Test online for seamans about Deck department, Operational level, Bulk Carrier (CES v6.0)
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The test consisted of 80 random questions.
Total questions on this topic: 95
Total questions on this topic: 95
Your result: 63%
Right answers:
1
In a smoke filled alleyway where will the cleanest air be found, and how should you proceed out?
Correct answer:
Near to the deck, crawl out keeping your face as near to the deck as possible.Your Answer:
It will be the same in all parts, therefore I would just leave as quickly as possible.2
How does low expansion foam act as an extinguishing agent when dealing with oil fires?
Your answer is correct:
By smothering and also by providing some cooling.3
In the diagram, which arrow is pointing at the position known as the “Bridge”?
Your answer is correct:
The Bridge is indicated by A.4
If circumstances permit, how should low expansion foam be applied to oil burning near a bulkhead of the engine room?
Your answer is correct:
The foam should be aimed at the bulkhead behind the fire and allowed to spread out slowly over the fire.5
According to their physical state, extinguishing agents may be classified in to:
Your answer is correct:
Solid, liquid and gases.6
If circumstances permit, how should low expansion foam be applied to oil burning near a bulkhead of the engine room?
Your answer is correct:
The foam should be aimed at the bulkhead behind the fire and allowed to spread out slowly over the fire.7
On the diagram, which letter indicates what is meant by the word “DRAUGHT” of the ship?
Your answer is correct:
Draught is indicated by D, in the figure.8
One of the categories of information that must be included in your SSP is:
Correct answer:
Security arrangements.Your Answer:
Ship security survey.9
In order to extinguish a flammable liquid of the same kind as alcohol, we can use:
Correct answer:
Anti-alcohol foam.Your Answer:
Water.10
If a fire starts in the fuel tanks of a vessel, the fire will be:
Correct answer:
A class B fire.Your Answer:
A class A fire.11
The Declaration of Security:
Correct answer:
Addresses the security requirements shared between ships or between a port facility and a ship.Your Answer:
Identifies the security responsibilities of shipboard personnel.12
When a ship is steaming along a course line, what is the importance of determining the set and rate of drift due to wind and current?
Your answer is correct:
All of the suggested answers.13
The best way to identify an IED is to:
Correct answer:
Recognize its components.Your Answer:
Measure the size of the object.14
Who is responsible for completing the DoS on behalf of the ship?
Correct answer:
Ship Security Officer.Your Answer:
Chief Officer.15
The extinguishing agent which can be applied on any fires of class A, B or C is:
Your answer is correct:
Multipurpose powder.16
In the figure, which arrow indicates the direction “ASTERN”?
Correct answer:
Astern is indicated by D.Your Answer:
Astern is indicated by C.17
Watch keeping engineers shall have a minimum knowledge of the vessel’s engine room and operation of its functions prior to being accepted as Engineer on Duty, and shall acknowledge his familiarization with the equipment by signing a check list listing all units he shall be able to operate. Minimum knowledge is:
Your answer is correct:
He shall have all the knowledge as listed in the other alternatives.18
Who is responsible for issuing an ISPS certificate?
Your answer is correct:
The Flag State.19
What do crew, visitors and contractors all have in common?
Correct answer:
They all have opportunity to smuggle drugs.Your Answer:
They’re all trained in ship emergency procedures.20
What is the purpose of the Ship Security Plan?
Your answer is correct:
Protect your ship from risks posed by security threats or incidents.21
What is the purpose of the Ship Security Plan?
Correct answer:
Protect your ship from risks posed by security threats or incidents.Your Answer:
Outline specific measures for your ship to move from security level 1 to 2 and from 2 to 3.22
When handling drugs:
Your answer is correct:
Wear skin protection and a facemark.23
“Overshoot” is an expression we use when talking about a ship’s steering ability. What is the definition of this expression?
Correct answer:
It is how many degrees a ship continues to turn after you apply counter rudder.Your Answer:
It is the way a ship continues to turn when the helm is put amidship.24
Which of the following areas may be possible restricted areas? Review all answers.
Your answer is correct:
All alternatives.25
Which of these weapons are widely available and commonly used by criminals and terrorists to further their aims?
Your answer is correct:
Gun.26
When can a partly loaded bulk cargo space be entered when the vessel is at sea?
