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As regards the launching and recovery arrangements for rescue boats which is required among the following?
Launching shall be possible at the ship's headway speed up to 8 knots in heavy weather
The release mechanism shall be of an automatic type approved by the flag state Administration
Rapid recovery shall be possible with the boat's full complement of persons and equipment
Embarkation and launching arrangement shall be such that the rescue boat can be boarded and launched in less than 10 minutes
What happens if the visual and audible fire signal at the control panel does not receive attention?
A signal will sound in the crew accommodation spaces after 2 minutes
A signal will sound in the crew accommodation spaces after 1 minute
A signal will sound in the crew accommodation spaces after 3 minutes
A bell alarm will sound on the bridge
A self contained Breathing Apparatus should contain at least 1200 litres of air. How long should this last a normal person who is not carrying out hard work?
*You are the officer of the watch at the bridge of a cargo ship. In the middle of the night, an alarm sounds on the control panel of the fire detection system. It indicates that a detector is activated in the crew's accommodation. What is the first action you would take?
Acquit the alarm and wait till it sounds again before taking any other action
Run to the scene as fast as possible and start fighting the fire by all available means
Sound the fire alarm signal and send the seaman on watch down to inspect and report the situation
During a telex-connection with a subscriber it is:
Obligatory to send the indication ‘msg’ at the beginning of the message
Recommended at the beginning and at the end of the message-transport to exchanges ‘answer back' s'
Mandatory to ask for the charges
Necessary to verify the good passing of the message at the operator of the coast or ground-station
The display of a DSC-controller on board shows the following options: (see original)If a DSC-message is intended for vessels in a certain geographical area, one chooses:
The Satellite orbit in the Cospas-Sarsat system is:
Responsible for the on-scene coordination during search and rescue operations is:
Flight Information Rescue-coordinator
" On area A1 the function "" Transmission and reception of on scene communications"" is mainly based on:"
the use of SART transponders
Which word will precede an urgency message ?
Which type of call will be sent by a ship sighting another ship in distress which is not itself in position to transmit a distress alert ?
The names and addresses of accounting authorities can be found in :
The ITU List of Ship Stations
The ITU List of Coast Stations
The ITU List of Radiodetermination and Special Services
The ITU List of Callsigns and Numerical Identities of Stations used by the Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Services
Small oil spills on deck can be kept from going overboard by doing what?
Closing the lids on the vents
Plugging the sounding pipes
Driving wooden plugs into the vents
Most cases of oil pollution are caused by human errors, often jointly by seafarers and shore based clean-up teams. What has proved to be the essential mistake executed by the shore people regarding environment damages?
Dispersement of chemicals?
You are on duty on vessel "A", to avoid collision in the described situation, how will you act?
Wait and see. Maybe the situation will be cleared by itself
By giving the vessel a port turn
By giving the vessel a starboard turn
Two vessels are meeting each other in confined waters. What would be the effects of interaction between the two vessels as they approach each other?
The bows of the ships will be sucked together
There will be no effects in these circumstances
Each vessel will experience an increase in speed
The bows of the ships will be pushed away from each other
When modulating the amplitude:
the LF-vibration is modulated
the carrier wave is modulated
the amplitude is modulated
The transmitting receiving method, when both stations can transmit and receive at the same time is called:
Which frequency is used for MF DSC distress calls
Give the meaning of this symbol:
lifebuoy with automatic sound signal
lifebuoy with light and smoke
Give the meaning of this symbol:
lifebuoy with light and hand flare
lifebuoy with line and hand flare
lifebuoy with light and smoke
lifebuoy light and anti-shark powder diffusion
A lifejacket is so constructed that a person can correctly don it within a period of:
Which item among those below is included in the normal equipment of every lifeboat ?
one immersion suit for each person
a manual pump for effective bailing
sea-charts and navigating equipment
How many hand held distress flares are carried in each lifeboat?
Which one of the following items has to be included in an abandon ship drill according to SOLAS regulations?
Launching and recovery of a survival craft.
Checking that life-jackets are correctly donned.
Manoeuvring the lifeboat in the water.
Starting and operating radio life-saving appliances.
What kind of safety equipment must be worn during anchoring?
All of the mentioned equipment.
Boiler suit, working gloves.
Safety helmet, safety shoes.
Anyone of the crew who is assigned to watch duties in ports has a number of important tasks to carry out. Which one of the listed tasks has to be included in the watchman's duties?
Checking the trim of the vessel.
Checking the moorings for tightness/slack.
Checking the number of persons entering/leaving the vessel.
Checking the safe and secure handling of cargo.
One water fog applicator is required for each pair of breathing apparatus on board which type of ship?
Passenger ships fitted with car decks
Passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers
Which equipment is utilised to control the liquid level in the cargo tanks?
In the cargo tanks we use deep stick to control the liquid level
In the cargo tanks we use sounding tape to control the liquid level
In the cargo tanks we use either float or radar type gauge to control the liquid level
In the cargo tanks we use float type gauge to control the liquid level
What is the function of a sacrificial exchangeable wear plate?
It protects hull plating around the bulbous bow
It protects the hull plating around cell guides
It protects twistlocks against wear down beyond a certain limit
It protects hull plating around the stern frame
Why is it necessary to have routine testing of the cooling water?
To detect the presence of contaminants in the water that may be injurious to the cooling system.
To ensure that the proper residuals of treatment chemicals, as specified, are maintained all time.
To trace leakage in the cooling water system.
What measures regarding ship stability should be taken in order to make passenger ships able to withstand critical damage?
Damaged stability to be increased by weight redistribution.
Damaged stability to be increased by use of water ballast
Avoid overloading the ship
Maintain sufficient intact stability
What diminishes the proper functioning of twistlocks?
Continued action of longitudinal forces
Continued use with over height containers
What is the description for a sidelight, as shown in rule 21 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea?
A green light on the starboard side and red light on the port side, showing an unbroken light over an arc of 135 degrees, from right ahead to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on the respective side.
A green light on the starboard side and red light on the port side, showing an unbroken light over an arc of 112.5 degree, from right ahead to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on the respective side.
A red, green or yellow lantern, showing an unbroken light over an arc of 112.5 degrees.
A red light or a green light, with a minimum range, in a vessel of 50 metres or more, of 3 miles. In a vessel of 10 metres or more but less than 50 metres in length, a range of 1 mile.
What are cowl ventilator trunks prone to?
For what purposes is nitrogen used in cargo tanks on a chemical tanker?
Cleanliness (provision of a clean atmosphere in the tank) and quantity (minimising any loss of cargo through evaporation).
Maintenance (nitrogen in the tank restricts moisture build-up and stops corrosion on the tank bulkheads).
Quality control (the nitrogen blanket ensures a uniform temperature throughout the product by stopping loss of heat at the surface).
Safety (atmosphere control) and purity (maintenance of quality of product by stopping contact with air).
What should be the healthy continuity resistance of a 220V, 2.2kW heating element, when checked near to it's rated operating temperature?
Prior to ordering stores for any department;
The store inventory should be checked so that you order only the items required
Consult the ISSA catalogue to ascertain what stores are available for ordering
Ask the departmental head for a list of store to be ordered
Consult the ISSA catalogue and order whatever is available but not on board
What would you do before giving a boiler a “bottom blow”
Increase the oil temperature
Drop the water level a couple of inches below normal
Increase the oil pressure
Raise the water level a couple of inches above normal
When handling slops on an oil tanker, what is meant by "settling"?
Allowing any waxy layers to settle below the residual oil
Allowing the oil and water to separate out
Allowing the mixture to rest once it has been pumped into the slop tank, so that any static charge disperses
Allowing any sediment to separate out and drop to the bottom of the tank
When checking the cylinder pressures of a 6 cylinder medium speed diesel engine it is found that one of the cylinders has a high maximum pressure. What is the most likely cause of this?
Fuel pressure to the engine is too high.
Exhaust valve on the cylinder with the high pressure is leaking.
Fuel timing to that cylinder too far advanced.
Fuel timing to that cylinder too far retarded.
Which of the following food types are good sources of polyunsaturated and monosaturated fatty acids?
Meat products, such as pies, re-formed joints and burgers
Fish, nuts and vegetables
Sugar, chocolate and pectin
On a Bulk Carrier, which of these cargoes is susceptible to liquefaction due to compression and/or vibration?
