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An inert gas system is used during a Crude Oil Washing operation:
To build up internal pressure and so increase the pumping rate.
To protect the condition of the steel structure of the tank.
To ensure a safe atmosphere in the cargo tank throughout the operation.
What is the meaning of “SWL”?
What are the two basic types of oil tanker?
Crude Oil carrier and Product carrier.
Fuel Oil carrier and Lube Oil carrier.
Crude Oil carrier and Black Oil carrier.
Black Oil carrier and Fuel Oil carrier.
On a fire patrol at night you see smoke coming from a closed cabin door. What action should you take first?
Activate the nearest fire alarm button and advise bridge of the location of the fire.
Take a look inside the cabin to see what the situation is.
Get the nearest fire extinguisher and then open the door to see what the situation is.
As most people are sleeping, call a friend and ask him to assist in putting out the fire.
What name is given to the rotating jet water outlets on a tank-cleaning machine that is used on an oil tanker?
The stability and strength of a liferaft when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment is such that it can be towed in calm water at speeds of up to:
The Explosimeter is an instrument to measure:
The composition of hydrocarbon gas / air mixtures in a tank atmosphere.
The amount of H2S gas in a tank atmosphere.
The level of oxygen present within a tank.
An immersion suit is constructed such that it can be unpacked and donned within:
What is the minimum volume of air contained in the cylinders of a SOLAS compliant self-contained compressed-air operated breathing apparatus (SCABA)?
Which of the following best describes the atmosphere in the space above an oil cargo in a tank that has been filled with Inert Gas?
The atmosphere within the tank contains insufficient oxygen to support the combustion of hydrocarbons.
The atmosphere within the tank contains carbon dioxide at a concentration above 79 % by volume.
The atmosphere within the tank contains between 20,9 % and 17,5 % oxygen by volume.
There is an “industry standard” book, found on oil tankers, which explains all about oil cargo and cleaning operations and their associated hazards. What is it called?
The International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT).
The International Safety Management Code (ISM).
The International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).
When a vessel arrives at a port to pick up a pilot and enter harbour, there should be someone required to stand by the anchor forward. How should the anchor be prepared and ready?
The brake securely applied, all cement/covering into the chain locker and securing arrangements from windlass removed. The guillotine can remain for removal when ready.
The brake may be insufficient to hold the anchor, so leave everything in place except the cement/covering of the chain locker.
The use of the anchor will not normally be required when going straight into port, so the anchor does not need to be prepared, but left ready for going back out to sea.
What will you do if you are helmsman and the OOW (officer on watch) gives you the order: “Starboard ten”.
Repeat the command back and then turn the wheel to make the rudder turn 10 degrees to starboard of amidships.
Repeat the command back and then put the wheel over sufficiency for the ship to swing at a rate of 10 degrees per minute to starboard.
Repeat the command back and then change course 10 degrees to starboard of present course.
Repeat the command back and then allow the vessel to drift 10 degrees to starboard of original course.
What do you understand by: “Let go the port anchor”?
Open the port windlass brake.
Put the port windlass brake in gear.
Slacken the port anchor cable.
Put the port windlass brake in gear and lower the anchor.
What do you understand by the term: “Let go the tug”?
Let go the tug means: to cast off the lines that secure the tug to the ship.
Let go the tug means: to tell the tug master to steer away from the ship.
Let go the tug means: to cut the lines securing the tug to the ship.
Welding and burning are among the factors which give the highest risk of fire on board ships. Precaution has to be taken to avoid this risk. Which of the following safety rules may be regarded as the most important?
The welder shall have been instructed in the use of the ships welding plant.
Electric welding plants shall be controlled by a responsible engineer before use.
Only holders of welding certificates shall be allowed to carry out welding on board ships.
Only use electrodes from a well-known manufacturer.
Having boarded the liferaft, how do you release the painter?
Cut it with the safety knife stowed on the exterior of the canopy close to the painter attachment point.
Let go the quick release toggle.
Wait for it to break as it is provided with a weak line.
Who is the responsible person for the safety of the ship and all those onboard?
Master, Chief Officer and Chief Engineer.
The authorities in each different port the ship calls.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Remote controlled fire pumps.
To maintain a fire, three conditions need to be met: oxygen, combustible material and sufficient temperature for combustion. What subject must be removed to extinguish the fire?
Either of the mentioned alternatives.
Heat, oxygen and combustible material.
As a fire fighter, what should you always consider when fighting a fire in a confined space?
The confined space has only four sides.
The confined space has only five sides.
The confined space always has six sides.
The confined space can be considered to have one side only as heat always rises.
If a patient is bleeding from nose:
Pinch soft part of the nose for 10 minutes while keeping the head forward over a basin.
Put a piece of swab or gauze in the nose.
Let the blood stop by itself.
Ask the patient to lie flat on the floor.
How should you, as helmsman, give feedback to the OOW (officer on watch) that his orders are understood?
You don’t have to give any feedback.
What name is given to the process on an oil tanker, when inert gas is being blown into a cargo tank, to reduce the level of oxygen it contains?
On the figure 4 possible definitions of the term “AFT SPRING” are shown. Which one is the correct one?
Aft spring is defined as A on the figure.
Aft spring is defined as B on the figure.
Aft spring is defined as C on the figure.
Aft spring is defined as D on the figure.
A person wearing an anti-exposure suit shall be able to:
Perform all duties associated with abandonment, assist others and operate a rescue boat.
Dive into the water to the maximum draft of craft that the ship is provided with.
Don and remove the suit in the water in no more that 5 min if it impairs ability to swim.
Jump from a height equal to that of the stowage of liferafts arranged to be thrown overboard.
Hydrocarbon gas encountered in oil tankers cannot burn in an atmosphere containing less than approximately what percentage of oxygen (by volume)?
How is a EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) activated?
Most EPIRBs are automatically activated when they enter the water.
Most EPIRBs are remotely activated from the ship.
The EPIRBs is always transmitting and does not need to be activated.
The term “IMDG” stands for:
International Maritime Dangerous Goods.
Interactive Maritime Dangerous Goods.
International Marine Dangers Group.
International Monitoring Department (Geopolitics).
What is understood by the word “Bollard”, when mooring a ship?
A Bollard is a thick steel post to which mooring lines are secured.
A Bollard is a very heavy rope.
A Bollard is a loop in a rope.
A Bollard is a rope made up of several strands.
On the figure 4 possible definitions of the term “QUAY” are given. Which one is the correct one?
Quay is given by A on the figure.
Quay is given by B on the figure.
Quay is given by C on the figure.
Quay is given by D on the figure.
You have been assigned to enter a hold and check the general cargo stowed in it, as part of an on-passage monitoring procedure. What must be in place before you can do that?
The necessary permits, based on valid atmospheric and other applicable tests.
Written instructions from the Chief Officer on what to check in the hold.
A list of the items stowed in the applicable hold, extracted from the Cargo manifest, must be available for reference during the check.
Who is authorised to operate lifting equipment around the ship?
Those ship’s personnel who have been assessed as competent and are duly authorised to do so by the master as per the procedures as outlined in the ship’s SMS system.
Stevedores, manufacturer’s maintenance engineers and senior ratings only.
Deck officers and ratings, engineering officers and ratings, GP crew if applicable, who are in possession of crane operation training certificates issued by the company.
All deck officers and ratings and selected engine room personnel.
What do you understand by “Secure the tug”?
Secure the tug means: to let go the tug.
Secure the tug means: to make fast the tug.
Secure the tug means: to pass a line to the tug.
Secure the tug means: to pick up the tug line.
The oil product particularly associated with the danger of contracting leukaemia through exposure to its vapours is:
Which of these are indications that a parcel is suspicious?
The parcel is addressed to no one in particular, arrives unexpectedly and seems heavy for its size.
The parcel smells like chocolate.
The parcel is wrapped in clean, brown paper and is addressed to a crewmember from his wife.
The parcel came from Joe in the safety department and arrived quicker than expected.
To control bleeding, a tourniquet should be applied:
Only when all other means have failed.
Whenever it is possible to stop bleeding.
Only on Radio medical advice.
Whenever you have to transport the casualty.
What kind of permits have to be obtained before starting cold work in tanks?
Cold work permit + permit to entry.
A person wearing a thermal protective aid shall be able:
To wear a lifejacket inside.
To climb up and down a vertical ladder.
To jump into the water from a height of 4,5 m.
Wearing a lifejacket, jump into the water close to the raft and then swim to it.
In which ways is heat transmitted?
Conduction, convection and radiation.
Delay, conduction, radiation.
Gasification, conduction and convection.
Radiation and gasification.
What is the normal name of the waterproof suit shown in the picture?
What do you call the wide rung on a pilot ladder that prevents the ladder from twisting?
The wide rung on a pilot ladder that prevents it from twisting is called a “Long rung”.
The wide rung on a pilot ladder that prevents it from twisting is called a “Ani-twist rung”.
