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.
74: Outlets in gasoline fuel lines are __________.
Y a. prohibited N b. permitted for draining fuel from lines N c. permitted for drawing fuel samples N d. permitted for bleeding air from lines 138: A person reports to you with a fishhook in his thumb. To remove it you should __________.
N a. pull it out with pliers N b. cut the skin from around the hook Y c. push the barb through, cut it off, then remove the hook N d. have a surgeon remove it 142: You are in the Baltic Sea which is a special area listed in ANNEX V of MARPOL. How many miles from land must you be to discharge ground rags, glass, and bottles into the sea?
N a. 3 N b. 12 N c. 25 Y d. Must be retained aboard 262: Which fire detection system is actuated by sensing a heat rise in a compartment?
N a. Manual fire detection system Y b. Automatic fire detection system N c. Smoke detection system N d. Watchman's supervisory system 286: On cargo vessels, the discharge of the required quantity of carbon dioxide into any "tight" space shall be completed within __________.
N a. 1 minute Y b. 2 minutes N c. 4 minutes N d. 6 minutes 359: A vessel is floating in saltwater at a mean draft of 14 feet. The length of the vessel is 450 feet, beam 50 feet, TPI 45. The BM is 16.34 feet. What is the vessel's displacement in tons?
N a. 4,500 tons Y b. 6,000 tons N c. 7,560 tons N d. 7,900 tons 611: The maximum mean draft to which a vessel may be safely loaded is called __________.
N a. mean draft N b. calculated draft N c. deep draft Y d. load line draft 660: Reserve buoyancy is __________.
Y a. the watertight part of a vessel above the waterline N b. the void portion of the ship below the waterline which is enclosed and watertight N c. transverse watertight bulkheads N d. a measure of metacentric height 854: If an ill crew member is beginning to show signs of improvement, what code should your message contain?
N a. MVP N b. MPH Y c. MPF N d. MSO 907: An advantage of a dry chemical over a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher is its __________.
Y a. greater range N b. effectiveness on all types of fires N c. cleanliness N d. All of the above 928: A fire in the radio transmitter would be of what class?
N a. A N b. B Y c. C N d. D 936: If your vessel is equipped with inflatable liferafts, how should they be maintained?
N a. Have your crew check them annually. N b. They do not need any maintenance. Y c. Have them sent ashore to an approved maintenance facility annually. N d. Have them serviced by the shipyard annually. 1150: After the boat is at the top of the davit heads, the davit arms begin moving up the tracks and are stopped by the __________.
N a. hoist man Y b. limit switch N c. brake handle N d. preventer bar 1209: According to 46 CFR Subchapter T the purpose of fuses in electric wiring is to __________.
N a. allow for cutting out branch circuits Y b. prevent overloading the circuits N c. reduce voltage to the branch circuits N d. permit the use of smaller wiring for lighting circuits 1229: Which T-Boat must be fitted with a suitable compass?
N a. A vessel in river service N b. A vessel operating on a short, restricted route on lakes, bays, and sounds Y c. A vessel engaged in ocean or coastwise service N d. The regulations do not require a compass on any vessel 1230: The purpose of the tricing pendants is to __________.
N a. control the fore and aft motion of a lifeboat during lowering N b. control the outboard swing of a lifeboat during lowering N c. provide suspensions for the manropes Y d. hold a lifeboat next to the embarkation deck while loading 1232: A marine chemist issues gas free certificates and is certified by which organization?
N a. Mine Safety Appliance Association N b. American Chemical Society N c. Marine Chemists Association Y d. National Fire Protection Association 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 1493: A new liferaft has been installed on your vessel. The operating cord should be __________.
Y a. attached to the raft stowage cradle or to a secure object nearby with a weak link N b. checked to see that it's unattached N c. coiled neatly on the raft container N d. faked on deck and lead through a chock 1496: Your vessel has been holed in #1 hold and partially flooded. The hole is plugged against further flooding. In calculating the effect of the flooding on your transverse stability, you should use which method?
N a. Compartment standard method N b. Lost buoyancy method N c. Factor of subdivision method Y d. Added weight method 1718: You wish to communicate information that the swell in your area is 8-10 feet in height and from the northeast. This swell, as defined in the International Code of Signals, would be described as __________.
N a. rough Y b. moderate N c. high N d. confused 1963: How is a distress message normally initiated through INMARSAT?
N a. All INMARSAT units have a dedicated key that can be pressed for immediate action. N b. By adding the word "DISTRESS" in the first line of the message's preamble Y c. Certain INMARSAT units have a dedicated key that can be pressed for immediate action, while other systems provide menu-driven features. N d. By transmitting the distress message on the U.S. Coast Guard's dedicated monitoring channel. 2113: The SS AMERICAN MARINER is ready to load the cargo listed. There is already 2865 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-0050
N a. KG 26.2 feet N b. KG 27.4 feet Y c. KG 28.5 feet N d. KG 29.5 feet 2132: On which vessels is GMDSS required?
N a. All vessels capable of international voyages N b. Vessels operating outside of the range of VHF coastal radio stations Y c. SOLAS Convention ships of 300 gross tonnage or more. N d. Coastal vessels of less than 300 gross tons 2238: Which system has the least effective radius of operation?
N a. HF SITOR N b. MF NBDP Y c. VHF DSC N d. NAVTEX 2319: What is NOT generally a characteristic of inhaling light naphtha?
N a. Dizziness N b. Headache Y c. Vomiting N d. Coughing 2413: Signaling by flag hoist is completed by the vessel hoisting the __________.
N a. signal AR N b. code flag N N c. code flag R Y d. answering pennant 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 2787: You are on a commercial fishing vessel 78 feet long. At least one of your ring buoys or throwable flotation devices must have a line of what minimum length attached?
N a. 60 feet N b. 70 feet N c. 80 feet Y d. 90 feet 3240: When a vessel is required to have a power-driven fire pump, the pump may also be used for __________. (small passenger vessel regulations)
N a. the drinking water supply system Y b. the bilge pump N c. engine cooling water N d. None of the above 3260: A length of fire hose shall be __________. (small passenger vessel regulations)
Y a. attached to each fire hydrant at all times N b. equipped with a rotary sprinkler head N c. marked with the lot number and wholesale price N d. not more than 10 feet in length 3304: If your passenger vessel has been issued a stability letter, it must be __________.
N a. filed in the ship's office N b. posted in a passenger area N c. posted adjacent to the Certificate of Inspection Y d. posted in the pilothouse 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 3466: A sea anchor is __________.
N a. a heavy metal anchor with an extra long line used to anchor in deep water Y b. a cone shaped bag used to slow down the wind drift effect N c. a pad eye to which the sea painter is made fast N d. made of wood if it is of an approved type 3480: How should the number "6" be pronounced when spoken on the radiotelephone?
N a. SOX-SIX N b. NUM-BER-SIX Y c. SOK-SEE-SIX N d. NEW-MER-AL-SIX 3613: You are in a survival craft broadcasting a distress message. What information would be essential to your rescuers?
N a. The nature of the distress N b. The time of day N c. Your radio call sign Y d. Your position by latitude and longitude 3613: You are in a survival craft broadcasting a distress message. What information would be essential to your rescuers?
N a. The nature of the distress N b. The time of day N c. Your radio call sign Y d. Your position by latitude and longitude 3616: Which radiotelephone signal indicates receipt of a distress message?
Y a. Received mayday N b. Roger wilco N c. Seelonce N d. Mayday wilco 3714: If someone suffers a heart attack and has ceased breathing, you should __________.
N a. immediately give a stimulant, by force if necessary N b. make the victim comfortable in a bunk Y c. immediately start CPR N d. administer oxygen 3787: What is the VCG for the cement in P-Tank #1 on the DEEP DRILLER if the ullage is 6.4 feet?
N a. 116.24 feet N b. 116.44 feet Y c. 119.81 feet N d. 123.06 feet 3973: What are the additional vertical moments created when P-tank #4 in the DEEP DRILLER sample load form #1 (Transit) is completely filled?
N a. 2,252 foot-tons Y b. 9,413 foot-tons N c. 11,665 foot-tons N d. 13,917 foot-tons 4357: In using the Allowable Wind and Wave Charts for the COASTAL DRILLER, which of the three leg reactions is required?
N a. Minimum N b. Average Y c. Highest N d. Preloaded value 5131: In illustration D041DG symbol 1 refers to __________.
N a. change of draft N b. centerline N c. angle of inclination Y d. displacement 5154: 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 5196: You are hoisting a heavy lift with the jumbo boom. Your vessel displaces 8560 T. The 45-ton weight is on the pier and its center is 65' to starboard of the centerline. The head of the boom is 95' above the base line and the center of gravity of the lift when stowed on deck will be 55' above the base line. As the jumbo boom takes the strain the ship lists to 5.5°. What is the GM with the cargo stowed?
Y a. 3.74 ft. N b. 3.96 ft. N c. 4.16 ft. N d. 4.35 ft. 5757: What determines the minimum size of an anchor buoy?
N a. Environmental conditions Y b. Water depth N c. Regulatory bodies N d. Deck space on work boat 6425: The test for determining the formation fracture pressure after drilling out a seat is called a __________.
N a. casing test Y b. leak off test N c. drill stem test N d. well test 6611: Any firefighting equipment that is carried in addition to the minimum required number on a MODU must __________.
Y a. meet the applicable standards N b. be marked as additional equipment N c. be stowed in a separate area N d. All of the above 6631: All portable fire extinguishers must be capable of being __________.
Y a. carried by hand to a fire N b. carried or rolled to a fire N c. recharged in the field N d. used on class "B" fires 6684: The SS AMERICAN MARINER has drafts of: FWD 19'-04", AFT 21'-02". Use the white pages of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the drafts if you ballast the forepeak with 68 tons of seawater.
N a. FWD 19'-09.7", AFT 20'-10.0" Y b. FWD 19'-11.1", AFT 20'-09.4" N c. FWD 19'-11.7", AFT 20'-08.8" N d. FWD 20'-00.3", AFT 20'-08.2" 6946: Your drafts are: FWD 20'-08", AFT 25'-03". Use the blue pages of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the MT1.
N a. 1130 foot-tons N b. 1095 foot-tons Y c. 1070 foot-tons N d. 1025 foot-tons 7411: What is the spoken emergency signal for a distress signal over a VHF radio?
N a. Red Alert N b. Security Y c. Mayday N d. Pan 7655: In small angle stability, the metacentric height __________.
N a. is found in the hydrostatic tables for a level vessel N b. multiplied by the displacement yields the righting moment N c. is always positive Y d. is calculated by subtracting KG from KM 7681: The effects of free surface on initial stability depend upon the dimensions of the surface of the free liquids and the __________.
N a. volume of liquid in the tank Y b. volume of displacement of the MODU N c. location of the tank in the MODU N d. height of the center of gravity of the MODU 8015: In case of damage to the DEEP DRILLER on location, the immediate objective is to reduce the unexpected inclination and return the unit to __________.
N a. nearest sheltered port Y b. near its original draft N c. drilling N d. survival draft 8186: Your drafts are: FWD 16'-02", AFT 20'-08". Use the blue pages of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the MT1.
N a. 920 foot-tons N b. 935 foot-tons N c. 960 foot-tons Y d. 980 foot-tons 8855: The DEEP DRILLER is loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #1 (Transit). If weather conditions make it necessary to ballast down to survival, how much ballast would be required?
N a. 3,998.3 long tons Y b. 4,086.5 long tons N c. 4,188.0 long tons N d. 5,087.0 long tons 8983: The time required to incline from port to starboard and back to port again is called __________.
N a. initial stability N b. range of stability N c. inclining moment Y d. rolling period 9231: The transverse free surface correction of a floating MODU displacing 24,000 long tons is 1.0 foot. When the MODU is deballasted by discharging 8,000 long tons of ballast, the FSMT decreases by 4,000 ft-long tons. What is the new FSCT?
N a. 1.50 feet Y b. 1.25 feet N c. 1.00 foot N d. 0.83 foot 9563: The KG of a vessel is found by dividing the displacement into the __________.
N a. height of the center of gravity of the vessel Y b. sum of the vertical moments of the vessel N c. sum of the free surface moments of the vessel N d. sum of the longitudinal moments of the vessel