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Give the meaning of the following symbol
Line throwing appliance
Rocket parachute flares
EPIRB
Survival craft distress pyrotechnic signals
*Monoammonium phosphate used as a dry powder can be effective on:
solid, liquid, gases and metals
metals
solid, liquids and gases
liquid and gases
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. Should he:
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 F.O. 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
Where shall manually operated call points be found?
So that no part of any corridor is more than 5m away from any manually operated call point
So that no part of any corridor is more than 20m away from any manually operated call point
there is no special rule for that
So that no part of any corridor is more than 10m away from any manually operated call point
On an "Unattended Machinery Space" classed vessel, the high pressure fuel pipes are double pipes, or covered with steel shrouds, with drainage. What is the main purpose of this protection?
In case of a bursting pipe, to avoid oil spray hitting adjacent hot surfaces or coming into machinery air intakes
To prevent personnel from touching high temperature surfaces
To collect minor oil leakage
To protect the pipes against mechanical damage
How many total frequencies are available for DSC distress alerting?
Five (5).
One (1).
Two (2).
Seven (7).
Which of the following is a ship MMSI ?
1227200
227530000
2275300
22753000
The battery of an EPIRB should be changed
Every two years
Every four years
Every three years
Yearly
A DSC-message of the “safety” category is received from another vessel on VHF channel 70. Conforming to the GMDSS rules, for the continuation of the safety traffic, you must change to VHF-channel:
Don't know
70
16
07
The time indication 121310z means in maritime radio communication:
12th day, 1310 hours local time
Don't know
12th day, 1310 hours UTC
12th month, 13th day, 1000 hours UTC
The word QUICK is spelled conform the international phonetic alphabet:
Quebec, Uniform, India, Charlie, Kilo
Queen, Upsala, India, Charlie, Kilo
Don't know
Quebec, Uniform, Italia, Casablanca, Kilo
Why shall a duly qualified officer supervise any potential polluting operation?
To restrict pollution.
To inform the authorities.
To relieve the master.
To avoid pollution.
You are on a vessel 10 nautical miles off the coast of Nigeria, West Africa. Are you allowed to dump empty glass bottles overboard ?
Yes, glass bottles can be dumped overboard
Yes, the bottles can be dumped if they are ground so that the resulting particles can pass through a screen with 25 mm openings
No, glass bottles can not be dumped overboard
Yes, the bottles can be dumped if they are ground so that the resulting particles can pass through a screen with 50 mm openings
A separate garbage logbook has to be kept onboard, which item(s) is not required to be filled in?
Location of discharge
Type of material discharged
Person in charge
Date of discharge
You are in a position as illustrated. What is the instantaneous oil discharge limit according to MARPOL ?
120 L/nm
15 L/nm
30 L/nm
60 L/nm
Which ships must be provided with an "international shore connection" ?
Only passenger ships of 1000 gross tonnage and upwards
Only tankers of 500 gross tonnage and upwards
Only passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers
Any ship of 500 gross tonnage and upwards
You are duty officer on the bridge. An eye-witness has reported a man-overboard. Which of the following actions is the correct manoeuvre in this situation?
Direct Turn
Williamson Turn
Scharnow Turn
Evinrude Turn
A ship is being overtaken by another ship while proceeding along a river. What should be the required procedure?
The overtaking vessel can overtake but must allow sufficient space to reduce the interaction between the two vessels
The overtaking vessel should request permission from the other ship by sounding two prolonged blasts followed by two short blasts on the whistle or by direct VHF contact.
There should be no overtaking in these confined waters
The overtaking vessel should request permission to overtake from the Port Control VTS
What would be the stopping distance of a VLCC when proceeding at 8 knots in deep water and the engines are put 'Full Astern'?
8 nautical miles
4 nautical miles
15 ship lengths
Varies, but can be determined from trial data
Rigging of the Pilot Ladder and embarkation/disembarkation of a pilot should be supervised by:
The Sen.Off.Deck only
A responsible Officer
An experienced AB
The Bosun
While navigating using a paper chart marked WGS84 the OOW plots the ships position by four different methods and they all give slightly different positions. Which of the following would be considered the most accurate.
Radar ranges from two radar destinctive headlands
GPS set on WGS84 datum
Bearing and distance from a navigation buoy close to the vessel
Gyro compass bearings from two lighthouses
By what date must ALL vessels fully comply with GMDSS requirements?
