Which of the following items is essential and should always be kept in stock?
When there is an electrical burn there is a great danger of internal injuries:
Bleeding will always occur together with a fracture, that breaks the skin:
Heat cramps seldom occurs after excessive sweating precipitated by strenuous exercise:
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?
Do not use loose garments, belts, ties or scarfs near winches and moving machinery.
Always use gloves when handling nylon ropes.
Always use gloves when using grinding machines.
Always use protective working shoes when working outdoors.
The respiration system of a person suffering from flame burns is very exposed to damage:
Abdominal thrust is applied to remove foreign objects in the airway:
What kind of routine would you follow to make preparations for the next day’s menu (frozen meat and fish)?
Chief cook and second cook work together to select provisions for officers and crew, discussing needs and quantities, if necessary.
Second cook selects provisions based on a fixed menu for officers and crew.
Chief cook selects provisions alone. No discussion with the second cook.
Messman selects provisions on the basis of instructions from the chief cook.
All fires will burn easier and faster in an oxygen-rich environment. Therefore, do not use oxygen bottles near an open fire. Smoking is not allowed.
One of the main tasks of the blood is to transport oxygen to body’s cells:
What would you serve at a cocktail party?
Buffet featuring warm dishes.
Buffet featuring warm and cold dishes.
Assorted open-faced sandwiches.
We have 3 circulatory systems for blood transportation:
When working on electrical equipment, we need to have it isolated. What does this mean?
We have created a physical separation between the electricity supply and the item to be worked on.
The equipment is switched off.
The equipment has a tag on it, where possible.
We have roped off the area around the equipment.
On average, how much filter-ground coffee would you need for a crew of 20 Filipinos and 10 Norwegians for 6 months?
What does “general daily cleaning” mean?
Removing trash, dusting and light cleaning cabins, messrooms and WC.
Cleaning floors in cabins and messrooms.
Washing floors, chemical cleaning of furniture and carpets, polishing.
Dishwashing and laundry service.
Treatment of burns and scalds depends on the severity of the injury. What is the correct thing to do for minor burns and scalds?
Place the injured part under slowly running cold water for at least 10 minutes, but preferably until the pain is gone. If no water is available, use any cold, harmless liquid.
Remove all sticky clothing from the casualty.
Break blisters, remove any loose skin or foreign objects from the injured area.
Apply lotions, ointments or fat to the injury.
When using cleaning equipment, what is important before starting?
Knowing exactly how the equipments are working.
That the electric cord is long enough.
Conferring with the working-plan.
Food poisoning may be caused by eating food, that is contaminated by bacteria or by toxins produced by bacteria, that were already in the food:
Symptoms of serious head injury are unconsciousness, low pulse rate and high blood pressure:
If a patient has heat exhaustion, the symptoms are weakness, vertigo, headache and nausea. Initially the skin is cool and clammy.
The brain of hypothermic patients will consume less oxygen than usual:
Shock is a manifestation of changes in which the circulation fails because either pressure or volume of circulating blood has fallen to a dangerous level. What is the skin colour of a pasient in shock?
A person under influence of alcohol will suffer from frost injuries quicker than a sober person:
Parts of the body can be used as splints:
In general cleaning it is recommended and suitable to use cleaning products which are:
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?
Keep your working area clean and tidy.
Always use gloves when using grinding machines.
Do not carry lighters or matches when working outdoors.
Keep tools within easy reach during work.
Which of the following kinds of fish is least perishable in cold storage?
The passage of electrical current through the body may result in severe and sometimes fatal injuries. You are witness to man getting electric current through his body and is stuck to the dangerous area. It is impossible to switch off the current by any main switch. How to break the current safely?
Stand on dry insulating material and pull the person away with isolating material.
Apply fish oil on your hands and cut the cords by the use of any metallic pilers.
Just take the casualty in your arms and pull the person away.
Just take the casualty in your arms and pull the person away.
According to this module, why is the Galley a potentially dangerous place?
Because there is a greater risk of slips, trips and falls, and there are many other additional hazards.
Because galley staff do not usually wear the correct PPE.
Because galley staff are less aware of safety.
Because galley staff are not trained about safety in the same way as deck and engine room staff.
The position and direction of entry and exit wounds will alert you to the likely extent of hidden injury, and to the degree of shock that may ensue:
Damage to the spinal cord will always result in immediate neurological malfunction:
Water Jel is a unique product regarding protection and first aid of burns. Water Jel is delivered in different sizes. Biggest is a carpet with the size 182×152 cm. What is the highest temperature the Water Jel carpet is resistant against?
A patient who breathes will always have a pulse rate?
How shall you treat the dishwashing machine?
It shall be cleaned daily and oiled and inspected regularly.
It shall only be used for prewashing the crockery and cutlery.
It shall be treated with care and cleaned once a week.
Cardiac arrest leads to circulation failure:
If Mouth-to-Mouth (M-T-M) ventilation by itself is unsuccessful and the casualty’s heart stops, or has stopped beating, you must perform External Chest Compression (ECC) in conjunction with M-T-M. What is the complete rate when performing ECC?
Complete 15 compressions at the rate of 80 compressions per minute.
Complete 25 compressions at the rate of 75 compressions per minute.
Complete 20 compressions at the rate of 60 compressions per minute.
R-I-C-E treatment has no effect if postponed more than 4 hours after the injury took place:
In a lockout-tagout system, what is the main purpose of the lock and tag?
To prevent anyone else making equipment you are working on dangerous by trying to re-start or re-energise it.
To hold valves in the closed position, or isolators and switches in the open position.
So that the duty officer knows you are working on equipment.
To give you permission to work on equipment.
Why should “near miss incidents” be reported?
To avoid accidents and injuries in the future.
To comply with the regulations.
To find the person who was to blame.
It is best not to report them; it makes the company look like they are having too many incidents.
According to most authorities, what is the cause of most accidents at sea?
Reduction in manning levels.
Most adults will endure a loss of blood of 1 litre:
If Mouth-to-Mouth (M-T-M) ventilation by itself is unsuccessful and the casualty’s heart stops, or has stopped beating, you must perform External Chest Compression (ECC) in conjunction with M-T-M. When performing ECC, where do you place your hand on the casualty’s body?
Place the heel of one hand, two finger breadths above the bottom of breastbone. Cover the hand with the heel of the other hand.
The correct position of your hands are of no importance.
Place the heel of your two hands on the top of the breastbone.
A patient who is shouting has an open airway:
The training manual shall contain instructions and information in easily understood terms and illustrated whenever possible. Which one of the following objects do not have to be explained in detail in the manual according to present regulations?
The use of onboard communication systems.
With assistance of illustration, the use of radio life-saving appliances.
When you are taking out provisions for the next day, you notice that the temperature in the meat freezer is only -8 °C. How would you react to such a situation?
Report it immediately to the Chief Engineer.
Wait until the next day to report it.
Report it immediately to the Chief Officer.
Open weave roller bandages are used to support joints:
Which of the following meats is most perishable in cold storage?
Which of the following tinned products should be kept in cold storage?
What should NOT be given to a patient suffering from diarrhea?
The respiration system, above all, reacts to carbon dioxide levels in the blood:
The motor function and circulation distal to the fracture should always be assessed:
What IMO conventions take care of the human safety at sea?
It is the SOLAS conventions.
It is the MARPOL conventions.
Dressing should always be larger than the wound they cover:
Cooling of a third degree burn should be terminated after 15 minutes:
It may be difficult to tell if there is a fracture or a sprain:
Visible shortening of a limb is not necessarily a sign of a fracture:
You should not supply oxygen when resuscitating, as this will only disturb the treatment. It is however important to do so immediately after the resuscitation has ended:
When should equipment be cleaned?
Before starting to use it.
Hindus are not allowed to eat one particular type of meat. Which one?
None of the tissue cells will die, only damaged when the casualty has a crush injury:
Why do we clean?
Because if we don’t clean it will influence safety, economy, our own well-being and maintenance.
Because I like to clean and feel good after having done a good job.
Because we have to do it.
Because catering personnel is the first to discover dirt.
Unconscious casualties who are breathing and whose hearts are beating should be placed in the Recovery Position. What is the Recovery Position?
The patient placed in a “face-to-the-floor” position, and with arms and legs arranged in order to stabilize this position.
The patient sitting in a position with the head kept as low as possible.
Flush away any residual chemical on the skin with plenty of cold water. Be sure, that the water does not flush away from the casualty’s body:
A patient with a major burn is liable to develop circulation failure:
Which of the following items is essential and should always be kept in stock?
When performing C-P-R it is advisable to elevate the patient’s legs to secure sufficient blood to the chest and head:
A seriously hypothermic patient should as soon as possible be placed in a warm bath (>50 °C) to regain normal body heat:
To protect a burn injury, we should never remove the patients clothing:
Which of the following fruits should you use first?
At what number of crew members is it mandatory to have an Protection and Environment Committee on board?
What will you serve seafarers who has been exposed to cold?
Brandy, whisky or other strong drinks.
Fruit and vegetables only.
Shock and circulation failure are equivalent:
In many countries some cleaning products are labelled with warning signs. Why?
The user should be warned that the product contains fluids that may irritate and itch skin.
Contents should not be used in accommodation area.
Because it contains alkaline.
To show that the product contains a special floor polish.
You are going to be at sea for 30 days with a crew of 30 men. How many eggs would you buy?
Cleaning has certain safety aspects, among other things which?
Fire is easily spread in dust and trash and wet floors may cause different accidents.
Cleaning has nothing to do with safety.
Polished floors are a safety risk.
Untidy rooms are a safety hazard.
There are, at least, four distinct signs of fracture:
Cardiac arrest will always lead to unconsciousness:
What kind of cleaning product would you use to remove spilled oil and fat in the galley and pantry?
Neutral to Alkaline solution.
Neutral to acid solution.
Whitespirit or other fat removers.
What is the lowest temperature at which potatoes should be stored?
The walls in the blood vessels are completely resistant to diffusion: