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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.
Who is responsible for issuing an ISPS certificate?
The breaking strength of the painter in a liferaft permitted to accommodate 6 persons is at least:
What do crew, visitors and contractors all have in common?
They’re all employees of the ship.
They’re all trained in ship emergency procedures.
They all have opportunity to smuggle drugs.
They’re all onboard the ship for the duration of its voyage.
Which one of the listed fire-extinguishing medium is most effective against an open oil fire?
How many hand held distress flares are carried in each liferaft with SOLAS B pack?
When reasonable and practicable, how often shall rescue boats be launched with their assigned crew aboard and manoeuvred in the water?
What is the purpose of the Ship Security Plan?
Outline specific measures for your ship to move from security level 1 to 2 and from 2 to 3.
Protect your ship from risks posed by security threats or incidents.
Outline the organizational structure for the ship.
Detail the duties of shipboard personnel assigned security responsibilities.
The main buoyancy chamber of an inflatable liferaft must be divided into:
2 compartments separated by a non-return valve.
3 compartments separated by a non-return valve.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Davit launched rescue boat.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
In general what is the proportion of concentrate to water to produce foam?
This operation is done automatically and in relation to the foam.
What is the minimum number of immersion suits that are required to be provided for each open lifeboat under SOLAS rules?
The best way to prevent stowaways from boarding your ship is to:
Seal spaces that are not in use while in port, and perform a search of the ship before leaving.
Conduct routine, but irregular searches of the ship.
Conduct a Nominated Officers search.
Search the ship when you arrive at port and again just after leaving.
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.
Who is responsible for ensuring that your ship’s security plan meets the requirements of the ISPS Code?
Company Security Officer.
Flag State Administration.
Recognized Security Organization.
A cargo hold containing such cargo as nitrates, chlorates etc. which produces oxygen under the influence of heat catches fire while the vessel at sea. How would you deal with this?
None of the above answers are correct.
Use large quantities of water as soon as possible.
Apply boundary cooling only.
Close the hatches and use the fixed CO2 system because water cannot be used with this type of cargo.
How much water per person is provided in a liferaft equipped with a desalting apparatus?
What is the minimum capacity required of the emergency fire pump?
Not less than 20 % of total capacity of main pumps, but in any case not less than 25 m3/h.
Not less than 40 % of total capacity of main pumps, but in any case not less than 250 m3/h.
Not less than 40 % of total capacity of main pumps, but in any case not less than 25 m3/h.
Not less than 20 % of total capacity of main pumps, but in any case not less than 250 m3/h.
When is a visitor onboard required to present an ID?
Only on SECURITY Level 3.
On SECURITY Level 1, 2 & 3.
Which of the following measures should rather be considered as a prevention measure than as a protection measure?
Restriction in the usage of combustible materials.
Provision of an extinguisher in a compartment.
Detection of fire in the area where it has started.
Availability of an extinction equipment.
Which one of the listed requirements regarding the stowage of rescue boats corresponds to present SOLAS regulations. Rescue boats shall be stowed:
In a state of readiness for launching in not more than 2 minutes.
So that neither the rescue boat nor its launching arrangements will interfere with any survival craft at any other launching station.
Wherever space is available.
Attached to launching appliances.
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.
For how long and at what speed is a fully loaded lifeboat designed to operate in calm weather?
Which of these series of sizes corresponds to the international standard for nozzles?
Which type of equipment can be used to detect explosives?
The steps of the embarkation ladder used must be spaced apart by a distance of:
Equally spaced and not less than 300 mm or more than 380 mm.
Equally spaced, not less than 200 mm or more than 280 mm.
What class of fire is a smouldering fire of wood, paper and other carbonaceous materials?
Which of these are indications that a parcel is suspicious?
The parcel smells like chocolate.
The parcel is wrapped in clean, brown paper and is addressed to a crewmember from his wife.
The parcel is addressed to no one in particular, arrives unexpectedly and seems heavy for its size.
The parcel came from Joe in the safety department and arrived quicker than expected.
Which one of the following is a limitation on the use of chemical powders?
All the below mentioned alternatives.
Some of them may give off NH3.
They may put an insulating deposit on electronic equipment.
In some cases they may cause a violent reaction on combustible metals such as sodium.
The duty engineer of a UMS ship is approached by a member of the ship’s staff, seeking permission to hang wet working clothes in the engine room to dry. He should:
Allow the clothes to be hung over a rail provided there is no electrical equipment directly below.
Allow the clothes to be hung over rail next to the warm FO service tanks.
Allow the clothes to be hung over a rail anywhere.
Not allow the clothes to be hung anywhere in the unmanned machinery spaces.
The necessary elements to create fire are:
Combustible, air, flames and gas.
Combustible, oxygen, heat and chain reaction.
Combustible, oxygen, flames and chain reaction.
For how long should the self contained air support system on a totally enclosed lifeboat having its engine running be capable of providing safe and breathable air?
How do the extinguishing agents act?
By cooling, smothering, combustible suppression, inhibition.
By cooling, smothering, dilution with water and/or ventilation.
The best way to identify an IED is to:
Recognize its components.
Measure the size of the object.
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.
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.
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 is the requirements to ventilation ducts of more than 2 metres in length (ships other than passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers)? SOLAS II-2/16.1.
They shall be isolated from any combustible material.
They shall have lining of non-combustible insulating material.
They must be fabricated of non-combustible material.
They must be fabricated of fire-resistant material.
How many buoyant smoke signals are carried in each liferaft with SOLAS B pack?
We must clean the spots of oil on hot surfaces because:
All the answers are correct.
The best way to identify an IED is to:
Measure the size of the object.
Recognize its components.
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.
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.
When mustered to an abandon ship drill, what is the first thing you do when entering the muster station?
Wait for the order to put on your life jacket.
Where do you find minimum drill requirements?
In classification society rules.
In the SOLAS convention and its annex.
In manager’s instructions.
Which of these statements about profiling is correct?
Check the ID of all visitors and some crew prior to boarding.
Use only open-ended questions.
Verify that answers to questions match up with what’s already known about the person being questioned.
Pay less attention to body language and behaviour and more attention to answers to questions.
The muster list must be prepared:
At least 1 hour before the ship proceeds to sea.
At any moment before the ship proceeds to sea.
At least 2 hours after the ship has proceeded to sea.
At least 2 hours before the ship proceeds to sea.
What is the main characteristic of the weak link in a float-free arrangement for inflatable liferafts?
Be of sufficient strength to break at a depth of at least 4 m and release the liferaft from its berth.
Be of sufficient strength to permit to pull the painter from the container and the inflation of the liferaft.
Be of sufficient strength to keep the liferaft alongside the ship when dragged at a maximum speed of 3 knots.
Be of such a strength to be cut by any person with a jack-knife.
A contractor is hired to install new navigation equipment onboard your ship while it’s berthed. For a period of time he’s left unsupervised and photographs schematics of the ship that he finds rolled up and stored in the corner of a nearby office. Later, from home, he hacks into the network and prints off information about the ship’s security procedures. Which of these information security measures would have prevented his unauthorized access?
Protective markings, reference checks, and passwords.
Secure area, passwords, a firewall and protective markings.
Firewall, protective markings, vetting and a secure network.
Secure area, passwords, a firewall and a secure network.
What equipment is provided in a liferaft to help you keep warm in cold weather?
The floor of the raft has a second layer which can be inflated to help insulation, in addition to the thermal protective aids (10 % of complement, minimum 2).
At least 10 % of the rafts complement with a minimum of 2 thermal protective aids are provided.
Thermal protective aids for each person.
The floor of the raft has a second layer which can be inflated to give additional insulation from the cold water.
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?
Heat, Oxygen and combustible material.
Either of the mentioned alternatives.
How is the painter released from the lifeboat, once the boat is waterborne and ready to leave?
Cut it with the axe provided.
The painter will automatically part by the weak link when the boat goes astern to clear the ship.
Remove the toggle which will release the painter.
Cut it with the knife contained in the equipment locker.
You are on board a cargo ship. The ship is heavily listing to starboard, making impossible the launching of the survival craft stowed on this side. Lifeboats and liferafts are equally distributed on each side of the vessel. What should be the total number of persons that can be accommodated in the remaining survival craft stowed on the port side? (*) N is the total number of persons that vessel is permitted to carry:
At least 100 % N (lifeboat capacity: 50 % N; liferaft capacity: 50 % N) (*).
