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Online testing: Test for seamans about Controlling Operation of the Ship and Care for Persons On Board (CES v6.0)
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A lifejacket is so constructed that a person can correctly don it within a period of:
30 sec.
2 min.
1 min.
10 sec.
Which Security Levels requires the highest security alert?
Security Level 1.
Security Level 2.
Security Level 3.
Security Level 4.
Which of the survival craft listed below is equipped with a buoyant line, not less than 50 m in length, of sufficient strength to tow a liferaft?
None of them.
Rescue boat.
Lifeboat.
Life raft.
The emergency fire pump is in accordance with good seamanship and precautionary routines run and tested weekly. Routine checks and maintenance are normally carried out by dedicated personnel. To ensure safe and appropriate operation of the pump, would you consider it beneficial that the same dedicated personnel operate the pump in emergencies?
In case of accidents, it is important that a wide range of personnel must be permitted and trained to operate the pump.
Only senior deck officers should operate the emergency pump.
To ensure safe operation of the emergency pump, only dedicated personnel must be permitted to operate the pump.
Only senior engineers should operate the emergency pump.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Secure lifeboat hatches.
Lower lifeboat to water.
Start water-spray.
Rescue boat with waterproof canopy.
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.
Disconnect the smoke detector.
No special precautions except for having a watch man and a fire extinguisher available.
Notify Master, Deck officer and Engineer in charge. The loop for this special sensor to be switched off and take normal precautions for hot work.
If conditions permit, which is the best way to board a liferaft which is floating close to the ship?
Wearing a lifejacket, jump into the water close to the raft and then swim to it.
Jump onto the raft itself.
Use a rope ladder close to the raft to climb down and board.
Jump into the water close to the raft, without a lifejacket, as this will make it easier to swim and board the liferaft.
What is a Continuous Synopsis Record?
A record of all security incidents.
A plan including all security measures onboard.
A plan for continuous maintenance of security equipment.
A record of the vessels history.
During a bomb search, which of the following is an important principle to follow?
Throw any suspicious items overboard.
Know exactly what a bomb looks like.
Try to reach behind bulkheads to find a bomb.
Do not touch any suspicious packages.
In which way shall a survivor be hauled out of the sea?
Vertical.
None of the mentioned.
In 45° angle.
Horizontal.
How many hand held distress flares are carried in each liferaft with SOLAS B pack?
3.
Nil.
4.
2.
Which of the following detailed explanations should be mentioned in the Training Manual?
How to use navigational equipment for survival crafts.
How to use escape routes and other escape methods.
How to recover survival craft and rescue boats including stowage and securing.
How to use surface to air visual signals to be used by survivors.
As regards the launching and recovery arrangements for rescue boats which is required among the following:
Launching and recovery arrangements shall be such that they can be operated at all times from the bridge.
Different type of launching and recovery arrangements shall be used for similar survival craft on board the ship.
Means shall be available to prevent any discharge of water on to survival craft during abandonment.
Each lifeboat shall be provided with separate appliances which is capable of launching and recovering the lifeboat.
When fully loaded, a lifeboat should have a sufficient strength to withstand a drop into the water from a height of:
Not less than 1,5 metres.
Not less than 0,5 metres.
Not less than 3,0 metres.
Not less than one third of the distance from the stowage position of the lifeboat to the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition.
Which information should be included in your search plan?
Known hiding spots to be searched.
Areas to be searched and personnel to be involved in the search.
Personnel to be involved in the search.
Areas to be searched.
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.
Which one of the given requirements regarding manning and supervision of survival craft corresponds to the SOLAS regulation?
There shall be at least 5 trained persons on board, mustering and assisting untrained persons.
A deck officer or certificated person shall be placed in charge of each survival craft to be used.
Every motorised survival craft shall have a certificated engineer assigned.
Every lifeboat required to carry radio telegraph installation shall have a deck officer capable of operating the equipment assigned.
Where do you find minimum drill requirements?
In classification society rules.
In the SOLAS convention and its annex.
In manager’s instructions.
In owner’s instructions.
Which one of the given requirements regarding survival craft muster and embarkation arrangements corresponds to the present SOLAS regulations?
Davit-launched survival craft muster and embarkation stations shall be arranged to enable stretchers to be placed in survival craft.
Searchlights to be provided at the launching station.
Muster and embarkation stations shall be readily accessible from accommodation and work areas.
Muster and embarkation stations are to be arranged separately to improve working conditions.
Oily rags and metal turnings:
Are not a fire hazard unless ignited.
Are a fire hazard because they generate their own oxygen when ignited and are therefore difficult to extinguish.
Are not a fire hazard at all.
Are a fire hazard because they are liable to spontaneous combustion.
How often are “abandon ship” drills required to be held on cargo vessels according to SOLAS?
Once every month.
Once every year.
Once every week.
Once every 6 months.
What is the minimum number of “international shore connections” that should be provided on vessels of 500 gross tonnage and upwards?
2.
0. Such connections only have to be provided on vessels over 1 000 gross tonnage.
1.
3.
For how long and at what speed is a fully loaded lifeboat designed to operate in calm weather?
4 knots for 48 hours.
10 knots for 24 hours.
3 knots for 24 hours.
6 knots for 24 hours.
Which one of the following is a limitation on the use of chemical powders?
All the below mentioned alternatives.
Some of them may give off NH3.
They may put an insulating deposit on electronic equipment.
In some cases they may cause a violent reaction on combustible metals such as sodium.
What do crew, visitors and contractors all have in common?
They’re all employees of the ship.
They’re all trained in ship emergency procedures.
They all have opportunity to smuggle drugs.
They’re all onboard the ship for the duration of its voyage.
What is the main advantage of a positive pressure breathing apparatus?
It ensures a constant supply of air.
It is less complicated and cheaper than a breathing apparatus of the demand type.
If the face mask has a leak toxic fumes/smoke would still not enter the mask.
The positive pressure makes it easier to breathe when working hard.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
D-class fire door self closing.
A-class fire door self closing.
C-class fire door self closing.
B-class fire door self closing.
Where on board would you find out which fire sections are enclosed by “A” or “B” bulkheads and decks?
On the general arrangement plan.
All the mentioned alternatives.
On the fire control plans.
On the capacity plan.
After smoking, cigarettes should be disposed off as follows:
Dropped over the lee side only so that it cannot blow back on board.
Dropped over the side only if you are certain they are extinguished.
Disposed of in an ashtray, ensuring that it is extinguished.
Dropped into a waste bin.
An immersion suit which has its own buoyancy is fitted with:
A light plus a whistle plus a knife.
A whistle.
A light.
A light plus a whistle.
What is the inherent danger in welding/cutting in piping containing freon?
Development of nitrous gases.
Depletion of the ozone layer.
Depletion of oxygen in the air.
Development of explosive gases.
The duty engineer of a UMS ship is approached by a member of the ship’s staff, seeking permission to hang wet working clothes in the engine room to dry. He should:
Allow the clothes to be hung over a rail provided there is no electrical equipment directly below.
Allow the clothes to be hung over rail next to the warm FO service tanks.
Allow the clothes to be hung over a rail anywhere.
Not allow the clothes to be hung anywhere in the unmanned machinery spaces.
Which of the following features is required for an anti-exposure suit?
Can be continuously worn without impeding every duties to be performed by the wearer when in normal watch on the bridge.
Is fitted with a light and a whistle.
Is marked with the name of the vessel to which the appliance belongs.
Is made of such a material that it cannot be torn.
One of the categories of information that must be included in your SSP is:
Security arrangements.
Weaknesses in security measures.
Threat scenarios.
Ship security survey.
The analyses of the smoke produced by a fire, may give an interpretation of that fire. Which are the factors we should take into account?
Colour only.
Opacity, amount and colour.
Amount and opacity only.
There is no possible interpretation of a fire according to the smoke.
Check the items that can be a possible threat:
Piracy, Hijacking and Smuggling.
All alternatives.
Bombing and Sabotage.
Cargo tampering and Stowaways.
When having a fire alarm during normal working hours, what immediate actions should be taken?
Start the fire pump, the sooner the better.
Act according to instruction given in the fire plan.
Start searching for the fire to determine if it is in the engine room.
Everybody gather in the safety centre.
You have abandoned ship in a liferaft. Which of the following actions should you take?
Start paddling in the direction of the nearest land.
Organize a lookout system.
Join up with any other survival craft and stream the sea anchor.
Organize a lookout system and join up with other survival craft if possible. You should also stream the sea anchor.
What is the priority for the ship’s management team when fire breaks out?
The ship’s management team must organise the fire teams and then the teams have to rescue missing personnel.
The ship’s management team and the crew must evacuate the ship.
The ship’s management team must call the nearest fire brigade and police station.
The ship’s management team must fight the fire and then call the fire teams.
In case a fire alarm is sounded from the bridge, what action would you take as Engineer on Duty?
Start the fire pump.
Report to the muster station.
Stop the engines.
Contact the bridge by telephone and ask for instructions.
Which part of the float-free arrangement for inflatable liferafts is made to release the liferaft after being automatically inflated during the ship is sinking?
The painter.
The weak link.
The lashing strap.
The hydrostatic release unit.
Which of the listed requirements regarding service and maintenance of life-saving appliances correspond to present regulations?
At least one member of the crew shallhold a repairman certificate for life-saving equipment.
Maintenance and repair of all life-saving equipments shall be carried out by the certified ship staff only.
Maintenance and repair of all the life-saving equipments will be carried out ashore in work shop only.
Instructions for onboard maintenance of life-saving appliances in accordance with the regulations shall be provided.
The main risk for people when using CO2 as an extinguishing agent in a closed space is:
Low temperature at the nozzle.
Toxicity.
Air suppression.
Reduction of visibility.
Which one of the listed fire-extinguishing medium is to be preferred to fight a fire in an electric installation (for example the main switchboard)?
Water fog.
Foam.
Sprinkler.
Powder.
Where is the International Shore Connection to be stored?
In the accommodation.
Easy accessible by the gangway.
Together with the cargohoses.
In the engine room.
What is the absolutely main purpose with fighting a fire on board?
To limit the fire.
Try to put out the fire.
To put out the fire.
Rescuing of life.
Which of the following areas may be possible restricted areas? Review all answers.
All alternatives.
The Engine control room.
The Bridge.
The Cargo control room.
What colour flare is used to signal a safe landing place for small boats?
Yellow.
White.
Green.
Blue.
You are the officer of the watch at the bridge of a cargo ship. In the middle of the night, an alarm sounds on the control panel of the fire detection system. It indicates that a detector is activated in the crew’s accommodation. What is the first action you would take?
Sound the fire alarm signal and send the seaman on watch down to inspect and report the situation.
Run to the scene as fast as possible and start fighting the fire by all available means.
Acquit the alarm and wait till it sounds again before taking any other action.
Call the Captain.
Which part of the fresh water quantity provided for each person the liferaft is permitted to accommodate may be replaced by a de-salting apparatus?
0,5 l if the de-salting apparatus is capable of producing this quantity in 1 day.
0,25 l if the de-salting apparatus is capable of producing this quantity in 1 day.
0,25 l if the de-salting apparatus is capable of producing this quantity in 2 day.
0,5 l if the de-salting apparatus is capable of producing this quantity in 2 day.
What is the purpose of the “Bowsing tackle” (block and tackle) supplied at each end of the lifeboat?
It keeps the boat alongside the embarkation deck so that the tracing pennants can be released.
It is a general purpose tackle to be used in any type of emergency.
It is designed to pull the boat alongside the embarkation deck after the tracing pennants have been released.
It enables the boat to be secured to the embarkation deck so that the wire falls can be released for changing or end for ending.
Which of these statements about drug smuggling is true?
Drugs are difficult to conceal onboard a ship.
The preventative measures you incorporate into your ship’s security plan should be exhaustive, regardless of the level of threat identified by your ship’s security assessment.
Drug smuggling is only a problem in certain ports, so only ships sailing in those ports need to implement preventative measures.
The risks to ships are not restricted to specific areas or trading routes.
Who is responsible for completing the DoS on behalf of the ship?
Chief Engineer.
Chief Officer.
Ship Security Officer.
Company Security Officer.
In general what is the proportion of concentrate to water to produce foam?
Between 50 % and 100 %.
Over 100 %.
Between 3 % and 6 %.
This operation is done automatically and in relation to the foam.
Which of following items shall be included in an abandon ship drill?
Checking the distress signal rockets and other distress signals.
Checking the lifeboat provisions and supplies.
Instruction in the use of radio life-saving appliances.
Checking passenger’s immersion suits.
The steps of the embarkation ladder used must be spaced apart by a distance of:
200 mm.
300 mm.
Equally spaced and not less than 300 mm or more than 380 mm.
Equally spaced, not less than 200 mm or more than 280 mm.
In order to achieve a greater effectiveness when using a permanent system of extinction with gases (for example CO2), we must:
Activate the alarm, evacuate the area and seal the place, then activate the extinction system.
Activate the extinction system before we activate the alarm.
Check the valves, seal the area and activate the extinction system.
Only activate the alarm, then the extinction system.
What is the chapter of the SOLAS that regulates all themes related with such matters as fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction?
Chapter X.
Chapter III.
Chapter II-2.
Chapter II-1.
You are starting to get low on water in the lifeboat. What should you do?
Use sea water.
Collect rain water.
Mix sea water with 50 % fresh water.
Drink urine.
What is the minimum number of portable fire extinguishers that must be carried on ships of 1 000 GRT and above?
9.
3.
7.
5.
What is the requirements to ventilation ducts of more than 2 metres in length (ships other than passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers)? SOLAS II-2/16.1.
They shall be isolated from any combustible material.
They shall have lining of non-combustible insulating material.
They must be fabricated of non-combustible material.
They must be fabricated of fire-resistant material.
Give the meaning of this symbol:
Lifebuoy with light.
Lifebuoy with light and smoke.
Lifebuoy with line.
Lifebuoy with line and smoke.
Which of these measures would you implement to prevent drugs from being smuggled onboard your ship while it’s berthed?
Search some of the packages, spares and stores received.
Maintain restricted areas.
Check a portion of the bags and packages brought onboard.
Eliminate fore and aft deck watch at night.
Generally speaking, what is the value commonly recognised as the maximum concentration of CO allowed in the breathing air of a breathing apparatus?
80 ppm.
20 ppm.
40 ppm.
100 ppm.
The correct order of actions to be taken in a fire emergency, should be:
Evaluation of the situation, confinement of fire, rescue and life-saving, extinction.
Extinction, evaluation of the situation, confinement of fire, rescue and life-saving.
Evaluation of the situation, rescue and life-saving, confinement of fire, extinction, then feed back on the emergency.
Extinction, confinement of fire, feed back on the emergency, rescue and life-saving, then evaluation of the situation.
What alarm signal must be sounded by the alarm bells in case of fire?
The signal which is stated in the muster list.
One long blast followed by seven short blasts.
Series of short blasts.
A continuous signal.
On-board training in the use of davit-launched liferafts (including inflation and lowering whenever practicable) must take place:
Every 4 months.
Every 3 months.
Every 2 months.
Every month.
As per SOLAS regulations, the general emergency alarm system must be tested:
Every week.
Every 3 weeks.
Every 2 weeks.
Every month.
When passenger ships are engaged on international voyages (except for short ones) musters of the passengers must be performed within:
1 week after their embarkation.
Immediately after their embarkation.
48 hours after their embarkation.
24 hours after their embarkation.
A person wearing a thermal protective aid shall be able:
To climb up and down a vertical ladder.
To swim a short distance through the water and board a survival craft.
To wear a lifejacket inside.
To jump into the water from a height of 4,5 m.
For which of the following groups of substances or materials is the use of water as an extinguishing agent dangerous?
Gas-oil, oily rags, synthetic textiles.
Wood, rubber, oil.
Sodium hydrosulphite, potassium hydroxide, magnesium.
Alcohol, paraffin.
Who is responsible for ensuring that your ship’s security plan meets the requirements of the ISPS Code?
Ship Security Officer.
Company Security Officer.
Flag State Administration.
Recognized Security Organization.
A safety valve is sufficient to prevent a BLEVE.
Wrong, it depends on the product.
Right in all cases.
Wrong in all cases.
Wrong, if the valve is wrongly set.
In which ways is heat transmitted?
Conduction, convection and radiation.
Delay, conduction, radiation.
Radiation and gasification.
Gasification, conduction and convection.
What is the inherent danger in the use of halon to extinguish an extensive fire?
Depletion of oxygen in the air.
Development of toxic gases.
Depletion of the ozone layer.
Development of explosive gases.
In a liquid fire the surface of which is about 100 m2:
Flames are usually higher than the diameter of the fire.
The radiated heat is lower than the conducted heat.
The radiated heat can spread to exposures placed 200 m away.
The radiated heat can spread to exposures placed 100 m away.
Which of the following actions will most effectively prevent fire in a cabin?
Ensuring that all persons avoid smoking in bed.
Removing all ashtrays.
Request people to refrain from smoking.
Install fire detecting devices.
Which of the following fittings shall be provided to all lifeboats?
A remotely operated steering arrangement.
An electric power starting system for the propulsion engine with one rechargeable energy source.
Permanent boarding arrangements on both sides to enable persons in the water to board the lifeboat.
A manually controlled lamp fitted on the inside.
The necessary elements to create fire are:
Combustible, air, flames and gas.
Heat and chain reaction.
Combustible, oxygen, heat and chain reaction.
Combustible, oxygen, flames and chain reaction.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Hose box.
Sprinkler horn.
Fire alarm panel.
CO2 battery.
The current test includes Seagull CES questions on the topic of «Controlling Operation of the Ship and Care for Persons On Board». The 3rd officer's duties include ensuring that all safety equipment is in proper working condition and conducting regular safety drills. They are also responsible for maintaining the vessel’s safety management system and ensuring compliance with all relevant safety regulations. Additionally, the 3rd officer may be involved in implementing the vessel’s security plan and ensuring adherence to relevant security protocols. They are responsible for keeping a lookout on the bridge and maintaining the vessel's course and speed as directed by the Officer of the Watch (OOW). They also assist the OOW with regular navigational checks and maintain communication with other vessels and shore-based authorities.
- Version: 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0.0.
- Test type: STCW.
- Duty: Officer.
- Level: Controlling the operation of the ship.
- Areas: Fire Fighting Basic, Fire Fighting Advanced, Security Awareness, SSO – Ship Security Officer, Survival Basic, Survival Advanced.
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