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On a dark night with a clear atmosphere, the outside manually controlled lamp of a liferaft is visible at minimum at a distance of:
Give the meaning of the following symbol
Survival craft distress pyrotechnic signals
In general, what is the best extinguishing agent to put out a class A fire?
*B Class divisions in ships are constructed so that they are capable of preventing the passage of flame to the end of a standard fire test held for:
*Generally speaking, what is the value commonly recognised as the maximum concentration of CO allowed in the breathing air of a breathing apparatus?
In a smoke filled alleyway, where will the cleanest air be found, and how should you proceed out?
Near to the upper part, stand as tall as possible and walk out
Near to the lower part, therefore sit down and wait for the rescue party
It will be the same in all the parts, therefore you should just leave as quickly as possible
Near to the deck, crawl out keeping your face as near to the deck as possible
While the vessel is in a Red Sea port during August loading/discharging a hydrocarbon cargo, should the air suction for the accommodation be:
Placed on full recirculation.
Recirk. full open, fresh air intake closed.
Closed down all together.
A polarisation of a radio wave is determined by:
One of the following areas is NOT a Special Area as mentioned in MARPOL regulations regarding pollution by oil. Which is that area?
The Red Sea and The Gulf of Aden
Give the meaning of the following symbol
Manually operated call point
You are sailing in shallow water, with 15% Under Keel Clearance. How will the stopping distance be, compared to deep water?
The same as in all depths
About 1 ship-length longer
Do you think a ship's trim has any influence on steering abilities?
Yes, a ship usually steers better if trimmed by the bow
No, it is usually best to have no trim at all
Yes, the ship usually steers better if trimmed by the stern
No, the ship will have the same steering ability unaffected by trim
Consider the situation sketched below. What can happen if the tugmaster is not careful?
The tug may be sucked into your stern with danger of striking the propeller.
The tug may be pushed away from the ship, and thus unable to assist your vessel.
The mast on the tug may be broken.
The tug may fall back and have difficulties in catching up with you again.
How much time can be saved by use of weather routing?
*Which of following items shall be included in an abandon ship drill?
Checking the distress signal rockets and other distress signals
ensuring that passengers and crew are made aware of the order to abandon ship
Checking the lifeboat provisions and supplies
Checking passenger's immersion suits
What is the ideal working temperature for physical work?
What material should boiler suits be made of?
If your chemical tanker is equipped with high velocity venting valves, at what minimum height above the weather deck or catwalk should they be installed?
Normally ventilation fans in enclosed ro-ro spaces must be run continuously whenever vehicles are on board, why?
It is easier for the crew, they don't have to think about starting and stopping of fans
The manufacturer of the fans recommends continuous operation to reduce maintenance cost
An increased number of air changes may be required when vehicles are being loaded or unloaded, or where flammable gases or liquids are stowed in closed ro-ro spaces
It is better to run the fans continuously instead of testing the atmosphere
You are inerting a cargo tank on an oil tanker, prior to gas-freeing for entry. What is the maximum oxygen content permitted in the inert gas main during this operation, as required by SOLAS 1974?
What is the weather associated with being in the centre of an Anticyclone (a region of High Pressure)?
Persistent rain and very humid weather
Strong winds and heavy rain
Strong winds but with very little rain
Light winds and fair weather, sometimes fog.
Why do some diesel engine manufacturers recommend machining the valve spindle sealing surface with a half degree difference to the valve seat angle?
To improve valve sealing by compensating for expansion of the valve during high temperature operation.
To minimize heat transfer between valve and valve seat.
To improve valve sealing by compensating for pressure and temperature effects on the valve during engine operation..
To improve valve sealing by increasing contact force by reducing contact area between valve and seat.
The crane on a General Cargo Ship is designed for Grab Service with a hoisting load of 16 tonnes including grab weight. Grab weight: 8 tons, Grab cubic: 10 m3. You are going to discharge a cargo of dry minerals having a stowage factor of between 0.7 - 0
A conventional reefer vessel fitted with derricks has four large diameter Yokohama fenders supplied by the charterer. What kind of cargo operation from those given in the options is the vessel most likely being chartered for?
Loading at a dock equipped with poor fendering.
