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A hand flare must have a burning period of at least:
What is the maximum allowed suction head for fire pumps? (SOLAS II-2/4.3.3.2.5).
When a fire breaks out in the engine room, who is in charge of the fire-fighting operations?
The first person to arrive at the scene.
Assign men to search men and women to search women unless a device such as a metal detector is used:
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.
On board a ship, how many lifebuoys can you expect to be fitted with a self-igniting light?
Half of the total number of lifebuoys provided on board.
Only the two life buoys of the quick-release system.
The total number of lifebuoys provided on board.
The two lifebuoys of the quick-release system and at least one other in the vicinity of the stern.
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.
What kind of process is a fire?
All the mentioned alternatives.
It is a process characterised by an emission of heat, light and smoke.
It is a physical process.
It is a chemical process.
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.
What kind of fuel will originate a class A fire?
A solid (cardboard or wood…).
A gas, not under pressure.
A liquid (gasoline or petrol…).
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.
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.
Is it compulsory for a cargo ship to be divided into main vertical zones?
It depends on the gross tonnage of the vessel.
Yes, it is, but they need not be bounded by class “A-60” bulkheads.
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.
After smoking, cigarettes should be disposed off as follows:
Dropped over the lee side only so that it cannot blow back on board.
Dropped over the side only if you are certain they are extinguished.
Disposed of in an ashtray, ensuring that it is extinguished.
Dropped into a waste bin.
A 6-men inflatable liferaft shall be carried as far forward as is reasonable and practicable. Where is the best stowing position?
Aft of the forecastle secured with wire, turnbuckle and slip hook.
All forward on the forecastle and secured with the use of a hydrostatic release device.
In a locker in forecastle.
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.
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.
A lifejacket should be provided with:
On ships built after February 1992 all lifejackets should be fitted with a light.
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.
What is a polar (liquid)?
A liquid that doesn’t mix with water.
A liquid that conducts electricity.
A liquid that mixes with water.
A liquid that emits flammable vapour.
What are the tricing pendants made for?
They automatically prevent any gap between the ship side and the lifeboat at the first stage of its launching.
They prevent people from falling down if the lifeboat falls down.
They prevent the lifeboat from falling down if one or both davit breaks.
They prevent the lifeboat from falling down if the falls break.
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.
The necessary elements to create fire are:
Combustible, air, flames and gas.
Combustible, oxygen, heat and chain reaction.
Combustible, oxygen, flames and chain reaction.
Generally speaking, what is the value commonly recognised as the maximum concentration of CO allowed in the breathing air of a breathing apparatus?
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.
Which of the following prevention actions offers the guarantee of an efficient intervention in an emergency?
Planning of the emergency.
The installation of protective measures.
How would you know how many people a lifeboat is supposed to hold?
Fill the boat up until no more space is left.
Ask one of the deck officers.
The number of persons should be clearly stated on the outside of the boats bow.
No fixed number as it depends on the people’s size.
What class of fire is a smouldering fire of wood, paper and other carbonaceous materials?
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
A lifebuoy light is capable of working at minimum for a period of, and has a luminous intensity of:
2 h, 1 candela (about 1,0 mile range at normal meteorological sight).
2 h, 2 candela (about 1,7 mile range at normal meteorological sight).
4 h, 2 candela (about 1,7 mile range at normal meteorological sight).
4 h, 2 candela (about 1,0 mile range at normal meteorological sight).
How many hand held distress flares are carried in each lifeboat?
In a distress situation, how many times or for how long should the emergency alarm be sounded?
Until the signal “risk is over” or the order “abandon ship” is given.
Until all crew members and passengers have reported to their respective muster stations.
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:
Remote controlled fire pumps.
International shore connection.
Give the meaning of this symbol:
Lifebuoy with light and smoke.
Lifebuoy with line and smoke.
How often are “abandon ship” drills required to be held on cargo vessels according to SOLAS?
Which type of profiling is used to obtain information about rival companies and their employees?
Which of these are indicators that an individual may be a drug smuggler?
The individual makes small local purchases.
The individual is disinterested in the ship’s cargo.
The individual wears bulky or out of season clothing.
The individual spends his or her free time hanging out with others.
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.
HEL-H is the abbreviation of a heavy helicopter radius of action for rescue purposes. What do you think the radius and evacuating capacity of the helicopter is?
150 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 12 persons.
500 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 25 persons.
100 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 10 persons.
200 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 15 persons.
Which of these weapons are widely available and commonly used by criminals and terrorists to further their aims?
A rocket parachute flare reaches an altitude of:
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Manually operated call point.
What will you bring in a lifeboat if the ship is abandoned?
As much biscuit and canned food as possible.
All pets that will most likely not be able to enter the boat by themselves.
All valuables like money, jewelry etc.
Warm clothes, blankets and lifevests.
Only search vehicle compartments where you suspect objects may be hidden:
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
How many buoyant smoke signals are carried in each liferaft with SOLAS A pack?
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.
An immersion suit which has its own buoyancy is fitted with:
A light plus a whistle plus a knife.
Which one of the listed requirements regarding life-jackets corresponds to present SOLAS regulations? A life-jacket shall be so constructed that:
It gives a long term thermal protection.
It can be correctly donned within 3 minutes without assistance.
It allows the wearer to jump from height of at least 4,5 m into the water without injury and without damaging the life-jacket.
It allows the wearer to jump from any height without injury and without damaging the life-jacket.
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.
What is the working principle of the detectors of a common fixed sprinkler fire-extinguish system?
They are fixed-temperature detectors.
They are smoke detectors.
They are flame detectors.
They are rate-of-rise detectors.
Check the items that can be a possible threat:
Piracy, Hijacking and Smuggling.
Cargo tampering and Stowaways.
In case of a fire in engine rooms, cargo holds or other confined spaces, what has to be done before the central gas extinguishing system is used?
If any, open all bottom ventilation inlets and outlets to the compartment.
Disconnect all non-emergency circuits from the main switchboard.
Make sure that the compartment has been evacuated.
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.
An immersion suit will not sustain burning or continue melting after being totally enveloped in a fire for a period of:
As per SOLAS regulations, the general emergency alarm system must be tested:
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Locker with protective clothing.
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.
None of these pumps may be accepted as fire pump.
They have a capacity of at least 20 m3/h.
They are not normally used for pumping oil.
In general, what is the best extinguishing agent to put out a class A fire?
Besides certain other factors, a BOILOVER takes place:
If the tank has a floating roof.
When the product is a combustible liquid.
When the container is nearly full.
When the container also contains water.
What is the meaning of this symbol?
Which one of the listed requirements regarding abandon ship drills corresponds to present SOLAS regulation?
Drills shall be conducted when the ship is in a harbour.
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.
On ships on short international voyages, each lifeboat shall be launched and manoeuvred in the water at least every 6 months.
All lifeboats shall be lowered during drills.
What is the meaning of this symbol?
What is the first thing you are doing when having a lifeboat drill?
The pyrotechnic used to transmit visual signals to other vessels, boats or aircrafts are of the following type:
All of the below mentioned.
What is the minimum number of lifebuoys carried by a cargo vessel of more than 200 metres in length?
In a smoke filled alleyway where will the cleanest air be found, and how should you proceed out?
Sit and wait for the rescue party.
It will be the same in all parts, therefore I would just leave as quickly as possible.
Towards the upper part, stand as tall as possible and walk out.
Near to the deck, crawl out keeping your face as near to the deck as possible.
How often shall crew members participate in fire drills?
How many buoyant smoke signals are carried in each liferaft with SOLAS B pack?
The aim of fire detection is:
All the answers are correct.
To begin applying an emergency plan.
To discover where a fire starts.
As regards the launching and recovery arrangements for rescue boats which is required among the following:
Launching and recovery arrangements shall be such that they can be operated at all times from the bridge.
Each lifeboat shall be provided with separate appliances which is capable of launching and recovering the lifeboat.
Different type of launching and recovery arrangements shall be used for similar survival craft on board the ship.
Means shall be available to prevent any discharge of water on to survival craft during abandonment.
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 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.
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.
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.
A lifejacket has sufficient buoyancy and stability to lift the mouth of an unconscious person at a minimum of:
120 mm above the water (in calm water).
180 mm above the water (in calm water).
160 mm above the water (in calm water).
40 mm above the water (in calm water).
Which of the following is a combustion reaction?
All the answers are good.