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How often must inspection of proper working of the EPIRB’s and SART’s take place on board? Once per:
A DSC distress alert single frequency call attempt is awaiting acknowledgement:
Automatically repeated after 1 to 1 and a half minutes.
Not repeated automatically.
Repeated manually when required.
Automatically repeated after 3 and a half to 4 and a half minutes.
A SART is used by a vessel in distress. This SART is seen on the screen of a:
Both 3 Cm and 10 Cm radar.
Hand flares and buoyant smoke signals can continue to burn or emit smoke after having been immersed for a period of 10 s:
Right if the immersion depth is smaller than 1 m.
Right if the immersion depth is smaller than 100 mm.
By the term “Stand by” the operator of a coast-station means that one should:
Wait until the coast-station calls again.
Switch back to the calling channel.
Give the position of the ship.
A Cargo Ship Equipment Certificate will be issued for:
5 years with control every 12 months.
A period not exceeding 24 months.
A period not exceeding 48 months.
What immediate action should be taken if a ship unexpectedly runs aground and stops?
Stop engines and tell the engine room to switch over to high suction.
Stop engines and immediately request “Full Astern”.
Sound the General Alarm and plot the ships position.
Which personnel must undergo familiarization training on board?
“Passivation” is a restorative process periodically applied to stainless steel tanks on a chemical tanker. What effect does this process have on the steel surface?
It restores and reforms the passive Chromium Hydroxide surface layer.
It restricts active corrosion on the surface steel.
It causes a chemical reaction, which produces a new inert Chromium Oxide layer on the surface of the steel.
It restores the surface steel to an even and smooth finish, thereby encouraging drainage during discharge.
Chemical tankers of 20 000 tonnes DWT or above, with a keel laid on or after 1st July 1986, when carrying flammable products with a flashpoint not exceeding 60 °C, such as those listed in chapters 17 and 18 of the International Bulk Chemical Code, are exempt from the requirement to be fitted with and use an inert gas plant provided certain conditions are met. Which of the following is a summary of those conditions?
The cargo tank does not exceed 3 000 cubic metres capacity/each tank washing machine nozzle does not exceed 17,5 cubic metres per hour delivery rate/the total wash water input to the tank from all tank washing machines does not exceed 110 cubic metres per hour.
The cargo tank does not exceed 1 250 cubic metres capacity/each tank washing machine nozzle does not exceed 12,5 cubic metres per hour delivery rate/the total wash water input to the tank from all tank washing machines does not exceed 90 cubic metres per hour.
Which word will precede a routine message?
No specific word will precede a routine message.
A tug is connected to the bow of a vessel. Will the force exerted by it be the same at any ahead speed?
No, on the bow the tug uses power to run with the vessel, which reduces the available power on the towline.
No, when the ahead speed of the ship increases the force exerted by the tug will also increase.
Yes, the force would normally be expected to be the same at any speed of the ship.
On area A3 the function “Transmission and reception of on scene communications” is mainly based on:
The use of MF and/or VHF R/T.
The use of HF DSC and/or Inmarsat-C.
The use of MF and/or HF R/T.
Which one of the given requirements regarding survival craft muster and embarkation arrangements corresponds to the present SOLAS regulations?
Searchlights to be provided at the launching station.
Davit-launched survival craft muster and embarkation stations shall be arranged to enable stretchers to be placed in survival craft.
Muster and embarkation stations shall be readily accessible from accommodation and work areas.
A conventional tanker has most of its tanks slack during the discharging of oil cargo, it is not of any great consequence; however, if an OBO has most of its holds slack during discharging (or loading) of oil cargo this will:
Likely cause a sudden or violent list due to the very large free surface in the broad beamed holds?
Cause extreme strain to the hull on the listed side if a list develops?
Cause the vessel to develop a slow rolling motion?
Have not much effect on stability as these vessels are designed for such conditions?
You are close to the entrance to a port in thick fog. You hear the following signal. What does it mean?
That there is a vessel at anchor in the vicinity. She is less than 100 metres in length.
That there is a vessel at anchor in the vicinity. She is more than 100 metres in length.
That there is a vessel aground in the vicinity.
If your chemical tanker is equipped with high velocity venting valves, at what minimum height above the weather deck or catwalk should they be installed?
What signal may be given by sound and by light to indicate that a vessel fails to understand the intentions or actions of another vessel, or is in doubt that sufficient action is being taken by the other to avoid collision?
One prolonged blast (flash), followed by five or more short and rapid blasts (flashes).
Five short and rapid blasts (flashes).
Three short and rapid blasts (flashes).
Five prolonged blasts (flashes).
Noxious Liquid Substances which, if discharged into the sea from tank cleaning or deballasting operations, are deemed to present a hazard to either marine resources or human health or cause harm to amenities or other legitimate uses of the sea and therefore justify a limitation on the quality and quantity of the discharge into the marine environment. Such substances are:
A category “Y” substance as identified in the revised MARPOL Annex II.
A category “X” substance as identified in the revised MARPOL Annex II.
An NLS as defined in ISGOTT revision V.
A liquid cargo that is prohibited for carriage in vessels other than type 1 chemical tanker, as defined in the INC Code.
In a typical shipboard de-humidifier plant as may be found on a modern chemical tanker, operating on a “rotating bed” principle, what names are given to the two parts of the rotating bed?
The “process sector” and the “reactivation sector”.
The “active sector” and the “dormant sector”.
The “inbound sector” and “outbound sector”.
The “live sector” and the “reserve sector”.
On area A1 the function “Transmission and reception of on scene communications” is mainly based on:
The use of SART transponders.
What is the maximum quantity of cargo permitted to be carried in a single tank on a type II chemical tanker?
On area A4 the function “Transmission and reception of on scene communications” is mainly based on:
The use of MF and/or VHF R/T.
The use of SARSAT COSPAS EPIRB.
The use of MF and/or HF R/T.
The Training Manual shall contain instructions and information on the life-saving appliances and the best method of survival. The training manual shall contain detailed explanations of crew duties in relation to emergency situations. Which of the following tasks or duties shall be included in the manual according to present regulations?
The use of the ship’s line throwing apparatus.
The use of escape routes and other escape methods.
The use of surface to air visual signals to be used by survivors.
The use of navigational equipment for survival crafts.
While navigating using a paper chart marked WGS84 the OOW plots the ships position by four different methods and they all give slightly different positions. Which of the following would be considered the most accurate.
Radar ranges from two radar destinctive headlands.
Bearing and distance from a navigation buoy close to the vessel.
Gyro compass bearings from two lighthouses.
Which of the following requirements regarding on board stability data corresponds to present regulations? (NSCL 4/12.1).
Drawings and calculations documenting the stability of the ship, both in intact and all possible damage condition.
A calculation example showing the use of “KG” limitation curves.
A calculation example showing use of “GM” limitation curves.
Stability data produced by stability calculation instruments.
When loading oil in oil tankers, why are you only allowed to load maximum 98 % of the tank capacity?
Due to temperature expansion.
Danger to vessel stability and strength.
What is the probable cause of an error in the position shown on a GPS receiver set into “2D” fixing?
The receiver has defaulted to “3D” fixing and there is no overhead satellite.
Incorrect height of the antenna set into the receiver.
The limit set on the HDOP figure is too great.
The limit set on the VDOP figure is too small.
What is the purpose of the “SQUELCH” on a VHF transmitter/receiver?
Reduce the “noise” in the background.
Increase the range of the transmitter.
Increase the sound signal of the receiver.
Switch to another channel.
How often shall each member of the crew participate in an “abandon ship”-drill?
Which of the following groups of chemical cargoes is particularly susceptible to polymerisation, especially through exposure to heat?
Under what convention is the master to ensure that a ship is seaworthy and in a fit state to safely carry a shipper’s cargo?
You are carrying a bulk cargo of Phosphoric Acid. Which components of the cargo pumps may be damaged as a result of discharging this particular cargo and why?
The cargo seals may be damaged from the abbrasive effect of any sediment.
The valves in the associated piping may be distorted by pressure surges created by cavitation as the acid is discharged.
The outer casing may be corroded by the unstable impurities within the acid.
The impeller veins may be damaged as a result of the relatively high density of the cargo if the pumps are run at too high a speed.
The minimum permissible distance measured horizontally between the ship’s shell plating and the outer side bulkhead of the first cargo compartment on a type II chemical tanker is:
Not less than moulded breadth/15.
Not less than moulded breadth/5.
The IBC Code prescribes certain design conditions for a cargo heating or cooling system fitted to a chemical tanker. What does it require in respect of pressure within such a system, for any condition other than when it is empty?
That a higher pressure can be maintained within the system than the maximum pressure head that could be exerted by the contents of the cargo tank on that system.
That an automatic alarm is fitted to alert the operator when the pressure within the system drops to within 0,2 bar of the pressure measured at the lowest cargo pressure sensor within the tank.
That the system must be fitted with automatic control valves that will maintain the inlet pressure at not less than 0,2 bar above the return pressure.
Regular “updating” of a ships position in an Inmarsat-C installation is necessary:
To have the correct position in case of accidents.
To keep to the correct Inmarsat region.
To enter the correct data to the disk antenna.
To inform the satellite of ships position.
To what pressure will a new length of cargo hose be tested by a manufacturer prior to its supply to a vessel for service onboard a chemical tanker?
Not less than one and a half times its specified maximum working pressure, but not more than two-fifths of its bursting pressure.
2 times its designed working pressure, but not more than three-fifths of its nominal bursting pressure.
Not less than one and a half times its nominal bursting pressure, but not more than four-fifths of its specified maximum working pressure.
Not more than one and a half times its specified maximum working pressure, but not less than two-fifths of its bursting pressure.
With respect to the ISM, what training in addition to lifeboat and fire drills must be carried out?
Familiarization, and other drills identified as necessary by the ship.
The boat drill and fire drill should be adequate to meet your needs.
The mode J2B is used:
For radiotelex-traffic in the MF/HF band between the ship and shore stations.
For telephone traffic in the MF/HF bands between ship and shore stations.
For urgent message transmitting and receiving.
Via Inmarsat-C a message is sent to an Inmarsat-C mailbox with a positive delivery notification (PDN). The ground station will:
Send a PDN, if the message has arrived in the mailbox.
Not send any PDN for this message.
Send a PDN, as soon as the message is collected from the mailbox.
Send no PDN’s with messages intended for the mailbox.
By what formula is the displacement calculated? W = Displacement; L = length; B = Breadth; D = depth of vessel; Cb = Block Coefficient; Cw = Coefficient of waterplane; RD = relative density.
You are in an area of restricted visibility. You hear this sound signal. What does it mean?
That there is a vessel in distress nearby.
That there is a vessel at anchor in the vicinity.
That there is a vessel aground in the vicinity.
That there is a vessel engaged in underwater operations in the vicinity. She has divers down.
Who is responsible for maintaining the vessel’s structural strength?
The Flag State Administration.
The Shipping Company and the Classification Society.
You are on a vessel 10 nautical miles off the coast of Nigeria, West Africa. Are you allowed to dump empty glass bottles overboard?
No, glass bottles can not be dumped overboard.
Yes, glass bottles can be dumped overboard.
Yes, the bottles can be dumped if they are ground so that the resulting particles can pass through a screen with 50 mm openings.
When should a crew member joining a ship for the first time be given some training and instructions in the use of the ship’s fire-fighting appliances?
As soon as possible but not later than 2 weeks after he joins the ship.
As soon as possible but not later than 24 hours after he joins the ship.
As soon as possible but not later than 2 days after he joins the ship.
When a Master takes the leadership in approaching a problem, must hist first action be a decision that will directly solve the problem?
Not necessary, he shall use all available resourses. He should resist the temptation to step in and do it all by himself.
Yes, take full control. Do not delegate to other officers, to avoid mistake.
No, he should observ the situation, and let the other senior officers solve the situation.
Yes, with his experience, it is most likely that he has the best solution.
When a vessel violates the oil pollution laws, who may be held responsible?
Any one involved in the operation.
What do you understand by the term “Risk Assessment”, and how would this be carried out on board?
Identify the hazards, quantify the risks, put control measures in place, monitor the work activity and review.
States than when work has a degree of risk that the work is not carried out.
Requires a great deal of preparation and involves recording everything on paper.
Identify the hazards and specify the personal protective equipment that would be required to complete the work.
Which Convention first placed on the shipowner an obligation to exercise due diligence to make a ship seaworthy, requiring him “before and at the beginning of a voyage … to … make the ship seaworthy … and … make the holds…and all other parts of the vessel in which goods are carried, fit and safe for their reception, carriage and preservation”?
Which of the following is a definition of “dew point”?
The temperature at which a gas is saturated with respect to a condensable component, as in operational terms is seen at the point when air is saturated with moisture.
The temperature at which a saturated gas exhibits condensation.
The temperature at which dry-ice melts in Acetone.
If your chemical tanker is equipped with high velocity venting valves, at what minimum height above the weather deck or catwalk should they be installed?
Your vessel is involved in a collision with another vessel. What should you as Master tell the Master on the other vessel?
There should be no communication with the other vessel.
Explain your actions prior to the collision and request details of actions taken by the other vessel which resulted in the collision.
Name; Port of registry; Port of destination of your vessel.
Ask if there is any assistance required by the other vessel.
For security purposes, the IMDG Code should be read in conjunction with the:
IMO NVIC 24 and 46 CFR 2.05.
Chapter V of SOLAS and Annex II of MARPOL.
Chapter XI-2 of SOLAS and Part A of the ISPS Code.
Part B of the ISPS Code and Chapter II of the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Act.
What is a Declaration of Security?
A document stating the ship’s security level.
A checklist jointly completed by the ship and shore security representatives.
A document between the port and the cargo owner stating security.
A checklist jointly completed by the Ship Security Officer and the US Coast Guard.
The mandatory color of a hand flare is:
The carriage of a new Noxious Liquid Substance not yet listed in the IBC Code may be considered possible, provided it is achieved through a “tri-partite” agreement between:
The Flag State of the Shipper/the Flag State of the Charterer/the Flag State of the Receiver.
The IMO/the Port State of the Shipper/the Port State of the Receiver.
The Port State of the Shipper/the Flag State of the Carrier/the Port State of the Receiver.
The Shipper/the Receiver/the Operator or Charterer.
In the event of an accidental or other exceptional discharge into the sea of a Noxious Liquid Substance or mixture containing such a substance, an entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book, which shall include:
Date of occurrence Position (latitude and longitude) Estimated quantity and category(ies) Extract from Master’s Log Book detailing the incident.
Time of occurence Approximate quantity, substance(s) and Category(ies) Circumstances of discharge or escape and general remarks.
Position at start and stop of accidental discharge Time at start and stop of accidental discharge Reason for accidental discharge Name of Person in Charge of operation at time of accidental discharge.
As per MARPOL 73/78, coal slurry, clay slurry, dextrose solution and molasses are classified as:
Substances, materials and articles shall be stowed as indicated in the Dangerous Goods List of the IMDG Code, in accordance with a series of stowage categories. How are those categories designated?
5 categories, labelled A-E.
10 categories, lattered A-K (excluding I).
Three categories, numbered I, II and III.
10 categories, numbered 1-10.
In a Type “1” chemical tanker (one that is certified to carry the most hazardous chemicals) the maximum amount of cargo contained in any one tank must not exceed:
The time indication 121310z means in maritime radio communication:
12th day, 13:10 hours UTC.
12th day, 13:10 hours local time.
12th month, 13th day 10:00 hours UTC.
Testing a SART is permitted:
Only at sea, outside territorial waters.
Only in a port or harbour.
At sea, outside territorial waters, and in a port or harbour.
The steps of the embarkation ladder used must be spaced apart by a distance of:
Equally spaced not less than 300 mm or more than 380 mm.
Equally spaced not less than 200 mm or more than 280 mm.
During the survey of Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) equipment, which document must be available to the surveyor to demonstrate compliance with SOLAS?
The Certificate of Compliance with SOLAS V/19-1, bearing the serial number of equipment installation.
A Statement of Installation and Testing by the Application Service Provider in compliance with SOLAS V/26-4.
A report giving the result of the Performance Test, issued by the manufacturer in compliance with the Flag State Authority requirements.
A report giving the result of the Conformance Test issued by an Application Service Provider on behalf of an Administration.
Which option best completes the following statement? The version of the IHO presentation library on the ECDIS is important because:
It is where the files for maintenance of the system software are stored.
If it is not the latest version, the ECDIS will not be compliant.
It influences the colours on the display.
It allows ECDIS to decide on the scale setting of the chart.
“Passivation” is a restorative process periodically applied to stainless steel tanks on a chemical tanker. What effect does this process have on the steel surface?
It restores and reforms the passive Chromium Hydroxide surface layer.
It restricts active corrosion on the surface steel.
It restores the surface steel to an even and smooth finish, thereby encouraging drainage during discharge.
During an audit, adherence to the company cargo handling procedures can best be demonstrated:
By providing a summary of out-turn figures for the auditor.
By requesting that an audit takes place during cargo operations.
By providing a summary of incident and lost time figures for the auditor that reflects a successful and trouble-free system on board.
By being able to provide comprehensive and verifiable documentary records of cargo operations.
MARPOL 73/78 defines a “high viscosity substance” as:
A noxious liquid substance in category “Y” with a viscosity equal to or greater than 100 mPa·s at 37,8 °C.
A noxious liquid substance of any category with a pour point of greater than 37,8 °C.
A noxious liquid substance in category “X” or “Y” with a viscosity equal to or greater than 50 mPa·s at the unloading temperature.
The position that is determined by built in GPS-receiver in an Inmarsat-EPIRB has an accuracy of about:
The “dew point” of a liquid chemical can be defined as:
The temperature at which dry-ice melts in Acetone.
The temperature at which a condensable component is saturated with respect to a gas, as in operational terms is seen at the point when moisture no longer detectable in air.
The temperature at which a saturated as exhibits condensation.
The temperature at which a gas is saturated with respect to a condensable component, as in operational terms is seen at the point when air is saturated with moisture.
For how long is the health certificate valid for a seafarer in foreign trade?
Which one of the listed requirements regarding the stowage of lifeboats and life-rafts corresponds to present SOLAS regulations?
Lifeboats shall be stowed attached to launching appliances.
Life-rafts intended for throw-overboard launching shall be stowed midships secured to means for transfer to either side.
Life-rafts shall be stowed close to the stern of the vessel.
Davit-launched life-rafts shall be stowed on starboard side of the ship.
What action should be taken by the Officer of the Watch in the event of fire being reported to the bridge during the 00:00 to 04:00 watch?
Send the bridge lookout down to investigate.
Stop engines and inform the engine room.
A tank which contained a category “X” product must undergo a prewash before leaving port in compliance with MARPOL. The resulting residues shall be discharged to a reception facility until the concentration of the substance in the effluent, as indicated by analysis of samples of the effluent taken by the authorized surveyor reaches a certain level. What is that level?
For how long time must the printout from the Oil Discharge Monitoring Equipment (ODME) be retained onboard?
What is false regarding the function “Transmission and reception of on scene communications”.
On area A4 this function is based on the use of HF R/T.
On area A1 this function is based on the use of VHF R/T.
On area A3 this function is based on the use of VHF or/and MF R/T.
The use of SART transponder.
With what system is a NAVTEX-message transmitted?
“…a ship… …intended to transport products with appreciably severe environmental and safety hazards which require significant preventative measures to preclude escape of such cargo. Usually the ship is of double-hull construction, with a variety of tank sizes/capacities”. What is this the definition of?
A type II chemical tanker, as per the IBC Code.
A type I chemical tanker as per IBC Code.
A parcel chemical tanker as per the IACS Construction Regulations.
What is the minimum number of channels required for the portable two-way VHF’s for survival craft?
Onboard training should be organised in such a way that:
It is an integral part of the overall training plan.
Each crew member is trained individually.
It does not contravene with the rest hours of the crew.