What is the room often called where the crew eat their meals?
The crew must be thoroughly _____ on proper garbage collection, segregation, storage and disposal procedures.
It is vital to ensure the correct maintenance of all equipment, according to the manufacturer’s _____, to limit risk of operational failures.
The bunker barge is expected at noon, we’ll need to be ready beforehand at:
Crew members assigned to the engine room must be alert and prepared for risks _____ hot spots.
The Bosun is instructing the deckhands. What cargo is the vessel carrying on the upper deck?
Crewmembers must be _____ for hazardous conditions and be prepared to report them.
Vessel personnel must react immediately to any suspected _____ of security.
Do not be afraid to ask questions if you have _____ about your duites, safe working practices or emergency procedures.
Ballast is intended to provide _____.
Select fro mthe options given the statement that best describes the main duties of an engine room rating who is part of an engine room watch?
Engine room ratings forming part of an engine room watch should assist in efficient and safe watch-keeping routines.
Engine room ratings forming part of an engine room watch sould only clean the engine room floor plates.
Engine room ratings forming part of an engine room watch should verify that the operational parameters of all items of machinery conform to manufacturers instructions.
Engine room ratings forming part of an engine room watch should make the tea for the Engineers.
Hot work must be planned and supervised and crew should be fully aware of the _____ system.
Once a fire has been contained, smoke boundaries _____ to identify the furthest the team can progress towards a fire in fresh air.
Understand where the risk of an eye injury exists and _____ suitable protection to prevent such injury.
The computer was infected with a _____.
The problem of piracy is _____ differently by companies depending on the type of ship and its trading routes.
The cook and the messman are talking. Why is the messman walking with a limp?
There wasn’t enough light coming downstairs.
He bumped into the freezer in the dark.
He slipped on an ice-cube coming downstairs.
Listen and then choose the correct answer.
One of the bulbs has fused.
Get the fire hoses ready.
Because they weren’t stored securely.
The Bosun _____ the access hatch of the tank to start ventilating it with air.
The Crew Manager is briefing the crew. What will happen to a crewmember if he is found drunk?
He will be confined to his cabin.
Cargo holds are some of the most dangerous spaces on board and should _____ to be dangerous until proven otherwise.
The Captain is asking about Christmas dinner for the Russian crew. What problem does the cook have?
He doesn’t have the ingredients.
He doesn’t have enough staff.
Vessel personnel must react immediately to any suspected ____ of security.
Is it always possible to use the word “ship” instead of the word “boat”?
Normally a small vessel is called a “boat” rather than a “ship”, otherwise it is not normal.
A large vessel is always called a “ship” and never a “boat”.
Either can be used anytime.
A boat can only be used for vessels under 50 metres in length.
The _____ hit hard just as we arrived in port, it was a blizzard.
Three crew members _____ the rescue boat.
Before joining a ship, it is your duty, and that of your employer, to check that you _____ the correct certificates.
All joining crew need to complete a period of ship-specific and security familiarisation training before _____ any shipboard functions.
After the rescue boat was loaded it was _____ to the water by lifting the brake.
What does the word “pirates” mean?
Pirates are persons who attempt to board and take over a ship at sea.
Pirates are official people who board the ship while in port.
Pirates are special cargo lashings on container ships.
Pirates are another word for helmsmen.
Masters and crew must have a zero _____ of unplanned entry into enclosed spaces.
Marine engineers are _____ the operation and maintenance of the vessel’s engines, as well as the electrical and electronic equipment.
_____ from any agreed procedure can render an operation unsafe.
The Master and the Chief Officer are talking. Why will the ratings have to work in heavy weather?
The grab has broken free from its lashings.
The bosun’s stores in the locker were not secured.
The cargo and deck equipment has been destroyed.
Crewmembers must be _____ for hazardous conditions and be prepared to report them.
The ship’s engineers decided to carry out a _____ to locate any leaks.
