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On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term “AFT” shown. Which one is the correct one?
Aft is defined as C on the figure.
Aft is defined as A on the figure.
Aft is defined as D on the figure.
Aft is defined as B on the figure.
On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term “BOLLARD” given. Which one is the correct one?
Bollard is given by D on the figure.
Bollard is given by C on the figure.
Bollard is given by A on the figure.
Bollard is given by B on the figure.
In the diagram, which arrow is pointing at the position known as the “Bridge”?
The Bridge is indicated by A in the figure.
The Bridge is indicated by B in the figure.
The Bridge is indicated by C in the figure.
The Bridge is indicated by D in the figure.
On the diagram, which letter indicates what is meant by the word “DRAUGHT” of the ship?
Draught is indicated by A, in the figure.
Draught is indicated by C, in the figure.
Draught is indicated by B, in the figure.
Draught is indicated by D, in the figure.
On the figure there are four (4) possible directions, shown by the arrowed lines, which could be the correct direction associated with the term “HEAD LINE”. Which one is the correct one?
Head line is given by B on the figure.
Head line is given by A on the figure.
Head line is given by C on the figure.
Head line is given by D on the figure.
On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term “WINDLASS”. Which one is the correct one?
Windlass is given by B on the figure.
Windlass is given by A on the figure.
Windlass is given by C on the figure.
Windlass is given by D on the figure.
On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term “CENTRE LINE”. Which one is the correct one?
Centre line is given by D on the figure.
Centre line is given by C on the figure.
Centre line is given by B on the figure.
Centre line is given by A on the figure.
“Overshoot” is an expression we use when talking about a ship’s steering ability. What is the definition of this expression?
It is how many degrees a ship continues to turn after you apply counter rudder.
It is the way a ship continues to turn when the helm is put amidship.
It is the way a ship turns when you put the helm in a hard over position.
It is the way a ship shoots forward when you give “a kick ahead”.
Read the text in and answer the question: “What should be given to prospective seafarers”? It is recommended that every prospective seafarer should, before being employed in a sea-going ship, receive proper training in personal survival techniques. In respect of such training several recommendations are made.
Passport and visa.
Approved training in survival techniques.
Survival and protective clothing.
Recommendations.
When acting as helmsman would you expect the reading of the gyro compass to be the same as the magnetic compass?
They would always be the same.
They would never be the same.
Very seldom would they be the same.
They would always be within 1 or 2 degrees of each other.
What does the term “Hard a Starboard” or “Hard to Starboard” mean?
Start the ship swinging to starboard.
The wheel is difficult to turn to starboard.
Put the wheel fully over to starboard.
Do not allow the vessel to swing to port.
Who is authorised to operate lifting equipment around the ship?
Stevedores, manufacturer’s maintenance engineers and senior ratings only.
Those ship’s personnel who have been assessed as competent and are duly authorised to do so by the master as per the procedures as outlined in the ship’s SMS system.
Deck officers and ratings, engineering officers and ratings, GP crew if applicable, who are in possession of crane operation training certificates issued by the company.
All deck officers and ratings.
When two ships are lying alongside each other in a ship to ship operation and one ship is lying at anchor, anchor watch duties must be carried out as follows:
Both ships have normal anchor watch responsibility in addition to watching ship to ship fendering, mooring etc.
Anchor watch responsibility rests with the vessel which has its anchor down and the ship to ship connections is the responsibility of the other vessel.
Anchor watches are not kept as the duty officers will be on deck conducting the cargo operations.
Breathing apparatuses is an important piece of equipment for being able to fight a fire onboard a vessel. What routine precautions to be observed with regard to use and maintenance of such equipment?
That personnel that are appointed as smoke divers, primarily are given a shore based proper basic education and training.
All the mentioned alternatives.
That personnel having a beard are not selected as smoke divers.
That the equipment always to be kept cleaned, checked and bottles are recharged immediately upon use, and frequently inspected.
What kind of extinguishing-remedy would you choose to put out an electrical fire?
Combination of powder and water.
Water.
Foam.
Dry extinguishing remedy.
What kind of safety clothing should be worn during a mooring operation?
No particular safety clothes are required.
Gloves and helmet.
Safety shoes and boiler suit.
Helmet, safety shoes, gloves and protective clothes.
What is the meaning of “Make Fast”?
Make Fast means to coil a rope.
Make Fast means to avoid all meals.
Make Fast means to secure a rope.
Make Fast means to act very quickly.
What is understood by the term “Boat Drill”?
“Boat Drill” is an exercise in the practical and safe methods to secure a boat alongside the ship.
“Boat Drill” is an exercise to launch the lifeboats and move the boats clear of the ship.
“Boat Drill” means the practical training in the various aspects of getting all the people onboard safely off the ship, in the event of abandoning ship.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Secure buoy line to the ship.
Secure hatches.
Fasten seat belts.
Fasten lifejacket belt.
How much food per person is supplied on a liferaft?
Not less than 20 000 kJ.
Not less than 10 000 kJ.
None, only barley sugar sweets supplied.
Not less than 5 000 kJ.
A drip tray containing oil is on fire. The only fire-fighting equipment available is water hose with spray jet/spray nozzle. How, if at all, should you attempt to put out this fire using water?
Water should be applied to the oil in a single jet only.
Water should not be used on any type of oil fire.
The water can be applied in a fine spray starting from the front in a sweeping motion.
Water should be applied in a jet to the back of the fire.
Which of the following are frequent causes of fires in accommodation?
Covering of electric fires with blankets.
1. Smoking in bed. Covering of electric fires with blankets. 3. Overloading electric plugs.
Overloading electric plugs.
Smoking in bed.
What is the main responsibility of a bridge lookout at night?
Inform bridge of any lights when they appear over the horizon.
Inform bridge of any other ships observed, which appear to be getting closer to your own ship.
Inform the bridge of any new lights when they appear over the horizon or any other items observed which may affect the ship.
Inform bridge of changing weather patterns.
During restricted visibility, you are posted as bridge lookout and you hear 1 long blast at intervals of about 2 minutes on your port bow. What will you report to the OOW (officer on watch)?
Power-driven vessel making no way on port bow.
Power driven vessel under way and making way on the port bow.
Fog signals of one long blast heard on the port bow.
A vessel at anchor on port bow.
What will you do if you are helmsman and the OOW (officer on watch) gives you the order: “Starboard ten”?
Repeat the command back and then change course 10 degrees to starboard of present course.
Fog signal of one long blast heard on the port bow at regular intervals of about 2 minutes.
Repeat the command back and then put the wheel over sufficiently for the ship to swing at a rate of 10 degrees per minute to starboard.
How will you act if you are helmsman and the OOW (officer on watch) gives you the order: “Nothing to port”?
Don’t give port rudder.
Let the ship turn to starboard.
Alter course to starboard.
Don’t let the ship turn to port.
What is the signal actuated by a detection system?
A visual signal at the control panel.
A visual and audible alarm signal at the control panel.
An audible signal at the control panel.
An audible and visual signal consisting in 7 short signals followed by a long one.
What are the main components of the atmospherical air?
O2: 21 %; N2: 72 %; H2O: 5 %; CO2: 2 %; Rare gases: traces.
O2: 75 %; N2: 10 %; H2O: 5 %; CO2: 5 %; Rare gases: traces.
O2: 21 %; N2: 78 %; H2O: traces; CO2: traces; Rare gases: traces.
In which one of the following an oil, the flash point of which only needs to be over 43 °C, may be used?
In inert gas generators.
In emergency generators.
In the kitchen.
In the main engine.
A stevedore is working in a cargo hold of a bulk carrier while completing discharge of a concentrate cargo. You suddenly notice that he appears to be taken ill. You should:
Assume possible heart attack and give CPR.
Assume problem due to lack of oxygen and/or toxic gas and rescue with self-contained breathing apparatus.
The foreman stevedore will deal with this situation.
Immediately enter space and give first aid.
On a bulk carrier at the completion of loading and before closing hatch covers, the track ways must be:
Track ways swept and checked clear of obstructions.
No specific checks.
Track ways washed down.
No sweeping required.
When preparing the hold of a bulk carrier for cargo when that hold has previously been ballasted, which of the following must be checked?
Paint coating re-painted.
Previous cargo swept out.
The ballast lines must be blanked off and the bilge lines opened and tested.
The heating coils fitted.
What must be done after completion of ballasting operations on a bulk carrier?
Sounding pipe caps left off.
All valves closed and tank ventilators to closed position.
All valves closed, tank ventilators in open position and sounding pipe caps replaced.
All valves and lines left open.
Which of these series of sizes corresponds to the international standard for nozzles?
12 mm, 16 mm and 19 mm.
5 mm, 10 mm and 20 mm.
10 mm and 20 mm.
10 mm, 20 mm and 30 mm.
What alarm signal must be sounded by the alarm bells in case of fire?
One long blast followed by seven short blasts.
A continuous signal.
Series of short blasts.
The signal which is stated in the muster list.
Give the meaning of this symbol:
Lifebuoy.
Lifebuoy with light.
Lifebuoy with light and smoke.
Lifebuoy with line.
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 weak link.
The lashing strap.
The hydrostatic release unit.
The painter.
The wearer of a lifejacket can jump into the water without injury and without damaging the jacket from a height of at least:
4,5 m.
7 m.
12 m.
10 m.
A person wearing an adult lifejacket shall be able:
To swim a short distance through the water and board a survival craft.
To swim half a mile distance and board a survival craft.
To jump from any height into the water without being injured or damaging the lifejacket.
To dive half a meter under the water surface.
Which of air and water is the fluid that transfers the greatest amount of heat during the same time, given that the fluid is not flowing along the immersed body?
Water.
Air.
Both are transferring equally.
Which one of the following types of rope is the most dangerous to work with?
Nylon.
Polypropylene.
Still wire.
Manila.
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.
Which Security Levels requires the highest security alert?
Security Level 3.
Security Level 2.
Security Level 1.
What do crew, visitors and contractors all have in common?
They’re all employees of the ship.
They’re all onboard the ship for the duration of its voyage.
They’re all trained in ship emergency procedures.
They all have opportunity to smuggle drugs.
What is “defrosting” associated with?
Containers carrying IMDG cargoes.
Dry cargo ventilated containers.
Fan containers.
Reefer containers.
On a container vessel, what would you do if you saw a container being damaged during loading operations?
Inform the relieving watchkeeper.
Call the duty officer.
Inform the master.
Note the date and time of occurrence, container number and if possible take photographs.
On board a container vessel, which of the following is not likely to be displayed by the loading computer?
Stresses in the sea-going condition.
Stowage positions of high-cube containers.
Fluid GM.
Stack weights incorporating high-cube containers.
On a container vessel, what indicates the correct weight of a wrongly declared container?
The container CSC plate.
The ship’s loading computer.
Strain gauges fitted to the shore gantry cranes.
The tare weight stamped on the container.
On a container vessel, with regard to fire precautions, what must be ensured prior to securing hatch pontoons?
That all cargo clusters have been removed from the hold.
That the cargo hold fire-fighting system has been checked.
That the duty officer’s permission has been obtained to secure the pontoons.
That under-deck cargo operations have been completed.
On a container vessel, what will attending surveyors inspect when containers have been lost overboard?
The vessel’s Class certificate.
The vessel’s Safety Construction certificate.
Certificates of approval related to lashing equipment used to secure those containers.
The on-board cargo lashing inventory.
On a container vessel, what should be done if a twistlock is found cracked at the base?
Use it in the lowest tier on deck.
Use it to lock under-deck container stows.
Remove it from service.
What will be the consequences of a ship’s failure to correct an unsafe stevedore working practice in the United States?
The duty officer will be arrested.
The port will lodge a protest against the ship.
The ship will be prosecuted.
The master will be arrested.
What is a “Fantainer” used for?
Carrying reefer cargoes prone to condensation.
Carrying dangerous goods prone to condensation.
Carrying dry cargoes prone to condensation.
Carrying steel coils.
On a container vessel, under the IMDG Code what class is assigned to a Fumigated Container?
Class 5.
Class 9.
Class 8.
Class 6.
On a container vessel, under which IMDG Class is fishmeal carried when not treated with anti-oxidants?
Class 5.1 – Oxidizing substances.
Class 4.1 – Flammable solid.
Class 4.2 – Flammable solid.
Class 9 – Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles.
Why must duty crew members supervise the lashing of containers?
Because it is an international requirement under the ISM Code.
Because of local port regulations.
Because of time containers on the vessel towards the end of cargo operations.
Because stevedores often apply container lashings haphazardly or place twistlocks incorrectly.
What determines how containers should be lashed?
OSHA regulations.
The cargo security manual.
SOLAS 74/78.
Advice from shore planners.
What does OSHA stand for?
Occupation and Safe Health Association.
Occupational Safety and Health Aids.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Overseas Sea Hazard Association.
Where do OSHA regulations apply?
European Union.
United Arab Emirates.
United States of America.
Australia.
What general background colour is used on warning signs which require a specific “mandatory” action, such as one which might require the wearing of goggles during particular work task?
Green.
Red.
Blue.
Yellow.
What general background colour is used on warning signs that indicate emergency of first-aid features, or indicate a safe condition?
Green.
Red.
Yellow.
Blue.
What is the meaning of “Make Fast”?
Make Fast means to act very quickly.
Make Fast means to avoid all meals.
Make Fast means to secure a rope.
Make Fast means to avoid all meals.
What do you understand by “Bitter end”?
The end link of an anchor cable that is secured within the chain locker.
To the very last moment.
A foul taste at the end of a meal.
The toggled end of a lifeboat painter.
Which of the following is false when a casualty is bleeding?
Control bleeding.
Encourage patient to lie quite and re-assure.
Treat for the shock.
Cover the wound with a cloth.
All heat burns should be:
Cooled as quickly as possible with running cold water for at least 10 minutes.
Applied with soothing lotion as soon as possible.
Treated by the doctor only.
Covered with Gauze or bandage immediately.
Port State Control Officers are authorised to:
Detain ships that are not meeting the requirements for a minimum of 30 days.
Inspect and detain ship that are not meeting the requirements until they are able to demonstrate compliance with the regulations.
Regularly inspect ships known to meet the requirement.
Which of these emission control requirements is correct?
Installation of an exhaust gas cleaning system reduces emission of nitrogen oxide.
Low sulphur fuels reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds.
Equipment containing ozone-depleting substances may be dumped at sea 50 miles from land.
Incineration of PCB’s is permitted.
On a container vessel, where should containers with untreated fishmeal cargo be carried?
On deck away from sunlight.
On deck.
Separated from Class 4.2 containers.
Under deck.
On a container vessel, what is the purpose of fixed stacking cones?
To prevent horizontal movement of 20′ containers in 40′ cell guides.
To prevent movement of 20′ and 40′ containers at deck level.
To prevent the horizontal movement of 40′ containers at tank top level.
On a container vessel, where should a mid-bay guide be positioned?
At the base of cell guides.
On the tank top at the ends of 40′ container bays.
On the tank top mid-way in 40′ guides to prevent transverse movement of 20′ containers.
When will a hatch pontoon’s side cleat need replacement?
When the cleat retainer is distorted.
When the cleat has sprung open at sea.
When the rubber washer is compressed and hardened.
When the cleat retainer is rusty.
What is the function of a lashing plate?
A means of securing the hatch covers.
As tie down point for turnbuckles on deck or hatch cover.
A means of securing buttresses under-deck.
A container vessel must alter her trim to depart even keel from the berth. Select the most appropriate means of altering trim.
By internal shift of ballast.
By discharging ballast from the deepest draught end of the vessel.
By altering the cargo disposition.
On a container vessel, where will you find the Dangerous Goods List?
In SOLAS 74/78.
In Part 3 of the IMDG Code Volume 2.
In Chapter 3.6 of the IMDG Code Volume 2.
In the Cargo Securing Manual.
On a container vessel, which of these motions is not taken into account when calculating forces on a container stow?
Heaving.
Rolling.
Surging.
Pitching.
Why should a container with a damaged corner post not be loaded?
Because it will not fit properly into a container stack.
Because during discharge the ship could be held responsible for the damage.
Because its strength is weakened.
The current test includes Seagull CES questions on the topic «Work on Container Vessel». These questions are intended to assess the competence of specialists in this field. Mastery of this information directly reflects an employee’s ability to perform effectively in their role on a vessel.
Working on a container ship demands a high level of professionalism and physical stamina from sailors. Their main responsibility is to oversee the loading and unloading of containers, ensuring that weight distribution is precise to maintain the vessel’s stability. Sailors must also be knowledgeable about the ship's technical systems and capable of responding swiftly to emergencies.
Additionally, since container ships often operate on international routes, sailors face extended periods at sea with limited shore leave, requiring them to be highly resilient to stress and adaptable to different onboard living conditions. They must also strictly adhere to international safety and environmental standards, given the significant cargo volumes these ships carry, where any incident could have serious consequences. Overall, the role of a sailor on a container ship is demanding but essential to global trade and commerce.
- Test type: STCW.
- Version: 5.2.7.
- Department: Deck.
- Level: Support.
- Vessel type: Container Vessel.
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