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The engines are going astern and the ship is making sternway of about 1,5 knots with the rudder hard to starboard. What effect will this have on the ship’s progress?
There will be no lift force and the ship will go straight astern.
The rudder will have no effect when the ship is making sternway, it should be in the amidships position when going astern.
This will give the stern a lift force to port.
This will give the stern a lift force to starboard.
A lead battery of 200 Ah, in accordance with the DIN-standard, must be able to supply:
6 ampere during 20 hours.
200 ampere during 1 hour.
1 ampere during 200 hours.
10 ampere during 20 hours.
Where do you find instructions for tasks and duties in case of an emergency?
On posters at the lifeboat station.
In instruction notices posted in the crew’s cabins.
In instruction notices posted in messrooms, recreation rooms etc.
What is “DRAUGHT”, in the figure?
Draught is indicated by A, in the figure.
Draught is indicated by C, in the figure.
Draught is indicated by D, in the figure.
Draught is indicated by B, in the figure.
How would you report containers with dangerous goods lost overboard?
My vessel has lost containers in position…
My vessel has lost containers overboard.
My vessel has lost containers with dangerous goods of IMDG Class…
My vessel has lost containers with dangerous goods of IMDG Class… in position…
In which publication will you find the working frequencies of coast stations?
The ITU List of Call signs and Numerical Identities of Stations used by the maritime mobile and maritime mobile-satellite services.
The ITU List of Radiodetermination and Special Services.
The ITU List of coast stations.
The ITU List of Ship Stations.
What is the meaning of the abbreviation “RQ” at the end of a DSC sequence?
Acknowledgement broadcast.
The vessel is steaming off the coast when the engine room informs the bridge it must stop engines immediately. Shortly afterwards they informed the bridge they would need a least three hours to fix it. Which of the following actions would be the most suitable taken by the bridge?
Display the NUC signal and keep a good lookout.
Display the NUC signal, maintain the watch and wait for further developments.
Display the NUC signal, maintain the watch and ask the Engine room to be a quick as possible.
Display the NUC signal, maintain the watch and determine how the ship is drifting and the probable position after 3 hours.
When a fire breaks out in the engine room, who is in charge of the fire-fighting operations?
The first person to arrive at the scene.
The input of an area code prefix in (radio) telex-traffic:
Differs for each country.
Not necessary, area code prefixes are same for each country.
Is not necessary, area code prefixes are unique for each country.
Has to be put in without the zero.
Which of the following is the correct minimum carriage requirement for a ship of more than 300 gross tons and operating in area A1:
1 VHF RT – 1 or 2 SART – 1 NAVTEX or 1 EGC receiver – 2 or 3 VHF portable – 1 EPIRB.
1 VHF RT + DSC + DSC watch receiver – 1 or 2 SART – 1 NAVTEX or 1 EGC receiver – 2 or 3 VHF portable.
1 MF RT + DSC + DSC watch receiver – 1 or 2 SART – 1 NAVTEX or 1 EGC receiver – 2 or 3 VHF portable – 1 EPIRB.
1 VHF RT + DSC + DSC watch receiver – 1 or 2 SART – 1 NAVTEX or 1 EGC receiver – 2 or 3 VHF portable – 1 EPIRB.
Which approved publication should be used by a seafarer to help overcome any misunderstanding in communications?
The (IMO) Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP) booklet.
The (ISC) Bridge Procedures Guide.
The Oxford Concise Dictionary.
Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary.
An Inmarsat-C terminal is suitable for:
Store and forward message.
Telephony, telex, fax and data.
Your vessel is acting as the on scene commander during a distress rescue. Various vessels are interfering the distress traffic on the VHF. What message would you use to stop them interfering with this traffic?
What is the correct understanding of the term “a ship with good Directional Stability”?
A ship which when the rudder is left amidships, it will continue on approximately a straight course.
A ship where the amount of positive transverse stability (GM) will vary with the direction of the ship’s head.
A ship which will maintain its course unless large rudder angles are applied.
A ship which when a rudder angle is applied and the ship starts to swing, will continue to swing even after the rudder is returned to amidships.
With reference to oil tanker equipment, the abbreviation VECS stands for:
Vapour Emission Control Standard.
Vapour Emission Control System.
Vapour Emission Calibration System.
Vapour Ejection Control System.
What is the minimum number of channels required for the portable two-way VHF’s for survival craft?
Is it safe to carry a bag of tools in your hand, up a vertical ladder? Select the best option:
Yes it is – provided the ship is not rolling too badly.
Yes it is – provided that the carrying hand is wrapped around the ladder.
No it is not – two hands should always be used to climb the ladder.
Yes it is – provided three points of contact are maintained.
“RECEIVED MAYDAY” is used in a:
Receipt of a distress alert.
When received a weather report.
Supplementary receipt on a distress alert.
What vessels must have automatic fire detection onboard with heat/smoke detectors and audible alarm?
All ships that are covered by the IMO safety conventions.
All ships that are built after 1986.
It is the owners option to have fire detection onboard.
All ships that are built on or after 1986 in accordance with local rules and regulations.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Indicates manual starting direction of the engine.
Is the location of the Compass Binnacle critical?
Yes, it should be away from all electrical power cables.
Yes, for the reasons stated in all of the suggested answers.
Yes, it should be sited on a non-metallic base if possible.
Yes, it should be on the fore and aft centreline of the ship.
The good operation in any location, whether the NAVTEX is working properly or not, can be checked using:
A company test procedure.
Test transmissions specially broadcast for this purpose once a week.
A testing program built in for this purpose.
A compulsory built-in alarm for defects.
You are approaching a port in a snowstorm. You hear this signal. What kind of vessel is it and what is it doing?
It comes from a vessel at anchor, less than 100 metres in length.
It comes from a vessel engaged in pilotage duties at anchor, over 100 metres in length.
It comes from a vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre.
It comes from a vessel engaged in pilotage duties and it is making way through the water.
Crude Oil Washing of a cargo tank using oil containing substantial amount of water could result in:
Generation of an electrically charged mist inside the tank.
Better drainage and less clingage but excessive slop quantity.
Better cleaning of the tank due to oil and water mixture.
Better draining and less clingage, resulting in reduced slop quantity.
What is the name given to the special list of cargo loaded on board a ship that needs to be prepared for reporting and other administrative purposes?
The gyro compass can suffer from a compass error and may need to be allowed for, when steering a course in a dangerous navigational area. What is the probable cause of the error?
Fluctuations in the electrical supply to the compass.
An uncorrected course and speed error.
If you use chemicals for cleaning up an oil-spill on the water, what would the chemicals do?
Absorb the oil for easy removal.
Remove the oil from the water.
Disperse or dissolve the oil into the water.
Contain the oil within a small area.
In order to achieve a greater effectiveness when using a permanent system of extinction with gases (for example CO2), we must:
Only activate the alarm, then the extinction system.
Activate the extinction system before we activate the alarm.
Check the valves, seal the area and activate the extinction system.
Activate the alarm, evacuate the area and seal the place, then activate the extinction system.
The purpose of having corrugations in the bulkheads of cargo tanks of an oil tanker is to:
To assist in the drainage of the oil by funnelling the oil to the suction well.
Provide strength, but with clean and clear surfaces within the tank.
Provide additional resistance to shear forces and bending moments.
Reduce the effects of Free Surface within the vessel.
At what minimum height above sea level a SART transponder must be mounted?
The good working of a SART transponder doesn’t depend on the height above sea level.
MARPOL – Annex V. Disposal of garbage outside “Special Areas”. After unpacking spares, you are left with a limited amount of packing materials. Is this prohibited, if not, what will be the nearest distance to land for disposal into the sea of these materials?
