The correct functioning of a DSC-modem can be checked by means of:
The build-in test facilities in the modem.
The testing-mode of the ever present VHF-DSC-EPIRB.
The obligatory monthly transmission from the RCCs.
As per the IMDG Code, an “article” is referred to as:
A device that contains a dangerous substance or mixture of substances.
Something that is packed within a freight container.
A device that is responsible for initiating a dangerous reaction.
A form that contains important information about a hazardous substance.
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.
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.
What would be the correct understanding of the term “a ship is directionally unstable”?
When the rudder is kept amidships, the ship will continue on a straight course.
The ship has negative transverse stability (GM) when proceeding on some specific courses.
The ship will only require small amounts of helm to maintain its course when steaming in a heavy seaway.
The ship requires continual application of the rudder to maintain a steady course.
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.
How would you alert others onboard if you saw a person falling overboard?
If I saw a person falling overboard I would inform the Bosun.
If I saw a person falling overboard I would run to the Bridge.
If I saw a person falling overboard I would shout repeatedly, “Man overboard”.
If I saw a person falling overboard I would shout once “Man overboard”.
On board passenger ships an abandon ship drill must be performed:
The purpose of permanent continuous coamings fitted from side to side across the decks near the accommodation of an oil tanker is:
To keep deck spills away from the accommodation and service areas.
To reduce the effects of racking stresses.
To increase the strength of the deck structure.
To push the sea water shipped onto the deck over the sides of the ship.
Which of the following requirements regarding life-buoys correspond to present regulations? (SOLAS III/7.1).
Not less than half the total number of lifebuoys shall be provided with self-igniting lights.
At least four life-buoys on each side of the ship shall be fitted with buoyant lifelines.
All the life-buoys shall be placed in holders with quick-release arrangement.
The prescribed test of EPIRB, SART and portable VHF radio set must be entered in:
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.
A vessel berths at two different jetties under the influence of a 1 knot beam current. At the first jetty the ship has an underkeel clearance of 5 times the draught and at the second the underkeel clearance is only 0,5 times the draught. If the current exerted a force of 50 tonnes on the ship at the first jetty, what would be the approximate force exerted at the second if the draught is the same?
Unchanged, remains at 50 tonnes.
What will you do if you are helmsman and the OOW (officer on watch) gives you the order: “Port 20” and after a while the order: “Ease to 10”?
Apply the wheel to alter the course 20 degrees to port and then after the second command change the heading a further 10 degrees.
Change the compass course to a new heading which is 20 degrees to port of original heading and then after the second command reduce it to only 10 degrees to port of original heading.
Apply 20 degrees of rudder towards port and then after the second command reduce the wheel to 10 degrees of helm.
Who is responsible for maintaining the vessel’s structural strength?
The Flag State Administration.
The Shipping Company and Classification Society.
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.
What kind of warning signs should be placed on manholes into void spaces?
Warning signs that indicate lack of oxygen inside.
Breathing apparatus mandatory sign.
Danger of explosion signs.
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”?
What device can be used by a tug to get a line aboard a disabled vessel in bad weather, when it is dangerous for the tug to get too close?
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.
How many annexes do we find in MARPOL and what is the content of Annex 1?
We find 6 annexes in MARPOL and Annex 1 is the regulations for the prevention of pollution by oil.
We find 4 annexes in MARPOL and Annex 1 regulations for the prevention of pollution by garbage.
We find 1 annexes in MARPOL and Annex 1 regulations for the prevention of pollution by chemicals.
We find 5 annexes in MARPOL and Annex 1 is the regulations for the prevention of pollution by sewage.
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?
This is only required when he joins the ship.
The diagram shows the direction that a rope runs during a mooring operation and a possible place where it may break. Where would be considered the safest position to stand?
Outside the blue coloured zone.
Between the “point of break” and the “fairlead”.
Behind the point of restraint, but inside the blue coloured zone.
Inside the blue coloured zone.
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.
A vessel berths at two different jetties under the influence of a 1 knot beam current. At the first jetty the ship has an underkeel clearance of 5 times the draught and at the second the underkeel clearance is only 0,5 times the draught. If the current exerted a force of 50 tonnes on the ship at the first jetty, what would be the approximate force exerted at the second if the draught is the same?
Unchanged, remains at 50 tonnes.
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.
The position that is determined by built in GPS-receiver in an Inmarsat-EPIRB has an accuracy of about:
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.
One particular group of hazardous goods is highlighted by the IMDG Code as potentially being the most dangerous for carriage. Which of the following is it?
How should you, as helmsman, give feedback to the OOW (officer on watch) that his orders are understood?
