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An immersion suit is:
Not allowing undue ingress of water after a jump from a height of not less than 18 m into the water.
Totally waterproof whatever may be the condition of immersion.
Not allowing undue ingress of water after a jump from a height of not less than 4,5 m into the water.
Not allowing undue ingress of water after a jump from a height of not less than 8,5 m into the water.
What is the minimum length of the buoyant lifeline that is fitted to a lifebuoy which is stowed at a distance of 10 metres above the waterline (light condition)?
Hand flares and buoyant smoke signals can continue to burn or emit smoke after having been immersed for a period of 10 s.
Right, if the immersion depth is smaller than 100 mm.
Right, if the immersion depth is more than 1 m.
If drugs are discovered onboard your ship:
Ensure the witness to the discovery signs your incident report.
Disembark crew and passengers as quickly as possible at the next port of call so the authorities can conduct their investigation.
Notify the authorities after you arrive at the next port of call.
Write a report a few days after the event and describe everything that occurred.
The fire point is:
The minimum temperature at which a combustible gives off vapours that may burn in contact with oxygen in air, and at which combustion persists once the source of ignition has been removed.
The minimum temperature at which a combustible gives off vapours that may burn when they are in contact with oxygen in air, when there is a presence of activation energy; but with no capacity of maintaining combustion.
The maximum pressure that will be reached when a given combustible burns into an enclosed space.
A process of chemical decomposition by oxidation-reduction at unusually high temperature, in areas with slight ventilation.
Give the meaning of this symbol:
Lifebuoy with light and smoke.
Lifebuoy with line and smoke.
Check the items that can be a possible threat:
Piracy, Hijacking and Smuggling.
Cargo tampering and Stowaways.
Which of the following items must be included in each fire drill?
Starting a fire pump using at least two required jets of water to show that the system is in proper working order.
Reporting to stations and preparing for the duties described in the muster list.
Checking fireman’s outfits and other personal rescue equipment.
What is the only reliable way of checking that the CO2 cartridge in a dry powder extinguisher is full?
Weigh the extinguisher and check that it complies with the weight marked on it.
Remove the cartridge and weigh it to check that it has the full weight stamped on it.
All of the alternatives are reliable methods.
Check if the seal on the extinguisher release handle is intact.
A safety valve is sufficient to prevent a BLEVE.
Wrong, it depends on the product.
Wrong, if the valve is wrongly set.
In a liquid fire the surface of which is about 100 m2:
Flames are usually higher than the diameter of the fire.
The radiated heat is lower than the conducted heat.
The radiated heat can spread to exposures placed 200 m away.
The radiated heat can spread to exposures placed 100 m away.
What is flashpoint of an oil or liquefied gas?
The flashpoint for an oil or liquefied gas is the temperature at which it is possible to ignite the vapour above the liquid.
The flashpoint is the temperature needed to have a oil or liquefied gas pumpable.
The flashpoint is the temperature the oil or liquefied gas need for self ignition.
The flashpoint is the mixture of oxygen and hydrocarbons needed to have an oil or liquefied gas to burn.
Which one of the listed requirements regarding the stowage of a survival craft corresponds to present SOLAS regulations? Each survival craft shall be stowed:
In a secure and sheltered position and protected from damage by fire or explosion.
Wherever space is available.
In a state of readiness so that two crew-members can prepare for embarkation and launching in less than 15 minutes.
On the starboard side of the ship.
Halons are decomposed into toxic products when they are applied at temperatures near:
What is the meaning of this symbol?
The analyses of the smoke produced by a fire, may give an interpretation of that fire. Which are the factors we should take into account?
There is no possible interpretation of a fire according to the smoke.
Opacity, amount and colour.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Portable fire extinguisher.
Wheeled fire extinguisher.
You are starting to get low on water in the lifeboat. What should you do?
Mix sea water with 50 % fresh water.
Only search vehicle compartments where you suspect objects may be hidden:
Searches are often triggered by:
An increase in security level by the Flag State.
News stories of stowaways.
The receipt of a shipment of damaged stores.
