits?

It is possible, and sometimes necessary, to strengthen the deck of a vessel for carriage of deck cargo by __________.

erecting vertical pillars under the deck to support the cargo

welding steel "feet" to the deck, on which the cargo is placed

building a stage on which to place the cargo

placing bunker on the deck

🔍 Key Concepts

💭 Think About

✅ Before You Answer