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Home Online tests CES All types of vessels MASTER / Ch-Officer Test Online for Seamans to check English Proficiency (CES v6.0)
Online testing: Test Online for Seamans to check English Proficiency (CES v6.0)
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The test consists of 80 random questions.
Total questions on this topic: 108
Total questions on this topic: 108
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What action should be taken by the engine room rating if a piece of machinery is not functioning properly?
If machinery does not function properly the duty Engineer should be informed immediately so that plans for further action can be made.
If machinery does not function properly, the Chief Engineer should be called out immediately.
If machinery does not function properly, it should be stopped and serviced immediately.
If machinery does not function properly it should be immediately stopped every time.
A seafarer is comparing vessels. What is the main difference concerning his new vessel?
His new ship follows a regular shipping route.
His new ship travels between the Arabian Gulf and China.
His new ship has a lot of variety – every job is different.
What do you understand by the term: “Let go the tug”?
To cast off the lines that secure the tug to the ship.
To tell the tug master to let go his anchor.
To tell the tug master to steer away from the ship.
To cut the lines securing the tug to the ship.
What does the word “pirates” mean?
Pirates are persons who attempt to board and take over a ship at sea.
Pirates are official people who board the ship while in port.
Pirates are special cargo lashings on container ships.
Pirates are another word for helmsmen.
The Captain is asking about Christmas dinner for the Russian crew. What problem does the cook have?
He doesn’t have the ingredients.
He doesn’t have enough staff.
He’s very busy.
What is the room often called where the crew eat their meals?
The crew mess.
The crew galley.
The crew cafe.
The crew restaurant.
What is understood by the term “take the helm”?
Take over the steering of the ship.
Change the place where the lookout is standing.
Take over heaving of a rope.
Take a message to another officer.
All joining crew need to complete a period of ship-specific and security familiarisation training before _____ any shipboard functions.
Being boarded.
Being assigned.
Begin assigned.
Boarding.
Vessel personnel must react immediately to any suspected _____ of security.
Breaches.
Closeness.
Brackets.
Personnel.
After the rescue boat was loaded it was _____ to the water by lifting the brake.
Lowered.
Flowered.
Cowered.
Powdered.
Is it always possible to use the word “ship” instead of the word “boat”?
Normally a small vessel is called a “boat” rather than a “ship”, otherwise it is not normal.
A large vessel is always called a “ship” and never a “boat”.
Either can be used anytime.
A boat can only be used for vessels under 50 metres in length.
Three crew members _____ the rescue boat.
Boarded.
Had board.
Was boarding.
Has boarded.
Cargo holds are some of the most dangerous spaces on board and should _____ to be dangerous until proven otherwise.
Always be assumed.
Assumption of.
Unassuming.
Never be assume.
Do not mix bunkers from two _____ suppliers in the same tanks.
Different.
Simulator.
Alternator.
Strange.
Listen and then choose the correct answer.
Usually about once a week.
Because the screw needs tightening.
Checking the fire extinguishers.
I left it in my cabin.
Two crewmembers are talking about an injury. How did the man cut himself?
Using a tool.
When he fainted.
He was shaving.
MARPOL: The International Convention for the _____ of Pollution from Ships.
Prevention.
Promotion.
Pretension.
Protection.
One of the _____ pieces of equipment in a ship’s firefighting locker is the BA Control Board.
Most vital.
Must viral.
Must vital.
Most viral.
Waxing in fuels _____ filter blockage and combustion problems.
Can cause.
Engine.
Will.
Because.
On Thursday Cook prepared steak but the day before, on _____, we had chicken.
Wednesday.
Friday.
Tuesday.
Monday.
The Bosun is instructing the deckhands. What cargo is the vessel carrying on the upper deck?
Pipes.
Cables.
Trucks.
The 3rd Officer is talking with the Chief Officer. Where were the 14 survivors picked up from?
From a capsized yacht.
From a capsized liferaft.
From a capsized coast guard vessel.
Before joining a ship, it is your duty, and that of your employer, to check that you _____ the correct certificates.
Hold.
Knowing.
Are left.
In passing.
Sometimes we had a barbecue on the _____.
Poop deck.
Main engine.
Two cadets.
Port state inspection.
The _____ was getting worse, a cyclone was forming.
Weather.
Cooking.
Communication.
Engine fire.
Once a fire has been contained, smoke boundaries _____ to identify the furthest the team can progress towards a fire in fresh air.
Are established.
Are establishment.
Are estimable.
Establishing.
Listen and then choose the correct answer.
One of the bulbs has fused.
Get the fire hoses ready.
I think I’m dehydrated.
Because they weren’t stored securely.
Our next chance to inspect the hull would be in:
Drydock.
Dallas.
January last year.
The superintendent.
All team members must maintain a high level of _____ at all times.
Situational awareness.
Working aloft.
Alcohol.
Carbon dioxide.
The ship’s engineers decided to carry out a _____ to locate any leaks.
Pressure test.
Language test.
Injured crewmember.
Piston rod.
The _____ hit hard just as we arrived in port, it was a blizzard.
Tug.
Snow.
Jetty.
Sunshine.
Do not be afraid to ask questions if you have _____ about your duties, safe working practices or emergency procedures.
Any doubts.
Known.
Finished.
Questioning.
There was no satellite connection, we were unable to _____.
Communicate.
Commanding.
Complicate.
Computer.
The Bosun _____ the access hatch of the tank to start ventilating it with air.
Opened.
Draped.
Closed.
Dropped.
We needed _____ to hold on to the handrail, it was icy.
Safety boots.
Hard hats.
Overalls.
Gloves.
The vessel is owned by a Greek company but flagged in _____.
Panama.
Ship chandler.
Bank of America.
ECDIS.
Do not mix bunkers from two _____ suppliers in the same tanks.
Different.
Strange.
Simulator.
Alternator.
The rigging of pilot ladders should be _____ under the supervision of a responsible officer.
Performed.
Performance.
Perfumed.
Proofed.
It is important _____ on board the originals of all your certificates and endorsements.
To carry.
Carrying.
To carried.
To cry.
Under the STCW Convention, all seafarers _____ minimum standards of competence, age, medical fitness, and approved sea-going service.
Need to meet.
Have meeting.
Are met.
On condition.
The socket and adaptor _____ and led to a fire.
Overheated.
Offered.
Open-hearted.
Oven ready.
Any training that is carried out onboard, as part of an approved training programme, must be _____ in a training record book.
Recorded.
Rendered.
Routed.
Rounded.
Listen and then choose the correct answer.
It’s 3, as we’ve just entered pirate waters.
Yes, but please make it quick.
Because of the heavy weather.
I’m told it was the motorman.
The bunker barge is expected at noon, we’ll need to be ready beforehand at:
11:30.
12:30.
13:00.
00:30.
The socket and adaptor _____ and led to a fire.
Overheated.
Oven ready.
Offered.
Open-hearted.
The bosun, who was in charge of the operation, _____ the cargo net to the launch.
Lowered.
Cowered.
Powered.
Towered.
Basic safety familiarisation will enable you to take immediate action upon _____ an accident or other medical emergency.
Encountering.
Countering.
Reacting.
Counting.
We painted the ship’s main deck early in the _____ before the sun got too hot.
Morning.
Afternoon.
Evening.
Home leave.
The general alarm was sounded and the crew ____.
Mustered.
Boarded.
Worked.
Sailed.
The problem of piracy is _____ differently by companies depending on the type of ship and its trading routes.
Being dealt with.
Dealing with.
Dealing without.
Terrible.
Drills and contingency plans are needed to better prepare crews to _____ propulsion failures.
Deal with.
Conduct.
Evacuate.
Dealing.
Excessive amounts of grease do not ensure that wire ropes are _____ corrosion and may in fact hide corrosion deficiencies.
Protected from.
Protect by.
Protected with.
Protection of.
What are the lists called that give the position and task during a lifeboat drill for all persons on board the ship?
The Muster List.
The Duty List.
The Drill List.
The Crew List.
Two ratings are talking. What is the lifeboat made of?
Wood.
Glass-reinforced plastic.
Aluminium.
Under the STCW Convention, all seafarers _____ minimum standards of competence, age, medical fitness, and approved sea-going service.
Need to meet.
On condition.
Are met.
Have meeting.
No sudden or unusual ship movements _____ at the time of the accident.
Were reported.
Were reacted.
Are report.
Quickly.
SWL: _____ Working Load.
Safe.
Special.
Secure.
Ship.
Do not be afraid to ask questions if you have _____ about your duites, safe working practices or emergency procedures.
Any doubts.
Questioning.
Finished.
Known.
“Go to the port bow and check the clearance”, the Master ordered. So we went _____.
Forward.
Aloft.
Aft.
Down below.
Hot work must be planned and supervised and crew should be fully aware of the _____ system.
Permit to work.
Smoke break.
Permission to speak.
Dehydration.
Ballast is intended to provide _____.
Stability.
Ability.
Compatability.
Suitability.
Crewmembers must be _____ for hazardous conditions and be prepared to report them.
Alert.
Ahead.
Always.
Astern.
Listen and then choose the correct answer.
Because we need to pick up some spare parts in port.
A minor one a few years ago entering the port.
I think it was that new rating.
He’s with the Chief Officer at the moment.
The problem of piracy is _____ differently by companies depending on the type of ship and its trading routes.
Being dealt with.
Dealing without.
Dealing with.
Terrible.
_____ from any agreed procedure can render an operation unsafe.
Deviation.
Expectation.
Inclusion.
Improvement.
Replacing or repairing equipment without reference to technical documentation _____ a high risk.
Is always.
Can being.
Lowering.
Complaints.
Two officers are talking. What does the First Officer recommend to the Second Officer?
That he should get some medical advice.
That he shouldn’t eat anything.
That he should eat something.
The crew must be thoroughly _____ on proper garbage collection, segregation, storage and disposal procedures.
Drilled.
Pierced.
Penetrated.
Punctured.
Under the STCW Convention, all officers in charge of a watch must have a good _____ of spoken and written English.
Command.
Comment.
Compound.
Communication.
Understand where the risk of an eye injury exists and _____ suitable protection to prevent such injury.
Identify.
Indemnify.
Identity.
Indented.
The Master and Chief Officer are talking on the bridge. Which part of the world does the Master dislike sailing in?
The North Atlantic.
The Gulf of Aden.
The Mediterranean.
The person assigned to keep _____ should not attend to any other duties during the period of hot work.
Fire watch.
Fire hazard.
Drinking.
Cooling.
After the rescue boat was loaded it was _____ to the water by lifting the brake.
Lowered.
Cowered.
Powdered.
Flowered.
Ratings forming part of a navigational watch are _____ able to comply with helm orders issued in English.
Required to be.
Refused to be.
Not requested.
To require.
Select from the options given the statement that best describes the main duties of an engine room rating who is part of an engine room watch?
Engine room ratings forming part of an engine room watch should assist in efficient and safe watch-keeping routines.
Engine room ratings forming part of an engine room watch sould only clean the engine room floor plates.
Engine room ratings forming part of an engine room watch should verify that the operational parameters of all items of machinery conform to manufacturers instructions.
Engine room ratings forming part of an engine room watch should make the tea for the Engineers.
STCW. The International Convention on ____ of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping.
Standards.
Seafarer.
System.
Section.
Marine engineers are _____ the operation and maintenance of the vessel’s engines, as well as the electrical and electronic equipment.
Responsible for.
Responding about.
To be responsive.
To respond.
What do you understand by: Let go the port anchor?
Open the port windlass brake.
Put the port windlass brake in gear.
Slacken the port anchor cable.
Put the port windlass brake in gear and lower the anchor.
The chief engineer _____ to the master that there was a fire and a large volume of smoke in the engine room.
Investigated and reported.
Extinguished.
And the oiler.
Decided to look.
Two seafarers are talking on the deck. What did the seafarer see in the ocean?
Yellow rubber ducks.
A broken-up cargo vessel.
A whale.
The current test includes Seagull CES questions on the topic of «Engine». These questions are designed to verify the competence of specialists in preventing accidents related to transportation safety, and they can also be used for self-assessment.
The «Reading and Listening» subject offers both theoretical and practical training essential for working on any type of vessel. Proficiency in English is crucial for every seafarer, as it is the international language of the sea, enabling effective communication within multinational crews and with port authorities, which is vital for safety and operational efficiency. Furthermore, a strong command of English allows seafarers to understand and adhere to international maritime regulations and guidelines, thereby enhancing overall maritime safety and security.
- Version: 6.0.
- Test type: Detailed Test.
- Function area: Deck, Engine.
- Detailed subject: Reading and Listening.
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