This is an interactive test. Read each question and select the proper answer by clicking on the appropriate answer. If a "Y" appears, your choice is correct. If a "N" appears, more study may be in order.
55: Most minor spills of oil products are caused by __________.
N a. equipment failure Y b. human error N c. major casualties N d. unforeseeable circumstances 317: Your vessel will be entering the navigable waters of the United States. You are required by regulations to __________.
N a. test the primary and secondary steering systems no more than 8 hours before entering Y b. correct the charts of the area to be transited using the Notice(s) to Mariners or foreign equivalent reasonably available N c. have a copy of Radio Navigational Aids N d. check the magnetic compass for the correct deviation 425: If you must pump bilges while a vessel is in port, you should pump only __________.
Y a. if discharge is led to a shore tank or barge N b. during the hours of darkness N c. on the outgoing tide N d. as much as is necessary 491: Before starting to hoist provisions, which should be checked?
N a. Hoist rope is not kinked N b. Multiple part lines are not twisted around each other N c. The hook is centrally located over the load Y d. All of the above 639: A fire hose with a nozzle attached must be connected to each hydrant except when exposed to heavy weather or when the __________.
Y a. fire hose might be damaged by cargo operations N b. vessel is in port N c. fire-main system is not charged N d. fire pumps are used for purposes other than supplying water to the fire main 731: If Annex V to MARPOL 73/78 applies to your vessel, you will not be able to discharge __________ anywhere at sea.
Y a. plastic N b. metal N c. glass N d. paper 785: 33 CFR 156 deals with matters concerning __________.
Y a. oil and hazardous material transfer operations N b. vessel construction and design N c. operation of nautical school ships N d. lifesaving and firefighting equipment 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 1011: Which vessel(s) is(are) required to comply with the vessel bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone regulations while navigating?
N a. All towing vessels 25 feet or less in length N b. All passenger vessels of 50 gross tons or less, carrying one or more passengers Y c. Power-driven vessels 20 meters in length or longer N d. An intermittently manned floating plant under the control of a dredge 1151: 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 1214: An inflatable liferaft should be lifted back aboard the ship by using __________.
N a. the single hook at the top of the raft N b. two lines passed under the raft Y c. the towing bridle N d. All of the above 1335: What prevents an inflated liferaft from being pulled under by a vessel which sinks in water over 100 feet in depth?
N a. The hydrostatic release N b. Nothing N c. A Rottmer release Y d. The weak link in the painter line 1459: Which data is NOT painted on the bow of a lifeboat?
N a. Number of persons allowed N b. Name of the vessel Y c. Weight of the boat N d. Port of registry 1565: What correctly expresses the time of 1122 (ZD +6) on 6 April 1981, for use in an AMVER report?
Y a. 061722Z N b. 06 1122 ZD+6 N c. G1722 06APR81 N d. 1122Z6 06APR 1633: The SS NORTHLAND is loaded to drafts: FWD 18'-07", AFT 19'-05". The KG is 33.6 feet. Use the salmon pages of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the angle of list if #6 starboard tank is fully loaded with 1624 tons of salt water ballast (VCG is 36.5 feet off the centerline).
N a. 4.0° Y b. 7.1° N c. 8.0° N d. 9.5° 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 1988: You have 590 tons of below deck tonnage. There is no liquid mud aboard. If you have 84 tons of cargo above deck with a VCG above the deck of 2.7 feet, what is the maximum allowed VCG of the remainder of the deck cargo that is permitted? (See illustration D036DG, stability letter for M.V. Hudson) (D036DG )
N a. 2.54 feet N b. 2.85 feet Y c. 3.11 feet N d. 3.55 feet 2025: BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND You are under sail with the auxiliary engine running and the propeller engaged on a 15 meter sail vessel. Which statement is TRUE?
Y a. This condition is indicated by a conical shape, apex downwards. N b. You should maintain course and speed when approaching a power-driven vessel. N c. You must display two green lights in a vertical line at or near the masthead. N d. You are considered a sailing vessel as long as sail propulsion affects the vessel's maneuverability. 2119: Your vessel displaces 475 tons. The existing deck cargo has a center of gravity of 2.6 feet above the deck and weighs 22 tons. If you load 16 tons of ground tackle with an estimated center of gravity of 8 inches above the deck, what is the final height of the CG of the deck cargo?
N a. 1.64 feet Y b. 1.79 feet N c. 1.96 feet N d. 2.14 feet 2191: A fishing vessel that is required to have a fireman's outfit, must have all of the following in the outfit except a __________.
N a. flashlight Y b. combustible gas indicator N c. self-contained breathing apparatus N d. fire axe 2217: Steering a survival craft broadside to the sea could cause it to __________.
Y a. capsize N b. run smoother N c. run faster N d. sink 2268: To what chemical family does chlorallylene belong?
N a. Alcohols N b. Esters N c. Glycol ethers Y d. Substituted allyl 2291: The purpose for the bag or box on top of some survival craft is to __________.
Y a. right the craft in case of capsizing N b. increase area for radar detection N c. act as a sail in case of a power loss N d. steady the craft in heavy seas 2329: The SS AMERICAN MARINER is ready to sail with the load shown. Use the white pages of The Stability Data Reference Book to determine the available GM. ST-0059
N a. Available GM 3.2 ft Y b. Available GM 3.9 ft N c. Available GM 4.8 ft N d. Available GM 5.3 ft 2430: What is an example of a grade A flammable liquid?
N a. Ethylene dibromide N b. Methyl alcohol N c. Nonyl phenol Y d. Pentane 2440: According to the Chemical Data Guide, what does ethyl chloride produce when ignited?
N a. Toxic fumes of oxides of nitrogen N b. Toxic fumes of lead Y c. Poisonous phosgene gas N d. Poisonous chlorine gas 2458: To find the product Valeral in the Chemical Data Guide, you would have to look up the product __________.
N a. Acrylic acid N b. iso-Valeraldehyde Y c. n-Valeraldehyde N d. Vinyl acetate 2563: The hoist line primarily used for lifting personnel on MODU cranes is called the __________.
N a. personnel line Y b. whip line N c. main hoist line N d. pendant 2621: The decks of a MODU are supported by transverse members called __________.
N a. trusses N b. deck longitudinals Y c. deck beams N d. web frames 2751: The requirements for special welding procedures on a MODU must be contained in the __________.
N a. vessel plans N b. Coast Guard file Y c. construction portfolio N d. construction plans 2775: The SS AMERICAN MARINER arrived in port with drafts of: FWD 28'-08", AFT 29'-05'. Cargo was loaded and discharged as indicated. Use sheet 2 in the white pages of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the final drafts. ST-0081
N a. FWD 28'-11", AFT 28'-11" N b. FWD 29'-01", AFT 28'-09" N c. FWD 29'-03", AFT 28'-07" Y d. FWD 29'-05", AFT 28'-05" 2889: Switchboards shall be ...... (small passenger vessel regulations)
N a. Watertight. N b. Grounded to the main engine on a wooden hulled boat. Y c. The dead-front type, totally enclosed N d. Equipped with switch locks 2941: The existence of liquids in partially full tanks or compartments of a MODU causes a virtual rise in the height of the __________.
N a. metacenter N b. center of buoyancy N c. center of flotation Y d. center of gravity 3166: You are underway with a tow consisting of six barges containing hazardous chemicals. Which statement is FALSE concerning a cargo information card?
N a. It must be carried in the pilothouse, readily available for each chemical carried. Y b. It must be posted on the lead barge of the tow only. N c. It must be posted on each barge on the tow. N d. It contains information on procedure for spills or leaks. 3213: A safety feature provided on all inflatable liferafts is __________.
N a. overhead safety straps N b. built in seats N c. internal releasing hooks Y d. water stabilizing pockets 3533: If the maximum amount of weight is stored in the pipe racks of the DEEP DRILLER, what is the weight per square foot?
N a. 250.0 pounds per square foot N b. 312.5 pounds per square foot Y c. 350.0 pounds per square foot N d. 400.0 pounds per square foot 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. 3689: 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 3713: The DEEP DRILLER is loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #5 (Survival) when an unexpected slowly increasing starboard list and bow down trim occurs. A leak in 1S is found. By deballasting from ballast tanks 2S and 3S, the inclination slowly decreases. The increase in the transverse free surface corrections is __________.
N a. 1.25 feet N b. 0.90 foot N c. 0.84 foot Y d. 0.22 foot 3807: For the DEEP DRILLER, What are the vertical moments for a sounding of 10 feet in tank C3P?
