Test Online for Seamans to check English Proficiency (CES v6.0)
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The test consisted of 80 random questions.
Total questions on this topic: 108
Total questions on this topic: 108
Your result: 90%
Right answers:
1
What is the objective of the merchant navy?
Correct answer:
To safely transport goods by sea.Your Answer:
To provide employment for persons who wish to be come seafarers.2
STCW. The International Convention on ____ of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping.
Your answer is correct:
Standards.3
What is the room often called where the crew eat their meals?
Your answer is correct:
The crew mess.4
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.5
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:
Communication.6
Do not mix bunkers from two _____ suppliers in the same tanks.
Your answer is correct:
Different.7
Replacing or repairing equipment without reference to technical documentation _____ a high risk.
Your answer is correct:
Is always.8
The socket and adaptor _____ and let to a fire.
Your answer is correct:
Overheated.9
How would you alert others onboard if you saw a person falling overboard?
Your answer is correct:
If I saw a person falling overboard I would shout repeatedly, “Man overboard”.10
What is the correct name of the equipment shown in the illustraion?
Your answer is correct:
Pedestal drill.11
It is vital to ensure the correct maintenance of all equipment, according to the manufacturer’s _____, to limit risk of operational failures.
Your answer is correct:
Guidance.12
Two ratings are talking. What is the lifeboat made of?
Your answer is correct:
Aluminium.13
No sudden or unusual ship movements _____ at the time of the accident.
Your answer is correct:
Were reported.14
The general alarm was sounded and the crew ____.
Your answer is correct:
Mustered.15
There was no satellite connection, we were unable to _____.
Your answer is correct:
Communicate.16
The vessel is owned by a Greek company but flagged in _____.
Your answer is correct:
Panama.17
Vessel personnel must react immediately to any suspected ____ of security.
Your answer is correct:
Breaches.18
The crew must be thoroughly _____ on proper garbage collection, segregation, storage and disposal procedures.
Your answer is correct:
Drilled.19
When you are new to a job, don’t hesistate to ask superiors for their ____ before undertaking a task.
Your answer is correct:
Input.20
Waxing in fuels _____ filter blockage and combustion problems.
Your answer is correct:
Can cause.21
Fire-fighting equipment should be _____ and tested to ensure it is in full working order.
Your answer is correct:
Regularly inspected.22
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.23
It is recommended that every prospective seafarer should, before being employed in a sea-going ship, receive proper training in personal survival techniques. In respect of such training general recommendations are made. Two whom should training in personal survival techniques be given?
Your answer is correct:
To all seafarers.24
After the rescue boat was loaded it was _____ to the water by lifting the brake.
Your answer is correct:
Lowered.25
A Captain is discussing security measures for being in port. What problem did he notice the previous evening?
Your answer is correct:
Some cabins were left unlocked.26
After the rescue boat was loaded it was _____ to the water by lifting the brake.
Your answer is correct:
Lowered.27
What are the lists called that give the position and task during a lifeboat drill for all persons on board the ship?
Your answer is correct:
The Muster List.28
The rigging of pilot ladders should be _____ under the supervision of a responsible officer.
Your answer is correct:
Performed.29
The person assigned to keep _____ should not attend to any other duties during the period of hot work.
Your answer is correct:
Fire watch.30
The socket and adaptor _____ and led to a fire.
Your answer is correct:
Overheated.31
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.32
Listen and then choose the correct answer.
Your answer is correct:
It’s 3, as we’ve just entered pirate waters.33
Before joining a ship, it is your duty, and that of your employer, to check that you _____ the correct certificates.
Your answer is correct:
Hold.34
Three crew members _____ the rescue boat.
Your answer is correct:
Boarded.35
Sometimes we had a barbecue on the _____.
Your answer is correct:
Poop deck.36
Vessel personnel must react immediately to any suspected _____ of security.
Your answer is correct:
Breaches.37
The Master and the Chief Officer are talking. Why will the ratings have to work in heavy weather?
Your answer is correct:
The grab has broken free from its lashings.38
Crew members assigned to the engine room must be alert and prepared for risks _____ hot spots.
Correct answer:
Associated with.Your Answer:
Contained with.39
Hot work must be planned and supervised and crew should be fully aware of the _____ system.
Your answer is correct:
Permit to work.40
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.41
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.42
Two crewmembers are talking about an injury. How did the man cut himself?
Your answer is correct:
He was shaving.43
The Crew Manager is briefing the crew. What will happen to a crewmember if he is found drunk?
Your answer is correct:
He will be signed off.44
The Bosun is instructing the deckhands. What cargo is the vessel carrying on the upper deck?
Correct answer:
Pipes.Your Answer:
Trucks.45
The 3rd Officer is talking with the Chief Officer. Where were the 14 survivors picked up from?
Your answer is correct:
From a capsized yacht.46
Understand where the risk of an eye injury exists and _____ suitable protection to prevent such injury.
Your answer is correct:
Identify.47
Listen and then choose the correct answer.
Your answer is correct:
Checking the fire extinguishers.48
Crew members, of all ranks, should fell empowered _____ inappropriate decisions.
Your answer is correct:
To challenge.49
What does the word “pirates” mean?
Your answer is correct:
Pirates are persons who attempt to board and take over a ship at sea.50
The Master and Chief Officer are talking on the bridge. Which part of the world does the Master dislike sailing in?
Your answer is correct:
The North Atlantic.51
The Bosun _____ the access hatch of the tank to start ventilating it with air.
Your answer is correct:
Opened.52
The _____ was getting worse, a cyclone was forming.
Your answer is correct:
Weather.53
Two seafarers are talking on the deck. What did the seafarer see in the ocean?
Your answer is correct:
Yellow rubber ducks.54
With reference to engine room operations, what does the term “Stand By” mean?
Your answer is correct:
“Stand By” means that the engineers should be ready to respond to bridge requirements.55
What do you understand by the term: “Let go the tug”?
Your answer is correct:
To cast off the lines that secure the tug to the ship.56
What action should be taken by the engine room rating if a piece of machinery is not functioning properly?
Your answer is correct:
If machinery does not function properly the duty Engineer should be informed immediately so that plans for further action can be made.57
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.58
Is it always possible to use the word “ship” instead of the word “boat”?
Your answer is correct:
Normally a small vessel is called a “boat” rather than a “ship”, otherwise it is not normal.59
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.60
We painted the ship’s main deck early in the _____ before the sun got too hot.
Your answer is correct:
Morning.61
Listen and then choose the correct answer.
Your answer is correct:
Because they weren’t stored securely.62
Listen and then choose the correct answer.
Your answer is correct:
Because we need to pick up some spare parts in port.63
The crew must be thoroughly _____ on proper garbage collection, segregation, storage and disposal procedures.
Your answer is correct:
Drilled.64
What do you understand by: Let go the port anchor?
Correct answer:
Open the port windlass brake.Your Answer:
Put the port windlass brake in gear and lower the anchor.65
What is understood by the term “take the helm”?
Your answer is correct:
Take over the steering of the ship.66
It looked like a _____ from this distance, at least these seemed to be pipework on deck.
Your answer is correct:
Tanker.67
We painted the ship’s main deck early in the _____ before the sun got too hot.
Your answer is correct:
Morning.68
Drills and contingency plans are needed to better prepare crews to _____ propulsion failures.
Your answer is correct:
Deal with.69
All joining crew need to complete a period of ship-specific and security familiarisation training before _____ any shipboard functions.
Correct answer:
Being boarded.Your Answer:
Being assigned.70
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.71
On Thurstay Cook prepared steak but the day before, on _____, we had chicken.
Your answer is correct:
Wednesday.72
Three crew members _____ the rescue boat.
Your answer is correct:
Boarded.73
Our next chance to inspect the hull would be in:
Your answer is correct:
Drydock.74
Ratings forming part of a navigational watch are _____ able to comply with helm orders issued in English.
Your answer is correct:
Required to be.75
All team members must maintain a high level of _____ at all times.
Your answer is correct:
Situational awareness.76
Under the STCW Convention, all officers in charge of a watch must have a good _____ of spoken and written English.
Correct answer:
Command.Your Answer:
Communication.77
Two officers are talking. What does the First Officer recommend to the Second Officer?
Your answer is correct:
That he should get some medical advice.78
Ballast is intended to provide _____.
Your answer is correct:
Stability.79
We needed _____ to hold on to the handrail, it was icy.
Correct answer:
Safety boots.Your Answer:
Gloves.80