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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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Total questions on this topic: 398
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Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Lifebuoy with line.
Lifebuoy with light.
Lifebuoy with hand flare.
Lifebuoy with light and smoke.
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.
The pressure in a flexible fire hose must be set up:
While it is being laid down.
All answers are correct.
Before it is being laid down.
After it has been laid down.
Which of these weapons are widely available and commonly used by criminals and terrorists to further their aims?
Vehicle borne device.
Liquid explosive.
Gun.
Incendiary device.
Which one of the listed fire-extinguishing medium is most effective against an open oil fire?
Powder.
Gas.
Water.
Foam.
All waste receptacles shall be of non-combustible materials, built and equipped with:
No openings in sides and bottom.
A permanently attached cover.
A cover of a hinged self-closing type.
Permanent means for lashing.
What is flashpoint of an oil or liquefied gas?
The flashpoint for an oil or liquefied gas is the temperature at which it is possible to ignite the vapour above the liquid.
The flashpoint is the temperature needed to have a oil or liquefied gas pumpable.
The flashpoint is the temperature the oil or liquefied gas need for self ignition.
The flashpoint is the mixture of oxygen and hydrocarbons needed to have an oil or liquefied gas to burn.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Epierb.
Rocket parachute flares.
Radar transponder.
Survival craft distress pyrotechnic signals.
Which one of the following appliances is allowed to burn an oil fuel, the flash point of which may be a little bit lower than the one used for the main engine?
All the answers are wrong.
The inert gas generators.
The incinerators.
The emergency generators.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Davit launched lifeboat.
Davit launched rescue boat.
Release gripes.
Release falls.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Indicates manual starting direction of the engine.
Start engine.
Start water spray.
Reverse engine.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Lifeboat hand flare.
Line throwing appliance.
Radio signal emitting parachute flare.
Survival craft distress pyrotechnic signals.
Give the meaning of this symbol:
Lifebuoy with light.
Lifebuoy with light and smoke.
Lifebuoy with line.
Lifebuoy with line and smoke.
When the fire alarm signal is sounded every member of the ship’s crew shall immediately proceed to their assigned fire station. Which one of the following signals is used as fire alarm signal on board cargo ships?
Intermittent signals on the ship’s alarm bells.
Seven short blasts followed by one long blast on the ship’s whistle and alarm bells.
Three short blasts followed by three long blasts, then followed by three short blasts on the ship’s whistle and alarm bells.
One long blast on the ship’s whistle and alarm bells followed by seven short blasts.
The wearer of a lifejacket can jump into the water without injury and without damaging the jacket from a height of at least:
4,50 m.
7 m.
10 m.
12 m.
Shipboard Emergency Drills must be carried out at least (OPA-90):
Once a year.
Once every 6 months.
Once a week.
Once a month.
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.
Records relating to breaches of security and changes in security level must be secured against unauthorized access and available for review by contracting governments:
True.
False.
What is the only reliable way of checking that the CO2 cartridge in a dry powder extinguisher is full?
Weigh the extinguisher and check that it complies with the weight marked on it.
Remove the cartridge and weigh it to check that it has the full weight stamped on it.
All of the alternatives are reliable methods.
Check if the seal on the extinguisher release handle is intact.
What is the working principle of the detectors of a common fixed sprinkler fire-extinguish system?
They are fixed-temperature detectors.
They are smoke detectors.
They are flame detectors.
They are rate-of-rise detectors.
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.
A lifejacket must not sustain burning or continue melting after being totally enveloped in a fire for a period of:
2 sec.
10 sec.
20 sec.
1 min.
The best way to identify an IED is to:
Measure the size of the object.
Weight the object.
Recognize its components.
Shake the object.
How often must the Emergency Steering Gear be tested, and how is this information recorded in the OLB?
Monthly with signature of person carrying out test.
Monthly, with signature of Chief Engineer and witness.
Every 3 months. Details of test with signatures of Master and witness.
Fortnightly, with signature of Chief Engineer and witness.
Which of following items shall be included in an abandon ship drill?
Checking passenger’s immersion suits.
Checking the lifeboat provisions and supplies.
Checking the distress signal rockets and other distress signals.
Instruction in the use of radio life-saving appliances.
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.
Wearing an immersion suit when abandon ship is effective permits the person:
Not to wear warm clothing because the suit has sufficient insulation.
Not to wear a lifejacket because the suit has sufficient buoyancy.
To jump from a height of 4,5 m into the water without being injured or damaging the suit.
To climb up and down vertical ropes.
