MANIPULACION PARTE A

1 Organisms carried in ballast wáter which survive on discharge can multiply and cause serious
enviromental problems.
 True

2 Ballast wáter can carry disease from one part of the world to another
 True

3 In order to replace approcimately 95% of ballast water in tank using the flow/through method
of exchange, the amount of water pumped through the tank must be
 3 x The tanks volume

4 Before starting bunkering operations, which one of the following precautions would you
attend to first?
 Plug the scuppers

5 Risk assessment should take place as soon as the barge arrives

 False

6 The tank gauge can indicate a false measurement, depending on the vessels trim
 True

7 Bunker fuel is used in the auxiliary engines as well as the main engines
 True

8 The PSC officers will always want to start the inspection with
 A thorought check of the ships documents

9 Examples of SOLAS certificates can be found in the IMO SOLAS book?

 True

10 What is the Harmonoised system of survey and certification?

 An IMO system to harmonise vessel survey dates for all major Certs required

11 SOLAS is concerned with the prevention of pollution at sea

 False

12 How long should records of seafarers hour of work be kept?

 6 months
 3 years
13 Hours of work may not be exceeded even in the event of an emergency
False

14 Which member of the crew must under go familiarization training?

All members of the crew

15 The SOLAS regulations, unless expressly provided otherwise, applies only to

Cargo ships in exceed of 500 gross tonnage

16 Can class survey be carried out at sea?

 Yes

17 Examples of marpol certificates can be found un the IMO MARPOL convention?

TRUE

18 The IMO intact stability criteria require that the area under the curve of righting levers from
30 degrees heel to the angle of flooding or 40 degrees /whichever is smaller/ should not be less
than
0.03 metre radian

19 The air resistance of a ships depends upon _____

 The speed of the ship

20 How would you increase the GM of a ship, loaded with a timber deck cargo, that has become
“unstable”?
 By filling the small divided bottom tanks on the lower side, whilst jettisoning the deck
cargo from the higher side.
21 What is the “range of stability” on a statical curve?
 Angles of heel where all gz levers are positive
22 If the bending stress in the keel is tensible, the ship has ____
 A sagging bending moment

23 A ship is in unstable equilibrium when upright if the centre of gravity is above the _______
 Metacentre

24 If a ship is poised on a wave with the crests at the ends and a trough amidships, the ship will
have___
 a sagging bending moment
25 at constant displacement, the moment to change trim 1 cm is proportional to ______
 the longitudinal metacentric height

26 A small p force is recommended for dry docking

 false

27 What is the “centre of flotation or tipping centre” of a vessel?

 It is the exact mid point of the ship, around which the vessel trims as weights are added
or taken away
 It is a fixed know point on the longitudinal metacentre
 It is the point on which the vessel initially rests, when being drydocked
 It is the geometrical centre of waterplane and also the point about which the vessel
trims
28 If the forward draught of a vessel is greater than the aft draught, what state of trim is the
vessel in?
 The vessel is trimmed by the head

29 Which of the items listed is not regulated by marpol annex VI?

 Sampling procedures

30 How many “grades” of officer of the watch (OOW) certification are provided for under
STCW?
 Three

31 The thrust power is the product of the ____

 Thrust and speed of advance
 Resistance and ship speed
 Thrust and RPM
 Torque and RPM
32 The specified loading conditions for which stability particulars must be given in the stability
booklet include _____
 Ballast departure condition
33 The natural pitching period of a ship depends on ____
 The longitudinal centre of flotation

34 The problems with mechanical treatment of ballast water are water are expense and
maintenance of the filters
 True
35 Correctly carried out, ballast water exchange at sea is a complete solution to the problem
 False

36 The imo ballast water guidelines contain a specimen format for a ballast water water
reporting form, which of the items of information listed does this form contain?
 Vessel information
 Voyage information
 Ballast water management information(number of tanks discharged)
 All the above

37 The use of clean, treated fresh water for ballast solves the potential problems with ballast
water.
 True

38 Which of the ítems listed is not included in the section of the IMO Ballast Water Guideline
dealing with ships operational procedures?
 Training and education

39 What is the MARPOL Annex VI máximum Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA)?
 0.015

40 The tank gauge can indicate a false measurement, depending on the vesse’s trim.
 True

41 What dangerous gas may be present during bunkering?

 Hydrogen sulphide

42 A member of the ship’s engine deparment should board the barge to be in overall control of
the bunkering operation.
 False