The wide rung on a pilot ladder that prevents it from twisting is called a “Wide step”.
The wide rung on a pilot ladder that prevents it from twisting is called a “Spreader”.
Which of these actions should crew take if a suspicious object that may be a bomb is located during a search?
Confirm with their search partner that the object found is suspicious.
Throw the object overboard.
Place the object in a desk drawer or file cabinet.
Cover the suspicious object with a box or blanket.
To conform with “best practice”, can you drive a crane and stand-by for a colleague who has entered a cargo tank at the same time?
Oily rags and metal turnings:
Are a fire hazard because they are liable to spontaneous combustion.
Are not a fire hazard unless ignited.
Are not a fire hazard at all.
Are a fire hazard because they generate their own oxygen when ignited and are therefore difficult to extinguish.
What do you understand by: “Rig the accommodation ladder in combination with the pilot ladder”?
Rig the accommodation ladder in combination with the pilot ladder means: lower the gangway and rig the pilot ladder from the gangway.
Rig the accommodation ladder in combination with the pilot ladder means: lower the gangway.
Rig the accommodation ladder in combination with the pilot ladder means: lower the accommodation ladder and rig the pilot ladder right next to it.
Rig the accommodation ladder in combination with the pilot ladder means: lower the gangway and rig the pilot ladder forward of the accommodation.
What is the output shown on the “Rate of Turn” indicator fitted on the bridge?
The Rate of Turn indicator displays the rate the ship is swinging in degrees per minute.
The Rate of Turn indicator shows the rudder angle applied by the helmsman to turn the ship.
The Rate of Turn indicator shows the changing angle of the vessel from the meridian.
The Rate of Turn indicator shows the turning speed the vessel is swinging in degrees per second.
What is a contingency plan for ships?
Loading plan for general cargo.
Plan for maintenance and repair.
Plan for safety preparedness.
On oil tankers, what is generally used to control the safety of the atmosphere in the cargo tanks?
What do you understand by the term “Let Go” when applied to mooring and unmooring?
Let Go means to cast off the mooring ropes and wires.
Let Go means to let seafarers go ashore.
Let Go means to slacken a mooring rope.
Let Go means to leave the ship.
What is understood by the term “Boat Drill”?
“Boat Drill” is an exercise to launch the lifeboats and move the boats clear of the ship.
“Boat Drill” is an exercise in the practical and safe methods to secure a boat alongside the ship.
“Boat Drill” means the practical training in the various aspects of getting all the people onboard safely off the ship, in the event of abandoning ship.
“Boat Drill” means an exercise in the safe methods of handling a lifeboat in heavy seas.
When having a fire alarm during normal working hours, what immediate actions should be taken?
Act according to instruction given in the fire plan.
Start the fire pump, the sooner the better.
Everybody gather in the safety centre.
Start searching for the fire to determine if it is in the engine room.
The grabline of a lifebuoy has a length of:
5 times the outer diameter of the lifebuoy.
2 times the outer diameter of the lifebuoy.
3 times the outer diameter of the lifebuoy.
4 times the outer diameter of the lifebuoy.
What indicates “MIDSHIPS”, in the figure?
Midships is indicated by D.
Midships is indicated by C.
Midships is indicated by B.
Midships is indicated by A.
What is the term used to designate the work that may cause heat, sparks or flames and that cannot be performed if specific compulsory precautions are not taken in places where nearby flammable products could be present?
Specially hazardous work.
According to industry standard guidelines and assuming terminal regulations do not require otherwise, what action should be taken to drain water that builds up on the deck during cargo handling operations in rainy conditions?
The accumulated water is to be drained periodically and the scupper plugs to be immediately closed once the water has been run off. Water containing oily residues is to be transferred to a slop tank or other suitable receptacle.
The accumulated water is to be transferred to a spare tank.
During periods of heavy rain, it is considered prudent and safe to allow water to drain continuously; therefore scupper plugs should be removed in such conditions.
In the diagram, which arrow is pointing at the position known as the “Bridge”?
The Bridge is indicated by A.
The Bridge is indicated by B.
The Bridge is indicated by C.
The Bridge is indicated by D.
The passage of electrical current through the body may result in severe and sometimes fatal injuries. You are witness to man getting electric current through his body and is stuck to the dangerous area. It is impossible to switch off the current by any main switch. How to break the current safely?
Call the electrician immediately.
Apply fish oil on your hands and cut the cords by the use of any metallic pliers.
Stand on dry insulating material and pull the person away with insulating material.
Just take the casualty in your arms and pull the person away.
Which of these types of information is considered sensitive?
