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Breathing apparatuses is an important piece of equipment for being able to fight a fire onboard a vessel. What routine precautions to be observed with regard to use and maintenance of such equipment?
That personnel having a beard are not selected as smoke divers.
That personnel that are appointed as smoke divers, primarily are given a shore based proper basic education and training.
That the equipment always to be kept cleaned, checked and bottles are recharged immediately upon use, and frequently inspected.
All the mentioned alternatives.
During an audit, adherence to the company cargo handling proceudres can best be demonstrated:
By being able to provide comprehensive and verifiable documentary records of cargo operations.
By requesting that an audit takes place during cargo operations.
By providing a summary of out-turn figures for the auditor.
By providing a summary of incident and lost time figures for the auditor that reflects a successful and trouble-free system on board.
If drugs or suspected drugs are found onboard your ship, follow the five C’s: Confirm, Clear, Cordon, Control and:
What is the main responsibility of a bridge lookout at night?
Inform the bridge of any new lights when they appear over the horizon or any other items observed which may affect the ship.
Inform bridge of changing weather patterns.
Inform bridge of any lights when they appear over the horizon.
Inform bridge of any other ships observed, which appear to be getting closer to your own ship.
A vessel has lost several containers overboard during a voyage. Upon arrival into port, she is being inspected by the attending surveyors. The most important item to be checked during this inspection would be:
Certificates of approval related to lashing equipment used to secure those containers.
The vessel’s Class certificate.
The on-board cargo lashing inventory.
The vessel’s Safety Construction certificate.
The vessel is 20 miles off the coast and disabled because of engine failure, which will require at least 24 hours to repair. What initial actions should be taken to ensure the safety of the vessel?
Steer away from danger until the vessel looses way, then if possible drop the anchor.
Display NUC lights and inform the nearest Coast Guard of you predicament.
What must be done as soon as reefer containers have been loaded?
They must be connected to the ship’s power supply and their setting temperatures verified.
Their setting temperatures must be verified.
Their stowage positions must be reported to the duty officer.
They must be connected to the ship’s power supply.
A container vessel’s hatch pontoon quick acting cleat will need to be replaced:
When the rubber washer is compressed and hardened.
When the cleat has sprung open at sea.
When the cleat retainer is rusty.
When the cleat retainer is distorted.
The number of frequencies on which a MF/HF-DSC distress alert multi-frequency call attempt can be transmitted is:
What kind of safety clothing should be worn during a mooring operation?
No particular safety clothes are required.
Safety shoes and boiler suit.
Helmet, safety shoes, gloves and protective clothes.
In area A1 the function “Transmission and reception of signals for locating” is mainly based on:
The use of Inmarsat Epirbs.
The use of SARSAT COSPAS Epirbs.
The use of SART transponders.
As a result of being in collision with your vessel, the other vessel involved is on fire? What are your responsibilities to it?
The other vessel is in distress and if possible I will render assistance.
You should continue on with the voyage if your damage is not serious.
There is no statutory requirement to provide assistance as the actions of that vessel were the primary cause of the collision.
Your vessel should manoeuvre close to the other vessel and aid the fire fighting operation.
The Training Manual shall contain instructions and information on the life-saving appliances and the best method of survival. The training manual shall contain detailed explanations of crew duties in relation to emergency situations. Which of the following tasks or duties shall be included in the manual according to present regulations?
The use of surface to air visual signals to be used by survivors.
The use of navigational equipment for survival crafts.
The use of the ship’s line throwing apparatus.
The use of escape routes and other escape methods.
In which one of the following an oil, the flash point of which only needs to be over 43 °C, may be used?
Which of air and water is the fluid that transfers the greatest amount of heat during the same time, given that the fluid is not flowing along the immersed body?
Both are transferring equally.
Air if the temperature of the fluid is 10 °C; water if temperature of the fluid is < 10 °C.
According to Rule 24 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions and the illustrated lights, how long is the tow likely to be?
It is more than 50 metres but less than 200 metres.
It is less than 200 metres.
With respect to the ISM, what training in addition to lifeboat and fire drills must be carried out?
Familiarization, and other drills identified as necessary by the ship.
The boat drill and fire drill should be adequate to meet your needs.
On a ship involved in a collision, what should happen immediately after the accident has taken place?
The bridge team should devise a plan of action.
The other ship should be contacted.
Crew should follow an emergency procedure.
The master should be called.
How much food per person is supplied on a liferaft?
None, only barley sugar sweets supplied.
Code signals concerning requests and general information on medical matters normally consist of:
Letter D plus two other letters.
Letter M plus two other letters.
Letter P plus two other letters.
Letter H plus two other letters.
The most effective method of dealing with an under-deck cargo space fire on board a container ship, is to:
Deploy the fixed firefighting system.
Boundary cool the cargo hold from the deck.
Tackle the fire locally with fire hoses.
Turn the vessel off the wind to reduce the relative wind strength.
A typical hazard associated with the carriage of ammonium nitrate is:
What are the main components of the atmospherical air?
O2: 50 %, N2: 50 %, H2O: traces CO2: traces, Rare gases: traces.
O2: 21 %, N2: 78 %, H2O: traces CO2: traces, Rare gases: traces.
O2: 21 %, N2: 72 %, H2O: 5 % CO2: 2 %, Rare gases: traces.
O2: 75 %, N2: 10 %, H2O: 5 % CO2: 5 %, Rare gases: traces.
Who is the leader of the lifeboat drill (abandon ship drill)?
The first member of the crew arriving at the survival craft.
The appointed lifeboat commander.
The most dangerous consequence of the corrosion and wear down of container stools on weather deck/hatch tops of a container vessel would be:
Collapse of the deck stool, leading to lashings becoming slack.
Twist locks not being able to be fully closed.
Twist locks not being able to be removed after discharge.
Uneven loading of the container on the deck.
The term OSHA stands for:
Occupation and Safe Health Association.
Occupation Safety and Health Aids.
Overseas Sea Hazard Association.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term “BOLLARD” given. Which one is correct one?
“Overshoot” is an expression related to a ship’s steering ability. What is the correct understanding of this expression?
It is how many degrees of the compass a ship continues to turn after applying counter-rudder.
It is the way a ship turns when you put the helm in a hard over position.
It is the way a ship shoots forward when you give “kick ahead”.
It is the way a ship continues to turn when the helm is put amidship.
Where several rescue units are engaged in a search and rescue operation, one of them may be designated as the On-Scene Coordinator (OSC). Which of the following describes how this appointment will be made?
The OSC will always be designated by the Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator.
The coastguard will appoint the OSC using their vessel database to assess suitability.
The role of OSC is only taken by a naval ship close to the area.
An aircraft is usually appointed as the OSC because of their speed.
What is the normal name of the waterproof suit shown in the picture?
Port State Control Officers are authorised to:
Detain ships that are not meeting the requirements for a minimum of 30 days.
Regularly inspect ships known to meet the requirement.
Sign oil record book entries.
Inspect and detain ship that are not meeting the requirements until they are able to demonstrate compliance with the regulations.
Why does a ship with ahead or astern speed, have a small lateral or sideways movement when turning?
The hydrodynamics of the hull cause a drift angle to be produced, which is not in the fore and aft line of the vessel.
The ship moves laterally because of all the external forces on the vessel hull caused by the environment and possibly a tug.
The ship moves laterally because it has a single hull.
Because the rudder is positioned at the stern of the vessel.
The dangers associated with carriage of empty tank containers is that:
They may contain flammable cargo residue.
They could explode if their vents are closed.
They may not be declared as being empty.
They are prone to collapse.
Which Security Levels requires the highest security alert?
On a Container vessel, containers with untreated fishmeal cargo are carried:
Separated from class 4.2 containers.
On deck away from sunlight.
What does heaving result in?
Vertical accelerations acting along container corner posts.
Shearing of container twistlocks.
Longitudinal accelerations acting on hatch pontoons.
For a ships loading computer to be safely used for loading planning and stress calculations, it must be approved by:
A Classification Society.
IT Department of Ship owner.
The Port State where vessel is currently loading.
Hull and Machinery Insures of the vessel.
What general background colour is used on warning signs that indicate emergency or first-aid features, or indicate a safe condition?
Under what convention is the master to ensure that a ship is seaworthy and in a fit state to safely carry a shipper’s cargo?
On board a container vessel conducting loading operations in United States, you notice an unsafe stevedore working practice. If you do not correct this immediately, it may result in:
The ship will be prosecuted.
