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The self contained air support system on a totally enclosed lifeboat is designed to provide safe and breathable air with the engine running for a minimum of how many minutes?
The outside manually controlled lamp of a liferaft must be capable of working at minimum for a period of:
How many emergency power supply sources are required for fire-detection and fire-alarm systems? (SOLAS II-2/13.1.3)
Which of the following statements does not apply to fire doors in main vertical zone bulkheads and stairway enclosures in passenger ships?
If normally locked they do not have to be self closing.
They shall be of the self closing type.
They can have hold back hooks not subject to control station release providing the emergency plan details a person to close them.
They shall be capable of being closed from a control station unless they are normally closed.
By running a centrifugal pump what will happen if the NPSHA (Net positive suction head available) is less than NPSHR (Net positive suction head required) ?
The pump will not draw liquid.
The pump will suffer damage
The pump needs to run faster.
Which fire-fighting equipment is most efficient and with least side effects in case of a large fire in the engine room?
Central foam extinguishing system
Powder extinguishing system
Central gas extinguishing system and/or waterfog.
As a general rule, where would you expect to find a portable fire extinguisher in any space?
Near the middle of the space
There is no such standard practice.
Near to the entrance to the space
Under a porthole or window
Fuel oil from a leaking fuel pipe has been collected in a drip tray under the boiler furnace.The oil is suddenly ignited by a backflash from the boiler burner.The boiler room is manned and the person present has the choice of various extinguishers. The fire is purely a surface fire. What would be the preferable extinguisher?
Any of the mentioned alternatives
How is a radio-telex traffic list transmitted:
A message is sent to a fax-machine. However the message cannot be delivered by the land earth station. The land earth station will:
never send a non-delivery notification (NDN) if a fax message to the sender. The sender to verify if the message was received
automatically send a non-delivery notification (NDN) to the sender
will only send a non-delivery notification (NDN) to the sender if so requested by him
A received DSC ‘distress alert’ contains the following information: “UNDESIGNATED DISTRESS” Of this distress case:
the nature of distress is unknown
You want to make a telephone call to another ship operating in Indian Ocean Region. Which sequence will you key into your INMARSAT A terminal?
CES two digits code # 00 873 SES INMARSAT code #
CES two digits code # 00 583 SES INMARSAT code #
00 # CES two digits code 873 SES INMARSAT code #
CES two digits code # 873 SES INMARSAT code #
Which emission class is used in the NAVTEX system
A distress call has been sent accidentally on your MF DSC equipment. Which of the following is correct for cancelling the false distress alert?
Make broadcast on 2182 kHz ""Mayday all stations…"" and cancel the false distress alert."
Send a all stations urgent priority MF DSC call
Send a selective distress priority MF DSC call to the nearest MRCC– Inform it that a false distress alert has been transmited
Switch off the transmitter
The word EIGHT is spelled conform the international phonetic alphabet:
Echo, India, Golf, Hotel, Tango
Echo, Israel, Golf, Hotel, Tango
Echo, Istria, Gulf, Hotel, Tango
To inform ship of coast-stations messages, coast-stations give at fixed times:
A list with the names of the ships involved spoken alphabetical numerical sequence.
A list of the official identification numbers, for example the Maritime Mobile Service Indentity (MMSI).
A traffic list with the call-sign of the ships involved in alphabetical numerical sequence
A list of all the messages for each vessel
A Category "B" Chemical Cargo which has a melting point of more than 15° C. can be carried:
In tanks adjacent to the ship's shell plating having heating coils?
In tanks where the heating coils have been removed and supply and return steam pipes blanked off?
In tanks not adjacent to the ship's shell plating having heating coils?
In any tank onboard the vessel?
With an increase in temperature the volume of flammable and combustible liquids :
Remains constant if pressure remains constant
Which hazardous good is contained in class 5.2 according to the IMDG code?
You are duty officer on board a vessel in open sea. The look out is doing work and you are alone on the bridge, presently checking the position in the chartroom. Suddenly you are colliding with a fishing vessel. You will be most to blame for the collision, because of:
You should ask over VHF if there is any vessels in the surronding waters before going to the chart room.
You shall always give the "keep away" signal when doing chart work.
The fishing vessel should have kept away and you will not be blamed.
You did not maintain a proper look - out by all available means.
You are Sen.Off.Deck on a vessel and you have collided with another vessel which is on fire. What would you do?
Check own vessel for any loss of life, danger of explosion and offer your assistance to the other vessel
Leave the other vessel because the other vessel was to blame for the collision
Stay close to the other vessel and commence fire fighting procedures
Commence arguing with the other Sen.Off.Deck about the reason for the collision
Who is responsible for the number and the position of any tugs to be used during a mooring operation?
The Master, with consideration of the advice of the pilot
It will be only the wind speed that will determine the required number of tugs and how they are used.
The Port Authority will dictate the tug requirements and their use within the port limits
The Pilot is fully responsible for the number and use of tugs within the port area
If you are called upon to reeve a new wire onto a self-stowing winch drum you would, after looking at brake arrangement, reeve it to pay out as follows:
Depends on the lay of the wire strands
Doesn-t matter which direction
What is the correct understanding of the term "a ship with good Directional Stability"?
A ship which when the rudder is left amidships, it will continue on approximately a straight course
A ship where the amount of positive transverse stability (GM) will vary with the direction of the ship's head.
A ship which will maintain its course unless large rudder angles are applied.
A ship which when a rudder angle is applied and the ship starts to swing, will continue to swing even after the rudder is returned to amidships
Which type of vessel suffers from the greatest squat effects?
Vessel with a large length to beam ratio
Vessel with a high Block Coefficient
Vessel with a low Block Coefficient
Vessel with a small length to beam ratio.
It is important that the brake holding capacity of a self stowing winch drum should not exceed the breaking strength of the wire or rope wound onto it. A certain percentage of extra strength is therefore recommended for the wire or rope over the brake holding capacity of the winch. So, for a winch of brake holding capacity of 60 Tons you would order a wire of breaking strength:
" On area A1 the function "" Reception of shore to ship distress alerts"" is mainly based on:"
the use of SART transponders
the use of SARSAT COSPAS Epirbs
The frequency 156,8 MHz is used for :
The lifebuoy making part of quick-release arrangement must have a weight of at least:
*Give the meaning of the following symbol
Start lowering the lifeboat to water
Give the meaning of the following symbol
Survival craft distress pyrotechnic signals
*Which one of the following items has to be included in an abandon ship drill?
Starting and operating radio life-saving appliances
Launching and recovery of a survival craft
ensuring that passengers and crew are made aware of the order to abandon ship
Manoeuvring the lifeboat in the water
*Which of the following detailed explanations should be mentioned in the Training Manual ?
How to use navigational equipment for survival crafts
How to release from launching appliances
How to use escape routes and other escape methods
How to use surface to air visual signals to be used by survivors
The "inner bottom" is the :
Compartment between the tank top and shell of the vessel
Inner side of the vessel-s shell
Space between two transverse bottom frames
Use of …… and …… is strictly prohibited on the ro-ro deck, signs shall be displayed
Personal Protective Equipment and Mobile telephones
A number of substances are carried as cargoes on liquefied gas carriers. Of those given in the options, which is the most reactive, and therefore least compatible, with other liquefied gas cargoes?
What type of lashing arrangement is needed on weather deck for securing one container high?
No lashing arrangement needed.
Twistlocks with turnbuckles and rods.
The IMO Gas Codes require that all liquefied gas carrier cargo tanks are fitted with pressure relief valves. Pilot operated relief valves are frequently used, particularly with refrigerated cargoes. What is the main advantage of using pilot operated relief valves rather than simple spring loaded types for refrigerated liquefied gas cargoes tanks?
The set pressure can be adjusted to above MARVS if problems occur with the reliquefaction plant.
When pilot operated valves are used only one valve per cargo tank is required irrespective of tank size.
They ensure accurate operation at the very low cargo carriage pressures.
They ensure accurate operation at the very low cargo carriage temperatures.
A deep tank on a General Cargo ship has been cleaned after discharge of palm oil; what needs to be done to prepare the space for dry cargo?
Ladders checked, CO2 lines closed and temperature probes removed
Suction line blanked off, heating coils fitted and bilge system closed off
Heating coils removed, bilge suctions and CO2 lines opened and tested
Ballast lines opened up, ladders removed and air vents closed
A chlorine carrier must be equipped with a chlorine absorption plant connected to the cargo tanks and cargo lines. What is the gas detectors alarm setting?
Your vessel is a tanker, discharging to a facility where the storage tanks are up on a hill behind the quay. You have a problem with your hydraulic plant and the system shuts down. What must be done with the manifold and why?
The valve must be checked as still open, so that once power is restored, discharge will resume and there will be no opressure build-up in the ship's pipelines.
The valve must be checked for free and proper operation, as it may have been damaged by a pressure shock when the system stopped.
The valve must be shut to avoid backflow due to the head of pressure from shore.
A watchman must be detailed to stand by it, to receive instructions from shore.
What is the meaning of instrument calibration
Comparing input and output values against a documented standard
Comparing two instruments of the same type
Turning gauge too an easy reading position
Adjusting size to fit process connection
Which device does this graphical symbol illustrate?
Pressure to current converter.
Differential pressure transmitter
On a Container vessel, what is the function of a lashing plate?
As tie down point for turnbuckles on deck or hatch cover
A means of securing buttresses under-deck
A means of securing the hatch covers
A means of securing lashing chains
A steward reaches into a sink filled with soapy water to remove the plug. He cuts his hand on a carving knife lying in the bottom. What policy will best eliminate the chance of this kind of accident happening again while still maintaining hygiene standards?
Everymember of the galley staff is made responsible for washing their own knives.
Heavy duty gloves are to be worn when working at the sink.
Detergent shall not be used if knives are to be washed.
There is a dedicated sink for washing knives.
What arrangement may be installed in passenger ships to reduce unsymmetrical flooding in damaged condition?
Self acting ballast trimming arrangement
Cross flooding arrangement
Who is responsible to ensure that all personnel on board are provided with suitable Personal Protective Equipment where it is needed?
A deaf man is reading the paper in the lounge when the emergency alarm sounds. How do you expect him to react?
He will ask the crew for help.
He will get up and go to the muster station.
He will ask someone what is going on.
He will continue reading the paper.
A vessel is carrying a refrigerated cargo under controlled atmosphere (CA). From the options given select the most appropriate degree of opening of the air change vents while operating under CA.
One or more pressure/vacuum-breaking devices shall be provided on the vent mains to prevent the cargo tanks from being subject to a positive and negative pressure. What is the normal pre-set point for negative pressure?
A negative pressure in excess of 500 mm water gauge.
A negative pressure in excess of 200 mm water gauge.
Depending on the test pressure of the cargo tank.
A negative pressure in excess of 700 mm water gauge.
The purpose of the “flame scanner” on the boiler is
check the colour of the flame
controlling the combustion air supply to the boiler
shut off the oil flow if the flames goes out
A situation arises where there is insufficient fruit cargo available to fill a cargo space. There is a cooler arrangement (cooler/evaporator/brine nest/fans) positioned at one end of the cargo space. Select, from the options given, the best method for stowage of the fruit.
Start at the end with the cooler arrangement and work away from the cooler.
Start from one side of the space.
Start from the centre of the space and work towards both ends.
Start at the opposite end to the cooler arrangement and work towards the cooler.
During inspection and overhaul of a 2-stage reciprocating air compressor the main and bottom end bearing shells are found to be heavily scored with parts of the overlay and bearing metal breaking away. The crankshaft pins are found to have only very light surface scratches. Which of the given options is the best action to be taken to remedy the problem?
Clean up the bearing surface and crankshaft pins with scrapers and grinding paste and refit them. Refill the crankcase with clean oil.
Refit the shells and refill the crankcase with clean oil and run the machine so that the bearings wear themselves back in.
Replace the bearing shells with new spares after cleaning out the crankcase and refilling with clean oil.
Replace the bearing shells and crankshaft with new spares and refill the crankcase with clean oil.
