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6: Records of tests and inspections of a cargo vessel's fire extinguishing systems shall be kept on board __________.
N a. for 1 year N b. for 2 years N c. until the next Coast Guard inspection Y d. until the vessel's Certificate of Inspection expires 186: Fire hose stations shall be marked in red letters and figures such as Fire Station No. "1", "2", "3", etc. The height of the letters and figures must be at least __________.
N a. 1/2 inch N b. 1 inch N c. 1-1/2 inches Y d. 2 inches 249: Large quantities of gas in the shale shaker area may be an indication of __________.
N a. a break in the riser system N b. low formation pressure N c. a break in the drill string Y d. high formation pressure 314: The flag hoist 1.33 would be sent as __________.
N a. 1, answer pennant, 3, first substitute Y b. 1, answer pennant, 3, second substitute N c. 1, answer pennant, 3, third substitute N d. N, 1, answer pennant, 3 358: When treating a person for third-degree burns, you should __________.
N a. submerge the burn area in cold water N b. make the person stand up and walk to increase circulation Y c. cover the burns with thick, sterile dressings N d. break blisters and remove dead tissue 526: Motor-propelled lifeboats are required to have sufficient fuel to operate continuously at 6 knots for how many hours?
N a. 6 N b. 12 N c. 18 Y d. 24 528: If a person gets something in his or her eye and you see that it is not embedded, you can __________.
N a. get them to rub their eye until the object is gone N b. remove it with a match or toothpick N c. remove it with a piece of dry sterile cotton Y d. remove it with a moist, cotton-tipped applicator 610: The amount of freeboard which a ship possesses has a tremendous effect on its __________.
N a. initial stability N b. free surface N c. permeability Y d. stability at large angles of inclination 650: Which is an indication of reserve buoyancy?
N a. Metacentric height N b. Righting moment N c. Rolling period Y d. Freeboard 809: If the patient vomits during mouth-to mouth resuscitation, the rescuer should FIRST __________.
N a. ignore it and continue mouth-to-mouth ventilation N b. pause for a moment until the patient appears quiet again, then resume ventilation mouth-to-mouth N c. switch to mouth-to-nose ventilation Y d. turn the patient's body to the side, sweep out the mouth and resume mouth-to-mouth ventilation 922: An upright vessel has negative GM. GM becomes positive at the angle of loll because the __________.
N a. free surface effects are reduced due to pocketing N b. KG is reduced as the vessel seeks the angle of loll Y c. effective beam is increased causing BM to increase N d. underwater volume of the hull is increased 1023: Providing you are not in a special area, such as the Mediterranean or Red Sea, how many nautical miles from land must you be to throw packing materials that will float into the sea?
N a. 3 nm N b. 6 nm N c. 12 nm Y d. 25 nm 1102: While using a combustible gas indicator, if the hydrocarbon content of the atmosphere exceeds the U.E.L., the needle of the indicator will __________.
N a. remain at zero without moving N b. move to the maximum reading and stay there N c. move halfway up the scale Y d. move to the maximum reading and immediately return to zero 1141: 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-0027
N a. 2.15 feet N b. 2.05 feet N c. 1.85 feet Y d. 1.52 feet 1351: While operating off the coast of Greece, a seaman is injured. What indicator should be in the preamble of a radio telegram asking for medical advice from a Greek station?
Y a. RADIO MEDICAL N b. DH MEDICO N c. MEDICO ELLAS N d. MAYDAY 1352: If you have a fire in the engine room, your FIRST act should be to __________.
N a. discharge the fixed CO2 system into the engine room Y b. secure the fuel supply and ventilation to the engine room N c. maneuver your vessel into the wind N d. have all of your crew get into the liferaft 1521: You are in a lifeboat when you sight the stars shown. You will be heading almost due north when you head for Polaris which is marked by what letter? (D006SA )
N a. A N b. B Y c. C N d. D 1580: Which statement is TRUE concerning the placard entitled "Discharge of Oil Prohibited"?
N a. It is required on all vessels. N b. It is only required in the wheelhouse. Y c. It may be located at the bilge and ballast pump control station. N d. All of the above 1588: How should longitude 119°16.7'E be written when preparing an AMVER report?
Y a. 11917E N b. Q193 N c. 119.3°E N d. 119E 1807: Which is standing rigging?
N a. Halyards Y b. Stays N c. Sheets N d. Downhauls 1814: Your vessel displaces 840 tons and measures 146'L x 38'B. You ship a large wave on the after deck. What is the reduction in GM due to free surface before the water drains overboard, if the after deck measures 65'L x 38'B and the weight of the water is 76 tons?
