Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Survival craft distress pyrotechnic signals.
Which of these statements about drug smuggling is true?
Drug smuggling is only a problem in certain ports, so only ships sailing in those ports need to implement preventative measures.
Drugs are difficult to conceal onboard a ship.
The risks to ships are not restricted to specific areas or trading routes.
Which Security Levels requires the highest security alert?
The main buoyancy chamber of an inflatable liferaft must be divided into:
2 compartments separated by a non-return valve.
3 compartments separated by a non-return valve.
Which of the listed requirements regarding service and maintenance of life-saving appliances correspond to present regulations?
At least one member of the crew shallhold a repairman certificate for life-saving equipment.
Maintenance and repair of all life-saving equipments shall be carried out by the certified ship staff only.
Maintenance and repair of all the life-saving equipments will be carried out ashore in work shop only.
Instructions for onboard maintenance of life-saving appliances in accordance with the regulations shall be provided.
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?
Which one of the listed fire-extinguishing medium is most effective against an open oil fire?
An immersion suit will not sustain burning or continue melting after being totally enveloped in a fire for a period of:
What class of fire involves gas?
Which of the following is allowed as a fire-extinguishing medium for fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems aboard ships?
All of the above gas are allowed.
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Who is responsible for ensuring your ship completes a security assessment?
Company Security Officer.
Recognized Security Organization.
Flag State Administration.
During a bomb search, which of the following is an important principle to follow?
Throw any suspicious items overboard.
Know exactly what a bomb looks like.
Try to reach behind bulkheads to find a bomb.
Do not touch any suspicious packages.
How does low expansion foam act as an extinguishing agent when dealing with oil fires?
By smothering and also by providing some cooling.
The heat from the fire causes the foam to produce an inert gas which gradually extinguishes the fire.
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.
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.
A lifejacket must not sustain burning or continue melting after being totally enveloped in a fire for a period of:
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.
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?
The discharge arrangements for halogenated hydrocarbon total flooding systems shall be so designed that the minimum quantity of medium can be discharged in (based on the discharge of the liquid phase):
Which of these are indicators that an individual may be a drug smuggler?
The individual makes small local purchases.
The individual is disinterested in the ship’s cargo.
The individual wears bulky or out of season clothing.
The individual spends his or her free time hanging out with others.
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.
The effectiveness of foam is based on:
Smothering and dispersion.
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.
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.
All waste receptacles shall be of non-combustible materials, built and equipped with:
No openings in sides and bottom.
A permanently attached cover.
A cover of a hinged self-closing type.
Permanent means for lashing.
Information about your ship’s security arrangements and procedures is stored electronically. Which of these measures will help safeguard it from potential threats?
Work history verification.
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?
How often are “abandon ship” drills required to be held on cargo vessels according to SOLAS?
Who is responsible for issuing an ISPS certificate?
In which one of the following an oil, the flash point of which only needs to be over 43 °C, may be used?
A detector that is activated by a rise of temperature is:
Who is responsible for the regular security inspections of the ship?
The Port Facility Security Officer.
The Classification Society.
The Company Security Officer.
The Ship Security Officer.
If drugs are discovered onboard your ship:
Ensure the witness to the discovery signs your incident report.
Disembark crew and passengers as quickly as possible at the next port of call so the authorities can conduct their investigation.
Notify the authorities after you arrive at the next port of call.
Write a report a few days after the event and describe everything that occurred.
How often shall crew members participate in fire drills?
For a search to be effective it must be:
Inclusive of all personnel.
Conducted by personnel with limited knowledge of the ship’s layout.
The pyrotechnic used to transmit visual signals to other vessels, boats or aircrafts are of the following type:
All of the below mentioned.
Which of the following items must be included in each fire drill?
Checking fireman’s outfits and other personal rescue equipment.
Reporting to stations and preparing for the duties described in the muster list.
Starting a fire pump using at least two required jets of water to show that the system is in proper working order.
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.
On a fire patrol at night you see smoke coming from a closed cabin door. What action should you take first?
Activate the nearest fire alarm button and advise bridge of the location of the fire.
Get the nearest fire extinguisher and then open the door to see what the situation is.
As most people are sleeping, call a friend and ask him to assist in putting out the fire.
Take a look inside the cabin to see what the situation is.
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.
Hydrocarbon gas encountered in oil tankers cannot burn in an atmosphere containing less than approximately what percentage of oxygen (by volume)?
The pressure in a flexible fire hose must be set up:
While it is being laid down.
Before it is being laid down.
After it has been laid down.
Where is the International Shore Connection to be stored?
Easy accessible by the gangway.
Together with the cargohoses.
Hand flares and buoyant smoke signals can continue to burn or emit smoke after having been immersed for a period of 10 s.
Right, if the immersion depth is smaller than 100 mm.
Right, if the immersion depth is more than 1 m.
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.
What are the three diameters of fire hoses most commonly found on ships?
When passenger ships are engaged on international voyages (except for short ones) musters of the passengers must be performed within:
Immediately after their embarkation.
48 hours after their embarkation.
24 hours after their embarkation.
1 week after their embarkation.
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.
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 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.
An immersion suit which has its own buoyancy is fitted with:
A light plus a whistle plus a knife.
When should a crew member joining a ship for the first time be given some training and instructions in the use of the ship’s fire-fighting appliances?
As soon as possible but not later than 2 weeks after he joins the ship.
As soon as possible but not later than 2 days after he joins the ship.
As soon as possible but not later than 24 hours after he joins the ship.
How is the activation of any detector or manually operated call point of fixed fire-detection and fire-alarm systems to be indicated? (SOLAS II-2/13.1.4).
By all the indication methods listed.
By alarm signals at the bridge and engine room control panels.
By visual and audible signal at the control panel and indicating units.
By sounding the ship’s fire alarm signal in crew accommodation and service spaces.
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.
The weak link of a float-free arrangement for liferafts must break under a strain of:
As a general rule, what is the minimum flash point of an oil used as a liquid fuel on board?
How often are “abandon ship” drills required to be held on cargo vessels according to SOLAS?
Is it compulsory for a cargo ship to be divided into main vertical zones?
It depends on the gross tonnage of the vessel.
Yes, it is, but they need not be bounded by class “A-60” bulkheads.
What kind of process is a fire?
All the mentioned alternatives.
It is a process characterised by an emission of heat, light and smoke.
It is a physical process.
It is a chemical process.
When mustered to an abandon ship drill, what is the first thing you do when entering the muster station?
Wait for the order to put on your life jacket.
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.
In general what is the proportion of concentrate to water to produce foam?
This operation is done automatically and in relation to the foam.
Only search vehicle compartments where you suspect objects may be hidden:
When fully loaded, a lifeboat should have a sufficient strength to withstand a drop into the water from a height of:
Not less than 1,5 metres.
Not less than 0,5 metres.
Not less than 3,0 metres.
Not less than one third of the distance from the stowage position of the lifeboat to the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition.
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.
The smoke detector (fire indicator) indicates a fire in a cargo hold loaded with general cargo; this is immediately followed by a heavy smell of fire. What action should be taken first?
Close the ventilation system and other openings to the hold in order to choke the fire.
Use the ship’s central gas-extinguishing system to put out the fire.
Inspect the scene before deciding the method to be used for fire-fighting.
Start the fire pumps, open the hatches and start fighting the fire with fire hoses.
On-board training in the use of davit-launched liferafts (including inflation and lowering whenever practicable) must take place:
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Portable fire extinguisher.
Wheeled fire extinguisher.
When is a visitor onboard required to present an ID?
Only on SECURITY Level 3.
On SECURITY Level 1, 2 & 3.
Which among the following list is required for lifeboat equipment according to present regulations?
Be made of fire retardant material.
Be secured in a manner as not to intefere with abandonment procedures.
Be made of buoyant material or stored in buoyant containers.
Be made of fire-retardant material and stored in buoyant containers.
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.
As per SOLAS regulations, the general emergency alarm system must be tested:
For how long and at what speed is a fully loaded lifeboat designed to operate in calm weather?
Give the meaning of the following symbol:
Closing appliance for exterior door.
B-class fire door self closing.
A class fire door self closing.
What manoeuvre should be carried out in case of a fire onboard a ship?
Continue on course and speed.
Reduce speed and, if possible, keep the fire zone to the leeward of the ship.
Let the ship follow the wind in order to reduce the oxygen supply.
Keep the stem up against the wind if possible.
When handling drugs:
Wear skin protection and a facemark.
Test out the potency of the drug.
Shut off the ventilation in the room where the drugs are being stored to ensure any vapours or fumes do not spread to other parts of the ship.
Briefly inhale powders, fumes or vapours to verify the substance is a drug.
What is the main advantage of a positive pressure breathing apparatus?
It ensures a constant supply of air.
It is less complicated and cheaper than a breathing apparatus of the demand type.
If the face mask has a leak toxic fumes/smoke would still not enter the mask.
The positive pressure makes it easier to breathe when working hard.
You have abandoned ship in a liferaft. In most cases, which of the following actions should you generally take?
Organise a lookout system. Join up with other survival craft if possible. Stream the sea anchor.
Join up with any other survival craft and stream the sea anchor.
Organise a lookout system.
Start paddling in the direction of the nearest land.
A lifejacket is so constructed that a person can correctly don it within a period of: