What is the first thing that should be checked when taking over a boiler watch?
The boiler room bilge level.
The oil pressure to the burner.
The boiler exhaust gas colour.
Where does the excess steam discharge to when the boiler safety valves operate due to the boiler pressure being too high?
The atmosphere via the atmospheric line.
What is flashpoint of an oil or liquefied gas?
The flashpoint is the mixture of oxygen and hydro carbons needed to have an oil or liquefied gas to burn.
The flashpoint for an oil or liquefied gas is the temperature at which it is possible to ignite the vapour above the liquid.
The flashpoint is the temperature the oil or liquefied gas need for self ignition.
The flashpoint is the temperature needed to have a oil or liquefied gas pumpable.
What kind of measure is the division of the vessel in upright areas by using thermic and structural separations?
It is both a prevention and protection measure.
It is a protection measure.
It is a prevention measure.
It is neither a prevention nor a protection measure.
What is the correct name of the equipment shown in the sketch?
Why is it important that the combustion chamber of a boiler is properly ventilated prior to ignition?
To avoid an explosion in case any oil vapours are present from oil leakage into the furnace.
To ensure that there is sufficient air for proper combustion.
To remove any deposits from the furnace wall.
To cool the surfaces of the boiler furnace in case they give premature ignition of the burner.
What is the “International shore connection” used for?
To connect the ship fire main to the shore lines.
To connect the cargo hoses to the shore.
To connect the bunker hoses to the shore.
To connect the ship fresh water hoses to the shore.
What kind of extinguishing-remedy would you choose to put out an electrical fire?
Combination of powder and water.
Dry extinguishing remedy.
Which of the following answers would most appropriately describe shell plating damage to the vessel?
My vessel has sustained damage to shell plating below the waterline.
My vessel has sustained damage to shell plating below the waterline in way of No. 3 cargo hold, starboard side.
My vessel has sustained damage to shell plating in way of No. 3 cargo hold.
My vessel has sustained damage to shell plating above the waterline.
While getting tools ready and preparing for overhaul work on the main engine the engine room rating notices that the electrical extension is damaged. A small section of the cables outer insulation is split although the inner insulation appears ok. What action should the rating take?
Cut off the end of the cable including the damaged section and refit the plug to the end of the remaining cable before using the extension.
Label the damaged extension as unfit for use and return it to the store for testing and get a replacement extension.
Carry on using the extension after wrapping insulation tape over the damaged section as it is only minor damage.
Just use the extension as it is since the damage is only to the outer insulation and the inner insulation appears ok.
Welding and burning are two operations which give the highest risk of a fire on board ship. Which of the following safety precautions may be regarded as the most important in order to minimise this particular risk?
The area where the welding is to take place and adjacent spaces to be cleaned and all unnecessary materials and objects to be removed.
Only holders of a welding certificate should be allowed to carry out welding or burning on board ships.
Only use electrodes from a well known manufacturer.
Electric welding plants should be controlled by a responsible engineer before use.
What do you understand by the order: “Move the pilot ladder to the other side”?
To shift the pilot ladder to the opposite side of the ship.
To move the pilot ladder further along nearer to the bow.
To change the position of the pilot ladder from the main deck to the fore deck.
To rig another pilot ladder.
While assisting the watchkeeper with routine cleaning of the fuel oil separator the watch rating is requested to clean the plate stack. Which of the options given is the preferred method for such a task?
Soak the dirty plates in a solvent for an hour and then stand them on the engine room deck to drain off.
Scrape the plates as clean as possible with a packing knife and then wash them with a high pressure water hose.
With the plate stack in position fill the purifier bowl with clean diesel oil and quickly switch it on and off to wash the plates.
Soak the plates in a suitable solvent until all of the dirt has loosened off and wipe clean with rags.
An engine room rating is assisting the duty engineer during a period of UMS operation. After completing the tasks they have been busy with the engineer and rating leave the engine room which is returned to UMS mode. The rating realises that an oil tank filling valve has been left open. What action should be taken?
Inform the duty engineer immediately so that the engine room can be re-entered and the valve can be shut.
Inform another crewmember that he is going back into the engine room to close the valve.
