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To guarantee optimal reception of VHF-DSC-calls, every:
DSC-report is sent twice, at least every second call is compared with the earlier received call.
DSC-symbol is checked on the right amount of 10, and then checked on the correct relation by Error Checked Character.
DSC-calls are repeated until received.
DSC-symbol is sent twice and checked extra by Error Check Character.
What action should the Officer of the Watch (OOW) take if he is forced to make a major deviation from the voyage plan?
There is no special action necessary.
Make an appropriate entry in the Log Book.
Check that the deviation will not lead into danger.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Rescue boat with waterproof canopy.
Are there any restrictions about how much sludge we can pump overboard on the sea voyage?
Maximum is 30 litre pr nautical mile and total is 1/10 000 part of full cargo on the ballast voyage.
There isn’t any restrictions of pumping sludge from ships outside special areas.
Maximum is 60 litre pr nautical mile and total is 1/30 000 part of full cargo on the ballast voyage.
Maximum is 30 litre pr nautical mile and total is 1/30 000 part of full cargo on the ballast voyage.
A balanced rudder has some of the rudder area forward of the rudder axis. About how much area should this be to call it a balanced rudder?
How is loss of electric power or other fault conditions of fire-detection and fire-alarm systems to be indicated? (SOLAS II-2/13.1.2).
By fully automatic separate test boards where any faulty condition is initiated by audible and visual signals.
By audible and visual signals at the control panel.
By check systems on the control panel.
By semi-automatic test systems at the control panel.
After checked for open airway, given the first two inflations and checked the pulse to make sure that the heart is beating, what is the rate of inflations given until natural breathing is restored?
Doesn’t matter how many times.
The log-in of an Inmarsat-C installation is important:
To keep watch on Sat-C for safety messages.
To inform the addressee, that one is available for messages offered.
To inform the LES, that one is available for messages offered.
To inform the NSC that one is available for messages offered.
At sea there is a container adrift which can be a danger for navigation. The call starts with:
Why is working at height on a moving vessel more risky than working at height ashore? Select the best option.
There is no difference between the two work places.
The vessel can be far from land and rescuers.
Safety standards ashore are higher than those at sea.
The vessel may be moving which causes extra loads on a person.
What are the required data inputs into most gyro compasses to reduce any possible compass error?
All of the data in the suggested answers.
Maximum helm angle and rolling period.
When a DSC-message of the “distress” category is received, in order to start distress alert communication in so far as not indicated in the alert, you will switch to VHF channel:
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Survival craft distress pyrotechnic signals.
The accuracy of an Inmarsat-E positioning-system is:
A distress alert has accidentally been sent with the Inmarsat-C installation. One should now:
Turn off the transmitter.
Wait until an RCC reports.
Make contact with an RCC.
DSC-test transmissions may:
Be sent by an MF-installation on the DSC-distress frequency.
Be sent by any installation.
Only be sent on an MF-installation on frequencies other then the DSC-distress frequency.
Only be sent with MF/HF-installation on other frequencies than the DSC-distress frequencies, if the tele-command “test” is used.
At sea red rocket signals are seen. This is not reported by radio. You have to begin the distress alert procedure via VHF with the term:
All cargo and ballast operations on an oil tanker must be recorded in the:
The Deck Operations Logbook.
If one requires medical advice by means of an Inmarsat-C terminal one should use the following address:
Which of the following hull shapes would normally provide a directionally stable ship?
A short ship with a narrow beam.
A long ship with a wide beam.
A short ship with a wide beam.
A long ship with a narrow beam.
In the Beaufort Scale of Wind Force, what is the Beaufort number associated with the wind force known as a “Gale”? This should not be confused with a “Near Gale” or “Strong Gale”?
You are proceeding up a river, with berths on both banks. You see this flag hoist on a vessel moored on a berth ahead. What does it mean?
I am about to depart the berth.
You should proceed at slow speed when passing me.
Caution! I have an anchor down.
Having a CO2 alarm during normal working hours, what immediate action should be taken?
Get out of the engine room as soon as possible.
Get into the control room.
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 of electrical burns?
Apply lotions and ointment to injured area and secure with a bandage.
Remove loose skin and apply ointment. Don’t secure with bandage.
Break blisters and secure with bandage.
Place sterile dressing over the burn and secure with a bandage.
Which of the following is a coast station MMSI?
What is the emergency channel on VHF?
