Which of the following is the correct minimum carriage requirement for a ship of more than 300 gross tons and operating in area A1:
1 VHF RT + DSC + DSC watch receiver – 1 or 2 SART – 1 NAVTEX or 1 EGC receiver – 2 or 3 VHF portable – 1 EPIRB.
1 VHF RT + DSC + DSC watch receiver – 1 or 2 SART – 1 NAVTEX or 1 EGC receiver – 2 or 3 VHF portable.
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:
Contractual penalty discount.
Cargo residues of certain chemical substances are permitted to be removed by ventilation. What criteria is applied in determining if a cargo can be cleaned in this way? (Always accepting that local port authorities may have over-riding regulations on ventilation).
That the cargo discharged has a vapour expansion coefficient of at least 1,025.
That the vessel’s ventilation system is capable of delivering a minimum of 20 changes of atmosphere per hour within the compartment.
That the cargo discharged has a vapour pressure greater than 5 KPa at 20 °C.
The emergency fire pump is in accordance with good seamanship and precautionary routines run and tested weekly. Routine checks and maintenance are normally carried out by dedicated personnel. To ensure safe and appropriate operation of the pump, would you consider it beneficial that the same dedicated personnel operate the pump in emergencies?
In case of accidents, it is important that a wide range of personnel must be permitted and trained to operate the pump.
Only senior engineers should operate the emergency pump.
To ensure safe operation of the emergency pump, only dedicated personnel must be permitted to operate the pump.
On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term “BREADTH” given. Which one is the correct one?
Breadth is given by A on the figure.
Breadth is given by B on the figure.
Breadth is given by C on the figure.
Breadth is given by D on the figure.
As per the OCIMF Ship to Ship Transfer Guide for Petroleum, Chemicals and Liquefied Gases both vessels engaged in the cargo transfer operation shall:
Have their main engines ready and available for immediate use.
Their officer of the watch manning the bridge at all times, with engines on 30-minutes notice of readiness.
Have their duty engineers on stand-by so as to prepare the engines if required for use at any time.
Their main engines on 1 hour readiness of readiness.
What is understood by the term “take the helm”?
Take over the steering of the ship.
Change the place where the lookout is standing.
Take over heaving of a rope.
Take a message to another officer.
What immediate action should be taken if a ship unexpectedly runs aground and stops?
The bridge wheelman has not reported for duty and there is a suspected “Man Overboard” situation on your vessel. The ship has been searched and there is one seaman missing? The vessel turns round and retraces the course back, calling for assistance from other vessels in the vicinity. What should be the focal point for any search pattern to be established?
Determine when the seaman was last sighted concentrate the search round the course line between the last sighting and present position, taking into account any prevailing current.
The last sighted position should be the focal point of any search pattern and all ships should keep a good lookout in that vicinity, moving outwards to the present position.
According to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions and the illustrated lights, what type of vessel is this and from what direction is it viewed?
This is a vessel engaged in fishing other than trawling, making way through the water, with outlying gear extending more than 150 m in the direction of the all-round red light. Looking at it from astern.
This is a vessel engaged in fishing other than trawling, making way through the water, with outlying gear extending more than 150 m in the direction of the all-round white light. Looking at its port side.
The aerial system of an Inmarsat-C terminal consist of:
An omni-directional aerial.
You are carrying out a search in a smoke filled compartment wearing a breathing apparatus. At what stage should you start to make your way out of the compartment?
Regularly check your pressure gauge and note how much air you used to reach your work area. Start to return when you have this amount left plus a reasonable reserve.
Wait until the breathing apparatus warning whistle sounds.
Wait for the appropriate signal on your safety line as the personnel outside will be keeping a track of the time you have spent inside.
15 minutes after starting to use the set as this leaves you with 5 minutes air left.
When initially setting up the GPS to provide positions for use with a paper chart, what Chart Datum should be selected:
Select WGS84 and when plotting on the chart apply the stated corrections.
WGS78 and input the corrections stated on the chart into the GPS.
Select the datum stated on the chart in use.
Which of the following two digits codes is used to obtain medical advice?
At the entrance to the space where batteries are stored on board the following notice must be fitted:
No entry with naked light and/or flame.
The purpose of expansion couplings to be fitted on the longitudinal pipelines of oil tankers is:
To allow the pipeline to contract when the cargo passing through it is cold.
To allow the pipeline to expand when loading a hot cargo through the pipeline.
To allow the pipelines to follow the ships flexing movement when pitching.
To prevent the pipeline from cracking when the ship suffers from Racking stresses.
What general background colour is used on warning signs that indicate emergency or first-aid features, or indicate a safe condition?
What is most important for crew members when preparing for emergencies?
That people know where to muster.
That people listen to orders given.
That people know where to find designated equipment.
That people are well trained.
In area A1 the function “Transmission of ship to shore distress alerts” is mainly based on:
The use of SART transponder.
Via Inmarsat-C a message is sent to an Inmarsat-C mailbox with a positive delivery notification (PDN). The ground station will:
Send a PDN, as soon as the message is collected from the mailbox.
Send a PDN, if the message has arrived in the mailbox.
Send no PDN’s with messages intended for the mailbox.
When tank cleaning hoses are tested for electrical continuity, they must display a reading of:
Not greater than 6 ohms per metre length.
It depends on the manufacturer’s recommendations.
At least 8 ohms per metre length.
Not more than 10 ohms per metre length.
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?
The “live sector” and the “reserve sector”.
The “active sector” and the “dormant sector”.
The “inbound sector” and “outbound sector”.
The “process sector” and the “reactivation sector”.
A tank which contained a category “X” product must undergo a prewash before leaving port in compliance with MARPOL. The resulting residues shall be discharged to a reception facility until the concentration of the substance in the effluent, as indicated by analysis of samples of the effluent taken by the authorized surveyor reaches a certain level. What is that level?
Measuring the ullage at a cargo tank would mean:
Measuring the distance from the bottom of the tank to the ullage reference point.
Measuring the distance from the surface of the cargo to the ullage reference point.
Measuring the distance from the bottom of the tank to the surface of cargo.
Measuring the distance from the surface of the cargo to the underside of the maindeck.
For the same vessel and the same rudder angle, is the diameter of the turning circle completed at full ahead smaller than one completed at half ahead?
No, the diameter of the turning circle would be almost the same.
No, it will be much larger turning circle at half ahead.
Yes, it would be a much smaller turning circle at half ahead.
Yes, there would be a change of shape of the turning circle; it would have an increase in the transfer, but not the advance.
A ship in distress should transmit the appropriate alarm signal followed by the distress call and message on one or all of the international distress frequencies. Which of frequencies is in accordance with the present recommendations?
550 kHz, 2 182 kHz and 121,5 MHz.
500 kHz, 2 182 kHz and 156,8 MHz.
550 kHz, 2 367 kHz and 121,5 MHz.
500 kHz, 2 367 kHz and 243 MHz.
On area A4 the function “Transmission and reception of on scene communications” is mainly based on:
The use of HF DSC and/or Inmarsat-C.
The use of MF and/or VHF R/T.
Which Convention first placed on the shipowner an obligation to exercise due diligence to make a ship seaworthy, requiring him “before and at the beginning of a voyage… to….make the ship seaworthy … and … make the holds … and all other parts of the vessel in which goods are carried, fit and safe for their reception, carriage and preservation”?
Which statement best describes what happens to the vessel symbol on an ECDIS set in North-up, true motion mode?
Vessel symbol moves across the screen.
Vessel is stopped on the screen, land moves relative.
Which one of the listed requirements regarding service and maintenance of life-saving appliances correspond to present regulations?
Spares and repair requirement shall be provided for components subject to excessive wear and consumption.
Maintenance and repair shall be carried out in accordance with the regulations.
Instructions for onboard maintenance of life-saving appliances in accordance with the regulations shall be provided.
For a ship operating or calling in US waters, COTP can request (OPA-90):
Participation in all announced drills.
Maximum two drills a year.
Unannounced drills at any time.
Maximum one drill a year.
You are close to the entrance to a port in thick fog. You hear the following signal. What does it mean?
That there is a vessel at anchor in the vicinity. She is more than 100 metres length.
That there is a vessel at anchor in the vicinity. She is less than 100 metres in length.
In the diagram, which arrow is pointing at the position known as the “Bridge”?
The Bridge is indicated by B, in the figure.
The Bridge is indicated by C, in the figure.
The Bridge is indicated by A, in the figure.
The Bridge is indicated by D, in the figure.
What are the three volumes of the IAMSAR Manual?
I – Organization and Management; II – Mission Co-ordination; III – Mobile Facilities.
I – Planning and Preparation; II – Rescue Control; III – Reference.
A – Command and Control; B – Communications; C – Rescue Procedures.
I – Organization; II – Communications; III – Rescue Procedures.
What type of Bill of Lading covers “door to door” shipment?
A Destination Bill of Lading.
A Multi-Phase Bill of Lading.
A Through Bill of Lading.
Via Inmarsat-C a message is sent to an Inmarsat-C mailbox with a positive delivery notification (PDN). The ground station will:
Send a PDN, if the message has arrived in the mailbox.
Send no PDN’s with messages intended for the mailbox.
Send a PDN, as soon as the message is collected from the mailbox.
Not send any PDN for this message.
To maintain good relationship among the crew on board a vessel, one must be:
Understanding, Co-operative, and have respect from both sides.
Give authority to others.
Polite and diplomatic while talking to crew members.
Strict and authoritative while giving orders.
Which of these statements about drug smuggling is true?
The risks to ships are not restricted to specific areas or trading routes.
Drugs are difficult to conceal onboard a ship.
Drug smuggling is only a problem in certain ports, so only ships sailing in those ports need to implement preventative measures.
The preventative measures you incorporate into your ship’s security plan should be exhaustive, regardless of the level of threat identified by your ship’s security assessment.
The receipt of a distress alert is to be pronounced as followed:
Mayday (1x), call-sign of ship in distress (3x) / this is / own call-sign (3x) / received mayday.
Mayday (3x) / this is / own call-sign (1x) / received mayday / call-sign of ship in distress (1x).
Mayday (1x) / this is / own call-sign (3x) received mayday.
Mayday (1x) / distress alert / own ship call sign.
You are to carry a cargo of Phenol across the North Atlantic in winter time. What precaution will you take with the double bottom tank located under the cargo tank containing the Phenol?
It is not necessary to take any additional precautions with the double bottom tank because it is part of an entirely separate pumping system.
It should be continuously vented to avoid the build up of condensation on the structure around the product.
It should be empty, to avoid cold water contacted the structure around the product because Phenol has a relatively high melting point.
Why should Ground Stabilised True Motion display mode be avoided when using the ARPA for anti-collision purposes?
The collision regulations are based on ship courses through the water.
The Relative Motion display and relative vectors is the only display to use for anti-collision purposes.
The true vector can never give an indication of collision risk with another ship.
True motion does not provide the collision risk of other ships.
After efficient scrubbing of inert flue gas what would be the concentration of sulphur dioxide be:
At least, how often shall life boats be launched with their assigned operating crew aboard and manoeuvred in the water according to SOLAS?
If for some reason a vessel does not comply with a Classification Society’s requirements, what can a surveyor issue to the vessel enabling it to sail to the next port or for a period of time?
A Notification of Deficiency.
A revised Class Notation.
A notification of Detention.
While navigating using a paper chart marked WGS84 the OOW plots the ships position by four different methods and they all give slightly different positions. Which of the following would be considered the most accurate.
Bearing and distance from a navigation buoy close to the vessel.
Radar ranges from two radar destinctive headlands.
Gyro compass bearings from two lighthouses.
The majority of convensions adopted under the auspices of IMO fall into which of the three main categories:
Maritime Safety, Prevention of Marine pollution, Liability and compensation.
Maritime Safety, STCW, Maritime Security.
There are no conentions that fall under IMO.
When is it good practice to check the pressure-vacuum valves?
After cargo transfer operations.
Before the next dry-docking.
During cargo transfer operations.
The “dew point” of a liquid chemical is often quoted in the documentation relating to its loading and carriage. Which of the following is a definition of “dew point”?
The temperature at which dry-ice melts in Acetone.
The temperature at which a saturated gas exhibits condensation.
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.
Whenever there is a major bleeding, the first priority should be to:
Take the pulse of the patient.
The main fire-fighting medium to be used on the cargo area of an oil tanker is:
At what minimum height above sea level must a SART transponder be mounted?
The proper function of a SART transponder doesn’t depend on the height above sea level.
Your vessel is acting as the on scene commander during a distress rescue. Various vessels are interfering the distress traffic on the VHF. What message would you use to stop them interfering with this traffic?
What is the correct setting of the “Anti sea clutter” control on the radar?
All of the suggested answers.
A few sea returns remaining on the screen.
No sea returns left on the screen which may confuse with small target echoes near the ship.
A removal of all the sea returns down to about a mile from own ship.
In open water, you see a collision between two other ships. What immediate action should you take?
Slow down and standby to see if any assistance is required.
Nothing, proceed on passage unless they are in distress.
Which of the following two digits codes is used to obtain maritime assistance?
On a conventional rudder, how much lift force remains if the rudder-angle is decreased to 20 degrees, from an initial 35 degrees?
What are the duties of an effective bridge look out?
All of the alternatives specified.
Keep a lookout for other ships navigation lights and any other dangers which may have no lights.
Ensure there is always a bridge lookout on duty and only leave the lookout when given permission.
Keeping a constant observation around the ship.
When an inhibitor is added to an oil cargo, the items mentioned on the accompanying certificate include:
Inhibitor name; amount added; date added; period of efficiency; precautions if voyage length exceeds that period; eventual temperature limitation.
Inhibitor class; percentage blended; date added; maximum period of efficiency and applicable temperature limits; maximum storage period on board; contact number of manufacturer.
Under most circumstances, how will communication be carried out between a ship and a SAR helicopter?
The reporting of incidents involving harmful substances and/or marine pollutants is regulated under:
The UN Convention on the Reporting of Accidents and Incidents which Present a Hazard to the Marine Environment 2004.
Appendix B of the Supplement to the IMDG Code.
When a vessel arrives at a port to pick up a pilot and enter harbour, there should be someone required to stand by the anchor forward. How should the anchor be prepared and ready?
The brake may be insufficient to hold the anchor, so leave everything in place except the cement/covering of the chain locker.
The use of the anchor will not normally be required when going straight into port, so the anchor does not need to be prepared, but left ready for going back out to sea.
The brake securely applied, all cement/covering into the chain locker and securing arrangements from windlass removed. The guillotine can remain for removal when ready.
Leave the brake on securely.
Why is it important to have good relationship on-board a vessel?
It leads to better work performance and positive atmosphere among the crew.
Crew comes to know each others problems.
It encourages crew to extend their contract.
It will prevent accidents from happening.
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:
Have not much effect on stability as these vessels are designed for such conditions?
Likely cause a sudden or violent list due to the very large free surface in the broad beamed holds?
Cause the vessel to develop a slow rolling motion?
Cause extreme strain to the hull on the listed side if a list develops?
Which is the “STARBOARD BOW”, in the figure?
The Starboard bow is indicated by B, in the figure.
The Starboard bow is indicated by C, in the figure.
The Starboard bow is indicated by A, in the figure.
The Starboard bow is indicated by D, in the figure.
After having discovered a small leak of oil at the ships manifold during discharge, you would:
Pretend you have not seen it.
Notify the Officer in charge of the operation.
Put a bucket under the leak.
By the term “Stand by” the operator of a coast-station means that one should:
Switch back to the calling channel.
Wait until the coast-station calls again.
Give the position of the ship.
“Door to door” shipment is covered under:
A Through Bill of Lading.
A Multi-Phase Bill of Lading.
A Destination Bill of Lading.
Part way through a profiling interview with a supplier, the package the individual is carrying arouses your suspicion. What do you do?
Confront the individual and demand that he open the package.
Call for help on the radio.
Discreetly inform someone of your suspicions so he or she can get assistance.
Take the package and open it.
The mandatory color of a hand flare is:
During helicopter evacuation of an injured man, what course should the ship steer?
With the wind fine on the bow opposite to the helicopter operating area.
As instructed by the helicopter pilot.
Which one of the following items has to be included in an abandon ship drill according to SOLAS regulations?
Checking that life-jackets are correctly donned.
Starting and operating radio life-saving appliances.
Manoeuvring the lifeboat in the water.
Launching and recovery of a survival craft.
What immediate action should be taken if a ship unexpectedly runs aground and stops?
Stop engines and tell the engine room to switch over to high suctions.
Stop engines and immediately request “Full Astern”.
Sound the General Alarm and plot the ships position.
By what formula is the displacement calculated? W = Displacement; L = length; B = Breadth; D = depth of vessel; Cb = Block Coefficient; Cw = Coefficient of waterplane; RD = relative density.
On board an oil tanker, slop tanks may be used for the carriage of oil:
When not being used for the carriage of slops and are included in the total cargo capacity of the vessel.
Slop tanks may only be used for the carriage of oil on clean ballast tankers and are only included in the total cargo capacity of this type of vessel.
Slop tanks may only be used for the carriage of oil cargo by agreement between the shipper, receiver and charterer. They are not normally included in the total cargo capacity of the vessel.
Slop tanks may not be used for the carriage of oil cargo under any circumstances and are not included in the total cargo capacity of the vessel.
In area A1 the function “Transmission of ship to shore distress alerts” is mainly based on:
The use of SART transponders.
In which ways is heat transmitted?
Delay, conduction, radiation.
Conduction, convection and radiation.
Gasification, conduction and convection.
Radiation and gasification.
On an oil tanker, are there any restrictions as to the maximum amount of treated water that originates from cargo spaces that has passed through a bilge water separator that can be discharged?
Maximum is 30 litre pr nautical mile and total is 1/30 000 part of full cargo on the ballast voyage.
Maximum is 30 litre pr nautical mile and total is 1/10 000 part of full cargo on the ballast voyage.
Maximum is 60 litre pr nautical mile and total is 1/30 000 part of full cargo on the ballast voyage.
There isn’t any restrictions of pumping sludge from ships outside special areas.
When must personal protective equipment be worn?
At all times when identified as a control method with risk assessment.
When making the vessel fast.
As far as possible, all engines in lifeboats and rescue boats should be run:
For a total period of not less than 5 minutes every month.
For a total period of not less than 10 minutes every week.
For a total period of not less than 3 minutes every week.
For a total period of not less than 3 minutes every month.
IMO MSC.1/Circ 1321 requires that cargo pump rooms on oil tankers shall be mechanically ventilated, using non-sparking suction type fans. What is the minimum number of changes of air per hour that a ventilation system must deliver?