N a. 1,055 foot-tons Y b. 4,754 foot-tons N c. 14,621 foot-tons N d. 17,113 foot-tons 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 3948: While adrift in an inflatable liferaft in hot, tropical weather __________.
N a. the canopy should be deflated so that it will not block cooling breezes N b. the pressure valve may be periodically opened to prevent excessive air pressure Y c. deflating the floor panels may help to cool personnel N d. the entrance curtains should never be opened 3969: The sea anchor shown as item number 14 will NOT __________. (D014SA )
N a. check the liferaft's way N b. keep the liferaft end on to the sea N c. reduce the possibility of capsizing or broaching Y d. right the raft if it inflates inverted 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" 4201: While in 150 feet water depth when the pitch angle of the COASTAL DRILLER is 1 degree, the platform pitch period for going on location should be longer than __________.
N a. 0.2 second N b. 3.2 seconds Y c. 7.0 seconds N d. 9.2 seconds 4667: The COASTAL DRILLER is loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #1 (Rig Move). If the contents of #6 and #7 drill water tanks are discharged, what would be the new height of the longitudinal metacenter?
N a. 249.47 feet N b. 250.16 feet Y c. 252.92 feet N d. 253.90 feet 4771: The COASTAL DRILLER is loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #1 (Rig Move). If the entire contents of bulk tanks #2 and #3 are back-loaded to an offshore supply vessel, what would be the new draft?
N a. 11.04 feet N b. 10.88 feet Y c. 10.72 feet N d. 9.02 feet 5067: While a MODU is underway, a look-out must be maintained __________.
Y a. at all times N b. only during periods of restricted visibility N c. only when other vessels are present N d. only during the hours of darkness 5073: An obstruction light on a mobile offshore drilling unit on the waters of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, shall have a lens that is visible over an arc of __________.
N a. 60° N b. 90° N c. 180° Y d. 360° 5527: With adaptor blocks/chocks in place on an LWT stock anchor, the trip angle will be __________.
N a. 20° Y b. 30° N c. 40° N d. 50° 5541: What is the "holding power ratio" of an anchor?
Y a. Maximum mooring line tension divided by the anchor's weight in air N b. Anchor's weight in air divided by the maximum mooring line tension N c. Preloading tension divided by the anchor's weight in air N d. Operating tension divided by the anchor's weight in air 5786: The SS AMERICAN MARINER is ready to sail with the load shown. Use the white pages of The Stability Data Reference Book to determine the available GM. ST-0185
N a. Available GM 2.8 ft N b. Available GM 3.2 ft N c. Available GM 3.5 ft Y d. Available GM 3.8 ft 6083: A fixed CO2 system on a MODU with a capacity of over 300 lbs (136 kilograms) CO2 which protects spaces other than tanks must have __________.
N a. two or more releasing stations N b. automatic release in event of a fire Y c. an audible alarm and time delay N d. an audible and visible alarm 6133: What equipment is included in the fireman's outfit?
N a. Chemical protection face shield N b. Approved work vest Y c. Self contained breathing apparatus N d. Marlinspike 8127: The COASTAL DRILLER is loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #1 (Rig Move). If the contents of #6 and #7 drill water tanks are discharged, what would be the new height of the transverse metacenter?
N a. 134.95 feet N b. 135.91 feet Y c. 136.38 feet N d. 136.89 feet 8281: In storm conditions, when the DEEP DRILLER is in 600 feet water depth, and the high-line tension (HLT) is 350 kips, completely slacking the two leeward mooring line tensions reduces the HLT to __________.
N a. 375 kips Y b. 275 kips N c. 245 kips N d. 220 kips 8415: The three conditions which cause engine shutdown are overspeed, low lube oil pressure, and __________.
N a. high lube oil pressure N b. high jacket water pressure Y c. high jacket water temperature N d. low jacket water pressure 8547: What does the term "head" mean when applied to a pump?
N a. Length of its discharge pipe N b. Height of its discharge pipe Y c. Difference between the discharge and suction pressures N d. Sum of discharge and suction pressures 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 8773: The muster list shows each rig hand's muster station, his duties during abandonment, basic instructions, and __________.
Y a. all emergency signals N b. instructions for lowering the survival craft N c. the time each weekly drill will be held N d. work schedule