What is the most likely cause of black smoke at the boiler exhaust during normal operation of a steam boiler?
Insufficient combustion air.
Fuel oil temperature too high.
You have been tank-cleaning at sea and are about to arrive in port and go alongside the terminal for loading several grades of chemicals. Many of the lines (headers) have been open for drying and inspection, but will not be required for this particular operation. What should you do with them?
Fit and secure a blank flange to every line that is not required.
Leave the blank flanges off, but hang a label over each line that will not be required, stating "not to be used this port".
Leave the lines open, but tie-off (or otherwise secure) the manifold valves so that they can not be operated by accident.
Leave the lines open to prevent condensation building up inside.
A portable oxygen analyser for use onboard ship is of the paramagnetic sensing element type. It is being used to test the atmosphere of a space onboard ship but starts to give erratic readings. There is no obvious indication as to why this is happening. Select from the options given the most likely cause of this problem.
The battery power is low.
The sampling filter is blocked preventing gas from entering the sampling camber.
Nitrogen gas is present in the atmosphere.
The sampling filter is partially blocked giving rise to wide pressure variations in the sampling chamber.
Which of these factors will NOT affect the necessary time needed to settle oil on top of the water in the sloptank?
The temperature in the sloptank
The quality of the Crude Oil Washing performed during the last discharging
The density of the oil in the sloptank
Why is it important that a transmitter has been correctly installed at the correct place
Can be installed anywhere in the piping system
It must be easy to observe for troubleshooting
It is important to have easy access to the transmitter for maintenance
The control system is depending on the best possible process signal
On a RoRo vessel, what should you do if it is clear a RoRo cargo unit's content is not have properly secured
have the crew secure the content once the unit is in position
load the unit and let the duty officer know
Reject the unit and do not allow it to be loaded
Why shall you never pour water into hot fat?
The fat will stiffen immediately and need reheating.
The water will explode into steam causing hot fat to be thrown far away thus possibly causing severe burns or fire.
The water will turn into steam and cause the fat to explode.
The fat will not be edible any more.
A vessel such as a parcel chemical tanker, with an high inbuilt level of subdivision will typically not have a problem with which particular feature of stability which will need to be accounted for on other tankers that have large, unrestricted tanks?
Ability to maintain an effective trim throughout loading and discharge operations.
Expansion of cargo within tanks, due to cargo heating, with a consequent movement of overall Centre of Gravity.
When loading steel coils, which is the ‘locking coil’?
The final coil loaded at the centre of the stow in second, third and fourth tiers
Any coil at the extremity of the stow
If conditions permit, which is the best way to board a liferaft which is floating close to the ship?
Wearing a lifejacket, jump into the water close to the raft and then swim to it
Jump onto the raft itself
Jump into the water close to the raft, without a lifejacket, as this will make it easier to swim and board the liferaft
Use a rope ladder close to the raft to climb down and board
In the context of ship design, what does the abbreviation "OBO" stand for?
Where are the two places that a hydraulic cargo pump can be started from on a chemical tanker?
Remotely, from the cargo control room or from the hydraulic aggregate room.
Locally at the pump on deck and remotely from the hydraulic aggregate room.
Locally at the pump on deck and remotely from the cargo control room.
Remotely, from the cargo control room or the engine control room.
What will the cadet find in the engine store?
He will find The Bosun in the engine store
He won't find anything in the engine store
He will find the port anchor winch in the engine store
He will find new brake bands in the engine store
What is meant by being intrinsically safe?
Electric wiring executed by approved manufacture?
Any electrical product, being water resistant?
Explosion proof product having a special wiring system?
Can not produce enough energy to ignite a gas (explode)?
What name is given to the flow diagrams that appear in the Annex II Procedures and Arrangements Manual, which guide the user through the methods to be followed in cleaning a tank after containing a Noxious Liquid Substance?
Collection and Disposal Protocol.
Cleaning and Pumping Diagrams.
Cleaning and Disposal Procedures.
The figures show a graphical symbol for a particular electronic component and a typical operating characteristic for the same. Which component?
Why is it necessary to have routine testing of the cooling water?
To trace leakage in the cooling water system.
To detect the presence of contaminants in the water that may be injurious to the cooling system.
To ensure that the proper residuals of treatment chemicals, as specified, are maintained all time.
The pressure control of a vessel's domestic water system, which includes a hydrophore tank pressurised by air, is achieved by stop/start of the fresh water pumps using pressure switches. How should the system be prepared for first use to give correct operation of the pressure control?
Fill the hydrophore tank to approximately 75% full with water and then pressurise with air up to the pump cut out point.
Fill the hydrophore tank up with freshwater allowing it to compress the air already in the tank and then adjust the pump cut out to match the pressure in the tank when it is almost full.
Pressurise the hydrophore tank with air to approximately 50% of the pump cut out pressure and then allow the pump to fill the tank until it cuts out.
Fill the hydrophore tank completely with water and then pressurise with air up to the pump cut out point.
Which one of the following liquefied gas cargoes is considered as presenting a toxic hazard according to the IMO Gas Codes?
How many separate means of escape from passengers and crew spaces should it be in each zone?
What is the main difference of deep well and submerged pumps?
The main difference is that deep well pumps are driven by hydraulic motor and submerged pumps are driven by electric motor
The main difference is that deep well pumps are more expensive than submerged pumps
The main difference is that deep well pumps are more easy to maintain than the submerged pumps
The main difference is that deep well pumps are connected to the motor with a long shaft and submerged pumps have both pump and motor submerged down in the tank
Which group of dangerous goods is generally considered as being the most hazardous for marine transportation on a General Cargo Vessel?
A temperature control system is exhibiting hysteresis. Checks on all of the system components show that they are functioning correctly. Which of the changes/modifications given in the options is most likely to correct this problem?
Fit a valve positioner to the system.
Fit a new temperature sensor with a narrower temperature range.
Increase the pressure of the air supply to the controller.
Slacken off the control valve gland.
Due to the safety of the ship its crew and passengers it is only permitted to ……… in designated areas onboard
ead magazines and newspapers
Where will you normally find the ship's documents including Crew Passports and CDC on board a vessel?
Which plan shows the position of the vertical and longitudinal centres of gravity for each cargo compartment?
On a RoRo vessel, what must you ensure where the cap of a sounding pipe is flush with a ro-ro deck?
Sufficient vertical clearances between the sounding pipe cap and cargo lashings
Prohibit all cargo stowage around this area
Prohibit the stowage of general cargo around the area
Prohibit the stowage of wheeled cargo around the area
What advantages does the radar have over the eye?
Subject to night adaptation
Poor at assessing distance
Degradation through glare
At which of the pressures shown should the low oil pressure trip operate on a freon compressor?
Which of the following terms may be used to describe a cloth or paper towel which picks up water or spilled liquid easily and effectively?
What is one of the main features of the cylinder lubricating oil used in large 2 stroke marine diesel engines which normally operate on heavy fuel oil?
It is a pure mineral oil without any special additives.
It is neutral with a pH value of 7.
What is the name of UN maritime division?
The UN maritime division is UNM (United Nations Maritime)
UN does not have any maritime division.
The UN maritime division is IMO (International Maritime Organisations)
The UN maritime division ISO (International Shipping Organisation)
To what Proof Load is an 80T SWL derrick tested?
When must lifting plant on a General Cargo vessel be proof load tested?
Only after initial installation of equipment
When equipment is new, every five years and after repairs or major modifications
Every four years and after repairs and modifications
What would be the most probable cause of overheated bearings?
None of the mentioned alternatives
Lubricating oil pressure is too low.
Charge air pressure is too low.
In which cases shall sidescuttles in passenger ships be so constructed that they cannot be opened without the consent of the master of the ship?
Where the sills are mounted below the bulkhead deck
Where the height of the sidescuttles go through more than two decks
Where the sills of the sidescuttles are less than 500 mm above the deepest load line
Where the sills of the sidescuttles are below the margin line
What is the minimum number of independently driven fire pumps that must be provided on passenger ships of 4000 GRT and above?