Just leave the valve open as it is unsafe to enter the engine room alone. The high alarm will sound to notify the engineer when the tank is full.
Re-enter the engine room straight away and shut the valve.
What is the main difference between a stuffing box gland and a mechanical seal on a centrifugal pump?
If packing fails the pump can be kept running by tightening the glands, but if a mechanical seal fails it must be renewed to stop the leakage.
The sealing surface of a mechanical seal is usually parallel to the shaft, but sealing surface of a packed gland is perpendicular to the shaft.
Packed stuffing box glands are subject to wear but mechanical seals are not.
Packed stuffing box glands must be cooled by liquid, but mechanical seals do not require any cooling.
How much liferaft capacity should be provided on a conventional cargo ship of more than 85 meters in length?
100 % of the complement if it can be readily launched on either side of the ship. If it cannot be readily launched on either side, 100 % must be provided on each side.
50 % of the complement on each side of the ship.
75 % of the complement on each side of the ship.
25 % of the complement on each side of the ship.
A small electric motor needs to be taken to the bottom plates for fitting to a domestic water pump. It is only just too heavy to be manually carried so is to be lowered using the engine room crane. Which of the options given would be a suitable strop to use for the operation?
Any certified strop which has a safe working load greater than the weight of the motor.
A wire strop which is rated for twice the required load but is out of certification.
Any piece of rope will do as the motor is only just too heavy to carry.
Any strop which looks big enough to carry the load.
What could be the cause of a refrigeration compressor running continuously even though normal temperatures for the cold rooms have been reached?
Low-pressure cut-out is stuck in closed position.
The differential pressure switch for the lubricating oil pressure cut-out is stuck in the closed position.
High-pressure cut-out is stuck in open position.
Solenoid valve before the expansion valve stuck in closed position.
With reference to the efficiency of cargo pumps on oil tankers, the abbreviation NPSH stands for:
Net Pressure Suction Head.
Necessary Pumping Suction Hazard.
Nominal Pressure Suction Head.
Natural Pumping Standard Height.
Hot work is to be carried out close to a smoke detector in the engine room. What precautions should be taken?
Notify Deck Officer and Engineer Officer in charge. The loop for the smoke detector should be isolated while work is done and normal precautions for hot work taken including permit to work.
Disconnect or cover up the smoke detector.
No special precautions except for having a watch man and a fire extinguisher available.
Notify Deck Officer in charge that a fire alarm may occur.
Which of these are indicators that an individual may be a drug smuggler?
The individual makes small local purchases.
The individual is disinterested in the ship’s cargo.
The individual wears bulky or out of season clothing.
The individual spends his or her free time hanging out with others.
How many thermal protective aids are carried in each liferaft?
10 % of the number of persons the liferaft is designed to carry, or two, whichever is more.
The number of persons the liferaft is permitted to accommodate.
An electric motor is to be aligned to a pump by insuring shims under the motor feet. Which of the tools given in the options would be used to check that the alignment is correct by measurement of the gap between the coupling faces?
An inside vernier calliper.
How many rocket parachute flares are carried in each liferaft with SOLAS B pack?
You have abandoned ship in a liferaft. In most cases, which of the following actions should you generally take?
Organise a lookout system. Join up with other survival craft if possible. Stream the sea anchor.
Organise a lookout system.
Join up with any other survival craft and stream the sea anchor.
Start paddling in the direction of the nearest land.
An airway should be used when:
The patient has stopped breathing.
The patient is unconscious.
The patient is breathing on his own but is doing so with great difficulty.
Patient has injury in the mouth.
What is the emergency frequency of MF (Medium Frequency) radio?
The normal carbon content of Crude Oil is in the range of:
What is the disadvantage of using chemicals on an oil-spill on the water?
The water gets a white colour, which makes it easy to detect the oil-spill.
It is difficult to apply chemicals if there is any wind.
The chemicals make it difficult to remove the oil from the water.
It is difficult to apply the chemicals if the oil drifts away from the ship’s side.
What actions should the Officer of the Watch take when the ship’s steering gear fails?
All of the suggested answers.
Request the engine room to check the steering gear.
Call the Master and advise him of the situation.
Display the NUC signal and consider stopping the engines.
What is the capacity of the required portable fluid extinguishers?
Not more than 20 litres and not less than 12 litres.
Not more than 13,5 litres and not less than 9 litres.
Which one of the listed requirements regarding the stowage of a survival craft corresponds to present SOLAS regulations? Each survival craft shall be stowed:
In a secure and sheltered position and protected from damage by fire or explosion.
Wherever space is available.
In a state of readiness so that two crew-members can prepare for embarkation and launching in less than 15 minutes.
On the starboard side of the ship.
What is the emergency channel on VHF?
What is the minimum number of channels required for the portable two-way VHF’s for survival craft?
What is the signal actuated by a fire detection system?
A visual and audible alarm signal at the control panel.
An audible signal at the control panel.
A visual signal at the control panel.
An audible and visual signal consisting in 7 short signals followed by a long one.
What is the most suitable type of packing for a shaft gland of a pump used for seawater duties?
Lead covered hemp packing.
Mica impregnated cotton packing.
On a fire patrol at night you see smoke coming from a closed cabin door. What action should you take first?
Activate the nearest fire alarm button and advise bridge of the location of the fire.
Get the nearest fire extinguisher and then open the door to see what the situation is.
Take a look inside the cabin to see what the situation is.
As most people are sleeping, call a friend and ask him to assist in putting out the fire.
The engine room rating has been assisting with ballast operations during a period of engine room watch duty. Ballast operations have stopped for a couple of hours while stores are being taken. What action should the rating take during this break in operations?
Just keep the pumps running and the valves for the ballast tanks open to save time when operations are restarted. The tanks will just overflow through the air vents.
Just stop the pumps and close the pump suction and discharge valves. Leave the valves for the ballast tanks open to save time later.
Shut the valves for the ballast tanks but keep the pumps running and discharging overboard to save time later.
Stop all of the ballast pumps and close all of the ballast valves as soon as operations are stopped. Ballast lines should always be closed except when they are being used.
What should be the first action to be taken in the event of the water level disappearing out of the boiler water level gauge glass?
Close the main steam stop valve.
Secure all of the burners.
Close the feed water stop valve.
What is the correct name of the part highlighted in the sketch?
Cylinder air start valve.
When cargo discharge reaches stripping levels on an oil tanker, it is necessary to reduce the inert gas pressure so as to:
Comply with the requirement of MARPOL Annex VI.
Avoid locking the cargo pump impeller.
Avoid over-capacity in the IG generator.
What special equipment can often provide assistance in locating a survival craft or man overboard and in the water?
A sectored search pattern.
What type of fire integrity must be provided for an engine control room?
What measures should be taken when handling mail?
Open any mail that looks suspicious.
X-ray or scan parcels before opening them.
Wear rubber gloves and protective clothing when opening suspicious looking mail.
Tear open letters with your hands.
In carbon dioxide fire-fighting systems for use in machinery spaces the fixed piping system shall be such that:
85 % of the gas can be discharged into the space within 2 minutes.
100 % of the gas can be discharged into the space within 2 minutes.
100 % of the gas can be discharged into the space within 3 minutes.
70 % of the gas can be discharged into the space within 1 minute.
What would be the most probable cause of high temperature readings for the bearings in a diesel engine?
Lubricating oil pressure too low.
Charge air pressure too low.
Jacket cooling water temperature too high.
What is the first action that should be taken by the rating on boiler watch in the event of a flame failure on the boiler?
Call the engineer on watch.
Stop the feed water pump.
If the flow of gas to shore reaches the maximum declared capacity whilst using the Vapour Emission Control System (VECS), the OOW should:
Say nothing and hope notices, so that loading is completed as soon as possible.
Reset the lifting pressure level on the Pressure/Vacuum valves to allow them to release more vapour to atmosphere.
Open the mast riser vents to relieve the excess pressure and bring the flow within the declared range.
Request the terminal to reduce the loading rate until the flow of gas to shore is controlled.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Muster station for unaccompanied minors (UM).
The purpose of the demister unit within the Inert Gas System is:
To remove sulphur oxides.
To remove water from the IGS stream.
What kind of permits have to be obtained before starting hot work in tanks?
Hot work permit + Permit for entry.
Unfortunately an insect has become lodged in the ear. How to remove the insect?
By using rubber vacuum pump and suck the foreign body out.
Hold one hand across your nose and blow hard. Since the nose-channel is closed, the air will escape through the ears instead. And so will the foreign body.
Gently flood the casualty’s ear with terpid water so that the insect will float out.
By using a Q-tip and carefully try to get the insect out.
The small amounts of cargo found in the cargo tanks before loading is referred to as OBQ, which means:
OPB (Observed Preliminary Volume).
TSV (Total Surveyed Volume).
ROB (Remaining On Board).
An engine room rating is assisting in the maintenance of some of the valves on the low pressure steam range. Which packing material, from the options given, would be the best choice for repacking the gland of a low pressure steam valve?
Lead covered cotton packing.
Which of the options given is the main reason for using a ring spanner to tighten the brass nuts on the cover studs of a pump casing?
It can be adjusted to the exact size of the nut.
It will allow the nuts to be tightened correctly.
The nuts can be tightened more with this type of spanner.
It will minimise the risk of slipping off the nut or damaging the nuts.
Which of the following disposal would be permitted?
Food waste from a vessel outside a special area and 12 miles from nearest land.
Paper products from a vessel inside a special area and 15 miles from the nearest land.
Food waste from a vessel outside a special area and 10 miles from the nearest land.
Food waste from a vessel inside a special area and 10 miles from nearest land.
What are the lists called that give the position and task during a lifeboat drill for all persons on board the ship?
Which of the following areas may be possible restricted areas? Review all answers.
What term is used to describe a fresh water cooling system which contains a seawater cooled common freshwater cooler and which meets the cooling requirements for all the engine room machinery?
A high temperature freshwater system.
A low temperature freshwater system.
A central cooling system.
What will a cadet find in the maintenance manual?
A cadet will find a lubricating chart in the maintenance manual.
A cadet will find grease in the maintenance manual.
A cadet will find machinery spare parts in the maintenance manual.
A cadet will find grease nipples in the maintenance manual.
What is meant by the term “segregation”?
The process of electronically transferring the data on cargoes loaded on a vessel between the load port and the discharge port, such that import documentation is prepared in advance of the vessel’s arrival.
The stowage of cargoes when calculated by a computerized load program.
The planned, separated stowage of cargoes that may react dangerously with each other in the event of leakage or other damage.
The planned adjacent stowage of packaged goods, thereby confining a listed hazard within the same area of the ship.
As per international regulations, the minimum inert gas pressure required to be maintained in slop tanks if slops are retained on board is:
An engine room rating notices that the guard on a running pump is hanging loose due to a missing bolt on the support bracket and it is catching the shaft coupling. What is the best action to take as a repair method?
Try and fit a new bolt while the pump is running to permanently fix the guard in place.
Inform the watchkeeper so that the pump can be stopped and a new bolt can be fitted to permanently fix the guard in place.
Fasten the guard back in place with a piece of rope with the pump running as a temporary repair.
Place a sheet of metal in front of the guard to deflect any parts that may fly off as a temporary repair.
During maintenance of a pneumatically operated, diaphragm actuated control valve the diaphragm is found to be split. Select, from the options given, a suitable material to use to make a temporary replacement if there is no spare diaphragm available.
Natural rubber sheet of approximately the same thickness and elasticity as the original diaphragm material.
Cotton reinforced rubber insertion sheet of smaller thickness but similar strength as the original diaphragm material.
Natural rubber sheet of greater thickness and lower elasticity as the original diaphragm material.
Cotton reinforced rubber insertion sheet of approximately the same thickness but less elasticity than the original diaphragm material.
Welding and burning are two operations which give the highest risk of a fire on board ship. Which of the following safety precautions may be regarded as the most important in order to minimise this particular risk?
The area where the welding is to take place and adjacent spaces to be cleaned and all unnecessary materials and objects to be removed.
Only holders of a welding certificate should be allowed to carry out welding or burning on board ships.
