Deck Support Gen. Cargo

Wrong answer summary CES 5.2.8

Test date:

14.03.2016

Test type:

STCW

Department:

Deck

Level:

Support

Vessel type:

General cargo vessel

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D

CES version:

Question asked (396): When reeving a new wire onto a self-stowing winch drum you should, after looking at brake arrangement, reeve it to pay out as follows:

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Direction B

Question asked (521): Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: The Capstan is indicated by A, in the figure

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Which is the "CAPSTAN", in the figure?

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Question asked (529): On the figure there are four (4) possible directions, shown by the arrowed lines, which could be the correct direction associated with the term "HEAD LINE". Which one is the correct one? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Head line is given by B on the figure

Question asked (530): On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term "AIR DRAUGHT" given. Which one is the correct one? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Air draught is given by D on the figure

Question asked (536): On the figure there are four possible definitions of the term "STARBOARD BOW" given. Which one is the correct one? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Starboard bow is given by A on the figure

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (537): On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term "STARBOARD QUARTER" given. Which one is the correct one? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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D

Correct answer: Starboard quarter is given by C on the figure

Question asked (614): What is the normal name of the special wire/rope on board the ship used to make a tug fast? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: Towing spring

Correct answer: Approved training in survival techniques

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Question asked (1226): Read the text in the diagram and answer this question: What should be given to prospective seafarers?

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Question asked (1491): When acting as helmsman would you expect the reading of the gyro compass to be the same as the magnetic compass? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Very seldom would they be the same

Question asked (1494):

What is the meaning of the term "Steady as she goes" when acting as helmsman? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: While altering the ships head, the instruction "steady as she goes" means reduce the ships swing as rapidly as possible and steady on present course

Question asked (1736): If you have to carry out hot work close to a smoke detector in the engine room, what precautions should be taken? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Notify Master, Deck officer and Engineer in charge.The loop for this special sensor to be switched off and take normal precautions for hot work.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (3589): Which of the mooring lines shown in the figure is known as the "AFT BREAST LINE"? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: The Aft Breast Line is B, in the figure

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Question asked (3618): What letter indicates the direction "AHEAD", in the figure? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: Ahead is indicated by A, in the figure

Question asked (3635):

What is the output shown on the "Rate of Turn" display fitted on the bridge?

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: The Rate of Turn indicator displays the rate the ship is swinging in degrees per minute

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Question asked (3737): The diagram shows the lead of a rope during mooring operations and the possible point where it may break. Where would be considered the safest place to be standing? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Outside the coloured zone.

Question asked (3781): If you detect a fire on board the ship, dependent on the situation, which of the following actions is the first to be taken? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Raise the fire alarm.

Question asked (3784): Anyone of the crew who is assigned to watch duties in port has a number of important tasks to carry out. Which one of the listed tasks should be included in the watchman's duties? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Check the moorings for correct tightness and ensure the gangway remains safe and secure.

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (3947): What will you do if you are helmsman and the OOW (officer on watch) gives you the order: ”Starboard ten”

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: Fog signal of one long blast heard on the port bow at regular intervals of about 2 minutes

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Question asked (3941): During restricted visibility, you are posted as bridge lookout and you hear 1 long blast at intervals of about 2 minutes on your port bow. What will you report to the OOW (officer on watch)?

Correct answer: Repeat the command back and then turn the wheel to make the rudder turn 10 degrees to starboard of amidships

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Correct answer: By repeating the order

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Question asked (3953): How should you, as helmsman, give feedback to the OOW (officer on watch) that his orders are understood?

Question asked (10035):

*What is the signal actuated by a fire detection system? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: A visual and audible alarm signal at the control panel

Question asked (10094): Water is the extinguishing agent which is the most widely employed and its action as an extinguishing agent is due to a combination of the following phenomena: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Cooling, smothering and dispersion

Question asked (10134): Which one of the following is a limitation on the use of chemical powders? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: All the below mentioned alternatives

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (10167): The method of extinction by smothering is based on this basis;

Question asked (10173): In order to extinguish a flammable liquid of the same kind as alcohol, we can use: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: Anti-alcohol foam

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Correct answer: The fire is extinguished by avoiding the contact between the fuel vapours and the oxygen

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (10254):

*Which of these series of sizes corresponds to the international standard for nozzles

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: 12 mm, 16 mm and 19 mm

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Question asked (10457): In case of a fire on the line of an oxyacetylene gas-welding equipment, what action should be taken? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Close the valves on both bottles, first the acetylene and then the oxygen bottle

Question asked (20040):

Give the meaning of the following symbol: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Davit launched liferaft

Question asked (20179): Which one of the listed requirements regarding the stowage of liferafts corresponds to present SOLAS regulations? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Liferafts shall be stowed with its painter permanently attached to the ship

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (20230): An immersion suit will not sustain burning or continue melting after being totally enveloped in a fire for a period of: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: 2 sec

Question asked (20291): In which way shall a survivor be hauled out of the sea? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: Horizontal

Question asked (20313): Which of air and water is the fluid that transfers the greatest amount of heat during the same time, given that the fluid is not flowing along the immersed body?

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (20451):

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Correct answer: Water

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What signal, if any, is specified in SOLAS as the "Abandon ship" signal ? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: the "Abandon ship" signal is not specified, only the general emergency alarm signal is stated

Question asked (31338):

How would an enclosed space be defined? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: One in which the atmosphere may have a deficiency of oxygen or may have a toxic gas

Question asked (31437): Which one of the following types of rope is the most dangerous to work with? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Nylon.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (31442): Under what circumstances should gangway nets be rigged under the gangway? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: Whenever the gangway is rigged between ship and shore.

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Question asked (31532): A lifejacket should be provided with: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: A whistle and a light

Question asked (32004):

Which of the following areas may be possible restricted areas? (Review all answers)

Question asked (32011):

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Correct answer: All alternatives

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

"During a bomb search, which of the following is an important principle to follow?"

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Do not touch any suspicious packages

Question asked (33208):

When loading steel coils into the hold of a General Cargo ship, which is the "locking coil"? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: The final coil loaded at the centre of the stow in second, third and fourth tiers

Question asked (33214): When will a hatch cover cross-joint wedge need replacement on a General Cargo Vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: When the flat spring is missing

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33221): What is the correct sequence of washing a cargo hold of a General Cargo ship?

Correct answer: Sweep, saltwater wash, freshwater rinse, dry

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: That grease from wire falls does not fall onto cargoes being loaded or discharged

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Question asked (33240): What must be ensured when using the ship's cargo gear on a General Cargo vessel in hot climates?

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Question asked (33244): On a General Cargo Vessel, what must be ensured when using ship's cargo gear in hot climates?

Question asked (33252):

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Correct answer: That grease from wire falls does not fall onto cargoes being loaded or discharged

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When lashing general cargoes why are short lashings preferred to long ones? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Because they are more easily tightened and held in tension

Question asked (33259): What would you do immediately if you saw oil spilling from a bunker hose during cargo operations on a General Cargo vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Stop the bunker operation

Question asked (33261): What should be done prior to loading structural steel products on a General Cargo Vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Dunnage of 7.5cm x 7.5cm cross section should be laid athwartships over the tank top about 3m apart

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33264): Why should cargo residues be removed from bilge wells on a General Cargo vessel?

