The test consists of 80 random questions.
Total questions on this topic: 120
An engine room rating is assisting in the maintenance of some of the valves on the low pressure steam range. Which packing material, from the options given, would be the best choice for repacking the gland of a low pressure steam valve?
Lead covered cotton packing.
The bones in the human body are connected to each other by:
Different type of joints.
Which of the following disposal would be permitted?
Food waste from a vessel outside a special area and 12 miles from nearest land.
Paper products from a vessel inside a special area and 15 miles from the nearest land.
Food waste from a vessel outside a special area and 10 miles from the nearest land.
Food waste from a vessel inside a special area and 10 miles from nearest land.
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.
What are the lists called that give the position and task during a lifeboat drill for all persons on board the ship?
The threads on the drain plug for the bronze end cover of a sea water cooled heat exchanger have been badly damaged during maintenance. There is no spare brass plug available. What is the best solution for repairing the heat exchanger?
Make a new brass plug on the lathe to fit the drain hole.
Use a steel plug with the same thread as the original to replace it.
Wrap the threats in thread tape and coat it with jointing compound before refitting it.
Hammer in a wooden tapered plug as a temporary repair.
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?
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.
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.
When cargo discharge reaches stripping levels on an oil tanker, it is necessary to reduce the inert gas pressure so as to:
Comply with the requirement of MARPOL Annex VI.
Avoid locking the cargo pump impeller.
Avoid over-capacity in the IG generator.
Welding and burning are two operations which give the highest risk of a fire on board ship. Which of the following safety precautions may be regarded as the most important in order to minimise this particular risk?
The area where the welding is to take place and adjacent spaces to be cleaned and all unnecessary materials and objects to be removed.
Only holders of a welding certificate should be allowed to carry out welding or burning on board ships.
Only use electrodes from a well known manufacturer.
Electric welding plants should be controlled by a responsible engineer before use.
What is the correct name of the equipment shown in the sketch?
The purpose of the demister unit within the Inert Gas System is:
To remove sulphur oxides.
To remove water from the IGS stream.
What method shall be used when hauling survivors out of the sea (state of survivors is critical)?
What kind of measure is the division of the vessel in upright areas by using thermic and structural separations?
It is both a prevention and protection measure.
It is a protection measure.
It is a prevention measure.
It is neither a prevention nor a protection measure.
Which cleaning agents are suitable for use in machinery space when considering the effect on the function of the oily water separator?
Only non-emulsifying cleaning agents with self-splitting emulsifiers are suitable.
None should be used as all cleaning agents affect the function of an OWS.
Any kind of cleaning agent is suitable.
An emulsification type cleaning agent is suitable.
What would be the most probable cause of the exhaust gas temperature from one cylinder of a diesel engine being lower than normal?
The opening pressure for the injection valve for the cylinder is set too high.
There is air in the fuel oil system.
The camshaft chain is too slack.
The intake filter for turbo charger is partly fouled.
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.
The differential pressure switch for the lubricating oil pressure cut-out is stuck in the closed position.
High-pressure cut-out is stuck in open position.
Solenoid valve before the expansion valve stuck in closed position.
What is generally considered as the minimum safe time period before opening a crankcase door after the oil mist detector alarm has activated and the engine has been stopped?
After at least 20 minutes.
After at least 10 minutes.
After at least 5 minutes.
How much liferaft capacity should be provided on a conventional cargo ship of more than 85 meters in length?
100 % of the complement if it can be readily launched on either side of the ship. If it cannot be readily launched on either side, 100 % must be provided on each side.
50 % of the complement on each side of the ship.
75 % of the complement on each side of the ship.
25 % of the complement on each side of the ship.
An engine room rating notices that the guard on a running pump is hanging loose due to a missing bolt on the support bracket and it is catching the shaft coupling. What is the best action to take as a repair method?
Try and fit a new bolt while the pump is running to permanently fix the guard in place.
Inform the watchkeeper so that the pump can be stopped and a new bolt can be fitted to permanently fix the guard in place.