Only use electrodes from a well known manufacturer.
Electric welding plants should be controlled by a responsible engineer before use.
The insulation resistance (IR) to earth of a new galley hot-plate is measured to be 30 Mohm. When three identical hot-plates on the same supply are tested together their combined IR will be:
A seawater pipe is holed due to corrosion causing frequent bilge alarms. Which of the given temporary repair methods would be the preferred option to remedy the problem until the pipe can be replaced?
Cover the hole with rubber insertion held in place with a jubilee clip.
Cover all of the affected area with fibre glass tape and resin/fibre.
Wrap duct tape around the pipe in way of the hole.
Drive a steel taper pin into the hole to seal it.
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?
Wait until the breathing apparatus warning whistle sounds.
15 minutes after starting to use the set as this leaves you with 5 minutes air left.
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.
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.
The use of combustible material is restricted in the accommodation spaces in order to:
Reduce cost of construction.
Prevent occurrence of fire and explosion.
Contain and suppress fire and explosion in the compartment of origin.
After checked for open airway, given the first two inflations and checked the pulse to make sure that the heart is beating, what is the rate of inflations given until natural breathing is restored?
Doesn’t matter how many times.
What would be the effects of a ship passing into shallow waters?
The vessel has a tendency to swing to port with a single fixed-pitch right-hand turning propeller.
The speed is not affected, but more rudder is required to steer the ship.
There is no noticeable difference in performance of the ship.
The ship is less responsive to both rudder and propeller.
What is the correct understanding of the term “Lapse Rate” when used in Meteorology?
The rate of increase of the wind associated with a Tropical Revolving Storm.
The delay in temperature reduction associated with the wet bulb thermometer of a hygrometer.
The change in the temperature associated with the passing of the warm front of a frontal depression.
The change of the temperature in the atmosphere with height above sea level.
With reference to the efficiency of cargo pumps on oil tankers, the abbreviation NPSH stands for:
Necessary Pumping Suction Hazard.
Natural Pumping Standard Height.
Nominal Pressure Suction Head.
Net Pressure Suction Head.
The purpose of having corrugations in the bulkheads of cargo tanks of an oil tanker is to:
Provide strength, but with clean and clear surfaces within the tank.
To assist in the drainage of the oil by funneling the oil to the suction well.
Reduce the effects of Free Surface within the vessel.
Provide additional resistance to shear forces and bending moments.
What term is used to describe a fresh water cooling system which contains a seawater cooled common freshwater cooler and which meets the cooling requirements for all the engine room machinery?
A high temperature freshwater system.
A central cooling system.
A low temperature freshwater system.
Water is the extinguishing agent which is the most widely employed and its action as an extinguishing agent is due to a combination of the following phenomena:
Smothering and inhibition.
Cooling, smothering and dispersion.
Smothering and dispersion.
Cooling, inhibition and dispersion.
The threads on the drain plug for the bronze end cover of a sea water cooled heat exchanger have been badly damaged during maintenance. There is no spare brass plug available. What is the best solution for repairing the heat exchanger?
Make a new brass plug on the lathe to fit the drain hole.
Use a steel plug with the same thread as the original to replace it.
Wrap the threats in thread tape and coat it with jointing compound before refitting it.
Hammer in a wooden tapered plug as a temporary repair.
The responsibility for safety and security rests with everybody on board the vessel. General house-keeping rules should be followed. Which of the listed rules is the most important?
Always use gloves when using grinding machines.
Keep tools within easy reach during work.
Keep your working area clean and tidy.
Do not carry lighters or matches when working outdoors.
What is the most likely cause of black smoke at the boiler exhaust during normal operation of a steam boiler?
Insufficient combustion air.
Fuel oil temperature too high.
High Voltage (HV) cables are smaller than low voltage cables for a given power rating. Why is this?
The HV cable carries a smaller current and therefore requires less copper.
The HV cable uses higher quality copper conductors and therefore requires them to be a smaller cross-sectional area.
The HV cable uses Aluminium conductors and therefore requires them to be a smaller cross-sectional area.
The HV cable has a thinner wall of special insulation material.