The presence of smoke represents one of the greatest dangers in the fire fighting. Why?
It refrains the equipment from setting out the fire, and is irritating.
It only reduces visibility and is very hot.
It hinders communications, causes, burns, and provoke panics.
It reduces the visibility, provokes panic, is irritating and may be toxic.
How much water per person is provided in a liferaft equipped with a desalting apparatus?
Where do you find minimum drill requirements?
In manager’s instructions.
In classification society rules.
In the SOLAS convention and its annex.
Monoammonium phosphate used as a dry powder can be effective on which of the following type of fire?
Solid, liquid, gases and metals.
Solid, liquids, and gases.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
The pressure in a flexible fire hose must be set up:
While it is being laid down.
Before it is being laid down.
After it has been laid down.
How often shall crew members participate in fire drills?
When at sea, you discover that the bilges in the engine room have a large quantity of oil residues floating around. What action should you take?
Apply foam to the bilges to minimise the risk of fire.
Open the overboard valve and immediately start the bilge pump in order to draw these residues away from the bilges.
Notify Chief Engineer, find cause of leakage, remedy the leakage and then immediately start to clean the bilges.
Which of these actions should you take it your ship is successfully boarded by armed pirates?
Assure your captors that you’re not planning an attack to overthrow them.
Keep quiet and ignore any questions you’re asked.
Scream in fear and refuse to cooperate.
What type of nozzles for fire hoses can be provided aboard ships?
Dual purpose (jet/spray) type incorporating a shutoff.
All of the above types can be provided.
Jet type only, incorporating a shutoff.
Spray type only, incorporating a shutoff.
Which part of the fresh water quantity provided for each person the liferaft is permitted to accommodate may be replaced by a de-salting apparatus?
0,5 l if the de-salting apparatus is capable of producing this quantity in 1 day.
0,25 l if the de-salting apparatus is capable of producing this quantity in 1 day.
0,25 l if the de-salting apparatus is capable of producing this quantity in 2 day.
0,5 l if the de-salting apparatus is capable of producing this quantity in 2 day.
In general what is the proportion of concentrate to water to produce foam?
This operation is done automatically and in relation to the foam.
When reasonable and practicable, how often shall rescue boats be launched with their assigned crew aboard and manoeuvred in the water?
Where can you find what your duties are during a lifeboat drill?
Stated at the embarkation station.
Which of these procedures should crew follow when conducting a bomb search?
Wait in the area they’ve finished searching until they’re contacted for a status update.
Search the perimeter of the space up to a height of 5 feet.
Stand quietly in various spots around the space, listening for unusual sounds like the tick tock of a clock mechanism.
Conduct random or spot checks of logical threat areas.
During test and/or maintenance work of the CO2 system affecting the release system, precautions to ensure that the gas is not released into the engine room due to a mistake are to be ensured. What precautions should be taken?
Arrange a watchman in the CO2 central.
The main supply line to be blanked off prior to the work.
No special precautions necessary.
Check the main valve for a potential leakage.
On all UMS operated vessels and also on most other vessels the engine room is equipped with fire detectors. What requirements of testing and checking of the detectors are to be observed?
Check that the actual detector is giving appropriate signals to the central control unit and that all electric connections are in good order.
Check the detector with heat and/or smoke (in accordance with instructions in its manual).
All the mentioned alternatives.
When testing detectors by suitable equipment (smoke and heat) check that the sensors self controlling system, e. g. flashing control light etc. is functioning.
During helicopter evacuation of an injured man, what course should the ship steer?
With the wind fine on the bow opposite to the helicopter operating area.
As instructed by the helicopter pilot.
With the wind astern so that the effect of the wind is reduced as much as possible.
The steps of the embarkation ladder must be proportioned as it follows:
Length = 480 mm, breadth = 115 mm, depth = 25 mm.
Length = 380 mm, breadth = 145 mm, depth = 20 mm.
Length = 580 mm, breadth = 165 mm, depth = 30 mm.
Length = 280 mm, breadth = 85 mm, depth = 10 mm.