The master will be arrested.
The port will lodge a protest against the ship.
The duty officer will be arrested.
What is the meaning of the term “Make Fast”, when mooring the ship?
Make Fast means to act very quickly.
Make Fast means secure the ropes to the bits.
Make Fast means to to avoid eating all meals during the daylight hours.
Make Fast means to coil up a rope.
By the term “Stand by” the operator of a coast-station means that one should:
Wait until the coast-station calls again.
Switch back to the calling channel.
Give the position of the ship.
Wait on this channel for one hour.
Which organization verifies the computational results and stored ship data used by the stability program loaded on a vessel’s computer?
The Classification Society.
The engineer attending the installation and initial on-site testing.
On a Container vessel, a mid-bay guide is positioned:
On the tank top at the ends of 40′ container bays.
Between 20′ container bays on deck.
On the tank top mid-way in 40′ guides to prevent transverse movement of 20′ containers.
At the base of cell guides.
Which of the following is false when a casualty is bleeding?
Cover the wound with a cloth.
Encourage patient to lie quite and re-assure.
Exposure to moderate concentrations of ammonia may cause:
Chocking and possible loss of eyesight.
A person wearing an adult lifejacket shall be able:
To dive half a meter under the water surface.
To jump from any height into the water without being injured or damaging the lifejacket.
To swim a short distance through the water and board a survival craft.
To swim half a mile distance and board a survival craft.
You are a Senior Officer of the Watch on vessel “A” and are passing through the Straits of Gibraltar. The vessel’s speed is 18 knots and your vessel is overtakiing several other vessels, when the visibility reduces down to about 2 nm. What aspects would you consider when establishing a “safe speed” for your vessel?
Deciding safe speed consider: 2 miles visibility; traffic density; manoeuvrability of vessel; effectiveness of navigational equipment (ARPA etc.); state of sea and currents and navigational hazards.
Adjust my track to follow Route 1 or 2 illustrated and reduce speed down to half speed, approximately 8 knots.
Safe speed should be where the vessel can come to a stop within the visible range.
A safe speed is where a vessel can take proper and effective action to avoid collision and be stopped within an appropriate distance.
As a minimum, how often shall life boats be launched with their assigned operating crew aboard and manoeuvred in the water according to SOLAS?
As per the IMDG Code, an “article” is referred to as:
Something that is packed within a freight container.
A device that is responsible for initiating a dangerous reaction.
A device that contains a dangerous substance or mixture of substances.
A form that contains important information about a hazardous.
Why would a very large container vessel pitch more than a feeder vessel?
Because pitching varies with ship’s length.
Because vessel pitching varies with propeller pitch.
Because container stacks on large container vessels are more exposed to wind forces.
Because very large container vessels are more exposed to open sea conditions.
On board they want to have a dial-phone cal via Inmarsat with the Apollogracht. In the guides the following ID’s are found for the Apollogracht: 344320000, 424432010, 424432020, 1300210, 36715. What ID should be chosen:
As per SOLAS regulations, the general emergency alarm system must be tested:
Which part of the float-free arrangement for inflatable liferafts is made to release the liferaft after being automatically inflated during the ship is sinking?
The hydrostatic release unit.
Notification logging procedures (OPA-90):
Every report or message must be logged including time and date.
Only verbal reports for documentation.
Only initial reports to be logged.
Only communication with USCG.
What do you understand by the term “Risk Assessment”, and how would this be carried out on board?
Identify the hazards, quantify the risks, put control measures in place, monitor the work activity and review.
States than when work has a degree of risk that the work is not carried out.
Identify the hazards and specify the personal protective equipment that would be required to complete the work.
Requires a great deal of preparation and involves recording everything on paper.
What radar device assists in the detection and location of a survival craft?
A personal locator beacon.
The frequency 121,5 MHz is used for:
For guidance on lashing arrangement of containers on-board the vessel, the most important document to refer is:
The Code for the Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing.
The Cargo Securing Manual.
The company’s ISM handbook.
In the diagram, the depth of water under the keel is indicated by the letter “C”. Which bridge instrument would indicate this depth?
Besides normal loads, the lashings of the containers stowed at the outboard part of the deck stow are additionally subjected to:
The effect of wind on the containers.
