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Home Online tests CES Container 2nd-Off / 3rd-Off Test for seamans about Deck department, Operational level, Container Vessel (CES v6.0)
Online testing: Test for seamans about Deck department, Operational level, Container Vessel (CES v6.0)
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The test consists of 80 random questions.
Total questions on this topic: 390
Total questions on this topic: 390
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What is the shortest distance between two points on the surface of the earth?
Great Circle.
Rhumb line.
Small circle.
Composite great circle.
When steel reinforcing rods are loaded in open-top containers, claims against the vessel would most likely arise due to:
Cargo staining by rust, hydraulic oil or grease.
Cargo being loaded less than the full height of the container.
Physical damages to the cargo.
Container damages.
When you join a new ship, how are you informed about safety rules, alarm instructions and your own duties in case of an emergency?
By muster lists exhibited in conspicuous places.
By alarm instructions in all crew cabins.
By oral instructions by the Captain.
By folder distributed to each crewmember.
Which of the following two digits codes is used to obtain medical advice?
32.
38.
26.
42.
If a twist lock is found cracked at the base, it should be:
Removed from service.
Repaired on board and put back into service.
Use only in the lowest tier on deck.
Use only to lock under-deck container stows.
A vessel has a right-handed fixed pitch propeller, what should happen to its heading, if the propeller was put full astern?
The bow should swing to starboard.
The bow will remain steady.
The bow should swing to port.
The vessel will slow down.
The rudder is hard over with the engine at full ahead. Will the turning effect of the rudder be changed if the engine is stopped?
Yes, the turning force will be dramatically reduced when the engine is stopped.
Yes, the turning force will be reduced about 50 % of the original force when the engine is stopped.
No, the turning force applied by the rudder will be maintained within about 90 % of the turning force when going full ahead.
No, the turning force is unaffected by the speed of the propeller.
What are class “C” bulkheads?
Bulkheads constructed of approved non-combustible materials but do not meet any of the requirements relative to smoke and flame nor limitations relative to temperature rise.
Bulkheads constructed of approved non-combustible materials that can withstand the standard fire test for 45 minutes.
Bulkheads constructed of approved non-combustible materials that can withstand the standard fire test for 15 minutes.
Bulkheads constructed of approved non-combustible materials that can withstand the standard fire test for 30 minutes.
What sound signal shall be used on ship’s whistle when there is a man overboard?
3 long blasts repeatedly.
6 long blasts repeatedly.
5 long blasts repeatedly.
4 long blasts repeatedly.
Which equipment will detect a signal from a SART transponder?
X-band radar.
S-band radar.
None of the above.
Radio Direction Finder.
How can the error of the Gyro compass be determined?
By taking a transit bearing with the gyro compass of two prominent fixed shore objects and comparing it with the bearing of the same objects on the chart.
By using any of the methods in the suggested answers.
By comparing the course readout on the GPS with the gyro course steered.
I don’t know.
According to basic principles regarding fire protection the ship is to be divided in zones by structural and thermal boundaries (SOLAS II-2/2.2.1).
In main vertical zones.
In main horizontal zones.
In main zones according to utilization (Accommodation, Machinery, Cargo).
Main Fire zones in accordance with the ship’s fire-fighting system.
What is understood by the term “Dew point” of the air?
The temperature at which condensation in the air forms into water droplets.
The temperature of the water vapour in a cloud.
The “Dew point” is the point at the centre of an Anticyclone.
All of the suggested answers.
If Mouth-to-Mouth (M-T-M) ventilation by itself is unsuccessful and the casualty’s heart stops, or has stopped beating, you must perform External Chest Compression (ECC) in conjunction with M-T-M. When performing ECC, where do you place your hand on the casualty’s body?
Place the heel of one hand, two finger breadths above the bottom of breastbone. Cover the hand with the heel of the other hand.
Place the heel of your two hands onthe top of the breastbone.
The correct position of your hands are of no importance.
Place the heel of your hand on the top of the heart position. Cover the hand with the heel of the other hand.
Racking forces imposed on a container would likely cause the greatest deflection to:
The door end of the container.
The base of the container.
The corner posts of the container.
The closed end of the container.
How often shall each member of the crew participate in an “abandon ship”-drill?
Once every month.
Once every week.
Once every 6 months.
Once a year.
Bulk liquid cargoes carried in flexi-tank containers are considered dangerous:
When the associated material safety data sheet shows a constituent(s) listed in the IMDG Code.
When the shipper instructs that the container be carried on-deck only.
When declared as a non-hazardous chemical.
When declared as bulk liquid foodstuff.
When handling drugs:
Wear skin protection and a facemark.
Shut off the ventilation in the room where the drugs are being stored to ensure any vapours or fumes do not spread to other parts of the ship.
Test out the potency of the drug.
Briefly inhale powders, fumes or vapours to verify the substance is a drug.
You are on board a ship which is not specially fitted for navigation in cold regions. At what ambient temperature should the engine of the lifeboat start within less than 2 minutes?
Until -15 °C.
Until -3 °C.
Until 0 °C.
Until -5 °C.
If drugs are discovered onboard your ship:
Ensure the witness to the discovery signs your incident report.
Notify the authorities after you arrive at the next port of call.
Write a report a few days after the event and describe everything that occurred.
I don’t know.
The capacity of a battery is expressed in:
Ampere × hours.
Volt × hours.
Volt × amperes.
Watt × hours.
Which of the following answers would most appropriately describe shell plating damage to the vessel?
My vessel has sustained damage to shell plating below the waterline in way of No. 3 cargo hold, starboard side.
My vessel has sustained damage to shell plating in way of No. 3 cargo hold.
My vessel has sustained damage to shell plating below the waterline.
My vessel has sustained damage to shell plating above the waterline.
How often must inspection of proper working of the EPIRB’s and SART’s take place on board? Once per:
Month.
Week.
Every day.
14 days.
When a ships derrick or crane lifts a weight off the deck of a ship, from which position can the centre of gravity of the weight be considered to act?
From the head of the derrick or crane.
From the centre of the weight lifted.
From the position on the deck from which the weight was lifted.
From a position on the deck at the base of the derrick or crane.
What do you do after receiving a VHF DSC DISTRESS call?
You set watch on VHF channel 16.
You send immediately a DSC DISTRESS RELAY call.
You send immediately a DSC DISTRESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT call.
You set watch on channel 13.
On a Container vessel, with regard to the IMDG Code what do Calcium Oxide (UN No. 1910), Magnetized Material (UN No. 2807), Sodium Aluminate (UN No. 2812) and Battery Powered Equipment (UN No. 3171) have in common?
They are not subject to the provisions of the IMDG Code but may be subject to provisions governing the transport of dangerous goods by other modes.
Required to be shipped in open top containers, due to their special characteristics.
Listed as Corrosive Substances – IMDG Class 8.
Not listed in the IMDG Code.
What is name of the machine shown, used to heave on the ropes during mooring and unmooring?
Crane.
Winch.
Windlass.
Capstan.
Sodium, when carried in containers, upon coming in contact with water under normal atmospheric conditions will:
Self-ignite.
Explode.
Decompose.
Implode.
What items of container securing equipment must be used in conjunction with buttresses?
Double stacking cones or link plates.
Single stacking cones and bridge fittings.
Single stacking cones.
Twistlocks.
What material should boiler suits be made of?
Cotton.
Wool.
Nylon.
Asbestos.
Which equipment will detect a signal from a SART transponder?
X band radar.
Radio Direction Finder.
S band radar.
DSC receiver.
What is the normal name of the waterproof suit shown in the picture?
Life suit.
Immersion suit.
Dry suit.
Wet suit.
What does this flag mean?
I have a diver down; keep well clear at slow speed.
My vessel is stopped and making no way through the water.
Yes (affirmative).
I wish to communicate with you.
Super-refraction effects the performance of some bridge devices on the vessel. What should the bridge watchkeeper look out for?
Abnormal ranges of VHF radio and very long range radar detection.
The radar will be show abnormal sea clutter as the pulse is trapped in an atmospheric layer.
Satellite communications will be severely effected.
The GPS may give errors of position because of interference of incoming signals from the satellites.
Operator connected R/T calls are charged:
On the basis of a three minute minimum charge with one minute incremental steps.
On the basis of a six second minimum charge with one second incremental steps.
On the basis of a six second minimum charge with six second incremental steps.
On the basis of a one minute minimum charge with one minute incremental steps.
On area A4 the function “Transmission and reception of signals for locating” is mainly based on:
The use of SART transponder.
The use of MF DSC.
The use of HF DSC.
The use of SARSAT COSPAS Epirbs.
After checked for open airway, given the first two inflations and checked the pulse to make sure that the heart is beating, what is the rate of inflations given until natural breathing is restored?
12-16 times per minute.
10-12 times per minute.
25-27 times per minute.
Doesn’t matter how many times.
When should a ship’s officer use some of the English Language found in the IMO publication “Standard Marine Communication Phrases?”
In circumstances described in all of the answers provided.
When talking between ship and shore in a foreign land.
When talking on the VHF between ships of differing flag states.
When giving orders to a multi-national bridge team.
Define the acronym GMDSS:
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.
General Maritime Directories for Safety and Search.
Global Mundial Direct System Safe.
General Mundial Distress and Safety System.
When should a gangway safety net be rigged?
Whenever the gangway is deployed.
Whenever the gangway is regarded as unsafe.
Between the hours of sunset and sunrise.
When it is deemed necessary by the Master or the Chief Officer.
The main movements experienced by a container ship, which will create the largest forces exerted on the container frames and lashings, are:
Rolling, Pitching and Heaving.
Rolling, Swaying and Yawing.
Surging, Yawing and Rolling.
Rolling, Heaving and Swaying.
The recommended connection between antenna and VHF is:
Coaxial cable.
Electric cable.
Band cable.
Three vein cable.
The most important function of a buttress fitting on a container vessel is:
To transfer forces from the container stow to the ships structure.
To maintain a uniform level stow across the tier of container.
To avoid excess load placed on the tank top.
To ensure an even distribution of weight throughout the stack.
The Officer in charge of the bridge watch, is often referred to as the OOW. What does OOW actually stand for?
Officer of the Watch.
On official watch.
Operator of the watch.
On official watchkeeping.
Which of the following spaces is a “special category space”?
A space specially designed and used for the storage of class 1.1 dangerous goods.
A space containing a centralised fire control equipment.
A space the gross calorific value of which may exceed 45 megajoules per square meter of the deck area.
A garage tweendeck on passenger ferry.
Which option best completes the following statement? An operator using ECDIS will notice an out of position navigation buoy because:
The radar return and ENC buoy symbol will not coincide.
There will be a flashing alarm on ECDIS showing which one is out.
It is coloured orange on an ECDIS display.
A local port authority would send an automatic signal to ECDIS.
What are the main advantages to the Navstar, Glonas and Galileo satellite navigation systems?
These satellite systems give world-wide coverage 24 hours a day.
They are all made specifically for ships and marine operations.
If a vessel uses any one of them, there is no need to practice other forms of navigation.
Satellite navigation systems also give information about weather and wave conditions.
For guidance on lashing arrangement of containers on-board the vessel, the most important document to refer is:
The Cargo Securing Manual.
The company’s ISM handbook.
The Stability Manual.
The Code for the Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing.
When planning the loading containers, the planning officer must refer to:
The Cargo Securing Manual (CSM).
MARPOL 73/78 Annex IV.
The Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS).
The Cargo Stowage and Security (CSS) Code.
Which publication should be used to assist learn the nautical English language?
The (IMO) Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP) booklet.
The (ICS) Bridge Procedures Guide.
The Oxford Concise Dictionary.
Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary.
How much water per person is provided in a lifeboat not equipped with a desalting apparatus?
3 litres.
5 litres.
2 litres.
1 litre.
You wish to send a DSC-message because of a m. o. b. situation and assistance by other ships is required. You have to choose the category:
Distress.
Urgency.
Individual.
Safety.
The special list of cargo loaded on board a ship that needs to be prepared for reporting and other administrative purposes, is referred to as:
Manifest.
Tally list.
Load Summary.
Stowage Plan.
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?
Keep your working area clean and tidy.
Keep tools within easy reach during work.
Do not carry lighters or matches when working outdoors.
Always use gloves when using grinding machines.
The residual stability requirements of a container ship state that:
A container ship must always comply with the stability requirements of the International Loadline Rules.
A container ship is only required to comply with the loading port requirements.
A container ship must retain a positive GM of at least 1,5 metres at all stages of the voyage.
There are no special stability requirements, provided the ship remains fully stable at all times.
A rocket parachute flare reaches an altitude of:
Not less than 180 m.
Not less than 450 m.
Not less than 300 m.
Not less than 40 m.
In open water, you see a collision between two other ships. What immediate action should you take?
Nothing, proceed on passage unless they are in distress.
Send out a distress relay message.
Slow down and standby to see if any assistance is required.
Contact one or both vessels involved in the incident and offer assistance.
Where would you find out which fire sections are enclosed by “A” or “B” class divisions on a ship?
All the mentioned alternatives.
On the capacity plan.
On the Ship’s fire control plans.
On the general arrangement plan.
What mode must be used on the MF/HF transmission when making a radiotelephone call?
J3E.
G3E.
H3E.
F1B/J2B.
If all indications are that a cargo has been received without damages irregularities or short shipment and the phrase “apparent good order and condition” is entered on the Bill of Lading, then this Bill is this said to be:
A clean Bill of Lading.
An endorsed Bill of Lading.
A Due Title Bill of Lading.
I don’t know.
At what minimum height above sea level a SART transponder must be mounted?
1 metre.
2 metres.
0,5 metre.
The good working of a SART transponder doesn’t depend on the height above sea level.
Where do we find information about the ships fire preparedness?
Information about the ships fire preparedness is found in the muster list.
Information about the ships fire preparedness is found at the fire station.
Information about the ships fire preparedness is found in the company QA manual.
Information about the ships fire preparedness is found in the deck log book.
On a conventional rudder, how much lift force remains if the rudder-angle is decreased to 20°, from an initial 35°?
About 80 %.
About 50 %.
About 30 %.
About 10 %.
The relieving watchkeeper arrives on the bridge and is not in a fit state to take over the watch, what should the present watchkeeper do?
Not hand over the watch and inform the vessel master.
Hand over the watch as normal.
Hand over the watch as normal but ask the lookout to keep an eye on the relieving watchkeeper.
Hand over the watch and then go down and tell the vessel master what has happened.
The ship-shore HF-telephone-channel 2 228 consists of the frequencies 22 081,0 kHz and 22 777,0 kHz, in case of manual operation, one should tune the receiver on:
22 770,0 kHz.
2 228 kHz.
22 081,0 kHz.
The common receiving frequency for the 22 mHz band.
On a ship involved in a collision, what should happen immediately after the accident has taken place?
The master should be called.
The bridge team should devise a plan of action.
Crew should follow an emergency procedure.
The other ship should be contacted.
When should operational checks on navigation equipment be done?
When preparing for sea and entering port and at regular intervals during the voyage.
When there is an opportunity and time allows.
When there is any sucpicion of a fault with the equipment.
As often as possible.
Which part of the magnetic compass error changes with a change in the course steered?
Deviation.
Variation.
Induced magnetism.
All of the suggested answers.
HEL-H is the abbreviation of a heavy helicopter radius of action for rescue purposes. What do you think the radius and evacuating capacity of the helicopter is?
200 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 15 persons.
100 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 10 persons.
500 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 25 persons.
150 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 12 persons.
The prescribed periodic tests of the radio set must be entered in:
Radio Log.
Equipment manual.
Ship’s deck log.
Manual maritime radio communication.
What do you call the wide rung on a pilot ladder that prevents the ladder from twisting?
The wide rung on a pilot ladder that prevents it from twisting is called a “Wide step”
The wide rung on a pilot ladder that prevents it from twisting is called a “Long rung”
The wide rung on a pilot ladder that prevents it from twisting is called a “Spreader”.
The wide rung on a pilot ladder that prevents it from twisting is called a “Ani-twist rung”
The display of the DSC-controller on board is showing the following lines: TX call: Selectiveto: 02114200; Category: RoutineUSB: telephony; DSC TX 2 189,5 kHz save > send
J3E.
G3E.
F1B.
H3E.
On a vessel, where is the “boat deck” located?
It is the deck of a life boat giving access to un-hook the boat.
It is on the side of the accommodation from which persons embark into the lifeboats.
It is the lowest deck on the accommodation of a vessel where access is gained from a boat alongside.
It is the name of the main deck of the ship or boat.
What is the emergency channel on VHF?
Channel 16.
Channel 21.
Channel 09.
Channel 69.
A ship moving through heavy seas is affected by the water pressure at the bows causing an effect known as “Panting”. What structure in the forward region of the ship combats the effects of Panting?
Panting beams and stringers.
Double bottom tanks and floors.
Centreline bulkhead.
Collision bulkhead and deck.
If the speed of a vessel through the water is HALVED, how will this effect squat?
The squat effect will be reduced to approximately a quarter of its original value.
The squat effect will also be halved.
There will be very little change to the effects of squat.
I don’t know.
Which option correctly completes the following statement? When an ECDIS system is in DR mode:
It is probably using the course and speed through the water for position update.
The bridge team can rely on this trusted method of navigation.
It stops working not showing the position on the screen or freezing the last position.
It is in normal operational mode.
The PTT-switch must be:
Pressed in during speaking only to work semi-duplex.
Pressed in during speaking only to work duplex.
Pressed to listen.
Pressed in constantly to work simplex.
Sea area A4 in maritime radio traffic sea area:
Outside the sea areas A1, A2 and A3.
Upto 12 miles of land.
Within VHF-radiotelephony-range of a coast station, where continuous DSC-alarm is available.
I don’t know.
You are on a power-driven vessel underway in open water. You sight these lights on the port bow, on a steady bearing. The distance is closing. What are you looking at and what action will you take in compliance with the International Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea.
This is a power-driven vessel engaged in towing, less than 50 metres in length, length of tow under 200 metres and the tow, both being restricted in their ability to manoeuvre, seen from the starboard side. Under rule 18, I am required to keep clear and will take appropriate avoiding action.
This is a power-driven vessel, more than 50 metres in length or less than 50 metres in length and showing a second masthead light, restricted in her ability to manoeuvre. The sidelight of a second vessel can be seen beyond her. Under rule 18, I am obliged to keep clear of the first vessel and will therefore take appropriate avoiding action.
This is a power-driven vessel engaged in towing, more than 50 metres in length or less than 50 metres in length and showing a second masthead light, length of tow 200 metres or more, not under command. I will keep clear under rule 27.
I don’t know.
The «Deck Operational Container Vessel» subject provides both theoretical and practical knowledge on safely working with electrical equipment. Mastery of this information is a key indicator of an employee's competence in a relevant role on a vessel. Container vessels are essential to global trade, enabling the transport of goods across the world’s oceans and playing a vital role in connecting economies and facilitating international commerce.
As an officer on a container vessel, your responsibilities include navigation, piloting, cargo planning and management, equipment maintenance, safety oversight, and emergency response. You are tasked with ensuring the safe and efficient operation of the vessel, supervising cargo operations, maintaining navigational equipment, and promoting the overall safety and security of the ship and its crew.
- Version: 5.0. 5.1, 6.0.0.
- Test type: STCW.
- Department: Deck.
- Level: Operational.
- Vessel type: Container Vessel.
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