Fasten the guard back in place with a piece of rope with the pump running as a temporary repair.
Place a sheet of metal in front of the guard to deflect any parts that may fly off as a temporary repair.
You have abandoned ship in a liferaft. In most cases, which of the following actions should you generally take?
Organise a lookout system. Join up with other survival craft if possible. Stream the sea anchor.
Organise a lookout system.
Join up with any other survival craft and stream the sea anchor.
Start paddling in the direction of the nearest land.
During inspection of a high pressure fuel pump for a medium speed diesel engine it is observed that the upper leading edge and the lower helical edge of the pump plunger have suffered from erosion damage. Select the correct action to take to remedy this from the options given.
Renew only the plunger if the barrel appears undamaged.
Renew the plunger and barrel insert as a pair.
Smooth away the damaged area with a grinder and polishing stone and refit it.
Replace the complete pump with a new or reconditioned spare.
What is the correct name of the part highlighted in the sketch?
Cylinder air start valve.
What term is used to describe a fresh water cooling system which contains a seawater cooled common freshwater cooler and which meets the cooling requirements for all the engine room machinery?
A high temperature freshwater system.
A low temperature freshwater system.
A central cooling system.
Shipboard Emergency Drills must be carried out at least (OPA-90):
High Voltage (HV) cables are smaller than low voltage cables for a given power rating. Why is this?
The HV cable carries a smaller current and therefore requires less copper.
The HV cable uses higher quality copper conductors and therefore requires them to be a smaller cross-sectional area.
The HV cable uses Aluminium conductors and therefore requires them to be a smaller cross-sectional area.
The HV cable has a thinner wall of special insulation material.
What is the emergency channel on VHF?
Hot work is to be carried out close to a smoke detector in the engine room. What precautions should be taken?
Notify Deck Officer and Engineer Officer in charge. The loop for the smoke detector should be isolated while work is done and normal precautions for hot work taken including permit to work.
Disconnect or cover up the smoke detector.
No special precautions except for having a watch man and a fire extinguisher available.
Notify Deck Officer in charge that a fire alarm may occur.
What is meant by the term “segregation”?
The process of electronically transferring the data on cargoes loaded on a vessel between the load port and the discharge port, such that import documentation is prepared in advance of the vessel’s arrival.
The stowage of cargoes when calculated by a computerized load program.
The planned, separated stowage of cargoes that may react dangerously with each other in the event of leakage or other damage.
The planned adjacent stowage of packaged goods, thereby confining a listed hazard within the same area of the ship.
What would be the most probable cause of high temperature readings for the bearings in a diesel engine?
Lubricating oil pressure too low.
Charge air pressure too low.
Jacket cooling water temperature too high.
What will a cadet find in the maintenance manual?
A cadet will find a lubricating chart in the maintenance manual.
A cadet will find grease in the maintenance manual.
A cadet will find machinery spare parts in the maintenance manual.
A cadet will find grease nipples in the maintenance manual.
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 delay in temperature reduction associated with the wet bulb thermometer of a hygrometer.
The change in the temperature associated with the passing of the warm front of a frontal depression.
The change of the temperature in the atmosphere with height above sea level.
What is the minimum number of channels required for the portable two-way VHF’s for survival craft?
During an oil cargo discharging operation, the IG supply to the tanks fails. As an OOW you would:
Continue discharging with the cargo pumps running at minimum speed, and inform the engine room.
Slow down and relieve the vacuum by opening the tanks lids and inform the Chief Officer.
Activate the inert fans and blow fresh air into the cargo tanks, and inform the terminal authority.
Immediately stop the discharging and inform the Chief Officer.
What special equipment can often provide assistance in locating a survival craft or man overboard and in the water?
A sectored search pattern.
What does the word “pyrotechnics” mean?
Pyrotechnics are the items which are capable of self-contained chemical reactions for the production heat, light, smoke and/or sound.
Pyrotechnics are items that are used to produce technical solutions to the complex problems.
Pyrotechnics are used to ensure that the correct technical proportions are used to start the system functioning.
Pyrotechnics is a group word to cover all the required activities in the event of a man overboard.
An engine room rating is assisting the duty engineer during a period of UMS operation. After completing the tasks they have been busy with the engineer and rating leave the engine room which is returned to UMS mode. The rating realises that an oil tank filling valve has been left open. What action should be taken?
Inform the duty engineer immediately so that the engine room can be re-entered and the valve can be shut.
Inform another crewmember that he is going back into the engine room to close the valve.
Just leave the valve open as it is unsafe to enter the engine room alone. The high alarm will sound to notify the engineer when the tank is full.
Re-enter the engine room straight away and shut the valve.
Is it necessary to cool the samples taken from a diesel engine cooling water system before carrying out tests to determine the concentration of treatment chemicals?
No, the samples should be heated to approximately 95 °C.
Yes, the samples should be cooled to approximately 25 °C.
Yes, the samples should be cooled to approximately 50 °C.
No, the test should be carried out at system temperature.
In carbon dioxide fire-fighting systems for use in machinery spaces the fixed piping system shall be such that:
85 % of the gas can be discharged into the space within 2 minutes.
100 % of the gas can be discharged into the space within 2 minutes.
100 % of the gas can be discharged into the space within 3 minutes.
70 % of the gas can be discharged into the space within 1 minute.
What is the best way to avoid pollution from small oil-spills aboard a ship?
Contain any oil-spill onboard the ship.
Rig an oil boom around the ship.
Have sawdust ready for use.
Have dispersing chemicals ready for use in case of oil-spill.
What action should be taken if it is noticed that there is a quantity of oil on the engine room tank top?
Start the fire pump and wash the oil into the bilges.
Open the overboard valve and start the bilge pump.
Apply foam to the tank top to minimise any risk of fire.
Notify the duty engineer and try and find the cause of the leakage so that it can be stopped and the oil cleaned up.
Which of the options given is the main reason for using a ring spanner to tighten the brass nuts on the cover studs of a pump casing?
It can be adjusted to the exact size of the nut.
It will allow the nuts to be tightened correctly.
The nuts can be tightened more with this type of spanner.
It will minimise the risk of slipping off the nut or damaging the nuts.
What signal, if any, is specified in SOLAS as the “Abandon ship” signal?
Six short blasts followed by one long blast.
The “Abandon ship” signal is not specified, only the general emergency alarm signal is stated.
Seven short blasts followed by one long blast.
Which of the methods given in the options should be used to test a remote reading temperature gauge for the auxiliary boiler exhaust gas?
Check the resistance change in the sensor over a known temperature range against the resistance values in the product sheet.
Fit a spare temperature gauge and see if the reading are the same.
Place the sensor in a test tank of water fitted with a heater element and thermometer and check the temperature gauge at different temperatures.
Place the sensor in a test tank of oil fitted with a heater element and thermometer and check the temperature gauge at different temperatures.
What is the capacity of the required portable fluid extinguishers?
Not more than 20 litres and not less than 12 litres.
Not more than 13,5 litres and not less than 9 litres.
A small electric motor needs to be taken to the bottom plates for fitting to a domestic water pump. It is only just too heavy to be manually carried so is to be lowered using the engine room crane. Which of the options given would be a suitable strop to use for the operation?
Any certified strop which has a safe working load greater than the weight of the motor.
A wire strop which is rated for twice the required load but is out of certification.
Any piece of rope will do as the motor is only just too heavy to carry.
Any strop which looks big enough to carry the load.
What is the disadvantage of using chemicals on an oil-spill on the water?
The water gets a white colour, which makes it easy to detect the oil-spill.
It is difficult to apply chemicals if there is any wind.
The chemicals make it difficult to remove the oil from the water.
It is difficult to apply the chemicals if the oil drifts away from the ship’s side.
What is the first thing that should be checked when taking over a boiler watch?
The boiler room bilge level.
The oil pressure to the burner.
The boiler exhaust gas colour.
What should be the first action to be taken in the event of the water level disappearing out of the boiler water level gauge glass?
Close the main steam stop valve.
Secure all of the burners.
Close the feed water stop valve.
Is there any special area where it is forbidden to pump out any sludge or oil residues?
There are 8 special area where it is forbidden to pump out any sludge or oil residues.
There are 9 special area where it is forbidden to pump out any sludge or oil residues.
There are 4 special area the Baltic, Mediterranean, Red sea and Black sea where it is forbidden to pump out any sludge or oil residues.
There isn’t any special area where it is forbidden to pump out any sludge or oil residues.
The purpose of having corrugations in the bulkheads of cargo tanks of an oil tanker is to:
Provide strength, but with clean and clear surfaces within the tank.
To assist in the drainage of the oil by funneling the oil to the suction well.
Reduce the effects of Free Surface within the vessel.
Provide additional resistance to shear forces and bending moments.
If the flow of gas to shore reaches the maximum declared capacity whilst using the Vapour Emission Control System (VECS), the OOW should:
Say nothing and hope notices, so that loading is completed as soon as possible.
Reset the lifting pressure level on the Pressure/Vacuum valves to allow them to release more vapour to atmosphere.
Open the mast riser vents to relieve the excess pressure and bring the flow within the declared range.
Request the terminal to reduce the loading rate until the flow of gas to shore is controlled.
The responsibility for safety and security rests with everybody on board the vessel. General house-keeping rules should be followed. Which of the listed rules is the most important?
Always use gloves when using grinding machines.
Keep tools within easy reach during work.
Keep your working area clean and tidy.
Do not carry lighters or matches when working outdoors.
During maintenance of a pneumatically operated, diaphragm actuated control valve the diaphragm is found to be split. Select, from the options given, a suitable material to use to make a temporary replacement if there is no spare diaphragm available.
Natural rubber sheet of approximately the same thickness and elasticity as the original diaphragm material.
Cotton reinforced rubber insertion sheet of smaller thickness but similar strength as the original diaphragm material.
Natural rubber sheet of greater thickness and lower elasticity as the original diaphragm material.
Cotton reinforced rubber insertion sheet of approximately the same thickness but less elasticity than the original diaphragm material.
Personal protection equipment appropriate to the task should be worn during work in the engine room. Which of the tasks given in the options requires that safety goggles should always be worn?
When you are working with power tools or chemicals.
When you are filling in the engine room log book.
When you are tidying up in the engine room workshop.
What kind of permits have to be obtained before starting hot work in tanks?
Hot work permit + Permit for entry.
When operating a propulsion installation consisting of medium speed diesel engines driving a controllable pitch propeller it is possible to operate the combination of engine speed and propeller pitch in a number of different ways. What would be the main reason for operating with constant speed and variable pitch?
To allow the engine to be operated with a load sensing governor instead of a speed sensing governor.
To allow rapid load change and thrust reversal when manoeuvring.
To obtain maximum propeller efficiency over the load range of the engine.
To allow constant speed operation of a shaft generator while the engine load changes with pitch variation.
What is the “International shore connection” used for?
To connect the ship fire main to the shore lines.
To connect the cargo hoses to the shore.
To connect the bunker hoses to the shore.
To connect the ship fresh water hoses to the shore.
What is the most suitable type of packing for a shaft gland of a pump used for seawater duties?
Lead covered hemp packing.
Mica impregnated cotton packing.
The use of combustible material is restricted in the accommodation spaces in order to:
Reduce cost of construction.
Prevent occurrence of fire and explosion.
Contain and suppress fire and explosion in the compartment of origin.
When shutting down the flue gas plant, the last step that the operator shall carry out would be to:
Shut down of inert gas blower.
Close the gas pressure control valve.
Close the deck isolating valve.
Open ventilation valve to atmosphere.
Where does the excess steam discharge to when the boiler safety valves operate due to the boiler pressure being too high?
The atmosphere via the atmospheric line.
An airway should be used when:
The patient has stopped breathing.
The patient is unconscious.
The patient is breathing on his own but is doing so with great difficulty.
Patient has injury in the mouth.
What is the first action that should be taken by the rating on boiler watch in the event of a flame failure on the boiler?
Call the engineer on watch.
Stop the feed water pump.
What kind of extinguishing-remedy would you choose to put out an electrical fire?
Combination of powder and water.
Dry extinguishing remedy.
With reference to the efficiency of cargo pumps on oil tankers, the abbreviation NPSH stands for:
Net Pressure Suction Head.
Necessary Pumping Suction Hazard.
Nominal Pressure Suction Head.
Natural Pumping Standard Height.
You are carrying out a search in a smoke filled compartment wearing a breathing apparatus. At what stage should you start to make your way out of the compartment?
Wait until the breathing apparatus warning whistle sounds.
15 minutes after starting to use the set as this leaves you with 5 minutes air left.
Wait for the appropriate signal on your safety line as the personnel outside will be keeping a track of the time you have spent inside.
Regularly check your pressure gauge and note how much air you used to reach your work area. Start to return when you have this amount left plus a reasonable reserve.
A seawater pipe is holed due to corrosion causing frequent bilge alarms. Which of the given temporary repair methods would be the preferred option to remedy the problem until the pipe can be replaced?
Cover the hole with rubber insertion held in place with a jubilee clip.
Cover all of the affected area with fibre glass tape and resin/fibre.
Wrap duct tape around the pipe in way of the hole.
Drive a steel taper pin into the hole to seal it.
An alarm signal consisting of seven short blast followed by one prolonged blast is sounded by the ship’s whistle and alarm bells. What are you to do?
Go to your lifeboat station.
Go to (or remain in) your cabin and await further orders.
Report on the bridge (deck crew) or engine room (engine crew) for further orders.
Why should boiler sootblowers normally only be operated in the correct sequence?
To ensure soot is cleared progressively from the bottom tubes to the top and toward the boiler uptakes.
To minimise loss of steam pressure.
So that the operator does not forget which sootblowers have been used.
To avoid excess stress in the boiler.
The examples of Aromatic Hydrocarbons will include:
Benzene, Toluene and Xylene.
Hydrogen Sulphide and Carbon Monoxide.
Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Peroxide.
Propane, Butane and Pentane.
The following information must be given on the SART:
The date of replacement of the hydrostatic release unit.
The name of the operator.
Date of replacement of the batteries.
What types of fire extinguishers shall be used in the engine room?
Fire extinguishers of the handy-size types only.
Fire extinguishers filled with fresh water only.
Fire extinguishers equipped for powder or CO2 only.
Any fire extinguisher with a weight of less than 100 lbs.
The normal carbon content of Crude Oil is in the range of:
A detector that is activated by a rise of temperature is:
The small amounts of cargo found in the cargo tanks before loading is referred to as OBQ, which means:
OPB (Observed Preliminary Volume).
TSV (Total Surveyed Volume).
ROB (Remaining On Board).
While assisting the watchkeeper with routine cleaning of the fuel oil separator the watch rating is requested to clean the plate stack. Which of the options given is the preferred method for such a task?
Soak the dirty plates in a solvent for an hour and then stand them on the engine room deck to drain off.
Scrape the plates as clean as possible with a packing knife and then wash them with a high pressure water hose.
With the plate stack in position fill the purifier bowl with clean diesel oil and quickly switch it on and off to wash the plates.
Soak the plates in a suitable solvent until all of the dirt has loosened off and wipe clean with rags.
Water is the extinguishing agent which is the most widely employed and its action as an extinguishing agent is due to a combination of the following phenomena:
Smothering and inhibition.
Cooling, smothering and dispersion.
Smothering and dispersion.
Cooling, inhibition and dispersion.
Where would you find out which fire sections are enclosed by “A” or “B” class divisions on a ship?
On the ship’s fire control plans.
On the general arrangement plan.
All the mentioned alternatives.
How many thermal protective aids are carried in each liferaft?
10 % of the number of persons the liferaft is designed to carry, or two, whichever is more.
The number of persons the liferaft is permitted to accommodate.
How many rocket parachute flares are carried in each liferaft with SOLAS B pack?