According to SOLAS, where should you be able to see a life-saving equipment and survival training manual? Select the ONE best answer.
In each mess room or recreation room or in every cabin
In the emergency headquarters
According to the IMO guidelines used to produce this module, what are the two greatest risks when recovering persons from the water? Select the TWO best answers.
As a general rule, what treatment should be given to casualties who have been recovered after being in cold water for a long time? Select the ONE best answer:
Remove their wet clothing, put them in a warm room and cover them with blankets
Get them to do vigorous exercise to get the circulation going again
Get them to move their limbs around to quickly restore blood circulation
Get them to stand up and move around
Can lifeboats on the falls be used to recover persons from the water? Select the ONE best answer:
Yes, provided weather conditions are good and the lifeboat is not overloaded
No, casualties may be injured in the lifeboat
No, this method would be too slow to be practical
Yes, if they are on the falls this can be done in any conditions
Can stores cranes be used to recover persons from the water? Select the ONE best answer:
Yes, provided they are not overloaded and are equipped with at least a rescue strop or a secure loop
No, they should never be used for that purpose
No, this method would be too slow to be practical
Yes, but only if they are specially designed for that purpose
How can the effects of the weather on the recovery operation best be assessed? Select the ONE best answer:
Consider running by the target first, if time allows, or approach the target at slow speed to make the best judgement
Approach the target quickly and adjust your own course to maintain a steady bearing
Approach the target quickly, but note its relative movement
Keep downwind of the target in all circumstances
How often do the IMO recommend that drills for recovery of persons from the water should be held?
As often as the ship’s master thinks is needed to make sure that all crew know their duties
At every man overboard rescue drill
Before the start of each voyage, if over 50% of the crew have changed
How should the ship approach survivors during a recovery operation?
With the strongest element (wind, sea or swell) on your weather bow and the target on your lee bow
Keeping the target dead ahead
With the target on your weather side
With the wind and target on your weather bow
If it is impossible to reach the people or survival craft in the water using your own vessel, should you launch a lifeboat or rescue craft?
Yes, but only if it is safe to do so
Only if you have a dedicated fast rescue craft
Yes, because the safety of those in the water is more important than any risk to your own ship’s crew
Yes, but only if there are volunteers to operate it and they understand it will be very risky
If you are on a ship with high freeboard, it may be difficult to see survivors in the water from the bridge. What should you do?
Post good lookouts with direct communications to the bridge while in the incident area
Do not take part in search and rescue operations with this type of ship
Launch a rescue craft to patrol ahead of the ship
Reduce speed when in the incident area
It is too dangerous to launch and recover lifeboats or rescue craft to pick up survivors. What can be done?
Pass lines, or lifebuoys or inflated liferafts on lines, to the survivors
Ask for volunteers who are prepared to take the risks to man the lifeboats
Do nothing, but inform the search and rescue authorities
Make sure another rescue ship is on its way, then proceed on voyage
On a ship with high freeboard, should openings in the hull be used as a recovery point for persons in the water?
Yes, provided there is no risk to the ship’s stability and that persons can be recovered there
No, not if they are below the ship’s freeboard deck
Yes, but they must be certified as approved recovery points
Yes, provided that they are on the lee side of the vessel
Should relevant IMO circulars be included in your plans for recovery of persons from the water?
Yes, because although you should be familiar with them, they should also be available for reference
No, because the ship’s master can direct operations
No, because they will not be needed once a good plan has been made
No, because well trained staff will never need them
Should your ship’s particulars be included in your plans for recovery of persons from the water?
Yes, because search and rescue co-ordinators will need these to decide if you are able to carry out the recovery operation
No, because any competent master will know enough information to readily pass it on to the authorities
No, because search and rescue authorities can easily find these by other means
No, because these are already available on the bridge
What are the two biggest risks when recovering casualties from cold water?
Casualties are at risk from heart failure and need to be recovered horizontally
Casualties will be unable to grip things and climb ladders
Casualties may be shivering uncontrollably
What is the best position for a person to be in when recovered from the water?
Vertical, with the head down
Vertical, with the head up
What is the biggest danger when manoeuvring your ship to recover persons from a survival craft?
You could run over the persons or craft to be rescued
You may have to make several approaches to judge the conditions
You might not be able to get alongside the craft to be rescued
You might not be able to see the craft from the bridge
What is the greatest risk to persons after they have been recovered from cold water?
The sudden return of cold blood from the limbs can cause heart failure
They may panic at being on a foreign ship
They may suffer from intense shivering
They may suffer from poor blood circulation
Should relevant IMO circulars be included in your plans for recovery of persons from the water?
Yes, because although you should be familiar with them, they should also be available for reference
No, because the ship’s master can direct operations
No, because they will not be needed once a good plan has been made
No, because well trained staff will never need them
Should your ship’s particulars be included in your plans for recovery of persons from the water?
Yes, because search and rescue co-ordinators will need these to decide if you are able to carry out the recovery operation
No, because any competent master will know enough information to readily pass it on to the authorities
No, because search and rescue authorities can easily find these by other means
No, because these are already available on the bridge
What are the two biggest risks when recovering casualties from cold water?
Casualties are at risk from heart failure and need to be recovered horizontally
Casualties will be unable to grip things and climb ladders
Casualties may be shivering uncontrollably
What is the best position for a person to be in when recovered from the water?
Vertical, with the head down
Vertical, with the head up
What is the biggest danger when manoeuvring your ship to recover persons from a survival craft?
You could run over the persons or craft to be rescued
You may have to make several approaches to judge the conditions
You might not be able to get alongside the craft to be rescued
You might not be able to see the craft from the bridge
What is the greatest risk to persons after they have been recovered from cold water?
The sudden return of cold blood from the limbs can cause heart failure
They may panic at being on a foreign ship
They may suffer from intense shivering
They may suffer from poor blood circulation
When should risk assessment for recovery of persons from the water be done?
When the plans for recovery operations are first done, and then again once the specific conditions at the scene of the recovery are known
Only when the plans for recovery operations are first done
Only when the specific conditions at the scene of the recovery are known
When the plans for recovery operations are first done, and then again at every ISM audit
Where is the best part of the ship to bring people onboard?
Clear of the ship’s propellers and usually within the ship’s parallel mid-body section
Anywhere there is an access point and good lighting
Under the lee of the stern
Where would you find advice on preparing your ship for the transfer of survivors using a helicopter?
The IAMSAR manual which should be available onboard
The IACS manual which should be available onboard
The IMO manual which should be available onboard
The SOLAS manual which should be available onboard
Which IMO rules require you to have a plan for the recovery of persons from the water on board?
Which ONE of these statements best describes the plans for the recovery of persons from the water carried on your ship?
They are ship specific plans covering a range of possible recovery situations
They are company specific plans covering a range of possible recovery situations
They are plans produced by senior technical staff in the office for your ship and should be followed in detail
They are plans produced by the IMO or classification societies covering a range of possible recovery situations
Who is at risk during an operation for the recovery of persons from the water?
Those being rescued and all those involved in the rescue
Nobody is at risk if the correct safety equipment is used
Only those being rescued and anyone in a small rescue craft
Who will need to see the ship’s plan for the recovery of persons from the water?
Everyone onboard if it applies to their duties, and any external audit body checking compliance with SOLAS and the ISM Code
All bridge and deck crew, and the chief engineer
All deck and engineer officers
The master and all the bridge team
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