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.
If you need to use a chemical cleaning agent, where can you find complete information about any potential hazards and precautions?
The Safety Data Sheet for the product.
On the label of the product.
In the ship’s SMS procedures.
No special precautions are needed if the correct PPE is worn.
Breathing is controlled by the respiratory centre in the brain:
You will be at sea for 45 days with a crew of 30 men. How much tomatoe would you buy?
In general cleaning it is recommended and suitable to use cleaning products which are:
The red blood cells are responsible for the transportation of oxygen:
What is the most important treatment concerning a foreign body in the eye?
Wring the eye-lid to prevent blinking.
The motor function and circulation distal to the fracture should always be assessed:
It is the increased pressure in the head that is fatal, not the bleeding itself:
To protect a burn injury, we should never remove the patients clothing:
The brain of hypothermic patients will consume less oxygen than usual:
Abdominal thrust is applied to remove foreign objects in the airway:
Grease and oil must never be used in connection with oxygen bottles, couplings and valves:
How can accidents still happen, even when the correct procedures are followed?
If there are any “holes” or weaknesses in procedures, accidents can still happen in some circumstances.
Accidents can never happen if all the procedures are followed.
There are often a lot of very poor procedures around.
It is not worth trusting in procedures, you should always decide what is best yourself.
What is the first sign and symptom of a Cardiac Infarction?
Sudden crushing, vice-like pain in the centre of the chest.
Possible frothing at the mouth.
Skin may be red and loss of movements in the right arm may occur.
Strong and painful pulse.
A triangular bandage is always used in its triangular shape:
What should not be given to a patient who has diarrhoea?
Spillage of corrosive chemicals is poisonous and can also result in burns:
A patient who is shouting has an open airway:
During mooring operations, which is the safe position to be in?
Outside the colored zone.
Between the “point of break” and the “fairlead”.
Behind the point of restraint, but inside the zone.
Behind the fairlead, but inside the zone.
You discover bugs in the white flour stored in the store room for dry stores. Where would you move the flour to prevent the problem from spreading any further?
In a spare cabin that has air conditioning.
What does “periodic cleaning” mean?
Washing and polishing floors, chemical cleaning of furniture and carpets in cabin and other common rooms.
Clearing all showers and WC.
Removing trash, dusting and light cleaning in cabins and common rooms.
Oxygen bottles should be handled with care and should be removed if they are exposed to heat:
A fractured spine will always imply unconsciousness:
Which of the following items is essential and should always be kept in stock?
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.
Cardiac arrest leads to circulation failure:
Moderate and deep hypothermia cause very unstable condition, and the patient must be inactive and treated very carefully:
You are going to be at sea for 30 days with a crew of 30 men. How many eggs would you buy?
What is most important to take with you in a lifeboat if the ship is abandoned?
Warm clothes, blankets and lifevests.
As much biscuit and canned food as possible.
All valuables like money, jewelry etc.
What will you do if you are told to operate unknown mechanical equipment?
Ask your superior for advise before attempting to operate it.
As time is money, the trial and error method shall be used.
Ensure that all safety guards and devices are disconnected.
Do not operate the machine, but read the manual before reporting to the head of your department.
Cooling does not reduce pain in a sprain:
Most adults will endure a loss of blood of 1 litre:
It may be difficult to tell if there is a fracture or a sprain:
Respiration while resting is normal if the frequency increases to more than 20 ventilations per minute:
On the average, how much long life milk would a crew of 30 men use in the course of 30 days?
What IMO conventions take care of the human safety at sea?
It is the SOLAS conventions.
It is the MARPOL conventions.
A large dose of muscle relaxing medicaments can cause respiratory problems due to the reduced activity in the respiratory muscles:
There are, at least, four distinct signs of fracture:
A limb with an external bleeding should be lowered to maintain circulation in order to supply the cells with oxygen and prevent cell death:
When dealing with a heat stroke your aims are to lower the casualty’s body temperature as quickly as possible, and to arrange removal of the casualty to hospital. Do NOT use iced water as they may constrict blood vessels:
Heat cramps seldom occurs after excessive sweating precipitated by strenuous exercise:
A patient who breathes will always have a pulse rate?
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.
Heat-stroke can occur suddenly, causing unconsciousness within minutes. This may be signaled by the casualty feeling uneasy and ill.
According to the International Chamber of Shipping, what are the THREE key components to developing an effective safety culture? Select the THREE correct answers:
What kind of cleaning product would you use to remove burnt food remains?
Strong alkaline solution.
A solution of water and acid vinegar.
What is the most serious damage to the tissue concerning damage by pressure?
Increasing pressure and developing oedema.
What operations does the ISM Code cover?
Operations which could affect safety or cause pollution.
Only operations that affect safety.
Only operations conducted at the management level.
Operations by ship management companies.
How will you treat a seasick person?
Leave him in bed or request him to have some fresh air.
Force him to eat any kind of fat food.
Make him swollow seasick pills until he stops vomiting.
Encourage him to drin a lot of lukewarm sea water.
Improvised splints can only be made of solid materials:
Once a bandage is in place it should be left alone:
Which of the following fruits should you use first?
Which of the following actions will most effectively prevent fire in a cabin?
Ensuring that all persons avoid smoking in bed.
Request people to refrain from smoking.
Install fire detecting devices.
Accidents happen for a reason. Based on what you have seen in this module, what would you say is the cause of most accidents at sea?
The actions that people take, the so-called “Human element”.
We cannot avoid danger at sea.
Bleeding will always occur together with a fracture, that breaks the skin:
Unfortunately a fish hook has entered someone’s finger. The barb of the hook is even inside the skin. How to remove the fish hook?
Push the hook through the skin until the barb protrudes, then cut the hook between the barb and the skin and gently withdraw the hook.
Don’t do anything by yourself, see a doctor.
Cut the skin so it is possible to take the hook directly out.
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?
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.
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.
The respiration system, above all, reacts to carbon dioxide levels in the blood:
Shock and circulation failure are equivalent:
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.
When an ambulance or more qualified personnel arrives at the scene, there is no need to tell them about the poisonous chemical inhaled since they will find out themselves:
Which of the following meats is most perishable in cold storage?
Welding and burning are among the factors which give the highest risk of fire on board ships. Precautions has to be taken to avoid this risk. Which of the following safety rules may be regarded as the most important?
The welder shall have been instructed in the use of the ship’s welding plant.
Electric welding plants shall be controlled by a responsible engineer before use.
Only holders of welding certificates shall be allowed to carry out welding on board ships.
Only use electrodes from a well-known manufacturer.
Damage to the spinal cord will always result in immediate neurological malfunction:
A bandage is always applied to an open wound:
If there are signs of tendon damage, the tendon must be sutured by a surgeon before closing the wound. If so, put on a dressing until qualified treatment can be administered:
Cooling of a third degree burn should be terminated after 15 minutes:
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.
On average, how much filter-ground coffee would you need for a crew of 20 Filipinos and 10 Norwegians for 6 months?
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.
One of the main tasks of the blood is to transport oxygen to body’s cells:
Head injury will lead to circulation failure:
There is nothing more you can do to prevent food poisoning, than ensure that frozen poultry and meat are fully defrosted before it is cooked. Cook meat, poultry, fish, and eggs thoroughly to kill harmful bacteria. Never keep food lukewarm for long periods; bacteria can multiply without obvious signs of spoilage:
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.
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:
Anyone joining a vessel that they are not familiar with should be given a safety equipment and familiarization tour. According to this module, where does this requirement come from?
SIRE and OCIMF requirements.
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).
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.