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You are underway on a power driven vessel in open water, when you see another power driven vessel approximately five miles straight ahead on an opposite course. What action do you take?
Try and call him on the VHF to decide on what action to take.
Make a bold alternation to starboard and pass on his port side.
Make a bold alteration to port and pass on his starboard side.
Stand on with caution as he will alter course.
How do you ensure reliable results from an inclining experiment?
No specific preparations are necessary and it can be done even in very windy conditions.
Perform test in calm conditions, with slack moorings, with minimum number of personnel and minimise free surface effects of liquids.
When you join a new ship, how are you informed about safety rules, alarm instructions and your own duties in case of an emergency?
By muster lists exhibited in conspicuous places.
By oral instructions by the captain.
By folder distributed to each crew member.
By alarm instructions in all crew cabins.
What is the purpose of the control position on an enclosed lifeboat?
It is for sending out distress messages giving the ship’s last known position.
It’s a place reserved for injured persons.
It’s the position from which the boat is steered and the safety systems are operated.
It facilitates entering the names of all persons on-board. This is essential record keeping requirements.
What is meant by “synchronism or resonance”?
This is a dangerous condition that occurs when the ship’s still water period and the apparent wave period are equal.
This is stern used to describe pitching and rolling.
This is a term used to describe violent rolling.
This is a situation used to describe gentle rolling.
In the shown situation, the bow of your ship is pushed away from the bank. How can you handle this?
Give hard port rudder to get the ship back in the middle of the channel.
Give starboard rudder in order to balance the force of the bank effect and rudder effect.
Do nothing as the ship will handle itself.
Put your engine full astern to stop your ship.
Which way does the steam pass through in the system?
From the low pressure turbine to the high pressure turbine.
From the supply valve to the high pressure turbine.
From the high pressure turbine to the low pressure turbine.
From the condenser to the low pressure turbine.
The condenser in a steam plant is where:
Steam is turned back into water.
Water is turned into steam.
Low pressure steam is produced.
When cross-flooding arrangements to correct unsymmetrical flooding and excessive heel angles in damaged condition are installed in passenger ship’s, what is the maximum time allowed for equalization?
You are to release the towing wire with forerunner. You have 3 men with you to do the work. How do you do it in a safe way?
With manpower. Two men picking up slack and one man lifts off the eye and let go simultaneously.
Use the winch. Forerunner and wire stopper to pick up the slack and stop the wire. One man operating each. Make the forerunner fast on the bit, releasing the eye of wire and the stopper, lower the wire easy by forerunner.
After heaving on the wire by a forerunner, cut the forerunner and so let the wire free.
How can you minimize the squat effect?
Maintain your course and speed.
Increase speed if the ship is not already on full ahead.
Do a zig-zag manoeuvre to reduce speed.
Decrease the speed as much as practicable.
How would you increase the KG of a ship, loaded with a timber cargo, that has become unstable?
By completely emptying all partly filled double bottom tanks.
By filling all wing ballast tanks.
By filing the small divided double bottom tanks on the lower side, while jettisoning the deck cargo from the higher side.
By jettisoning the entire deck cargo of timber.
What is the main advantage of plate heat exchangers?
More efficient and take up less space.
Requires less maintenance.
What is the purpose of performing an inclining experiment or stability test?
To determine the maximum angle of heel, before a ship will capsize.
It is done to find out the GM of a vessel, place the ship’s lightweight and VCG and LCG at this lightweight.
There is no need for such an experiment, because the information it gives may be obtained in various other easy ways.
To test the safe working load of a derrick or crane.
A receiver in a refrigeration system is used to:
Separate oil from the refrigerant.
Condense the refrigerant.
Unconscious casualties who are brething and whose hearts are beating should be placed in the recovery position. What is the recovery position?
Where can you find out if you belong to the forward mooring gang or the aft mooring gang?
Posted on the notice board onboard.
Alarm instruction onboard.
Being distributed for each port.
Deck crew forward and engine crew aft.
What is the most dangerous overtaking situation shown on the sketches?
A large vessel overtaking a small vessel with big difference in speed between the two vessels.
A small vessel overtaking a large vessel with a little difference in speed between the two vessels.
A large vessel overtaking a small vessel with a little difference in speed between the two vessels.
A small vessel overtaking a large vessel with big difference in speed between the two vessels.
The muster list shall show the duties assigned to the different members of the crew. Which of the given duties do not necessarily have to be included in the muster list?
Preparation and launching of survival crafts.
Manning of fire parties assigned to deal with fires.
What is the absolutely main purpose of fighting a fire onboard?
Which of these requirements regarding the launching and recovery arrangements for rescue boats corresponds to the SOLAS regulations?
The release mechanism shall be of an automatic type approved by the flag state administration.
Launching shall be possible with a headway speed of up to 5 knots in heavy weather.