When making a new pilot ladder onboard the ship, which of the following ropes would be best suited as the side ropes on which the steps are fastened?
A rocket parachute flare reaches an altitude of:
Regular “updating” of a ship’s position in an Inmarsat-C installation is necessary:
To have the correct position in case of accidents.
To enter the correct data to the disk antenna.
To inform the satellite of ships position.
To keep to the correct Inmarsat-region.
If the ship’s Oil Discharge Monitoring Equipment is inoperational, the items to record in the Oil Record Book include:
The time/reason of the failure and the name of the service contractor who has been called for repairs.
The time/reason of the failure, and the time at which it is made operational again.
The amount of oily water discharged whilst the equipment was out of commission.
The identity of the repair engineer and the date on which the repair was carried out eventually.
What is the procedure for use of the main engine room fire extinguishing system, e. g. Halon or CO2 system?
Release the Halon/CO2 upon the order of the engineer on duty.
Release the Halon/CO2 as soon as possible without pre warning.
Search the engine room, make sure all personnel is out. Stop ventilation. Close for all air access. Release the Halon/CO2.
Search the engine room, make sure all personnel is out. Stop ventilation. Close for all air access. Upon approval of the Master, release the halon/CO2.
Unconscious casualties who are breathing and whose hearts are beating should be placed in the Recovery Position. Why is this position so important?
The position ensures that an open airway is maintained.
The recovery position makes it easy to maintain any kind of bleeding.
Because it keeps the heart beating.
The position prevents the pasient from falling asleep.
A “sour crude” is defined as:
A crude oil cargo which has left substantial residues in the bottom of the tank after discharge.
A crude oil from West Africa.
A petroleum product which reacts with water during tank-washing leading to a distinctive odour about the tank deck.
A crude oil or products containing appreciable amounts of hydrogen sulphide and/or mercaptans.
Which of the following is a ship MMSI?
Normally, a vessel sails in salt water and therefore salt water draughts are those which are referred to. If there is a change in density however, this must be taken into account because the true draughts of the ship will change. Which of the definitions below is that of this “Fresh Water Allowance”?
The number of millimetres by which a vessel’s True Mean Draught changes when she passes from salt water to fresh water, or vice versa.
The number of centimetres by which a vessel’s maximum draught is calculated to increase when she passes from salt water to fresh water.
The number of millimetres by which a vessel’s True Mean Draught changes when she passes from salt water into a dock of a different water density.
The allowance assigned by the Classification Society when the vessel is built, to indicate the compensation that may be applied during topping off to allow for dock water density.
An alarm signal consisting of seven short blast followed by one prolonged blast is sounded by the ship’s whistle and alarm bells. What are you to do?
Report on the bridge (deck crew) or engine room (engine crew) for further orders.
Go to (or remain in) your cabin and await further orders.
Go to your lifeboat station.
If one wants to transmit a weather report with an Inmarsat-C terminal one should use the following address:
On a traditional crude oil carrier, it is possible to arrange the valves in the bottom of a pumproom so that cargo flows from one bottom line to another. When more than one grade of cargo is carried, what is the operational safeguard requirement regarding these valves?
That there is two valve segregation.
There is no so special requirement.
That one valve segregation is maintained at all times.
That two valves must be closed on each line or a “spacer” removed to ensure no direct connection between tanks.
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?
Apply fish oil on your hands and cut the cords by the use of any metallic pliers.
Call the electrician immediately.
Stand on dry insulating material and pull the person away with isolating material.
Just take the casualty in your arms and pull the person away.
By a vessel in distress a SART is used. This SART is seen on the screen of a:
Both 3 Cm and 10 Cm radar.
Breathing apparatus 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 the equipment always to be kept cleaned, checked and bottles are recharged immediately upon use, and frequently inspected.
That personnel that are appointed as smoke divers, primarily are given a shore based proper basic education and training.
All the mentioned alternatives.
What general background colour is used on warning signs which require a specific “mandatory” action, such as one which might require the wearing of a safety harness during a particular work task?
What should be done to assist a survival craft in keeping alongside own vessel?
Stretch a painter from forward to aft on the ship and allow the survival craft to hold on to it.
Keep the vessel stopped in the water.
Keep the vessel underway at slow speed.
Pass the survival craft painter up to the ship and make it fast.
When a pollution incident occurs there is a plan for actions to be undertaken. State which of following priority sequences to be considered:
Stop pumps – clean up – report.
Report – stop pumps – clean up.
Stop pumps – report – clean up.
Clean up – report -stop pumps.
What is the ideal humidity in a working environment?
By FleetNET communication is understood:
A MSI-message destined for ships in specific geographical area.
A HF-NBDP-message destined for ships in a certain geographical area.
An urgent message for all ships in a particular area.
An EGC-message destined for ships with the same group call number.
Where should be located the VHF survival craft transceivers during normal operation of the ship?
On area A4 the function “Transmission of ship to shore distress alerts” is mainly based on:
The use of HF DSC and Inmarsat Epirbs.
The use of MF DSC and Inmarsat Epirbs.
The use of VHF DSC and VHF Epirbs.
The use of HF DSC and COSPAS SARSAT Epirbs.
The button or switch “dimmer” of a mariphone serves:
To regulate the transmitting power.
Segregated Ballast Tanks on an oil tanker may best be defined as:
Cargo tanks which may be used for the carriage of ballast.
Cargo tanks which may be used for ballast, where the lines are not connected to the Oil Discharge Monitoring Equipment.
Tanks which are completely separate from cargo or fuel oil systems, being permanently allocated to the carriage of ballast and fitted with their own pumps and associated piping.
Cargo tanks which each have their own individual pumps, are fitted with independent piping systems and are served by unconnected ventilation arrangements.
What is the meaning of this symbol?
The word CHANNEL is spelled conform the international phonetic alphabet:
Cornelies, Hotel, Alfa, November, November, Echo, Lima.
Cornelies, Hotel, Apple, November, November, Echo, Land.
Charlie, Hotel, Able, November, November, Echo, Liverpool.
Charlie, Hotel, Alfa, November, November, Echo, Lima.
In any US port according to the Code of Federal Regulations, the person responsible for preparing and completing the “Declaration of Inspection” prior to the transfer of an oil cargo can take place, is:
The US Coast Guard Captain of the port (COTP) or his designated representative.
The Terminal Representative (Loading Master).
The ship’s officer in charge of the oil transfer operation.
The use of combustible material is restricted in the accommodation spaces in order to:
Reduce cost of construction.
Prevent occurrence of fire and explosion.
Contain and suppress fire and explosion in the compartment of origin.
When steering by autopilot, how often should manual steering be checked?
When there is an indication there may be problem.
No checking is necessary.
At least once a day during the morning 8 to 12 watch.
What is the purpose of the radiotelephony two tone alarm?
Attract the attention of the person on watch.
Activate bridge watchkeeping receivers.
Alert COSPAS/SARSAT satellites.
Activate bridge watchkeeping receivers and attract the attention of the person on watch.
A message is send by the Inmarsat-C set. The land earth station will:
The sender has to confirm delivery by sending another separate message.
Automatically send a positive delivery notification (PDN) to the sender.
Only send a positive delivery notification (PDN) to the sender if the sender requested, so in the send menu.
Never send a positive delivery notification (PDN) to the sender. The addressed will have to confirm the message through the ground-station and request for further information, if desired.
Where can a ship expect an act of piracy to take place?
At the south end of the Red Sea.
If bad weather is anticipated during ballast voyage of a vessel fitted with segregated ballast tanks, the cargo tanks which must be crude oil washed as a priority would be:
Those nominated by the Chief Officer, forming a minimum of 30 % of the cargo capacity.
The dedicated heavy weather ballast tank(s).
All the cargo tanks that were not Crude Oil Washed in the last discharge port.
All slop tanks that were used to carry cargo in the past two voyages.
The receiver of the Inmarsat-C installation, if the log-in procedure has been carried out, is turned on:
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Davit launched rescue boat.
The freeboard of a lifeboat, measured from the waterline to the lowest opening through which the lifeboat may become flooded:
Should exceed 1,5 % of the lifeboat length when loaded with 50 % of the number of persons the lifeboat is permitted to accommodate, these persons being seated to one side of the centreline.
Should exceed 0,5 metres when fully loaded.
Should exceed 1,5 % of the lifeboat length when fully loaded.
Should exceed 0,5 metres when loaded with 50 % of the number of persons the lifeboat is permitted to accommodate, these persons being seatd to one side of the centreline.
What are Primary fenders, with regard to ship-to-ship transfer operations?
Primary fenders are fixed to the bow of the ship to prevent damage when manoeuvring alongside.
Primary fenders are small fenders suspended between the ship’s bows or stern to protect from inadvertent angular contact.