At least 150 % N (lifeboat capacity: 50 % N; liferaft capacity: 100 % N) (*).
At least 150 % N (lifeboat capacity: 100 % N; liferaft capacity: 50 % N) (*).
At least 200 % N (lifeboat capacity: 100 % N; liferaft capacity: 100 % N) (*).
On a dark night with a clear atmosphere, the outside manually controlled lamp of a liferaft is visible at minimum at a distance of:
The DoS addresses the responsibility for the security of the water around the ship and the verification of increased threat levels:
When passenger ships are engaged on international voyages (except for short ones) musters of the passengers must be performed within:
Immediately after their embarkation.
48 hours after their embarkation.
24 hours after their embarkation.
1 week after their embarkation.
You have abandoned ship in a liferaft. In most cases, which of the following actions should you generally take?
Organise a lookout system. Join up with other survival craft if possible. Stream the sea anchor.
Join up with any other survival craft and stream the sea anchor.
Organise a lookout system.
Start paddling in the direction of the nearest land.
As far as human factor is concerned, which of the following actions should be considered as an efficient one?
To train the fire brigade.
To establish inner rules to perform work of a special risk.
To equip them with better communication systems.
What vessels must have automatic fire detection onboard with heat/smoke detectors and audible alarm?
All ships that are covered by the IMO safety conventions.
All ships that are built after 1986.
It is the owners option to have fire detection onboard.
All ships that are built on or after 1986 in accordance with local rules and regulations.
What class of fire involves gas?
Which of the following items must be included in each fire drill?
Checking fireman’s outfits and other personal rescue equipment.
Reporting to stations and preparing for the duties described in the muster list.
Starting a fire pump using at least two required jets of water to show that the system is in proper working order.
An inflatable liferaft accommodation 6 persons is fitted with:
1 entrance fitted with a boarding ladder.
1 entrance fitted with semi-rigid boarding ramp.
2 entrances each being fitted with a boarding ladder.
2 entrances among which one is fitted with a semi-rigid boarding ramp.
Every inflatable liferaft, inflatable lifejacket and hydrostatic release units shall be serviced:
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.
Your ship security plan must include procedures for responding to security threats, auditing security activities and interfacing with the port facility:
What is the term used to identify the division that stops the flames until the end of the first half hour in a standard test of fire exposition, taking into account that the average temperature of the non-exposed face doesn’t rise more than 139 °C above the initial temperature, and also that the temperature at any place does not rise more than 140 °C above the initial temperature in the interval of 15 minutes?
Which among the following list is particularly required for a totally enclosed lifeboat?
Hatches positioned so as to allow launching and recovery operations to be performed without any occupant having to leave the enclosure.
Windows on both sides can be closed watertight and opened for ventilation.
Handrails inside for persons moving to their seats.
Self-bailing arrangements.
Information about your ship’s security arrangements and procedures is stored electronically. Which of these measures will help safeguard it from potential threats?
Work history verification.
If drugs or suspected drugs are found onboard your ship, follow the five C’s: Confirm, Clear, Cordon, Control and:
One of the categories of information that must be included in your SSP is:
Weaknesses in security measures.
Which of the following fittings shall be provided to all lifeboats?
A remotely operated steering arrangement.
An electric power starting system for the propulsion engine with one rechargeable energy source.
Permanent boarding arrangements on both sides to enable persons in the water to board the lifeboat.
A manually controlled lamp fitted on the inside.
What colour flare is used to signal a safe landing place for small boats?
If circumstances permit, how should low expansion foam be applied to oil burning near a bulkhead of the engine room?
The applicator should be used in a sweeping motion to spread the foam over the surface.
The foam should be aimed at about 45° upwards so that it can drop onto the fire.
The foam should be applied to the centre of the fire.
The foam should be aimed at the bulkhead behind the fire and allowed to spread out slowly over the fire.
What is the inherent danger in the use of halon to extinguish an extensive fire?
Depletion of oxygen in the air.
Development of toxic gases.
Depletion of the ozone layer.
Development of explosive gases.
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.
As per SOLAS regulations, the general emergency alarm system must be tested:
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.
How many buoyant smoke signals are carried in each lifeboat?
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.