Loading cargo from barges.
Transhipment in the open sea directly from fishing boats.
Loading at a dock which experiences a large tidal range and at which strong winds are common.
What should be done if cracks are found on portable deck supports?
Disallow vehicles from passing over the portable deck
Inform the stevedoring foreman
Stop cargo operations and inform the master
Which of the tools given in the options would be best suited for cutting a piece of angle iron?
What are the more likely causes of damage to the cargo holds internal structure on a General Cargo vessel?
Damage may be caused by fork lift truck operations and loading/discharge of heavy cargo
Water entering hold in bad weather
Leakage of small amounts of cargo from drums
Lightweight cargo being loaded on top of heavy cargo units
What could be the reason if the lub oil viscosity increase?
High lub oil temperature.
The lub oil viscosity will not increase.
Water-leakage to the lub oil system.
Heavy fuel oil leakage to the lub oil system.
Why is air draught an important consideration when loading bulk cargoes on Bulk Carriers?
Because the vessel may pass under a bridge(s) whilst approaching or leaving the berth
Because of the vessel's movement whilst berthing or unberthing
Because of variations in under keel clearances whilst alongside the berth
Because of movement of the bulk cargo loader or unloaders
After cooking, at what minimum temperature must rice be maintained during service?
Between 10 and 12 degrees Celsius.
Why do rolled joints of meat carry a higher risk of bacterial infection?
Because rolled joints are normally purchased already prepared and the quality control of a shore supplier can not be guaranteed.
Because meat of a poorer quality is generally used in rolled joints.
Because any bacteria that were present on the outside surface of the meat will be transferred to the inside when the joint is rolled.
Because the temperature necessary to kill bacteria can never be reached in the middle of a rolled joint.
What name is given to the oriental pan which has a small round base and wide sloping sides, commonly used for cooking "stir-fry" dishes?
Which of the following letter combinations represents a level indicating controller on a process and instrumentation diagramv
A positive temperature coefficient thermistor will typically have
Relatively linear characteristic
Relatively non linear characteristic
What is the purpose of the special two-way valves mounted on towers at a given height above the cargo deck of a chemical tanker?
They contain sensors which activate the high-level alarms.
When set, they ensure that the authorised cargo loading or discharge rates (as specified in the vessel's Certificate of Fitness) are not exceeded.
When correctly set, they prevent the level of cargo within a tank from changing as the temperature changes.
When appropriately set, they automatically prevent excessive pressure in a cargo tank (carrying harmful vapours away at a safe height) and relieve excessive vacuum.
Which statement is true about loading lifeboats?
Passengers with physical disabilities should go on life rafts.
Passengers with physical disabilities should go on lifeboats.
Only passengers with physical disabilities should go on lifeboats.
Passengers with physical disabilities are loaded from a floating platform.
Two identical medium speed engines are connected through clutches and a reduction gearbox to a single controllable pitch propeller. It is noted during normal operation that the load sharing between the engines is uneven with one engine taking a greater proportion of the load as the total load increases even though they are equally loaded at low load. Select from the options given the most likely cause of this problem.
One of the engines is running faster than the other at high loads.
The fuel filters in the supply line for one of the engines are blocked
The governor droop settings are incorrectly set and are not matched.
The clutch on one engine is slipping.
SOLAS reg II-2 and IMO MSC.1/Circ 1321 requires that cargo pump rooms on oil tankers shall be mechanically ventilated, using non-sparking suction type fans. What is the minimum number of changes of air per hour that a ventilation system must deliver?
During a visual inspection of a cargo of bananas a crewman notices that the fruit in one of the cartons is yellow. Select, from the options given, the best action to take in these circumstances.
Put the carton with any other similar cartons together in the cargo space.
Remove the carton from the cargo space if possible.
Move the carton to the battery room/cooler room.
It is not necessary to take any action as this is only one carton in amongst thousands of others so it won't make any difference.
How many groups of cargo tanks do we have on gas carriers?
IMO divides cargo tanks on gas carriers into 2 groups: Integral tanks and independent tanks.
IMO divides cargo tanks on gas carriers into 2 groups: Spherical tanks and Cylinder tanks.
