%20scale(3)'%3E%3Cpath%20id='s'%20d='M0,-30%2017.63355,24.27051%20-28.53171,-9.27051H28.53171L-17.63355,24.27051z'%20fill='%23FF0'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3Cuse%20xlink:href='%23s'%20transform='translate(300,60)%20rotate(23.036243)'/%3E%3Cuse%20xlink:href='%23s'%20transform='translate(360,120)%20rotate(45.869898)'/%3E%3Cuse%20xlink:href='%23s'%20transform='translate(360,210)%20rotate(69.945396)'/%3E%3Cuse%20xlink:href='%23s'%20transform='translate(300,270)%20rotate(20.659808)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=small}
Search for current vacancies:
Show filters
Search in the database of seafarers' resumes:
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)
Select the test mode:
Education
Online test
Description
Reviews
The test consists of 80 random questions.
Total questions on this topic: 390
Total questions on this topic: 390
Question 1 from 80
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- 32
- 33
- 34
- 35
- 36
- 37
- 38
- 39
- 40
- 41
- 42
- 43
- 44
- 45
- 46
- 47
- 48
- 49
- 50
- 51
- 52
- 53
- 54
- 55
- 56
- 57
- 58
- 59
- 60
- 61
- 62
- 63
- 64
- 65
- 66
- 67
- 68
- 69
- 70
- 71
- 72
- 73
- 74
- 75
- 76
- 77
- 78
- 79
- 80
What is a ship’s “Gangway”?
A Gangway is a portable means of access between the ship and the shore.
A Gangway is an interval of time between a change of working gangs, on board.
A Gangway is the means of access into the cargo holds.
I don’t know.
If the wind speed on a vessel doubles, by approximately how much will the force from it rise?
The force will be Quadrupled.
The force will be Tripled.
The force will be Quintupled.
The force will be Doubled.
Which fire-fighting equipment is most efficient and with least side effects in case of a large fire in the engine room?
Central gas extinguishing system and/or waterfog.
Sprinkler system.
Powder extinguishing system.
Central foam-extinguishing system.
The prescribed periodic tests of the radio set must be entered in:
Radio Log.
Equipment manual.
Ship’s deck log.
Manual maritime radio communication.
One can check the functioning of the SART by:
Activating the SART and checking the effect on the radar screen.
Removing it from the holder and turning the SART upside down.
Activating it by extracting the antenna.
Lowering SART in to the sea.
You wish to carry out a test transmission on your radio equipment. What precautions should be taken if any?
All of the items in the other alternatives should be done.
Listen out to ensure that no safety/distress traffic is in progress.
Test transmission should be kept to a minimum.
Test transmission should be carried out on artificial aerials and/or reduced power.
The recommended connection between antenna and VHF is:
Coaxial cable.
Electric cable.
Band cable.
Three vein cable.
Which of these actions should crew take if a suspicious object that may be a bomb is located during a search?
Confirm with their search partner that the object found is suspicious.
Place the object in a desk drawer or file cabinet.
Throw the object overboard.
Cover the suspicious object with a box or blanket.
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.
What could be the reason for the magnetic compass to swing through large angles when the ship is rolling in a seaway?
The heeling error magnets are upside down and/or not in the correct position.
The error due to deviation is large for that ships heading.
The Coefficient B determined by the Compass Corrector at the last dry-dock was not correctly calculated.
The induced magnetism from the earth’s magnetic field is very strong in that area.
It is considered essential that container ships should have a large ballast capacity and high powered ballast pumps, because:
These are required for trimming the ships and offsetting longitudinal bending moments.
These are required to load ballast during discharge.
These are necessary to keep the vessel upright during the loaded passage.
These are essential to retain the vessel within the International loadline requirements.
Which option correctly identifies the meaning of the abbreviation ZOC, in relation to ECDIS?
Zone of Confidence.
Zone of Confusion.
Zone of Communications.
Zero on Carbon.
The accuracy of an Inmarsat-E positioning-system is:
200 meters.
20 meters.
5 miles.
20 miles.
In the diagram, which letter is indicating the “bitts” which would probably be used by the mooring the ship?
The bits for the Forward Spring is indicated by B, in the figure.
The bits for the Forward Spring is indicated by C, in the figure.
The bits for the Forward Spring is indicated by A, in the figure.
The bits for the Forward Spring is indicated by D, in the figure.
During a loaded winter passage across the North Atlantic, the master of a container vessel would be most concerned with:
The added weight of icing on container stacks, leading to loss of GM.
The presence of icebergs leading to hazard of navigation.
Temperature differential between air and seawater, leading to shell plating damage.
I don’t know.
You are starting to get low on water in the lifeboat. What should you do?
Collect rain water.
Mix sea water with 50 % fresh water.
Drink urine.
Use sea water.
What do you do after receiving a VHF DSC DISTRESS call?
You set watch on VHF channel 16.
You set watch on channel 13.
You send immediatly a DSC DISTRESS RELAY call.
You send immediatly a DSC DISTRESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT call.
What can be a cause of error observed on a gyro compass reading?
Fluctuations in the magnetism around the compass.
Incorrectly set latitude and speed values.
Incorrectly set heading and speed values.
Large values of variation caused by the gyro pole.
A container full of scrap metal is being loaded, and you sight water dripping from it. You should:
Reject the container.
Ensure that the container is stowed on deck.
Ensure that the container is stowed below deck.
Load the container and note protest.
With a pilot ladder, the lowest spreader shall be the 5th step from the bottom. At what interval should there be further spreaders upwards on the ladder?
At intervals not exceeding 12 steps.
At intervals not exceeding 15 steps.
At intervals not exceeding 9 steps.
It does not matter where the spreaders are fitted.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
EPIRB.
Rocket parachute flare.
Survival craft portable radio.
Survival craft distress pyrotechnic signals.
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.
Which part of the magnetic compass error changes with a change in the course steered?
Deviation.
Variation.
Induced magnetism.
All of the suggested answers.
What is the depth of an iceberg below the surface of the sea?
The draught of an iceberg varies with the type of berg and its age.
The draught of an iceberg is normally about 3/4 of its total depth.
The draught of an iceberg is about the same as the visible part of the iceberg above the water.
The depth of an iceberg below the surface is always about one sixth of its total depth.
What is the daytime signal to be shown when the vessel is at anchor?
Two black balls where they can best be seen.
A black diamond forward where it can best be seen.
A black ball forward where it can best be seen.
The national flag flying from the fore most.
What is the main theme of modern safety practice?
Making use of Risk Assessment as a means to improving safety.
Health & Safety at Work Act.
Consult the chief officer before commencing work.
Use the same practice that has been in place for some time.
Abdominal Thrust is the name on a technique which involves applying a series of thrusts to the upper abdomen in an attempt to force air out of a choking casualty’s lungs. How to perform this technique?
Stand behind the casualty. Clench your fist with the thumb inwards in the center of upper abdomen. Grasp your fist with your other hand and pull quickly inwards.
Remove the obstruction and restore normal breathing.
Lay casualty on a hard surface, e. g. deck, and press firmly and rapidly on the middle of the lower half of the breast bone.
Let the casualty grab a list and hang up right down for a period of minimum 5 minutes.
What is the emergency frequency on MF (Medium frequency) radio?
2 182 Hz.
1 718 Hz.
2 617 Hz.
1 616 Hz.
Under GMDSS rules the trading area A3 can be considered to be:
Within coverage of the INMARSAT system.
Within VHF range.
Within MF range.
Polar region.
What letter is represented by this flag and what is it’s meaning when displayed by a vessel in port?
P – All persons should report on board as the vessel is about to proceed to sea.
P – I require a pilot.
W – All persons should report onboard as the vessel is about to proceed to sea.
S – I am operating astern propulsion.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Muster station.
Muster station for unaccompanied minors (UM).
Muster station for families only.
Gathering place for embarkation formalities.
The limitations of a Cargo Securing Manual of a container vessel may include the fact that:
They are drafted whilst the ship is still under construction and need to be checked against the ship’s “as completed” condition in order to be fully reliable.
Some Cargo Securing Manuals cover a full range of sister ships.
Cargo securing arrangements in the manuals may be unsuitable for heavy weather conditions.
They are not always approved by a classification society.
If a search and rescue aircraft flies over your vessel as shown in the three sketches, what does this mean?
The aircraft wants your vessel to proceed in the direction shown in the bottom image.
The assistance of your vessel is no longer required.
The casualty is sighted and will require medical assistance.
The aircraft is short on fuel and is returning to base but request your vessel to continue searching.
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.
In the Beaufort Scale of Wind Force, what is the Beaufort number associated with the wind force known as a “Gale”? This should not be confused with a “Near Gale” or “Strong Gale”?
Eight (8).
Nine (9).
Seven (7).
Ten (10).
The operating mode of a pyrotechnic signal depends essentially on:
Instructions or diagrams printed on its casing by the manufacturer.
A definite standard process.
The fact that the user is on board a liferaft, a lifeboat or ship.
The weather conditions of the moment.
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.
It stops working not showing the position on the screen or freezing the last position.
The bridge team can rely on this trusted method of navigation.
It is in normal operational mode.
What does this signal hoist mean?
I require immediate assistance.
Do you require assistance?
Stand by to assist me.
I require medical assistance.
Which option best describes what target fusion is on an ECDIS?
Bringing together a displayed radar return and AIS target.
The discrepancy between radar and AIS displayed positions.
When two adjacent AIS targets come together.
When a target’s AIS signal has a large error on it.
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.
How can an approximate value of the initial transverse Metacentric Height (GM) be found from the Curve of Statical Stability (GZ curve)?
Drawing a tangent to the curve thought the origin and erecting a perpendicular through the angle of heel of 57,3 degrees.
Drawing a tangent from the highest point of the curve to the X axis and measuring it in metres.
The value in metres from the X of the point where the curve changes from concave to convex shape.
It is impossible to establish the GM value from the curve of righting levers (GM).
What sound signal can be made when nearing a bend in a river, with the view around the bend obscured by an intervening obstruction?
Two prolonged blasts.
Two short blasts.
One prolonged blast.
One short blast.
Of what use to the coastal navigator is a predictive vector seen on the chart display of an ECDIS?
It is used to assess the relative approach of target vessels.
To protect the vessel from grounding.
To see how the vessel can be stopped in an emergency.
It is used to assess an anti-collision manoeuvre.
What is understood by the term “take the helm”?
Take over the steering of the ship.
Take over heaving of a rope.
Change the place where the lookout is standing.
Take a message to another officer.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Start engine.
Indicates manual starting direction of the engine.
Start water spray.
Reverse engine.
What would be the correct form of response to the question: what is the visibility in your position?
Visibility in my position is two hundred meters.
Visibility is medium.
Visibility is okay.
Visibility is poor.
A safety valve is sufficient to prevent a BLEVE.
Wrong, if the valve is wrongly set.
Wrong, it depends on the product.
Wrong in all cases.
Right in all cases.
For a ships loading computer to be safely used for loading planning and stress calculations, it must be approved by:
A Classification Society.
The Port State where vessel is currently loading.
IT Department of Ship owner.
Hull and Machinery Insurers of the vessel.
What is the meaning of this symbol?
Line-throwing appliance.
Survival craft pyrotechnic distress signals.
Rocket parachute flares.
Radar transponder.
With an Inmarsat-C terminal the option PSTN fir addressing is available. This option:
Is to deliver a message by telephone via a modem on the computer of the subscriber.
Delivers the message as a fax.
Have the operator read the message by phone.
Delivers a message as a telegram.
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.
If a DSC distress alert is received on board your ship, what is the first action that should be taken?
Listen for a distress message on the appropriate radio frequency for 5 minutes.
Contact SAR Authorities via nearest coast Radio station.
Determine how close your vessel is to the distressed vessel.
Immediately answer the distress message on the correct radio frequency.
The purpose of the dovetail foundation on container vessel is:
Act as a sliding base for twistlocks.
To secure double stacking cones.
To secure a single stacking cone.
To lock adjacent containers together.
What could the wheelman be asked to do, to help in the preparations to leave the berth and go to sea?
Help the after team let go the ropes.
Standby in the mess room until called to the bridge.
Test the steering by putting the wheel hard over both ways.
Help the forward team let go the ropes.
Where do you find minimum drill requirements?
In the SOLAS convention and its annex.
In classification society rules.
In manager’s instructions.
In owner’s instructions.
What is the correct understanding of the term “Lapse Rate” when used in Meteorology?
The change of the temperature in the atmosphere with height above sea level.
The rate of increase of the wind associated with a Tropical Revolving Storm.
The delay in temperature reduction associated with the wet bulb thermometer of a hydrometer.
The change in the temperature associated with the passing of the warm front of a frontal depression.
The relay of a distress-call by an RCC for coast-station begins with:
MAYDAY (3x).
PAN-PAN (3x).
MAYDAY RELAY (3x).
DISTRESS (3x).
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.
What do you understand by the term “luffing”?
The raising or lowering of a crane jib, moving the head of the crane and therefore a suspended load horizontally towards or away from the crane.
The initial phase of hoisting a load, where the crane wire and structure takes the weight of a suspended load.
The rotating of a ship’s jib in a circular movement about the crane.
The combined movement of hoisting a load and slewing the crane, employed when lifting a load from a dockside over and into a ship’s hold, or vice versa.
On a container vessel, flexitanks are used for:
The carriage of non-hazardous liquids, in bulk.
The carriage of hazardous liquids, in bulk.
The carriage of liquid cargoes of a particular specific gravity.
The carriage of liquid cargoes that do not have a Proper Shipping Name.
When passage planning with ECDIS what level of detail should be displayed?
It is best to set “All” level of detail to assist with planning.
A “Standard” display is acceptable as this is required by IMO.
A “Base” display is acceptable as all chart objects are visible.
If the chart compilation scale is set correctly then all detail will be seen.
How is the activation of any detector or manually operated call point of fixed fire-detection and fire-alarm systems to be indicated? (SOLAS II-2/13.1.4).
By visual and audible signal at the control panel and indicating units.
By alarm signals at the bridge and engine room control panels.
By sounding the ship’s fire alarm signal in crew accommodation and service spaces.
By all the indication methods listed.
Once the Safety Management System is verified and working effectively, what document is issued to the ship?
The Document of Compliance.
The Document of Conformance.
The Safety Management Certificate.
The ISM Certificate.
The traffic list of a coast-station is a list of:
Call-signs of ships for which a radio-telephone call, a telegram or another call is intended.
Names of ships which, on behalf of safety at sea, are being routed by a traffic control system.
Name of ship’s scheduled for berthing.
Pertinent navigational and weather information.
The word RADIO is spelled conform the international phonetic alphabet:
Romeo, Alfa, Delta, India, Oscar.
Radio, Alfa, Delta, India, Oscar.
Romeo, Alpha, Delta, India, October.
Romeo, Atlanta, Delta, India, October.
What is the disadvantage of using chemicals on an oil-spill on the water?
The chemicals make it difficult to remove the oil from the water.
It is difficult to apply the chemicals if the oil drifts away from the ship’s side.
It is difficult to apply chemicals if there is any wind.
The water gets a white colour, which makes it easy to detect the oil-spill.
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.
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.
With an Inmarsat-C installation there is the addressing-option “special”. Via this option:
Give one of Inmarsat’s “special access codes”.
You can plan a message to be delivered at a special time.
You can deliver a message via a special telegram.
I don’t know.
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.
What material should boiler suits be made of?
Cotton.
Wool.
Nylon.
Asbestos.
What is the minimum working pressure of the international shore connection?
1 N/mm2.
0,1 N/mm2.
0,4 N/mm2.
1 N/mm2.
Which of the following is a Accounting Authority Identification Code?
FR01.
227990850.
2 187,5.
F1B.
What is “UNDER KEEL CLEARANCE”, in the figure?
Under Keel Clearance is indicated by C, in the figure.
Under Keel Clearance is indicated by A, in the figure.
Under Keel Clearance is indicated by B, in the figure.
Under Keel Clearance is indicated by D, in the figure.
What is the emergency channel on VHF?
Channel 16.
Channel 21.
Channel 09.
Channel 69.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Release gripes.
Davit launched lifeboat.
Davit launched rescue boat.
Release falls.
Which of the following two digits codes is used to obtain maritime assistance?
39.
32.
26.
42.
Once a ship (equipped with self-stowing auto-tension winches) is moored alongside a loading or discharging berth, it is recommended that:
All winches to be left with the manual brake on and out of gear.
The “spring” winches be left in the auto-tension mode and all other winches with the manual brake on.
All mooring winches be left in “auto-tension” mode.
The “breastline” and “headline” winches be left in the auto-tension mode and spring winches with manual brake on.
What colour flare is used to signal a safe landing place for small boats?
Green.
White.
Blue.
Yellow.
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.
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.
Only seamen can leave reviews. To leave a review, log in to the site with a seaman's account.
Be the first to review this online test!