Correct answer: Because bilge sounding pipes could become blocked

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: The necessary permits, based on valid atmospheric and other applicable tests.

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Question asked (33670): You have been assigned to enter a hold and check the general cargo stowed in it, as part of an on-passage monitoring procedure. What must be in place before you can do that?

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (33672): What general background colour is used on warning signs that indicate emergency or first -aid features, or indicate a safe condition?

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (33724):

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Correct answer: Green.

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Where is the "FORECASTLE", in the figure? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: The Forecastle is B, in the figure

Question asked (33751):

What do you understand by: Secure the tug? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Secure the tug means: to make fast the tug

Question asked (33753): How would you alert others onboard if you saw a person falling overboard? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: If I saw a person falling overboard I would shout repeatedly, "Man overboard"

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33760): What do you understand by: Bitter end?

Correct answer: Bitter end means: the end link of an anchor cable that is secured within the chain locker

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Question asked (33880): Which of the following is false when a casualty is bleeding?

Question asked (33881): To control bleeding, a tourniquet should be applied:

Question asked (33892):

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Correct answer: Only when all other means have failed

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Cover the wound with a cloth

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

When first using cleaning agent in the machinery space, the crew should:

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Confirm that it won't form an emulsion

Question asked (33896):

Which of the following is part of the spill response equipment inventory? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Sorbents

Question asked (34476): When preparing cargo cranes for operation on a General Cargo ship using shore personnel, what are three of the most important checks to be made? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Check that winches, brakes and emergency stops are working correctly

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (34481): What must be done before dock workers and stevedores are allowed on board a General Cargo vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: Identification and passes must checked and number of persons on board recorded

Question asked (34488): On a General Cargo Vessel cargo is be secured using turnbuckles (bottlescrews) and wires; what is the minimum number of bulldog grips that should be used to attach wires to turnbuckles ?

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: A minimum of three

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Question asked (34489): On a General Cargo Vessel, what must be done if a crane or derrick block sheave is found to be worn? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: Inform Chief Officer and prepare to change block if required

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Question asked (34490): What are the more likely causes of damage to the cargo holds internal structure on a General Cargo vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Damage may be caused by fork lift truck operations and loading/discharge of heavy cargo

Question asked (34492): What should you ensure prior to closing hatch covers when preparing to sail on a General Cargo vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: That all track ways are clear of obstructions

Question asked (34590): Why is working at height on a moving vessel more risky than working at height ashore? Select the best option. Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: The vessel may be moving which causes extra loads on a person.

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Wrong answer summary CES 5.2.8

Test date:

14.03.2016

Test type:

STCW

Department:

Deck

Level:

Support

Vessel type:

General cargo vessel

LA

D

CES version:

Question asked (223): When keeping a lookout, what would be the correct understanding of the question "What is the aspect of the other ship"?

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: The question is requesting some indication of the direction the other ship is heading.

Correct answer: Direction B

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Question asked (396): When reeving a new wire onto a self-stowing winch drum you should, after looking at brake arrangement, reeve it to pay out as follows:

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Question asked (572): What is name of the machine shown, used to heave on the ropes during mooring and unmooring? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Winch

Question asked (1490):

What is the correct understanding of the term "LEE SIDE"? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: The lee side is the side of the ship which is facing away from the wind.

Question asked (1495): What does the term "Hard a Starboard" or "Hard to Starboard" mean? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Put the wheel fully over to starboard.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (1641): Apart from red, what other colour is frequently used for a dry powder extinguisher? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: Blue

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Question asked (2018): Who is authorised to operate lifting equipment around the ship? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: Those ship's personnel who have been assessed as competent and are duly authorised to do so by the master as per the procedures as outlined in the ship's SMS system.

Question asked (2874): Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: CO2

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In case of fire in the switch board, what kind of extinguisant to be preferred?

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Question asked (2967): When you are on watch during a stay in port, what should you always ensure is ready at the head of the gangway? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Life buoy with line.

Question asked (2977): When a vessel arrives at a port to pick up a pilot and enter harbour, there should be someone required to stand by the anchor forward. How should the anchor be prepared and ready? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: The brake securely applied, all cement/covering into the chain locker and securing arrangements from windlass removed. The guillotine can remain for removal when ready

Question asked (2979): What kind of safety clothing should be worn during a mooring operation? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Helmet, safety shoes, gloves and protective clothes.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (3621): In the diagram, which letter is pointing to the area of the ship known as the "STERN"? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (3639): When acting as helmsman, what should be the method of responding to an order? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: The Stern area is indicated by C, in the figure

PA

Correct answer: When receiving an order, the order should be repeated back to the person who gave it before carrying out the order.

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Question asked (3650): During the anchoring procedure, what would the 2nd Officer understand by the following request from the bridge, "How is the chain"?

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Question asked (3670):

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Correct answer: The bridge would like to know the direction of the anchor cable from the hawse pipe.

What is a ship's "Gangway"?

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: A Gangway is a portable means of access between the ship and the shore

Question asked (3736): The diagram shows the direction that a rope runs during a mooring operation and a possible place where it may break. Where would be considered the safest position to stand? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Outside the blue coloured zone.

Question asked (3738): What kind of safety equipment must be worn during anchoring? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: All of the mentioned equipment.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (3765): Which of the following are frequent causes of fires in accommodation?

Correct answer: 1 Smoking in bed. 2 Covering of electric fires with blankets. 3 Overloading electric plugs.

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Question asked (3784): Anyone of the crew who is assigned to watch duties in port has a number of important tasks to carry out. Which one of the listed tasks should be included in the watchman's duties?

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Check the moorings for correct tightness and ensure the gangway remains safe and secure.

Question asked (3940):

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How is a EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) activated? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: Most EPIRBs are automatically activated when they enter the water

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Question asked (3948): How will you act if you are helmsman and the OOW (officer on watch) gives you the order: ”Nothing to port” Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Don’t allow the ship to swing at all to port

Question asked (3952):

Apart from steering the helmsman should also: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Regularly check the gyro against the magnetic compass

Question asked (10071): How does low expansion foam act as an extinguishing agent when dealing with oil fires? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: By smothering and also by providing some cooling

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (10158): What kind of fuel will originate a class A fire? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (10268): Proteinic foams have the feature of being? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: Of low expansion, viscous and solid, easily contaminated by hydrocarbons

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D

Correct answer: a solid (cardboard or wood…)

Question asked (10448):

The presence of smoke represents one of the greatest dangers in the fire fighting. Why?