Transverse accelerating load condition, leading to loss of GM.
The effect of green seas breaking over the containers.
Lack of support from adjacent columns of containers.
When a character in the NAVTEX message sent is not received in the proper way:
The message will not be printed at all until, with repeated transmission it can be automatically compared and corrected.
Any other character will be printed.
Nothing or a special character will be printed.
A closely resembling character will be printed.
A lead battery of 200 Ah, in accordance with the DIN-standard, must be able to supply:
6 ampere during 20 hours.
1 ampere during 200 hours.
10 ampere during 20 hours.
200 ampere during 1 hours.
You are onboard a vessel off the West African coast. You want to dump a mixture of food waste, glass bottles and floating packing materials. Is this allowed? And if so, how far off the coast would you have to be?
25 nautical miles off the coast.
12 nautical miles off the coast.
3 nautical miles off the coast.
When two ships are lying alongside each other in a ship to ship operation and one ship is lying at anchor, anchor watch duties must be carried out as follows:
Anchor watch responsibility rests with the vessel which has its anchor down and the ship to ship connections is the responsibility of the other vessel.
Anchor watches are not kept as the duty officers will be on deck conducting the cargo operations.
Both ships have normal anchor watch responsibility in addition to watching ship to ship fendering, mooring etc.
Anchor watch responsibility rests with the discharging vessel which would be the vessel which is anchored.
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 allow the vessel to drift 10 degrees to starboard of original course.
Repeat the command back and then put the wheel over sufficiently 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.
A vessel has been in involved in a collision. Which procedure should happen immediately?
Communicate with the other ship.
There is assessment of the damage stability.
Determine is there is any evidence of pollution.
Determine any injuries of persons on board.
Which of these series of sizes corresponds to the international standard for nozzles?
How will you act if you are helmsman and the OOW (Officer on Watch) gives you the order: “Nothing to port”?
Let the ship turn to starboard.
Alter course to starboard.
Don’t let the ship turn to port.
What type of dynamic forces may cause indent in plating on forecastle deck and main deck in way of pillars inside forecastle?
Pressure forces caused by green water on deck.
Slamming in way of flat bottom forward of light draught.
Forces created by waves on the forecastle.
Impact pressure forces in way of abrupt or flared bow.
On a Container vessel, under which IMDG Class is fishmeal normally carried when treated with anti-oxidant?
Class 9 – Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles.
Class 4.1 – Flammable solid.
Class 4.2 – Flammable solid.
Class 5.1 – Oxidizing substance.
The responsibility for safety and security rests with everybody on board the vessel. General house-keeping rules should be followed. Which of the listed rules is the most important?
Keep your working area clean and tidy.
Always use gloves when using grinding machines.
Keep tools within easy reach during work.
Do not carry lighters or matches when working outdoors.
What type of search pattern is recommended in the IAMSAR Manual as most effective for a single vessel, when the location of the search object is known within relatively close limits?
What do you understand by “Bitter end”?
Bitter end means: the end link of an anchor cable that is secured within the chain locker.
Bitter end means: the toggled end of a lifeboat painter.
Bitter end means: to the very last moment.
Bitter end means: a foul taste at the end of a meal.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Secure buoy line to the ship.
Best location to stow containers loaded with Calcium Hypochlorite would be:
Under deck, away from sources of heat.
On deck, away from sources of heat.
Away from reefer units, below deck.
Carriage of wet scrap steel borings, turnings and swarf in containers is generally considered dangerous, because:
It can spontaneously ignite.
The moisture will cause a huge increase in the weight of the cargo.
The cargo will not dry out en route enroute.
This type of cargo will corrode the container.
The transmitting power of the VHF is adjusted by setting:
If all indications are that a cargo has been received without damages, irregularities or short shipment and the phrase “apparent good order and condition” is entered on the Bill of Lading, then this Bill is this said to be:
An endorsed Bill of Lading.
A Bill of Lading completed for shipment.
A Due Title Bill of Lading.
Which statement best describes how land moves, if at all, on an ECDIS set in North-up, relative-motion mode?
Land on the chart screen moves relative to the ship symbol.
The land is always in the middle of the screen.
Land is stopped with the vessel symbol moving across the sea floor.
This is a feature only seen on radar displays.