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On area A4 the function “Transmission and reception of on scene communications” is mainly based on:

The use of HF DSC and/or Inmarsat-C.

The use of HF DSC.

The use of MF and/or VHF R/T.

I don’t know.

Your vessel is in an area of restricted visibility. You hear this sound signal. What does it mean?

That there is a vessel at anchor in the vicinity.

That there is a vessel aground in the vicinity.

That there is a vessel in distress nearby.

That there is a vessel engaged in underwater operations in the vicinity. She has divers down.

When in-service testing a hose used for cargo transfer on an oil tanker (and for which the elongation of the hose assembly when new was greater than 2,5 %), the maximum permitted elongation before the hose must be withdrawn from service should be:

Not more than 1,5 times the temporary elongation measured when the hose assembly was new, as documented in the manufacturer’s certificate.

Not more than 1,25 times the temporary elongation measured when the hose assembly was last tested, as documented in the appropriate certificate.

Not more than 1,5 times the temporary elongation measured when the hose assembly was last tested, as documented in the appropriate certificate.

Not more than 1,5 times the temporary elongation measured at the previous in-service test, as documented in the ship’s annual test record.

A tanker in ballast, having recently left the discharge port is involved in a collision. The two vessels are still interlocked after the collision and a survey of the ships gives all crew members are safe and the damage is focussed to the vicinity of the impact. What should be the greatest concern at this time?

When the two vessels separate, one (or both) of the vessels will have insufficient stability to remain afloat.

The possibility of pollution.

The ships moving together in the swell/seaway will cause a spark and consequently an explosion.

The vessels moving together will create even greater damage to their structures.

Notification logging procedures (OPA-90):

Only communication with USCG.

Every report or message must be logged including time and date.

Only verbal reports for documentation.

Only initial reports to be logged.

On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term “BREADTH” given. Which one is the correct one?

Breadth is given by A on the figure.

Breadth is given by B on the figure.

Breadth is given by C on the figure.

Breadth is given by D on the figure.

As a result of being in collision with your vessel, the other vessel involved is on fire. What are your responsibilities?

The other vessel is in distress and if possible I will render assistance.

This is not my problem.

Depends on in which seawaters we are.

I don’t know.

According to the IAMSAR Manual, what is the expected survival time for a person in water of 4-10 °C, without special protective clothing?

Less than 12 hours.

Less than 1 hour.

Less than 6 hours.

Less than 3 hours.

In which ways is heat transmitted?

Delay, conduction, radiation.

Conduction, convection and radiation.

Gasification, conduction and convection.

Radiation and gasification.

During cargo or bunker operations, oil response equipment is to be:

In the cargo pump room.

In its store room.

Used elsewhere in the ship.

Ready for immediate use.

During the anchoring procedure, what would the 2nd Officer understand by the following request from the bridge, “How is the chain”?

The bridge would like to know the direction of the anchor cable from the hawse pipe.

The Master is requesting the Chief Officer to inform the bridge of whether he can determine which way the ship is moving in the water.

The Master is asking the Chief Officer whether the ship needs to be moved forward and take the weight off the anchor cable.

The Master is asking the Chief Officer whether the vessel is dragging anchor.

What is the “Scantling Draught” of an Oil Tanker with segregated ballast tanks?

The draught for which the structural strength of the ship has been designed.

The draught on which the fundamental design parameters are based.

The minimum draught amidships when in ballast condition.

The maximum draught determined by the Loadline Rules.

What indicates “MIDSHIPS” in the figure?

Midships is indicated by A, in the figure.

Midships is indicated by B, in the figure.

Midships is indicated by C, in the figure.

Midships is indicated by D, in the figure.

With a davit launched lifeboat, what weight is required by SOLAS regulations to be used for the 5 yearly test of the davit and brake system?

1,1 times the total weight of the lifeboat when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment.

1,25 times the total weight of the lifeboat when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment.

0,8 times the total weight of the lifeboat when loaded with its full complement of persons, equipment and stores.

The equivalent to the total weight of the lifeboat when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment.

How many square metres does the IAMSAR Volume 3 manual suggest may be calmed by releasing 200 litres of lubricating oil slowly through a rubber hose with the outlet maintained just above the surface while the ship proceeds at slow speed?

Approx 5 000 square metres.

Approx 500 square metres.

Approx 50 square metres.

Approx 50 000 square metres.

Master of every ship must provide:

The training during crews working hours only.

Proper rest to the crew after each training programme.

