Which of the following oil products is particularly associated with the danger of contracting leukaemia through exposure to its vapours?
All heat burns should be:
Treated by the doctor only.
Applied with soothing lotion as soon as possible.
Covered with Gauze or bandage immediately.
Cooled as quickly as possible with running cold water for at least 10 minutes.
To maintain a fire, three conditions need to be met: oxygen, combustible material and sufficient temperature for combustion. What subject must be removed to extinguish the fire?
Either of the mentioned alternatives.
Heat, oxygen and combustible material.
How many buoyant smoke signals are carried in each liferaft with SOLAS A pack?
During bunker transfer operations, deck scuppers should be:
Plugged to prevent spilled oil flowing overboard.
Only fitted to the side of the vessel that bunkers are being loaded.
Attended by crew to collect any spilled oil that approaches.
Having boarded the liferaft, how do you release the painter?
Cut it with the safety knife stowed on the exterior of the canopy close to the painter attachment point.
Let go the quick release toggle.
Wait for it to break as it is provided with a weak line.
Hydrocarbon gas encountered in oil tankers cannot burn in an atmosphere containing less than approximately what percentage of oxygen (by volume)?
How much can the concentration of oxygen in the air decrese before it is dangerous to stay in the atmosphere without breathing apparatus?
Why could dirty and oily areas of the deck be dangerous?
They may cause people to slip over and hurt themselves.
They show the ship is not efficient.
They are areas which should be cleaned up.
They do not look good to the customers.
In order to extinguish a flammable liquid of the same kind as alcohol, we can use:
What do you understand by the order: “Move the pilot ladder to the other side”?
Move the pilot ladder to the other side, means: to shift the pilot ladder to the opposite side of the ship.
Move the pilot ladder to the other side, means: to move the pilot ladder further along nearer to the bow.
Move the pilot ladder to the other side, means: to rig another pilot ladder.
Move the pilot ladder to the other side, means: to change the position of the pilot ladder from the main deck to the fore deck.
What is the meaning of the term “Steady as she goes” when acting as helmsman?
Reduce the number of helm movements used when steering a set course.
While altering the ships head, the instruction “steady as she goes” means reduce the ships swing as rapidly as possible and steady on present course.
Try to reduce the continuous swinging either side of the course when steering a compass course.
Keep the applied rudder constant until the next helm order.
Proteinic foams have the feature of being:
Of low expansion, not easily contaminated by hydrocarbons.
Of high expansion, not easily contaminated by hydrocarbons.
Of high expansion, made of tense-active compounds.
Of low expansion, viscous and solid, easily contaminated by hydrocarbons.
The wearer of a lifejacket can jump into the water without injury and without damaging the jacket from a height of at least:
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.
Call the electrician immediately.
Apply fish oil on your hands and cut the cords by the use of any metallic pliers.
What is a “cargo plan” when applied to a ship?
The plan showing the cargo spaces and their capacity.
A discussion between the shore and ship to plan the procedure for loading cargo.
The plan to show the staff requirements at each hatch while the ship is loading cargo.
The plan indicating where cargo is to be loaded and in what quantities.
Commonly used on an oil tanker, what does an “Explosimeter” measure?
The composition of hydrocarbon gas/air mixtures in a tank atmosphere.
The amount of H2S gas in a tank atmosphere.
The level of oxygen present within a tank.
The relative amounts of nitrogen and combustible gases within a tank.
Which one of the following types of rope is the most dangerous to work with?
There is an “industry standard” book, found on oil tankers, which explains all about oil cargo and cleaning operations and their associated hazards. What is it called?
The International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT).
The International Safety Management Code (ISM).
The International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).
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.
How is a EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) activated?
Most EPIRBs are automatically activated when they enter the water.
Most EPIRBs are remotely activated from the ship.
The EPIRBs is always transmitting and does not need to be activated.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Secondary means of escape.
How would you alert others onboard if you saw a person falling overboard?
If I saw a person falling overboard I would shout once, “Man overboard”.
If I saw a person falling overboard I would shout repeatedly, “Man overboard”.
If I saw a person falling overboard I would run to the Bridge.
If I saw a person falling overboard I would inform the Bosun.
What is understood by the term “take the helm”?
Take over the steering of the ship.
Take over heaving of a rope.
Change the place where the lookout is standing.
What is the minimum number of lifebuoys carried by a cargo vessel of more than 200 metres in length?
What is commonly recognised as the main hazard associated with unprotected entry into an enclosed space within the cargo area on an oil tanker?
The atmosphere within the space may potentially contain too little oxygen or it may contain toxic vapours.
There are no significant hazards associated with entry into enclosed spaces on tankers.
There may be restrictions on access and mobility within the space.
There may be a lack of adequate illumination for safe movement within the space.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
What are the duties of an effective bridge look out?
Keeping a constant observation around the ship.
All of the alternatives specified.
Keep a lookout for other ships; navigation lights and any other dangers which may have no lights.