What is the reason for gassing up cargo tanks before loading?
Cooling down cargo tanks.
Removal of inert gas from cargo tanks.
Reduce CO2 content in cargo tanks.
Decrease oxygen content in cargo tanks.
High level and high-high level alarms in cargo tanks on chemical tankers are normally set to activate at which of the following percentage filling levels?
Following maintenance work on an air compressor the engine room rating is asked to put the tools away. It is noticed that an allen key is missing from the set. What action should be taken?
Get another one from the store to make up a full set again.
Assume it has fallen in the bilge and look for it when the bilges have been pumped.
Make a note in the log book so the other engine room staff know it is missing.
Inform the engineer in case it has been left inside the compressor when it was closed up.
On a Container vessel, when will a lashing plate crack or buckle?
When lashings lead vertically from the plate
When the lashings and plate are in the same plane
When the lashings and plate are not in the same plane
When more than one lashing is attached to a plate
With reference to using centrifuges for cleaning fuel and lubricating oil what is the difference between a purifier and a clarifier.
Clarifiers are used when water is present in the oil.
In a clarifier only solids are removed from the oil, whereas in a purifier both solids and water are removed from the oil
Purifiers are used when only solids are present in the oil.
There is no difference, both use centrifugal force
During inspection of the crank bearing for one of the units in the main engine, the bearing shell was found as follows: Surface of the white metal was black and very hard. Patches of black incrustations have worn grooves in the journal. What was the cause?
Water in the lubricating oil during service
Wrong casting of bearing shell
Dirt in the lubricating oil
Bearing shell service time exceeded.
When loading a General Cargo ship, what do logs, fishmeal, scrap metal and bales of cotton have in common?
They are all capable of causing oxygen depletion in the cargo holds
They are all liable to spontaneous combustion
Fires caused by these cargoes cannot be extinguished using carbon dioxide gas
They contribute to ship's sweat
What does OSHA stand for?
Occupation and Safe Health Association
Overseas Sea Hazard Association
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Occupational Safety and Health Aids
A lubricating oil having a high viscosity index number would normally be used in which of the following situations?
When the machinery operates at a very high temperature.
When the machinery operates at a high load.
When the machinery operates at a very low temperature.
When the machinery operates over a wide temperature range.
On a Bulk Carrier, what should be done immediately, if during the voyage the temperature of bulk coal exceeds 55?C?
Continue ventilation of all cargo spaces
Seal the hold completely and monitor the cargo using suitable instruments
Use fire fighting water in the hatch
Stop ventilation of cargo space
What do the letters IMDG stand for?
International Monitoring Department (Geopolitics)
Interactive Maritime Dangerous Goods.
International Marine Dangers Group.
International Maritime Dangerous Goods.
On a General Cargo Vessel, what should a cargo lashing plan comply with?
The cargo securing manual
What danger is associated with damaged expanded metal gratings on loading ramps?
Vehicles’ windscreens may be damaged during cargo operations
The front and/or rear ends of vehicles may be damaged during cargo operations
Vehicles’ tyres may be damaged during cargo operations
The load density of the ramp will be affected
What is the requirement with regard to Familiarisation on board?
During the first tenure, seafarers are responsible for asking at least a 100 questions to the Safety Officer.
Seafarers, on being assigned to any ship, shall be familiarized with their specific duties and with all ship arrangements, installations, equipment, procedures and ship characteristics that are relevant to their routine or emergency duties.
Seafarers shall be familiarized with all life saving appliances and emergency exits in case any emergency situation occurs. It takes normally an hour to complete the Safety Familiarisation. The safety Officer is responsible.
Seafarers on board passenger vessels must as soon as possible learn the names of all persons working in the same department in order to ensure efficient daily operation.
To correctly interpret the readings on the printout from a reefer vessel’s cargo data logger it is essential to have some knowledge of the location of the temperature sensors. Where would the temperature sensor for the delivery air to a cargo hold be expected to be located?
Just above the cooling coils where the air returns from the cargo space.
In the air flow path from the cooling coils, about 3 metres from the coils.
In the air flow path from the cooling coils, but at the opposite end of the cargo space to the coils.
Near the centre of the cargo space.
After communication plugs are connected, the ESD is tested from?
You are alongside and the hoses have been connected for discharge. The jetty-man shouts across to you, telling you to start cargo. The Duty Officer has not yet given you any instructions to commence. What will you do?
Open the valves and start discharge as soon as possible.
Advise the jetty-man that there is a problem on board and you will notify him when you are ready.
Ignore the jetty-man. Do nothing.
Advise the Duty Officer and await further instructions. Ask the jetty-man to stand by.
How can the pressure be regulated during start up of a positive displacement pump such as a gear pump?
By throttling the discharge valve
By throttling the suction valve.
Positive displacement pumps operate at constant pressure and cannot be regulated.
Adjustment of the pressure relief valve to recirculate part of the flow.
On a Container vessel, what is the definition of Readily Combustible Solids, under the IMDG Code?
A substance that will heat up and ignite due to the ignition of another substance
Fibres, powdered, granular, or pasty substances that are capable of self-heating
Fibres, powdered, granular, or pasty substances which are dangerous if easily ignited by brief contact with an ignition source and if the flame spreads rapidly
Any solid that is capable of self-ignition
Select the three main checks that must be made to ensure that a hold of a General Cargo Vessel is fully weathertight before sailing ?
Hatch cover fully secured, hold access battened down and ballast tanks checked dry
Hatch cover fully secured, hold access battened down and bilge sounding pipe caps on
Hatch cover fully secured, ballast tank ventilators closed down and ballast tank sounding pipe caps on
Hatch ventilators closed, cranes secured and bilges pumped out
Generator 1 and 2 are initially working in parallel. Prime-mover 2 suffers a total fuel loss. The likely outcome is:
Generatorset 2 trips on reverse speed
No.1 machine overspeeds and trips out on overload
No.2 generator trips on reverse power
No.1 machine overloads and trips out on overspeed
The Ziegler-Nichols method is used in control engineering when setting up the system. Which of the system components given in the options would this method be applied to during initial set up?
Sensing unit to set the range.
Valve positioner to optimise speed of operation.
PID controller for tuning.
Valve and actuator to set the span of travel.
What should be the status of the suction and discharge valves when starting a centrifugal pump?
Suction valve open and discharge valve closed
Suction valve closed and discharge valve open
A General Cargo vessel on completion of the loading has a large metacentric height (GM); what will be the predicted behavior of the vessel in a seaway ?
A fast roll period and small righting levers (GZ Levers)
A fast roll period and large righting levers (GZ Levers)
A long roll period and large righting levers
A long roll period and small righting levers (GZ Levers)
The main engine is running steady with an average exhaust gas temperature of approximately 350° C. What would be a typical alarml/slow down setting for the cylinder exhaust gas temperature deviation from the average?
What is the main fixed fire-fighting system on a car deck?
A large post Panamax container vessel is sailing during the winter months. In which sea areas is she most likely to encounter conditions which could cause a parametric roll?
How many portions of fruit and vegetables are recommended as part of the daily intake for an adult?
You have just finished loading a cargo of Methyl Isobutyl Kentone. What must happen before the shore hose can be disconnected?
The drip-tray must be half-filled with fresh water.
All possible cargo residues in the line must be drained or cleared and any pressure relieved. The manifold valve and shore valve must be confirmed as closed.
Any pressure remaining in the hose must be relieved by rapidly slacking off the bolts on the connecting flange.
Any cargo residues in the line must be drained to the drip-tray. The manifold valve on the ship must be open to allow maximum drainage and only closed after the hose has been removed.
Records relating to breaches of security and changes in security level must be secured against unauthorized access and available for review by contracting governments.
The Company should ensure that the ship's personnel are able to communicate effectively in the execution of their duties related to the Safety Managment System. What does it really mean?
All personnel on board shall be familiar with the Safety Management System. The individual seafarer shall know procedures specifically related to their rank and duties onboard.
Everyone should know the name of the Designated Person in the Company
English language should be the working language on board the ship
The officers and crew should read the entire Safety Management System and memorize the content.
What would be the correct form of response to the question: What is the visibility in your position?
The correct form of response would be: Visibility is poor
The correct form of response would be: Visibility is okay
The correct form of response would be: Visibility in my position is two hundred meters
The correct form of response would be: Visibility is medium
Which is the "CAPSTAN", in the figure?
The Capstan is indicated by A, in the figure
The Capstan is indicated by D, in the figure
The Capstan is indicated by C, in the figure
The Capstan is indicated by B, in the figure
Ro-ro passenger ships shall either carry automatically self-righting liferafts or canopied reversible liferafts. What does it mean that a liferaft is automatically self-righting?
The liferaft will automatically turn back into an upright position when it is empty of people
It means the same as self-righting lifeboats
One person can manage to turn the liferaft back into an upright position
The liferaft will automatically turn back into an upright position when it is fully loaded with people
Very roughly, the gas mixture from Crude Oil can be represented by the hydrocarbon gas Propane. What is the approximate upper flammable limit(UFL) of crude oil vapours by volume in air?
What do you understand by the term Maximum Continuous Rating, MCR, of a diesel engine?
The maximum load that the engine can operate at continuosly.
The maximum cylinder pressure that the engine can operate at continuously.
The maximum charge air pressure that the engine can operate at continuously.
The maximum speed that the engine can operate at continuously.
This amplifier circuit is a common configuration used to amplify the difference in voltage between two input signals; in this case input 1 and 2. What is this amplifier called?
Darlington connection amplifier
For what purpose do we have deck water spray on gas carriers?
There isn’t any deck water spray on gas carriers
The purpose of the deck water spray is to cool deck if fire and to be used for washing deck
All ships carrying flammable cargoes must have deck water spray to flush cargo spill overboard and cool cargo area if fire
The purpose of the deck water spray is to flush cargo spill overboard
How should steel wire rod coils be stowed on a Bulk Carrier?
With their cores aligned alternately fore and aft and athwartships
With their cores aligned vertically
With their cores aligned athwartships
With their cores aligned fore and aft
The cargo tanks of liquefied gas carriers are usually insulated. Why is it necessary to insulate these tanks?
To protect the cargo tank from collision damage.
To minimise heat transfer to the cargo and to avoid excessively low hull temperatures.
To prevent static electricity build up in the cargo tanks.
To reduce the volume of the hold space.
The successive stages of all cargo and ballast handling operations on an oil tanker must be recorded on board. What is the name of the book where these details are listed?
The Deck Operations Logbook.
On a conventional reefer vessel fitted with wooden hatch boards (gratings) which of the operations given in the options is the most likely to cause the greatest damage to the hatch gratings?
Loading or discharging break bulk fruit in cartons.
Loading or discharging palletised fruit using pallet jacks.
Loading or discharging break bulk (loose) frozen lamb carcasses.
Loading or discharging motor cars.
What is the minimum number of relief valves to be fitted to any cargo tank of greater than 20 cubic meters capacity?
Minimum one pressure relief valve.
The number of relief valves is dependent of type of gas carrier.
At least two pressure relief valves.
Minimum two pressure relief valves in addition to the MARVS.
How many rescue boats should be provided on ro-ro passenger ships of 500 gross tons and above?
Two, and at least one of the rescue boats shall be a Fast Rescue Boat
Two Fast Rescue Boats, one on each side of the ship
None providing the ship has lifeboats
The wooden hatch gratings (Warkhaus boards) use on the deck of some conventional reefer vessels can become badly damaged during cargo operations, particularly when forklift trucks are being used. Which one of the actions given in the options is the most appropriate to take when considering repairs to these gratings?
Cut a new board into small pieces to repair as many damaged boards as possible.
Use heavy plywood or strong timber to make the repairs.
Use a whole new board whenever possible to achieve the greatest strength.
Use boards that have been previously removed and repaired.
You have received the nine digit MMSI of a ship on your DSC equipment. In which publication will you find the name of the ship?
The ITU List of Callsigns 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 Ship Stations
The ITU List of Coast Stations
How do the human body absorb toxicants?
The body absorb toxicants only if we wear wrong clothes
The body absorb toxicants only through the aliment channel when eating
The human body absorb toxicants through respiration, skin and the aliment channel
The body absorb toxicants through respiration if the leak is big enough