The smoke detector (fire indicator) indicates a fire in a cargo hold loaded with general cargo; this is immediately followed by a heavy smell of fire. What action should be taken first?
Close the ventilation system and other openings to the hold in order to choke the fire.
Use the ship’s central gas-extinguishing system to put out the fire.
Inspect the scene before deciding the method to be used for fire-fighting.
Start the fire pumps, open the hatches and start fighting the fire with fire hoses.
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.
In which ways is heat transmitted?
Conduction, convection and radiation.
Delay, conduction, radiation.
Radiation and gasification.
Gasification, conduction and convection.
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.
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 of these actions should crew take if a suspicious object that may be a bomb is located during a search?
Place the object in a desk drawer or file cabinet.
Confirm with their search partner that the object found is suspicious.
Cover the suspicious object with a box or blanket.
Throw the object overboard.
The muster list must be prepared:
At least 1 hour before the ship proceeds to sea.
At any moment before the ship proceeds to sea.
At least 2 hours after the ship has proceeded to sea.
At least 2 hours before the ship proceeds to sea.
What is the factor that makes the difference between a deflagrating and a detonating explosion?
The material which is at the origin of the explosion (powder or gas).
The speed of the shock wave created by the initial combustion.
The initial pressure, temperature and moisture content.
The confinement of the place where the explosion occurs (inside or outside).
How many Radar Transponder (SART) are required to be carried onboard a ship for use in survival crafts?
2, one of which being capable of floating free if the ship sinks.
One on each side of the ship.
One in each lifeboat.
Two on each side of the ship.
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.
Besides certain other factors, a BOILOVER takes place:
If the tank has a floating roof.
When the product is a combustible liquid.
When the container is nearly full.
When the container also contains water.
What is the general emergency alarm signal as specified in SOLAS?
One long blast followed by seven short blasts or more.
Seven or more short blasts followed by one long blast.
Three short blasts followed by three long blasts then three short ones.
One long blast.
Where shall manually operated call points in fixed fire-detection and alarm systems be located in accommodation spaces? (SOLAS II-2/13.2.1).
At exits and in corridors.
In stairways and escape routes.
In all crew and passenger cabins.
In messrooms, public lounges and other public rooms.
Which of these are indications that a parcel is suspicious?
The parcel smells like chocolate.
The parcel is wrapped in clean, brown paper and is addressed to a crewmember from his wife.
The parcel is addressed to no one in particular, arrives unexpectedly and seems heavy for its size.
The parcel came from Joe in the safety department and arrived quicker than expected.
If circumstances permit, how should low expansion foam be applied to oil burning near a bulkhead of the engine room?
The applicator should be used in a sweeping motion to spread the foam over the surface.
The foam should be aimed at about 45° upwards so that it can drop onto the fire.
The foam should be applied to the centre of the fire.
The foam should be aimed at the bulkhead behind the fire and allowed to spread out slowly over the fire.
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.
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?
150 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 12 persons.
500 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 25 persons.
100 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 10 persons.
200 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 15 persons.
Who is responsible for ensuring your ship completes a security assessment?
Company Security Officer.
Recognized Security Organization.
Ship Security Officer.
Flag State Administration.
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 Security Levels requires the highest security alert?
Security Level 1.
Security Level 2.
Security Level 3.
Security Level 4.
Generally speaking, what is the value commonly recognised as the maximum concentration of oil vapours allowed in the breathing air of a breathing apparatus?
10 mg/m3.
50 mg/m3.
5 mg/m3.
500 mg/m3.
The effectiveness of foam is based on:
Dilution.
Inhibition.
Smothering and dispersion.
Smothering and cooling.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Heat and chain reaction.
Combustible, oxygen, heat and chain reaction.
Combustible, oxygen, flames and chain reaction.
Combustible, air, flames and gas.
Which one of the listed requirements regarding the stowage of rescue boats corresponds to present SOLAS regulations. Rescue boats shall be stowed:
In a state of readiness for launching in not more than 2 minutes.
So that neither the rescue boat nor its launching arrangements will interfere with any survival craft at any other launching station.
Wherever space is available.
Attached to launching appliances.
Who is responsible for completing the DoS on behalf of the ship?
Chief Engineer.
Chief Officer.
Ship Security Officer.
Company Security Officer.
Which of the following may cause a fire in the accommodation spaces?
All the mentioned alternatives.
Smoking in bed.
Covering electric heaters with blankets.
Overloading electric plugs.
How much food per person is supplied in a lifeboat?
Not less than 10 000 kJ.
Not less than 20 000 kJ.
Not less than 5 000 kJ.
None – only barley sugar sweets supplied.
For a search to be effective it must be:
Organized haphazardly.
Inclusive of all personnel.
Conducted by personnel with limited knowledge of the ship’s layout.
Centrally controlled.
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.
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.
How many buoyant smoke signals are carried in each lifeboat?
6.
2.
4.
12.
The purpose of profiling is to:
Get beneath the outer shell of an individual to obtain a more complete picture.
Identify different personality types.
Make judgements about people based on heir appearance.
Categorize people on their nationality and ethnicity.
Which of this information must be included in a piracy attack alert?
Your ship’s name and call sign.
The number of pirates/highjackers.
The number of crew onboard.
The type of weapons being carried by the pirates/highjackers.
Which one of the listed requirements regarding life-jackets corresponds to present SOLAS regulations? A life-jacket shall be so constructed that:
It gives a long term thermal protection.
It can be correctly donned within 3 minutes without assistance.
It allows the wearer to jump from height of at least 4,5 m into the water without injury and without damaging the life-jacket.
It allows the wearer to jump from any height without injury and without damaging the life-jacket.
Referring to the SOLAS convention, how often should a crew member on a cargo ship participate in one abandon ship drill and one fire drill?
This is only required when he joins the ship.
Monthly.
Every second week.
Weekly.
What maximum suction head can be expected from a fire pump?
Approximately 5 metres.
Approximately 10 metres.
Any height, provided the pump has enough power.
Approximately 1 metre.
On a dark night with a clear atmosphere, the outside manually controlled lamp of a liferaft is visible at minimum at a distance of:
0,5 miles.
2 mile.
8 miles.
4 mile.
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.
What is the maximum allowed suction head for fire pumps? (SOLAS II-2/4.3.3.2.5).
9 metres.
3 metres.
4,5 metres.
1,5 metres.
How many hand held distress flares are carried in each liferaft with SOLAS B pack?
3.
Nil.
4.
2.
What is the meaning of this symbol?
Lifeboat.
Rescue boat.
Davit-launched liferaft.
Liferaft.
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.
How would you know how many people a lifeboat is supposed to hold?
Fill the boat up until no more space is left.
Ask one of the deck officers.
The number of persons should be clearly stated on the outside of the boats bow.
No fixed number as it depends on the people’s size.
Is it compulsory for a cargo ship to be divided into main vertical zones?
Yes, it is.
No it is not.
It depends on the gross tonnage of the vessel.
Yes, it is, but they need not be bounded by class “A-60” bulkheads.
Which statement about the use of profiling onboard a ship is true?
Detection equipment can be used in place of profiling.
Profilers need at least half an hour to gather the information they need.
Only visitors can be profiled.
A random selection process must be established.
Which of the following information shall be specified by the muster list?
The muster list has been prepared and approved by the administration before the ship proceeds to sea.
Action to be taken by crew and passengers.
The specific duties assigned to passengers that are in charge of a group of others.
The abandon ship signal consisting of two long blasts.
Which two persons check the Declaration of Security?
The local Police Officer and Ship Security Officer.
The Port Facility Security Officer and the Ship Security Officer.
The local Coast Guard Officer.
The Company Security Officer.
What kind of process is a fire?
All the mentioned alternatives.
It is a process characterised by an emission of heat, light and smoke.
It is a physical process.
It is a chemical process.
Is it necessary to be certified to be a lifeboat-commander?
Yes, you must attend a one week course at a approved course center.
No, the only thing you need is one hour instruction from a deck officer.
Yes, you must attend to a course held by certified personnel, and provide evidence of having maintained the required standards of competence every 5 years.
No.
What is the signal actuated by a fire detection system?
An audible and visual signal consisting in 7 short signals followed by a long one.
A visual signal at the control panel.
An audible signal at the control panel.
A visual and audible alarm signal at the control panel.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Foam release station.
CO2 battery.
Remote controlled fire pumps.
International shore connection.
During abandon ship exercise, what life-saving equipment must be demonstrated?
How to communicate using the hand-held radios.
Wearing and fastening of lifejackets and associated equipment.
Location of immersion suits and thermal protective aids.
Lifeboat radio.
A lifebuoy light is capable of working at minimum for a period of, and has a luminous intensity of:
2 h, 1 candela (about 1,0 mile range at normal meteorological sight).
2 h, 2 candela (about 1,7 mile range at normal meteorological sight).
4 h, 2 candela (about 1,7 mile range at normal meteorological sight).
4 h, 2 candela (about 1,0 mile range at normal meteorological sight).
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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