Primary fenders are large fenders meant to float between vessels and absorb considerable impact.
Primary fenders are tyre-type fenders kept on deck for emergency use.
What would be the correct form of response to the question: What is the visibility in your position?
Visibility in my position is two hundred meters.
How can an ARPA assist the ship to steer a suitable course to make good the entrance to a channel?
Select ground stabilised true motion display and alter course so that own ships true vector passes through the middle of the entrance to the channel.
Acquire the buoy at the entrance to the channel and on relative vector display alter course to make the vector of the buoy pass directly through the centre of the screen.
Select Relative motion display and make Own Ship vector pass through the middle of the entrance to the channel.
Select True ground stabilised vectors and make the vectors from both buoys at the entrance to the channel pass either side of the centre of the screen.
A distress alert sent by Inmarsat to an RCC is sent via:
The method to avoid adverse effects of free surface on an oil tanker with full liquid cargo would be to ensure that:
There are at least two longitudinal bulkheads and a large initial GM.
There are several athwartship bulkheads.
There are deep floors in the bottom of the tanks.
What new stability problems would be caused by having deep double bottom tanks on double hull oil tankers?
The Metacentric Height (GM) would have to be considered.
The depth of the Double bottom would require additional strength members.
The vessel would be “stiff” and have a sharp rolling period.
There are no new stability considerations.
How is a Safety Management Certificate obtained?
RSS issue SMC with Register.
Vessel is surveyed by MCA and certificate issued.
Ship owner has Document of Compliance issued, and vessel is assessed and holds all statutory certificates.
Ship owner is authorised to carry out internal audits and issue SMC.
Sanitary-, ballast-, bilge- or general service pumps may be accepted as fire pumps provided:
They are fitted with automatic start connected to the fire alarm.
They are not normally used for pumping oil.
They have a capacity of at least 20 m3/h.
None of these pumps may be accepted as fire pump.
Under ISM, what is a “non-conformity”?
A safety officer not being nominated for the vessel.
An observed situation where objective evidence indicates the non-fulfilment of a specified requirements.
Official log book entries not being completed correctly.
The wearing of non-standard Personal protective equipment.
When decanting water overboard from the slop tank, it is recommended:
Discharge below the waterline so that the discharged water is broken up by the propeller and no oily sheen is visible in the wake.
Add dispersant chemicals to the water in the slop tank at a ratio of 1 litre of dispersant per 10 cubic metres of water.
Maintain a speed of at least 12 knots when pumping overboard.
To leave a small quantity of water in the slop tank, to avoid accidental discharge of oil from the surface and thus minimise the risk of polluting the sea.
A non-volatile petroleum is defined as that which:
Has a flashpoint of 60 °C or above.
Has a flashpoint of 15,6 °C or below.
Has a flashpoint of 60 °C or below.
Has a flashpoint of 100 °C or above.
When a ships derrick or crane lifts a weight off the deck of a ship, from which position can the centre of gravity of the weight be considered to act?
From the position on the deck from which the weight was lifted.
From the centre of the weight lifted.
From the head of the derrick or crane.
From a position on the deck at the base of the derrick or crane.
For allowing crew entry after completion of cargo tank washing, the oxygen and hydrocarbon content inside the tank space should be:
21 % oxygen by volume and less than 1 % LFL hydrocarbon vapour concentration.
8 % oxygen by volume and 0 % hydrocarbon vapour concentration.
Minimum 17 % oxygen by volume and not more than 1 % LFL hydrocarbon vapour concentration.
21 % oxygen by volume and less than 1 % UFL hydrocarbon vapour concentration.
Which spaces, in regard to fire protection, shall be separated from the rest of the ship by thermal and structural boundaries? (SOLAS II-2/2.2.2).
Storage rooms for inflammable materials.
What methods could be introduced into a passage plan for continuous monitoring of the ships position when navigating along a coastline?
All of the suggested answers.
Conspicuous headlands and navigational marks for taking positions.
The radar ranges of the coastline at all course alteration points.
In the figure, which letter gives the correct understanding of the term “LENGTH OVERALL”?
Length Overall is indicated by C, in the figure.
Length Overall is indicated by D, in the figure.
Length Overall is indicated by A, in the figure.
Length Overall is indicated by B, in the figure.
An Inmarsat-C terminal is suitable for:
Store and forward message.
Telephony, telex, fax and data.
Which type of call will be sent by a ship in danger of capsizing and needing assistance from all vessels in her vicinity?