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11: A patient in shock should NOT be placed in which position?
N a. On their side if unconscious N b. Head down and feet up, no injuries to face or head N c. Flat on their back with head and feet at the same level Y d. Arms above their head 73: A liferaft which has inflated bottom-up on the water __________.
Y a. should be righted by standing on the carbon dioxide cylinder, holding the righting straps, and leaning backwards N b. should be righted by standing on the life line, holding the righting straps, and leaning backwards N c. will right itself when the canopy tubes inflate N d. must be cleared of the buoyant equipment before it will right itself 229: Fuel oil tank vents are fitted with a screen which will stop __________.
N a. oil from flowing out of the tank vent N b. air from entering the tank vent N c. vapors from leaving the tank vent Y d. flames on deck from entering the tank vent 269: To remedy a leaking fire hose connection at the hydrant, secure the valve and __________.
N a. replace the gasket in the male coupling N b. reduce fire pump pressure Y c. replace the gasket in the female coupling N d. rethread the male coupling 276: For a cargo vessel of 1,000 GT or over, on an international voyage, the required minimum pitot tube pressure from the two highest outlets when two fire pumps are operating simultaneously is approximately __________.
N a. 35 psi Y b. 50 psi N c. 70 psi N d. 100 psi 350: The most detrimental effect on initial stability is a result of liquids __________.
N a. flowing from side to side within the vessel N b. flowing from fore to aft within a vessel Y c. flowing in and out of a holed wing tank N d. pocketing in a slack tank as a vessel heels 396: Deck foam systems, designed to protect cargo areas on tank vessels built after January 1, 1975, must have a supply of foam-producing material to operate the system at its designed rate of foam production for __________.
N a. 15 minutes without recharging Y b. 20 minutes without recharging N c. 25 minutes without recharging N d. 30 minutes without recharging 442: On the all-purpose nozzle, the position of the valve when the handle is all the way forward is __________.
Y a. shut N b. fog N c. solid stream N d. spray 569: A shaft alley divides a vessel's cargo hold into two tanks, each 25 ft. wide by 50 ft. long. Each tank is filled with salt water below the level of the shaft alley. The vessel's displacement is 6,000 tons. What is the reduction in GM due to free surface effect?
N a. .56 foot N b. .58 foot Y c. .62 foot N d. .66 foot 797: Which statement about the hospital space on a cargo ship is TRUE?
N a. The hospital may be used for disciplinary confinement if it is not being used for treatment. N b. The hospital space must have both a bathtub and shower. N c. A hospital is required on all vessels with a crew of 12 or more if it makes overnight voyages. Y d. If a ship has a crew of forty-five who do not have their own room, the hospital must have four berths. 831: The spread of fire is prevented by __________.
N a. heating surfaces adjacent to the fire N b. leaving combustibles in the endangered area Y c. shutting off the oxygen supply N d. All of the above 844: If a crew member that was ill has died, which code should your message contain?
N a. MPO Y b. MPR N c. MPK N d. MPJ 883: On a vessel of 15,000 tons displacement, compute the reduction in metacentric height due to free surface in a hold having free water in the tank tops. The hold is 50 feet long and 60 feet wide. The reduction in metacentric height is __________.
N a. 1.54 feet N b. 1.59 feet N c. 1.63 feet Y d. 1.71 feet 892: While you are working in a space, the fixed CO2 system is accidentally activated. You should __________.
N a. secure the applicators to preserve the charge in the cylinders N b. continue with your work as there is nothing you can do to stop the flow of CO2 Y c. retreat to fresh air and ventilate the compartment before returning N d. make sure all doors and vents are secured 933: You are at sea on a vessel whose beam is 40 feet and the full rolling period is 20 seconds. What is the estimated metacentric height of the vessel?
N a. 0.3 ft. N b. 0.5 ft. Y c. 0.8 ft. N d. 1.1 ft. 1124: Spaces containing gasoline-powered machinery or gasoline storage tanks on small passenger vessels should have ventilator ducts that extend to the bilges because __________.
N a. air is heavier than gas fumes N b. oil and water mix there N c. it prevents air from entering or leaving the space Y d. Gasoline vapors are heavier than air, tend to settle in the bilges, and create an explosion hazard 1126: Aboard small passenger vessels which type(s) of ventilation must be provided for enclosed spaces containing gasoline engines or gasoline fuel tanks?
Y a. Natural supply and mechanical exhaust N b. At least one opening to the exterior of the hull N c. Mechanical supply and natural exhaust N d. Any of the above 1378: The most effective cooling agent among those normally used to fight fires is __________.
Y a. water fog or spray N b. chemical foam N c. mechanical foam N d. carbon dioxide 1579: During oil transfer operations, who is responsible for ensuring that the posted transfer procedures are followed?
Y a. The designated person in charge N b. The tankerman N c. The senior able seaman N d. The oiler 1692: You are preparing for what promises to be a rough ocean passage. Your 120-foot schooner carries a yard on the foremast, about 50 feet above the water. The yard weighs about 1000 pounds. If you take the yard down and stow it on deck for the trip, you will __________.
Y a. increase your vessel's GM N b. decrease the metacentric height N c. give the vessel a gentler roll N d. increase the reserve buoyancy 1810: Halon extinguishes a fire by __________.
Y a. breaking the chain reaction N b. smothering the fire N c. cooling the fire N d. coating the fuel with a nonflammable surface 1927: On offshore drilling units, the minimum number of inclined ladders which must be fitted between each weather deck is __________.
Y a. 1 N b. 2 N c. 3 N d. 4 2067: You are standing radio watch and monitoring VHF Channel 16 when you receive a call to your rig, TEXAS STAR, from a supply boat. What is the proper way to answer this call?
N a. 'This is TEXAS STAR. Pick a channel.' N b. 'This is TEXAS STAR on Channel 16. Come back.' Y c. 'This is TEXAS STAR, WSR 1234, reply Channel 10.' N d. 'Please stand by. We're busy right now.' 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 2274: A virtual rise in the center of gravity may be caused by __________.
N a. filling a partially filled tank Y b. using an on board crane to lift a freely swinging heavy object N c. emptying a partially filled tank N d. transferring ballast from the forepeak to the after peak 2403: A frame with two, or sometimes four, arms through which are threaded the guidelines and which is used to keep the drill stem and bit in line with the center opening in the temporary guide base is the __________.
N a. drill stem guide Y b. guide frame N c. drill string frame N d. casing guide 2404: Regulations require that cargo tanks carrying grades D or E liquids on tank barges be vented with __________.
Y a. gooseneck vents and flame screens N b. pressure-vacuum relief valves N c. branch vent lines and a vent header N d. forced draft blowers 2560: Regulations require that cargo tanks in which grades B or C liquids are carried must be vented with which of the following?
N a. Gooseneck vents N b. Flame screens Y c. Pressure vacuum relief valves N d. Forced draft blowers 2608: 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-0071
N a. Available GM 6.3 ft N b. Available GM 5.7 ft N c. Available GM 5.3 ft Y d. Available GM 4.8 ft 2814: Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 21'-04", AFT 21'-08"; and the KG is 20.6 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the remaining righting arm at 45° inclination if the center of gravity is 1.2 feet off the centerline.
N a. 3.8 feet Y b. 4.4 feet N c. 5.2 feet N d. 5.6 feet 2943: A virtual rise in the center of gravity of a MODU may be caused by __________.
N a. filling a partially filled tank Y b. using an on board crane to lift a freely swinging heavy object N c. emptying a partially filled tank N d. transferring pipe from the setback area to the pipe rack 3085: The vertical distance between G and M of a MODU is used as a measure of __________.
N a. stability at all angles of inclination Y b. initial stability N c. stability at angles less than the limit of positive stability N d. stability at angles less than the downflooding angle 3119: Life floats and buoyant apparatus may be stowed in tiers, one above the other, to a height of not more than __________. (small passenger vessel regulations)
N a. 3 feet Y b. 4 feet N c. 5 feet N d. 6 feet 3363: What must be carried out in order to manually launch an inflatable liferaft not designed for float-free operation?
N a. It will be easily launched by simply breaking the weak link. Y b. Depress the hydrostatic release button. N c. It is easily launched by cutting the container securing straps. N d. It is only necessary to attach the weak link to the vessel. 3372: Which statement is FALSE concerning precautions during small craft fueling operations?
N a. All engines, motors, fans, etc. should be shut down when fueling. N b. All windows, doors, hatches, etc. should be closed. N c. A fire extinguisher should be kept nearby. Y d. Fuel tanks should be topped off with no room for expansion. 3398: Before starting any diesel or gasoline engine, which of the following must be checked?
Y a. Oil level N b. Flow of cooling water N c. Exhaust discharge N d. All of the above 3462: A rigid lifesaving device only designed for survivors to hold on to while in the water is known as a __________.
N a. liferaft N b. life float N c. life preserver Y d. buoyant apparatus 3553: The DEEP DRILLER is loaded as shown in Sample Load Form #3 (Preparing to Drill). What is the margin on the maximum allowable KG while drilling?
Y a. 4.58 feet N b. 5.24 feet N c. 6.27 feet N d. 6.94 feet 3577: While being towed at a 19.5 foot draft, the DEEP DRILLER experiences single amplitude rolls of 10° with a period of 8 seconds. You should __________.
N a. continue towing operations at a 19.5 foot draft N b. ballast the rig to a 60 foot draft and continue towing operations Y c. ballast the rig to a 45 foot draft and check the vessel motions N d. alter course to bring the wind off the starboard beam 3588: For the purpose of training and drills, if reasonable and practicable, rescue boats on an OSV must be launched with their assigned crew __________.
N a. once a week Y b. once a month N c. once a year N d. twice a year 3663: Before deballasting to survival draft in the event of predicted heavy weather, the DEEP DRILLER Operations Manual recommends that the mooring lines be slacked __________.
N a. 10 feet Y b. 20 feet N c. 30 feet N d. 40 feet 3716: In order to initiate CPR on a drowning victim, __________.
N a. start chest compressions before the victim is removed from the water N b. drain water from the lungs before ventilating Y c. begin mouth-to-mouth ventilations N d. do not tilt the head back since it may cause vomiting 3831: Among the valves to open on the DEEP DRILLER, if you have to transfer ballast from Tank 10P to Tank 1S using #1 ballast pump, is valve __________.
N a. 24 Port N b. 33 Port Y c. 34 Port N d. 44 Port 3977: While loaded as shown in the DEEP DRILLER Sample Load Form #4 (Drilling), all of the liquid mud is dumped. What is the new longitudinal free surface correction?
N a. 1.63 feet N b. 1.65 feet Y c. 1.67 feet N d. 1.69 feet 4086: What signal flag is the "Pilot Flag" ("I have a pilot on board")?
N a. "P" N b. "C" Y c. "H" N d. "Z" 4136: If one hydraulic pump of an electro-hydraulic steering unit fails, the vessel's steering can be initially and best maintained by using the __________.
N a. trick wheel N b. accumulator Y c. standby pump N d. telemotor 4297: The COASTAL DRILLER is in ocean transit in which the winds are not expected to exceed 70 knots. In order to meet the leg strength requirements, the tip of can (TOC) position should be at __________.
N a. 0.00 feet (flush with bottom of hull) N b. 1.20 feet Y c. 12.38 feet N d. 60.50 feet 4313: The COASTAL DRILLER, in transit with winds expected to exceed 70 knots, must lower the legs to 60.5 feet below the hull in order to meet the requirements for leg strength and __________.
Y a. stability N b. variable load N c. environmental load N d. load line 4685: What is the change in transverse moments for the Coastal Driller if 2.5 feet of drill water is discharged from drill water tank #23?
Y a. 1,671 ft-kips N b. -161 ft-kips N c. -1,800 ft-kips N d. -2,982 ft-kips 5098: The SS AMERICAN MARINER is ready to bunker with drafts of FWD 20'-04", AFT 23'-06". 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-0172
N a. 0.62 foot Y b. 0.80 foot N c. 0.85 foot N d. 0.99 foot 5297: Among the possible causes of unexpected rapidly increasing inclination of the DEEP DRILLER while in transit is __________.
N a. consumption of on board variables N b. miscalculation of loads N c. external environmental forces Y d. flooding due to lower-hull damage 5637: While in transit during heavy weather, the crew aboard a semisubmersible should be alert to repeated pounding of waves on the lower bracing. If necessary, the unit should be __________.
N a. deballasted to a shallower draft Y b. ballasted to survival draft N c. ballasted to a draft in which the KG exceeds the maximum allowed N d. towed in the trough of the waves 5825: The tension on an anchor cable increases so that the angle of the catenary to the seabed at the anchor reaches 10 degrees. How will this affect the anchor in sandy soil?
N a. It will have no effect. N b. It will increase the holding power. Y c. It will reduce the holding power. N d. It will cause the anchor to snag. 5931: If the charted water depth is 200 feet, the limits of service for the COASTAL DRILLER require an air gap of __________.
N a. 35 feet N b. 32 feet Y c. 30 feet N d. 25 feet 8577: The indication of a slipping anchor is a(n) __________.
N a. decrease in mooring line length N b. increase in the opposite amperage N c. increase in the opposite line tension Y d. decrease in mooring line tension and amperage 9282: There is a fire aft aboard your vessel. To help fight the fire, you should put the __________.
N a. wind off either beam N b. stern into the wind and increase speed Y c. bow into the wind and decrease speed N d. stern into the wind and decrease speed 9453: At all angles of inclination, the metacenter is __________.
Y a. vertically above the center of buoyancy N b. vertically above the center of gravity N c. at the intersection of the upright vertical centerline and the line of action of the buoyant force N d. at the geometric center of the underwater volume 9561: Vertical moments are obtained by multiplying a vessel's weight and its __________.
Y a. VCG or KG N b. LCB N c. LCG N d. TCG 9661: In a fixed CO2 extinguishing system where provision is made for the release of CO2 by operation of a remote control, provision shall also be made for releasing the CO2 __________.
N a. from inside the engine room N b. from the bridge N c. from the cargo control station Y d. at the cylinder location 69354: Which casualty involving a mobile offshore drilling unit would require a report to be filed?
N a. Damage to property of $20,000 N b. An injury treated by first aid Y c. An occurrence materially and adversely affecting the vessel's fitness for service N d. All of the above