Question 1841 Deck Safety

The correct answer is A) garboard strake. The garboard strake is the strake of shell plating that is located immediately adjacent to and connected with the keel of a vessel. This is the strake indicated by the letter H in the provided illustration D033DG. The other answer choices are incorrect because: B) bilge strake refers to the strake located at the turn of the bilge, C) outboard keel plate refers to the plate that forms the outer surface of the keel, and D) sheer strake refers to the topmost strake of shell plating.