Test results: Test for Seamans, Assessing Professional English Language (CES v6.0)

1

We lost total power when the ____ occured.

Your answer is correct:

Blackout.

2

The person assigned to keep ____ should not attend to any other duties during the period of hot work.

Your answer is correct:

Fire watch.

3

Please listen to the audio clip and select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

Of course, I will put it on the agenda.

4

All joining crew need to complete a period of ship-specific and security familiarisation training before ____ any shipboard functions.

Your answer is correct:

Being boarded.

5

The bosun, who was in charge of the operation, ____ the cargo net the launch.

Your answer is correct:

Lowered.

6

Please listen to the audio clip and select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

Yes, all the lights were working properly.

7

Please view the image, listen to each audio clip and then select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

8

Please listen to the audio clip and select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

Yes, we’re getting into some fog now.

9

“Go to the port bow and check the clearance”, the Master ordered. So we went ____.

Your answer is correct:

Forward.

10

The crew must be thoroughly ____ on proper garbage collection, segregation, storage and disposal procedures.

Your answer is correct:

Drilled.

11

Replacing or repairing equipment without reference to technical documentation ____ a high risk.

Your answer is correct:

Is always.

12

The crew must be thoroughly ____ on proper garbage collection, segregation, storage and disposal procedures.

Your answer is correct:

Drilled.

13

The problem of piracy is ____ differently by companies depending on the type of ship and its trading routes.

Your answer is correct:

Being dealt with.

14

Please view the image, listen to each audio clip and then select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

15

It is important ____ on board the originals of all your certificates and endorsements.

Your answer is correct:

To carry.

16

It is essential to avoid dehydration: ____.

Your answer is correct:

Drink water.

17

Please listen to the audio clip and select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

Not yet, the AB is arranging it now.

18

The ship’s engineers decided to carry out a ____ to locate any leaks.

Your answer is correct:

Pressure test.

19

STCW: The International Convention on ____ of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping.

Your answer is correct:

Standards.

20

Please listen to the audio clip and select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

The Chief Engineer has gone back to the control room.

21

Under the STCW Convention, all seafarers ____ minimum standards of competence, age, medical fitness, and approved sea-going service.

Your answer is correct:

Need to meet.

22

Any training that is carried out onboard, as part of an approved training programme, must be ____ in a training record book.

Your answer is correct:

Recorded.

23

Once a fire has been contained, smoke boundaries ____ to identify the furthest the team can progress towards a fire in fresh air.

Your answer is correct:

Are established.

24

Please listen to the audio clip and select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

Nearly, it’ll be done shortly.

25

All team members must maintain a high level of ____ at all times.

Your answer is correct:

Situational awareness.

26

The ____ hit hard just as we arrived in port, it was a blizzard.

Your answer is correct:

Snow.

27

Please listen to the audio clip and select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

Yes, it was sent by the chandler yesterday.

28

No sudden or unusual ship movements ____ at the time of the accident.

Your answer is correct:

Were reported.

29

Please view the image, listen to each audio clip and then select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

30

We painted the ship’s main deck early in the ____ before the sun got too hot.

Your answer is correct:

Morning.

31

The training course lasts 3 days, from Tuesday to ____.

Your answer is correct:

Thursday.

32

Ballast is intended to provide ____.

Your answer is correct:

Stability.

33

It looked like a ____ from this distance, at least there seemed to be pipework on deck.

Your answer is correct:

Tanker.

34

Please view the image, listen to each audio clip and then select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

35

Sometimes we had a barbecue on the ____.

Your answer is correct:

Poop deck.

36

The Bosun ____ the access hatch of the tank to start ventilating it with air.

Your answer is correct:

Opened.

37

Basic safety familiarisation will enable you to take immediate action upon ____ an accident or other medical emergency.

Your answer is correct:

Encountering.

38

“Go to the port bow and check the clearance”, the Master ordered. So we went ____.

Your answer is correct:

Forward.

39

Please view the image, listen to each audio clip and then select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

40

Masters and crew must have a zero ____ of unplanned entry into enclosed spaces.

Your answer is correct:

Tolerance.

41

Please listen to the audio clip and select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

Just one more checklist then we’re done.

42

Please listen to the audio clip and select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

We should stop and finish the job later.

43

The ____ was getting worse, a cyclone was forming.

Your answer is correct:

Weather.

44

Crew members assigned to the engine room must be alert and prepared for risks ____ hot spots.

Your answer is correct:

Associated with.

45

Later in the day the weather ____ bad again.

Your answer is correct:

Turned.

46

STCW: The International Convention on ____ of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping.

Your answer is correct:

Standards.

47

Pilots provide a vital service to seafarers by assisting with the safe navigation of vessels at the ____ stages of the voyage.

Your answer is correct:

Most critical.

48

Vessel personnel must react immediately to any suspected ____ of security.

Your answer is correct:

Breaches.

49

Waxing in fuels ____ filter blockage and combustion problems.

Your answer is correct:

Can cause.

50

Excessive amounts of grease do not ensure that wire ropes are ____ corrosion and may in fact hide corrosion deficiencies.

Your answer is correct:

Protected from.

51

Enclosed space openings ____ rigorously controlled.

Your answer is correct:

Need to be.

52

The chief engineer ____ to the master that there was a fire and a large volume of smoke in the engine room.

Your answer is correct:

Investigated and reported.

53

Please view the image, listen to each audio clip and then select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

54

We need ____ to hold on to the handrail, it was icy.

Your answer is correct:

Safety boots.

55

Three crew members ____ the rescue boat.

Your answer is correct:

Boarded.

56

After the rescue boat was loaded it was ____ to the water by lifting the brake.

Your answer is correct:

Lowered.

57

Ballast is intended to provide ____.

Your answer is correct:

Are established.

58

It looked like a ____ from this distance, at least there seemed to be pipework on deck.

Your answer is correct:

Tanker.

59

Vessel personnel must react immediately to any suspected ____ of security.

Your answer is correct:

Breaches.

60

Please view the image, listen to each audio clip and then select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

61

Crew members assigned to the engine room must be alert and prepared for risks ____ hot spots.

Your answer is correct:

Associated with.

62

No sudden or unusual ship movements ____ at the time of the accident.

Your answer is correct:

Were reported.

63

Marine engineers are ____ the operation and maintenance of the vessel’s engines, as well as the electrical and electronic equipment.

Your answer is correct:

Responsible for.

64

____ of alcohol or illegal drugs can severely impair any seafarer’s fitness for duty.

Your answer is correct:

Consumption.

65

Do not be afraid to ask questions2 if you have ____ about your duties, safe working practices or emergency procedures.

Your answer is correct:

Any doubts.

66

The rigging of pilot ladders should be ____ under the supervision of a responsible officer.

Your answer is correct:

Performed.

67

Crewmembers must be ____ for hazardous conditions and be prepared to report them.

Your answer is correct:

Alert.

68

Please view the image, listen to each audio clip and then select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

69

Crew members, of all ranks, should feel empowered ____ inappropriate decisions.

Your answer is correct:

To challenge.

70

Please view the image, listen to each audio clip and then select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

71

Do not mix bunkers from two ____ suppliers in the same tanks.

Your answer is correct:

Different.

72

Do not mix bunkers from two ____ suppliers in the same tanks.

Your answer is correct:

Different.

73

Under the STCW Convention, all officers in charge of a watch must have a good ____ of spoken and written English.

Your answer is correct:

Compound.

74

Three crew members ____ the rescue boat.

Your answer is correct:

Boarded.

75

Please listen to the audio clip and select the correct answer.

Your answer is correct:

Yes the doctor saw him and dressed the wound.

76

Crew members, of all ranks, should feel empowered ____ inappropriate decisions.

Your answer is correct:

To challenge.

77

Drills and contingency plans are needed to better prepare crews to ____ propulsion failures.

Your answer is correct:

Deal with.

78

Any training that is carried out onboard, as part of an approved training programme, must be ____ in a training record book.

Your answer is correct:

Recorded.

79

STCW requires all seafarers to receive familiarisation and basic safety training or instruction ____ section A-VI/1 of the STCW Code.

Your answer is correct:

In accordance with.

80

Hot work must be planned and supervised and crew should be fully aware of the ____ system.

Your answer is correct:

Permit to work.