Rapid recovery shall be possible with the boat’s full complement of persons and equipment.
Which of the following statements regarding steam turbines is NOT true?
From the HP turbine, the steam then goes to the condenser.
The HP turbine is a faster rotating machine than a diesel engine.
The HP turbine is smaller than the LP turbine.
The HP turbine receives the steam before the LP turbine.
What is the general emergency alarm signal to be sounded by the ship’s whistle and alarm bells in case of an emergency situation?
Seven short blasts followed by one prolonged blast.
The indications of a faulty refrigeration compressor valve are:
Gradual or sudden decrease in capacity.
Low head pressure, high suction pressure.
What is the purpose of the sea water pump item No 13?
To drive the air ejector of the evaporator.
To supply sea water to the condenser.
To supply water to be evaporated.
What kind of safety protection is to be weared during a mooring operation?
Safety shoes and boiler suit.
No particular protection necessary.
Helmet, safety shoes, gloves and protecting cloths.
A burn may occur when electricity of high current and voltage passes through the body. Most damage occurs at the points of entry and exit of electricity. What is the treatment for electrical burns?
Apply lotion and ointment to injured area and secure with a bandage.
Remove loose skin and apply oinment. Don’t secure with bandage.
Break blisters and secure with bandages.
Place sterile dressing over the burn and secure with a bandage.
Which of the equipment listed is not included in the fireman’s personal equipment? (SOLAS II-2/17.1.1).
Leather safety boots and gloves.
Anyone of the crew who is assigned to watch duties in ports has a number of important tasks to carry out. Which one of the listed tasks has to be included in the watchman’s duties?
Checking the trim of the vessel.
Checking the number of persons entering/leaving the vessel.
Checking the moorings for tightness/slack.
Checking the safe and secure handling of cargo.
What is hypothermia and how is it cured?
Body temperature below 23 °C/Heat the body.
Heavy coughing/medication.
Body temperature below 39 °C/Heat the body.
Body temperature below 35 °C/Heat the body.
The ship’s training manual must contain instructions and information on the life saving appliances carried onboard. Which of these duties must be included?
Correct use of oars and sails for survival craft.
Correct donning of protective clothing.
Correct method of revival of casualties.
Correct launching, boarding and clearing of survival craft and rescue craft.
Modern high pressure boilers produce which of the following?
Fresh water for drinking.
Your vessel is to turn in a narrow canal by use of one tug (turn to port with the bow). In which position and how would you use the tug? Vessels engine will be used as well.
Make the tug fast aft for pulling.
Make the tug fast on starboard shoulder to push.
Make the tug fast in centre now fairlead for pulling.
Make the tug fast on port shoulder to pull.
What is initial stability?
It is the stability status of the ship, when first delivered to owners from the shipyard.
It is the vessel’s GM, after completion of loading.
It is the stability of the vessel in her initial position, and is expressed by metacentric height.
It is the vessel’s GM, before commencement of loading.
If the fresh water generator is producing water with salinity of 5 ppm and is changed to produce water of 2 ppm, this is mainly achieved by:
Throttling sea water feed supply to the evaporator.
Decreasing sea water cooling to the condenser.
Slowing down production by opening the vacuum breaker valve.
Decreasing production by lowering fresh water supply from main engine.
What can be used to reduce the effect of the state of sea-waves?
A water content greater than 2 % is detected in a lubricating oil system. What is the best action to do?
Segregate the oil in a separate tank for continuous purifying.
Boil out the water by increasing the temperature.
Continuous purifying the system with the oil pumps running.
It is no danger, until the water level reach 6-8 %.
What is the minimum allowable value for GM?
Which position is the best to stop bleeding from the nose?
Sitting with your head down, holding the nose tightly.
Sitting on a chair, leaning forward with two fingers pressing the nose together.
Laying on the back, holding a wet cold towel on top of the nose.
Laying on the back, leaning the head as much as possible.
Which of the following is true when comparing plate type with shell and tube type heat exchangers?
Physically smaller for the same capacity.
The capacity can easily be changed.
Better sealing between liquids in shell and tube.
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.
In which way make intake of poisonous material occur?
Skin penetration and skin absorption.
How far from the coast is it permitted to use low-pressure evaporation to produce drinking water?
Your ship is operating with a right handed propeller. Before coming astern, how should you apply the rudder?
I think the speed is too slow.
How many rocket parachute flares are carried in each lifeboat?
How is shallow water effect felt in a vessel?
The vessel has a tendency to turn to port (right turning propeller).
The vessel has a tendency to turn to starboard (left turning propeller).
The vessel becomes sluggish in responding to the rudder.
The vessel responds very quickly to the rudder.
Your ship is going astern right-handed propeller as sketched below. How is the ship most likely to react?
The stern will fall off to starboard.
The ship will go straight astern.
The stern will back into the wind.
What liquid is present in the collecting point at the bottom of the evaporator?
What is the minimum allowable value for GZ?
What is the purpose of the corrugations on a plate heat exchanger?
To increase the surface area.
To increase turbulence in the liquid.
Stiffening on the thin metal sheet.
The two main types of refrigeration system evaporators are called?
The passage of electrical current through the body may result in severe and sometimes fatal injuries. You are witness to a 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 can you break the current safely?
Apply oil on your hands and cut the cords by the uyse of any metallic pliers.
Call the electrician immediately.
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.
Turbo alternators perform which of the following tasks?
Supplying electricity on a motorship.
Supplying electricity on steamships when the main boiler is shut down.
Supplying electricity on steamships when the main boiler is operating.
Supplying electricity from diesel engines.
What is part number 1 called?
What does permeability mean?
To make a compartment water tight.
The process of making a compartment non-porus.
The relationship between the volume of a compartment and the volume available for water if bilged.
The flooding of the engine room compartment.
What is the “wave period”?
It is the time in minutes between successive wave crests, passing a fixed point.
It is the time in seconds between successive wave crests or troughs, passing a fixed point.
It is the time interval between the highest waves in a sequence of waves.
It is the comparison of the height of successive waves.
Which part in this diagram is the high pressure turbine?
On a steamship at sea, electricity is supplied by:
How many hand flares should each lifeboat normally carry?
The Disc type oil separator can usually separate water from oil when processing oils between which density ranges?
What is the purpose of hunting hear when referring to a hydraulic steering system?
Limits the speed of the rudder movement.
Provides feedback to the pump control.
To control hydraulic motor swash plate movement.
To transmit hydraulic pressure.
What shall you do if you see a person falling into the sea?
Throw a lifebuoy overboard and report to the bridge immediately.
Which of the following statements regarding main boilers is NOT true?
At least two safety valves will be fitted.
The feed water need not be very pure.
The burners could be at the top firing down.
The superheated steam pressure could be as much as 60 bar.
High pressure steam turbines are:
Directly coupled to the propeller shaft.
Larger than low pressure turbines.
Smaller than low pressure turbines.
What kind of shaft seals are used on this high pressure turbine?
Superheated steam is steam:
That is mixed with water vapour.
That can be used for heating the accommodation.
That has been heated until it is “dry”.
Why is the maximum pressure in a plate heat exchanger usually limited to about 10 bar?
All the above alternatives.
Possibility of rupturing the plates.
Difficult to seal plates above this pressure.
Which of these requirements regarding lifebuoys corresponds to the SOLAS regulations?
It must have a mass greater than 2,5 kgs.
If fitted with light or smoke signal, it must have a mass less than 4 kgs.
It must have sufficient air.
It must be constructed of inherently buoyant material.
After obtaining permission from the duty deck officer, under what conditions would the process of soot blowing the boiler tubes be most beneficial?
When the boiler is firing on high rate.
When the boiler is standing idle.
When the boiler is firing on medium rate.
When the boiler is firing on low rate.
What is item No. 9 shown in the diagram, fitted between evaporator and condenser of the fresh water generator?
In a refrigeration system, a fluid that serves only as a heat carrier is called the:
In case of a fire inside the acetylene-line in the AC/OX gas welding equipment, what action is deemed necessary?
Close valves on acetylene bottle(s).
Close acetylene valve in the workshop.
Close the valves on both acetylene and the oxygen bottles.
How often shall each member of the crew participate in an abandon ship drill?
You are berthed with a steady offshore beam wind of 30 knots. This wind suddenly increases to 60 knots. When this happens, the force driving the vessel off-berth will be:
What is the effect on draft caused by a vessel heeling or listing?
There is no change in draft regardless of the extent of the list.
The draft is reduced by the amount the high side rises above the upright position.
The draft is increased by the difference between the high side draft and the low side draft.
The draft is increased by the difference in the heeled draft measured by a straight line in tangent with the keel, and the draft before heeling.
An alarm signal consisting of seven short blasts followed by one prolonged blast is sounded by the ship’s whistle and alarm bells. What are you to do?
Go to (or remain in) your cabin and await further orders.
Report on the bridge (Deck crew) or engine room (Engine crew) for further orders.
Go to your lifeboat station.
Self-igniting lights on lifebuoys must either burn continuously or flash at a specified rate for a period of at least:
What part in this diagram is the low pressure turbine?
Water hammer is a short lasting pressure peak traveling along the pipe. How can it be avoided in a cooling water system?
Operate valves gradually.
Start pump with closed valves.
Start the system with open valves and empty pipes.
What is the reason for the effect we call squat?
The bow and stern wave make the ship sink lower in the water.
Increased effect of gravity due to closeness of the sea bed.
Increased velocity and decreased water pressure around the ship’s hull.
Decreased velocity and increased water pressure around the ship’s hull.