Which of the following requirements regarding life-buoys correspond to present regulations? (SOLAS III/7.1).
At least one lifebuoy with self-activating smoke shall be placed within the vicinity of the stern.
Not less than half the total number of lifebuoys shall be provided with self-igniting lights.
All the life-buoys shall be placed in holders with quick-release arrangement.
At least four life-buoys on each side of the ship shall be fitted with buoyant lifelines.
The extinguishing agent which can be applied on any fires of class A, B or C is:
What shall you do if you see a person falling into the sea?
Throw a lifebuoy over board and report to the bridge immediately.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
A person wearing lifejacket or immersion suit, shall be able to turn from a face-down to a face-up position in not more than:
What percentage of the ship’s stores are required to be inspected at Security Level 3?
50-80 % of the ship’s stores are required to be inspected at Security Level 3.
100 % of the ship’s stores are required to be inspected at Security Level 3.
25-50 % of the ship’s stores are required to be inspected at Security Level 3.
5-20 % of the ship’s stores are required to be inspected at Security Level 3.
What will you do when all the fresh water in the survival craft is finished or about to finish?
Start collecting rain water.
Drink only 1 litre of sea water per day.
Use sea water to keep your body wet.
Which of these series of sizes corresponds to the international standard for nozzles?
In general, what is the best extinguishing agent to put out a class A fire?
What is the “international shore connection” used for?
To connect the cargo hoses to the shore.
To connect the ship fresh water hoses to the shore.
To connect the ship fire main to the shore lines.
To connect the bunker hoses to the shore.
What is the absolutely main purpose with fighting a fire on board?
Which one of the listed requirements regarding abandon ship drills corresponds to present SOLAS regulation?
All lifeboats shall be lowered during drills.
Drills shall be conducted when the ship is in a harbour.
On ships on short international voyages, each lifeboat shall be launched and manoeuvred in the water at least every 6 months.
Each lifeboat shall be launched, and manoeuvred in the water with its assigned crew at least once every 3 months during an abandon ship drill.
Shipboard Emergency Drills must be carried out at least (OPA-90):
How many thermal protective aids are carried in each liferaft?
The number of persons the liferaft is permitted to accommodate.
10 % of the number of persons the liferaft is designed to carry, or two, whichever is more.
May liquid fuel, lubricating oil or other flammable oils be carried in a forepeak tank?
It depends on the flash point.
It depends on the type of trade of the vessel.
Fire protected lifeboats when waterborne should be capable of protecting its full complement when subjected to a continuous oil fire that envelops the boat for a period of not less than how many minutes?
Which of the survival craft listed below is equipped with a buoyant line, not less than 50 m in length, of sufficient strength to tow a liferaft?
The halogenated hydrocarbons (halon), are hydrocarbons in which the molecules have one (or more) atom(s) of hydrogen replaced by another atom (or atoms) of:
Nitrogen and/or fluorine.
Which one of the listed requirements regarding the stowage of a survival craft corresponds to present SOLAS regulations? Each survival craft shall be stowed:
On the starboard side of the ship.
Wherever space is available.
In a secure and sheltered position and protected from damage by fire or explosion.
In a state of readiness so that two crew-members can prepare for embarkation and launching in less than 15 minutes.
How many pyrotechnic signals to be in each lifeboat?
10 Rocket parachute flares / 12 hand flares / 5 buoyant smoke signals.
8 Rocket parachute flares / 2 hand flares / 6 buoyant smoke signals.
6 Rocket parachute flares / 6 hand flares / 6 buoyant smoke signals.
4 Rocket parachute flares / 6 hand flares / 2 buoyant smoke signals.
Give the meaning of this symbol:
Lifebuoy with light and smoke.
Lifebuoy with automatic sound signal.
Lifebuoy with light and line throwing appliance.
Lifebuoy with light and hand flare.
Which of the following is allowed as a fire-extinguishing medium for fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems aboard ships?
All of the above gas are allowed.
A person wearing a thermal protective aid shall be able:
To climb up and down a vertical ladder.
