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41: Before using a fixed CO2 system to fight an engine room fire, you must __________.
N a. secure the engine room ventilation N b. secure the machinery in the engine room N c. evacuate all engine room personnel Y d. All of the above 45: Which statement is TRUE concerning small oil spills?
N a. They usually disappear quickly. N b. They usually stay in a small area. Y c. They may cause serious pollution as the effect tends to be cumulative. N d. A small spill is not dangerous to sea life in the area. 133: You have abandoned ship and are in charge of a liferaft. How much water per day should you permit each occupant to drink after the first 24 hours?
N a. 1 can Y b. 1 pint N c. 1 quart N d. 1 gallon 407: Any person maintaining a listening watch on a bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone must be able to __________.
Y a. speak English N b. repair the unit N c. send Morse Code N d. speak a language the vessel's crew will understand 512: The SS AMERICAN MARINER arrived in port with drafts of: FWD 28'-08", AFT 29'-05". Cargo was loaded and discharged as shown. Use sheet 2 in the white pages of The Stability Data Reference Book to determine the final drafts. ST-0012
N a. FWD 28'-10", AFT 29'-04" Y b. FWD 29'-02", AFT 29'-07" N c. FWD 29'-04", AFT 29'-04" N d. FWD 29'-05", AFT 29'-08" 680: The ship's tanks most effective for trimming are the __________.
N a. deeps N b. domestics Y c. peaks N d. settlers 807: The space containing carbon dioxide cylinders shall be properly ventilated and designed to prevent an ambient temperature in excess of __________.
N a. 75°F N b. 100°F Y c. 130°F N d. 165°F 872: The safety discs on carbon dioxide cylinders are set to release at 2,700 psi. Under normal circumstances this pressure will be reached at a temperature of __________.
N a. 70°F N b. 100°F N c. 125°F Y d. 135°F 894: Signals between an icebreaker and an assisted vessel may NOT be given by __________.
N a. whistle N b. flag hoist N c. radiotelephone Y d. radiotelegraph 988: Which portable fire extinguisher should be used on a class C fire on board a vessel?
Y a. Carbon dioxide N b. Water (stored pressure) N c. Foam N d. Carbon tetrachloride 1028: Symptoms of heat stroke are __________.
N a. cold and moist skin, high body temperature N b. cold and dry skin, low body temperature N c. hot and moist skin, high body temperature Y d. hot and dry skin, high body temperature 1065: Upon hearing the abandon ship signal, you put on your life jacket and report to your station. After the cover is removed you board your open lifeboat. The FIRST thing to do is to __________.
N a. release the gripes N b. release tricing pendants Y c. put the cap on the drain N d. lift the brake handle 1109: On small passenger vessels, drains or outlets for drawing off diesel fuel from water traps or strainers __________.
N a. must be located at the lowest portion of the tank N b. must have only a gravity-forced flow N c. must be extended to an external area of the hull Y d. are permitted 1253: If there are no alternatives for escape, what is the maximum height that the survival craft could be dropped into the water?
N a. 2 ft. N b. 6 ft. Y c. 10 ft. N d. 14 ft. 1659: You have berthed in a port area with other tank vessels. What signal is displayed by a vessel to indicate it is transferring flammable or combustible liquid cargo?
N a. A flashing yellow light Y b. A red light visible all around the horizon N c. A green light visible all around the horizon N d. An illuminated red and yellow caution flag 1663: Which tank barges require draft marks?
Y a. All tank barges N b. Tank barges over 50 GT N c. Tank barges over 100 GT N d. Notch barges over 1000 GT 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 1821: On offshore drilling units where natural ventilation is provided, each porthole or window must be fitted with __________.
Y a. screens N b. portlights N c. covers N d. curtains 1829: A sailing vessel with the wind coming from 220° relative would be __________.
N a. close hauled on the port tack N b. close hauled on the starboard tack N c. running before the wind Y d. on a broad reach 1851: When using a hand held smoke signal from a lifeboat, you should activate the signal __________.
Y a. on the downwind side N b. on the upwind side N c. inside the boat N d. at the stern 1906: Your vessel displaces 930 tons and measures 156'L by 38'B. What is the reduction in GM due to free surface if the fish hold (46'L by 28'B by 8'D) is filled with 1.5 feet of water? (Each foot of water weighs 36.8 tons)
N a. 2.16 feet Y b. 2.44 feet N c. 2.75 feet N d. 2.99 feet 2006: You have 400 tons of below deck tonnage and 100 tons of above deck cargo on board. You must load 160 tons of liquid mud below deck. How much more deck cargo can you load? (See illustration D036DG, stability letter for M.V. Hudson.) (D036DG )
N a. 85 tons Y b. 135 tons N c. 195 tons N d. 245 tons 2043: How does a coast radio station communicating by HF radio normally identify itself?