IMO divides cargo tanks on gas carriers into 4 groups: Spherical tanks, Cylinder tanks, Prismatic tanks and membrane tanks.
IMO divides cargo tanks on gas carriers into 4 groups: Integral tanks, Membrane tanks, Semi-membrane tanks and independent tanks
What percentage of anti-freeze fluid is added to the L.P.G. compressor cooling-water system?
On a Container vessel, what problem is associated with the use of twistlocks?
Freedom to slide when the vessel is rolling an pitching
Susceptibility to wear and tear
Fracturing during rolling and pitching in high seas
Left hand and right hand types exist, causing uncertainty whether a fitting is locked or open
Your vessel has a controllable pitch propeller. The engine can be started when the propeller pitch is:
When small amounts of cleaning additives (detergent products) are added to water in order to facilitate the washing of tanks which previously contained liquid chemicals, what conditions apply?
No conditions apply provided not more than 200 litres per 1000 cubic metres of tank volume is used in any one washing operation.
The discharge shall be governed by the provisions of Annex I or II, which would apply to the additive had it been carried as cargo. Tank washing procedures involving the use of such additives shall be set out in the Procedures and Arrangements Manual and approved by the vessel's Flag State Administration.
If the additive contains Pollution category "X" products and more than 200 litres is used in the washing operation for a single cargo tank, then a prewash to shore must be carried out.
No additives containing Pollution Category "X" components shall be used, except those components that are readily biodegradable and present in a total concentration of of less than 10% of the cleaning additive. No restrictions additional to those applicable to the tank due to the previous cargo shall apply.
The main engine is running steady. What is the normal shut down pressure for "Lub.oil inlet to main bearings"?
It is noticed that some of the items that were to be used to lift some machinery components during a maintenance routine had not been tested for over 5 years. Which of the options given is the correct action to be taken in a situation like this?
Return them to the lifting gear locker and make a note in the Register of Lifting Gear that they need to be tested.
Mark the items as not to be used and store them securely until they can be tested by a competent person.
Have them inspected immediately by a competent person so that they can be used for the task.
Scrap the items immediately as they are unusable once they have not been tested for 5 years.
What do you understand by: Let go the port anchor?
Let go the port anchor means: slacken the port anchor cable
Let go the port anchor means: put the port windlass brake in gear
Let go the port anchor means: open the port windlass brake
Let go the port anchor means: put the port windlass brake in gear and lower the anchor
What action should be taken by the Officer of the Watch in the event of fire being reported to the bridge during the 00.00 to 04.00 watch?
Send the bridge look-out down to investigate
Stop engines and inform the engine room
What must be accessible at all times whilst loading and stowing ro-ro cargoes?
Fixed cargo lashing points
The vessel's bracket connections to ro-ro decks
What is the minimum permissible distance measured horizontally between the ship's shell plating and the outer side bulkhead of the first cargo compartment on a type II chemical tanker?
Not less than moulded breadth / 5.
Not less than moulded breadth / 15.
IMO publishes the IGC Code relating to LPG and other liquefied gas carriers. What does the IGC code primarily deal with?
Specifically, how gas carriers for hydrocarbon gases are designed
Specifically, the safety of personnel sailing on gas carriers.
How all liquefied gas carriers are constructed and equipped.
The most efficient way to operate any gas carrier.
What is the main purpose of having a deaerator in a boiler feed water system?
To remove oxygen and other dissolved gases from the feed water.
To provide a dosage point for feed water treatment.
To reduce the total dissolved solids in the feed water.
Toact as the primary feed heater.
What area of an ordinary cook's knife is most likely to contain trapped particles of food and will require particular attention when it is being washed and cleaned?
The area where the blade is fiited into the handle.
The back edge of the blade.
The tip or point of the blade.
The area that has been gripped by the fingers and palm of the hand.
What arrangement may be installed in passenger ships to reduce unsymmetrical flooding in damaged condition?
Self acting ballast trimming arrangement
Cross flooding arrangement
Is there a longitudal bulkhead in membrane tanks?
There is always transverse bulkheads in membrane tanks to reduce free surface of the cargo
There is steel frames instead of bulkheads in membrane tanks
There is always longtitudal bulkhead in membrane tanks
There isn't longtitudal bulkhead in membrane tanks
How should structural steel products be supported in a cargo hold?
Fore and aft dunnage spaced 3m apart provided in a vertically straight line at every tier
Athwartships dunnage spaced 1.5m apart provided in a vertically straight line at every tier
Athwartships dunnage spaced 3m apart provided in a vertically straight line at every tier
Fore and aft dunnage spaced 1.5m apart provided in a vertically straight line at every tier
During inspection of a high pressure fuel pump for a medium speed diesel engine it is observed that the upper leading edge and the lower helical edge of the pump plunger have suffered from erosion damage. Select the correct action to take to remedy this from the options given.
Replace the complete pump with a new or reconditioned spare.
Renew the plunger and barrel insert as a pair.
Smooth away the damaged area with a grinder and polishing stone and refit it.
Renew only the plunger if the barrel appears undamaged.
What is DRI?
Designated Room for Inspectors
Density of Regular-sized Ingots
Directly Related Incident
What is the most common method of connecting the manifold of an LNG carrier to the shore terminal pipelines?
By special sections of portable steel pipe.
By permanently fixed metal hard arms.
By composite hoses suspended from a boom with a swinging arm.
By flexible rubber hoses.
What should be continuously monitored when carrying DRI cargoes?
Integrity of the inert gas blanket
When you are taking out provisions for the next day, you notice that the temperature in the meat freezer is only -8° C. How would you react to such a situation?
Report it immediately to the Chief Engineer
Move all the meat to the fish room
Check it over the next 3-4 days and, if necessary, report it after that
Ignore it - it's not your responsibility
With regard to the characteristics of a mafi trailer what must be ensured prior to unfastening this unit on board a ro-ro vessel?
That the cargo details have been checked
That there is sufficient room for it to be driven away
That cargo on the trailer is not damaged
That after unfastening it will not move
There are a number of liquefied gases transported by sea. What is the most common component of these liquefied gases?
A mixture of natural gas liquids (NGLs).
A mixture of chlorine and ammonia.
A mixture of hydrocarbon gases.
A mixture of non-hydrocarbon chemical gases.
What is this?
A hydrostatic release unit
An antistatic release unit
Which approved publication should be used by a seafarer to help overcome any misunderstanding in communications?
The Oxford Concise Dictionary
The (ICS) Bridge Procedures Guide
Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary
The (IMO) Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP) booklet
Which of the following statements is incorrect with regard to loading bagged fishmeal?
Cargo holds should be free of cargo residues
Cargo holds should be free of infestation
Cargo holds do not require ventilation
The ship is to berth alongside a quay in calm conditions of no wind or current. The ship has a single fixed pitch right handed propeller. Which angle of approach would be considered the most favourable?
The decision should be left to the pilot who is in charge of the manoeuvre.
What purpose has the discharge booster pump on a gas tanker?
The main purpose of booster pumps is to avoid overflow during loading.
The main purpose of booster pumps is to increase the manifold pressure.
The main purpose of booster pumps is to maintain the manifold temperature.
The main purpose of booster pumps is increase the tank pressure.
An unconscious casualty who is breathing, should be placed
What should you know about the emergency stops on deck?
Where they are located and how to operate them.
How to disconnect or over-ride them for routine work.
I do not need to know anything about the emergency stops. It's only the officers who operate them.
Where the re-sets are and how to re-set them.
After completion of a cleaning job on some machinery components at sea, the engine watch rating is instructed to dispose of a small amount of dirty diesel oil which is left in a bucket. How should the dirty oil be disposed of.
Put it straight into the dirty oil tank for incineration at the next opportunity.
Take it on deck and throw it overboard.
Pour it into the diesel oil storage tank through the sounding pipe.
Pour it into the engine room bilge so that it can be pumped through the oily water separator.
On a RoRo vessel, why are short lashings better than long lashings for ro-ro units?
Because ships' vibrations will not slacken short lashings
Because it is a cargo securing manual requirement
Because they're easily tightened and tensioned
What do we mean by purging a cargo tank?
To purge a cargo tank means that we liquid free the tank with hot gas.
To purge a cargo tank is to load cargo into the tank.
To purge a cargo tank is to change the vapour phase either with cargo or neutral atmosphere.
To purge a cargo tank means that we blow air into the tank.
Some liquefied gas carriers are classed as fully refrigerated. What is the general meaning of the term 'fully refrigerated liquefied gas carrier'?
Any vessel for carrying liquefied gas at low temperature in semi pressurised independent tanks.
A vessel which is designed to carry liquefied gases at low temperature and atmospheric pressure between terminals with fully refrigerated storage tanks and a full onboard cooling plant.
Any vessel which has thermally insulated cargo tanks.
A vessel which can load a cargo of gas at ambient temperature and cool it down to a liquid state.
With reference to the text in the frame: what is stated as a threat to lives at sea and the marine environment?
There is no immediate threat to the crew or environment
All old or new ships which are badly managed ships.
All ships aged between twenty and thirty years old.
Bad management and poorly maintained older ships.
What problem is associated with the use of twistlocks?
Sliding of containers when a vessel is pitching or surging
Susceptibility to wear and tear
Failure during heavy weather
The mixed use of left and right-handed twistlocks on the same vessel
What name is given to the part of the discharging operation on an oil tanker when the last remaining contents of a tank or line are being pumped out?
Which plan shows the position of the vertical and longitudinal centres of gravity for each cargo compartment?
What name is given to the fine layer of peel on citrus fruits, often scraped off and added to other dishes to add flavour?
What is the maximum quantity of cargo permitted to be carried in a single tank on a type 1 chemical tanker as per the IBC Code?
If a vessel’s Tonnes Per Centimeter immersion (TPC) is 28.80 in saltwater, what would be her TPC is water of density 1.015 T/m3?
Frozen cargo such as lamb carcasses requires careful loading to ensure a neat and tight stow in the hold and requires the crew and stevedores to have considerable skill to achieve this. Which of the options given is the main reason for this?
The carcasses are difficult to pick up when handling.
The carcasses are of an irregular shape.
The carcasses are often large.
What measures should be taken when handling mail?
Wear rubber gloves and protective clothing when opening suspicious looking mail.
Open any mail that looks suspicious.
Tear open letters with your hands.
X-ray or scan parcels before opening them.
Which is the "MOORING BUOY", in the figure?
The Mooring Buoy is indicated by D, in the figure
The Mooring Buoy is indicated by A, in the figure
The Mooring Buoy is indicated by C, in the figure
The Mooring Buoy is indicated by B, in the figure
After main power is restored, a timed sequential restart of motor-driven auxiliaries is necessary to avoid:
Overvoltage due to current surges
Generator overload due to many motors starting at simultaneously
Overloading creating earth faults
Over-frequency due to overspeed of generator
When loading a static accumulator oil, which of the following is a standard precaution applied to eliminate the risk of explosion through electrostatic charge in the tank?
No metallic sampling devices over 2 litres capacity should be permitted on the cargo deck at any time, unless thoroughly cleaned beforehand with soapy water
No metallic devices, such as those used for gauging and sampling, should be introduced into the tank during loading and for 30 minutes after completion of loading
No rubber containers over 1 litre capacity, such as those used for sampling, should be introduced into the tank between completion of loading and for 10 minutes after that time
No plastic, or plastic coated devices, such as those used for sampling or gauging, should be introduced into the tank unless bonded, at any time
What are the main elements in a damage control plan?
Boundaries of the watertight compartments for decks and holds. Position of controls for opening and closing of watertight compartments. Arrangement for correction of list due to flooding.
Instructions and procedures for reporting damage to the Company
Arrangements for correction of list due to flooding within 15 minutes
A damage control plan is the same as an emergency plan
How many two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus shall be provided on board a ro-ro passenger ship of 500 gross tonnage and upwards?
It is required to have a fixed two-way VHF fitted in a survival craft
One for each survival craft
What is the AB to do?
He is to repair all the damaged survival suits
He is to check if the survival suits are watertight
He is to help the other crew members and fetch more Vaseline from the storage room if they run short
He is to check all the survival suits
How does low expansion foam act as an extinguishing agent when dealing with oil fires?
The heat from the fire causes the foam to produce an inert gas which gradually extinguishes the fire.
By smothering and also providing some cooling