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134: What is the International Code signal for a decimal point between figures using flashing light?
Y a. AAA N b. TTTT N c. EEEEE N d. AS 190: Which technique could be used to give a more comfortable roll to a stiff vessel?
Y a. Concentrate weights on upper decks N b. Add weight near the centerline of the lower hold N c. Move weights lower in the ship N d. Ballast the peak tanks 190: Which technique could be used to give a more comfortable roll to a stiff vessel?
Y a. Concentrate weights on upper decks N b. Add weight near the centerline of the lower hold N c. Move weights lower in the ship N d. Ballast the peak tanks 248: You are treating a shipmate with a compound fracture of the lower arm. Which action should you take?
N a. Apply a tourniquet to control bleeding then align the bones and splint. N b. Apply traction to the hand to keep the bones in line, splint, and apply a pressure dressing. N c. Force the ends of the bones back into line, treat the bleeding, and splint. Y d. Apply a bulky, sterile, pressure dressing to control bleeding, then apply a temporary splint, and obtain medical advice. 370: What is the principal danger from the liquid in a half full tank onboard a vessel?
N a. Corrosion from the shifting liquid N b. Rupturing of bulkheads from the shifting liquid Y c. Loss of stability from free surface effect N d. Holing of the tank bottom from the weight of the shifting liquid 403: Due to the shape of the sea anchor, the best way to haul it back aboard is by __________.
N a. hauling in on the anchor line as you would any anchor N b. getting all hands to assist Y c. its trip line N d. cutting the line, as you cannot haul it back in 507: While underway, if you are required to have a radiotelephone, you must maintain a continuous listening watch on channel __________.
N a. 6 (156.3 MHz) N b. 12 (156.6 MHz) N c. 14 (156.7 MHz) Y d. 16 (156.8 MHz) 787: To determine which grades of cargo a tank vessel is permitted to carry you should __________.
Y a. refer to the vessel's Certificate of Inspection N b. examine the cargo tanks and fittings N c. ask the terminal supervisor or his representative N d. check the loading order 932: Portable CO2 fire extinguishers should NOT be used to inert a space containing flammable liquids due to the danger of __________.
N a. the CO2 being inhaled by personnel N b. reflash of burning liquids N c. vapor condensation on the extinguisher Y d. the discharge causing a static spark 950: Your vessel has taken a slight list from off-center loading of material on deck. The __________.
Y a. list should be easily removed N b. mean draft is affected N c. vessel may flop N d. vessel is trimmed 1000: A vessel continually lists to one side and has a normal rolling period. Which statement is TRUE?
N a. The vessel has negative GM. N b. The center of gravity is on the centerline. N c. The list can be corrected by reducing KM. Y d. The vessel has asymmetrical weight distribution. 1158: Spontaneous combustion is caused by __________.
N a. an outside heat source heating a substance until it ignites N b. conduction of heat through a wall of material to the substance Y c. chemical action within a substance N d. All of the above 1356: What is placed on the under side of an inflatable liferaft to help prevent it from being skidded by the wind or overturned?
Y a. Water pockets N b. A keel N c. Strikes N d. Sea anchor 1458: Your vessel displaces 14,500 tons, with a longitudinal CG 247.5 ft. aft of the FP. If you pump 80 tons of ballast from forward to aft through a distance of 480 feet, your new CG will be __________.
N a. 244.85 feet aft of FP N b. 246.22 feet aft of FP N c. 248.87 feet aft of FP Y d. 250.15 feet aft of FP 1464: What is NOT a function of the air supply of a covered lifeboat?
N a. Provides air for engine combustion Y b. Pressurizes water spray system N c. Provides air for passenger respiration N d. Prevents smoke and other noxious fumes from entering craft 1486: A cargo of 30 tons is to be loaded on deck 30 feet from the ship's centerline. The ship's displacement including the 30 tons cargo will be 9,000 tons and the GM will be 5 feet. The list of the vessel after loading this cargo will be __________.
Y a. 1.14° N b. 2.05° N c. 2.31° N d. 3.40° 1551: On inspected cargo vessels, each fire station is required to be fitted with a hose which has a nominal diameter of __________.
Y a. 1-1/2 or 2-1/2 inches N b. 2 or 3 inches N c. 2-1/2 or 3-1/2 inches N d. 3 or 4 inches 1694: When repairing a torn sail at sea, you should __________.
N a. use perfectly aligned stitches in old sail cloth so as to get the strain properly aligned N b. avoid using glued patches on old sail cloth Y c. be sure to orient the weave of the patch material, on large patches, in the same orientation as the sail cloth being repaired N d. All of the above 1935: Temporary Certificates of Inspection for offshore drilling units are effective until the __________.
N a. Operations Manual is approved N b. Minerals Management Service approval is issued N c. classification society approval is issued Y d. permanent Certificate of Inspection is issued 1942: Which EPIRB transmits a distress alert that is received and relayed by an INMARSAT satellite?
N a. Class A EPIRBs N b. Class B EPIRBs Y c. L-Band EPIRBs N d. Category I EPIRBs 1980: What product is considered a noxious liquid substance for regulatory purposes?
N a. Dodecyl methacrylate N b. Asphalt N c. Camphor oil Y d. Latex 2023: If you were to jibe in a strong wind, the part of the rigging most likely to fail would be the __________.
N a. forestay Y b. backstay N c. jumper stay N d. halyard 2105: If a davit-launched liferaft aboard a MODU cannot be launched because of damage to the davit, you should __________.
N a. inflate the liferaft on deck Y b. roll the liferaft over the side N c. go to another liferaft station N d. get a saw and cut the liferaft free 2150: You have approximately 6 tons of fish on deck. What will be the shift in the center of gravity after you shift the fish to the fish hold, a vertical distance of 7 feet? (total displacement is 422 tons)
Y a. 0.1 foot N b. 0.3 foot N c. 0.5 foot N d. 0.9 foot 2221: In heavy seas the helmsman should steer the survival craft __________.
Y a. into the seas N b. broadside to the seas N c. in the same direction as the seas N d. in a series of figure-eights 2270: When a vessel is inclined at a small angle the center of buoyancy will __________.
N a. remain stationary Y b. move toward the low side N c. move toward the high side N d. move to the height of the metacenter 2395: A negative metacentric height __________.
Y a. should always be immediately corrected N b. will always cause a vessel to capsize N c. always results from off-center weights N d. All of the above are correct 2550: According to regulations, how many B-II hand portable fire extinguishers are required in the cargo tank area of an unmanned, cargo pump-equipped tank barge engaged in transferring grade B flammable liquids?
N a. One Y b. Two N c. Three N d. None 2612: What is NOT listed as a synonym for crude oil in the Chemical Data Guide?
N a. Rock oil N b. Mineral oil N c. Seneca oil Y d. Earth crude 2940: You have loaded a deck cargo, and the vessel has assumed a 5° list due to negative GM. Your salt water drafts are: FWD 16'-05", AFT 16'-07". If you then load 1200 tons of cargo in the lower holds (VCG 11 feet) and take on 520 tons of bunkers (VCG 2.5 feet), what is the final GM? (Use the material in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book)
N a. 2.5 feet Y b. 2.0 feet N c. 1.4 feet N d. 0.6 foot 3022: Vessels operating in warm water whose routes are restricted to 20 miles from a harbor of safe refuge shall carry life floats or buoyant apparatus for not less than __________. (small passenger vessel regulations)
N a. 25% of all persons on board Y b. 50% of all persons on board N c. 75% of all persons on board N d. 100% of all persons on board 3161: The wooden plug fitted tightly in the vent of a damaged tank may prevent the tank from __________.
Y a. filling completely N b. developing free surfaces N c. developing free surface moments N d. collapsing 3424: The SS AMERICAN MARINER is loaded with the cargo shown. Use the white pages of The Stability Data Reference Book to determine the amount of liquid loading required in the double bottom tanks to meet a one compartment standard. ST-0128
N a. 1920 tons N b. 1280 tons Y c. 895 tons N d. 720 tons 3671: The DEEP DRILLER, while loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #4 (Drilling), suffers damage to the starboard center column below the waterline. Pumping from tanks 2S and 9S is not sufficient to prevent increasing starboard list. You should consider counterflooding in tank __________.
N a. 2P N b. 9P N c. C2BS Y d. C2BP 3864: Of the required ring life buoys for an OSV, how many must be equipped with a waterlight?
N a. 8 N b. 4 Y c. 2 N d. 1 3891: Which statement is TRUE concerning distress signals in a survival craft?
Y a. Hand held flares and orange smoke signals are required. N b. If hand-held rocket-propelled parachute flares are provided, they are the only distress signals required. N c. Two hand-held smoke signals shall be provided. N d. A Very pistol with twelve flares is required. 3917: The DEEP DRILLER, at a draft of 60 feet, has 3,765 ft-tons of transverse moments. How much ballast should be transferred between tanks 1P and 1S to level the unit in list?
Y a. 25.1 long tons N b. 50.2 long tons N c. 62.8 long tons N d. 252.1 long tons 3931: Aboard the DEEP DRILLER, to use the drill water pump to supplement the bilge pumps, it is necessary to open valves 26 and __________.
N a. 41 N b. 29 Y c. 28 N d. 25 3991: The DEEP DRILLER is loaded as shown in Sample Load Form #4 (Drilling). What would be the new sum of transverse moments for the Stores & Supplies (Table 6) if paint weighing 3.48 tons is added to the paint locker?
N a. 592 foot-tons N b. 296 foot-tons N c. 148 foot-tons Y d. 000 foot-tons 4071: The DEEP DRILLER is loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #1 (Transit). What are the new LM (longitudinal moments) if the entire contents of Salt Water Ballast Tanks 1P and 1S are discharged?
Y a. 5,191 ft-tons N b. 13,414 ft-tons N c. 31,992 ft-tons N d. 69,175 ft-tons 4101: The DEEP DRILLER is loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #2 (Ballasting to Survival). What is the new height of the transverse metacenter if all the bulk materials are discharged?
N a. 63.14 feet N b. 64.05 feet Y c. 64.30 feet N d. 66.09 feet 4158: Your vessel's existing draft is FWD 19'-02", AFT 20'-10". Using the Guidance Manual for Loading M.V. GRAND HAVEN, determine the new draft if 170 long tons are discharged from No. 8 hatch.
N a. FWD 19'-00.4", AFT 20'-08.6" Y b. FWD 18'-10.8", AFT 20'-10.4" N c. FWD 19'-03.4", AFT 20'-05.6" N d. FWD 19'-05.4", AFT 20'-03.4" 4313: The COASTAL DRILLER, in transit with winds expected to exceed 70 knots, must lower the legs to 60.5 feet below the hull in order to meet the requirements for leg strength and __________.
Y a. stability N b. variable load N c. environmental load N d. load line 4477: If you see someone fall overboard from a MODU, you should __________.
N a. immediately jump in the water to help the individual Y b. call for help and keep the individual in sight N c. run to the radio room to send an emergency message N d. go to the control room for the distress flares 4495: The COASTAL DRILLER is in transit at a draft of 10.5 feet. It discharges 216.43 kips of weight. What is the new draft?
N a. 10.7 feet N b. 10.3 feet N c. 10 feet 8 inches Y d. 10 feet 4 inches 4515: A survival craft being used to pick up a person who has fallen overboard from a MODU should approach the person __________.
N a. at a high rate of speed N b. under oars Y c. against the wind N d. with the wind 4543: What is the sounding in drill water tank #1 for the COASTAL DRILLER, if the weight of drill water in the tank is 388.32 kips?
N a. 14.5 feet N b. 15.0 feet Y c. 15.5 feet N d. 16.0 feet 5477: Standards for fabrication and testing of chain on mobile offshore drilling units are provided by the __________.
N a. Department of the Interior N b. U.S. Coast Guard N c. Minerals Management Service Y d. American Petroleum Institute 5925: When fire pumps are used for other than firefighting service, each pipe connecting the other service (except for branch lines used for deck washing) must have a __________.
N a. check valve installed in the line Y b. shut off valve at a manifold near the pump N c. quick disconnect union within ten feet of the pump N d. regulator in the line set at 125 psi 5951: Control valves of a CO2 system may be located within the protected space when __________.
N a. it is impractical to locate them outside N b. there is also a control valve outside Y c. the CO2 cylinders are also in the space N d. an automatic heat-sensing trip is installed 6031: On a MODU, a fire drill shall be conducted once every __________.
Y a. week N b. month N c. crew change N d. other week 6593: What organization is approved by the Coast Guard for certifying cranes on mobile offshore drilling units?
N a. Minerals Management Service N b. International Maritime Organization Y c. American Bureau of Shipping N d. Lloyd's of London 6791: At the required fire drill conducted aboard a MODU, all persons must report to their stations and demonstrate their ability to perform the duties assigned to them __________.
N a. by the toolpusher Y b. in the Muster List ("Station Bill") N c. by the person conducting the drill N d. at the previous safety meeting 6817: How long must the records of tests and inspections of fire fighting equipment on board a MODU be retained on board?
N a. 6 months N b. 1 year N c. 3 years Y d. Until the next inspection for certification 6921: The notice of casualty to a MODU must include __________.
N a. a request for assistance Y b. the location of the unit at the time of the casualty N c. an estimate of the cost to repair damages N d. the amount of fuel remaining 8381: What are the three basic types of engine starters?
N a. Air, water, electric Y b. Air, hydraulic, electric N c. Metered, hydraulic, automatic N d. Air, emergency, hydraulic 8576: The ventilation system of your ship has fire dampers restrained by fusible links. Which statement is TRUE?
N a. A fusible link will automatically open after a fire is extinguished and reset the damper. Y b. Fusible links must be replaced if a damper is activated. N c. Fusible links are tested by applying a source of heat to them. N d. Fusible links must be replaced at every inspection for certification. 9347: CO2 cylinders must be recharged when the weight of the charge in the cylinder is less than what percent of the stamped full weight of the charge?
N a. 80% N b. 85% Y c. 90% N d. 95% 9377: After abandoning ship, you should deploy the sea anchor from a liferaft to __________.
N a. keep the liferaft from capsizing N b. navigate against the current N c. keep personnel from getting seasick Y d. stay in the general location 9517: Aboard a vessel, dividing the sum of the transverse moments by the total weight yields the vessel's __________.
N a. vertical moments Y b. transverse position of the center of gravity N c. inclining moments N d. righting moments