Your answer is correct:
In no circumstances except possibly in an emergency.27
Among the additives used to improve the effectiveness of water in the fight against fire there are the moisturing ones. What is the task they perform?
Correct answer:
They reduce the surface tension of water.Your Answer:
They protect the fuel with a thin covering that holds up the ignition and they increase the viscosity of water.28
On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term “CENTRE LINE”. Which one is the correct one?
Your answer is correct:
Centre line is given by B on the figure.29
Which of these actions should crew take if a suspicious object that may be a bomb is located during a search?
Your answer is correct:
Confirm with their search partner that the object found is suspicious.30
When acting as helmsman would you expect the reading of the gyro compass to be the same as the magnetic compass?
Correct answer:
Very seldom would they be the same.Your Answer:
They would always be the same.31
Could a lift be considered as an escape route from the engine room?
Your answer is correct:
No.32
What is the correct understanding of the term “Block Coefficient” as applied to a ship?
Correct answer:
The comparison of the underwater shape of the ship, to a rectangular block of the same extreme dimensions.Your Answer:
The coefficient of a Block and Tackle.33
What is an IED?
Your answer is correct:
A homemade bomb.34
Which of these conventions is The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code a part of?
Correct answer:
SOLAS.Your Answer:
The Anti Terrorist International Agreement.35
One of the checks during the annual Class survey of the UMS functions is focusing on cleanliness of the engine room. What is the reason for such a check?
Correct answer:
To reduce the general risk of fire in an unmanned engine room.Your Answer:
To prevent risk of pollution.36
Who is responsible for ensuring your ship completes a security assessment?
Correct answer:
Company Security Officer.Your Answer:
Ship Security Officer.37
What must be done after completion of ballasting operations on a bulk carrier?
Your answer is correct:
All valves closed, tank ventilators in open position and sounding pipe caps replaced.38
Via Inmarsat-C a message is sent to an Inmarsat-C mailbox with a positive delivery notification (PDN). The ground station will:
Correct answer:
Send a PDN, if the message has arrived in the mailbox.Your Answer:
Send a PDN, as soon as the message is collected from a mailbox.39
On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term “AIR DRAUGHT” given. Which one is the correct one?
Your answer is correct:
Air draught is indicated by D.40
On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term “WINDLASS”. Which one is the correct one?
Your answer is correct:
Windlass is given by B on the figure.41
A stevedore is working in a cargo hold of a bulk carrier while completing discharge of a concentrate cargo. You suddenly notice that he appears to be taken ill. You should:
Your answer is correct:
Assume problem due to lack of oxygen and/or toxic gas and rescue with self-contained breathing apparatus.42
Which type of equipment can be used to detect explosives?
Your answer is correct:
Particulate detector.43
When preparing the hold of a bulk carrier for cargo when that hold has previously been ballasted, which of the following must be checked?
Your answer is correct:
The ballast lines must be blanked off and the bilge lines opened and tested.44
What kind of safety clothing should be worn during a mooring operation?
Your answer is correct:
Helmet, safety shoes, gloves and protective clothes.45
A very dusty cargo is to be loaded on a bulk carrier; what precautions on deck should be included?
Your answer is correct:
All cranes, deck houses and storerooms fully closed down to prevent entry of dust.46
This device can detect a package of drugs inside a large delivery of ship’s stores. What is it?
Your answer is correct:
Pallet scanner.47
What is the minimum capacity of the portable tank of a portable foam applicator?
Your answer is correct:
1 litre.48
Which Security Levels requires the highest security alert?
Your answer is correct:
Security Level 3.49
Which is the “CAPSTAN”, in the figure?
Your answer is correct:
The Capstan is indicated by A.50
On a bulk carrier at the completion of loading and before closing hatch covers, the track ways must be:
Your answer is correct:
Track ways swept and checked clear of obstructions.51
During a bomb search, which of the following is an important principle to follow?
Your answer is correct:
Do not touch any suspicious packages.52
Searches are often triggered by:
Correct answer:
An increase in security level by the Flag State.Your Answer:
Lost baggage.53
How can the effects of “Squat” be minimized, when a ship is proceeding in shallow water?
