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The self contained air support system on a totally enclosed lifeboat is designed to provide safe and breathable air with the engine running for a minimum of how many minutes?
20 minutes
10 minutes
5 minutes
30 minutes
After smoking cigarettes they should be disposed of as follows:
Dropped into a waste bin.
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 and ensuring that it is extinguished.
What is the necessary precautions to prevent sootfire in the exhaust boiler?
All the mentioned alternatives.
Hose down the smoke side with regular interval.
Clean smoke side regularly with soot blower equipment.
Clean the smoke side with chemicals.
Welding and use of open flames on board tankers in operation are subject to regulation laid down by the Norwegian Maritime Directorate (Norwegian Ship Control Legislation - NSCL). Which of the listed requirements regarding washing and gas freeing before hot work in cargo tanks corresponds to these regulations? (NSCL 22/1294/7).
Gas measuring and examination in connection with cleaning and gas freeing shall be carried out by an officer.
Gas measuring and examination in connection with cleaning and gas freeing shall be carried out by the safety delegate.
All results of gas measures and examinations shall be entered in the ship's deck log.
Personnel carrying out gas measuring and examination shall have completed an approved training course later than 18. September, 1992.
*How long may the signal of a detector be left unacknowledged before it begins to ring automatically in every crew accommodation spaces, service spaces, control stations and machinery spaces of category A?
10 min
2 min
1min
5 min
The discharge arrangements for halogenated hydrocarbon total flooding systems shall be so designed that the minimum quantity of medium can be discharged in (based on the discharge of the liquid phase): (SOLAS II-2/5.3.5)
20 seconds or less
30 seconds or less
1minute or less
2 minutes or less
The effectiveness of CO2 as an extinguishing agent is based on:
Comburent suppression
Cooling and inhibition
Dilution, cooling and inhibition
Inhibition and comburent suppression
*At what time must an automatic sprinkler fire-extinguishing system be capable of immediate operation?
At night-time only
At all times
During navigation only
In ports, if there is less than three responsible members of the crew on duty
You are carrying out a search in a smoke filled room wearing BA. How would you conduct this search?
Proceed straight ahead to the far bulkhead and then carry out a left or right hand search as appropriate
Proceed to the approximate centre of the room and then carry out the search on a circular pattern.
Carry out a right or left hand search and proceed carefully feeling the area in front with the foot and using the back of the free hand to check the area in front.
As soon as you enter carry out a right or left hand search by placing the appropriate hand onto the bulhead and then follow the bulkhead round as quickly as possible.
You receive a distress alert on HF Radio. What should you do?
Acknowledge receipt.
Wait three minutes and if no acknowledgement is heard from a coast station you should relay the alert.
Relay the message immediately on 2182 kHz.
No response is necessary providing the vessel is more than 24 hours away.
For the VHF-antenna connection is used:
an arbitrary coax cable
a 50 Ohm resistance coax cable
Don't know
a properly insulated copper wire of sufficient diameter
Which class of emission is used for FEC NBDP transmissions ?
G3E
F1B
G2B
J3E
What is the emergency frequency on M.F. (Medium frequency) radio?
1718 Hz
1616 Hz
2617 Hz
2182 Hz
Which word will precede a safety message ?
PAN PAN
SAFETY
SECURITY
URGENT
The word EIGHT is spelled conform the international phonetic alphabet:
Echo, India, Golf, Hotel, Tango
Echo, Israel, Golf, Hotel, Tango
Don't know
Echo, Istria, Gulf, Hotel, Tango
The traffic list of a coast-station is a list of:
pertinent navigational -and weather information
Don't know
call-signs of ships for which a radio-telephone call, a telegram or another call is intended
names of ships which, on behalf of safety at sea, are being routed by a traffic control system
Give the meaning of the following symbol
A class division
Secondary means of escape
Primary means of escape
Main vertical
Give the meaning of the following symbol
C class fire door self closing
A class fire door self closing
B class fire door self closing
D class fire door self closing
When no RU (Rescue Unit), but a number of merchant vessels are participating in a search and rescue operation, one of the vessels should be designated as CSS ( Co- ordinator Surface Search), Which practice should be followed in designation of the CSS? CSS to be appointed by:
First vessel arriving on the scene.
RCC (Rescue Co-ordination Centre).
Mutual agreement between participating vessels.
RSC (Rescue Sub-Centre)
When fastening synthetic fibre ropes such as polypropylene on bitts, for safety and better rope control it is recommended to:
Make it fast on the second bitt alone, fig. 2
Make two round turns fast on the leading bitt and then figure of eight on both bitts, fig. 4
Make it fast in a figure of eight fashion, fig. 3
Make it fast with round turns on the leading bitt alone, fig. 1
In shallow water a ship will experience "Squat". What are the principle reasons creating the effects of squat?
There are changes in the bow and stern pressure fields associated with the ships motion.
There is an increase in the water velocity and a decrease of water pressure around the ship's hull
There is a decrease in the water velocity and an increased of water pressure around the ship's hull
There is an increased effect of gravity due to closeness of the sea-bed
If you are called upon to reeve a new wire onto a selfstowing winch drum you would, after looking at brake arrangement, reeve it to pay out as follows:
Direction B.
Direction A.
Doesn-t matter which direction.
Depends on the lay of the wire strands.
Searchlights must be provided for night navigation in the Suez Canal. Which of the listed requirements are correct?
Vessels with bulbous bow, LPG- and LNG-vessels must provide their own projector
All vessels must provide their own projector
Only projectors hired from the Canal Mooring and Light Company are permitted
If vessels have their own projector, an extra fee will be levied on the vessel
" On area A1 the function "" Reception of shore to ship distress alerts"" is mainly based on:"
the use of VHF DSC
the use of SART transponders
the use of SARSAT COSPAS Epirbs
the use of MF DSC
Radio direction-finding installations shall comply with certain requirements. Which one of the listed requirements do not correspond to present regulations?
All direction-finders shall be calibrated on first installation
The calibration particulars shall be checked at intervals of one year
All reasonable steps shall be taken to ensure the required homing capability
Direction-finders to be installed on, or as near the navigating bridge as possible
VHF channel 6 is:
Intra-ship channel
Don't know
Public traffic channel
Inter-ship channel
By propagation in radio-traffic is understood:
the way radio waves are propagated
the way VHF-antennas in special cases have to be rigged
a special way of information transfer
Don't know
Which class of emission is used for VHF DSC transmissions ?
G3E
F1B
J3E
J2B
Define the class of emission J3E :
Radiotelex and DSC - Frequency shift keying of carrier with error correction
Radiotelex and DSC - Frequency shift keying of sub-carrier with error correction
Radiotelephony - Frequency modulation
Radiotelephony - Single sideband suppressed carrier
Define the class of emission G3E :
Radiotelephony - Phase modulation
Radiotelephony - Single sideband suppressed carrier
Radiotelex and DSC - Phase modulation
Radiotelex and DSC - Frequency shift keying of carrier with error correction
*Give the meaning of the following symbol
Start air supply
Start lowering the lifeboat to water
Start engine
Reverse engine
What is the meaning of this symbol ?
Davit-launched liferaft
Evacuation slide
Embarkation ladder
Lower lifeboat to water
What is the meaning of this symbol ?
Rescue boat
Lifeboat
Liferaft
Davit-launched liferaft
An alarm signal consisting of seven short blasts followed by one long blast is sounded by the ship's whistle and the alarm bells. What are you to do?
Go to your lifeboat station (muster station).
Report on the bridge (deck crew) or engine control room (engine crew) for further orders.
Go to your fire station.
Go to (or remain in) your cabin and wait for further orders.
*On-board training in the use of davit-launched liferafts (including inflation and lowering whenever practicable) must take place
every month
every 2 months
every 3 months
every 4 months
The Training Manual shall contain instructions and information on the life-saving appliances and the best method of survival. The training manual shall contain detailed explanations of crew duties in relation to emergency situations. Which of the following tasks or duties shall be included in the manual according to present regulations?
The use of oars and other propulsion equipment for survival crafts.
Best use of the survival craft facilities in order to survive.
The use of navigational equipment for survival crafts.
The use of on-board communication equipment.
Where do you find instructions for tasks and duties in case of an emergency?
On posters at the lifeboat station.
In the muster list.
In instruction notices posted in the crew's cabins.
In instruction notices posted in messrooms, recreation rooms etc.
What is meant by the atmosphere in a cargo tank being "too rich" or "too lean"?
The atmosphere will not support combustion in either situation.
The atmosphere supports combustion iif it is "too lean" but does not do so if it is "too rich".
The atmosphere supports combustion if it is "too rich" but does not do so if it is "too lean".
The atmosphere supports combustion in both situations.
What should be clearly marked on the cowl ventilators of a General Cargo Vessel?
A serial number
The date when last painted
The Open and Closed positions with the last date of testing
The last internal inspection date
What is the correct definition of: - a mooring line?
A line for a block.
A line for the ancher.
A loop in a rope.
A thick rope to tie up the ship.
Prior to bunkering operations it is necessary to check the quantity of fuel remaining onboard and that there is sufficient room for the fuel that is to be loaded. What is the best method to use to establish this?
Sound the tanks which you think might still contain some fuel.
Do a complete sounding of all fuel bunker tanks
Take a full set of readings from remote content gauges.
Use the latest figures from the fuel record book.
Which of the following is not a principle of heat transfer utilised in a boiler?
Ionisation.
Conduction.
Convection.
Radiation.
What is meant by a two stage compressor ?
Two stage air compressors have the capabillity to compress air in stage one and dry the air in stage two.
The compressed air goes back from stage two and into stage one to get extra pressure before it goes into the starting air bottles.
The two stage air compressor take some air from the surraundings to stage one and compress and some air from the surraundings to stage two and compress.
Air from stage one goes through discharge valves in stage one and through suction valves into stage two. In stage two it will be compressed to high pressure air.
Why is nitrogen used for the inerting of hold spaces and interbarrier spaces on LNG carriers?
Because of the high oxygen content of combustion generated inert gas.
Because the carbon dioxide in combustion generated inert gas would freeze when in close proximity to the cargo.
Because of the high humidity in combustion generated inert gas.
Because of the high temperature of combustion generated inert gas.
What is the purpose of the "forcing vaporizer"?
To provide gas for burning in the boiler.
For initial heating in the insulating spaces.
Discharge cargo without vapour return from shore.
To displace inert gas from cargo tanks.
What is "Viscosity"?
The property of a liquid which determines its resistance to flow.
The scale which records the pour point of liquids.
The ability of a substance to overcome friction.
The term used to
Anyone of the crew who is assigned to watch duties in port has a number of important tasks to carry out. Which one of the listed tasks should be included in the watchman's duties?
Check the number of persons joining and leaving the vessel.
Check the safe and secure handling of cargo.
Check the moorings for correct tightness and ensure the gangway remains safe and secure.
Check there is always a shore watchman on the jetty.
How should steel coils be loaded at the start of cargo operations on a General Cargo Vessel?
Across a cargo hold
From the centre of a cargo hold working towards the sides
From both sides of a cargo hold working towards the centre
From the centre of a cargo hold working towards one side then the other
On a RoRo vessel, what is the Maximum Securing Load of reusable use wire ropes?
30% of the breaking strength
40% of the breaking strength
25% of the breaking strength
Before leaving the machinery spaces of a UMS vessel whose engine room is protected by a fixed CO2 installation, should the duty engineer:
Ensure all doors are in closed position.
Lock all of the entry exit doors to prevent entry by unauthorised personnel.
Hook the main entry/exit doors in the open position to speed up entry in the event of an alarm.
Leave the doors in whatever position they are in.
What is the main disadvantage of using oil free, screw type compressors for the reliquefaction plant of an LPG carrier?
The compressor has to run at very high speeds to compensate for internal leakage.
The compressors quickly overheat.
The compressor bearings wear out very quickly.
The compressor rotor elements wear quickly as they have no lubrication.
When do vertical accelerations acting on containers reach their maximum values?
When a ship is changing direction at its extreme angle of pitch and roll simultaneously
During resonant rolling
When a ship surges
When a ship is changing direction at its extreme angle of pitch
What name is given to the rotating jet water outlets on a tank-cleaning machine that is used on an oil tanker?
Distributors.
Nozzles.
Turbines.
Ejectors.
If Master finds reason to doubt whether the agent is giving the vessel's interest full and proper attention he should:
Report the matter to the harbour Master
Report to the vessel P & I club
Investigate the matter carefully and report the findings to the company
Change the agent
If a cargo is heated, which of the following happens?
Its weight does not change, but its volume increases - it expands.
Its volume does not change, but its weight decreases - it gets lighter.
Its weight does not change, but its volume decreases - it contracts.
Its volume does not change, but its weight increases - it gets heavier.
How is stability affected during Parametric Rolling?
By a virtual loss of GM
By development of a negative GM
By rapidly changing waterplane areas
By heaving rolling and pitching
What is the correct name of the part highlighted in the sketch?
The correct name of the part highlighted in the sketch is: Push rod
The correct name of the part highlighted in the sketch is: Camshaft
The correct name of the part highlighted in the sketch is: Crankshaft
The correct name of the part highlighted in the sketch is: Crankcase relief valve
Why is drying of cargo handling system necessary on refrigerated ships?
To avoid contamination of water in cargo.
To avoid high oxygen content in cargo tanks.
To avoid icing and hydrate formation in the cargo system.
To increase the dew point.
On a container vessel what effects would exposure to anhydrous ammonia in moderate concentrations have?
Unconsciousness
Loss of memory
Death
Choking and possible loss of eyesight
Why is it important that a transmitter has been correctly installed at the correct place
Can be installed anywhere in the piping system
It must be easy to observe for troubleshooting
It is important to have easy access to the transmitter for maintenance
The control system is depending on the best possible process signal
Modern cellular container vessels which carry refrigerated cargo below deck mainly maintain an acceptable temperature in the cargo holds by which of the features given in the options?
By designing the vessels with a larger gap between the columns of containers.
By using large natural ventilators to achieve the required air changes.
By using powerful mechanical fans to achieve a large number of air changes.
By insulating the fuel tanks in the vicinity of the cargo space.
On a General Cargo Vessel the Tonnes per Centimetre (TPC) of a vessel is 30; the present mean draught of the vessel is 6.90 m and the maximum summer load draught is 7.00m; Calculate the amount of cargo that can still be loaded?
The amount of cargo that can still be loaded is 300 tonnes
The amount of cargo that can still be loaded is 3000 tonnes
The amount of cargo that can still be loaded is 30 tonnes
The amount of cargo that can still be loaded is 3 tonnes
What is the situation of this vessel?
This vessel is not under command, but is making way through the water.
This vessel is aground.
This is a vessel constrained by her draft.
This vessel is not under command and stopped in the water.
What is the legal requirement in respect of Material Safety Data Sheets for cleaning chemicals that are used on chemical tankers?
There is no requirement for MSDS for cleaning chemicals. The requirement refers only to Noxious Liquid Substances carried as cargoes.
MSDS must only be supplied for cleaning chemicals that have a significant health or flammability hazard. No MSDS is required for detergents or other light, non-hazardous products.
MSDS must only be supplied for cleaning chemicals when the quantity carried of any individual product would, if used all at once, present a significant pollution hazard,
MSDS must be displayed on board for every cleaning chemical in use.
On capesize bulk carriers what problems are associated with welding of the corrugated bulkheads during construction?
Stress concentrations at the corners of the bulkheads
Cracking of cross-deck plating
A reduction in shear forces
Several areas of the bulkheads being 'out of tolerance'
How can an azimuth or bearing be indicated by signal flags?
The letter A + three numerals + the letter R or T.
The letter A + three numerals.
The letter N + three numerals.
The letter B + three numerals.
Who is responsible to carry out Safety Familiarisation training on board
Chief Engineer
2nd Officer
The Master
Safety Officer
Who must make and sign the individual entry for a loading, discharging or cleaning operation in the Cargo Record Book?
The officer (or officers) in charge of that operation.
The Officer of the Watch at the commencement of that operation.
The pupman or other crewmember assigned to carry out that operation.
The master of the ship.
Use Kirchoff's voltage law and Ohm's law to calculate the voltage V(2) across the resistance R(2).
0,75 V
2 V
4,5 V
6 V
The superstructure and deck houses of passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers shall be divided into main vertical zones by
Class "C" division
Class "A" division
Class "B" division
Class "P" division
What is a hydraulic hand pump usually used for?
A hydraulic hand pump is usually used to slacken the windlass brake
A hydraulic hand pump is usually used in an emergency to open the hatch covers
A hydraulic hand pump is usually used to steer the ship from the Emergency position
A hydraulic hand pump is usually used to tighten G-nuts
What is the result of a large metacentric height?
The ship will roll violently.
The ship will have a long roll period.
Bending moment will increase.
The center of gravity will move upwards.
During maintenance work on a main diesel engine the fuel injection valve is found to be jammed in the pocket in the cylinder cover. Which of the procedures given in the options should be followed in order to complete the work?
With the fuel injection valve retaining nuts removed admit compressed air into the engine cylinder to try and blow the injection valve out of the pocket.
Replace the complete cylinder cover with a spare unit and land the cover with the jammed valve ashore for repair in a specialist workshop.
Remove the cylinder cover and try and drive the injection valve out of the pocket from the underside with a hammer and punch.
Wedge a bar between the piston top and the bottom of the injector and use the turning gear to force the injection valve out.
What is silica gel normally used for on board liquefied gas carriers?
It is used as a treatment for frostbite.
It is used as an insulating material for the cargo tanks.
It is used as a fire fighting medium for cargo fires.
It is used as a drying agent for the inert gas.
In a low pressure auxiliary boiler, if after testing the water, You found the P. alkalinity to be 50 PPM CaCO3, what action would You take?
Increase dosage.
Blow down the boiler and reduce dosage.
Do nothing.
Reduce dosage.
What must be done before dock workers and stevedores are allowed on board a General Cargo vessel?
Number of persons on board noted
Security checks are the responsibility of stevedores
Identification and passes must checked and number of persons on board recorded
Only no smoking rule to be enforced
What is the required capacity of the inert gas plant?
At a rate of at least 125% of the maximum rate of discharge capacity.
At a rate of at least 150% of the maximum rate of discharge capacity.
At a rate of at least 135% of the maximum rate of discharge capacity.
Sufficient to avoid negative pressure in cargo tanks.
When an engine is working normally, the lubricating oil return temperatures are moderate and the running temperatures of the moving parts are also moderate. Lubricating oil is not a volatile liquid and the temperature inside the crankcase is insufficiently high to cause concentration of vapor. What would be the flash point of the lubricating oil?
Above 250 deg C
Above 150 deg C
Above 100 deg C
Above 200 deg C
What are Primary fenders, with regard to ship-to-ship transfer operations?
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
Primary fenders are small fenders suspended between the ships' bows or stern to protect from inadvertent angular contact
Primary fenders are fixed to the bow of an attending tug (if any)
How should lashing belts be stowed on board a RoRo vessel?
According to their Safe Working Load (SWL)
According to their date of manufacture
According to model type
According to the manufacturer
What is the purpose of the discharge booster pump?
To increase the manifold pressure.
To increase the NPSH.
To maintain the cargo temperature.
To compensate for friction losses in the discharge line.
On a General Cargo ship, when can dunnage from a previous cargo be used again for cargo?
Only when clean and Chief Officer has approved use
Dunnage can be used many times regardless of condition
Used dunnage must never be used again for cargo
Dunnage can only be used again if sterilized
Why is the cargo boil-off vapour on conventional LNG carriers not normally condensed and returned to the cargo tanks?
The amount boil-off is very low due to good insulation so its not worth the effort.
Since the cargo always has a low pressure and temperature there is no need for cooling.
The cargo temperature is normally too low to be cooled with conventional cooling plants.
Because of the high energy consumption needed to condense and recover the boil off.
What is the most common way of handling the LNG boil off gas?
The boil off is let to the atmosphere.
It used as fuel for the main engine.
It used as fuel for the boiler.
It is liquefied and directed back to the cargo tank.
What prevents hatch cover panels from lifting in a seaway on a General Cargo vessel?
The hatch compression bars
The hatch cover hydraulic system
The hatch cover cleats and cross-wedges
The hatch cleats
How can the officer in charge change the value of the Transverse Metacentric Height?
By loading or discharging cargo and changing the position of both G only.
By vertically shifting cargo and changing the position of both G and M.
By loading or discharging cargo and probably changing the positions of G and M.
Only by loading cargo and changing the position of both G and M.
Whenever there is a major bleeding, the first priority should be to:
Stop the bleeding
Raise an alarm
Call the doctor
Take the pulse of the patient
What is the requirement for isolating slop tanks on combination carriers when cargoes other than liquied cargoes are carried?
Single shut off valve.
Double shut off valves.
A blank flange.
Remove spool piece.
It is necessary, prior to loading a refrigerated cargo on a conventional reefer vessel, to prove that the hold bilges are clear and that the bilge system is functioning correctly. Which of the cargo types given in the options would be expected to produce the most water during a voyage?
A cargo of fruit loaded at field temperature.
A cargo of fruit loaded pre-cooled.
A cargo of hard frozen perishable goods.
A cargo of chilled meat.
Ship Security Plans all look the same.
.
FALSE
TRUE
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