What is a Continuous Synopsis Record?
A record of all security incidents.
A plan including all security measures onboard.
A plan for continuous maintenance of security equipment.
A record of the vessels history.
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 purpose of profiling is to:
Get beneath the outer shell of an individual to obtain a more complete picture.
Identify different personality types.
Make judgements about people based on heir appearance.
Categorize people on their nationality and ethnicity.
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.
What will you do when all the fresh water in the survival craft is finished or about to finish?
Start collecting rain water.
Drink only 1 litre of sea water per day.
Use sea water to keep your body wet.
Which statement about IED’s is true?
IED’s don’t cause serious damage.
IED’s are difficult to manufacture.
All IED’s have four common components.
You can reduce the need for security guards in certain areas by installing:
Which of the following duties shall be included in the “muster list” as being assigned to members of the crew?
Preparation and launching of the survival craft.
Preparation of manoeuvres intended to ease launching of the survival craft.
Preparation of immersion suits for the ship’s passengers.
Operation of the vessel’s propulsion system.
How many buoyant smoke signals are carried in each liferaft with SOLAS B pack?
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Locker with protective clothing.
Which one of the following appliances is allowed to burn an oil fuel, the flash point of which may be a little bit lower than the one used for the main engine?
All the answers are wrong.
The inert gas generators.
The emergency generators.
A lifebuoy is constructed to withstand a drop into the water from a height of:
Every inflatable liferaft, inflatable lifejacket and hydrostatic release units shall be serviced:
HEL-H is the abbreviation of a heavy helicopter radius of action for rescue purposes. What do you think the radius and evacuating capacity of the helicopter is?
150 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 12 persons.
500 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 25 persons.
100 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 10 persons.
200 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 15 persons.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
According to SOLAS, every persons assigned to crew the rescue boat or assigned to the marine evacuation system party shall be provided with:
An immersion suit or an anti-exposure suit.
An thermal protective aid and a lifejacket.
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.
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.
The minimum number of lifebuoys required on passenger ships depends on:
The sea area in which the ship is allowed to sail.
The number of persons on board.
The presence of smoke represents one of the greatest dangers in the fire fighting. Why?
It refrains the equipment from setting out the fire, and is irritating.
It only reduces visibility and is very hot.
It hinders communications, causes, burns, and provoke panics.
It reduces the visibility, provokes panic, is irritating and may be toxic.
You have abandoned ship in a liferaft. Which of the following actions should you take?
Start paddling in the direction of the nearest land.
Organize a lookout system.
Join up with any other survival craft and stream the sea anchor.
Organize a lookout system and join up with other survival craft if possible. You should also stream the sea anchor.
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.
Is it necessary to be certified to be a lifeboat-commander?
Yes, you must attend a one week course at a approved course center.
No, the only thing you need is one hour instruction from a deck officer.
Yes, you must attend to a course held by certified personnel, and provide evidence of having maintained the required standards of competence every 5 years.
What are the tricing pendants made for?
They automatically prevent any gap between the ship side and the lifeboat at the first stage of its launching.
They prevent people from falling down if the lifeboat falls down.
They prevent the lifeboat from falling down if one or both davit breaks.
They prevent the lifeboat from falling down if the falls break.
On board a ship, how many lifebuoys can you expect to be fitted with a self-igniting light?
Half of the total number of lifebuoys provided on board.
Only the two life buoys of the quick-release system.
The total number of lifebuoys provided on board.
The two lifebuoys of the quick-release system and at least one other in the vicinity of the stern.
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 which of these circumstances can your ship request a DoS?
Your ship has added a new port to its list of ports of call.
Your ship is operating at a lower security level than the ship or port it is interfacing with.
Your ship is conducting activities with a port or ship that is not required to implement an approved security plan.
There is a heightened security risk for your ship and a port facility.
How many buoyant smoke signals are carried in each lifeboat?
Welding and flame cutting 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?
Only use electrodes from a well-known manufacturer.
The welder shall have been instructed in the use of the ship’s welding plant.
Only holder of welding certificates shall be allowed to carry out welding on board ships.
Electric welding plants shall be controlled by a responsible engineer before use.
What is flashpoint of an oil or liquefied gas?
The flashpoint for an oil or liquefied gas is the temperature at which it is possible to ignite the vapour above the liquid.
The flashpoint is the temperature needed to have a oil or liquefied gas pumpable.
The flashpoint is the temperature the oil or liquefied gas need for self ignition.
The flashpoint is the mixture of oxygen and hydrocarbons needed to have an oil or liquefied gas to burn.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Survival craft distress pyrotechnic signals.
Survival craft portable radio.
As per SOLAS regulations, the general emergency alarm system must be tested:
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.
Fire protected lifeboats when waterborne should be capable of protecting its full complement when subjected to a continuous oil fire that envelops the boat for a period of not less than how many minutes?
Wearing an immersion suit when abandon ship is effective permits the person:
Not to wear warm clothing because the suit has sufficient insulation.
Not to wear a lifejacket because the suit has sufficient buoyancy.
To jump from a height of 4,5 m into the water without being injured or damaging the suit.
To climb up and down vertical ropes.
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.
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.
The engine room is equipped with regular fire hoses and nozzles. What is important to observe when using water as an extinguisant in the engine room?
Water has a clear limitation in figting an oil fire.
Water may short circuit electrical installation and may be a threat to the personnel operating the firehose as well as to electrical equipment itself.
All the mentioned alternatives.
To reduce the negative effect of water in an engine room, the spraying function to be used. The spray function will also give the personnel operating the fire hose good shelter against heat.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Closing appliance for exterior door.
B-class fire door self closing.
A class fire door self closing.
When fighting fire, why shall you never pour water into hot fat?
The water will explode into steam causing hot fat to be thrown far away thus possibly causing severe burns of fire.
The water will turn into steam and cause the fat to explode.
The fat will stiffen immediately and need reheating.
The fat will not be edible any more.
Where can you find what your duties are during a lifeboat drill?
Stated at the embarkation station.
How many buoyant smoke signals are carried in each liferaft with SOLAS A pack?
This device can detect a package of drugs inside a large delivery of ship’s stores. What is it?
What is the expansion ratio of the foam produced by the fixed low-expansion foam fire-extinguishing system of an engine room?
Greater than 20 to 1 but less than 50 to 1.
Which of the following areas may be possible restricted areas? Review all answers.
What class of fire involves liquids?
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 one of the listed requirements regarding life-jackets corresponds to present SOLAS regulations? A life-jacket shall be so constructed that:
It gives a long term thermal protection.
It can be correctly donned within 3 minutes without assistance.
It allows the wearer to jump from height of at least 4,5 m into the water without injury and without damaging the life-jacket.
It allows the wearer to jump from any height without injury and without damaging the life-jacket.
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.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Remote controlled fire pumps.
International shore connection.
Which element must be removed to extinguish a fire?
All alternatives. It is enough that one of the mentioned elements are removed.
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.
What colour flare is used to signal a safe landing place for small boats?
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?
Heat, Oxygen and combustible material.
Either of the mentioned alternatives.
What is the factor that makes the difference between a deflagrating and a detonating explosion?
The material which is at the origin of the explosion (powder or gas).
The speed of the shock wave created by the initial combustion.
The initial pressure, temperature and moisture content.
The confinement of the place where the explosion occurs (inside or outside).
If circumstances permit, how should low expansion foam be applied to oil burning near a bulkhead of the engine room?
The applicator should be used in a sweeping motion to spread the foam over the surface.
The foam should be aimed at about 45° upwards so that it can drop onto the fire.
The foam should be applied to the centre of the fire.
The foam should be aimed at the bulkhead behind the fire and allowed to spread out slowly over the fire.
Who is responsible for issuing an ISPS certificate?
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.
A rocket parachute flare reaches an altitude of:
On board passenger ships an abandon ship drill must be performed:
What is the greatest interest of the “help” position?
It lessens the survivor’s fatigue.
It lessens the survivor’s heat escape.
It lessens the survivor’s stress.
It prevents the survivor’s blood from collecting in the lower part of his body.
A 6-men inflatable liferaft shall be carried as far forward as is reasonable and practicable. Where is the best stowing position?
Aft of the forecastle secured with wire, turnbuckle and slip hook.
All forward on the forecastle and secured with the use of a hydrostatic release device.
In a locker in forecastle.
The method of extinction by smothering is based on this basis:
The fire is extinguished by eliminating the heat so as to obtain a temperature at which the fuel doesn’t give off enough vapour.
The fire is extinguished by avoiding the contact between the fuel vapours and the hot surface.
The fire is extinguished by interrupting the chain reaction, as it stops the transmission of heat by means of the action of chemical agents.
The fire extinguished by avoiding the contact between the fuel vapours and the oxygen.
What vessels must have automatic fire detection onboard with heat/smoke detectors and audible alarm?
All ships that are covered by the IMO safety conventions.
All ships that are built after 1986.
It is the owners option to have fire detection onboard.
All ships that are built on or after 1986 in accordance with local rules and regulations.
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 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.
On a dark night with a clear atmosphere, the outside manually controlled lamp of a liferaft is visible at minimum at a distance of:
You are the officer of the watch at the bridge of a cargo ship. In the middle of the night, an alarm sounds on the control panel of the fire detection system. It indicates that a detector is activated in the crew’s accommodation. What is the first action you would take?
Sound the fire alarm signal and send the seaman on watch down to inspect and report the situation.
Run to the scene as fast as possible and start fighting the fire by all available means.
Acquit the alarm and wait till it sounds again before taking any other action.
When having a fire alarm during normal working hours, what immediate actions should be taken?
Start the fire pump, the sooner the better.
Act according to instruction given in the fire plan.
Start searching for the fire to determine if it is in the engine room.
Everybody gather in the safety centre.
In a liquid fire the surface of which is about 100 m2:
Flames are usually higher than the diameter of the fire.
The radiated heat is lower than the conducted heat.
The radiated heat can spread to exposures placed 200 m away.
The radiated heat can spread to exposures placed 100 m away.
Which of the following requirements regarding life-buoys correspond to present regulations? (SOLAS III/7.1).
At least one lifebuoy with self-activating smoke shall be placed within the vicinity of the stern.
Not less than half the total number of lifebuoys shall be provided with self-igniting lights.
All the life-buoys shall be placed in holders with quick-release arrangement.
At least four life-buoys on each side of the ship shall be fitted with buoyant lifelines.
How much food per person is supplied in a lifeboat?
None – only barley sugar sweets supplied.
In general, what is the best extinguishing agent to put out a class A fire?
For how long should the self contained air support system on a totally enclosed lifeboat having its engine running be capable of providing safe and breathable air?
Who is the leader of the lifeboat drill (abandon ship drill)?
The first member of the crew arriving at the survival craft.
The appointed lifeboat commander.
An optical fire detector head is activated by:
The visible smoke that is a result of combustion.
The flames that are a result of combustion.
The radiation of the heat given off by flames.
Which of the following prevention actions offers the guarantee of an efficient intervention in an emergency?
Planning of the emergency.
The installation of protective measures.
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.