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126: Which portable fire extinguisher is classified as a type B-III extinguisher?
N a. 12 gallon soda acid N b. 20 gallon foam N c. 30 pound carbon dioxide Y d. 20 pound dry chemical 130: When making a turn (course change) on most merchant ships, the vessel will heel outwards if __________.
N a. the vessel has very little draft Y b. G is above the center of lateral resistance N c. G is below the center of lateral resistance N d. the vessel is deeply laden 176: On tank vessels, fully charged fire extinguishers are considered semi-portable when they have a gross weight of more than __________.
Y a. 55 pounds N b. 75 pounds N c. 95 pounds N d. 125 pounds 210: Metacentric height is an indication of a vessel's stability __________.
N a. for all angles of inclination N b. for large angles of inclination Y c. for small angles of inclination N d. in no case 318: The best treatment for preventing traumatic shock after an accident is to __________.
N a. have the victim exercise to increase circulation N b. keep the victim from electrical equipment Y c. keep the victim warm and dry while lying down N d. apply ice packs and avoid excitement 380: You are fighting a fire in a cargo hold on your vessel. Which action is most important concerning the stability of the vessel?
N a. Shutting off electricity to damaged cables Y b. Draining fire-fighting water and pumping it overboard N c. Maneuvering the vessel so the fire is on the lee side N d. Removing burned debris from the cargo hold 641: You are on a supply run to an offshore drilling rig. On board is the cargo listed. What is the height above the main deck of the center of gravity of the cargo? ST-0015
N a. 1.76 feet Y b. 1.97 feet N c. 2.21 feet N d. 2.32 feet 725: You notice oil on the water near your vessel while taking on fuel. You should FIRST __________.
Y a. stop fueling N b. notify the senior deck officer N c. notify the terminal superintendent N d. determine whether your vessel is the source 803: The abandon ship signal on the ship's whistle is __________.
N a. 6 short blasts and 1 long blast N b. more than 6 short blasts Y c. more than 6 short blasts and 1 long blast N d. 1 long blast of at least 10 seconds 930: Semi-portable extinguishers used on inspected vessels are sizes __________.
N a. II, III, and IV N b. I, II, and III Y c. III, IV, and V N d. IV and V 1066: Coast Guard approved buoyant work vests __________.
N a. may be substituted for 10 percent of the required life preservers N b. should be stowed adjacent to lifeboats and emergency stations N c. may be used by boat crews and line handlers during lifeboat drills Y d. should be used when carrying out duties near a weather deck's edge 1106: On small passenger vessels, when may a flexible hose be used in gasoline or diesel fuel lines?
N a. In diesel installations only N b. In gasoline installations only Y c. In both diesel and gasoline installations N d. In neither diesel nor gasoline installations 1116: Line throwing apparatus aboard ship must contain __________.
N a. two rockets, one of which shall be the buoyant type N b. three rockets, one of which shall be the buoyant type Y c. four rockets, two of which shall be the buoyant type N d. five rockets, two of which shall be the buoyant type 1190: What could be a result of insufficient lubrication of lifeboat winches and davits?
N a. Moisture accumulation in winch motor damaging the electrical wiring N b. Freezing of gears in cold weather N c. Corroding of sheaves on the davits so they will not rotate Y d. All of the above 1233: The owner, agent, Master or person-in-charge of a small passenger vessel involved in a marine casualty is NOT required to notify the Coast Guard in cases where there is __________.
N a. property damage less than $25,000 N b. no injury which requires more than first aid treatment N c. death or injury to a shipyard worker or harbor worker not resulting from the vessel casualty Y d. All of the above 1258: On a bulk chemical carrier, water should NOT be used as an extinguishing agent to fight a fire if the water may come into contact with the chemical called __________.
N a. acrylic acid N b. benzene Y c. oleum N d. vinyl toluene 1321: How should the lifeboat sea painter be rigged?
Y a. Secured to the inboard side of a forward thwart and led inboard of the falls N b. Spliced into the ring on the stem post N c. Secured by a toggle to the stem post and led outboard of the falls N d. Secured by a toggle around the outboard side of a forward thwart 1338: Regular foam can be used on all but which flammable liquid?
N a. Motor gasoline N b. Jet fuel N c. Crude petroleum Y d. Alcohol 1389: Which statement about the inert gas system is TRUE?
Y a. Boiler soot blowers should never be used when the IG system is operating. N b. The boiler will produce the best quality of flue gas for the IG system when the boiler load is very light. N c. The boiler will produce the most quantity of flue gas for the IG system when the boiler load is very light. N d. Flue gas with excessive oxygen content is de-oxygenated in the scrubber. 1465: Your vessel has 3 lifeboats on each side. The middle lifeboat on the port side is designated as boat number __________.
N a. 2 N b. 2 PORT N c. 3 Y d. 4 1858: A sailing vessel with the wind coming from 180° relative would be __________.
N a. close hauled on the port tack N b. close hauled on the starboard tack Y c. running before the wind N d. on a broad reach 1908: Your vessel displaces 750 tons and measures 151'L by 35'B. What is the reduction in GM due to free surface if the fish hold (60'L by 31'B by 10'D) is filled with 3.5 feet of water? (Each foot of water weighs 53.1 tons)
N a. 4.14 feet N b. 4.38 feet Y c. 4.55 feet N d. 4.94 feet 2045: How often does a coast radio station that regularly broadcasts traffic lists transmit the list?
N a. As often as is deemed necessary to effect delivery Y b. No less often than every four hours N c. Only on an as-needed basis N d. Once per 24-hour period 2073: If your rig is equipped with a SSB radio, what frequency would you use to initiate a distress call?
N a. 1982 kHz N b. 2082 kHz Y c. 2182 kHz N d. 2282 kHz 2097: If you reef a marconi mainsail, the sail area __________.
Y a. becomes less N b. becomes larger N c. does not change N d. moves aft 2455: The element used to keep weight on the bit at a constant value in spite of up-and-down movement of a MODU during floating drilling operations is the heave or drill string __________.
Y a. compensator N b. tensioner N c. stabilizer N d. equalizer 2472: Which cargo grade(s) are permitted by regulations to be carried on a barge in tanks fitted only with gooseneck vents and flame screens?
N a. B only N b. B or C N c. C or D Y d. D or E 2606: Which device provides the main means in the GMDSS for locating ships in distress or their survival craft?
N a. Radio direction finder Y b. Satellite EPIRBs N c. MF/HF DSC N d. VHF homing device 2617: Which is an exception to the garbage discharge requirements in Annex V to MARPOL 73/78?
N a. The garbage to be discharged will sink. N b. Garbage accumulation on board has exceeded storage space. Y c. A person falls overboard, and a plastic ice chest is thrown for flotation. N d. The destination port or terminal cannot receive garbage. 2688: The vapor pressure of a gas is the pressure necessary to keep it in a(n) __________.
N a. soluble state N b. solid state Y c. liquefied state N d. inert state 2911: In the event of a fire, the doors to a stair tower must be closed to prevent the spread of fire by __________.
N a. ventilation Y b. convection N c. radiation N d. conduction 3118: The SS AMERICAN MARINER has on board 4850 tons of cargo with an LCG-FP of 275.72 feet. See the distribution of the cargo to be loaded. Use the white pages of The Stability Data Reference Book to determine the final LCG-FP of the cargo. ST-0107
Y a. LCG-FP 268.3 feet N b. LCG-FP 265.4 feet N c. LCG-FP 261.2 feet N d. LCG-FP 256.9 feet 3155: The DEEP DRILLER, while loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #4 (Drilling), suffers damage to the port center column below the waterline. Among the tanks from which you should pump is tank __________.
N a. C1S N b. 9S Y c. 9P N d. 2S 3209: In the illustration shown, the floating sheath knife is indicated as item number __________. (D014SA )
Y a. 2 N b. 8 N c. 13 N d. 16 3214: What does the "B" on a "B-II" fire extinguisher refer to? (Uninspected Vessel Regulations)
N a. Size of the applicator N b. Size of the nozzle N c. Size of the extinguisher Y d. Class of fire that the extinguisher should be used on 3220: All vessels not required to have a power driven fire pump shall carry __________. (small passenger vessel regulations)
N a. a suitable, detachable pump usable for fire fighting purposes Y b. at least three 2-1/2 gallon fire buckets N c. an emergency hand fire and bilge pump N d. not less than three hand fire pumps 3411: The SS AMERICAN MARINER has the liquid loading shown. Use the white pages of The Stability Data Reference Book to determine the KG of the liquid load. ST-0127
Y a. 7.9 feet N b. 7.3 feet N c. 6.4 feet N d. 4.3 feet 3415: A vessel has a strong wind on the port beam. This has the same affect on stability as __________.
Y a. weight that is off-center to starboard N b. increasing the draft N c. reducing the freeboard N d. increasing the trim 3517: What is the lightweight of the DEEP DRILLER?
N a. 680,914 long tons Y b. 9,733 long tons N c. 5,937 long tons N d. 6,716 long tons 3527: Among the equipment included in the DEEP DRILLER lightweight are the loading hoses, derrick, traveling block in the lowest position, anchors, all machinery with liquids to normal operating level, and __________.
N a. normal food supplies for 79 persons Y b. mooring chain N c. lower hull fuel N d. eight anchor buoys 3768: What is one of the FIRST actions you should take after abandoning and clearing away from a vessel?
Y a. Identify the person in charge. N b. Gather up useful floating objects. N c. Prepare for arrival of rescue units. N d. Arrange watches and duties. 3788: When you hear three short blasts on the ship's whistle and the same signal on the general alarm bells, you __________.
N a. are required to be at your liferaft Y b. are dismissed from drills N c. should point to the man overboard N d. should start the fire pump 3957: The DEEP DRILLER is loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #4 (Drilling). What would be the weight of the mud in pit #4 if the sounding level changed from 8 to 6 feet?
Y a. 80.00 long tons N b. 77.75 long tons N c. 83.34 long tons N d. 106.67 long tons 4010: A ship that, at any time, operates seaward of the outermost boundary of the territorial sea is required to prepare, submit, and maintain a(n) __________.
N a. synthetic plastic discharge plan N b. oil discharge plan Y c. shipboard oil pollution emergency plan N d. vapor recovery procedures plan 4066: The most important concern in treating a person with extensive burns is __________.
N a. reducing disfigurement Y b. preventing infection N c. cooling with ice water N d. reducing swelling 4083: The DEEP DRILLER is loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #1 (Transit). What is the new height of the center of gravity corrected for longitudinal free surface effects if the entire contents of Salt Water Ballast Tanks 1P and 1S are discharged?
N a. 67.04 feet N b. 68.02 feet N c. 68.72 feet Y d. 69.21 feet 4423: While in ocean transit, the COASTAL DRILLER experiences a single amplitude roll of 5 degrees. What is the minimum roll period that does not exceed the design limits of the legs?
N a. 2.7 seconds N b. 4.0 seconds N c. 6.5 seconds Y d. 7.2 seconds 4633: On the COASTAL DRILLER, when afloat, oily bilge discharge should be pumped through the __________.
N a. overboard discharge N b. dump valves Y c. skimmer tanks N d. raw water header 4693: The COASTAL DRILLER, with no trim, is at a true mean draft of 10 feet and 10 inches. TM is -6,800 ft-kips. Using only tanks #1, #25, and #26, how many kips of drill water must be transferred to level the jack-up?
N a. Transfer 53.1 kips each from #25 and #26 forward to #1 N b. Transfer 100 kips from #26 to #25 N c. Transfer 200 kips from #25 to #26 Y d. Transfer 100 kips from #25 to #26 5281: The DEEP DRILLER suffers minor flooding of the port pump room while in transit. If both port bilge pumps fail to dewater the pump room, you may __________.
Y a. use port drill water pump N b. use port saltwater service pump N c. use port ballast pumps N d. use starboard ballast pumps and crossover system 5341: For stronger leg support when the COASTAL DRILLER is elevated, locate a set of horizontal leg braces as near as possible to the __________.
Y a. center of each lower hull guide N b. center of each upper hull guide N c. top of the jack house N d. bottom of the hull 5785: In storm conditions, with the wind and waves from the port bow of the DEEP DRILLER in 600 feet water depth, the offset is 9%. Completely slacking mooring lines 5 and 6 reduces the offset to __________.
Y a. 6.5% N b. 5.0% N c. 2.5% N d. 0.0% 6033: During a fire drill on a MODU, what action is required?
Y a. Start each fire pump N b. Launch and run a lifeboat N c. Inventory rescue and fire equipment N d. Inspect fire hoses 6076: You are wearing a breathing apparatus inside a tank. How many tugs on the lifeline indicate that you are all right?
Y a. 1 N b. 2 N c. 3 N d. 4 6107: The preferred agent used in fighting a helicopter crash fire on a MODU is __________.
N a. CO2 N b. dry chemical N c. water Y d. foam 7377: A semisubmersible rig under tow should be ballasted down if __________.
Y a. motion begins to be excessive N b. water begins to break over the pontoons N c. period of roll exceeds 12 seconds N d. forward progress is halted by head wind 7393: When a davit-launched raft is lowered from a MODU, upon becoming waterborne, the raft is released by __________.
N a. activating the release lock of the hook N b. pulling smartly on the knobbed cocking lanyard Y c. the effects of buoyancy removing the weight of the raft from the hook N d. releasing the boarding flap and the bowsing lines 8847: A semisubmersible 300 feet long and an LCF of 0 (amidships) is in transit with hulls awash and an MT1" of 87.67 foot-tons. Work on the BOP (weight 263 long tons) requires that it be moved aft 12 feet. What is the resulting trim change?
N a. 1.5 feet Y b. 3.0 feet N c. 6.0 feet N d. 7.3 feet 9363: The primary function(s) of an automatic sprinkler system is(are) to __________.
N a. extinguish the fire which triggers it Y b. limit the spread of fire and control the amount of heat produced N c. protect people in the areas which have sprinkler heads N d. alert the crew to the fire 9671: When fighting a large fire on your vessel and attacking it from ABOVE the space on fire, it is important to __________.
Y a. rotate personnel, due to heat stress N b. station personnel on the hot deck immediately above the fire N c. stay low by crouching or kneeling on deck N d. All of the above