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Question asked (154):

How many emergency power supply sources are required for fire-detection and fire-alarm
systems? (SOLAS II-2/13.1.3)
Selected answer:
Two
Correct answer:
One

Question asked (400):

If you are ordering chain for use as 'Chain Stoppers' on mooring wires, the length of chain
usually recommended for use in each stopper is:
Selected answer:
1.5 to 2.5 mtrs.
Correct answer:
3.5 to 4.5 mtrs.

Question asked (441):

When navigating along a coastline what should be considered the most accurate method
of navigating?
Selected answer:
Use of radar ranges and bearings
Correct answer:
Use of Differential GPS

Question asked (531):

In the figure, which letter gives the correct understanding of the term "LENGTH
OVERALL"?
Selected answer:
Length Overall is indicated by C, in the figure
Correct answer:
Length Overall is indicated by B, in the figure

Question asked (845):

What would be the effects of a ship passing into shallow water?
Selected answer:
The vessel has a tendency to swing to port with a single fixed-pitch right-hand turning
propeller.
Correct answer:
The ship is less responsive to both rudder and propeller.

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Question asked (1060):

You are on a vessel 10 nautical miles off the coast of Nigeria, West Africa. Are you
allowed to dump empty glass bottles overboard ?
Selected answer:
No, glass bottles can not be dumped overboard
Correct answer:
Yes, the bottles can be dumped if they are ground so that the resulting particles can pass
through a screen with 25 mm openings

Question asked (2444):

What is correct UTC in this example? Approx. Pos: N49°51' W35°23', zone +2, Local
Time 0900.
Selected answer:
07 00
Correct answer:
11 00

Question asked (2448):

If the radar is set onto the Relative Motion Display, what would an echo of a target with no
trail indicate? Note this the trail of the echo and not a vector.
Selected answer:
The target is on a constant bearing and getting closer to own ship.
Correct answer:
The target is on the same course and speed as own ship.

Question asked (3771):

If Mouth - to - Mouth (M-T-M) ventilation by itself is unsuccessful and the casualty's heart
stops, or has stopped beating, you must perform External Chest Compression (ECC) in
conjunction with M-T-M. When performing ECC, where do you place your hand on the
casualty's body?
Selected answer:
Place the heel of your hand on the top of the heart position. Cover the hand with the heel
of the other hand.
Correct answer:
Place the heel of one hand, two finger breadths above the bottom of breastbone. Cover
the hand with the heel of the other hand.

Question asked (5498):

A radio-telex call to a coast-station is generally started up in the:
Selected answer:
FEC-system
Correct answer:
ARQ-system

Question asked (5617):

A distress-call, onboard via RCC, may only be given Receipt if:
Selected answer:
The captain orders

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Correct answer:
The O.O.W deems it necessary

Question asked (5726):

At present the MF/HF transmitter often has an automatic aerial turning unit. Should this
fail:
Selected answer:
The transmitter will automatically keep operating on the MF and HF distress frequencies
Correct answer:
Its always possible to put the turning unit in a fixed position, so the MF distress
frequencies can still be used

Question asked (5936):

" On area A3 the function "" Transmission and reception of signals for locating "" is mainly
based on:"
Selected answer:
the use of SARSAT COSPAS Epirbs
Correct answer:
the use of SART transponders

Question asked (6042):

" On area A1 the function "" Transmission of ship to shore distress alerts"" is mainly
based on:"
Selected answer:
The use of portable VHF
Correct answer:
The use of VHF DSC

Question asked (6122):

The normal mode of operation for each coast station shall be indicated in:
Selected answer:
The ITU List of Call signs and numerical identities of station used by the maritime mobile
and maritime mobile-satellite services
Correct answer:
The ITU List of Coast Station

Question asked (20330):

Give the meaning of the following symbol
Selected answer:
EPIRB
Correct answer:
Survival craft portable radio

Question asked (20347):

The operating mode of a pyrotechnic signal depends essentially on:
Selected answer:
The fact that the user is on board a liferaft, a lifeboat or ship

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Correct answer:
Instructions or diagrams printed on its casing by the manufacturer

Question asked (30117):

What is the correct chemical name for Caustic Soda in liquid form?
Selected answer:
Sodium Chlorate solution.
Correct answer:
Sodium Hydroxide solution

Question asked (31029):

What does ISM stand for?
Selected answer:
Internal Ship Safety Management
Correct answer:
The International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution
Prevention

Question asked (31444):

What is the ideal humidity in a working environment?
Selected answer:
10 - 30 %.
Correct answer:
40 - 60 %.

Question asked (32128):

Which type of equipment can be used to detect explosives?
Selected answer:
Metal detector
Correct answer:
Particulate detector

Question asked (32333):

On modern chemical tankers, nitrogen is often used to achieve a super-dry atmosphere
within a cargo tank prior to loading. Sometimes however, equipment delivering a special
air supply is fitted and available for this same purpose. What does this equipment do?
Selected answer:
It filters carbon-dioxide out of the air.
Correct answer:
It supplies de-humidified air.

Question asked (32785):

Where can the size of the Magnetic Compass Error be found?
Selected answer:
By reference to the last entry in the Compass Error Log Book

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Correct answer:
By taking a transit bearing of two fixed geographical positions and comparing it with the
bearing of the same points on the chart

Question asked (32796):

When the temperature of the air increases with height it is known as a "Temperature
Inversion" and may influence the performance of some instruments on the ship. What
should the bridge Officer of the Watch be prepared to happen?
Selected answer:
The GPS may give errors of position because of interference of incoming signals from the
satellites
Correct answer:
Abnormal ranges of VHF RT and Second Trace Returns on the radar

Question asked (32798):

What is the weather associated with being in the centre of an Anticyclone (a region of
High Pressure)?
Selected answer:
Persistent rain and very humid weather
Correct answer:
Light winds and fair weather, sometimes fog.

Question asked (32850):

When plotting a position, where should the Officer of the Watch select as the ships
position, when three gyro compass bearings intercept as a triangle (Cocked Hat) and not
as a single point?
Selected answer:
At the centre of the triangle
Correct answer:
At the point nearest to the danger, if any.

Question asked (32887):

What is the anticipated rolling period of a ship with a large initial Transverse Metacentric
Height (GM) and would there be any associated dangers to consider?
Selected answer:
Long period of roll with free surface effects at a maximum.
Correct answer:
Short sharp period of roll associated with breaking lashings and shifting cargo

Question asked (33549):

The pumping and piping arrangement for a chemical tanker constructed after 1st January
2007 and carrying substances of categories "X", "Y" or "Z" must ensure that the maximum
quantity of residues retained in a cargo tank and its associated piping must not exceed
which of the following amounts?
Selected answer:
10 litres.
Correct answer:
75 litres.

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Question asked (33555):

Which Code applies to the design, construction, equipment and operation of ships
certified to carry Noxious Liquid Substances in bulk constructed on or after 1st July 1986?
Selected answer:
The International Ship Construction (Noxious Liquid Substances in bulk) Regulations.
Correct answer:
The International Bulk Chemical Code (the IBC Code).

Question asked (33574):

Which of the following cargoes would normally require surrounding empty cargo tanks,
void spaces and ballast tanks on a chemical tanker to be inerted prior to loading and
maintained in that condition while the cargo was on board?
Selected answer:
Propionic Anhydride.
Correct answer:
Propylene Oxide.

Question asked (33598):

What alternative is there to direct (heating coils or heat exchanger) or ducted heating on a
parcel chemical tanker?
Selected answer:
Recirculation.
Correct answer:
Stowage such that heat transfer may be delivered from a cargo of higher temperature in
an adjacent tank.

Question asked (33614):

This vessel is sighted ahead and slightly to port. What is her situation? What will you do?
Selected answer:
This is a vessel not under command at anchor.
Correct answer:
This vessel is aground. I will navigate with extreme caution given the nature of the
hazard.

Question asked (33626):

You are proceeding along a coastal route when you hear this signal. The visibility is
severely restricted. What does the signal mean?
Selected answer:
There is a vessel at anchor in the vicinity. She is more than 100 metres in length. She is
sounding an additional warning signal to approaching vessels, directing them to "keep
clear".
Correct answer:
There is a vessel aground in the vicinity. She is more than 100 metres in length. She is
sounding an additional warning to approaching vessels that they are "running into
danger".

Question asked (33701):

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What does this signal hoist mean?
Selected answer:
I require medical assistance.
Correct answer:
I require immediate assistance.

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