Ship schematic and HR policies.
Planned maintenance schedule and emergency response procedures.
Voyage itinerary and departure and arrival times.
Way points and training records.
Who is authorised to operate lifting equipment around the ship?
Those ship’s personnel who have been assessed as competent and are duly authorised to do so by the master as per the procedures as outlined in the ship’s SMS system.
All deck officers and ratings and selected engine room personnel.
Stevedores, manufacturer’s maintenance engineers and senior ratings only.
Which of the following ear protection devices is most effective?
Dry cotton or cottons balls.
What is meant by the term “bunkers”?
It means fuel oil used in the main engine(s).
It refers to the storing of lubricating oil.
It is a measure of the quantity of oil cargo loaded.
It means the number of available bunk spaces available on the vessel.
If the relief for the bridge lookout does not appear at the end of the watch, when required, what should be the actions of the existing lookout:
He should inform the Officer of the Watch and wait for instructions.
The lookout should go down the accommodation to see where the relief is and make him/her go to the lookout position.
Inform the Officer of the Watch that you are going to call your relief.
During cargo or bunker operations, oil response equipment is to be:
Used elsewhere in the ship.
What is the name given to a devastating explosion that may occur when a rigid container containing a liquefied gas is exposed to a very high temperature?
What does the term “Hard a Starboard” or “Hard to Starboard” mean?
Put the wheel fully over to starboard.
Do not allow the vessel to swing to port.
Start the ship swinging to starboard.
The wheel is difficult to turn to starboard.
During restricted visibility, you are posted as bridge lookout and you hear 1 long blast at intervals of about 2 minutes on your port bow. What will you report to the OOW (officer on watch)?
Power driven vessel under way and making way on the port bow.
Fog signal of one long blast heard on the port bow.
A vessel at anchor on port bow.
Power-driven vessel making no way on port bow.
Which statement about the garbage record book is true?
It is used to record all operational and accidental garbage discharges.
Each entry is to be signed by the Master.
It is required by all ships on International voyage.
Each entry is to be written in the language of the ship’s flag state.
When an oil tanker is fitted with two slop tanks, how are they commonly referred to?
Primary slop tank and secondary slop tank.
Nominal slop tank and back-up slop tank.
Slop tank (cycle A) and slop tank (cycle B).
Slop tank (settling) and slop tank (decanting).
The effectiveness of foam is based on:
Smothering and dispersion.
What is the correct understanding of the term “Bottlescrew”?
A bottlescrew is the connection ring on the ships deck used to connect lashings and rigging.
A bottlescrew is the threaded screw used to open large bottles.
A bottlescrew is a metal threaded sleeve which adjust the length and tenstion on rigging or stays.
What is the most common fixed fire fighting extinguishing system fitted in an engine room?
A pressure water-spraying system.
A carbon dioxide (CO2) system.
An halogenated hydrocarbon system.
A chemical powder system.
An evacuation-slide must be capable:
Of being deployed by one person.
Of being deployed by two persons.
Of being deployed by two person or remotely controlled from the bridge.
Of being deployed by one person or remotely controlled from the bridge.
What safety clothing should be worn during an anchoring operation?
All of the equipment mentioned in the alternative answers.
Boiler suit, working gloves.
Safety gloves, safety shoes.
In the diagram, which letter is pointing to the area of the ship known as the “STERN”?
The Stern area is indicated by C, in the figure.
The Stern area is indicated by A, in the figure.
The Stern area is indicated by B, in the figure.
The Stern area is indicated by D, in the figure.
When disconnecting the cargo hose after discharging, some oil is drained into the drip- tray under the manifold which already contains a small amount of dirty water. What is the correct way to dispose of this oil?
Transfer it to the sloptank and later discharge it to a reception facility.
Drain overboard when the vessel is 50 nautical miles off the coast.
Mix in an appropriate quantity of dispersant chemicals and drain it overboard when in open water.
Drain it to a cargo tank.
The minimum number of lifebuoys required on a cargo ship depends on:
The number of persons on board.
The sea area in which the ship is allowed to sail.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Proteinic foams have the feature of being:
Of low expansion, not easily contaminated by hydrocarbons.
Of high expansion, not easily contaminated by hydrocarbons.
Of high expansion, made of tense-active compounds.
Of low expansion, viscous and solid, easily contaminated by hydrocarbons.
When acting as helmsman would you expect the reading of the gyro compass to be the same as the magnetic compass?
Very seldom would they be the same.
They would always be within 1 or 2 degrees of each other.
They would never be the same.
They would always be the same.