Test for seamans about Deck department, Management level, Chemical Tanker (CES v6.0)
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The test consisted of 80 random questions.
Total questions on this topic: 196
Total questions on this topic: 196
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A cofferdam, a pumproom or an empty tank, located between cargo tanks containing cargoes or cargo residues which might react with each other in a hazardous manner, are all acceptable methods of segregation in chemical tanker stowage according to the IBC Code. For this purpose, it may also be acceptable to have:
Your answer is correct:
An intervening cargo tank containing a mutually compatible cargo or cargo residues.2
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?
Your answer is correct:
The cargo seals may be damaged from the abbrasive effect of any sediment.3
At least, how often shall life boats be launched with their assigned operating crew aboard and manoeuvred in the water according to SOLAS?
Your answer is correct:
Every 3 months.4
Which of the following requirements regarding on board stability data corresponds to present regulations? (NSCL 4/12.1).
Your answer is correct:
A calculation example showing the use of “KG” limitation curves.5
The steps of the embarkation ladder used must be spaced apart by a distance of:
Your answer is correct:
Equally spaced, not less than 300 mm or more than 380 mm.6
Ballast introduced into a cargo tank on a chemical tanker which has been washed to such an extent that the ballast contains less than 1 ppm of the substance previously carried may be discharged into the sea without regard to the discharge rate, ship’s speed and discharge outlet location, but under certain conditions, which require:
Your answer is correct:
That the vessel is not less than 12 miles from the nearest land and is in water that is not less than 25 metres deep.7
Which of the following requirements regarding life-buoys correspond to present regulations? (SOLAS III/7.1).
Your answer is correct:
All life-buoys shall be placed in holders with quick-release arrangement.8
What is the minimum number of channels required for the portable two-way VHF’s for survival craft?
Your answer is correct:
Channels 6, 13 & 16.9
What type of Bill of Lading covers “door to door” shipment?
Your answer is correct:
A Through Bill of Lading.10
A MMSI number consist of:
Your answer is correct:
9 digits.11
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?
Your answer is correct:
Sound the Fire Alarm.12
A small vessel with a right handed propeller and no thruster is approaching a berth with an onshore wind. What is the best way to have a controlled berthing?
Your answer is correct:
Dredge a forward anchor, working the engine and rudder against it to keep the stern up.13
A Cargo Ship Equipment Certificate will be issued for:
Your answer is correct:
5 years with control every 12 months.14
Which one of the listed requirements regarding the stowage of lifeboats and life-rafts corresponds to present SOLAS regulations?
Your answer is correct:
Lifeboats shall be stowed attached to launching appliances.15
Your vessel is involved in a collision with another vessel. What should you as Master tell the Master on the other vessel?
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Name of vessel; IMO number; Port of registry; Port of destination of your vessel.16
To maintain good relationship among the crew on board a vessel, one must be:
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Understanding, Co-operative, and have respect from both sides.17
According to the IAMSAR Manual, what is the expected survival time for a person in water of 4-10 °C, without special protective clothing?
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Less than 3 hours.18
What is 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?
Your answer is correct:
Not less than 760 mm.19
Which of the following is a coast station MMSI?
Your answer is correct:
2275300.20
Who are responsible for safe working conditions onboard?
Your answer is correct:
Master, Chief Engineer & Chief Officer.21
The prescribed test of EPIRB, SART and portable VHF radio set must be entered in:
Your answer is correct:
Ship’s radio log.22
What is the probable cause of an error in the position shown on a GPS receiver set into “2D” fixing?
Your answer is correct:
Incorrect height of the antenna set into the receiver.23
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?
Correct answer:
6 metres.Your Answer:
3 metres.24
You can reduce the need for security guards in certain areas by installing:
Your answer is correct:
Anti-intruder devices.25
The compensation payment by the charterer that is due when a vessel is unable to load / discharge her cargo within the allowed and contracted time is referred to as:
Your answer is correct:
Demurrage.26
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?
Your answer is correct:
The Hague-Visby Rules.27
Referring to the SOLAS convention, how often should a crew member on a cargo ship participate in one abandon ship drill and one fire drill?
Your answer is correct:
Monthly.28
Under most circumstances, how will communication be carried out between a ship and a SAR helicopter?
Your answer is correct:
On VHF Ch. 16.29
What is 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?
Your answer is correct:
Not less than 760 mm.30
What type of dynamic forces may cause indent in plating on forecastle deck and main deck in way of pillars inside forecastle?
Your answer is correct:
Pressure forces caused by green water on deck.31
What are the three volumes of the IAMSAR Manual?
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I – Organization and Management II – Mission Co-ordination III – Mobile Facilities.32
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?
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As soon as possible but not later than 2 weeks after he joins the ship.33
What is the probable cause of an error in position of the ship obtained from the GPS system?
Your answer is correct:
Incorrect height of the antenna.34
During helicopter evacuation of an injured man, what course should the ship steer?
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As instructed by the helicopter pilot.35
The “dew point” of a liquid chemical can be defined as:
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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.36
In order to maintain the condition of the steel surface, stainless steel tanks on chemical tankers are periodically given an acid-based treatment. What name is given to this process?
Your answer is correct:
Passivation.37
During the survey of Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) equipment, which document must be available to the surveyor to demonstrate compliance with SOLAS?
Your answer is correct:
A report giving the result of the Conformance Test issued by an Application Service Provider on behalf of an Administration.38
To inform ship of coast-stations messages, coast stations give a fixed times:
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A traffic list with the call-sign of the ships involved in alphabetical numerical sequence.39
The mode J2B is used:
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For radiotelex-traffic in the MF/HF band between the ship and shore stations.40
Which of the following two digits codes is used to obtain medical advice?
Your answer is correct:
32.41
When on HF band a DSC distress alert is received, you have to listen to:
Your answer is correct:
The radio telephony distress frequency in the band in which the DSC distress alert was received.42
A DSC distress alert single frequency call attempt is awaiting acknowledgement:
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Automatically repeated after 3 and a half to 4 and a half minutes.43
Your chemical tanker is fitted with sumbersible deepwell cargo pumps. When stripping a tank, if excessive air is allowed to be drawn into the suction line, which of the following may occur?
Your answer is correct:
The pump will “race” and there will be a loss of suction.44
What is the maximum quantity of cargo permitted to be carried in a single tank on a type I chemical tanker?
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1 250 m3.45
When using an ENC chart to passage planning, why should a scale at or near its compilation scale always be used?
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The chart detail is correct for its usage band.46
In which of these circumstances can your ship request a DoS?
Your answer is correct:
Your ship is conducting activities with a port or ship that is not required to implement an approved security plan.47
At what calendar interval must lifting appliances on board a vessel be suitably tested by a competent person?
Your answer is correct:
5 years.48
A DSC distress alert is received. The message states that communication by radiotelex is preferred. One preferably uses:
Your answer is correct:
FEC mode.49
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?
Your answer is correct:
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.50
How often must inspection of proper working of the EPIRB’s and SART’s take place on board? Once per:
Your answer is correct:
Month.51
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:
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Likely cause a sudden or violent list due to the very large free surface in the broad beamed holds?52
The relay of a distress-call by an RCC for coast-station begins with:
Your answer is correct:
MAYDAY RELAY (3x).53
During an audit, adherence to the company cargo handling procedures can best be demonstrated:
Your answer is correct:
By being able to provide comprehensive and verifiable documentary records of cargo operations.54
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 answer is correct:
3 metres.55
When a Master takes the leadership in approaching a problem, must his first action be a decision that will directly solve the problem?
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Not necessary, he shall use all available resources. He should resist the temptation to step in and do it all by himself.56
The time indication 121310z means in maritime radio communication:
Your answer is correct:
12th day, 13:10 hours UTC.57
What is the correct setting of the “Anti Sea Clutter” control on the radar?
Your answer is correct:
A few sea returns remaining on the screen.58
Which personnel must undergo familiarization training on board?
Your answer is correct:
Everyone.59
Part way through a profiling interview with a supplier, the package the individuals is carrying arouses your suspicion. What do you do?
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Discreetly inform someone of your suspicions so he or she can get assistance.60
Wire antenna of 12 metres long is probably:
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A MF/HF-antenna.61
A message is send by the Inmarsat-C set. The land earth station will:
Your answer is correct:
Only send a positive delivery notification (PDN) to the sender if the sender requested, so in the send menu.62
On area A4 the function “Transmission and reception of signals for locating” is mainly based on:
Your answer is correct:
The use of SART transponders.63
The “dew point” of a liquid chemical can be defined as:
Your answer is correct:
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.64
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:
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Time of occurence Approximate quantity, substance(s) and Category(ies) Circumstances of discharge or escape and general remarks.65
When loading oil in oil tankers, why are you only allowed to load maximum 98 % of the tank capacity?
Your answer is correct:
Due to temperature expansion.66
It is the Master’s responsibility to ensure that:
Your answer is correct:
Concerned personnel carry out the onboard training programme effectively.67
Which option best completes the following statement? The version of the IHO presentation library on the ECDIS is important because:
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If it is not the latest version, the ECDIS will not be compliant.68
One of the sailors needs urgent medical assistance. The VHF-call starts with:
Your answer is correct:
PAN PAN (3x).69
DG placards shall be located on a freight container:
Your answer is correct:
One on each end and one on each side.70
What significant change to the requirements for the carriage of Vegetable Oils in tankers was introduced by the amendments to MARPOL and the IBC Code on 1st January 2007?
Your answer is correct:
They must now be carried in double-hull tankers.71
On a chemical tanker having 2 foam tanks for deck monitor use the foam quality has been found to have deteriorated. A new supply of foam is ordered. Your usual chandler does not have the required quantity of foam in one type and offers 2 types of foam instead, one for each tank. You would:
Your answer is correct:
Reject the offer?72
If the shipper wishes to ensure that a vessel or her operators will not be held responsible for any damage that may arise from the carrier issuing a clean Bill of Lading, even though the Mate’s receipt is marked as “unclean”, such a document is called the:
Your answer is correct:
A Letter of Indemnity.73
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?
Your answer is correct:
The “process sector” and the “reactivation sector”.74
Cargo residues of certain chemical substances are permitted to be removed by ventilation. This may be carried out provided that:
Your answer is correct:
That the cargo discharged has a vapour pressure greater than 5 KPa at 20 °C.75
When handing over the con of a vessel to a pilot, should the Master insist in discussing the passage plan with the pilot while he is there to use his local knowledge and advice on the navigation of the ship?
Your answer is correct:
A passage plan should be discussed between the Master and pilot, when under pilotage in the same way as discussed with the bridge team when deep sea.76
Your vessel is approaching a port in restricted visibility and you hear this signal. What kind of vessel is it and what is it doing?
Correct answer:
It comes from a vessel engaged in pilotage duties and it is making way through the water.Your Answer:
It comes from a vessel at anchor, less than 100 metres in length.77
Master of every ship must provide:
Your answer is correct:
A link between the shipboard training officer and the company training officer ashore.78
On board an accident happened. Urgent radio-medical advice is needed. We choose the category:
Your answer is correct:
Urgency.79
Which word will precede a routine message?
Your answer is correct:
No specific word will precede a routine message.80