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (20063):

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Correct answer: It reduces the visibility, provokes panic, is irritating and may be toxic

The main buoyancy chamber of an inflatable liferaft must be divided into:

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: 2 compartments

Question asked (20187): Which part of the float-free arrangement for inflatable liferafts is made to release the liferaft after being automatically inflated during the ship is sinking? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: The weak link

Question asked (20245): According to SOLAS, every persons assigned to crew the rescue boat or assigned to the marine evacuation system party shall be provided with: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: An immersion suit or an anti-exposure suit

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (20258): A person wearing an anti-exposure suit shall be able to:

Question asked (20307): You have abandoned ship in a liferaft. In most cases, which of the following actions should you generally take? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: perform all duties associated with abandonment, assist others and operate a rescue boat

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (20314):

Correct answer: It lessens the survivor's heat escape

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Question asked (31335):

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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What is the greatest interest of the "help" position ?

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Correct answer: Organise a lookout system. Join up with other survival craft if possible. Stream the sea anchor

When is a machine "securely guarded?" Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: When it is fitted with a guard or similar device which prevents foreseeable contact between a person, his clothing or items held in his hands, whilst it is in operation

Question asked (31436):

What items of clothing should be avoided during mooring operations? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: All of the items specified in the alternative answers.

Question asked (31442): Under what circumstances should gangway nets be rigged under the gangway? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Whenever the gangway is rigged between ship and shore.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (31552): What kind of permits have to be obtained before starting cold work in tanks?

Correct answer: Cold work permit + Permit for entry .

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Question asked (31563): One of the checks during the annual Class survey of the UMS functions is focusing on cleanliness of the engine room. What is the reason for such a check ?

Question asked (31570): Identify this symbol:

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: To reduce the general risk of fire in an unmanned engine room.

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

N

Correct answer: Emergency generator?

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Question asked (31574): An alarm signal consisting of seven short blasts followed by one long blast is sounded by the ship's whistle and the alarm bells. What are you to do? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Go to your lifeboat station (muster station).

Question asked (32019): Which of these actions should crew take if a suspicious object that may be a bomb is located during a search? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Confirm with their search partner that the object found is suspicious.

Question asked (32147): When handling drugs… Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Wear skin protection and a facemask.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33209): How should steel wire rod coils be stowed on a General Cargo ship? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: When the flat spring is missing

LA

Question asked (33214): When will a hatch cover cross-joint wedge need replacement on a General Cargo Vessel?

D

Correct answer: With their cores aligned fore and aft

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

G

Question asked (33222): With regard to fire hose boxes and/or fire hydrants, what must be ensured upon completion of cargo loading operations on a General Cargo vessel?

Question asked (33250):

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Correct answer: Fire hose boxes and fire hydrants must be accessible at all times

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What is known as a "Non-Standardized Cargo" on a General Cargo Ship? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Cargo which requires individual stowage and securing arrangements

Question asked (33253): What precaution must be taken when painting on deck during cargo operations on a General Cargo Vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Cargo hold fan inlets near paint areas must be closed

Question asked (33257): On a General Cargo ship in the United States, what will be the consequences of a ship's failure to correct an unsafe stevedore working practice? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: The ship will be prosecuted

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33259): What would you do immediately if you saw oil spilling from a bunker hose during cargo operations on a General Cargo vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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D

Correct answer: Stop the bunker operation

Question asked (33263):

What must be observed when checking cargo lashing belts on a General Cargo Vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: That they are not torn

Question asked (33685): Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (33728):

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Correct answer: International Maritime Dangerous Goods.

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What do the letters IMDG stand for?

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What is the objective of the merchant navy? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: To safely transport goods by sea

Question asked (33734):

What is the room often called where the crew eat their meals? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: The crew mess

Question asked (33750): What do you understand by the order: "Move the pilot ladder to the other side"? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Move the pilot ladder to the other side, means: to shift the pilot ladder to the opposite side of the ship.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33756): What is the normal term used for the regular training of how to launch the lifeboat? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (33876): An airway should be used when Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: The patient is breathing on his own but is doing so with great difficulty

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D

Correct answer: Lifeboat drill

Question asked (33883): All heat burns should be

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (33886):

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Correct answer: Cooled as quickly as possible with running cold water for at least 10 minutes

Port State Control Officers are authorised to:

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Inspect and detain ship that are not meeting the requirements until they are able to demonstrate compliance with the regulations

Question asked (33896):

Which of the following is part of the spill response equipment inventory? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Sorbents

Question asked (34475): Select the three main checks that must be made to ensure that a hold of a General Cargo Vessel is fully weathertight before sailing ? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Hatch cover fully secured, hold access battened down and bilge sounding pipe caps on

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Wrong answer summary

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: Overflowing ballast water running over side and onto quay resulting in possible damage to shore equipment

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Question asked (34478): The Chief officer of a General Cargo Vessel has instructed that ballast tanks must not be allowed to overflow when ballasting alongside. Which of the following is of the greatest concern?

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: A full risk assessment carried out and a permit to work issued

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Question asked (34480): On a General Cargo ship, what must completed before a cargo hoist wire is replaced on a deck crane ?

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Question asked (34483): Which of the following statements is the most appropriate with respect to cargo after loading on a General Cargo Vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Correct answer: All cargo must be fully secured before the vessel sails

Question asked (34484): On a General Cargo ship, when can dunnage from a previous cargo be used again for cargo? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Only when clean and Chief Officer has approved use

Question asked (34485): When preparing to ballast the double-bottom tanks of a General Cargo Vessel, which of the following must be done? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: The Chief Officer's ballast plan followed exactly

Question asked (34489): On a General Cargo Vessel, what must be done if a crane or derrick block sheave is found to be worn? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Inform Chief Officer and prepare to change block if required

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Wrong answer summary CES 5.2.8

Test date:

14.03.2016

Test type:

STCW

Department:

Deck

Level:

Support

Vessel type:

General cargo vessel

LA

D

CES version:

Question asked (193): When you join a new ship, how are you informed about safety rules, alarm instructions and your own duties in case of an emergency?

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: By muster lists exhibited in conspicuous places

Correct answer: Draught is indicated by D, in the figure

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Question asked (522): On the diagram, which letter indicates what is meant by the word "DRAUGHT" of the ship?

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Question asked (534): On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term "QUAY" given. Which one is the correct one? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Quay is given by A on the figure

Question asked (541): On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term "WINDLASS" given. Which one is the correct one? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Windlass is given by B on the figure

Question asked (543): On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term "CENTRE LINE" given. Which one is the correct one? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Centre line is given by A on the figure

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (563): What shall you do if you see a person falling into the sea? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

D

Correct answer: Throw a lifebuoy over board and report to the bridge immediately.

LA

Question asked (577): When should the lookout report another vessel?

Correct answer: As soon as it is sighted or heard.

Question asked (1485): What is the correct understanding of the term "boat drill"?

G

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (1487):

N

Correct answer: Practical exercise for the people on board to practice their duties and be prepared in the case of an emergency abandon ship.

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What is the correct understanding of the term "boat deck"? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: The deck where the lifeboats davits are positioned.

Question asked (1488):

What is the correct understanding of the term "gangway"? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Portable bridge arrangement between ship and shore, when alongside.

Question asked (1494): What is the meaning of the term "Steady as she goes" when acting as helmsman? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: While altering the ships head, the instruction "steady as she goes" means reduce the ships swing as rapidly as possible and steady on present course

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (2013): What is the inherent danger in welding/cutting in piping containing freon? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

D

Correct answer: Development of nitrous gases?

LA

Question asked (2014): Are there any restriction on entry into cargo holds at sea? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: Permission must be obtained from Chief Officer

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

G

Question asked (2152): When two ships are lying alongside each other in a ship to ship operation and one ship is lying at anchor, anchor watch duties must be carried out as follows:

N

Correct answer: Both ships have normal anchor watch responsibility in addition to watching ship to ship fendering, mooring etc.

M AR IA

Question asked (2903): Where on board can you find the different types of protection equipment, the placement, how much equipment etc? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: The ship’s safety plan.

Question asked (2967): When you are on watch during a stay in port, what should you always ensure is ready at the head of the gangway? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Life buoy with line.

Question asked (3603): In the diagram, which letter is indicating the "bits" which would probably be used by the "FORWARD SPRING" when mooring the ship? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: The bits for the Forward Spring is indicated by D, in the figure

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (3608): Which is the "MOORING BUOY", in the figure? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

LA

Question asked (3633): What are the duties of the bridge lookout during the night, when the vessel is in the middle of the ocean?

D

Correct answer: The Mooring Buoy is indicated by B, in the figure

PA

Correct answer: The lookout must keep a lookout all-round the ship and report anything sighted, or heard, to the Officer of the Watch

Question asked (3667): Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

G

What is understood by the term "Boat Drill"?

N

Correct answer: "Boat Drill" means the practical training in the various aspects of getting all the people onboard safely off the ship, in the event of abandoning ship

M AR IA

Question asked (3757): In a smoke filled alleyway where will the cleanest air be found, and how should you proceed out? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Near to the deck, crawl out keeping your face as near to the deck as possible.

Question asked (3784): Anyone of the crew who is assigned to watch duties in port has a number of important tasks to carry out. Which one of the listed tasks should be included in the watchman's duties? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Check the moorings for correct tightness and ensure the gangway remains safe and secure.

Question asked (3941): During restricted visibility, you are posted as bridge lookout and you hear 1 long blast at intervals of about 2 minutes on your port bow. What will you report to the OOW (officer on watch)? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Wrong answer summary Correct answer: Fog signal of one long blast heard on the port bow at regular intervals of about 2 minutes

Question asked (3948): How will you act if you are helmsman and the OOW (officer on watch) gives you the order: ”Nothing to port”

D

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

LA

Correct answer: Don’t allow the ship to swing at all to port

Question asked (3952): Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Regularly check the gyro against the magnetic compass

The necessary elements to create fire are Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

M AR IA

N

Correct answer: combustible, oxygen, heat and chain reaction

G

Question asked (10115):

PA

Apart from steering the helmsman should also:

Question asked (10119):

*What are the main components of the atmospherical air? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: O2: 21% N2: 78% H2O: traces CO2: traces, Rare gases: traces

Question asked (10372): When at sea, you discover that the bilges in the engine room have a large quantity of oil residues floating around. What action should you take? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Notify Chief Engineer, find cause of leakage, remedy the leakage and then immediately start to clean the bilges

Question asked (10516): Give the meaning of the following symbol Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Fire station

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (20187): Which part of the float-free arrangement for inflatable liferafts is made to release the liferaft after being automatically inflated during the ship is sinking? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

LA

D

Correct answer: The weak link

Question asked (20209): The wearer of a lifejacket can jump into the water without injury and without damaging the jacket from a height of at least: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: 4,50 m

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

G

Question asked (20243): Which one of the listed requirements regarding life-jackets corresponds to present SOLAS regulations ? A life-jacket shall be so constructed that:

M AR IA

Question asked (20291):

N

Correct answer: it allows the wearer to jump from height of at least 4.5 m into the water without injury and without damaging the life-jacket

In which way shall a survivor be hauled out of the sea? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Horizontal

Question asked (20445): *Which one of the following requirements regarding lifebuoys corresponds to present SOLAS regulations ? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: not less than half the total number of lifebuoys shall be provided with self-ignition lights.

Question asked (31357): What types of fire extinguishers shall be used in the engine room? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Fire extinguishers equipped for powder or CO2 only.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (31442): Under what circumstances should gangway nets be rigged under the gangway?

Correct answer: Whenever the gangway is rigged between ship and shore.

LA

Question asked (31520): How should the painter of a liferaft which is fitted with a hydrostatic release be secured to the ship?

Question asked (31560): Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

G

When fighting fire, why shall you never pour water into hot fat?

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Secured via a weak link to a secure part of the ship

D

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

M AR IA

Question asked (32002):

N

Correct answer: The water will explode into steam causing hot fat to be thrown far away thus possibly causing severe burns or fire.

Which Security Levels requires the highest security alert? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Security Level 3

Question asked (32004):

Which of the following areas may be possible restricted areas? (Review all answers) Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: All alternatives

Question asked (33206): On a General Cargo vessel, how should steel coils be stowed? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: With their cores aligned fore and aft

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33214): When will a hatch cover cross-joint wedge need replacement on a General Cargo Vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (33250): What is known as a "Non-Standardized Cargo" on a General Cargo Ship? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: Cargo which requires individual stowage and securing arrangements

LA

D

Correct answer: When the flat spring is missing

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

G

Question asked (33253): What precaution must be taken when painting on deck during cargo operations on a General Cargo Vessel?

N

Correct answer: Cargo hold fan inlets near paint areas must be closed

M AR IA

Question asked (33258): Where will you find instructions on how reduce or control an oil spill during bunker operations on a General Cargo vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: In the Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP)

Question asked (33259): What would you do immediately if you saw oil spilling from a bunker hose during cargo operations on a General Cargo vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Stop the bunker operation

Question asked (33261): What should be done prior to loading structural steel products on a General Cargo Vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Dunnage of 7.5cm x 7.5cm cross section should be laid athwartships over the tank top about 3m apart

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33670): You have been assigned to enter a hold and check the general cargo stowed in it, as part of an on-passage monitoring procedure. What must be in place before you can do that? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

LA

D

Correct answer: The necessary permits, based on valid atmospheric and other applicable tests.

Question asked (33693): To conform with "best practise", can you drive a crane and stand-by for a colleague who has entered a cargo tank at the same time? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: No.

Question asked (33733): What does the word "pirates" mean?

G

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (33750):

N

Correct answer: Pirates are persons who attempt to board and take over a ship at sea

M AR IA

What do you understand by the order: "Move the pilot ladder to the other side"? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Move the pilot ladder to the other side, means: to shift the pilot ladder to the opposite side of the ship.

Question asked (33751):

What do you understand by: Secure the tug? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Secure the tug means: to make fast the tug

Question asked (33752): What do you understand by the term: "Let go the tug"? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Let go the tug means: to cast off the lines that secure the tug to the ship

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33870): In the human body, breathing is controlled by Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (33876): An airway should be used when Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: The patient is breathing on his own but is doing so with great difficulty

LA

D

Correct answer: The respiratory centre in the brain

Question asked (33886): Port State Control Officers are authorised to:

G

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (33892):

N

Correct answer: Inspect and detain ship that are not meeting the requirements until they are able to demonstrate compliance with the regulations

M AR IA

When first using cleaning agent in the machinery space, the crew should: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Confirm that it won't form an emulsion

Question asked (34474): A mixed deck cargo is to be loaded on a General Cargo Vessel; what are some of the important checks to be made by the Officer of the Watch? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: All fire hydrants and sounding pipes must be accessible

Question asked (34477): On a General Cargo Vessel, under what regulations would steel bands remaining in the cargo holds have to be discharged? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: MARPOL (Annex V – Regulations for the prevention of pollution by garbage from ships)

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (34483): Which of the following statements is the most appropriate with respect to cargo after loading on a General Cargo Vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

LA

D

Correct answer: All cargo must be fully secured before the vessel sails

Question asked (34484): On a General Cargo ship, when can dunnage from a previous cargo be used again for cargo?

Correct answer: Only when clean and Chief Officer has approved use

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

G

Question asked (34486): Double-bottom tanks of a General Cargo ship are to be ballasted with sea water; which of the following are the most important checks to be made ?

N

Correct answer: All air vent pipes open and clear, pipeline valves open to correct tanks and other tank valves checked closed

M AR IA

Question asked (34487): A small consignment of dangerous goods is to be loaded on deck of a General Cargo ship; choose from the following stowage position which is the most suitable ? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: The aft end of No. 4 hold

Question asked (34488): On a General Cargo Vessel cargo is be secured using turnbuckles (bottlescrews) and wires; what is the minimum number of bulldog grips that should be used to attach wires to turnbuckles ? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: A minimum of three

Question asked (34489): On a General Cargo Vessel, what must be done if a crane or derrick block sheave is found to be worn? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Inform Chief Officer and prepare to change block if required

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Wrong answer summary CES 5.2.8

Test date:

14.03.2016

Test type:

STCW

Department:

Deck

Level:

Support

Vessel type:

General cargo vessel

LA

D

CES version:

Question asked (516): On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term "BOLLARD" given. Which one is the correct one?

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Bollard is given by D on the figure

Correct answer: Centre line is given by A on the figure

N

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

G

Question asked (543): On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term "CENTRE LINE" given. Which one is the correct one?

M AR IA

Question asked (544): On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term "MIDSHIPS" given. Which one is the correct one? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Midships is given by B on the figure

Question asked (571):

When could there be a demonstration of how to start a lifeboat engine? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: A demonstration could be arranged during a lifeboat drill

Question asked (1228): Read the text in the diagram and answer the following question: When should training in personal survival techniques be given? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Before being employed

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (1485): What is the correct understanding of the term "boat drill"?

LA

Correct answer: Practical exercise for the people on board to practice their duties and be prepared in the case of an emergency abandon ship.

D

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (1491): When acting as helmsman would you expect the reading of the gyro compass to be the same as the magnetic compass?

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Very seldom would they be the same

Question asked (1636): Hydrocarbon gas encountered in oil tankers cannot burn in an atmosphere containing less than approximately what percentage of oxygen (by volume)?

N

Correct answer: 11%

G

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

M AR IA

Question asked (1663): As a general rule, where would you expect to find a portable fire extinguisher in any space? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Near to the entrance to the space

Question asked (2018):

Who is authorised to operate lifting equipment around the ship? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Those ship's personnel who have been assessed as competent and are duly authorised to do so by the master as per the procedures as outlined in the ship's SMS system.

Question asked (2050): What do you understand by the term "Slewing"? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Turning or rotating a crane boom.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (2874): In case of fire in the switch board, what kind of extinguisant to be preferred? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: Get out of the engine room as soon as possible.

LA

Question asked (2877): Having a CO2 alarm during normal working hours, what immediate action should be taken?

D

Correct answer: CO2

Question asked (2967): When you are on watch during a stay in port, what should you always ensure is ready at the head of the gangway?

G

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (3303):

N

Correct answer: Life buoy with line.

M AR IA

What is the first thing you are doing when having a lifeboat drill? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Put on the life jacket

Question asked (3594):

In the figure, which letter indicates the "BREADTH” of the vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Breadth is indicated by B, in the figure

Question asked (3614): In the figure is shown the direction of possible mooring lines from the stern of a vessel, when moored port side alongside a jetty. Which letter shows the direction which would be used by a "STERN LINE"? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: The Stern Line is indicated by A, in the figure

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (3658): What is the role of a tug in a port? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (3666): What is the meaning of the term "Make Fast", when mooring the ship? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: Make Fast means secure the ropes to the bits

Question asked (3672): What is understood by the term, "The Lee Side"?

What is the meaning of this symbol ?

M AR IA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

N

Question asked (3710):

G

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Lee Side is the side that faces away from the wind

LA

D

Correct answer: A tug assists the ships to moor and unmoor

Correct answer: Lifeboat

Question asked (3724): If conditions permit, which is the best way to board a liferaft that is floating close to the ship? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Use a rope ladder close to the raft to climb down and board

Question asked (3737): The diagram shows the lead of a rope during mooring operations and the possible point where it may break. Where would be considered the safest place to be standing? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Outside the coloured zone.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (3749): Which of the following actions will most effectively prevent fire in a cabin?

Correct answer: Ensuring that all persons avoid smoking in bed.

LA

Question asked (3784): Anyone of the crew who is assigned to watch duties in port has a number of important tasks to carry out. Which one of the listed tasks should be included in the watchman's duties?

D

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Check the moorings for correct tightness and ensure the gangway remains safe and secure.

G

Question asked (3938): What is the correct way that the lookout should report the appearance of a light, in clear visibility, on the port side of the ship in a direction half way between right ahead and abeam?

N

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

M AR IA

Correct answer: The lookout should state "Light 4 points to port"

Question asked (3941): During restricted visibility, you are posted as bridge lookout and you hear 1 long blast at intervals of about 2 minutes on your port bow. What will you report to the OOW (officer on watch)? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Fog signal of one long blast heard on the port bow at regular intervals of about 2 minutes

Question asked (3942):

What is meant by the term "keeping a proper lookout" as applied to the bridge lookout? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Keeping a visual lookout all round the ship and also actively listening out for audio signals

Question asked (3953): How should you, as helmsman, give feedback to the OOW (officer on watch) that his orders are understood? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Wrong answer summary Correct answer: By repeating the order

Question asked (10071): How does low expansion foam act as an extinguishing agent when dealing with oil fires?

D

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (10231): Which of the following may cause a fire in the accommodation spaces?

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

LA

Correct answer: By smothering and also by providing some cooling

Correct answer: All the mentioned alternatives

Question asked (10295):

G

What is the main advantage of a positive pressure breathing apparatus? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

M AR IA

Question asked (20052):

N

Correct answer: If the face mask has a leak toxic fumes/smoke would still not enter the mask

Give the meaning of the following symbol: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: child's lifejacket

Question asked (20202): *A davit-launched liferaft on board a ship is so arranged to be boarded by its full complement of persons in less than: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: 3 min

Question asked (20242): A person wearing an adult lifejacket shall be able: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: to swim a short distance through the water and board a survival craft

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (31355): Where do you find instructions for tasks and duties in case of an emergency? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (31435): What safety clothing should be worn during an anchoring operation?

Correct answer: All of the equipment mentioned in the alternative answers.

Question asked (31451): Which of the following ear protection devices is most effective?

G

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

LA

D

Correct answer: In the muster list.

N

Correct answer: Ear muffs

M AR IA

Question asked (31597): The responsibility for safety and security rests with everybody on board the vessel. General house-keeping rules should be followed. Which of the listed rules is the most important? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Keep your working area clean and tidy.

Question asked (32013):

When is a visitor onboard required to present an ID? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: "On SECURITY Level 1, 2 & 3"

Question asked (32115): Which of these types of information is considered sensitive? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Voyage itinerary and departure and arrival times.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33207): How should steel coils be loaded at the start of cargo operations on a General Cargo Vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (33217): Why are drains fitted to hatch coamings of a General Cargo ship? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: To drain water that enters the hatch coaming channel via the hatch seals

LA

D

Correct answer: From both sides of a cargo hold working towards the centre

Question asked (33218): Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

N

Correct answer: The hatch cleats

G

What prevents hatch cover panels from lifting in a seaway on a General Cargo vessel?

M AR IA

Question asked (33222): With regard to fire hose boxes and/or fire hydrants, what must be ensured upon completion of cargo loading operations on a General Cargo vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Fire hose boxes and fire hydrants must be accessible at all times

Question asked (33241): What should the duty crew member do if he observes stevedores smoking in a no smoking areas on a General Cargo Vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Immediately inform the stevedore foreman and duty officer

Question asked (33244): On a General Cargo Vessel, what must be ensured when using ship's cargo gear in hot climates? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: That grease from wire falls does not fall onto cargoes being loaded or discharged

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33250): What is known as a "Non-Standardized Cargo" on a General Cargo Ship? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

When lashing general cargoes why are short lashings preferred to long ones?

Correct answer: Because they are more easily tightened and held in tension

Question asked (33254):

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

LA

Question asked (33252):

D

Correct answer: Cargo which requires individual stowage and securing arrangements

Where are cargo residues usually concealed on a General Cargo Vessel?

N

Correct answer: In recesses below manhole covers

G

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

M AR IA

Question asked (33260): How should drums be stowed on a General Cargo vessel, in compliance with the IMDG Code? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Upright

Question asked (33261): What should be done prior to loading structural steel products on a General Cargo Vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Dunnage of 7.5cm x 7.5cm cross section should be laid athwartships over the tank top about 3m apart

Question asked (33723): Where is the "BRIDGE", in the figure? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: The Bridge is A, in the figure

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33752): What do you understand by the term: "Let go the tug"? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

LA

Question asked (33758): What do you understand by: Let go the port anchor?

Question asked (33760): What do you understand by: Bitter end?

G

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Let go the port anchor means: open the port windlass brake

D

Correct answer: Let go the tug means: to cast off the lines that secure the tug to the ship

Question asked (33874):

N

Correct answer: Bitter end means: the end link of an anchor cable that is secured within the chain locker

The bones in the human body are connected to each other by:

M AR IA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Different type of joints

Question asked (33879):

You must not attempt to move a casualty carelessly, if you suspect patient with: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Fractured spine

Question asked (33895): Where can ozone depleting substances be found on board? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: In refrigerated systems

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33898): Which of these emission control requirements is correct? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

LA

Question asked (33998):

D

Correct answer: Low sulphur fuels reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds

What will you do when all the fresh water in the survival craft is finished or about to finish? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: Start collecting rain water

Question asked (34475): Select the three main checks that must be made to ensure that a hold of a General Cargo Vessel is fully weathertight before sailing ?

G

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

N

Correct answer: Hatch cover fully secured, hold access battened down and bilge sounding pipe caps on

M AR IA

Question asked (34485): When preparing to ballast the double-bottom tanks of a General Cargo Vessel, which of the following must be done? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: The Chief Officer's ballast plan followed exactly

Question asked (34489): On a General Cargo Vessel, what must be done if a crane or derrick block sheave is found to be worn? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Inform Chief Officer and prepare to change block if required

Question asked (34490): What are the more likely causes of damage to the cargo holds internal structure on a General Cargo vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Damage may be caused by fork lift truck operations and loading/discharge of heavy cargo

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Wrong answer summary CES 5.2.8

Test date:

14.03.2016

Test type:

STCW

Department:

Deck

Level:

Support

Vessel type:

General cargo vessel

LA

D

CES version:

Question asked (223): When keeping a lookout, what would be the correct understanding of the question "What is the aspect of the other ship"?

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: The question is requesting some indication of the direction the other ship is heading.

Correct answer: Direction B

N

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

G

Question asked (396): When reeving a new wire onto a self-stowing winch drum you should, after looking at brake arrangement, reeve it to pay out as follows:

M AR IA

Question asked (572): What is name of the machine shown, used to heave on the ropes during mooring and unmooring? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Winch

Question asked (1490):

What is the correct understanding of the term "LEE SIDE"? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: The lee side is the side of the ship which is facing away from the wind.

Question asked (1495): What does the term "Hard a Starboard" or "Hard to Starboard" mean? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Put the wheel fully over to starboard.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (1641): Apart from red, what other colour is frequently used for a dry powder extinguisher? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

D

Correct answer: Blue

LA

Question asked (2018): Who is authorised to operate lifting equipment around the ship? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: Those ship's personnel who have been assessed as competent and are duly authorised to do so by the master as per the procedures as outlined in the ship's SMS system.

Question asked (2874): Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

N

Correct answer: CO2

G

In case of fire in the switch board, what kind of extinguisant to be preferred?

M AR IA

Question asked (2967): When you are on watch during a stay in port, what should you always ensure is ready at the head of the gangway? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Life buoy with line.

Question asked (2977): When a vessel arrives at a port to pick up a pilot and enter harbour, there should be someone required to stand by the anchor forward. How should the anchor be prepared and ready? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: The brake securely applied, all cement/covering into the chain locker and securing arrangements from windlass removed. The guillotine can remain for removal when ready

Question asked (2979): What kind of safety clothing should be worn during a mooring operation? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Helmet, safety shoes, gloves and protective clothes.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (3621): In the diagram, which letter is pointing to the area of the ship known as the "STERN"? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (3639): When acting as helmsman, what should be the method of responding to an order? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

LA

D

Correct answer: The Stern area is indicated by C, in the figure

PA

Correct answer: When receiving an order, the order should be repeated back to the person who gave it before carrying out the order.

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

G

Question asked (3650): During the anchoring procedure, what would the 2nd Officer understand by the following request from the bridge, "How is the chain"?

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Question asked (3670):

N

Correct answer: The bridge would like to know the direction of the anchor cable from the hawse pipe.

What is a ship's "Gangway"?

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: A Gangway is a portable means of access between the ship and the shore

Question asked (3736): The diagram shows the direction that a rope runs during a mooring operation and a possible place where it may break. Where would be considered the safest position to stand? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Outside the blue coloured zone.

Question asked (3738): What kind of safety equipment must be worn during anchoring? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: All of the mentioned equipment.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (3765): Which of the following are frequent causes of fires in accommodation?

Correct answer: 1 Smoking in bed. 2 Covering of electric fires with blankets. 3 Overloading electric plugs.

LA

Question asked (3784): Anyone of the crew who is assigned to watch duties in port has a number of important tasks to carry out. Which one of the listed tasks should be included in the watchman's duties?

D

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Check the moorings for correct tightness and ensure the gangway remains safe and secure.

Question asked (3940):

G

How is a EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) activated? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

N

Correct answer: Most EPIRBs are automatically activated when they enter the water

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Question asked (3948): How will you act if you are helmsman and the OOW (officer on watch) gives you the order: ”Nothing to port” Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Don’t allow the ship to swing at all to port

Question asked (3952):

Apart from steering the helmsman should also: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Regularly check the gyro against the magnetic compass

Question asked (10071): How does low expansion foam act as an extinguishing agent when dealing with oil fires? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: By smothering and also by providing some cooling

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (10158): What kind of fuel will originate a class A fire? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (10268): Proteinic foams have the feature of being? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: Of low expansion, viscous and solid, easily contaminated by hydrocarbons

LA

D

Correct answer: a solid (cardboard or wood…)

Question asked (10448):

The presence of smoke represents one of the greatest dangers in the fire fighting. Why?

G

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (20063):

N

Correct answer: It reduces the visibility, provokes panic, is irritating and may be toxic

The main buoyancy chamber of an inflatable liferaft must be divided into:

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: 2 compartments

Question asked (20187): Which part of the float-free arrangement for inflatable liferafts is made to release the liferaft after being automatically inflated during the ship is sinking? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: The weak link

Question asked (20245): According to SOLAS, every persons assigned to crew the rescue boat or assigned to the marine evacuation system party shall be provided with: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: An immersion suit or an anti-exposure suit

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (20258): A person wearing an anti-exposure suit shall be able to:

Question asked (20307): You have abandoned ship in a liferaft. In most cases, which of the following actions should you generally take? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

LA

Correct answer: perform all duties associated with abandonment, assist others and operate a rescue boat

D

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (20314):

Correct answer: It lessens the survivor's heat escape

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Question asked (31335):

N

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

G

What is the greatest interest of the "help" position ?

PA

Correct answer: Organise a lookout system. Join up with other survival craft if possible. Stream the sea anchor

When is a machine "securely guarded?" Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: When it is fitted with a guard or similar device which prevents foreseeable contact between a person, his clothing or items held in his hands, whilst it is in operation

Question asked (31436):

What items of clothing should be avoided during mooring operations? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: All of the items specified in the alternative answers.

Question asked (31442): Under what circumstances should gangway nets be rigged under the gangway? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Whenever the gangway is rigged between ship and shore.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (31552): What kind of permits have to be obtained before starting cold work in tanks?

Correct answer: Cold work permit + Permit for entry .

LA

Question asked (31563): One of the checks during the annual Class survey of the UMS functions is focusing on cleanliness of the engine room. What is the reason for such a check ?

Question asked (31570): Identify this symbol:

G

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: To reduce the general risk of fire in an unmanned engine room.

D

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

N

Correct answer: Emergency generator?

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Question asked (31574): An alarm signal consisting of seven short blasts followed by one long blast is sounded by the ship's whistle and the alarm bells. What are you to do? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Go to your lifeboat station (muster station).

Question asked (32019): Which of these actions should crew take if a suspicious object that may be a bomb is located during a search? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Confirm with their search partner that the object found is suspicious.

Question asked (32147): When handling drugs… Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Wear skin protection and a facemask.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33209): How should steel wire rod coils be stowed on a General Cargo ship? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: When the flat spring is missing

LA

Question asked (33214): When will a hatch cover cross-joint wedge need replacement on a General Cargo Vessel?

D

Correct answer: With their cores aligned fore and aft

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

G

Question asked (33222): With regard to fire hose boxes and/or fire hydrants, what must be ensured upon completion of cargo loading operations on a General Cargo vessel?

Question asked (33250):

N

Correct answer: Fire hose boxes and fire hydrants must be accessible at all times

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What is known as a "Non-Standardized Cargo" on a General Cargo Ship? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Cargo which requires individual stowage and securing arrangements

Question asked (33253): What precaution must be taken when painting on deck during cargo operations on a General Cargo Vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Cargo hold fan inlets near paint areas must be closed

Question asked (33257): On a General Cargo ship in the United States, what will be the consequences of a ship's failure to correct an unsafe stevedore working practice? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: The ship will be prosecuted

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33259): What would you do immediately if you saw oil spilling from a bunker hose during cargo operations on a General Cargo vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

LA

D

Correct answer: Stop the bunker operation

Question asked (33263):

What must be observed when checking cargo lashing belts on a General Cargo Vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: That they are not torn

Question asked (33685): Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (33728):

N

Correct answer: International Maritime Dangerous Goods.

G

What do the letters IMDG stand for?

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What is the objective of the merchant navy? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: To safely transport goods by sea

Question asked (33734):

What is the room often called where the crew eat their meals? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: The crew mess

Question asked (33750): What do you understand by the order: "Move the pilot ladder to the other side"? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Move the pilot ladder to the other side, means: to shift the pilot ladder to the opposite side of the ship.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33756): What is the normal term used for the regular training of how to launch the lifeboat? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (33876): An airway should be used when Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: The patient is breathing on his own but is doing so with great difficulty

LA

D

Correct answer: Lifeboat drill

Question asked (33883): All heat burns should be

G

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (33886):

N

Correct answer: Cooled as quickly as possible with running cold water for at least 10 minutes

Port State Control Officers are authorised to:

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Inspect and detain ship that are not meeting the requirements until they are able to demonstrate compliance with the regulations

Question asked (33896):

Which of the following is part of the spill response equipment inventory? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Sorbents

Question asked (34475): Select the three main checks that must be made to ensure that a hold of a General Cargo Vessel is fully weathertight before sailing ? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Hatch cover fully secured, hold access battened down and bilge sounding pipe caps on

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Wrong answer summary

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

LA

Correct answer: Overflowing ballast water running over side and onto quay resulting in possible damage to shore equipment

D

Question asked (34478): The Chief officer of a General Cargo Vessel has instructed that ballast tanks must not be allowed to overflow when ballasting alongside. Which of the following is of the greatest concern?

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: A full risk assessment carried out and a permit to work issued

PA

Question asked (34480): On a General Cargo ship, what must completed before a cargo hoist wire is replaced on a deck crane ?