N a. 8.76 feet N b. 8.93 feet N c. 9.04 feet Y d. 9.27 feet 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 2245: The backup system on an electric start survival craft is a __________.
N a. hydraulic system N b. pneumatic system N c. spare battery Y d. hand crank 2260: You are making a heavy lift with the jumbo boom. Your vessel displaces 18,000 T. The 50-ton weight is on the pier, and its center is 75 feet to starboard of the centerline. The head of the boom is 112 feet above the base line, and the center of gravity of the lift when stowed on deck will be 56 feet above the base line. As the jumbo boom takes the strain, the ship lists 3.5°. What is the GM when the cargo is stowed?
N a. 3.19 feet N b. 3.24 feet N c. 3.40 feet Y d. 3.56 feet 2496: What type of vent system would a barge of acrylonitrile have?
N a. Open Y b. Pressure-vacuum N c. Safety relief N d. Rupture disk 2660: A synonym for chloroform is __________.
Y a. trichloromethane N b. sulfuric chlorohydrin N c. chlorine gas N d. 4-methyl phenol 2790: The weight of liquefied petroleum gas vapors as compared to air is __________.
N a. variable N b. the same N c. lighter Y d. heavier 2813: A vessel heading WSW is on a course of __________.
N a. 202.5° N b. 225.0° Y c. 247.5° N d. 271.0° 2854: The sailing drafts are: FWD 14'-08", AFT 15'-06" and the GM is 4.8 feet. Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book, to determine the available righting arm at 40° inclination.
N a. 3.3 feet N b. 3.7 feet Y c. 4.3 feet N d. 5.4 feet 2884: The sailing drafts are: FWD 23'-02", AFT 24'-06" and the GM is 2.8 feet. Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the available righting arm at 30° inclination.
N a. 1.3 feet Y b. 2.5 feet N c. 3.2 feet N d. 3.7 feet 2992: A 98 GT uninspected towing vessel with a 1500 B.H.P. engine capability would be required to carry how many type B-II hand portable fire extinguishers on board? (Uninspected Vessel Regulations)
N a. 2 Y b. 4 N c. 6 N d. 8 3094: A type B-III CO2 extinguisher has a rated capacity of __________.
N a. 15 lbs N b. 25 lbs Y c. 35 lbs N d. 45 lbs 3099: Which type of power may a towing vessel use to drive the cargo pumps of a tank barge?
N a. Only air N b. Only steam N c. Air or steam only Y d. Steam, air, or electricity 3100: Portable fire extinguishers must be provided for the cargo tank area of an unmanned tank barge __________.
N a. only when fully loaded N b. if one or more tanks are full Y c. when transferring cargo N d. only when the barge is being towed 3197: The best information on the nature and extent of damage on a MODU is obtained from __________.
N a. alarms and monitoring devices N b. the toolpusher Y c. personnel at the scene of the damage N d. person in charge of the affected spaces 3300: How many portable fire extinguishers are required to be located inside the machinery space of a small passenger vessel?
Y a. None are required N b. One B-I, C-I N c. One B-II, C-II N d. One B-II 3379: Where should a tank barge's Certificate of Inspection be kept?
N a. In the owner's office N b. In the operator's office Y c. On the barge N d. On the towboat 3459: Using the Guidance Manual for Loading M.V. Grand Haven, determine the amount of ballast required in tank No.1 (P&S) to maintain drafts of 17'-00" forward and 22'-06" aft for a vessel loaded with grain which has a test weight of 39.5 lbs.
N a. 155 tons each Y b. 170 tons each N c. 190 tons each N d. 200 tons each 3654: You are communicating on the radiotelephone using plain English. Which procedural word (proword) indicates that you have received another vessel's transmission?
N a. Out N b. Over Y c. Roger N d. Wilco 3711: Changing rescuers while carrying out artificial respiration should be done __________.
Y a. without losing the rhythm of respiration N b. only with the help of two other people N c. by not stopping the respiration for more than 5 minutes N d. at ten minute intervals 3937: On the DEEP DRILLER, to pump bilge water out of the starboard pump room using both bilge pumps, it is necessary to open valves __________.
N a. 41 and 42 N b. 39 and 40 Y c. 39, 40, 41, and 42 N d. 39, 40, 41, 42, 26, and 28 3950: You are picking up a conscious person that has fallen overboard. Recovery is easier if you approach with the __________.
Y a. victim to leeward N b. victim to windward N c. wind on your port side N d. wind on your starboard side 3955: The person-in-charge shall insure that each rescue boat on an OSV is lowered to the water, launched and operated at least once every __________.