Your answer is correct:
Maintain a slow speed just sufficient to maintain steerage.54
The method of extinction by smothering is based on this basis:
Correct answer:
The fire extinguished by avoiding the contact between the fuel vapours and the oxygen.Your Answer:
The fire is extinguished by interrupting the chain reaction, as it stops the transmission of heat by means of the action of chemical agents.55
What paint coating should be used in a cargo hold of a bulk carrier, when the hold may be used for the carriage of grains?
Your answer is correct:
Approved for use in cargo spaces that may carry edible cargoes.56
Which statement about IED’s is true?
Your answer is correct:
All IED’s have four common components.57
Which activity will have the greatest fire-fighting effect in case of a fire?
Correct answer:
Extinguishing attempt is started immediately.Your Answer:
All fire-fighting teams are organized as soon as possible.58
The best way to identify an IED is to:
Your answer is correct:
Recognize its components.59
“Overshoot” is an expression related to a ship’s steering ability. What is the correct understanding of this expression?
Your answer is correct:
It is how many degrees of the compass a ship continues to turn after applying counter-rudder.60
On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term “BOLLARD” given. Which one is the correct one?
Correct answer:
Bollard is given by D on the figure.Your Answer:
Bollard is given by C on the figure.61
What is the correct understanding of the term “FAIRLEAD”?
Correct answer:
The access point where mooring lines are lead when making fast to the shore.Your Answer:
A fairlead is the hole through the deck where the anchor chain passes into the chain locker.62
The fire point is:
Correct answer:
The minimum temperature at which a combustible gives off vapours that may burn in contact with oxygen in air, and at which combustion persists once the source of ignition has been removed.Your Answer:
The minimum temperature at which a combustible gives off vapours that may burn when they are in contact with oxygen in air, when there is a presence of activation energy; but with no capacity of maintaining combustion.63
Which statement about the use of profiling onboard a ship is true?
Correct answer:
A random selection process must be established.Your Answer:
Only visitors can be profiled.64
Which of these types of information is considered sensitive?
Your answer is correct:
Voyage itinerary and departure and arrival times.65
On the figure there are four (4) possible directions, shown by the arrowed lines, which could be the correct direction associated with the term “HEAD LINE”. Which one is the correct one?
Correct answer:
Head line is given by B on the figure.Your Answer:
Head line is given by C on the figure.66
In general what is the proportion of concentrate to water to produce foam?
Correct answer:
Between 3 % and 6 %.Your Answer:
Between 50 % and 100 %.67
When could there be a demonstration of how to start a lifeboat engine?
Your answer is correct:
A demonstration could be arranged during a lifeboat drill.68
On the figure there are four (4) possible directions shown by the arrowed lines. Which one would correctly shows the direction understood by the term “AFTER SPRING”?
Your answer is correct:
After spring is defined as A.69
If drugs are discovered onboard your ship:
Your answer is correct:
Ensure the witness to the discovery signs your incident report.70
What is the inherent danger in welding/cutting in piping containing freon?
Correct answer:
Development of nitrous gases.Your Answer:
Development of explosive gases.71
When is a visitor onboard required to present an ID?
Your answer is correct:
On SECURITY Level 1, 2 & 3.72
In the diagram, which arrow is pointing at the position known as the “Bridge”?
Your answer is correct:
The Bridge is indicated by A in the figure.73
Which of these procedures should crew follow when conducting a bomb search?
Your answer is correct:
Stand quietly in various spots around the space, listening for unusual sounds like the tick tock of a clock mechanism.74
Which of these are indications that a parcel is suspicious?
Your answer is correct:
The parcel is addressed to no one in particular, arrives unexpectedly and seems heavy for its size.75
In which one of the following an oil, the flash point of which only needs to be over 43 °C, may be used?
Your answer is correct:
In emergency generators.76
What percentage of the baggage is required to be checked at Security Level 1?
Your answer is correct:
The percentage is not specified.77
If the radar is set onto the Relative Motion Display, what would an echo of a target with no trail indicate? Note this the trail of the echo and not a vector.
Your answer is correct:
The target is on the same course and speed as own ship.78
What is the absolutely main purpose with fighting a fire on board?
Correct answer:
Rescuing of life.Your Answer:
To limit the fire.79
Which of the following are frequent causes of fires in accommodation?
Correct answer:
1 – Smoking in bed, 2 – Covering of electric fires with blankets, 3 – overloading electric plugs.Your Answer:
Smoking in bed.80