Which of these actions should you take it your ship is successfully boarded by armed pirates?
Assure your captors that you’re not planning an attack to overthrow them.
Keep quiet and ignore any questions you’re asked.
Scream in fear and refuse to cooperate.
One of the checks during the annual Class survey of the UMS functions is focusing on cleanliness of the engine room. What is the reason for such a check?
To prevent risk of pollution.
To have the engine room looking tidy.
To avoid frequent alarms.
To reduce the general risk of fire in an unmanned engine room.
The most effective way to combat the threat of drug smuggling is to:
Organize crew into pairs and conduct weekly searches of the ship.
Combining routine, but irregular searches of the ship with spontaneous targeted searches.
Perform spontaneous targeted searches using teams of two or more personnel from the same department.
Perform routine, but irregular searches using teams of two or more personnel from the same department.
In which way shall a survivor be hauled out of the sea?
What is the minimum number of lifebuoys carried by a cargo vessel of more than 200 metres in length?
How many buoyant smoke signals are carried in each lifeboat?
The wearer of a lifejacket can jump into the water without injury and without damaging the jacket from a height of at least:
What is the meaning of this symbol?
What is the minimum length of the buoyant lifeline that is fitted to a lifebuoy which is stowed at a distance of 10 metres above the waterline (light condition)?
The grabline of a lifebuoy has a length of:
2 times the outer diameter of the lifebuoy.
3 times the outer diameter of the lifebuoy.
5 times the outer diameter of the lifebuoy.
4 times the outer diameter of the lifebuoy.
Which type of equipment can be used to detect explosives?
What alarm signal must be sounded by the alarm bells in case of fire?
The signal which is stated in the muster list.
One long blast followed by seven short blasts.
The Master is responsible that all crew participate in monthly emergency drills. If 25 % of the crew – or more – has not participated in such drill during the last month, what is the time limit to conduct such a drill after the vessel has left a port?
Which one of the listed requirements regarding life-saving appliances corresponds to present regulations?
All prescribed life-saving appliances shall be made of non-combustible or fire retardant material.
All prescribed life-saving appliances shall be of such a colour that they are in contrast to the surrounding colour.
All prescribed life-saving appliances shall have marking in red colour.
All prescribed life-saving appliances shall be fitted with the manufacturers name and logo.
Which of these series of sizes corresponds to the international standard for nozzles?
Which Security Levels requires the highest security alert?
What percentage of the ship’s stores are required to be inspected at Security Level 3?
50-80 % of the ship’s stores are required to be inspected at Security Level 3.
100 % of the ship’s stores are required to be inspected at Security Level 3.
25-50 % of the ship’s stores are required to be inspected at Security Level 3.
5-20 % of the ship’s stores are required to be inspected at Security Level 3.
Where is the International Shore Connection to be stored?
Easy accessible by the gangway.
Together with the cargohoses.
Which of these statements about drug smuggling is true?
Drugs are difficult to conceal onboard a ship.
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.
Drug smuggling is only a problem in certain ports, so only ships sailing in those ports need to implement preventative measures.
The risks to ships are not restricted to specific areas or trading routes.
What is the “international shore connection” used for?
To connect the cargo hoses to the shore.
To connect the ship fresh water hoses to the shore.
To connect the ship fire main to the shore lines.
To connect the bunker hoses to the shore.
Who is responsible for the development of the Ship Security Plan?
The Ship Security Officer.
The Classification Society.
The Company Security Officer.
The Port Facility Security Officer.
Which of the survival craft listed below is equipped with a buoyant line, not less than 50 m in length, of sufficient strength to tow a liferaft?
Which of the following measures should rather be considered as a prevention measure than as a protection measure?
Restriction in the usage of combustible materials.
Provision of an extinguisher in a compartment.
Detection of fire in the area where it has started.
Availability of an extinction equipment.
Which of these precautionary measures can reduce the threat of piracy, if implemented?
Plan to arrive at port at night.
Turn off all of the ship’s lights at night.
Stay at least 15 nm away from the shore.