On area A4 the function “Transmission of ship to shore distress alerts” is mainly based on:
The use of HF DSC and Inmarsat Epirbs.
The use of MF DSC and Inmarsat Epirbs.
The use of VHF DSC and VHF Epirbs.
The use of HF DSC and COSPAS SARSAT Epirbs.
The hydrostatic release of an EPIRB should be changed:
Most minor oilspills are caused by:
Unforeseeable circumstances.
Prior carrying out a Crude Oil Washing operation, the tank from which the crude is to be used for washing is usually partially discharged. This is done so as to:
Ensure that any settled water is removed from the tank and only “dry” crude is used for washing so as to avoid electrostatic hazards during washing.
Ensure that only the required quantity of oil are kept in the tank, so as to reduce the amount of slops retained on the ship.
Ensure that all water settled in the tank is removed prior washing, so as to ensure that the fresh cargo can be loaded on top without fear of contamination.
Ensure that any dirt and sediments settled inside the tank are removed, so as to improve cleaning quality of the crude oil.
The position that is determined by built in GPS-receiver in an Inmarsat-EPIRB has an accuracy of about:
With reference to the efficiency of cargo pumps on oil tankers, the abbreviation NPSH stands for:
Necessary Pumping Suction Hazard.
Nominal Pressure Suction Head.
Net Pressure Suction Head.
Natural Pumping Standard Height.
What is the procedure for use of the main engine room fire extinguishing system, e. g. Halon or CO2 system?
Release the Halon/CO2 upon the order of the engineer on duty.
Release the Halon/CO2 as soon as possible without pre warning.
Search the engine room, make sure all personnel is out. Stop ventilation. Close for all air access. Release the Halon/CO2.
Search the engine room, make sure all personnel is out. Stop ventilation. Close for all air access. Upon approval of the Master, release the halon/CO2.
During tank washing, besides maintaining the tank oxygen content below 8 % by volume, it should also be ensured:
That a positive pressure is maintained in the tank.
That a negative pressure is maintained in the tank.
That a minimum of 2,4 bar inert gas inlet pressure is maintained in the tank.
That the tank is maintained at atmospheric pressure level.
One can check the functioning of the SART by:
Activating it by extracting the antenna.
Removing it from the holder and turning the SART upside down.
Activating the SART and checking the effect on the radar screen.
Lowering SART in to the sea.
What shall you do if you see a person falling into the sea?
Throw a lifebuoy over board and report to the bridge immediately.
The “clarifier” has only effect during:
Transmitting in mode J3E.
Transmitting in mode H3E.
Under ISM, what is a “non-conformity”?
A safety officer not being nominated for the vessel.
An observed situation where objective evidence indicates the non-fulfilment of a specified requirements.
Official log book entries not being completed correctly.
The wearing of non-standard Personal protective equipment.
A Class divisions in ships are constructed so that they are capable of preventing the passage of smoke and flame to the end of a standard fire test held for how many minutes?
What is the minimum Initial Transverse Metacentric Height (GM) allowed under the International Load Line Rules?
What are the required data inputs into most gyro compasses to reduce any possible compass error?
All of the data in the suggested answers.
Maximum helm angle and rolling period.
An Oil Record Book, Part 1, shall be provided to every ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above to record machinery space operations. Out of below mentioned operations, it is compulsory to record:
Transfer of oil from settling – to daytank.
Discharge of water from Aft, Peak Tank.
Bunkering of bulk lubricating oil.
What should the Third Officer do, if he finds something missing from a lifeboat?
If he finds something missing from a lifeboat, the Third Officer should replace the missing item.
If he finds something missing from a lifeboat, the Third Officer should search for the missing item.
If he finds something missing from a lifeboat, the Third Officer should make a note of it in the lifeboat register.
If he finds something missing from a lifeboat, the Third Officer should notify the Chief Officer.
On an oil tanker fitted with an Inert Gas System, prior to commencement of tank washing, the oxygen content within the cargo tanks shall be:
Not more than 5 % oxygen content by volume.
Less than 2 % oxygen content by volume.
Not greater than 8 % oxygen content by volume.
What is the action that a GMDSS Radio Operator should take when a DSC distress alert is received?
The Operator should immediately set continuous watch on the NBDP frequency that is associated with frequency band on which the distress alert was received.
No action is necessary, as the DSC control will automatically switch to the NBDP follow-on communications frequency.
The Operator should immediately set continuous watch on the radiotelephone frequency that is associated with frequency band on which the distress alert was received.
The Operator should immediately set continuous watch on VHF channel 70.
The vessel is in a 360° turn with engine full ahead. If the engine speed is reduced during the turn, will there be any change in the turning diameter?
No, the turning diameter will only change if the rudder angle is reduced.
Yes, the turning diameter will increase if the speed is reduced.
Yes, the turning diameter will be smaller if the speed is reduced.
No, the turning diameter will not change if the speed is reduced.
What do crew, visitors and contractors all have in common?
They’re all onboard the ship for the duration of its voyage.
They all have opportunity to smuggle drugs.
They’re all trained in ship emergency procedures.
They’re all employees of the ship.
With what system is a NAVTEX-message transmitted?
After completion of loading in a cargo tank, for ensuring that there is no further flow of oil inside the tank, the OOW must:
Periodically check the ullage to guard against any accidental leakages into the completed tank.
Shut off the hydraulic supply to the tank valves and ensure that the valves are not operable any more.
Ensure that there is a 3-valve segregation carried out so that there is no more flow of oil into the tank.
Mark off the closed tank and lock the valve externally, so as to warn the deck watch keepers against accidental loading.
When making a new pilot ladder onboard the ship, which of the following ropes would be best suited as the side ropes on which the steps are fastened?
What kind of measure is the division of the vessel in upright areas by using thermic and structural separations?
It is neither a prevention nor a protection measure.
It is both a prevention and protection measure.
It is a prevention measure.
It is a protection measure.
Silencing by a station, not in charge of the distress-traffic, is done as follows:
“SEELONCE MAYDAY” followed by the call-sign of the ship in distress.
“SEELONCE DISTRESS” followed by the silencing station’s call-sign.
“SILENCE DISTRESS” followed by call sign of the ship in distress.
“SEELONCE MAYDAY” followed by the silencing station’s call-sign.
How much water would you allow per person as officer in charge of the lifeboat, following an abandon ship operation?
Nothing for the first 24 hours, then 1/2 litre per day (more in the tropics).
Nothing for the first 48 hours, then 1/4 litre per day (more in the tropics).
1/2 litre immediately, followed by 1/4 litre per day (more in the tropics).
Nothing for the first 24 hours, then 1/4 litre per day (more in the tropics).
Onboard the following message is received on the DSC controller: DOO: 245329000 CH16; S distress ack 244123000. What station sent the distress acknowledgement?
What is a contingency plan for ships?
Plan for safety preparedness.
Loading plan for general cargo.
Plan for maintenance and repair.
To prevent overload of the MF/HF transmitter:
Do not transmit too long at full power.
Switch over to low power intermitently.
Do not leave the transmitter on stand-by for too long, if not required.
Clean the dust filter of the fan regularly.
The temperature control system of the main engine crankshaft bearings indicates high temperature. What would be the correct way to open and check the crankcase?
Stop the engine immediately and keep the lube oil pump running for at least 20 minutes before opening the crankcase.
Stop the engine immediately, stop the lube oil pump, and inspect the crankcase after 5 minute.
Stop the engine and open crankcase down immediately for inspection.
Reduce the RPM to a minimum and open the crankcase doors carefully.
If a ship requires 2 nautical miles to stop in the water from a “crash stop” when proceeding at full ahead in deep water. What will the stopping distance be in shallow water?
Similar distance to deep water.
About 1,5 nautical miles.
What does this flag mean?
My vessel is stopped and making no way through the water.
I wish to communicate with you.
I have a diver down; keep well clear at slow speed.
Which one of the listed items has to be included in a distress message?
Weather in immediate vincinity.
Identification of the ship.
What kind of safety equipment should be in place in connection with a grinding wheel?
The discharge arrangements for halogenated hydrocarbon total flooding systems shall be so designed that the minimum quantity of medium can be discharged in (based on the discharge of the liquid phase):
The freeboard of a lifeboat, measured from the waterline to the lowest opening through which the lifeboat may become flooded:
Should exceed 1,5 % of the lifeboat length when loaded with 50 % of the number of persons the lifeboat is permitted to accommodate, these persons being seated to one side of the centreline.
Should exceed 0,5 metres when fully loaded.
Should exceed 1,5 % of the lifeboat length when fully loaded.
Should exceed 0,5 metres when loaded with 50 % of the number of persons the lifeboat is permitted to accommodate, these persons being seatd to one side of the centreline.
The battery of an EPIRB should be changed:
When decanting water overboard from the slop tank, it is recommended:
Discharge below the waterline so that the discharged water is broken up by the propeller and no oily sheen is visible in the wake.
Add dispersant chemicals to the water in the slop tank at a ratio of 1 litre of dispersant per 10 cubic metres of water.
Maintain a speed of at least 12 knots when pumping overboard.
To leave a small quantity of water in the slop tank, to avoid accidental discharge of oil from the surface and thus minimise the risk of polluting the sea.
The correct functioning of a DSC-modem can be checked by means of:
The obligatory monthly transmission from the RCC’s.
The testing-mode of the ever present VHF-DSC-EPIRB.
The built-in test facility in the modem.
Tester provided with the equipment.
You receive via the 8 MHz a DSC distress alert. The received DSC message is however distorted. The MMSI as well as the position are illegible. After listening at the 8 MHz telephone distress frequency, nothing is heard. This is because:
Telephone signals in the same frequency band are generally weaker than DSC signals.
You should have listened on VHF.
First an acknowledgement of a coastguard station must be received via the 8 MHz.
You should have listened on the 2 182 kHz.
If one wants to transmit a weather report with an Inmarsat-C terminal one should use the following address:
Which of the following two digits codes is used to obtain maritime assistance?
Non distress calls on 2 182 kHz and VHF channel 16 should not exceed:
If a ship in the MF-band wants to have a DSC-connection with a coast-station (no “distress alert” or a test alert) the following frequencies are chosen:
TX: 2 177,0 kHz RX: 2 189,5 kHz.
TX: 2 187,5 kHz RX: 2 182 kHz.
TX: 2 177,0 kHz RX: 2 177,0 kHz.
TX: 2 189,5 kHz RX: 2 177,0 kHz.
The purpose of the decanting line between two slop tanks, where fitted, is:
To enable most of the recovered oil to be retained in the primary slop tank, while the cleaner part of the water will flow into the secondary slop tank, where it can be re-used as wash-water.
To enable both the primary and secondary slop tank to be filled without using the main cargo lines.
To enable the filling of the secondary slop tank via the primary slop tank.
To avoid a build-up of static electricity during water washing, caused by air being drawn in as the primary slop tank empties.
Special Areas as per MARPOL are:
All sea areas within 50 miles from the nearest land, where that coastal state is a signatory to MARPOL.
Specific geographical sea areas, designated as Marine Conservation Areas by the United Nations, in which any discharge from the cargo area of an oil tanker is strictly controlled.
Specific geographical sea areas in which special mandatory measures for the prevention of sea pollution by oil are required.
Limited ocean and sea areas, listed under the OPA-90 Act, inside which the discharge of oil is prohibited and the penalty for doing so is an unlimited fine and jail sentence.