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: 64%
Right answers:
1
The Bosun _____ the access hatch of the tank to start ventilating it with air.
Your answer is correct:
Opened.2
The _____ hit hard just as we arrived in port, it was a blizzard.
Correct answer:
Tug.Your Answer:
Snow.3
What is understood by the term “take the helm”?
Your answer is correct:
Take over the steering of the ship.4
Waxing in fuels _____ filter blockage and combustion problems.
Your answer is correct:
Can cause.5
Listen and then choose the correct answer.
Your answer is correct:
Because we need to pick up some spare parts in port.6
The problem of piracy is _____ differently by companies depending on the type of ship and its trading routes.
Correct answer:
Being dealt with.Your Answer:
Dealing with.7
The rigging of pilot ladders should be _____ under the supervision of a responsible officer.
Your answer is correct:
Performed.8
Do not mix bunkers from two _____ suppliers in the same tanks.
Correct answer:
Different.Your Answer:
Alternator.9
Do not mix bunkers from two _____ suppliers in the same tanks.
Your answer is correct:
Different.10
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.11
Understand where the risk of an eye injury exists and _____ suitable protection to prevent such injury.
Correct answer:
Identify.Your Answer:
Indented.12
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.13
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.14
All team members must maintain a high level of _____ at all times.
Your answer is correct:
Situational awareness.15
Crew members assigned to the engine room must be alert and prepared for risks _____ hot spots.
Correct answer:
Associated with.Your Answer:
Assessment.16
Do not be afraid to ask questions if you have _____ about your duties, safe working practices or emergency procedures.
Your answer is correct:
Any doubts.17
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.18
The Captain is asking about Christmas dinner for the Russian crew. What problem does the cook have?
Correct answer:
He’s very busy.Your Answer:
He doesn’t have the ingredients.19
We needed _____ to hold on to the handrail, it was icy.
Correct answer:
Safety boots.Your Answer:
Gloves.20
Once a fire has been contained, smoke boundaries _____ to identify the furthest the team can progress towards a fire in fresh air.
Correct answer:
Are established.Your Answer:
Are establishment.21
SWL: _____ Working Load.
Your answer is correct:
Safe.22
What is the room often called where the crew eat their meals?
Your answer is correct:
The crew mess.23
A seafarer is comparing vessels. What is the main difference concerning his new vessel?
Your answer is correct:
His new ship has a lot of variety – every job is different.24
Listen and then choose the correct answer.
Your answer is correct:
Checking the fire extinguishers.25
Our next chance to inspect the hull would be in:
Your answer is correct:
Drydock.26
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.27
The Bosun is instructing the deckhands. What cargo is the vessel carrying on the upper deck?
Your answer is correct:
Pipes.28
The person assigned to keep _____ should not attend to any other duties during the period of hot work.
Your answer is correct:
Fire watch.29
Listen and then choose the correct answer.
Your answer is correct:
It’s 3, as we’ve just entered pirate waters.30
When you are new to a job, don’t hesistate to ask superiors for their ____ before undertaking a task.
Correct answer:
Input.Your Answer:
Outpour.31
Crew members, of all ranks, should fell empowered _____ inappropriate decisions.
Correct answer:
To challenge.Your Answer:
And corrective.32
Is it always possible to use the word “ship” instead of the word “boat”?
Correct answer:
Normally a small vessel is called a “boat” rather than a “ship”, otherwise it is not normal.Your Answer:
A boat can only be used for vessels under 50 metres in length.33
The vessel is owned by a Greek company but flagged in _____.
Your answer is correct:
Panama.34
Ratings forming part of a navigational watch are _____ able to comply with helm orders issued in English.
Your answer is correct:
Required to be.35
What is the correct name of the equipment shown in the illustraion?
Correct answer:
Pedestal drill.Your Answer:
Shaping machine.36
Drills and contingency plans are needed to better prepare crews to _____ propulsion failures.
Your answer is correct:
Deal with.37
Two crewmembers are talking about an injury. How did the man cut himself?
Correct answer:
He was shaving.Your Answer:
When he fainted.38
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.39
Sometimes we had a barbecue on the _____.
Your answer is correct:
Poop deck.40
Two ratings are talking. What is the lifeboat made of?
Correct answer:
Aluminium.Your Answer:
Wood.41
Pilots provide a vital service to seafarers by assisting with the safe navigation of vessels at the _____ stages of the voyage.
Correct answer:
Most critical.Your Answer:
Most lowest.42
It looked like a _____ from this distance, at least these seemed to be pipework on deck.
Your answer is correct:
Tanker.43
“Go to the port bow and check the clearance”, the Master ordered. So we went _____.
Your answer is correct:
Forward.44
Masters and crew must have a zero _____ of unplanned entry into enclosed spaces.
Correct answer:
Tolerance.Your Answer:
Aptitude.45
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.46
We painted the ship’s main deck early in the _____ before the sun got too hot.
Your answer is correct:
Morning.47
Do not be afraid to ask questions if you have _____ about your duites, safe working practices or emergency procedures.
Your answer is correct:
Any doubts.48
The crew must be thoroughly _____ on proper garbage collection, segregation, storage and disposal procedures.
Your answer is correct:
Drilled.49
What do you understand by the term: “Let go the tug”?
Correct answer:
To cast off the lines that secure the tug to the ship.Your Answer:
To cut the lines securing the tug to the ship.50
We painted the ship’s main deck early in the _____ before the sun got too hot.
Your answer is correct:
Morning.51
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.52
After the rescue boat was loaded it was _____ to the water by lifting the brake.
Your answer is correct:
Lowered.53
The bosun, who was in charge of the operation, _____ the cargo net to the launch.
Your answer is correct:
Lowered.54
No sudden or unusual ship movements _____ at the time of the accident.
Correct answer:
Were reported.Your Answer:
Were reacted.55
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.56
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.57
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”.58
MARPOL: The International Convention for the _____ of Pollution from Ships.
Your answer is correct:
Prevention.59
Ballast is intended to provide _____.
Your answer is correct:
Stability.60
The ship’s engineers decided to carry out a _____ to locate any leaks.
Your answer is correct:
Pressure test.61
The increasing size of vessels _____ restricted waterways is leading to reduced margins of operational safety.
Your answer is correct:
Within.62
The Master and the Chief Officer are talking. Why will the ratings have to work in heavy weather?
Correct answer:
The grab has broken free from its lashings.Your Answer:
The cargo and deck equipment has been destroyed.63
The bunker barge is expected at noon, we’ll need to be ready beforehand at:
Your answer is correct:
11:30.64
There was no satellite connection, we were unable to _____.
Your answer is correct:
Communicate.65
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.66
Vessel personnel must react immediately to any suspected ____ of security.
Correct answer:
Breaches.Your Answer:
Personnel.67
Fire-fighting equipment should be _____ and tested to ensure it is in full working order.
Your answer is correct:
Regularly inspected.68
The computer was infected with a _____.
Your answer is correct:
Virus.69
The socket and adaptor _____ and let to a fire.
Your answer is correct:
Overheated.70
The crew must be thoroughly _____ on proper garbage collection, segregation, storage and disposal procedures.
Correct answer:
Drilled.Your Answer:
Punctured.71
Two seafarers are talking on the deck. What did the seafarer see in the ocean?
Correct answer:
Yellow rubber ducks.Your Answer:
A broken-up cargo vessel.72
It is vital to ensure the correct maintenance of all equipment, according to the manufacturer’s _____, to limit risk of operational failures.
Correct answer:
Guidance.Your Answer:
Trademark.73
Select fro mthe options given the statement that best describes the main duties of an engine room rating who is part of an engine room watch?
Your answer is correct:
Engine room ratings forming part of an engine room watch should assist in efficient and safe watch-keeping routines.74
_____ from any agreed procedure can render an operation unsafe.
Correct answer:
Deviation.Your Answer:
Expectation.75
Listen and then choose the correct answer.
Correct answer:
Because they weren’t stored securely.Your Answer:
Get the fire hoses ready.76
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.77
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.78
Any _____ either on board or ashore should be immediately reported by the duty watch to the Chief Officer.
Your answer is correct:
Abnormalities.79
The Crew Manager is briefing the crew. What will happen to a crewmember if he is found drunk?
Correct answer:
He will be signed off.Your Answer:
He will be confined to his cabin.80