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331: One of the limitations of foam as an extinguishing agent is that foam __________.
N a. cannot be made with salt water N b. is heavier than oil and sinks below its surface N c. is corrosive and a hazard to fire fighters Y d. conducts electricity 483: The SS AMERICAN MARINER is ready to load the cargo listed. There is already 4184 tons of cargo on board with a KG of 27.8 feet. Use the white pages of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the final KG of all the cargo after loading is completed. ST-0008
Y a. KG 25.8 feet N b. KG 26.6 feet N c. KG 27.2 feet N d. KG 28.0 feet 571: To increase the extent of flooding your vessel can suffer without sinking, you could __________.
N a. ballast the vessel Y b. increase reserve buoyancy N c. lower the center of gravity N d. raise the center of gravity 878: A fire in a pile of linen is a class __________.
Y a. A N b. B N c. C N d. D 989: First-, second-, and third-degree burns are classified according to the __________.
N a. area of the body burned N b. source of heat causing the burn Y c. layers of skin affected N d. size of the burned area 1079: Which alarm is NOT found on an inert gas system?
Y a. Low oxygen alarm N b. Low pressure alarm N c. Scrubber high water level alarm N d. Deck seal low water alarm 1137: One gallon of low expansion foam solution will produce about __________.
Y a. 10 gallons of foam N b. 25 gallons of foam N c. 100 gallons of foam N d. 500 gallons of foam 1207: Which extinguishing agent is most effective on a mattress fire?
N a. CO2 N b. Foam N c. Dry Chemical Y d. Water 1299: In reviving a person who has been overcome by gas fumes, what would you AVOID doing?
Y a. Giving stimulants N b. Prompt removal of the patient from the suffocating atmosphere N c. Applying artificial respiration and massage N d. Keeping the patient warm and comfortable 1416: You will extinguish a fire when you remove __________.
N a. nitrogen Y b. oxygen N c. sodium N d. carbon dioxide 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 1475: You need to pull the sea anchor back aboard your liferaft. What part of the anchor do you pull on?
N a. Drag line N b. Bridle Y c. Trip line N d. Iron ring 1934: Which piece of required GMDSS equipment is the primary source of transmitting locating signals?
N a. Radio Direction Finder (RDF) Y b. An EPIRB transmitting on 406 MHz N c. Survival Craft Transceiver N d. A SART transmitting on 406 MHz 2012: What is the primary purpose for Digital Selective Calling (DSC)?
N a. DSC provides reception of weather and navigational warnings plus search and rescue information. N b. DSC provides low-cost, routine communications for the vessel operator. Y c. DSC is to be used for transmitting and receiving distress alerts to and from other ships or coast radio stations via radio. N d. This aids SAR authorities in tracking a vessel's position by satellite. 2057: You cannot operate a VHF or SSB radiotelephone aboard a rig unless that station is licensed by the __________.
Y a. Federal Communications Commission N b. U.S. Coast Guard N c. Minerals Management Service N d. Department of Energy 2066: A boom vang __________.
Y a. holds the boom down and flattens the main sail N b. draws the head of the sail to windward N c. tautens the standing rigging N d. douses the gaff topsail 2192: Your vessel displaces 689 tons and measures 123'L x 31'B. You ship a large wave on the after deck which measures 65'Lx 31'B. The weight of the water is estimated at 62 tons. What is the reduction in GM due to free surface before the water drains overboard?
N a. 5.51 feet N b. 5.67 feet N c. 5.89 feet Y d. 6.14 feet 2249: A cargo of 40 tons is to be lifted with a boom located 40 feet from the ship's centerline. The ship's displacement including the suspended cargo is 8,000 tons and the GM is 2 feet with cargo suspended. What will the list of the vessel be with the cargo suspended?
N a. 4.9° N b. 5.2° Y c. 5.7° N d. 6.0° 2324: How many fire extinguishers, and what type, are required on an unmanned oil barge during transfer operations, if the barge has no cargo pumps aboard?
Y a. One B-II N b. Two B-II N c. One B-V N d. Two A-II 2333: You are sailing into a harbor with the intention of picking up your mooring. There is no current. Which statement(s) is(are) TRUE?
Y a. On a ketch, you will most likely strike the jib before making your final approach. N b. On a yawl, the last sail you will strike after you have picked up the mooring will normally be the mainsail. N c. On a sloop, if your initial approach is to be downwind you could slow your approach by striking the jib and letting your main sheet out as far as it will go. N d. All of the above are correct. 2460: During transfer operations, a quantity of propylamine spills on deck. According to the Chemical Data Guide, the correct procedure would be to __________.
N a. immediately flush the spill with large quantities of fresh water N b. cover the contaminated surface with soda-ash-soaked lime solution Y c. add sodium bisulfate on the contaminated surface and spray it down with water N d. move to a position upwind of the spill and allow the product to boil off 2476: Which tank barges require draft marks?
N a. Notch barges over 1000 GT N b. Tank barges over 100 GT N c. Tank barges over 50 GT Y d. All tank barges 2534: According to the Chemical Data Guide, which reactive group(s) is/are not compatible with the products polybutene and o-xylene?
Y a. Nitric acid N b. Amides N c. Alcohols, glycols N d. Phenols, cresols 2609: Which action should the GMDSS radio operator take in a distress situation when embarking in survival craft?
Y a. Switch on EPIRB and SART immediately and leave on. N b. Switch on EPIRB and SART manually prior to launching and remain aboard vessel in distress. N c. Notify RCC (Rescue Coordination Center) through VHF DSC with portable equipment. N d. Communicate via Inmarsat-C from the survival craft. 2680: You are loading benzyl chloride and a small quantity spills on deck. According to the Chemical Data Guide, which of the following may be used as a substitute for water for the cleanup procedure?
N a. Alcohol N b. Sodium bisulfite Y c. Sodium carbonate N d. Soda ash solution 2968: Air-cooled radiators for gasoline propulsion engine cooling __________. (small passenger vessel regulations)
N a. must be approved for marine use N b. must have a double fan installation N c. must be filled with fresh water Y d. are permitted on vessels less than 65 feet carrying not more than 12 passengers 2993: Convection spreads a fire by __________.
N a. the transfer of heat across an unobstructed space N b. burning liquids flowing into another space N c. transmitting the heat of a fire through the ship's metal Y d. heated gases flowing through ventilation systems 3076: The SS AMERICAN MARINER is ready to bunker with drafts of FWD 11'-01", AFT 15'-01". After all bunkers are on board, soundings indicate the tonnages shown. Use the white pages of The Stability Data Reference Book to determine the free surface correction. ST-0103
N a. 0.87 foot N b. 0.98 foot Y c. 1.14 feet N d. 1.25 feet 3132: If the water level is rising in the bilge of a survival craft, you should first __________.
N a. increase the speed of the survival craft N b. shift all personnel to the bow N c. shift all personnel to the stern Y d. check the bilge drain plug 3173: What is considered to be a B-II portable fire extinguisher?
N a. 2 pound dry chemical Y b. 2-1/2 gallon foam N c. 4 pound carbon dioxide N d. All of the above 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 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 3561: The DEEP DRILLER is operating with KGL at the maximum allowable value (70 knots) at a 60 feet draft. What is the value of GML?
N a. 0.05 foot N b. 1.02 feet N c. 1.06 feet Y d. 2.63 feet 3582: You are downbound in an ice filled channel. An icebreaker is meeting you and sounds two short, one prolonged, and two short blasts on the whistle. What action should you take?
N a. No action is required; the icebreaker will move out of the channel. N b. Move to the right hand side of the channel and slow to bare steerageway. Y c. Stop your headway and await further signals. N d. Slow to bare steerageway and be prepared to come ahead as the icebreaker commences escorting your vessel. 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 3756: Treatment of sunstroke consists principally of __________.
Y a. cooling, removing to shaded area, and lying down N b. bathing with rubbing alcohol N c. drinking ice water N d. All of the above 3838: Fire dampers prevent the spread of fire by __________.
Y a. convection N b. conduction N c. radiation N d. direct contact 3860: Lifejackets should be stowed in __________.
N a. the forepeaks N b. the pumproom Y c. readily accessible spaces N d. locked watertight containers 3871: On the DEEP DRILLER, among the port-side valves to open when deballasting from ballast tank 2P is valve __________.
N a. 3 Y b. 5 N c. 6 N d. 7 3984: As shown in the illustration, item #8 would be a(n)______________. (D014SA )
N a. recognition light Y b. rain water catchment tube assembly N c. pressure relief valve N d. floating sheath knife 4218: You are loading in a port subject to the winter load line mark and bound for a port subject to the tropical load line mark. You will enter the summer zone after steaming four days, and you will enter the tropical zone after a total of twelve days. You will consume 31 tons of fuel, water, and stores per day. The hydrometer reading at the loading pier is 1.000, and the average TPI is 46. What is the minimum freeboard required at the start of the voyage? (Get Table Data)
Y a. 78 inches N b. 74 inches N c. 70 inches N d. 68 inches 4617: On the COASTAL DRILLER, in case one of the two bilge pits is flooded, the other can operate through a(n)__________.
N a. six-inch line connected to the independent isolation valves to the sea chest N b. separate bilge discharge manifold N c. independent scavenger manifold Y d. crossover arrangement 4746: The SS AMERICAN MARINER is ready to bunker with drafts of FWD 12'-07", AFT 16'-01". After all bunkers are on board, soundings indicate the tonnages shown. Use the white pages of The Stability Data Reference Book to determine the free surface correction. ST-0167
N a. 1.30 feet Y b. 1.07 foot N c. 0.96 foot N d. 0.82 foot 5505: Which problem is virtually impossible to detect during an in-service inspection of used mooring chain?
N a. Cracks N b. Elongation N c. Loose studs Y d. Fatigue 6623: Each hose in the fuel transfer system for helicopter refueling must have a __________.
Y a. static grounding device N b. quick-disconnect nozzle N c. splash guard N d. vapor recovery system 6660: Your drafts are: FWD 24'-09", AFT 27'-02". Use the blue pages of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the vessels displacement if you are in fresh water.
N a. 13,075 tons Y b. 13,350 tons N c. 13,590 tons N d. 13,700 tons 6675: According to the MODU regulations, the capacity of a liferaft is required to be marked __________.
N a. on the Muster List ("Station Bill") Y b. on a sign next to the liferaft N c. on the Certificate of Inspection N d. in the Operations Manual 6867: When must the Master or person in charge of a MODU log the position of load line marks in relation to the surface of the water in the logbook?
N a. Once a day N b. At the change of every watch N c. Only when in fresh or brackish water Y d. Prior to getting underway 6895: Who is responsible for reporting a casualty to a mobile offshore drilling unit?
N a. The pilot Y b. The owner N c. The surveyor N d. The engineer 6933: Under the regulations for mobile offshore drilling units, you must submit a casualty report for which occurrence?
N a. A man overboard N b. Property damage in excess of $20,000 Y c. Accidental grounding N d. Loss of an emergency generator 7127: Spaces protected by a fixed CO2 system must be equipped with an alarm which sounds __________.
N a. for the first 20 seconds CO2 is being released into the space Y b. for at least 20 seconds prior to release of CO2 N c. during the entire period that CO2 is being released N d. if all doors and ventilation are not secured 7337: If you log a distress message, it must include the __________.
N a. sea state N b. names of witnesses Y c. time of its occurrence N d. wind direction and velocity 7977: Overspeed of the diesel engine driving an electric generator could cause __________.
N a. low voltage trip N b. reverse power trip Y c. damage to windings N d. excessive exhaust temperatures 8513: An elevated jack-up weighs 14,000 kips. Its TCG is located 1.0 foot to port of the centerline. What would be the new TCG for the jack-up if the drill floor, weighing 700 kips, is skidded 10 feet to starboard?
N a. 9.00 feet starboard N b. 0.50 foot starboard Y c. 0.50 foot port N d. 1.0 foot port 8555: The discharge side of every fire pump must be equipped with a __________.
N a. gate valve Y b. pressure gauge N c. check valve N d. strainer 8635: A weight of 1,000 kips is equivalent to __________.
N a. 1,000 pounds N b. 2,000 short tons N c. 2,240 pounds Y d. 500 short tons 8727: The DEEP DRILLER, at 60.0 feet draft in sea water, has VM = 974,441 foot-long tons, LM = 40,301 foot-long tons, TM = 3 foot-long tons, FSML = 30,572 foot-long tons, and FSMT = 18,732 foot-long tons. What is the longitudinal free surface correction to KG?
N a. 0.00 feet N b. 1.03 feet Y c. 1.69 feet N d. 2.22 feet 8825: A jack-up, while level in transit at 10 feet draft, experiences a wind gust which results in a starboard draft of 11 feet 6 inches. What is the heel?
N a. 1 foot 6 inches to starboard Y b. 3 feet to starboard N c. 3 feet to port N d. 1 foot 6 inches to port 9457: The center of buoyancy is located at the __________.
N a. geometric center of the waterplane area N b. intersection of the vertical centerline and line of action of the buoyant force N c. center of gravity of the vessel corrected for free surface effects Y d. geometric center of the displaced volume 9651: In a fixed CO2 fire extinguishing system where pressure from pilot cylinders is used to release the CO2 from the main bank of cylinders, the number of required pilot cylinders shall be at least __________.
Y a. 2 N b. 3 N c. 4 N d. 6