When you are new to a job, don’t hesistate to ask superiors for their ____ before undertaking a task.
On Thurstay Cook prepared steak but the day before, on _____, we had chicken.
After the rescue boat was loaded it was _____ to the water by lifting the brake.
Two seafarers are talking on the deck. What did the seafarer see in the ocean?
A broken-up cargo vessel.
Pilots provide a vital service to seafarers by assisting with the safe navigation of vessels at the _____ stages of the voyage.
No sudden or unusual ship movements _____ at the time of the accident.
What is understood by the term “take the helm”?
Take over the steering of the ship.
Change the place where the lookout is standing.
Take over heaving of a rope.
Take a message to another officer.
Basic safety familiarisation will enable you to take immediate action upon _____ an accident or other medical emergency.
The bosun, who was in charge of the operation, _____ the cargo net to the launch.
What do you understand by: Let go the port anchor?
Open the port windlass brake.
Put the port windlass brake in gear.
Slacken the port anchor cable.
Put the port windlass brake in gear and lower the anchor.
What is the correct name of the equipment shown in the illustraion?
Under the STCW Convention, all seafarers _____ minimum standards of competence, age, medical fitness, and approved sea-going service.
Do not mix bunkers from two _____ suppliers in the same tanks.
MARPOL: The International Convention for the _____ of Pollution from Ships.
The Master and Chief Officer are talking on the bridge. Which part of the world does the Master dislike sailing in?
The crew must be thoroughly _____ on proper garbage collection, segregation, storage and disposal procedures.
Three crew members _____ the rescue boat.
One of the _____ pieces of equipment in a ship’s firefighting locker is the BA Control Board.
With reference to engine room operations, what does the term “Stand By” mean?
“Stand By” means that the engineers should be ready to respond to bridge requirements.
“Stand By” means that one should continue with ones work.
“Stand By” means that someone is relieved of his duties.
“Stand By” means that someone should stand close to the watch-keeping engineer.
Fire-fighting equipment should be _____ and tested to ensure it is in full working order.
“Go to the port bow and check the clearance”, the Master ordered. So we went _____.
It is important _____ on board the originals of all your certificates and endorsements.
The vessel is owned by a Greek company but flagged in _____.
Two crewmembers are talking about an injury. How did the man cut himself?
Any training that is carried out onboard, as part of an approved training programme, must be _____ in a training record book.
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 general recommendations are made. Two whom should training in personal survival techniques be given?
Ratings forming part of a navigational watch are _____ able to comply with helm orders issued in English.
Replacing or repairing equipment without reference to technical documentation _____ a high risk.
The chief engineer _____ to the master that there was a fire and a large volume of smoke in the engine room.
Investigated and reported.
Our next chance to inspect the hull would be in:
The _____ was getting worse, a cyclone was forming.
The socket and adaptor _____ and let to a fire.
How would you alert others onboard if you saw a person falling 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.
If I saw a person falling overboard I would shout once, “Man overboard”.
We painted the ship’s main deck early in the _____ before the sun got too hot.
Crew members, of all ranks, should feel empowered _____ inappropriate decisions.
Crew members, of all ranks, should fell empowered _____ inappropriate decisions.
Listen and then choose the correct answer.
It’s 3, as we’ve just entered pirate waters.
Yes, but please make it quick.
Because of the heavy weather.
I’m told it was the motorman.
STCW. The International Convention on ____ of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping.
Drills and contingency plans are needed to better prepare crews to _____ propulsion failures.
There was no satellite connection, we were unable to _____.
What is the objective of the merchant navy?
To safely transport goods by sea.
To provide employment for persons who wish to be come seafarers.
To earn money from the shipowner.
To transport and deliver goods as quickly as possible.
Two ratings are talking. What is the lifeboat made of?
Glass-reinforced plastic.
Any _____ either on board or ashore should be immediately reported by the duty watch to the Chief Officer.