1st February 1994
1st February 1995
1st February 1999
1st February 1997
Define the class of emission H3E :
Radiotelephony - Phase modulation
Radiotelex and DSC - Frequency shift keying of sub-carrier with error correction
Radiotelex and DSC - Phase modulation
Radiotelephony - Single sideband full carrier
Public correspondance VHF communications should normally be operated :
In J3E mode – on simplex basis
In G3E mode – on duplex basis
In G3E mode – on simplex basis
What is the meaning of this symbol:
embarkation station
muster station
immersion suit
direction indicator
What are the tricing pendants made for?
They prevent people from falling down if the lifeboat falls down
They automatically prevent any gap between the ship side and the lifeboat at the first stage of its launching
They prevent the lifeboat from falling down if one or both davit breaks
They prevent the lifeboat from falling down if the falls break
Which item among those below is included in the normal equipment of every rescue boat ?
a food ration for each person as described in SOLAS convention
anti-seasickness medicine sufficient for at least 48h and one seasickness bag for each person
a binnacle containing an efficient compass
one copy of the prescribed life saving signals on a waterproof card
Which one of the listed requirements regarding "week links" for float free arrangements for liferafts do not correspond to present regulations? Week links shall:
release the liferaft at a depth of not more than 4 metros
break under a strain of approximate 2.2 kN
be of sufficient strength to permit inflation of the liferaft
not break by force required to pull the painter from the lifeboat container
A 6-men inflatable liferaft shall be carried as far forward as is reasonable and practicable. Where is the best stowing position?
Under the forecastle.
All forward on the forecastle and secured with the use of hydrostatic release device.
Aft of the forecastle, secured with wire and turnbuckle.
Aft of the forecastle secured with the use of hydrostatic release device.
What will you bring in a lifeboat if the ship is abondoned?
As much biscuit and canned food as possible.
Warm clothes, blankets and lifevests.
All pets that will most likely not be able to enter the boat by themselves.
All valuables like money, jewelry etc.
*How much water per person is provided in a liferaft not equipped with a desalting apparatus?
3 litres
1litre
5 litres
1.5 litre
On board cargo ships an abandon ship drill must be performed for all the crew
every two weeks
every three months
every week
every month
Which of the following detailed explanations should be mentioned in the Training Manual ?
How to use escape routes and other escape methods
How to use navigational equipment for survival crafts
How to don lifejackets, immersion suits and anti-exposure suits, as appropriate
How to use surface to air visual signals to be used by survivors
*Which of the following detailed explanations should be mentioned in the Training Manual ?
How to recover survival craft and rescue boats including stowage and securing
How to use surface to air visual signals to be used by survivors
How to use navigational equipment for survival crafts
How to use escape routes and other escape methods
If the Radar scanners of one vessel are in the same horizontal plane as the cargo deck of the other during transfer operations, which type of radar emissions would pose a greater danger of the induced ignition of flammable vapours?
a 10 cm radar.
Neither a 10 or a 3 cm radar.
Both a 10 and a 3 cm radar.
a 3 cm radar.
Why do some diesel engine manufacturers recommend machining the valve spindle sealing surface with a half degree difference to the valve seat angle?
To improve valve sealing by compensating for expansion of the valve during high temperature operation.
To minimize heat transfer between valve and valve seat.
To improve valve sealing by compensating for pressure and temperature effects on the valve during engine operation..
To improve valve sealing by increasing contact force by reducing contact area between valve and seat.
The engine turns over normally when starting air is supplied but does not fire even though normal starting rpm is achieved. What could be the probable cause to this?
The lubricating oil temperature is low.
The turning gear interlock has operated.
The turbocharger has not run up to normal full speed.
Air in the fuel oil system.
Cross-flooding fittings shall be operable from:
The engine room
The section where the unsymmetrical flooding occurs
Above the bulkhead deck
The bridge
On a Container vessel, what must be done as soon as reefer containers have been loaded?
Their setting temperatures must be verified
They must be connected to the ship's power supply and their setting temperatures verified
Their stowage positions must be reported to the duty officer
They must be connected to the ship's power supply
Which of the following statements is correct?
The first row of steel coils can be loaded directly onto the tank top
The first row of steel coils need not be supported by wooden wedges
The first row of steel coils must be loaded on dunnage laid athwartships
The first row of steel coils must be loaded on dunnage laid fore and aft
What requires close attention during portable car deck inspections?
Safety markings
Load density markings
Abrasions over the decks' surfaces
Signs of cracks in way of deck supports
On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term "STARBOARD QUARTER" given. Which one is the correct one?
Starboard quarter is given by D on the figure
Starboard quarter is given by B on the figure
Starboard quarter is given by C on the figure
Starboard quarter is given by A on the figure
A steward reaches into a sink filled with soapy water to remove the plug. He cuts his hand on a carving knife lying in the bottom. What policy will best eliminate the chance of this kind of accident happening again while still maintaining hygiene standards?
Everymember of the galley staff is made responsible for washing their own knives.
Heavy duty gloves are to be worn when working at the sink.
Detergent shall not be used if knives are to be washed.
There is a dedicated sink for washing knives.
What are some of the precautions that must be taken on a bulk carrier, before double - bottom tanks can be ballasted with sea water?
After peak tank and fore peak tank filled first
Correct valves opened, air ventilators open and ballasting plan agreed.
Cargo spaces empty of cargo
All hatch covers secured for sea
When securing a non-standardized portable tank on a RoRo vessel, what is a favourable securing angle that will prevent it from transverse sliding?
15 to 18 degrees
18 to 23 degrees
30 to 33 degrees
23 to 30 degrees
What is the typical composition of liquified natural gas, LNG?
Mainly Butane, but with small percentages of heavier hydrocarbons such as ethane, propane, methane and pentane.
Mainly Pentane, but with small percentages of heavier hydrocarbons such as ethane, propane, butane and methane.
Mainly Methane, but with small percentages of heavier hydrocarbons such as ethane, propane, butane and pentane.
Mainly Ethane, but with small percentages of heavier hydrocarbons such as methane, propane, butane and pentane.
Which of the following is considered as a possible source of ingress of seawater into the cargo holds?
Topside tank drop valves
Cargo hold bilges
Shell plating
Hatch covers and coamings
What is the most likely cause of the clean oil outlet pressure being higher than normal when operating a centrifuge as a fuel oil separator?
Drive clutch slipping.
Valve in the outlet line incorrectly positioned.
Broken water seal.
High fuel oil temperature.
What is the value of GZ at angles of heel greater than 5 degrees?
KM - KG x Sin angle of list
KM - Corrected KG x Sin angle of list
KN - Corrected KG x Sin angle of list
KN - KG x Sin angle of list
Indicate the correct name for the part marked on the sketch:
Liner
Bottom end bearing
Connecting rod
Crosshead
A container vessel must alter her trim to depart even keel from the berth. Select the most appropriate means of altering trim.
By taking ballast into the lightest draught end of the vessel.
By altering the cargo disposition.
By discharging ballast from the deepest draught end of the vessel.
By internal shift of ballast.
A spare cylinder head for the generator needs to be lifted from its storage cradle to the generator flat. Because of its location the engine room crane cannot be positioned directly above it. What method should be used to bring the cylinder head into position?
Attach the crane hook to the lifting gear for the cylinder head and drag it across the deck until it is directly under the crane.
Use crow bars to lever the cylinder cover across the deck until it is in position below the crane.
Use a block and tackle to drag the head across to a position beneath the crane.
Rig chain blocks to lift the cylinder head from its cradle and then transfer it gradually over to the crane hook by working the chain blocks.
How is the prime mover load normally kept to a minimum when starting up an electric driven reciprocating type air compressor?
By using an unloading device to keep the compressor delivery valves open until the machine is up to speed.
By using an unloading device to keep the compressor suction valves open until the machine is up to speed.
By keeping the second stage drain valve open until the machine is up to speed.
By keeping the main discharge valve closed until the machine is up to speed.
What is the most likely cause of black smoke at the boiler exhaust during normal operation of a steam boiler?
Water in the fuel.
Too much combustion air.
Insufficient combustion air.
Fuel oil temperature too high.
On a container vessel, when would a bulk liquid cargo carried in a flexitank container be considered dangerous?
When the associated material safety data sheet shows a constituent(s) listed in the IMDG Code
When declared as a non-hazardous chemical
When the shipper instructs that the container be carried on-deck only
When declared as bulk liquid foodstuff
What action should the Master take if he is suspicious of an Officer’s certificate of competency?
Send the seaman home
Contact the local Harbourmaster-s office
Contact the issuing authority via the company office
Accept it without question
You have been tank-cleaning at sea and are about to arrive in port and go alongside the terminal for loading several grades of chemicals. Many of the lines (headers) have been open for drying and inspection, but will not be required for this particular operation. What should you do with them?
Fit and secure a blank flange to every line that is not required.
Leave the blank flanges off, but hang a label over each line that will not be required, stating "not to be used this port".
Leave the lines open, but tie-off (or otherwise secure) the manifold valves so that they can not be operated by accident.
Leave the lines open to prevent condensation building up inside.
Which information should be included in your search plan?
Personnel to be involved in the search.
Areas to the searched and personnel to be involved in the search.
Areas to be searched.
Known hiding spots to be searched.
What is the result of a large metacentric height?
The center of gravity will move upwards.
The ship will have a long roll period.
Bending moment will increase.
The ship will roll violently.
What is the most important reason that personnel onboard an LNG carrier should become fully familiar with the vessel, the equipment and their duties as soon as possible?
So that in the event of an emergency appropriate action can be taken to limit damage and avoid injury.
To avoid any problems with shipboard operations and make sure the ship is not delayed on passage.
To keep handover times down to an absolute minimum to reduce costs.
So that cargo can be loaded and discharged as quickly as possible to reduce time in port.
According to MARPOL there are requirements regarding minimum amidships draught for crude oil tankers in ballast condition. What is the formula for calculating minimum draught amidships?
2.0 + 0.002L
2.0 + 0.15.l
2.0 + 0.02L
2.0 + 0.0015L
What is the main reson for keeping engine lubricating oil viscosity within recommended limits?
To neutralise any acids that may form.
It is not important
To ensure the strength of the oil film is sufficient to keep lubricated surfaces apart.
To reduce system pressure losses.
The exhaust gas temperatures of all cylinders of a diesel engine are seen to be high. Select, from the options given, the most likely cause of this.
Poor fuel oil quality.
High wear rate in one of the fuel injection pumps.
One of the fuel cams is worn.
Insufficient cooling of the main bearings.
A ship is navigating in the Caribbean in August when it receives the warning of a Hurricane. To determine the centre of the storm the Master uses "Buys Ballot's Law" and faces the wind. On what side of the Master would the low pressure area be located?
This is not a suitable method to use with a Hurricane.
On the left side
On the right side
Straight ahead
What is the boiling temperature of methane at atmospheric pressure?
-43 C.
-162 C.
-152 C.
-172 C.
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is often referred to as natural gas or marsh gas. What is another common name for LNG?
Propane.
Ethane.
Butane.
Methane.
You are in charge of discharging and crude oil washing. What is the maximum allowed oxygen level measured in the middle of the ullage space in a tank during crude oil washing? (IMO Reg)
10%
8%
3%
5%
A vessel’s midship draught is 8.50m. What is the corrected midship draught if the vessel is on an even keel? Midship marks are painted 0.05m forward of midships; LBP is 162m.
8.45m
8.55m
8.40m
8.50m
What precautions should be taken with Ro-Ro cargoes when crossing the oceans in winter?
Additional cargo lashings should be applied at the loadport
The ship should avoid areas of heavy weather
All of the alternatives
What is the first thing you would check when taking over a boiler watch
the periscope
the bilges
the oil pressure
the water level
Where shall you be able to activate the ship security alert system on board ro-ro passenger ships?
Navigation bridge
From the navigation bridge and in at least one other location
Captain's office
Captain's- and Chief Officer's office
A situation exists where a cargo of palletised fruit is being loaded to capacity on a conventional reefer vessel. In order to load all of the available cargo it is proposed to break down some of the pallets and place the loose cartons on top of the pallets; there is just enough space to accommodate this below the deckhead. From the options given which is the most suitable action to take?
Reject the plan as the extra handling will incur greater stevedoring costs.
Reject the plan as the charter is to carry only palletised cargo.
Reject the plan as the reduced gap at the top of the stow will restrict the return air flow.
Accept the plan in order to carry all of the cargo.
Why is it dangerous to load wet Scrap Steel in containers?
Because of the huge increase in the weight of the cargo
Because the cargo will corrode the container
Because the cargo can spontaneously ignite
Because the cargo will not dry out en route
Why do bulk cargo carriers need to carry oxygen analysis and gas detection equipment?
Because it is good practice to have this equipment on board
Because of enclosed or confined space entry requirements
Because the equipment is required under the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code
Because the equipment is required under MARPOL 73/78
On a container vessel, select from the list the most effective method of dealing with a fire in an under deck cargo space.
Boundary cool the cargo hold from the deck.
Deploy the fixed fire fighting system.
Tackle the fire locally with fire hoses.
Turn the vessel off the wind to reduce the relative wind strength.
When testing boiler water, should the sample be:
As hot as possible.
At lowest possible temperature.
At room temperature.
It makes no difference.
Which one of the following liquefied gas cargoes is considered as presenting a toxic hazard according to the IMO Gas Codes?
Butane.
Ethylene.
Propane.
Ammonia.
What is the purpose of an evacuation analysis?
To provide port state control inspectors with reports
To provide the passengers with written results of the analysis
To identify and eliminate, as far as practicable, congestion which may develop during an abandonment
To ensure the ship can be evacuated in less than 30 minutes
What could be the cause of a refrigeration compressor running continuously even though normal temperatures for the cold rooms have been reached?
Low-pressure cut-out is stuck in closed position.
High-pressure cut-out is stuck in open position.
The differential pressure switch for the lubricating oil pressure cut-out is stuck in the closed position.
Solenoid valve before the expansion valve stuck in closed position.
What is the disadvantage of using High Tensile Steel (HTS) in the construction of bulk carriers?
HTS is prone to fatigue cracking
When compared with mild steel HTS increases the lightship displacement
HTS does not form a proper bond with paint coatings
HTS is prone to pitting
Different packaging methods are used for the various perishable commodities which are carried by reefer vessels. What type of perishable commodity is usually packed in a cry-o-vac?
Vegetable products
Frozen meat products
Fruit products
Chilled meat products
After a discharge of a cargo of bananas there are a large number of cartons of condemned fruit left on deck. The vessel is not in a special area and is more than 100 miles from land. Select from the options given the most appropriate action to take to dispose of the condemned fruit.
Keep the fruit onboard for crew consumption.
Keep the condemned cargo onboard until it can be landed at a suitable reception facility.
Remove and retain any plastic packaging before dumping the condemned cargo overboard.
Dump the entire condemned cargo, including packaging, overboard and make a note in the Garbage Disposal Log
If a master initially responds to a distress but then, in special circumstances, decides not to proceed, what must he then do?
Inform the appropriate search and rescue authorities of his decision and enter the reason in the ship's logbook.
Inform his owners of his decision and resume his passage at the earliest opportunity.
If possible, inform the casualty of his decision and communicate his reasons.
Contact the SAR Mission Co-ordinator and secure his written agreement to the release of his vessel from the operation.
The recognised definition of High Voltage equipment is anything that operates at over which of the following levels?
440Volts ac or dc.
1000Volts ac or 1500Volts dc.
1000Volts ac or 750Volts dc.
33,000Volts ac or dc.
What are we using the ASTM table 53A/B for?
Convert API to metric tonnes.
Convert long tons to U.S.BBLs.
To find the corresponding correction factor.
With given density at observed temperature we find a corresponding density at 15 degrees Centigrade.
Under what circumstances may a watch-keeping engineer undertake other duties?
A watch-keeping engineer may undertake other duties when the ship is at sea and the weather calm
A watch-keeping engineer may undertake other duties when the main propulsion controls are in manual operating mode
A watch-keeping engineer may undertake other duties when the main propulsion system requires constant supervision
A watch-keeping engineer may undertake other duties when he has been properly relieved of his watch-keeping duties
An oil tanker's tank-cleaning machine with a rotational speed of 1 rpm and a slected pitch angle of 1.5 degrees is used to perform a bottom wash with a vertical angle from 40 degrees to 0 degrees for 1.5 cycles (3 passes). If the throughput of the machine at design pressure is 90 m3/hr, what will be the washing time and quantity of crude oil required?
40 minutes and 60 cubic metres of oil.
48 minutes and 70 cubic metres of oil.
30 minutes and 45 cubic metres of oil.
36 minutes and 48 cubic metres of oil.
Which is the correct method of securing a lashing belt to a vehicle?
Using a knot
Using a ratchet
By means of a hook facing away from the deck
By means of a hook facing the deck
With regard to portable fire-fighting equipment on ro-ro decks, what must be ensured upon completion of cargo loading operations?
The equipment must be lashed so as to prevent accidental movement
All items of equipment must be in the designated position
Water applicator nozzles must be moved away from vehicles’ exhausts
Fire extinguishers must be moved away from vehicles’ exhausts
The following DSC message was received:(see original )This message was sent by a:
vessel
Don't know
coast-station
aeroplane
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