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Unconscious casualties who are breathing and whose hearts are beating should be placed in the recovery position. Why is this position so important?
The recovery position makes it easy to maintain any kind of bleeding.
The position ensures that an open airway is maintained.
Because it keeps the heart beating.
The position prevents the patient from falling asleep.
The condenser in a steam plant is where:
Steam is turned back into water.
Water is turned into steam.
Low pressure steam is produced.
What is the purpose of the sea water pump item No 13?
To drive the air ejector of the evaporator.
To supply sea water to the condenser.
To supply water to be evaporated.
Which of the following statements regarding steam turbines is NOT true?
From the HP turbine, the steam then goes to the condenser.
The HP turbine is a faster rotating machine than a diesel engine.
The HP turbine is smaller than the LP turbine.
The HP turbine receives the steam before the LP turbine.
How often shall each member of the crew participate in an abandon ship drill?
The two main types of refrigeration system evaporators are called?
What is a “Rescue Sub-Centre” (RSC)?
A national search and rescue centre subordinate to an international search and rescue co-ordinating centre.
A unit subordinate to a rescue co-ordinating centre.
A centre for underwater search and rescue operation.
A centre established to assist the main national rescue centre.
How do you ensure reliable results from an inclining experiment?
No specific preparations are necessary and it can be done even in very windy conditions.
Perform test in calm conditions, with slack moorings, with minimum number of personnel and minimise free surface effects of liquids.
What is the source of energy used to convert salt water into fresh water in the fresh water generator?
The vacuum and ejector pump.
The ejector pump and sea water pump combined.
The sea water pump supplying the evaporating water.
The waste heat from the main engine.
Serious tube leakage in the air ejector condenser assembly will cause:
How do you consider the indicated speed for berthing?
It is up to the pilot to decide.
In a modern steam turbine steam is prevented from leaking along the shaft by:
High temperature packing.
What is the result of a high metacentric height?
The vessel will roll violently.
The vessel will roll slowly or be unstable.
The vessel’s tween deck height is too high.
The vessel will have a great bending moment.
How is temperature controlled in a steam oil heater?
Steam inlet valve throttled.
Steam outlet valve throttled.
Steam supply pressure reduced.
What is meant by “synchronism or resonance”?
This is a dangerous condition that occurs when the ship’s still water period and the apparent wave period are equal.
This is stern used to describe pitching and rolling.
This is a term used to describe violent rolling.
This is a situation used to describe gentle rolling.
How far from the coast is it permitted to use low-pressure evaporation to produce drinking water?
What is initial stability?
It is the stability status of the ship, when first delivered to owners from the shipyard.
It is the vessel’s GM, after completion of loading.
It is the stability of the vessel in her initial position, and is expressed by metacentric height.
It is the vessel’s GM, before commencement of loading.
A water content greater than 2 % is detected in a lubricating oil system. What is the best action to do?
Segregate the oil in a separate tank for continuous purifying.
Boil out the water by increasing the temperature.
Continuous purifying the system with the oil pumps running.
It is no danger, until the water level reach 6-8 %.
In which way make intake of poisonous material occur?
Skin penetration and skin absorption.
What kind of steam is feeding the astern turbine fitted on the same rotor as the LP turbine?
Reduced superheated steam via a pressure reducer.
Regenerated steam via resuperheater.
Steam from the main steam manifold via manoeuvring stand.
Exhaust steam from the high pressure turbine.
In a distress situation, how many times or for how long should the emergency alarm signal be sounded?
Until all crew members and passengers have reported to their respect muster stations.
Until the signal “risk is over” or the order abandon ship is given.
Why is the maximum pressure in a plate heat exchanger usually limited to about 10 bar?
All the above alternatives.
Possibility of rupturing the plates.
Difficult to seal plates above this pressure.
Self-igniting lights on lifebuoys must either burn continuously or flash at a specified rate for a period of at least:
High pressure steam turbines are:
Directly coupled to the propeller shaft.
Larger than low pressure turbines.
Smaller than low pressure turbines.
What is the absolutely main purpose of fighting a fire onboard?
You are to release the towing wire with forerunner. You have 3 men with you to do the work. How do you do it in a safe way?
With manpower. Two men picking up slack and one man lifts off the eye and let go simultaneously.
Use the winch. Forerunner and wire stopper to pick up the slack and stop the wire. One man operating each. Make the forerunner fast on the bit, releasing the eye of wire and the stopper, lower the wire easy by forerunner.
After heaving on the wire by a forerunner, cut the forerunner and so let the wire free.
What is prismatic co-efficient?
Volume of displacement / (midship area × LBP). Also = cb / cm.
A co-efficient for a box shaped vessel only.
The same as block co-efficient.
What is the purpose of the corrugations on a plate heat exchanger?
To increase the surface area.
To increase turbulence in the liquid.
Stiffening on the thin metal sheet.
After obtaining permission from the duty deck officer, under what conditions would the process of soot blowing the boiler tubes be most beneficial?
When the boiler is firing on high rate.
When the boiler is standing idle.
When the boiler is firing on medium rate.
When the boiler is firing on low rate.
Modern high pressure boilers produce which of the following?
Fresh water for drinking.
Which of these requirements regarding the launching and recovery arrangements for rescue boats corresponds to the SOLAS regulations?
The release mechanism shall be of an automatic type approved by the flag state administration.
Launching shall be possible with a headway speed of up to 5 knots in heavy weather.
Rapid recovery shall be possible with the boat’s full complement of persons and equipment.
What is the critical time in a dry docking operation?
After the ship has taken to the blocks, and shores are being put in place.
When they start to empty the dry dock.
Just before the ship takes the blocks at the stern.
As the ship enters the dock gates, to ensure she is not moving too fast.
Which part in this diagram is the high pressure turbine?
When you join a new ship, how are you informed about safety rules, alarm instructions and your own duties in case of an emergency?
By muster lists exhibited in conspicuous places.
By oral instructions by the captain.
By folder distributed to each crew member.
By alarm instructions in all crew cabins.
Your vessel is to unmoor. Two tugs will assist at the unmooring. Which position and how do you want to use the tugs?
Make the tug fast aft for pulling.
Fast FWD and AFT in centre lead to pull the vessel out from the jetty and make it in position for voyage.
Make the tug fast in centre now fairlead for pulling.
Your ship is going astern right-handed propeller as sketched below. How is the ship most likely to react?
The stern will fall off to starboard.
The ship will go straight astern.
The stern will back into the wind.
Having a CO2 alarm during normal working hours, what immediate action should be taken?
Get out of the engine room as soon as possible.
Get into the control room.
On the air compressor crankcase, there is a small valve that let’s off pressure. What should be done if oil is present with air?
Check the clearance in the bearing.
Overhaul the compressor unit.
Lower the sump oil level.
What do the intersecting horizontal lines signify in the diagram?
The change in the centre of floatation, after trimming.
They show the actual angle of trim.
They only serve as a base for the two vertical lines.
The change of draft after trimming.
What are “cross curves” of stability used for onboard a ship?
Giving the capacity of various holds or tanks.
Similar to a set of Bonjean curves.
Obtaining statical stability curves at known displacements.
Showing tank calibration values.
Does liquid turbulence improve the efficiency of a plate heat exchanger?
Turbulence is not possible in a plate heat exchanger.
How will the ship behave if you have a black out in the situation sketched below?
The wind will not affect your ship whatsoever.
She will continue on course and the speed will slowly drop.
She will turn to starboard and the speed will slowly drop.
She will turn to port and the speed will drop gradually.
What is the main advantage of plate heat exchangers?
More efficient and take up less space.
Requires less maintenance.
A burn may occur when electricity of high current and voltage passes through the body. Most damage occurs at the points of entry and exit of electricity. What is the treatment for electrical burns?
Apply lotion and ointment to injured area and secure with a bandage.
Remove loose skin and apply oinment. Don’t secure with bandage.
Break blisters and secure with bandages.
Place sterile dressing over the burn and secure with a bandage.
Which way does the steam pass through in the system?
From the low pressure turbine to the high pressure turbine.
From the supply valve to the high pressure turbine.
From the high pressure turbine to the low pressure turbine.
From the condenser to the low pressure turbine.
The ship’s training manual must contain instructions and information on the life-saving appliances carried onboard. Which of these duties must also be included?
Correct method of release of survival craft from launching appliances.
Correct method for use of the on-board communication system.
Correct donning of fire protective clothing.
Correct use of oars in survival craft.
Name the two (2) different lubrication oil circuits of a steam turbine:
The thrust bearing and shaft circuit/the front and governor circuit.
The reduction gear oil/the turbine shaft bearing oil.
The bearing and gear oil circuit/the governor oil circuit.
The front bearing circuit/the rear bearing circuit.
How is a “turning couple” formed?
A couple is formed when two unequal forces in a vertical position are acting in the same direction.
Couple is formed when two equal parallel forces in a vertical position are acting in opposite direction.
A couple is formed by joining two vertical posts together.
A couple is formed when two unequal parallel forces are acting in the same direction.
What is a “Rescue Unit” (RU)?
A unit ready for search and rescue operations at sea any time of the day.
A unit specializing in search and rescue operations at sea.
A unit composed of trained personnel suitability equipped for expeditious search and rescue.
A permanently manned rescue vessel.
If you have to carry out hot work close to a smoke detector in the engine room, what precautions should be taken?
Notify Deck officer in charge that a fire alarm may occur.
Notify master, deck officer and engineers in charge. The loop for this special senseor to be switched off and take normal precautions for hot work.
No special precautions except for having a watchman and a fire extinguisher available.
Disconnect the smoke detector.
Regarding feed water, which of the following statements is NOT true?
Feed water in HP boilers is normally pumped with a single stage centrifugal pump.
It is turned into steam in the boiler.
Steam turns to feed water in the condenser.
What is statical stability?
It is the ability of a vessel to return to her initial or upright position, after having been forcibly inclined.
It is the basic stability information a vessel is required to carry by law.
It is the relationship between the moment of a couple and the righting lever.
It is another name for metacentric height.
You are berthed with a steady offshore beam wind of 30 knots. This wind suddenly increases to 60 knots. When this happens, the force driving the vessel off-berth will be:
Your ship is operating with a right handed propeller. Before coming astern, how should you apply the rudder?
I think the speed is too slow.
If mouth-to-mouth (M-T-M) ventilation by itself is unsuccessful and the casualty’s heart stops or has stopped beating, you must perform external chest compression (ECC) in conjunction with M-T-M. What is the complete rate when performing ECC?
Complete 25 compressions at the rate of 75 compressions per minute.
Complete 10 compressions at the rate of 40 compressions per minute.
Complete 15 compressions at the rate of 80 compressions per minute.
Complete 20 compressions at the rate of 60 compressions per minute.
In a refrigeration system, a fluid that serves only as a heat carrier is called the:
What shall you do if you see a person falling into the sea?
Throw a lifebuoy overboard and report to the bridge immediately.
Which alarm and shut-down device is fitted on the thrust bearing assembly?
The axial clearance alarm.
The steam pressure reducing alarm.
The low lub oil flow alarm.
Turbo alternators perform which of the following tasks?
Supplying electricity on a motorship.
Supplying electricity on steamships when the main boiler is shut down.
Supplying electricity on steamships when the main boiler is operating.
Supplying electricity from diesel engines.
The ship’s training manual must contain instructions and information on the life saving appliances carried onboard. Which of these duties must be included?
Correct use of oars and sails for survival craft.
Correct donning of protective clothing.
Correct method of revival of casualties.
Correct launching, boarding and clearing of survival craft and rescue craft.
What is the reason for the effect we call squat?
The bow and stern wave make the ship sink lower in the water.
Increased effect of gravity due to closeness of the sea bed.
Increased velocity and decreased water pressure around the ship’s hull.
Decreased velocity and increased water pressure around the ship’s hull.
What effects does freeboard have on a vessel’s dynamical stability?
As freeboard increases, the range of stability also increases, and this in turn leads to a greater dynamical stability.
If freeboard is greater, then dynamical stability is correspondingly reduced.
It does not have any effect on dynamical stability.
Freeboard and dynamical stability are not related in any way.
What is the reason for too rising cooling water temperature at outlet of individual cylinders?
Compression pressure too low.
Cooling water spaces insufficiently vented.
Fuel pressure of fuel booster pump too high.
What kind of shaft seals are used on this high pressure turbine?
Which of the following is a rotary compressor?
Diesel engine charge air compressor.
Emergency air compressor.
What can be used to reduce the effect of the state of sea-waves?
What is the purpose of the control position on an enclosed lifeboat?
It is for sending out distress messages giving the ship’s last known position.
It’s a place reserved for injured persons.
It’s the position from which the boat is steered and the safety systems are operated.
It facilitates entering the names of all persons on-board. This is essential record keeping requirements.
How many hand flares should each lifeboat normally carry?
What is the most dangerous overtaking situation shown on the sketches?
A large vessel overtaking a small vessel with big difference in speed between the two vessels.
A small vessel overtaking a large vessel with a little difference in speed between the two vessels.
A large vessel overtaking a small vessel with a little difference in speed between the two vessels.
A small vessel overtaking a large vessel with big difference in speed between the two vessels.
What liquid is present in the collecting point at the bottom of the evaporator?
Which of the following statements regarding main boilers is NOT true?
At least two safety valves will be fitted.
The feed water need not be very pure.
The burners could be at the top firing down.
The superheated steam pressure could be as much as 60 bar.
How would you increase the KG of a ship, loaded with a timber cargo, that has become unstable?
By completely emptying all partly filled double bottom tanks.
By filling all wing ballast tanks.
By filing the small divided double bottom tanks on the lower side, while jettisoning the deck cargo from the higher side.
By jettisoning the entire deck cargo of timber.
Which position is the best to stop bleeding from the nose?
Sitting with your head down, holding the nose tightly.
Sitting on a chair, leaning forward with two fingers pressing the nose together.
Laying on the back, holding a wet cold towel on top of the nose.
Laying on the back, leaning the head as much as possible.
Who is the leader of the lifeboat drill (abandon ship drill)?
The first member of the crew arriving at the survival craft.
The appointed lifeboat commander.
Where can you find out if you belong to the forward mooring gang or the aft mooring gang?
Posted on the notice board onboard.
Alarm instruction onboard.
Being distributed for each port.
Deck crew forward and engine crew aft.
What is the minimum allowable value for GZ?
In the event of a fire situation, which of the following actions is the first to be taken?
Call the officer on duty.
Try to kill the fire immediately by use of fire extinguishers or other adequate appliances.
Check all nearby compartments for survivors.
What kind of safety protection is to be weared during a mooring operation?
Safety shoes and boiler suit.
No particular protection necessary.
Helmet, safety shoes, gloves and protecting cloths.
What measures regarding ship stability should be taken in order to make a passenger ship’s able to withstand critical damage?
Maintain sufficient intact stability.
Damaged stability to be increased by weight redistribution.
Avoid overloading the ship.
Damaged stability to be increased by use of water ballast.
On a steamship at sea, electricity is supplied by: