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On board they want to send a telex message to the Apollogracht via Inmarsat. In the guides the following ID’s are found for the Apollogracht:24432000, 424432010, 424432020, 1300210, 36715. What ID should be chosen:

244320000

36715

424432010 or 424432020

Don't know

Who shall notify the cleaning up contractor (OPA-90)

The shipowner

The Master

Emergency response team

Qualified Individual

The vessel is involved in a rescue operation for a Man Overboard and is to launch a lifeboat. What additional items would be very useful to take onboard the lifeboat to assist in the operation?

Extra Painter

Extra food

VHF or some means of communication

Blankets

Who is responsible for the number and the position of any tugs to be used during a mooring operation?

The Master, with consideration of the advice of the pilot

It will be only the wind speed that will determine the required number of tugs and how they are used.

The Port Authority will dictate the tug requirements and their use within the port limits

The Pilot is fully responsible for the number and use of tugs within the port area

Which of the alternative methods of using a tug when escorting your ship through narrow waters do you think is the most effective if you lose steering power?

The tug-s bow against my stern, made fast with lines. By moving the tug to either side of my stern, this will help to steer the ship (figure 4).

Running free alongside, ready to be made fast (figure 2)

Made fast forward on either shoulder, ready to push (figure 3)

Made fast in a line at the bow (figure 1)

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

What transmitting equipment as a rule is not allowed for us in territorial waters:

Inmarsat-C transmitters

Inmarsat-A transmitters

Don't know

MF-transmitters

Which part of the human body out of the list given after is not considered to allow maximum heat exchange with the surrounding fluid (air/water)?

groin

feet

abdomen

face

The ship is involved in a collision, what is the immediate action by the Officer of the Watch after the incident has taken place?

Call the Master and check the position for any immediate dangers.

Stop engines and check over the side for any signs of pollution.

Sound the General Alarm and stop engines.

Contact the other ship and send the bridge lookout down to start taking soundings

What would be the main effect on a refrigeration system of insufficient cooling water flow through the condenser?

Reduced delivery pressure

reduced suction pressure

Increased delivery pressure

Increased icing up of the compressor suction line.

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

A moderate level of stress provides which useful function in an emergency?

To slow down the thought processes to ensure a thorough assessment of the threat

To slow down the heart rate to conserve energy

To immobilize the individual until he has decided upon the best course of action

To prepare for peak performance that will improve the chances of survival

Following complete shut down of the steam plant, the boiler has been heated in accordance with the correct starting up procedure, and the steam pressure is rising. What is the correct procedure to be adopted when opening the main steam valve to the range?

Use the main steam valve bypass/warming through line to gradually heat up the steam range with the drains open before opening the main valve.

Open the main valve a little bit to allow the range to heat up.

Open the main valve as quickly as possible to get rid of any water that has collected in the steam range.

Don't open the main valve until the boiler reaches normal working pressure.

Which of the following is not a principle of heat transfer utilised in a boiler?

Ionisation.

Conduction.

Convection.

Radiation.

What is the most important reason for separating a panicking passenger from the group?

It is easier to calm the person down in private.

You want to protect the panicking person as much as possible.

You don't want other passengers to hear if you have to become very strict with the panicking person.

Panic can spread and affect other passengers.

Under U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations when is a Vertical Tandem Lift possible?

When two intermodal containers one on top of the other are connected by semi-automatic twistlocks

When three intermodal containers in a stack are connected by fully-automatic twistlocks

When two intermodal containers one on top of the other are connected by fully-automatic twistlocks

When three intermodal containers in a stack are connected by semi-automatic twistlocks

Which of these is correct?

1tonne = 1000 kg

1tonne = 10 kg

1tonne = 100 kg

1tonne = 10,000 kg

When would gassing-up of cargo tanks on an LNG carrier normally be necessary?

To remove inert gas or nitrogen from the cargo tank atmosphere.

Prior to loading each cargo.

When the tank atmosphere needs to be made inert.

During each ballast voyage.

What is the usual validity of 2T SWL lashing belts?

10 years

2 years

8 years

6 years

What is important to prepare prior to a helicopter operation?

To stop the vessel completely

Make sure all loose deck equipment at helicopter deck is stowed away and secured.

To increase the speed of the vessel

To light up the area for pick-up

Which of the following is typical for a feed-forward control system

We are controlling the process inlet side

The process is always oscillating

We can calculate the system response mathematically

It is easy to obtain a perfect control

What number is being shown by this flag hoist?

2202

1101

2121

1100

What initial simple action can be taken to reduce the oxygen content of boiler water?

Increase the blowdown.

Increase the boiler pressure.

Raise the feed water temperature.

Lower the feed water temperature.

On a Container vessel, if there are isolated stacks of containers at bay 12, off-centre at bay 04 and at the extremity of bay 06, which of these stacks will require wind lashings?

Only the containers at bay 12

None

The stack at bay 06

All three

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.

An engine room rating is given the task of retightening the flanges of a pipe that has been replaced in the engine room. Which of the following tightening procedures should be followed?

Start with the bottom bolt and partially tighten each bolt in turn working counter-clockwise around the flange. Repeat to fully tighten.

Fully tighten each bolt in turn and work diagonally across and around the flanges.

Gradually tighten all of the bolts working diagonally across and around the flange.

Start with the top bolt and fully tighten each in turn moving clockwise around the flange.

What must be ensured immediately after lowering and securing the stern ramp on a RoRo vessel?

Control levers should be locked in the ‘neutral' position

Power supplies for ramp operations should be turned off

Pilot indicator lights on the bridge should be working

Control levers should be in the ‘neutral' position

What is the traditional seaman's saying that suggests the procedure to follow when carrying provisions around the galley and storerooms and up and down stairways?

"One hand for the ship and one for yourself".

"One hand for the Captain and one for the Cook".

"One hand for the ship and one for the stores".

"Keep your hands to yourself".

Cargo compressors are often used to handle cargo vapour on LPG carriers. How is liquid cargo prevented from entering the suction side of the cargo compressor?

By filling the vapour line between the cargo tank and the compressor with silica gel.

By fitting a liquid separator in the vapour line between the cargo tank and the compressor

By fitting a drain valve on the vapour line between the cargo tank and the compressor which is left open when the compressor is operating.

By fitting a drier in the vapour line between the cargo tank and the compressor.

There are certain cargoes which are extremely sensitive to moisture in the atmosphere. How are they commonly protected when shipped on chemical tankers?

By heating the cargo above the temperature of the outside air.

By filling the tank with inert gas before loading.

By continuously ventilating the ullage space above the cargo in the tank.

By the application of a nitrogen blanket (pad) above the cargo in the tank.

After carrying petcoke why would the discharge of cargo hold washing have to be restricted?

Because the cargo residue may not pass through the ship’s bilge system

Because the cargo hold washing would constitute an Oily Mixture

Because the cargo hold washing would constitute a Marine Pollutant

Because the cargo residue may damage the ship’s bilge system

What is the correct way that the lookout should report the appearance of a light, in clear visibility, on the port side of the ship in a direction half way between right ahead and abeam?

The lookout should state "Light on the port bow"

The lookout should state "Ship observed 45 degrees to port"

The lookout should state "Ship seen to port"

The lookout should state "Light 4 points to port"

If a patient is bleeding from nose

Put a piece of swab or gauze in the nose

Let the blood stop by itself

Pinch soft part of the nose for 10 minutes while keeping the head forward over a basin

Ask the patient to lie flat on the floor

Which of the following could cause a “flareback”

opening air registers too quickly

trying to ignite burner from hot brickwork

oil pressure too high

oil temperature too high

The use of a chemical additive to induce a chemical reaction and so expedite the cleaning of a cargo tank on a chemical tanker is a common operational technique. What is the chemical term for the substance used in such a procedure?

Accelerant.

Reagent.

Reactant.

Catalyst.

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.

What does OSHA stand for?

Occupation and Safe Health Association

Overseas Sea Hazard Association

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Occupational Safety and Health Aids

In a fresh water tank we are using a pressure transmitter with a range of 0-0.5 bar / 4-20mA for level measurement. The transmitter is for different reasons installed 30 centimeters from the bottom of the tank, and the tank is 5 meters high. What will the output from the transmitter be when the tank is full? (Pending no calibration is made)

30 mA

19.04 mA

20 mA

21.2 mA

Fluid-driven eductors (as commonly found on crude oil tankers), operate on a principle known as Bernoulli's principle. What does that state?

The increase in pressure at the eductor inlet is inversely proportional to the decrease in pressure as measured at the discharge orifice.

The volume of a fluid increases as the pressure in it decreases.

The discharge rate is inversely proportional to the pressure applied in the drive inlet.

The speed of a moving fluid increases as the pressure in the fluid decreases.

When securing a non-standardized portable tank what is a favourable securing angle that will prevent it from tipping in the fore and aft direction?

40 to 50 degrees

65to 70 degrees

60 to 65 degrees

50 to 60 degrees

Which of the tools given in the options is the best one to select for cutting a new external thread on the end of a steel pipe?

Die nut.

Thread chaser.

Tap.

Split dies.

Which mooring lines are visible in this image?

The forward headline and breast rope are visible in the image

The forward back springs are visible in the image

The forward breast lines are visible in the image

The forward head lines are visible in the image

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.

Under what circumstances may a watch-keeping engineer undertake other duties?

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

A watch-keeping engineer may undertake other duties when the ship is at sea and the weather is calm

Pitting corrosion is found around the steam drum water line of a high pressure steam boiler. From the options given, select the one most likely to cause this condition.

Dissolved oxygen levels are too high.

Seawater leakage from the condenser.

Total dissolved solids levels are too high.

Excess hydrazine dosage to the feed water system.

Furniture in stairways and corridors shall be kept to a minimum on board passenger ships, why?

Escape routes must be clear of obstructions and also due to fire protection

It is not allowed to sit in stairways and corridors

Due to fire protection

Passengers will most probably sleep in stairways and corridors if they are furnished

Following repair and refitting of the seawater pipe for the fresh water generator feed line the rating assisting with the work notices that one of the flange joints is leaking. What action should be taken by the rating?

Check the bolts are correctly tightened before informing the engineer so that the flange faces can be cleaned and re-jointed if necessary.

Shut off the water and apply silicon or other sealing compound to the outer edge of the flange joint.

Use a spanner with an extension pipe to try and stop the leak by tightening the flange bolts as much as possible.

Use a hammer and flogging spanner to try and stop the leak by tightening the flange bolts as much as possible.

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 engine room rating has been assisting with ballast operations during a period of engine room watch duty. Ballast operations have stopped for a couple of hours while stores are being taken. What action should the rating take during this break in operations?

Just keep the pumps running and the valves for the ballast tanks open to save time when operations are restarted. The tanks will just overflow through the air vents.

Stop all of the ballast pumps and close all of the ballast valves as soon as operations are stopped. Ballast lines should always be closed except when they are being used.

Just stop the pumps and close the pump suction and discharge valves. Leave the valves for the ballast tanks open to save time later.

Shut the valves for the ballast tanks but keep the pumps running and discharging overboard to save time later.

When a ro-ro unit/cargo is damaged what should the duty officer do if he is not carrying a camera?

Sketch the damaged unit/cargo

Note the manufacturer's details

Make a damage report and rough sketch of the damage

Note the stowage location at which the damage occurred

"…a ship… …intended to transport products with appreciably severe environmental and safety hazards which require significant preventative measures to preclude escape of such cargo. Usually the ship is of double-hull construction, with a variety of tank sizes / capacities." What is this the definition of?

A chemical tanker for the purposes of the 1996 IMO directive MEPC/2.12 circ. on "Mandatory Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods".

A type I chemical tanker as per the IBC Code.

A type II chemical tanker, as per the IBC Code.

A parcel chemical tanker as per the IACS Construction Regulations.

On a Container vessel, if chemicals spilled into a cargo hold what would these residues be considered as, under MARPOL 73/78?

Cargo residues

Marine Pollutants

Waste

Oily mixtures

Chemical tankers commonly use portable "closed gauging systems". What is the particular safety design feature of such equipment?

They are attached to a special fitting on a tank lid and can only be operated when an indicator shows that the connection is "closed".

They can only be used on tanks in an enclosed area, such as the engine-room.

They allow the contents of a tank to be measured without any lids being opened, so protecting the operator from the possible release of any harmful vapours.

They clearly indicate when the surface of a cargo has been detected because an electrical circuit "closes" and a warning light is displayed.

What is the preferred method of accommodating expansion in cargo pipeline systems on gas carriers?

Use Viking Johnson expansion couplings.

Use sliding couplings.

Use expansion loops.

Use expansion bellows.

When people jump into the water from a ship, what should they do?

Keep their arms down at their sides.

Grab the lifejacket near the shoulder.

Take off their lifejackets.

Take off their shoes.

During a ship to ship cargo transfer operation it is required that:

The main engine be on 1 hour notice.

None of the listed alternatives need be maintained.

An efficient engine room watch with the main engine on standby be maintained.

The main engine be on 1/2 hour notice, and no watch need be maintained in the Engine room.

Passenger ship engaged in international voyages shall carry through a muster for all passengers. At what latest time after embarkation shall the muster take place?

Before departure

No time limit

4 hours after the passengers embarked

Within 24 hours after the passengers embarked

All heat burns should be

Covered with Gauze or bandage immediately

Applied with soothing lotion as soon as possible

Treated by the doctor only

Cooled as quickly as possible with running cold water for at least 10 minutes

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

Clay slurry, coal slurry, dextrose solution and molasses. In which MARPOL product category are these substances classified under the revision that came into effect on 1st January 2007?

"Y"

"Z"

"OS" (Other substances)

"X"

What is known as a "Non-Standardized Cargo" on a General Cargo Ship?

Cargo for which the ship is not provided with an approved securing system

Cargo which must be secured in accordance with the shipper's instructions

Cargo which requires individual stowage and securing arrangements

Cargo for which there is no standard securing system

What is the purpose of girders in the tank?

They support the stiffeners

They transfer all the sea forces acting on the plating

They transfer all the cargo forces acting on the plating

They support the stiffeners and also take up some of the sea forces

Which of the function shown is this operational amplifier circuit performing?

Differentiator

Inverting amplifier

Integrator

Non-inverting amplifier

What should be done immediately after discharging is completed?

Switch off the lights and close all fire doors

Wash the car deck

Inspect ro-ro decks. Wipe up spill such as oil or water from the deck and clear up lashing equipment

Paint the lanemarks

What should be done when flammable vapours are detected in a cargo hold?

Stop the hold ventilation and close all ventilator covers

Stop the hold ventilation

Run the hold ventilation in ‘supply’ mode

Run the hold ventilation in ‘exhaust’ mode

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 name is applied to foods that have been prepared according to Jewish law?

Roaster.

Israelish.

Mosher.

Kosher.

The office phone, fax, telex and after office hours telephone numbers can be found in:

Vessel health, safety and environment manual

Radio log book

The Ship's emergency contingency manual

Vessel operation manual

Where do you find detailed information and specific technical requirements for fire safety systems?

SOLAS

ISM Code

Fire Safety Systems Code (FSS Code)

Safety Management System

What is the correct understanding of the term "Lapse Rate" when used in Meteorology?

The rate of increase of the wind associated with a Tropical Revolving Storm.

The change of the temperature in the atmosphere with height above sea level.

The change in the temperature associated with the passing of the warm front of a frontal depression.

The delay in temperature reduction associated with the wet bulb thermometer of a hygrometer

Due to what could a bulk carrier fail a cargo hold inspection?

Loose rust around the cargo hold

Rusty tank top plating

Hardened rust spots on shell plating

Rust stained hopper tank plating

Prior to loading general cargo what must be ensured with regard to lashing wires, terminations, shackles, turnbuckles, pad eyes and D rings?

They must all be visually inspected

They must all be certified and be (visually) unimpaired

Lashing wires must be new whereas other accessories may be certified

They must all be certified

On a Container vessel, what is the function of a twistlock?

To secure manually operated hatch covers?

To secure timber cargo?

To secure winches from unintentional running?

To secure/lash containers?

High Voltage systems rely on the installed protective equipment being able to interrupt any fault in the system. Throughout the system, the fault level has been calculated, and under no circumstances must the system be modified to exceed this fault level. What is meant by fault level?

The amount of apparent power, that would be drawn from the generating plant, when a short circuit occurs at the bus bars.

The current level flowing into a dead short to earth at any point on the ship, directly from the High Voltage system.

The amount of apparent power that could flow into any fault at any point in the electrical network.

The current level flowing into a symmetrical short circuit fault between all three phases.

When should a spreader be used for general cargo operations?

When the weight of a load needs to be evenly distributed by the lifting gear

When the length of a load is such that slinging it will create unacceptable bending moments

When the length of a load is such that slinging it will create sagging

When handling open-top containers

In a two stage compressor you will find pistons with different diameters (one is bigger than the other).Which one of the following statements is correct ?

The smallest diameter piston is the stage two piston

A big piston will give less oil content in the air.

A big piston will deliver dryer air into stage one.

The biggest diameter piston is the stage two piston.

Which is the "CAPSTAN", in the figure?

The Capstan is indicated by A, in the figure

The Capstan is indicated by D, in the figure

The Capstan is indicated by C, in the figure

The Capstan is indicated by B, in the figure

According to regulations cranes and other lifting appliances onboard should, at regular intervals, be examined by ship's personnel and the result recorded in Register of Ship's Lifting Appliances and Cargo Handling Gear. How often should such examinations take place?

Every 5 years.

Annually.

Every 6 months.

Biannually.

What are safety cones used for on a RoRo vessel,?

Guiding vehicles while parking on board

Guiding vehicles onto and off the loading ramp

All of the alternatives

Which of the following is false when a casualty is bleeding?

Encourage patient to lie quite and re-assure

Treat for the shock

Control bleeding

Cover the wound with a cloth

At which of the pressures shown should the low oil pressure trip operate on a freon compressor?

+ 1.0 bar

- 0.5 bar

+ 10 bar

+ 5.0 bar

Which of the following alternatives summarise the benefits of using high voltage on ships?

More efficient transformers and electrical machines

Smaller cables and better power factors

Smaller conductors, insulators and transformers

Smaller conductors, machines and switchgear

Achieving a good air flow through the various cargo compartment of a reefer vessel is a principal design aim of a Naval Architect. Which of the options given represents the optimum cargo space shape?

A flared space that would be found in a forward upper deck.

A narrow tapered space as would be found in a forward lower deck.

A long oblong space as would be found in an after upper deck.

A square space as would be found in a midships lower deck.

When starting three phase induction motors which of the following starting methods will immediately apply rated voltage to the machine?

Soft starter

Star Delta

Direct on Line

Auto - transformer

For ideal synchronising, the phase angle difference between the incomer e.m.f. and the busbar voltage should be:

0°

90° lag

30° behind

30° ahead

What gas checks must be made to the atmosphere in a general cargo ship deep tank prior to cleaning and after discharge of a cargo of vegetable oil?

The atmosphere must be checked for oxygen, methane gas and carbon dioxide

The atmosphere must be checked for oxygen levels, flammable gas and toxic gas

The atmosphere must be checked for oxygen, hydrogen and acid gas

The atmosphere must be checked for hydrogen sulphide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas

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 give additional insulation from the cold water

At least 10% of the rafts complement with a minimum of 2 thermal protective aids are provided

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)

Thermal protective aids for each person

when installing a new water gage glass you should secure the bolts from

from top to bottom

does not matter

centre, alternately towards each end

from bottom to top

Special types of periscopes are fitted to boilers to observe

water level in drum

combustion air

smoke going out the stack

oil atomization

The main purpose of the superheater vent valve on the boiler is to