To swim a short distance through the water and board a survival craft.
To wear a lifejacket inside.
To jump into the water from a height of 4,5 m.
For a search to be effective it must be:
Inclusive of all personnel.
Conducted by personnel with limited knowledge of the ship’s layout.
Which of these conventions is The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code a part of?
The Anti Terrorist International Agreement.
What is the purpose of the Ship Security Plan?
Detail the duties of shipboard personnel assigned security responsibilities.
Outline the organizational structure for the ship.
Protect your ship from risks posed by security threats or incidents.
Outline specific measures for your ship to move from security level 1 to 2 and from 2 to 3.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Remote controlled fire pumps.
International shore connection.
The first step in completing an SSA is to:
Identify the key shipboard operations, systems, areas and personnel that are critical to protect.
Develop an onboard security survey checklist.
List the existing security measures.
Create a list of potential motives for security incidents against your ship.
Water is the extinguishing agent which is the most widely employed and its action as an extinguishing agent is due to a combination of the following phenomena:
Smothering and inhibition.
Cooling, inhibition and dispersion.
Cooling, smothering and dispersion.
Smothering and dispersion.
Which of the following features is required for an anti-exposure suit?
Can be continuously worn without impeding every duties to be performed by the wearer when in normal watch on the bridge.
Is fitted with a light and a whistle.
Is marked with the name of the vessel to which the appliance belongs.
Is made of such a material that it cannot be torn.
The minimum number of lifebuoys required on passenger ships depends on:
The sea area in which the ship is allowed to sail.
The number of persons on board.
You are the officer of the watch at the bridge of a cargo ship. In the middle of the night, an alarm sounds on the control panel of the fire detection system. It indicates that a detector is activated in the crew’s accommodation. What is the first action you would take?
Sound the fire alarm signal and send the seaman on watch down to inspect and report the situation.
Run to the scene as fast as possible and start fighting the fire by all available means.
Acquit the alarm and wait till it sounds again before taking any other action.
How often must the Emergency Steering Gear be tested, and how is this information recorded in the OLB?
Fortnightly, with signature of Chief Engineer and witness.
Every 3 months. Details of test with signatures of Master and witness.
Monthly, with signature of person carrying out test.
Monthly, with signature of Chief Engineer and witness.
Who is responsible for completing the DoS on behalf of the ship?
Company Security Officer.
When fully loaded, a lifeboat should have a sufficient strength to withstand a drop into the water from a height of:
Not less than 1,5 metres.
Not less than 0,5 metres.
Not less than 3,0 metres.
Not less than one third of the distance from the stowage position of the lifeboat to the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition.
An immersion suit will not sustain burning or continue melting after being totally enveloped in a fire for a period of:
What is the purpose of the “Bowsing tackle” (block and tackle) supplied at each end of the lifeboat?
It keeps the boat alongside the embarkation deck so that the tracing pennants can be released.
It is a general purpose tackle to be used in any type of emergency.
It is designed to pull the boat alongside the embarkation deck after the tracing pennants have been released.
It enables the boat to be secured to the embarkation deck so that the wire falls can be released for changing or end for ending.
Which among the following list is required for lifeboat equipment according to present regulations?
Be made of fire retardant material.
Be secured in a manner as not to intefere with abandonment procedures.
Be made of buoyant material or stored in buoyant containers.
Be made of fire-retardant material and stored in buoyant containers.
Which one of the listed requirements regarding life-saving appliances corresponds to present regulations?
All prescribed life-saving appliances shall be made of non-combustible or fire retardant material.
All prescribed life-saving appliances shall be of such a colour that they are in contrast to the surrounding colour.
All prescribed life-saving appliances shall have marking in red colour.
All prescribed life-saving appliances shall be fitted with the manufacturers name and logo.
Could a lift be considered as an escape route from the engine room?
It depends on the distance of the escape route.
Yes, if it is constructed with class A materials.
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?
Air if the temperature of the fluid is 10 °C; water if temperature of the fluid is < 10 °C.
Both are transferring equally.