Which of this information must be included in a piracy attack alert?
Your ship’s name and call sign.
The number of pirates/highjackers.
The number of crew onboard.
The type of weapons being carried by the pirates/highjackers.
Which one of the following is a limitation on the use of chemical powders?
All the below mentioned alternatives.
Some of them may give off NH3.
They may put an insulating deposit on electronic equipment.
In some cases they may cause a violent reaction on combustible metals such as sodium.
What is the working principle of the detectors of a common fixed sprinkler fire-extinguish system?
They are fixed-temperature detectors.
They are smoke detectors.
They are flame detectors.
They are rate-of-rise detectors.
What type of bomb search should you conduct to avoid panic when the credibility of the threat is in doubt and you don’t want to disrupt ship business?
Known hiding spot search.
Nominated officers search.
Which of the following detailed explanations should be mentioned in the Training Manual?
How to use navigational equipment for survival crafts.
How to use escape routes and other escape methods.
How to recover survival craft and rescue boats including stowage and securing.
How to use surface to air visual signals to be used by survivors.
Which one of the listed requirements regarding abandon ship drills corresponds to present SOLAS regulation?
All lifeboats shall be lowered during drills.
Drills shall be conducted when the ship is in a harbour.
On ships on short international voyages, each lifeboat shall be launched and manoeuvred in the water at least every 6 months.
Each lifeboat shall be launched, and manoeuvred in the water with its assigned crew at least once every 3 months during an abandon ship drill.
Which of these actions should crew take if a suspicious object that may be a bomb is located during a search?
Place the object in a desk drawer or file cabinet.
Confirm with their search partner that the object found is suspicious.
Cover the suspicious object with a box or blanket.
Throw the object overboard.
Which of the following areas may be possible restricted areas? Review all answers.
Which of following items shall be included in an abandon ship drill?
Checking the distress signal rockets and other distress signals.
Checking the lifeboat provisions and supplies.
Instruction in the use of radio life-saving appliances.
Checking passenger’s immersion suits.
When the fire alarm signal is sounded every member of the ship’s crew shall immediately proceed to their assigned fire station. Which one of the following signals is used as fire alarm signal on board cargo ships?
Intermittent signals on the ship’s alarm bells.
Seven short blasts followed by one long blast on the ship’s whistle and alarm bells.
Three short blasts followed by three long blasts, then followed by three short blasts on the ship’s whistle and alarm bells.
One long blast on the ship’s whistle and alarm bells followed by seven short blasts.
Which of the survival craft listed below is equipped with a buoyant line, not less than 50 m in length, of sufficient strength to tow a liferaft?
As regards the launching and recovery arrangements for rescue boats which is required among the following:
Launching and recovery arrangements shall be such that they can be operated at all times from the bridge.
Each lifeboat shall be provided with separate appliances which is capable of launching and recovering the lifeboat.
Different type of launching and recovery arrangements shall be used for similar survival craft on board the ship.
Means shall be available to prevent any discharge of water on to survival craft during abandonment.
How many hand held distress flares are carried in each liferaft with SOLAS B pack?
The fire control plan on board is called the safety plan and shall be posted onboard. In port, a copy of this plan shall in addition be available from somewhere else. Where must this copy be available?
Handed over to the surveyors.
In the engine control room.
What is the minimum number of immersion suits that are required to be provided for each open lifeboat under SOLAS rules?
Buoyant smoke signals shall be so designed as to burn or emit smoke:
Continuously after having been immersed for a period of 10 seconds under 100 mm of water when underwater.
Only when not in the water.
Continuously after having been immersed for a period of 1 minute under 1 m of water.
The correct order of actions to be taken in a fire emergency, should be:
Evaluation of the situation, confinement of fire, rescue and life-saving, extinction.
Extinction, evaluation of the situation, confinement of fire, rescue and life-saving.
Evaluation of the situation, rescue and life-saving, confinement of fire, extinction, then feed back on the emergency.
Extinction, confinement of fire, feed back on the emergency, rescue and life-saving, then evaluation of the situation.
A detector that is activated by a rise of temperature is:
How often shall each member of the crew participate in an “abandon ship”-drill?
How often must the Emergency Steering Gear be tested, and how is this information recorded in the OLB?
Fortnightly, with signature of Chief Engineer and witness.
Every 3 months. Details of test with signatures of Master and witness.
Monthly, with signature of person carrying out test.
Monthly, with signature of Chief Engineer and witness.
What are the three diameters of fire hoses most commonly found on ships?
What is the inherent danger in welding/cutting in piping containing freon?
Development of nitrous gases.
Depletion of the ozone layer.
Depletion of oxygen in the air.
Development of explosive gases.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Muster station to liferaft.
Which one of the given requirements regarding manning and supervision of survival craft corresponds to the SOLAS regulation?
There shall be at least 5 trained persons on board, mustering and assisting untrained persons.
A deck officer or certificated person shall be placed in charge of each survival craft to be used.
Every motorised survival craft shall have a certificated engineer assigned.
Every lifeboat required to carry radio telegraph installation shall have a deck officer capable of operating the equipment assigned.
The rescue quoit of a liferaft is attached to a buoyant line whose length is at least:
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Wheeled fire extinguisher.
Portable fire extinguisher.
For which of the following groups of substances or materials is the use of water as an extinguishing agent dangerous?
Gas-oil, oily rags, synthetic textiles.
Sodium hydrosulphite, potassium hydroxide, magnesium.
Where would we find information regarding fire extinguishers, fire doors, remote release buttons, fire equipment etc. onboard a ship?
In the master’s log book.
What kind of fuel will originate a class A fire?
A solid (cardboard or wood…).
A gas, not under pressure.
A liquid (gasoline or petrol…).
In addition to personal equipment a complete set of fireman’s outfit also comprises a breathing apparatus and a fireproof lifeline. How many complete sets of fireman’s outfit is to be carried by all ships?
At least three sets or more depending on the type and the size of the vessel.
At least four sets or more depending on the type and the size of the vessel.
At least one set or more depending on the type and the size of the vessel.
Two sets or more depending on the type and the size of the vessel.
In which ways is heat transmitted?
Conduction, convection and radiation.
Delay, conduction, radiation.
Radiation and gasification.
Gasification, conduction and convection.
A lifejacket or immersion suit light has a luminous intensity of, and is capable of working at minimum for a period of:
0,75 candelas (about 0,6 mile range at normal meteorological sight), 4 hours.
0,75 candelas (about 0,6 mile range at normal meteorological sight), 8 hours.
2 candelas (about 1,7 mile range at normal meteorological sight), 4 hours.
2 candelas (about 1,7 mile range at normal meteorological sight), 4 hours.
During abandon ship exercise, what life-saving equipment must be demonstrated?
How to communicate using the hand-held radios.
Wearing and fastening of lifejackets and associated equipment.
Location of immersion suits and thermal protective aids.
The main risk for people when using CO2 as an extinguishing agent in a closed space is:
Low temperature at the nozzle.
What is the purpose of the Ship Security Plan?
Detail the duties of shipboard personnel assigned security responsibilities.
Outline the organizational structure for the ship.
Protect your ship from risks posed by security threats or incidents.
Outline specific measures for your ship to move from security level 1 to 2 and from 2 to 3.
In a distress situation, how many times or for how long should the emergency alarm be sounded?
Until the signal “risk is over” or the order “abandon ship” is given.
Until all crew members and passengers have reported to their respective muster stations.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Combustible, oxygen, heat and chain reaction.
Combustible, oxygen, flames and chain reaction.
Combustible, air, flames and gas.
How is the painter released from the lifeboat, once the boat is waterborne and ready to leave?
Cut it with the axe provided.
The painter will automatically part by the weak link when the boat goes astern to clear the ship.
Remove the toggle which will release the painter.
Cut it with the knife contained in the equipment locker.
Records relating to breaches of security and changes in security level must be secured against unauthorized access and available for review by contracting governments:
Which one of the given requirements regarding survival craft muster and embarkation arrangements corresponds to the present SOLAS regulations?
Davit-launched survival craft muster and embarkation stations shall be arranged to enable stretchers to be placed in survival craft.
Searchlights to be provided at the launching station.
Muster and embarkation stations shall be readily accessible from accommodation and work areas.
Muster and embarkation stations are to be arranged separately to improve working conditions.
How many buoyant smoke signals are carried in each liferaft with SOLAS A pack?
Which activity will have the greatest fire-fighting effect in case of a fire?
All fire-fighting teams are organized as soon as possible.
All possible fire-fighting equipment is brought to the scene.
Extinguishing attempt is started immediately.
Where do you find minimum drill requirements?
In manager’s instructions.
In classification society rules.
In the SOLAS convention and its annex.
The analyses of the smoke produced by a fire, may give an interpretation of that fire. Which are the factors we should take into account?
Opacity, amount and colour.
There is no possible interpretation of a fire according to the smoke.
What is a contingency plan for ships?
Plan for safety preparedness.
Plan for maintenance and repair.
Loading plan for general cargo.
One of the categories of information that must be included in your SSP is:
Weaknesses in security measures.
What is the minimum capacity required of the emergency fire pump?
Not less than 20 % of total capacity of main pumps, but in any case not less than 25 m3/h.
Not less than 40 % of total capacity of main pumps, but in any case not less than 250 m3/h.
Not less than 40 % of total capacity of main pumps, but in any case not less than 25 m3/h.
Not less than 20 % of total capacity of main pumps, but in any case not less than 250 m3/h.
The best way to prevent stowaways from boarding your ship is to:
Seal spaces that are not in use while in port, and perform a search of the ship before leaving.
Conduct routine, but irregular searches of the ship.
Conduct a Nominated Officers search.
Search the ship when you arrive at port and again just after leaving.
You are leading a team fighting an interior fire. If you see the colour of the smoke changing from dark black to grey, what is the most probable reason for that change?
The temperature inside is increasing.
The team has started to ventilate.
The team is applying water and the temperature is decreasing.
The percentage of oxygen is getting below 15 %.
What is the inherent danger in the use of halon to extinguish an extensive fire?
Depletion of oxygen in the air.
Development of toxic gases.
Depletion of the ozone layer.
Development of explosive gases.
A person wearing a thermal protective aid shall be able:
To climb up and down a vertical ladder.
To swim a short distance through the water and board a survival craft.
To wear a lifejacket inside.
To jump into the water from a height of 4,5 m.
If conditions permit, which is the best way to board a liferaft which is floating close to the ship?
Wearing a lifejacket, jump into the water close to the raft and then swim to it.
Jump onto the raft itself.
Use a rope ladder close to the raft to climb down and board.
Jump into the water close to the raft, without a lifejacket, as this will make it easier to swim and board the liferaft.
Monoammonium phosphate used as a dry powder can be effective on which of the following type of fire?
Solid, liquid, gases and metals.
Solid, liquids, and gases.
Which one of the listed requirements regarding the stowage of liferafts corresponds to present SOLAS regulations?
Liferafts shall be stowed with its painter permanently attached to the ship.
Davit-launched liferafts shall be stowed on starboard side of the ship.
Liferafts shall be stowed so that they are not released automatically.
Liferafts intended for throw-overboard launching shall be stowed midships secured to means for transfer to either side.
Mention some important thoughts for what you have to do when you recognise that fire break out onboard:
Report to bridge or duty officer, actuate the fire alarm, call the persons around the fire and join the fire squad.
Report to bridge or duty officer, actuate the fire alarm, organise and commence fighting the fire.
Commence fighting the fire, call the persons around the fire and join the fire squad.
Go to the lifeboat start the motor then call the duty officer and commence fight the fire.
Poster or signs shall be provided on or in the vicinity of survival craft and their launching controls. Which one of the following requirements has to be included?
Give relevant instructions and warnings.
Give information on survival craft speed and seaworthiness.
Give information on survival craft capacity.
Give an overview of location of all lifesaving appliances.