N a. By its subscriber number Y b. By its call sign N c. By its MMSI N d. By its MID 2385: When drilling from a MODU, the conductor casing is landed with its top extending to just __________.
N a. above the sea floor Y b. below the drill floor N c. below sea level N d. below the sea floor 2391: When fire pumps are used for other than firefighting services, 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 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 2474: Your vessel's drafts are FWD 19'-03", AFT 21'-07". Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the final drafts if 142 tons of cargo are loaded 86 feet forward of amidships.
N a. FWD 18'-09", AFT 21'-04" N b. FWD 18'-10", AFT 21'-01" N c. FWD 19'-10", AFT 21'-08" Y d. FWD 19'-11", AFT 21'-04" 2696: Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 27'-09", AFT 28'-03"; and the KG is 22.4 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the angle of list if the center of gravity is shifted 1.6 feet off the centerline.
N a. 16° N b. 20° Y c. 24° N d. 30° 2850: If a vessel loads 400 tons of deck cargo resulting in a GM of -0.3 foot on 9000 tons displacement, what will be the angle of loll? (Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book)
N a. 7° Y b. 11° N c. 15° N d. 17° 2900: You have loaded a deck cargo, and the vessel has assumed a 7° list due to negative GM. Your salt water drafts are: FWD 17'-00", AFT 17'-04". If you then load 825 tons of cargo in the lower holds (VCG 11 feet) and take on 500 tons of bunkers (VCG 2.5 feet), what is the final GM? (Use the reference material in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book)
N a. 0.8 foot N b. 1.0 foot Y c. 1.7 feet N d. 2.3 feet 2951: A jack-up displacing 350,000 cubic feet while floating in sea water (64 pounds per cubic foot) weighs __________.
N a. 10,000 kips N b. 18,169 kips N c. 21,841 kips Y d. 22,400 kips 3047: Automatic fire dampers in ventilation systems are operated by use of __________.
N a. remotely operated valves Y b. fusible links N c. C02 system pressure switches N d. heat or smoke detectors 3121: To prevent the spread of fire by conduction you should __________.
Y a. cool the bulkheads around the fire N b. remove combustibles from direct exposure N c. close all openings to the area N d. shut off all electric power 3211: What is placed on the underside of an inflatable liferaft to help prevent it from being skidded by the wind or overturned?
Y a. Ballast bags N b. A keel N c. Strikes N d. Sea anchor 3244: A person may operate an air compressor in which of the following areas on board a tank barge?
N a. Pumproom Y b. Generator room N c. A space adjacent to a cargo tank N d. A space two meters from a cargo valve 3282: What form of venting of cargo tanks is allowed for a tank barge certificated to carry grade B petroleum products?
N a. Gooseneck vents only N b. Gooseneck vents with flame screens Y c. Individual pressure-vacuum relief valves with flame screens N d. Straight vents with flame screens 3313: If the hydrostatic release mechanism for an inflatable liferaft is not periodically serviced and becomes inoperable, it will fail to __________.
N a. set the water lights on immersion N b. release the dye marker from the liferaft Y c. free the liferaft from the vessel N d. break the seal on the carbon dioxide cylinder 3472: If you find an inflatable liferaft container with the steel bands still in place around its case, you should __________.
N a. tell the Master Y b. leave the bands in place N c. tell the Mate N d. remove the bands yourself 3484: Your 80-ton schooner is hove to on the starboard tack under storm trysail and fore-staysail in 45 knots of wind. Your heading is averaging about 000° true and the wind is from the northeast. There is a dangerous shoal bearing 270° true, range 5 miles. Which action would be appropriate?
N a. You need only stay alert for changes, as your present drift will carry you away from the danger. N b. You should strike all sails and get underway under bare poles, making as much way as possible to the north. N c. You should set a reefed foresail and strike the jib. Y d. You should tack or jibe to the port tack and make all possible headway to the south. 3634: You are underway in mid-ocean when you hear a distress message. The position of the sender is 150 miles away. No other vessel has acknowledged the distress. Your maximum speed is 5 knots and due to the seriousness of the distress, you cannot arrive on scene to provide effective assistance. What action should you take?
N a. Do not acknowledge the distress message. N b. Send an urgency message about the distress. Y c. Use the signal MAYDAY RELAY and transmit the distress message. N d. Transmit a message as though your vessel was in distress. 3702: You may have to give artificial respiration after an accidental __________.
N a. drowning N b. electrocution N c. poisoning Y d. All of the above 3805: For the DEEP DRILLER, what are the longitudinal moments for a sounding of 15 feet in tank C3P?
N a. 1,055 foot-tons N b. 7,772 foot-tons N c. -21,391 foot-tons Y d. -25,669 foot-tons 3805: For the DEEP DRILLER, what are the longitudinal moments for a sounding of 15 feet in tank C3P?
N a. 1,055 foot-tons N b. 7,772 foot-tons N c. -21,391 foot-tons Y d. -25,669 foot-tons 3883: Which vessel greater than 100 GT is NOT required to have an EPIRB.
N a. A sailing vessel N b. A fishing vessel Y c. A non self-propelled vessel N d. A towing vessel 4044: Convection spreads a fire by __________.
Y a. heated gases flowing through ventilation systems N b. the transfer of heat across an unobstructed space N c. burning liquids flowing into another space N d. transmitting the heat of a fire through the ship's metal 4334: What is the function of an air receiver in the compressed air system?
N a. Condenses moisture N b. Provides overpressure protection N c. Purifies the air Y d. Acts as an accumulator 4807: The COASTAL DRILLER is loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #1 (Rig Move). What is the new transverse free surface correction (FSCT) if the entire contents of drill water tanks 6 and 7 are discharged?
N a. 2.24 feet N b. 2.14 feet N c. 2.10 feet Y d. 1.67 feet 5177: The DEEP DRILLER departs a fresh water port at a draft of 20 feet. What will be the draft in sea water?
N a. 19.0 feet N b. 19.3 feet Y c. 19.6 feet N d. 20.4 feet 6022: You are in a tank wearing a breathing apparatus and you desire to return topside. How many tugs of the lifeline mean "Take up slack"?
N a. 1 N b. 2 Y c. 3 N d. 4 6483: In a conventional drilling system, imparting rotation to the drill string is a function of the __________.
Y a. rotary table N b. swivel N c. motion compensator N d. diverter 6805: The record of tests and inspection of fire fighting equipment on board a MODU must include __________.
Y a. the name of the person conducting the test N b. the weight of the charge N c. recommendations for the next test N d. All of the above 6845: After conducting a boat drill on a mobile offshore drilling unit, what must the Master or person in charge enter in the in the logbook?
Y a. Any inoperative equipment and the corrective action taken N b. The name of the lifeboatman in charge of each lifeboat N c. The location of the vessel at the time of the drill N d. The time it took to lower the boat 8118: Most medium and slow speed diesels are started by what medium?
N a. Electric starting motors N b. Hydraulics Y c. Compressed air N d. Ether 8183: When extracting the legs from the soil, the hull of the COASTAL DRILLER may be pulled down until the draft is __________.
N a. at the maximum load line draft N b. one foot less than maximum load line draft N c. one foot deeper than maximum load line draft Y d. one foot deeper than calculated afloat draft 8288: What is NOT used as a stern tube bearing, on a large vessel?
N a. Wooden (lignum vitae) strips N b. Hard rubber N c. Resin bonded composition Y d. Bronze bushings 8733: The DEEP DRILLER, loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #4 (Drilling), discharges a non-liquid load of 275.8 long tons from a position 130 feet above the keel, 40 feet forward of amidships, and 30 feet to port of the centerline. What is the new LCG?
N a. 0.59 foot Y b. 1.64 feet N c. 2.23 feet N d. 2.82 feet 8747: If a severe storm threatens the COASTAL DRILLER while elevated, the setback in the derrick should be lowered and placed in the pipe rack. Its weight should be accounted for as __________.
Y a. variable loads N b. drilling loads N c. environmental loads N d. fixed weight 9331: Paints and solvents on a vessel should be __________.
N a. stored safely at the work site until work is completed Y b. returned to the paint locker after each use N c. covered at all times to protect from ignition sources N d. stored in a suitable gear locker 9622: You notice smoke coming from an open laundry room doorway. After activating the fire alarm, which of the following would you do FIRST?
Y a. Attempt to determine what is burning. N b. Acquire the nearest self contained breathing apparatus. N c. Break out the nearest fire hose. N d. Wait for the fire team to arrive and assist as directed.