Ensure there is always a bridge lookout on duty and only leave the lookout when given permission.
An inflatable lifejacket will inflate:
Either automatically on immersion or by mouth.
Automatically on immersion.
Either automatically on immersion or by a single manual motion or by mouth.
Either automatically on immersion or by a single manual motion.
In which one of the following an oil, the flash point of which only needs to be over 43 °C, may be used?
What measures should be taken when handling mail?
X-ray or scan parcels before opening them.
Tear open letters with your hands.
Open any mail that looks suspicious.
Wear rubber gloves and protective clothing when opening suspicious looking mail.
A lifejacket has sufficient buoyancy and stability to lift the mouth of an unconscious person at a minimum of:
120 mm above the water (in calm water).
180 mm above the water (in calm water).
160 mm above the water (in calm water).
40 mm above the water (in calm water).
When is it good practice to check the pressure-vacuum valves?
After cargo transfer operations.
Before the next dry-docking.
During cargo transfer operations.
When should the lookout report another vessel?
As soon as it is sighted or heard.
When the navigation lights can be clearly seen.
When the other vessel is approaching the ship.
When the other vessel is forward of the beam of own ship.
Which part of the float-free arrangement for inflatable liferafts is made to provide a connection between the ship and the liferaft?
The hydrostatic release unit.
Among the additives used to improve the effectiveness of water in the fight against fire there are the moisturing ones. What is the task they perform?
They reduce the surface tension of water.
They protect the fuel with a thin covering that holds up the ignition.
They increase the viscosity of water.
They protect the fuel with a thin covering that holds up the ignition and they increase the viscosity of water.
The stability and strength of a liferaft when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment is such that it can be towed in calm water at speeds of up to:
Which of these are indicators that an individual may be a drug smuggler?
The individual wears bulky or out of season clothing.
The individual is disinterested in the ship’s cargo.
The individual spends his or her free time hanging out with others.
The individual makes small local purchases.
Read the text in the diagram and answer the following question: When should training in personal survival techniques be given? It is recommended that every prospective seafarer should, before being employed in a sea-going ship, receive proper training in personal survival techniques. In respect of such training several recommendations are made.
During the first week on board.
You must not attempt to move a casualty carelessly, if you suspect patient with:
What is a contingency plan for ships?
Loading plan for general cargo.
Plan for maintenance and repair.
Plan for safety preparedness.
The diagram shows the lead of a rope during mooring operations, and the possible point where it may break. Where would be considered the safest place to be standing?
Where ever you feel safe.
Outside the coloured zone.
Behind the “point of restraint” but inside the zone.
You have discovered a small leak of oil at the manifold during the discharge of an oil cargo. What is the first thing you should do?
Notify the Officer charge of the operation.
Put a bucket under the leak.
Pretend you have not seen it.
How many rocket parachute flares are carried in each liferaft with SOLAS B pack?
An immersion suit is:
Not allowing undue ingress of water after a jump from a height of not less than 4,5 m into the water.
Not allowing undue ingress of water after a jump from a height of not less than 18 m into the water.
Totally waterproof whatever may be the condition of immersion.
Who is the responsible person for the safety of the ship and all those onboard?
Master, Chief Officer and Chief Engineer.
The authorities in each different port the ship calls.
What is commonly recognised as the main hazard associated with unprotected entry into an enclosed space within the cargo area on an oil tanker?
The atmosphere within the space may potentially contain too little oxygen or it may contain toxic vapours.
There may be restrictions on access and mobility within the space.
There are no significant hazards associated with entry into closed spaces on tankers.
What are three diameters of fire hoses most commonly found on ships?
What do you understand by “Secure the tug”?
Secure the tug means: to let go the tug.
Secure the tug means: to make fast the tug.
Secure the tug means: to pass a line to the tug.
Secure the tug means: to pick up the tug line.
The figure shows the cross section of a ship floating in water with the hull coloured in red and the seabed below the vessel shaded. On this figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term “UNDERKEEL CLEARANCE” given. Which one is the correct one?
Underkeel clearance is given by A on the figure.
Underkeel clearance is given by B on the figure.
Underkeel clearance is given by C on the figure.
Underkeel clearance is given by D on the figure.
The process of settling of slops on an oil tanker is:
Allowing the oil and water to separate out.
Allowing any waxy layers to settle below the residual oil.
Allowing the mixture to rest once it has been pumped into the slop tank, so that any static charge disperses.
Allowing any sediment to separate out and drop to the bottom of the tank.
The main risk for people when using CO2 as an extinguishing agent in a closed space is:
Low temperature at the nozzle.
If cicrumstances permit, how should low expansion foam be applied to oil burning near a bulkhead of the engine room?
The foam should be aimed at the bulkhead behind the fire and allowed to spread out slowly over the fire.
The foam should be aimed at about 45 degrees upwards so that it can drop onto the fire.
The foam should be applied to the centre of the fire.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
CO2 portable fire extinguisher.
In which ways is heat transmitted?
Conduction, convection and radiation.
Delay, conduction, radiation.
Gasification, conduction and convection.
Radiation and gasification.
Welding and burning are among the factors which give the highest risk of fire on board ships. Precaution 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 ships 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.
Before extinction of an electric fire we need:
To disconnect the power source.
To know the voltage and wear rubber gloves.
To confine the area involved in the fire.
To put out the fire without taking any special measures.
What must be completed before the commencement of any transfer operation on an oil tanker?
The Safety Checklist or Declaration of Inspection.
The Cargo Surveyor’s time sheet.
The log book entries for Immigration and Customs Clearance.
The record of running hours of each cargo pump.
What are the main components of the atmospherical air?
O2: 21 %, N2: 72 %, H2O: 5 %, CO2: 2 %, Rare gases: traces.
O2: 75 %, N2: 10 %, H2O: 5 %, CO2: 5 %, Rare gases: traces.
O2: 21 %, N2: 78 %, H2O: traces, CO2: traces, Rare gases: traces.
The most commonly recognised hazard associated with unprotected entry into an enclosed space on board an oil tanker is:
The atmosphere in the space may contain toxic gases or be deficient in oxygen.
The lack of communication with the OOW due to which the work may take longer to complete.
The space may not be well lit up, and hence resulting in inadequate movement of the person entering.
The presence of oil in the space which may result in slips/falls and crew injuries.
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.
75 % of the complement on each side of the ship.
25 % of the complement on each side of the ship.
50 % of the complement on each side of the ship.
What name is given to the rotating jet water outlets on a tank-cleaning machine that is used on an oil tanker?
What should be done by the helmsman, if the OOW (officer on watch) gives them the order: “Starboard ten”?
Repeat the command back and then using manual control set the rudder to 10 degrees to starboard.
Repeat the command back and then put the control over sufficiently for the ship to swing at a rate of 10 degrees per minute to starboard.
When must personal protective equipment be worn:
When making the vessel fast.
At all times when identified as a control method with risk assessment.
Whenever there is a major bleeding, the first priority should be to:
Take the pulse of the patient.
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?
Call the electrician immediately.
Apply fish oil on your hands and cut the cords by the use of any metallic pliers.
Stand on dry insulating material and pull the person away with insulating material.
Just take the casualty in your arms and pull the person away.
When keeping a lookout, what would be the correct understanding of the question “What is the aspect of the other ship”?
The question is requesting some indication of the direction the other ship is heading.
The question is requesting some idea of how far away the other ship is from your own ship.
The question is requesting where on the horizon the other ship was sighted.
The question wants to know what type of ship has been sighted.
What is the general emergency alarm signal as specified in SOLAS?
Seven or more short blasts followed by one long blast.
Continuous ringing of the alarm bells.
One long blast followed by six short blasts.
Six or more blasts followed by one long blast.
In the diagram, which letter is indicating the “bits” which would probably be used by the “FORWARD SPRING” when mooring the ship?
The bits for the Forward Spring is indicated by D, in the figure.
The bits for the Forward Spring is indicated by B, in the figure.
The bits for the Forward Spring is indicated by C, in the figure.
The bits for the Forward Spring is indicated by A, in the figure.
The term “IMDG” stands for:
International Maritime Dangerous Goods.
Interactive Maritime Dangerous Goods.
International Marine Dangers Group.
International Monitoring Department (Geopolitics).
The breaking strength of the painter in a liferaft permitted to accommodate 15 persons is at least:
A person wearing a thermal protective aid shall be able:
To wear a lifejacket inside.
To jump into the water from a height of 4,5 m.
To climb up and down a vertical ladder.
To swim a short distance through the water and board a survival craft.
On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term “ASTERN” shown. Which one is the correct one?
Astern is defined as C on the figure.
Astern is defined as B on the figure.
Astern is defined as D on the figure.
Astern is defined as A on the figure.
When you join a new ship, how are you informed about safety rules, alarm instructions and your own duties in case of an emergency?
By muster lists exhibited in conspicuous places.
By oral instructions by the Captain.
By folder distributed to each crewmember.
What method shall be used when hauling survivors out of the sea (state of survivors is critical)?
Which of these actions should crew take if a suspicious object that may be a bomb is located during a search?
Confirm with their search partner that the object found is suspicious.
Throw the object overboard.
Place the object in a desk drawer or file cabinet.
Cover the suspicious object with a box or blanket.
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 protective working shoes when working outdoors.
Always use gloves when using grinding machines.
The grabline of a lifebuoy has a length of:
5 times the outer diameter of the lifebuoy.
2 times the outer diameter of the lifebuoy.
3 times the outer diameter of the lifebuoy.
4 times the outer diameter of the lifebuoy.
What is the name given to a devastating explosion that may occur when a rigid container containing a liquefied gas is exposed to a very high temperature?
The rotating jet water outlets on tank cleaning machines used on board oil tankers is called: