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

1

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

Your answer is correct:

Different.

2

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

Your answer is correct:

Consumption.

3

Ballast is intended to provide ____.

Your answer is correct:

Stability.

4

It is essential to avoid dehydration: ____.

Your answer is correct:

Drink water.

5

MARPOL: The International Convention for the ____ of Pollution from Ships.

Your answer is correct:

Prevention.

6

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.

7

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.

8

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

Your answer is correct:

Thursday.

9

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

Your answer is correct:

Associated with.

10

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

Your answer is correct:

Breaches.

11

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

Correct answer:

Your Answer:

12

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

Your answer is correct:

Drilled.

13

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

Your answer is correct:

Not yet, the AB is arranging it now.

14

The bunker barge is expected at noon, we’ll need to be ready beforehead at ____.

Your answer is correct:

11:30.

15

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.

16

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

Your answer is correct:

Deal with.

17

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

Your answer is correct:

18

The vessel is owned by a Greek company but flagged in ____.

Your answer is correct:

Panama.

19

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

Your answer is correct:

Just one more checklist then we’re done.

20

Ratings forming part of a navigational watch are ____ able to comply with helm orders issued in English.

Your answer is correct:

Required to be.

21

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

Correct answer:

Safety boots.

Your Answer:

Gloves.

22

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.

23

The reason the vessel grounded was ____ under keel clearance.

Your answer is correct:

Insufficient.

24

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

Correct answer:

Your Answer:

25

Ballast is intended to provide ____.

Correct answer:

Are established.

Your Answer:

Establishing.

26

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

Your answer is correct:

Performed.

27

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

Correct answer:

Forward.

Your Answer:

Down below.

28

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.

29

We lost total power when the ____ occured.

Your answer is correct:

Blackout.

30

Waxing in fuels ____ filter blockage and combustion problems.

Your answer is correct:

Can cause.

31

Understand where the risk of an eye injury exists and ____ suitable protection to prevent such injury.

Your answer is correct:

Identify.

32

Enclosed space openings ____ rigorously controlled.

Your answer is correct:

Need to be.

33

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.

34

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

Correct answer:

Tanker.

Your Answer:

Sailing vessel.

35

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

Your answer is correct:

To challenge.

36

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

Your answer is correct:

Morning.

37

The ____ was getting worse, a cyclone was forming.

Your answer is correct:

Weather.

38

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.

39

It is vital to ensure the correct maintenance of all equipment, according to the manufaturer’s ____, to limit risk of operational failures.

Your answer is correct:

Guidance.

40

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

Your answer is correct:

To carry.

41

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

Your answer is correct:

Lowered.

42

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

Your answer is correct:

43

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

Your answer is correct:

Pressure test.

44

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

Your answer is correct:

I see that, I’ll use both hands on the railings.

45

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

Your answer is correct:

Different.

46

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

Your answer is correct:

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

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

Your answer is correct:

49

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

Your answer is correct:

Standards.

50

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

Your answer is correct:

Situational awareness.

51

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

Your answer is correct:

Associated with.

52

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

Your answer is correct:

Standards.

53

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.

54

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

Your answer is correct:

55

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

Your answer is correct:

Of course, I will put it on the agenda.

56

MARPOL: The International Convention for the ____ of Pollution from Ships.

Your answer is correct:

Prevention.

57

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

Your answer is correct:

Yes, all the lights were working properly.

58

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

Your answer is correct:

59

Three crew members ____ the rescue boat.

Your answer is correct:

Boarded.

60

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.

61

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

Your answer is correct:

We should stop and finish the job later.

62

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.

63

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

Your answer is correct:

Yes the doctor saw him and dressed the wound.

64

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

Your answer is correct:

Alert.

65

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.

66

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

Correct answer:

Yes of course, it’s really a two man job.

Your Answer:

There’s a drydock coming up next month.

67

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.

68

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

Your answer is correct:

69

The socket and adaptor ____ and led to a fire.

Your answer is correct:

Overheated.

70

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

Your answer is correct:

71

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

Your answer is correct:

Were reported.

72

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

Correct answer:

Compound.

Your Answer:

Command.

73

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

Your answer is correct:

Is always.

74

Remember ____ the expiry date on all certificates and documents as expired certificates are not valid for service on-board.

Your answer is correct:

To check.

75

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

Your answer is correct:

Encountering.

76

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

Your answer is correct:

77

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

Correct answer:

The Chief Engineer has gone back to the control room.

Your Answer:

OK, I’ll move it now.

78

The master ____ evacuate the engine room, shut down ventilation and operate the fixed CO2 fire extinguishing system.

Your answer is correct:

Decided to.

79

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

Your answer is correct:

Lowered.

80

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

Correct answer:

Snow.

Your Answer:

Tug.