N a. week N b. two months Y c. three months N d. six months 4014: Towing vessel fire protection regulations apply to vessels operated __________.
N a. for restricted service such as making up or breaking up larger tows N b. for assistance towing N c. for pollution response Y d. on the Western Rivers 4108: A Certificate of Inspection for vessels of less than 100 gross tons carrying more than twelve passengers on an international voyage will be issued for a period of __________. (small passenger vessel regulations)
N a. four years N b. three years N c. two years Y d. one year 4189: You are loading in the winter in Albany, N.Y., for a voyage to a port governed by the tropical load line mark. Which of the following statements is TRUE? (Hydrometer reading in Albany is 1.000)
N a. You may not exceed the winter load line mark when you finish loading except for the burnout to sea. Y b. The freshwater allowance and burnout to sea may be subtracted from the required freeboard in Albany. N c. You may calculate the burnout necessary to reach the tropical zone and load extra cargo to compensate. N d. You may load to the winter mark less the fresh water allowance if you will be at the tropical mark upon arrival in the tropical zone. 4285: During an ocean tow when the winds are less than 70 knots, the maximum allowable KG for the COASTAL DRILLER is __________.
N a. 38.75 feet N b. 42.00 feet N c. 44.00 feet Y d. 65.00 feet 4326: The SS AMERICAN MARINER has on board 4850 tons of cargo with an LCG-FP of 279.84 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-0159
N a. LCG-FP 267.7 feet N b. LCG-FP 268.4 feet N c. LCG-FP 269.2 feet Y d. LCG-FP 270.6 feet 4362: The free surface effects of a partially full tank in a vessel increase with the __________.
Y a. surface area of the fluid in the tank N b. displacement volume of the vessel N c. draft of the vessel N d. height of the tank above the keel 4385: While elevated as shown in Sample Load Form #3 (Drilling), winds are 57 knots and current is 2 knots. What is the maximum wave height allowed for drilling?
N a. 30 feet N b. 33 feet Y c. 35 feet N d. 40 feet 4577: When the COASTAL DRILLER is properly preloaded, each of the leg reactions should be __________.
N a. 7,200 kips Y b. 7,099 kips N c. 4,720 kips N d. 3,381 kips 4597: While loaded as shown in the COASTAL DRILLER Sample Load Form #3 (Drilling), 236 kips are discharged from 80 feet AF0 and 19.79 feet to port of the centerline. What is the resulting starboard leg reaction?
N a. 4,281 kips N b. 5,382 kips Y c. 5,459 kips N d. 5,537 kips 5091: Obstruction lights on mobile offshore drilling units on the waters of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf must be displayed __________.
N a. at all times Y b. between sunset and sunrise N c. whenever visibility is restricted N d. whenever vessels approach within one-half mile 5175: The DEEP DRILLER, in transit at a seawater draft of 19 feet, enters a fresh water port. What is the new draft?
N a. 19.03 feet Y b. 19.40 feet N c. 19.63 feet N d. 21.16 feet 5235: If a MODU takes a sudden severe list or trim from an unknown cause, you should FIRST __________.
Y a. determine the cause before taking countermeasures N b. assume the shift is due to off-center loading N c. counterflood on the side opposite the list or trim N d. assume the cause is environmental forces 8605: On offshore drilling units, the lifeboat motors shall be operated in the ahead and astern position at least once each __________.
N a. day Y b. week N c. month N d. year 8663: While the DEEP DRILLER is operating as shown in Sample Load Form #4 (Drilling), casing is accidentally dropped over the starboard side. If the starboard forward inclination is slowly increasing, which tank is probably damaged?
Y a. 1S N b. 2S N c. 3S N d. 1P 8721: The DEEP DRILLER, at 60.0 feet draft in sea water, has VM = 974,441 foot-long tons, LM = 3 foot-long tons, FSML = 30,572 foot-long tons, and FSMT = 18,732 foot-long tons. What is the transverse free surface correction to KG?
N a. 0.00 feet Y b. 1.03 feet N c. 1.69 feet N d. 2.22 feet 9371: Overhauling a fire in the living quarters on a vessel must include __________.
Y a. opening dead spaces to check for heat or fire N b. evacuation of the vessel N c. sounding the "all clear" signal N d. operation of the emergency generator 9477: The water in which a vessel floats provides vertical upward support. The point through which this support is assumed to act is known as the center of __________.
N a. effort N b. flotation N c. gravity Y d. buoyancy