Facilities to conduct training whenever required by the training officer.

A link between the shipboard training officer and the company training officer ashore.

What will you do if you are helmsman and the OOW (officer on watch) gives you the order: “Port 20” and after a while the order: “Ease to 10”?

Apply the wheel to alter the course 20 degrees to port and then after the second command change the heading a further 10 degrees.

Change the compass course to a new heading which is 20 degrees to port of original heading and then after the second command reduce it to only 10 degrees to port of original heading.

Apply 20 degrees of rudder towards port and then after the second command reduce the wheel to 10 degrees of helm.

The ODME printouts for tank cleaning operations must be retained on board for a minimum period:

Of 3 years.

Of 2 years.

Of 1 year.

Annually.

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.

Where can specific information be found regarding the action to take in the event of an oil spill while discharging at a US port?

Vessel Response Plan.

Shipboard Emergency Pollution Plan.

Discharge Terminal’s pollution Control Notification Requirements.

Cargo discharge instructions.

If your chemical tanker is equipped with high velocity venting valves, at what minimum height above the weather deck or catwalk should they be installed?

6 metres.

4,5 metres.

3 metres.

2,5 metres.

What general background colour is used on warning signs that indicate emergency or first-aid features, or indicate a safe condition?

Blue.

Yellow.

Red.

Green.

By a “geographical area call” in the DSC-system is meant:

A DSC-message for all vessels within a certain area marked by a reference position, given in the DSC-message and the degrees are given in southerly and easterly direction.

A DSC-message for all ships heading towards a certain geographical area.

A DSC-message for all vessels within a certain area from a position in the DSC-message, and the degrees are given in northerly and westerly direction.

I don’t know.

Which personnel must undergo familiarization training on board?

Only the ratings.

Only catering staff.

Everyone.

Only the deck officers.

For a ship operating or calling in US waters, COTP can request (OPA-90):

Participation in all announced drills.

Maximum two drills a year.

Unannounced drills at any time.

Maximum one drill a year.

What action should be taken by the Officer of the Watch in the event of fire being reported to the bridge during the 00:00 to 04:00 watch?

Send the bridge look-out down to investigate.

Stop engines and inform the engine room.

Sound the Fire Alarm.

Call the Master.

Which one of the following items has to be included in an abandon ship drill according to SOLAS regulations?

Checking that life-jackets are correctly donned.

Starting and operating radio life-saving appliances.

Manoeuvring the lifeboat in the water.

Launching and recovery of a survival craft.

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 engineers should operate the emergency pump.

To ensure safe operation of the emergency pump, only dedicated personnel must be permitted to operate the pump.

What can be used to reduce the effect of the state of sea-waves?

Fuel Oil.

Vegetable/Fish Oil.

Foam.

Crude Oil.

The word RADIO is spelled conform the international phonetic alphabet:

Romeo, Alfa, Delta, India, Oscar.

Romeo, Atlanta, Delta, India, October.

Romeo, Alpha, Delta, India, October.

Radio, Alfa, Delta, India, Oscar.

A vessel has been in involved in a collision. Which procedure should happen immediately?

There is assessment of the damage stability.

Determine any injuries of persons on board.

“Door to door” shipment is covered under:

A Through Bill of Lading.

An Ocean Bill of Lading.

A Multi-Phase Bill of Lading.

A Destination Bill of Lading.

What will you bring in a lifeboat if the ship is abondoned?

As much biscuit and canned food as possible.

All pets that will most likely not be able to enter the boat by themselves.

Warm clothes, blankets and lifevests.

All valuables like money, jewelry etc.

Oil tankers are subject to cyclical bending moments throughout their life as a result classification society rules require a specific minimum reduction in steel thickness to be maintained within “x” length amidships, where “x” is:

Half Length.

0,4 Length.

0,6 of the Length.

Quarter of the Length.

The purpose of permanent continuous coamings fitted from side to side across the decks near the accommodation of an oil tanker is:

To keep deck spills away from the accommodation and service areas.

To reduce the effects of racking stresses.

To increase the strength of the deck structure.

To push the sea water shipped onto the deck over the sides of the ship.

You are on a sailing vessel, underway in open water. This vessel is sighted on the starboard bow, on a steady bearing and the distance is closing. By the International Regulations for the Preventing Collisions at Sea, what action will you follow?

By Rule 18, a power-driven vessel underway shall keep out of the way of a sailing vessel. I will maintain my course and speed, but will continue to monitor situation to ensure the other vessel takes avoiding action.

This vessel is clearly a power-driven vessel and I anticipate that the bearing will therefore close and she will pass ahead at a safe distance.

Risk of collision is deemed to exist and, as the other vessel is on a steady bearing on my starboard side, I am required to keep out of the way. I will make a broad alteration of course to starboard.

Risk of collision is deemed to exist and, as the other vessel is on a steady bearing on my starboard side, I will maintain my course and speed.

The emergency battery of a GMDSS portophone:

Must be tested once a week.

Cannot be replaced.

Must be replaced before the expiry date is exceeded.

I don’t know.

What is to be considered when deciding the position of the accommodation on an oil tanker?

A single failure of deck or bulkhead shall not allow fumes into the accommodation spaces.

There must only be one accommodation block.

They must be at the after end of the vessel.

There are no restrictions to the position of the accommodation.

As per the IMDG Code, an “article” is referred to as:

A device that contains a dangerous substance or mixture of substances.

Something that is packed within a freight container.

A device that is responsible for initiating a dangerous reaction.

A form that contains important information about a hazardous substance.

Most minor oilspills are caused by:

Human error.

Equipment failure.

Unforeseeable circumstances.

Major casualties.

Which of the following requirements to ships stability for normal operation corresponds to present regulations? (NSCL 4/12.2).

The ship is loaded in such a manner that adequate stability is achieved in all loading condition.

Unless otherwise stated in the approved stability calculation, the total weight of the deck cargo shall not exceed 50 metric tons.

In waters with the danger of icing, loading of deck cargo must be approved by competent authority.

Centre of gravity shall be calculated with an accuracy better than 5 %.

What is the probable cause of an error in the position shown on a GPS receiver set into “2D” fixing?

Incorrect height of the antenna set into the receiver.

The limit set on the VDOP figure is too small.

The receiver has defaulted to “3D” fixing and there is no overhead satellite.

The limit set on the HDOP figure is too great.

When should a crew member joining a ship for the first time be given some training and instructions in the use of the ship’s fire-fighting appliances?

As soon as possible but not later than 2 days after he joins the ship.

As soon as possible but not later than 24 hours after he joins the ship.

As soon as possible but not later than 2 weeks after he joins the ship.

As soon as possible.

What type of bomb search should you conduct to avoid panic when the credibility of the threat is in doubt and you don’t want to disrupt ship business?

Nominated officers search.

Crew search.

External search team.

Known hiding spot search.

What significant change to the requirements for the carriage of Vegetable Oils in tankers was introduced by the amendments to MARPOL and the IBC Code on 1st January 2007?

They must now be carried in type II tanks.

None of above.

I don’t know.

They must now be carried in double-hull tankers.

Give the meaning of the following symbol:

Secondary means of escape.

Primary means of escape.

A class division.

Main vertical.

A message is send by the Inmarset C-set. The land earth station will:

Automatically send a positive delivery notification (PDN) to the sender.

Only send a positive delivery notification (PDN) to the sender if the sender requested, so in the send menu.

Never send a positive delivery notification (PDN) to the sender. The addressed will have to confirm the message through the ground-station and request for further information, if desired.

I don’t know.

Code signals concerning request and general information on medical matters normally consist of:

Letter M plus two other letters.

Letter P plus two other letters.

Letter D plus two other letters.

Letter H plus two other letters.

Every inflatable liferaft, inflatable lifejacket and hydrostatic release units shall be serviced:

Every 12 months.

Every 24 months.

Every 36 months.

I don’t know.

The battery of a SART:

Must be replaced before the expiry date is exceeded.

No – because a Mercator course is more efficient, less distance and easier to follow.

Yes – because it is the easiest sailing to compute and then follow.

Yes – because an ECDIS in track control will do the computation and steer the route.

At what minimum height above sea level must a SART transponder be mounted?

1 metre.

0,5 metre.

2 metres.

The proper function of a SART transponder doesn’t depend on the height above sea level.

To maintain good relationship among the crew on board a vessel, one must be:

Understanding, Co-operative, and have respect from both sides.

Give authority to others.

Polite and diplomatic while talking to crew members.

Strict and authoritative while giving orders.

The steps of the embarkation ladder used must be spaced apart by a distance of:

300 mm.

200 mm.

Equally spaced and not less than 300 mm or more than 380 mm.

I don’t know.

IMO MSC.1/Circ 1321 requires that cargo pump rooms on oil tankers shall be mechanically ventilated, using non-sparking suction type fans. What is the minimum number of changes of air per hour that a ventilation system must deliver?

At least 15 per hour.

At least 10 per hour.

At least 30 per hour.

At least 20 per hour.

Why is it important to have good relationship on-board a vessel?

It leads to better work performance and positive atmosphere among the crew.

Crew comes to know each others problems.

It encourages crew to extend their contract.

It will prevent accidents from happening.

The purpose of expansion couplings to be fitted on the longitudinal pipelines of oil tankers is:

To allow the pipeline to contract when the cargo passing through it is cold.

To allow the pipeline to expand when loading a hot cargo through the pipeline.

To allow the pipelines to follow the ships flexing movement when pitching.

To prevent the pipeline from cracking when the ship suffers from Racking stresses.

What are the three volumes of the IAMSAR Manual?

I – Organization and Management; II – Mission Co-ordination; III – Mobile Facilities.

I – Planning and Preparation; II – Rescue Control; III – Reference.

A – Command and Control; B – Communications; C – Rescue Procedures.

I – Organization; II – Communications; III – Rescue Procedures.

When discussing their chemistry of petroleum cargoes, if “Alkanes” are saturated hydrocarbons, what are unsaturated hydrocarbons?

Pentenes.

Alkenes.

Octanes.

I don’t know.

You are close to the entrance to a port in thick fog. You hear the following signal. What does it mean?

That the port is closed.

That there is a vessel at anchor in the vicinity. She is more than 100 metres length.

I don’t know.

That there is a vessel at anchor in the vicinity. She is less than 100 metres in length.

According to ISGOTT, flue gas that is produced by the burning of a fuel oil that has a high sulphur content will typically contain which of the following amounts of sulphur dioxide?

2 000 ppm.

4 000 ppm.

850 ppm.

200 ppm.

What is usually the effect on G when the ship is damaged with water ingress?

It is unchanged.

It lowers.

It rises.

It first rises and then lowers.

What device can be used by a tug to get a line aboard a disabled vessel in bad weather, when it is dangerous for the tug to get too close?

A rocket line.

A heaving line.

A cannon line.

A missile line.

The word SATCOM is spelled conform the international phonetic alphabet:

Sierra, Alfa, Tango, Charlie, Oscar, Mike.

Sierra, Able, Tango, Cornelies, Oslo, Man.

Sierra, Anna, Tango, Cornelies, Oslo, Mike.

Sierra, Able, Tripoli, Charlie, Oscar, Mike.

A DSC distress alert is received. The message states that communication by radiotelex is preferred. One preferably uses:

ARQ mode.

SELFEC mode.

FEC mode.

I don’t know.

Where would you find the document relating to the “Condition of Freeboard Assignment” onboard?

With the Loadline Certificate.

With the Structural Survey File.

With the Classification Records.

With the Safety Construction Certificate.

On board passenger ships an abandon ship drill must be performed:

Every week.

Every two weeks.

Every month.

Every three months.

On board an oil tanker, slop tanks may be used for the carriage of oil:

When not being used for the carriage of slops and are included in the total cargo capacity of the vessel.

Slop tanks may only be used for the carriage of oil on clean ballast tankers and are only included in the total cargo capacity of this type of vessel.

Slop tanks may only be used for the carriage of oil cargo by agreement between the shipper, receiver and charterer. They are not normally included in the total cargo capacity of the vessel.

Slop tanks may not be used for the carriage of oil cargo under any circumstances and are not included in the total cargo capacity of the vessel.

The oil product particularly associated with the danger of contracting leukaemia through exposure to its vapours is:

Octene.

Benzene.

Xylene.

Toluene.

When during transmitting the display of a radiotelephone-installation shows a decrease intransmitting power it is:

An indication of aerial problem.

An automatic adjustment of the chosen transmitting mode.

An indication of choosing a wrong channel.

An adjustment of the semi-duplex transmitting power.

Which Convention first placed on the shipowner an obligation to exercise due diligence to make a ship seaworthy, requiring him “before and at the beginning of a voyage… to….make the ship seaworthy … and … make the holds … and all other parts of the vessel in which goods are carried, fit and safe for their reception, carriage and preservation”?

The Antwerp Convention.

The Paris Memorandum.

The Nassau Protocol.

The Hague-Visby Rules.

During the survey of Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) equipment, which document must be available to the surveyor to demonstrate compliance with SOLAS?

A report giving the result of the Conformance Test issued by an Application Service Provider on behalf of an Administration.

A report giving the result of the Performance Test, issued by the manufacturer in compliance with the Flag State Authority requirements.

A Statement of Installation and Testing by the Application Service Provider in compliance with SOLAS V/26-4.

MARPOL – Annex V. Disposal of garbage. Your vessel is in the Red Sea (Special Area) and the Chief Cook is requesting to have some food waste burned in the incinerator. Due to problems with incinerator, you decide to have the waste ground in the Grinder (Lump size max. 25 mm) and disposed off into the sea. Is this prohibited, if not, how far from nearest land is this legal?

25 miles.

3 miles.

This is prohibited.

12 miles.

Via Inmarsat-C a message is sent to an Inmarsat-C mailbox with a positive delivery notification (PDN). The ground station will:

Send a PDN, as soon as the message is collected from the mailbox.

Send a PDN, if the message has arrived in the mailbox.

Send no PDN’s with messages intended for the mailbox.

I don’t know.

The position that is determined by built in GPS-receiver in an Inmarsat-EPIRB has an accuracy of about:

1 200 metres.

2 200 metres.

200 metres.

4 200 metres.

Buoyant smoke signals shall be so designed as to burn or emit smoke:

Continuously after having been immersed for a period of 10 seconds under 100 mm of water when underwater.

Continuously after having been immersed for a period of 1 minute under 1 m of water.

Only when not in the water.

When underwater.

According to 33 CFR 156.170, for oil tankers trading in US waters, the minimum requirement for testing of cargo transfer hoses and associated piping system are:

That no leakage occurs under static liquid pressure of at least 1,5 times the maximum allowable working pressure.

That no leakage occurs under dynamic fluid pressure of less than 1,5 times the maximum allowable working pressure.

That no leakage occurs under static liquid pressure of at least 1,25 times the maximum allowable working pressure.

That no leakage occurs at the nominal anticipated working pressure.

The recommended distance between parallel tracks (track spacing) in a search for a casualty by a surface vessel varies (amongst other factors) according to visibility and the nature of the target in the IAMSAR Manual. These distances are then normally adjusted for prevailing weather conditions. If visibility was 5 nautical miles and you were looking for a six-person liferaft, what would the recommended uncorrected track spacing be?

3,6 nautical miles.

0,7 nautical miles.

5,0 nautical miles.

I don’t know.

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

F1B.

J3E.

H3E.

G3E.

A vessel berths at two different jetties under the influence of a 1 knot beam current. At the first jetty the ship has an underkeel clearance of 5 times the draught and at the second the underkeel clearance is only 0,5 times the draught. If the current exerted a force of 50 tonnes on the ship at the first jetty, what would be the approximate force exerted at the second if the draught is the same?

75 tonnes.

25 tonnes.

Unchanged, remains at 50 tonnes.

150 tonnes.

You are to load a number of chemical cargoes in Rotterdam in December, for eventual discharge in Australia, after the ship has called at Singapore and Malaysia. None of the cargoes on board at any stage of the voyage require heating. None of the tanks to be discharged in Singapore and Malysia will require hot washing after discharge. What will need to be considered when determining the filling limits of the tanks containing the Australian cargoes?

The potential damage to tank coating in the upper areas of any tanks which are not fully loaded due to the duration of exposure to cargo vapour.

The accuracy of the tank level monitoring systems in potentially sub-zero conditions.

The anticipated cargo loss due to the projected evaporation rates as the vessel passes through the tropics.

The maximum anticipated temperature that the cargoes will reach bearing in mind ambient air and sea temperatures to be encountered on passage, so that any expansion does not result in overflow.

The current test includes Seagull CES questions on the topic of «Deck, Management, Oil Tanker». These questions are designed to assess the competence of specialists in preventing accidents related to transport safety and can also be used for self-assessment.

The «Management» subject provides both theoretical and practical knowledge essential for advanced training on any type of vessel. Proficiency in this area is a direct indicator of an employee's competence in their specific role on a vessel. On an oil tanker, the Deck Management Officer is responsible for a wide range of duties that ensure the vessel's safe operation and compliance with international standards, including command, navigation, and cargo management. The specific responsibilities for deck management on an oil tanker can vary depending on company policies, as well as international regulations and standards governing maritime safety and operations at sea.

Version: 5.0, 5.1, 6.0.0.
Test type: STCW.
Department: Deck.
Level: Management.
Vessel type: Oil Tanker.

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