You don’t have to give any feedback.
The correct method to dispose of any oily/water mixture in the manifold drip-tray is to:
Transfer it to the sloptank and later discharge it to a reception facility.
Drain it overboard when the vessel is 50 nautical miles off the coast.
Mix in an appropriate quantity of dispersant chemicals and drain it overboard when in open water.
Drain it to a cargo tank.
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?
Not less than moulded breadth / 5.
Not less than moulded breadth / 15.
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.
Inmarsat Telex Service code “31” can be used:
When the coast-station is disfunctional.
When technical problems are experienced with the Inmarsat terminal.
To ask for maritime inquiries.
The system, which uses gases from an oil tankers main or auxiliary boilers?
Combination – inert systems.
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.
What are the conditions that influence the efforts for organising the fire fighting?
Where the fire breaks out, how many fire teams are available, the strength of the fire, the ships mobility, what is burning and communication.
Where the fire breaks out, how many fire teams are available, what is burning, distance to the fire station.
Where the fire breaks out, the ships mobility, distance to the fire station and the size of the fire brigade.
Distance to the fire station and the size of the fire brigade, what is burning possibility to get water.
What is the necessary protection when you are rust chipping with air tools?
Gloves, goggles, earmuffs.
Protective clothing, safety shoes, earmuffs.
Goggles and ear protectors.
Protective clothing, safety shoes, gloves, goggles, earmuffs.
The scantling draft of an oil tanker fitted with segregated ballast tanks is:
The draught on which the fundamental design parameters are based.
The maximum draught determined by the Loadline Rules.
The draught for which the structural strength of the ship has been designed.
The minimum draught amidships when in ballast condition.
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.
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?
Send the bridge look-out down to investigate.
Stop engines and inform the engine room.
Which of the following is a definition of the “Proper Shipping Name”, as found in the IMDG Code?
The correct chemical name of a potentially hazardous material, as identified from the Chemical Cargo List.
The name under which a dangerous material, substance or article is described for export purposes in the country of loading.
The name to be used in any documentation relating to the transportation of the dangerous substance, material or article, such as on forms, labels and placards.
A vessel is equipped for all sea areas. In the middle of the Indian Ocean the EGC-receiver appears out of order. Is it still possible to receive MSI-messages?
Yes, with the MF/HF-radio telex.
What is the disadvantage of using chemicals on an oil-spill on the water?
It is difficult to apply the chemicals if the oil drifts away from the ship’s side.
It is difficult to apply chemicals if there is any wind.
The water gets a white colour, which makes it easy to detect the oil-spill.
The chemicals make it difficult to remove the oil from the water.
Which of the following groups of chemical cargoes is particularly susceptible to polymerisation, especially through exposure to heat?
What statutory certificate is carried onboard to indicate that a tanker is in compliance with Annex 1 of the MARPOL convention?
The International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP) Certificate.
Safe Manning Certificate.
Onboard training should be organised in such a way that:
Each crew member is trained individually.
It does not contravene with the rest hours of the crew.
It is an integral part of the overall training plan.
As per the IMDG Code, an “article” is referred to as:
A device that contains a dangerous substance or mixture of substances.
A form that contains important information about a hazardous substance.
Something that is packed within a freight container.
A device that is responsible for initial dangerous reaction.
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 mandatory color of a hand flare is:
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.
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 recommended guideline for avoiding the risk of electrostatic potential in a mist produced by using oil and water during Crude Oil Washing operations is that:
Before washing begins, any tank that is to be used as a source of oil for Crude Oil Washing should be partly discharged to remove any water that has settled out during the voyage. The discharge of a layer of at least 1 metres necessary for this purpose.
If a slop tank is to be used to supply oil to drive a Crude Oil Washing operation in a cargo tank, then that slop tank must not have contained slops with a water content of more than 2 %.
As washing begins, any water observed in the stream should be diverted to a slop tank, before Crude Oil Washing of any cargo compartment is commenced.
Crude Oil Washing, where the oil source is stored in a slop tank or other tank that has previously contained slops, should be avoided.
If W = Displacement, L = length, B = Breadth, D = depth of vessel, Cb = Block Coefficient, Cw = Coefficient of Waterplane, RD = Relative Density, then:
At what calendar interval must lifting appliances on board a vessel be suitably tested by a competent person?
MARPOL – Annex V. Disposal of garbage. Your vessel is in the Red Sea (Special Area) and the Chief Cook is requesting to have some food waste burned in the incinerator. Due to problems with incinerator, you decide to have the waste ground in the Grinder (Lump size max. 25 mm) and disposed off into the sea. Is this prohibited, if not, how far from nearest land is this legal?
A tanker in ballast, having recently left the discharge port is involved in a collision. The two vessels are still interlocked after the collision and a survey of the ships gives all crew members are safe and the damage is focussed to the vicinity of the impact. What should be the greatest concern at this time?
When the two vessels separate, one (or both) of the vessels will have insufficient stability to remain afloat.
The possibility of pollution.
The ships moving together in the swell/seaway will cause a spark and consequently an explosion.
The vessels moving together will create even greater damage to their structures.
During the anchoring procedure, what would the 2nd Officer understand by the following request from the bridge, “How is the chain”?
The bridge would like to know the direction of the anchor cable from the hawse pipe.
The Master is requesting the Chief Officer to inform the bridge of whether he can determine which way the ship is moving in the water.
The Master is asking the Chief Officer whether the ship needs to be moved forward and take the weight off the anchor cable.
The Master is asking the Chief Officer whether the vessel is dragging anchor.
The ODME printouts for tank cleaning operations must be retained on board for a minimum period:
What does ISM stand for?
The International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention.
Internal Ship Safety Management.
International Safe Manning Certification.
International Ship Measurement and Pollution Control.
The display of the DSC-controller on board is showing the following lines: TX call: Selectiveto: 02114200; Category: RoutineUSB:telephony; DSC Tx 2 189,5 kHz save>send
When planning to cross an ocean, is it always best to use great circle sailing?
No – because there could be environmental or regulatory restrictions.
No – because a Mercator course is more efficient, less distance and easier to follow.
Yes – because it is the easiest sailing to compute and then follow.
Yes – because an ECDIS in track control will do the computation and steer the route.
When you are on watch during a stay in port, what should you always ensure is ready at the head of the gangway?
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.
If all indications are that a cargo has been received without damages, irregularities or short shipment and the phrase “apparent good order and condition” is entered on the Bill of Lading, then this Bill is this said to be:
A Bill of Lading completed for shipment.
An endorsed Bill of Lading.
A Due Title Bill of Lading.
The calibration of the ODME is carried with the use of:
In which way shall a survivor be hauled out of the sea?
What is the inherent danger in welding/cutting in piping containing freon?
Development of nitrous gases.
Development of explosive gases.
Depletion of oxygen in the air.
Depletion of the ozone layer.
Wire antenna of 12 metres long is probably:
When must personal protective equipment be worn?
At all times when identified as a control method with risk assessment.
When making the vessel fast.
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.
… a ship … intended to transport products with appreciably severe environmental and safety hazards which require significant preventative measures to preclude escape of such cargo. Usually the ship is of double-hull construction, with a variety of tank sizes/capacities. What is this the definition of?
A type I chemical tanker as per the IBC Code.
A chemical tanker for the purposes of the 1996 IMO directive MEPC/2.12 circ. on “Mandatory Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods”.
A type II chemical tanker, as per the IBC Code.
What allowances should be applied to an echo sounder reading, to compare the depth of water with the depth shown on a chart?
Position of trasducer below the water surface and the height of tide.
Shallow water effects causing ground interaction.
A correction that should be applied to the charted depth value shown on the chart.
The distance between the pulse Transmitter and Receiver, if different.
When loading a static accumulator oil, to minimise the risk of explosion through electrostatic charge in a tank it must be ensured that:
No metallic devices, such as those used for gauging and sampling, should be introduced into the tank during loading and for 30 minutes after completion of loading.
No metallic sampling devices over 2 litres capacity should be permitted on the cargo deck at any time, unless thoroughly cleaned beforehand with soapy water.
Substances, materials and articles shall be stowed as indicated in the Dangerous Goods List of the IMDG Code, in accordance with a series of stowage categories. How are those categories designated?
10 categories, numbered 1-10.
Three categories, numbered I, II, III.
10 categories, lattered A-K (excluding I).
5 categories, labelled A-E.
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.
A DSC-message of the “safety” category is received from another vessel on VHF channel 70. Conforming to the GMDSS rules, for the continuation of the safety traffic, you must change to VHF-channel:
Which of the following two digits codes is used to obtain medical advice?
Which of the following is most commonly used by the oil industry to assess the volatility of crude oil?
Reid vapour Pressure (RVP).
Methane Evolution Index (CEI).
True vapour pressure (TVP).
Volatile Organic Compound content (%).
On a ship involved in a collision, what should happen immediately after the accident has taken place?
Crew should follow an emergency procedure.
The master should be called.
The other ship should be contacted.
The bridge team should devise a plan of action.