43 Which of the actions listed is not one that the PSC Officer can request following an
inspection?
 Rectify the deficiency at the next survey

44 As a mínimum the Port State Control Officer will inspect:

 The ship’s certificates plus a general inspection of the ship which may include the engine
room, bridge, deck and crew accommodation
45 Which MARPOL Annex relates to the carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances (NLS)?
 Annex 2

46 Which IMO convention has rules about working hours?

 STCW

47 All personnel on tankers must undertake specialist tanker training.

 TRUE

48 The present Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations, unless expressly provided otherwise,
applies only to
 Cargo ships in excess of 500 gross tonnage

49 Which of the following is NOT required by Officer of the Wath (OOW)?

 Medical care training

50 Dry docking should be carried out with a large trim.

 FALSE

51 In a ship floating in still water

 The centre of buoyancy must be forward of the centre of gravity
 The centre of buoyancy must be aft of the centre of gravity
 The centre of buoyancy and the centre of gravity must be same vertical line
 None of them

52 The transverse momento of inertia of the waterplane divided by the volumen of

displacement is equal to the
 Metacentric height
 Vertical centre of buoyancy
 Longitudinal centre of buoyancy
 Height of the transverse metacentre above the centre of buoyancy

53 The hull of a ship refers to

 The main body of the ship

54 At what maximum angle of list should Lifeboat be able to be launched?

 20 degrees
55 The height of the metacentre is directly related to the
 Centre of Gravity
 Deadweight
 Waterplane area
 Trim

56 In the probabilistic method of determining damage stability requirements for a ship, the
required stability index R depends on
 The lenght of the ship
 The displacement of the ship
 The gross tonnage of the ship
 The speed of the ship

57 In a dry cargo ship, the cargo is carried in

 Holds

58 Camber generally refers to

 The curvature of the bulbous bow
 The curvature of a deck in the fore and aft direction
 The transverse curvature of a deck
 The curvature of the side shell plating where it joins the bottom

1 Bilge radius is ___

 The radius of a bilge pipe
 The radius of the arc connecting the side and bottom of the midship section
 The minimum radius to which a bilge pipe can be bent without causing it to crack
 The radius if a bilge well

2 The diference between the displacement and the deadweight is equal to the…
 Steel weight
 Cargo weight
 Machinery weight
 Light weight

3 Increasing the bilge radius and the rise of floor will cause the midship section coeficient to….
 Decrease

4 If a vessel has a prismatic coefficient exactly equal to 1, the hull under wáter has…
 A rectangular cross section varying along the lenght
 A constant cross section along the lenght
 A constant waterplane along the draught
 A triangular cross sectionof varying área along the lenght
5 What do the letters MCTC stand for
 The moment to change trim one centimetre

6 To determine the position of the centre of gravity of a ship experimentally, it is necesary to

carry out….
 A gravity test
 An inclining experiment
 A buoyancy experiment
 A resistance test

7 The "weather criterion” in the intact stability criteria is related to the heeling moment caused
by….
 Storm waves
 Gusts of wind
 Stability after damage
 Stability in good weather

8 What vessels must carry a shipboard oil pollution emergency plan

 All vessels
 Oil tankers over 150 grt and other vessels over 400 grt
 All vessels over 500grt
 All oil tankers and other vessels over 500grt

9 If a ship in poised on a wave with the crest at the ends and a through amidships, the ship will
have…..
 A torsional moment
 A hogging bending moment
 A sagging bending moment
 Zero bending moment

10 as a mínimum the port state control officer will inspect

 The ships certificate plus a general inspection of the ship which must include the bridge
 The ships certificate plus a general inspection of the ship whish may include the engine
room, bridge, deck and crew accomodation
 The ships certificate
 The ships certificates plus a general inspection of the ship which must include crew
accomodations

11 what is the threshold gross tonnage that requires a ship to comply with the ISM code_
 500gt
12 the PARIS MOU covers the conduct of classification societies
 TRUE
 False

13 Which of the IMO Convention listed is not relevant for PSC inspection
 Loadlines
 SOLAS
 MARPOL
 COLREG Convention

14 Whats is the period of validity of the cargo ship safety radio certificate_
 5 years

15 if a vessel has a block coefficient exactly equal to 1, the hull under wáter has the shape of
a……
 Rectangular block
 Triangular Block
 Circular Cylinder
 Elliptical cylinder

16 If the trim of a ship changes so that the increase in draught at the forward perpendicular is
more than the decrease in draught at the after perpendicular, the centre of flotation is……
 Forward of amidships
 Aft of amidships
 At amidships
 At the location of the centre of gravity

17 If the centre of flotation is abaft amidships, the change in draught due to trim at the forward
perpendicular will be…..
 Equal to that at the after perpendicular
 Equal to that at the midship section
 Greater than that at the after perpendicular
 Smaller than that at the after perpendicular

18 Which members of the crew must under go familiarisation training_


 All members of the crew

19 What is the maximum period of validity of an international loadline certificate

  2 years
 3 years
 5 years
 10 years

20 What do the letter UNCLOS stand for_

 united nations centre for loss prevention studies 1985
 united nations convention on the law of the sea 1982
 united nations certificate for load lines spaces
 united nations classification of ships 1988

21 What does “opa 90” mean?

 Oil pollution act of 1990
22 Familiarisation training must be given to all persons engaged or employed on seagoing ship.
 True
23 What is the minimum composition of a safety committee?
 3 persons
24 During an inclining experiment _______
 The ship should be moored firmly to the quay
 The ship should be placed perpendicular to the current
 The ship should be floating freely
 The under keel clearance should be as small as possible
25 With a forward draught of 8.00m and an aft draught of 9.00m, the amidships draught reads
8.30m. what state is the vessel in?
 The vessel is sagged
 The vessel is in a normal state
 The vessel is hogged
 The vessel is on even keel
26 Hour of work may not be exceeded even in the event of an emergency.
 False
27 A small P force is recommended for dry docking.
 False
28 With reference to freeboard, the “fresh water allowance” for a ship of given displacement is
greater if____
  The summer freeboard is greater
 The metacentric height is greater
 The tonnes per cm immersion is less
 The waterplane area is greater
29 If a vessel has a constant cross section along its length and the vertical centre of buoyancy is
two-thirds the draught, the cross-section is ______
 Semi-circular
30 The waterplane area of a ship is proportional to the_____
 Tonnes per cm immersion

31 The amplitude of roll in waves will be largest when ___

 The natural rolling period coincides with the period of wave encounter
32 If the draught at the midship section is greater than the mean of the draughts at the forward
and aft perpendiculars, the ship is ____
 Sagging
33 An increase in the metacentric height will cause the rolling period to _____
 Remain unchanged
 Increase
 Decrease
 Any of a, b & c
34 Sheer forward is generally ___
 More than the sheer aft

35 What is an “angle of loll”?

 it is simply the angle of each variable roll of a heeled vessel
 it is the angle or list a vessel settles at, after a shift of cargo.
 It is the period in which a vessel momentarily rests after heeling one way or the other,
before returning to the upright position
 It is the list angle at which a vessel with negative stability comes to rest
36 How would you counteract an angle of loll following a collision
 Ballast on the high side
 I would not counteract it
 Ballast amidship
 Ballast on the low side
37 The centroid of the underwater volume of a ship is also ____
  The centre of gravity
 The centre of flotation
 The metacentre
 The centre of buoyancy
38 All seafarers must get which mínimum amount of rest in any one 24 hr period.
 8 hours
 6 hours
 10 hours
 12 hours

39 The longitudinal moment of inertia of the waterplane divided by the volumen of

displacement is equal to the.
 Metacentric hieght
 Height of the longitudinal metacentric above the centre of buoyancy
 Vertical centre of buoyancy
 Longitudinal centre of buoyancy

40 The PARIS MOU covers the conduct of classification societies.

 TRUE
 FALSE

41 Which of these certificates is not required by SOLAS?

 International Loadline Certificate (ILC)

42 Which of the following is NOT required by Officer of the Watch (OOW)?

 Medical care training

43 What is the Harmonised system of survey and certification?

 An IMO system to harmonise vessel survey dates for all major certificates required

44 A vessels Official number and IMO number are the same.

 FALSE

45 The present Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations, unless expressly provided otherwise
applies only to.
 Cargo ships in excess of 500 gross tonnage

46 Does a class surveyor issue the certificate of class?

 Yes
 No – it is issued by the class societies committee
 Only under special circumstances
  No – it is issued by the flag state on his recommendation

47 The distance between the centre of buoyancy and the transverse metacentre is proportional
to the
 Breadth draught ratio multiplied by breadth
 Breadth draught ratio
 Length breadth ratio
 Depth draught ratio

48 The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Intact Stability Criteria require that the initial
metacentric height should not be less than
 0.15 m

49 What is bilging?
 When a vessel has suffered a breach in its hull

50 An increase in the height of the centre of gravity of a ship will cause

 A decrease in stability
 An increase in stability
 An increase in the height of the centre of buoyancy
 A decrease in the height of the centre of buoyancy

51 If a vessel has block coefficient exactly equal to 1, the hull under wáter has the shape of a
 Rectangular block
 Triangular block
 Circular cylinder
 Elliptical cylinder

52 To determine the position of the centre of gravity of a ship experimentally, it is necessary to

carry out
 An inclining experiment

54 How long should records of seafarers hours of work be kept?

 6 months

56 What do the letters UNCLOS stand for?

 United Nations Conventions on the Law of the Sea, 1982

57 What is the máximum period of validity of an International Loadline certificate?

 5 years
58 Which Annex of Marpol deals with Oil Pollution?
 Annex I

59 organisms carried in ballast water which survive on discharge can multiply and cause serious
environmental problems.
 True

60 Ballast water can carry disease from one part of the world to another
 True
61 in order to replace approximately 95% of ballast water in a tank using the flow through
method of exchange, the amount of water pumped through the tank must be:
 3x the tank´s volume
62 before starting bunkering operations, wich one of the following precautions would you
attend to first?
 Plug the scuppers

63 Risk assessment should take place as soon as the barge arrives

 True
 False

64 The Tank Gauge can indicate a false measurement, depending on the vessels trim
 True
 False

65 Bunker fuel is used in the auxiliary engines as well as the main engines
 True
 False
66 The PSC Officers will always want to start the inspections with
 A thorough check os the ships documents

67 Examples of SOLAS certs can be found in the SOLAS book?

 True

68 SOLAS is concerned with the prevention of pollution at sea

 True
 False
69 PSC inspector can only board ships during the day and by appointment
  True
 FALSE
70 What does SOPEP stand for?
 Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan
71 Hours of work may no be exceeded even in the event of an emergency
 False

72 Can classes survey be carried out at sea?

 Yes
73 examples of marpol Certs can be found in the IMO Marpol Convention
 True

74 The IMO intact stability criteria require that area under the curve of righthing
levers from 30 degrees heel to angle of flooding or 40 degrees (whichever is smaller) should not
be less than_____
 0.03 metre radian
75 The air resistance of a ships depends upon____
 The air resistance of the ship
 The relative wind velocity
 The displacement
 The wetted surface
76 how would you increase the GM of a ship, loaded with a timber deck cargo, that has
become unestable?
 By filling the small divided double bottom tanks on the lower side, whilst jettingson deck
cargo from the higher side
77 what is the range of stability on a statical stability curve
 Angles of heel where all GZ levers are positive
78 if the bending stress in the keel is tensile, the ship has___
 A sagging bending moment

79 a ship is unstable equilibrium when upright if the centre of gravity is above the___
 Metacentre
80 at constant displacement, the moment to change trim 1 cm is proporcional to_____
 The transverse moment of inertia of the waterplane
  The transverse metacentric height
 The longitudinal metacentric height…
 The longitudinal centre of flotacion
81 What is the centre of flotation or tipping centre of a vessel
 It is the exact mid point of the ship, around which the vessel trims as weights are added
or taken away
 It is the fixed known point on the longitudinal metacentre
 It is the point on which the vessel initially rest, when being drydocked
 It is the geometrical centre of the waterplane and also the point about which the vessel
trims
82 if the forward draught of a vessel is greater than the aft draught, what state of trims is the
vessel in?
 The vessel is trimmed by the head
83 Wich of the items listed is not regulated by MARPOL annex VI?
Answer not found

84 how many grades of OoW certification are provided for under STCW
 Three
85 the thrust power is the product of the____
 Thrust and speed of advance
 Resistance and ship speed
 Thrust and RPM
 Torque and RPM
86 the specific loading conditions for which stability particulars must be given in the stability
booklet include
 Light weight condition
 Half load condition
 Loaded to the winter north atlantic load line
 Ballast departure condition
87 The natural pitching period of a ship depends on___
 The transverse metacentric height
 The longitudinal centre of buoyancy
 The longitudinal centre of flotation
 The longitudinal metacentric height
88 The problems with mechanical treatment of ballast water are expense and maintenance of
the filters
 TRUE
89 the use of clean, treated fresh water for ballast solves the potential problems with ballas
water
 True
90 The IMO Ballast water guidelines contain a specimen format for a ballast water reporting
form. Which of the items information listed does this form contain?
 All the above
91 the position of the hose should never be change once the bunkering transfer has started
 False
92 Which information about the bunker fuel oil has been delivered does the bunker delivery
note, not included?
Fifth option…
93 Which annex of MARPOL regulates the prevention of pollution by garbage from ships?
 Annex V
94 what is the primary legislation on which all other legislation concerning the operation of the
ISM code is Based?
 SOLAS Chapter IX- management for the safe operation of ships
95 Which MARPOL Annex relates to the carriage of Noxious Liquid substances?
 Annex II
96 All seaferers must get which minimum amount of rest in any one 24 hr period
 10 hours
97 which authority issues a dangerous goods document of compliances
 Flag state
98 if a ship trims without a change in displacement, the draught does not change at the location
of__
 The centre of flotation
 The centre of buoyancy
 The centre of gravity
 Amidships
99 the range of stability____
 The range of heel angles for which the righthing lever is positive
 The range from zero to the angle of vanishing stability
 The range from zero to the angle at which the righting lever is maximum
 The range from zero to the angle of loll
100 the maximum shear force on the hull girder generally occur near__
 The ends of the ship
 Amidships
  About a quarter of the lenghth from amidships on either side
 At the point at which bending moment is zero
101 The winter north atlantic load line is required in_____
 Ship Less than 100m in length
102 What is the maximum IMO GZ Value for a vessel carrying timber deck cargo
 0.25
103 deadweight in a ship refers to
 The weight of cargo, fuel and other non permanent weights in the ship
104 When stowing a bulk cargo what is the maximum amount of cargo that can be stowed in
any one space?
 0.9
 0.85
 0.8
 0.75

105 The block coefficient, the midship section coefficient, the water area coefficient and the
prismatic coefficient of a vessel are all equal to 1. The hull of the vessel has a__
 Rectangular ship shape
106 Where would you put the ballast if correcting an angle of loll?
 On the low side
107 What does fresh water allowance of FWA mean?
 The amount the laden fresh water draft must be reduced by, to equal the maximum
allowed laden salt water draft.
108 to obtain the tonnes per cm immersion in fresh water the tonnes per cm immersion in sea
water must be multiplied by:
 The specific gravity of fresh water
109 Ballast water exchange at sea can have a serious effect on the ships structural integrity
 False
110 The Bunker delivery note must be kept on board for at least
 3
111 What dangerous gas may be present during bunkering?
 Hydrogen Sulphide
112 Regulations concerning crew living and working conditions as well as the social rights of
seaferers are specified in a convention developed by:
 ILO
113 Wich ships require an international load line cert?
 All ships above 24m in length
114 Absence of valid ISM certification will lead to a detention
 TRUE
115 which of the conditions listed would not constitute clear grounds for more detailed PSC
inspection?
 The crew accommodation is untidy and dirty
116 The MARPOL annex I regulation of pollution by oil apply to chich ships?
 All ships, unless expressly provided otherwise
117 which of the following in not a special area according to marpol 73/78 annex I
 Caribbean Sea area

118 Does a Class surveyor issue the certificate of class?

 No, it is issue by the class societies committee
119 which ship require an international oil pollution prevention certificate IOPPC
 Tankers over 150grt vessels over 400 grt on international voyages
120 Under the loadline rules what is the minimum allowed GZ
 Greater than 0.2
121 a ship stable if the metacentre____
 Is above the centre of gravity
122 the hydrostatic particulars of a ship are given for the even keel condition. To obtain these
particulars for a slightly trimmed waterline, one should determine these particulars for the
draught at____
 Amidships
 Centre of flotation
 Centre of buoyancy
 Centre of gravity
123 the height of the metacentre is directly related to the…
 Centre of gravity
124 In the probabilistic method of determining damage stability requirement for a ship, the
required stability index R depends on___
 The length of the ship
 The displacement of the ship
 The gross tonnage of the ship
 The speed of the ship
125 The heeling moment during a steady turn is proportional to the____
 Speed of the ship
126 the attained stability index A in the probabilistic method of assessing damage stability
requirements must be___
 None of them
127 The shape of the hull is normally defined by its intersections with three sets of mutually
orthogonal planes, of which the horizontal planes are known as___
 Waterplanes
128 If a ship has run aground___
 The buoyancy is less than the weight
129 For a vessel of constant cress section along its length___
 All of them
130 The angle of repose is a parameter connected with___
 Grain Stability
131 In dry Docking what is considered to be the start os the critical period?
 When the stern touches the blocks aft