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Home Online tests CES All types of vessels MASTER / Ch-Officer Test Online and Answers for Marine Engineering and Navigation (CES v6.0)
Online testing: Test Online and Answers for Marine Engineering and Navigation (CES v6.0)
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Total questions on this topic: 135
Total questions on this topic: 135
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Anyone of the crew who is assigned to watch duties in ports has a number of important tasks to carry out. Which one of the listed tasks has to be included in the watchman’s duties?
Checking the trim of the vessel.
Checking the number of persons entering/leaving the vessel.
Checking the moorings for tightness/slack.
Checking the safe and secure handling of cargo.
How would you increase the KG of a ship, loaded with a timber cargo, that has become unstable?
By completely emptying all partly filled double bottom tanks.
By filling all wing ballast tanks.
By filing the small divided double bottom tanks on the lower side, while jettisoning the deck cargo from the higher side.
By jettisoning the entire deck cargo of timber.
What is the purpose of hunting hear when referring to a hydraulic steering system?
Limits the speed of the rudder movement.
Provides feedback to the pump control.
To control hydraulic motor swash plate movement.
To transmit hydraulic pressure.
Self-igniting lights on lifebuoys must either burn continuously or flash at a specified rate for a period of at least:
2 hours.
30 minutes.
1 hour.
90 minutes.
The two main types of refrigeration system evaporators are called?
Finned and tube.
Wet and dry.
Short and extended.
Dry and flooded.
What are “hydrostatic curves” used for in ship calculations?
For hydrostatic pressures on bulkheads.
Obtaining the shape of the body sections.
For pressure at various depths in oil fuel bunkers.
Mainly for trim calculations for predicting end draughts.
Boiler feed water is water:
Used to cool steam back into water.
Taken from the condenser and fed back to the boiler.
Used to cool steam turbines.
Mixed with fuel oil and burnt as waste oil.
You are to release the towing wire with forerunner. You have 3 men with you to do the work. How do you do it in a safe way?
With manpower. Two men picking up slack and one man lifts off the eye and let go simultaneously.
Use the winch. Forerunner and wire stopper to pick up the slack and stop the wire. One man operating each. Make the forerunner fast on the bit, releasing the eye of wire and the stopper, lower the wire easy by forerunner.
After heaving on the wire by a forerunner, cut the forerunner and so let the wire free.
What is statical stability?
It is the ability of a vessel to return to her initial or upright position, after having been forcibly inclined.
It is the basic stability information a vessel is required to carry by law.
It is the relationship between the moment of a couple and the righting lever.
It is another name for metacentric height.
High pressure steam turbines are:
Directly coupled to the propeller shaft.
Powered by feed water.
Larger than low pressure turbines.
Smaller than low pressure turbines.
In a distress situation, how many times or for how long should the emergency alarm signal be sounded?
Until all crew members and passengers have reported to their respect muster stations.
3 minutes.
Until the signal “risk is over” or the order abandon ship is given.
3 times.
How will the ship behave if you have a black out in the situation sketched below?
The wind will not affect your ship whatsoever.
She will continue on course and the speed will slowly drop.
She will turn to starboard and the speed will slowly drop.
She will turn to port and the speed will drop gradually.
Which position is the best to stop bleeding from the nose?
Sitting with your head down, holding the nose tightly.
Sitting on a chair, leaning forward with two fingers pressing the nose together.
Laying on the back, holding a wet cold towel on top of the nose.
Laying on the back, leaning the head as much as possible.
Which of the equipment listed is not included in the fireman’s personal equipment? (SOLAS II-2/17.1.1).
Protective clothing.
Leather safety boots and gloves.
An axe.
An electric safety lamp.
What is part No. 3?
Turbine coupling.
Turbine bearing.
Turbine drive gear train.
Turbine electromagnetic clutch.
Which part in this diagram is the high pressure turbine?
1.
6.
4.
2.
Superheated steam is steam:
That is mixed with water vapour.
That can be used for heating the accommodation.
That has been condensed.
That has been heated until it is “dry”.
What can be used to reduce the effect of the state of sea-waves?
Fuel oil.
Foam.
Crude oil.
Vegetable/fish oil.
What is the purpose of the sea water pump item No 13?
To cool the evaporator.
To drive the air ejector of the evaporator.
To supply sea water to the condenser.
To supply water to be evaporated.
How many hand flares should each lifeboat normally carry?
10.
2.
6.
4.
What kind of steam is feeding the astern turbine fitted on the same rotor as the LP turbine?
Reduced superheated steam via a pressure reducer.
Regenerated steam via resuperheater.
Steam from the main steam manifold via manoeuvring stand.
Exhaust steam from the high pressure turbine.
What is the reason for the effect we call squat?
The bow and stern wave make the ship sink lower in the water.
Increased effect of gravity due to closeness of the sea bed.
Increased velocity and decreased water pressure around the ship’s hull.
Decreased velocity and increased water pressure around the ship’s hull.
How is shallow water effect felt in a vessel?
The vessel has a tendency to turn to port (right turning propeller).
The vessel has a tendency to turn to starboard (left turning propeller).
The vessel becomes sluggish in responding to the rudder.
The vessel responds very quickly to the rudder.
In a refrigeration system, a fluid that serves only as a heat carrier is called the:
Vaporizing refrigerant.
Condensing refrigerant.
Primary refrigerant.
Secondary refrigerant.
What is the absolutely main purpose of fighting a fire onboard?
Try to put out the fire.
To put out the fire.
Rescuing of life.
To limit the fire.
How is bank effect felt in a vessel?
The vessel’s stern is pushed away from the nearest bank.
The vessel’s bow is pushed away from the nearest bank.
The whole vessel is drawn in parallel to the nearest bank.
The whole vessel is pushed away parallel to the nearest bank.
The indications of a faulty refrigeration compressor valve are:
Continuous running.
Gradual or sudden decrease in capacity.
Low head pressure, high suction pressure.
Any of the alternatives.
Which of these requirements regarding lifebuoys corresponds to the SOLAS regulations?
It must have a mass greater than 2,5 kgs.
If fitted with light or smoke signal, it must have a mass less than 4 kgs.
It must have sufficient air.
It must be constructed of inherently buoyant material.
How often shall each member of the crew participate in an abandon ship drill?
Once every 6 months.
Once every week.
Once every month.
Once a year.
Where can you find out if you belong to the forward mooring gang or the aft mooring gang?
Posted on the notice board onboard.
Alarm instruction onboard.
Being distributed for each port.
Deck crew forward and engine crew aft.
Which way does the steam pass through in the system?
From the low pressure turbine to the high pressure turbine.
From the supply valve to the high pressure turbine.
From the high pressure turbine to the low pressure turbine.
From the condenser to the low pressure turbine.
Having a CO2 alarm during normal working hours, what immediate action should be taken?
Get out of the engine room as soon as possible.
Ignore the alarm.
Awaiting further order.
Get into the control room.
What does permeability mean?
To make a compartment water tight.
The process of making a compartment non-porus.
The relationship between the volume of a compartment and the volume available for water if bilged.
The flooding of the engine room compartment.
The passage of electrical current through the body may result in severe and sometimes fatal injuries. You are witness to a man getting electric current through his body and is stuck to the dangerous area. It is impossible to switch off the current by any main switch. How can you break the current safely?
Apply oil on your hands and cut the cords by the uyse of any metallic pliers.
Call the electrician immediately.
Stand on dry insulating material and pull the person away with insulating material.
Just take the casualty in your arms and pull the person away.
After obtaining permission from the duty deck officer, under what conditions would the process of soot blowing the boiler tubes be most beneficial?
When the boiler is firing on high rate.
When the boiler is standing idle.
When the boiler is firing on medium rate.
When the boiler is firing on low rate.
Your vessel is to turn in a narrow canal by use of one tug (turn to port with the bow). In which position and how would you use the tug? Vessels engine will be used as well.
Make the tug fast aft for pulling.
Make the tug fast on starboard shoulder to push.
Make the tug fast in centre now fairlead for pulling.
Make the tug fast on port shoulder to pull.
If you have to carry out hot work close to a smoke detector in the engine room, what precautions should be taken?
Notify Deck officer in charge that a fire alarm may occur.
Notify master, deck officer and engineers in charge. The loop for this special senseor to be switched off and take normal precautions for hot work.
No special precautions except for having a watchman and a fire extinguisher available.
Disconnect the smoke detector.
Unconscious casualties who are brething and whose hearts are beating should be placed in the recovery position. What is the recovery position?
As shown in figure 3.
As shown in figure 2.
As shown in figure 1.
As shown in figure 4.
When cross-flooding arrangements to correct unsymmetrical flooding and excessive heel angles in damaged condition are installed in passenger ship’s, what is the maximum time allowed for equalization?
30 minutes.
15 minutes.
20 minutes.
10 minutes.
The diagram shows loadline marks. How is the distance between S and T calculated?
One sixtieth of the summer draft.
One forty eighth of the summer draft.
Nine tenths of the FWA.
Four fifths of the FWA.
What is prismatic co-efficient?
cm / cb.
Volume of displacement / (midship area × LBP). Also = cb / cm.
A co-efficient for a box shaped vessel only.
The same as block co-efficient.
How many rocket parachute flares are carried in each lifeboat?
6.
Nil.
12.
4.
What shall you do if you see a person falling into the sea?
Put on a lifejacket.
Launch a lifeboat.
Throw a lifebuoy overboard and report to the bridge immediately.
Run aft.
If the fresh water generator is producing water with salinity of 5 ppm and is changed to produce water of 2 ppm, this is mainly achieved by:
Throttling sea water feed supply to the evaporator.
Decreasing sea water cooling to the condenser.
Slowing down production by opening the vacuum breaker valve.
Decreasing production by lowering fresh water supply from main engine.
What is the minimum allowable value for GZ?
0,15 m.
0,2 m.
0,35 m.
0,42 m.
What is a “Rescue Unit” (RU)?
A unit ready for search and rescue operations at sea any time of the day.
A unit specializing in search and rescue operations at sea.
A unit composed of trained personnel suitability equipped for expeditious search and rescue.
A permanently manned rescue vessel.
What is the minimum allowable value for GM?
0,15 m.
0,25 m.
0,45 m.
0,35 m.
Which of these requirements regarding the launching and recovery arrangements for rescue boats corresponds to the SOLAS regulations?
The release mechanism shall be of an automatic type approved by the flag state administration.
Launching shall be possible with a headway speed of up to 5 knots in heavy weather.
Rapid recovery shall be possible with the boat’s full complement of persons and equipment.
You are berthed with a steady offshore beam wind of 30 knots. This wind suddenly increases to 60 knots. When this happens, the force driving the vessel off-berth will be:
Quadrupled.
Quintupled.
Doubled.
Tripled.
The ship’s training manual must contain instructions and information on the life saving appliances carried onboard. Which of these duties must be included?
Correct use of oars and sails for survival craft.
Correct donning of protective clothing.
Correct method of revival of casualties.
Correct launching, boarding and clearing of survival craft and rescue craft.
The muster list shall show the duties assigned to the different members of the crew. Which of the given duties do not necessarily have to be included in the muster list?
Clearing escape routes.
Preparation and launching of survival crafts.
Manning of fire parties assigned to deal with fires.
Muster of passengers.
In the shown situation, the bow of your ship is pushed away from the bank. How can you handle this?
Give hard port rudder to get the ship back in the middle of the channel.
Give starboard rudder in order to balance the force of the bank effect and rudder effect.
Do nothing as the ship will handle itself.
Put your engine full astern to stop your ship.
What is a pro-metacenter?
This expresses KM as moving away off the centreline at large angles of heel.
It is the ability of a vessel to return to an upright position.
It is the term used to indicate a vessel has a more than adequate GM.
It is just another name for metacentric height.
What is the main advantage of plate heat exchangers?
Cheaper to install.
Easier to clean.
More efficient and take up less space.
Requires less maintenance.
What is part number 1 called?
The drainage tank.
The service tank.
The setting tank.
The expansion tank.
What is item No. 9 shown in the diagram, fitted between evaporator and condenser of the fresh water generator?
A heating cap.
A water filter assembly.
A water deflector.
A desalinator unit.
In which way make intake of poisonous material occur?
By inhalation.
All mentioned.
Swallowing.
Skin penetration and skin absorption.
To get the best possible efficiency from refrigerator evaporators, the superheat should be regulated to:
5-10 °C.
0-1 °C.
40-50 °C.
25-30 °C.
Which of the following statements regarding main boilers is NOT true?
At least two safety valves will be fitted.
The feed water need not be very pure.
The burners could be at the top firing down.
The superheated steam pressure could be as much as 60 bar.
Turbo alternators perform which of the following tasks?
Supplying electricity on a motorship.
Supplying electricity on steamships when the main boiler is shut down.
Supplying electricity on steamships when the main boiler is operating.
Supplying electricity from diesel engines.
How can you minimize the squat effect?
Maintain your course and speed.
Increase speed if the ship is not already on full ahead.
Do a zig-zag manoeuvre to reduce speed.
Decrease the speed as much as practicable.
Your vessel is to unmoor. Two tugs will assist at the unmooring. Which position and how do you want to use the tugs?
Make the tug fast aft for pulling.
Fast FWD and AFT in centre lead to pull the vessel out from the jetty and make it in position for voyage.
Make the tug fast in centre now fairlead for pulling.
Make fast on ship’s.
A receiver in a refrigeration system is used to:
Cool the hot gases.
Separate oil from the refrigerant.
Condense the refrigerant.
Store the refrigerant.
What kind of shaft seals are used on this high pressure turbine?
Counterbalancing seals.
Labyrinth seals.
Vacuum seals.
Mechanical seals.
You are underway on a power driven vessel in open water, when you see another power driven vessel approximately five miles straight ahead on an opposite course. What action do you take?
Try and call him on the VHF to decide on what action to take.
Make a bold alternation to starboard and pass on his port side.
Make a bold alteration to port and pass on his starboard side.
Stand on with caution as he will alter course.
Unconscious casualties who are breathing and whose hearts are beating should be placed in the recovery position. Why is this position so important?
The recovery position makes it easy to maintain any kind of bleeding.
The position ensures that an open airway is maintained.
Because it keeps the heart beating.
The position prevents the patient from falling asleep.
What is the source of energy used to convert salt water into fresh water in the fresh water generator?
The vacuum and ejector pump.
The ejector pump and sea water pump combined.
The sea water pump supplying the evaporating water.
The waste heat from the main engine.
What is the most dangerous overtaking situation shown on the sketches?
A large vessel overtaking a small vessel with big difference in speed between the two vessels.
A small vessel overtaking a large vessel with a little difference in speed between the two vessels.
A large vessel overtaking a small vessel with a little difference in speed between the two vessels.
A small vessel overtaking a large vessel with big difference in speed between the two vessels.
What is the formula to calculate the volume of displacement?
L by B by d by cb.
L by Gm by KG.
B by Km by d by cb.
L by 1/2B by draft by freeboard.
Modern high pressure boilers produce which of the following?
Fresh water for drinking.
Superheated steam.
Feed water.
Saturated steam.
Serious tube leakage in the air ejector condenser assembly will cause:
Faulty steam pressure.
Fouled nozzles.
Clogged steam strainers.
Loss of vacuum.
In a two stage compressor, you will find pistons with different diameters (one is bigger than the other). Which one of the following statement is correct?
A big piston will deliver dryer air into stage one.
The biggest diameter piston is the stage two piston.
The smallest diameter piston is the stage two piston.
A big piston will give less oil content in the air.
What is meant by “synchronism or resonance”?
This is a dangerous condition that occurs when the ship’s still water period and the apparent wave period are equal.
This is stern used to describe pitching and rolling.
This is a term used to describe violent rolling.
This is a situation used to describe gentle rolling.
A water content greater than 2 % is detected in a lubricating oil system. What is the best action to do?
Segregate the oil in a separate tank for continuous purifying.
Boil out the water by increasing the temperature.
Continuous purifying the system with the oil pumps running.
It is no danger, until the water level reach 6-8 %.
Your ship is going astern right-handed propeller as sketched below. How is the ship most likely to react?
The stern will fall off to starboard.
The ship will go straight astern.
The stern will back into the wind.
The bow will go to port.
What do the intersecting horizontal lines signify in the diagram?
The change in the centre of floatation, after trimming.
They show the actual angle of trim.
They only serve as a base for the two vertical lines.
The change of draft after trimming.
What is the critical time in a dry docking operation?
After the ship has taken to the blocks, and shores are being put in place.
When they start to empty the dry dock.
Just before the ship takes the blocks at the stern.
As the ship enters the dock gates, to ensure she is not moving too fast.
What is the purpose of the corrugations on a plate heat exchanger?
All of the above.
To increase the surface area.
To increase turbulence in the liquid.
Stiffening on the thin metal sheet.
What is the result of a high metacentric height?
The vessel will roll violently.
The vessel will roll slowly or be unstable.
The vessel’s tween deck height is too high.
The vessel will have a great bending moment.
On a steamship at sea, electricity is supplied by:
Gas turbines.
Diesel engines.
The main engine.
Turbo alternators.
The current test includes Seagull CES questions on the topic of «Engineering and Navigation». These questions are intended to assess the competence of specialists in preventing accidents related to transport safety and can also be used for self-assessment.
- Version: 6.0.
- Test type: Detailed Test.
- Function area: Engine.
- Detailed subject: Emergency Equipment and Procedures (Engineering and Navigation), Auxillary Machinery (Engineering), Trim, Stability and Stress ( Navigation), Survival Craft, Rescue Craft (Engineering and Navigation), Main Propulsion, Turbine, Boilers (Engineering), Ship Manoeuvring, Handling (Navigation).
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