G

Question asked (34483): Which of the following statements is the most appropriate with respect to cargo after loading on a General Cargo Vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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N

Correct answer: All cargo must be fully secured before the vessel sails

Question asked (34484): On a General Cargo ship, when can dunnage from a previous cargo be used again for cargo? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Only when clean and Chief Officer has approved use

Question asked (34485): When preparing to ballast the double-bottom tanks of a General Cargo Vessel, which of the following must be done? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: The Chief Officer's ballast plan followed exactly

Question asked (34489): On a General Cargo Vessel, what must be done if a crane or derrick block sheave is found to be worn? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Inform Chief Officer and prepare to change block if required

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Wrong answer summary CES 5.2.8

Test date:

14.03.2016

Test type:

STCW

Department:

Deck

Level:

Support

Vessel type:

General cargo vessel

LA

D

CES version:

Question asked (396): When reeving a new wire onto a self-stowing winch drum you should, after looking at brake arrangement, reeve it to pay out as follows:

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Direction B

G

Question asked (512): On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term "AFT" shown. Which one is the correct one?

Correct answer: Aft is defined as A on the figure

N

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Question asked (529): On the figure there are four (4) possible directions, shown by the arrowed lines, which could be the correct direction associated with the term "HEAD LINE". Which one is the correct one? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Head line is given by B on the figure

Question asked (530): On the figure there are four (4) possible definitions of the term "AIR DRAUGHT" given. Which one is the correct one? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Air draught is given by D on the figure

Question asked (577): When should the lookout report another vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: As soon as it is sighted or heard.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (613): What could the wheelman be asked to do, to help in the preparations to leave the berth and go to sea? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (817): "Overshoot" is an expression related to a ship's steering ability. What is the correct understanding of this expression? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

LA

D

Correct answer: Test the steering by putting the wheel hard over both ways

PA

Correct answer: It is how many degrees of the compass a ship continues to turn after applying counterrudder

Correct answer: Safe Working Load.

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Question asked (1494):

N

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

G

Question asked (1151): What is the meaning of the abbreviation "SWL" as stamped on lifting gear around the ship?

What is the meaning of the term "Steady as she goes" when acting as helmsman? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: While altering the ships head, the instruction "steady as she goes" means reduce the ships swing as rapidly as possible and steady on present course

Question asked (1736): If you have to carry out hot work close to a smoke detector in the engine room, what precautions should be taken? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Notify Master, Deck officer and Engineer in charge.The loop for this special sensor to be switched off and take normal precautions for hot work.

Question asked (2977): When a vessel arrives at a port to pick up a pilot and enter harbour, there should be someone required to stand by the anchor forward. How should the anchor be prepared and ready? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Wrong answer summary Correct answer: The brake securely applied, all cement/covering into the chain locker and securing arrangements from windlass removed. The guillotine can remain for removal when ready

Question asked (3303): What is the first thing you are doing when having a lifeboat drill?

Correct answer: Put on the life jacket

Question asked (3592): In the figure, which letter indicates what is known as "mooring bits"?

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: The mooring bits are indicated by D, in the figure

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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N

Correct answer: The Forecastle is indicated by B, in the figure

G

Question asked (3600): Where is the "FORECASTLE", in the figure?

LA

D

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (3603): In the diagram, which letter is indicating the "bits" which would probably be used by the "FORWARD SPRING" when mooring the ship? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: The bits for the Forward Spring is indicated by D, in the figure

Question asked (3635):

What is the output shown on the "Rate of Turn" display fitted on the bridge? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: The Rate of Turn indicator displays the rate the ship is swinging in degrees per minute

Question asked (3710): What is the meaning of this symbol ? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Lifeboat

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (3738): What kind of safety equipment must be worn during anchoring? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (3749): Which of the following actions will most effectively prevent fire in a cabin? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: Ensuring that all persons avoid smoking in bed.

LA

D

Correct answer: All of the mentioned equipment.

Correct answer: Powder.

Question asked (3936):

N

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

G

Question asked (3783): Which one of the listed fire-extinguishing medium is to be preferred to fight a fire in an electric installation (for example the main switchboard)?

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What is the main responsibility of a bridge lookout at night? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Inform the bridge of any new lights when they appear over the horizon or any other items observed which may affect the ship

Question asked (3947): What will you do if you are helmsman and the OOW (officer on watch) gives you the order: ”Starboard ten” Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Repeat the command back and then turn the wheel to make the rudder turn 10 degrees to starboard of amidships

Question asked (3950): What will you do if you are helmsman and the OOW (officer on watch) gives you the order: “Port 20” and after a while the order: "Ease to 10"? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Apply 20 degrees of rudder towards port and then after the second command reduce the wheel to 10 degrees of helm.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (10124): In which ways is heat transmitted? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

D

Correct answer: Conduction, convection and radiation

LA

Question asked (10140): According to European standards (E.N.) fire can be classified… Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: A, B,C,D

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

N

Correct answer: Intermittent signals on the ship's alarm bells

G

Question asked (10352): *When the fire alarm signal is sounded every member of the ship's crew shall immediately proceed to their assigned fire station. Which one of the following signals is used as fire alarm signal on board cargo ships?

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Question asked (10457): In case of a fire on the line of an oxyacetylene gas-welding equipment, what action should be taken? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Close the valves on both bottles, first the acetylene and then the oxygen bottle

Question asked (10507):

Give the meaning of the following symbol Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Fire main with fire valves

Question asked (10518): Give the meaning of the following symbol Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Gas detector

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (20017): Give the meaning of the following symbole: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

D

Correct answer: Lifebuoy with light

LA

Question asked (20210): An immersion suit is: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: Not allowing undue ingress of water after a jump from a heoght of not less than 4.5 m into the water

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

G

Question asked (20307): You have abandoned ship in a liferaft. In most cases, which of the following actions should you generally take?

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Question asked (20336):

N

Correct answer: Organise a lookout system. Join up with other survival craft if possible. Stream the sea anchor

How many hand held distress flares are carried in each liferaft with SOLAS A pack? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: 6

Question asked (20338):

How many buoyant smoke signals are carried in each liferaft with SOLAS A pack? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: 2

Question asked (31436): What items of clothing should be avoided during mooring operations? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: All of the items specified in the alternative answers.

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (31442): Under what circumstances should gangway nets be rigged under the gangway? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

D

Correct answer: Whenever the gangway is rigged between ship and shore.

LA

Question asked (31451): Which of the following ear protection devices is most effective? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: Ear muffs

Question asked (31558):

What is advisable for a person entering a padlocked refrigerated room?

Question asked (32002):

N

Correct answer: He should take the padlock inside the room.

G

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Which Security Levels requires the highest security alert?

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Security Level 3

Question asked (32115):

Which of these types of information is considered sensitive? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Voyage itinerary and departure and arrival times.

Question asked (32890): What are the duties of the "Standby Watch keeper" when he is not on the bridge? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Remain in the expected location, available for immediate call from the bridge

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33206): On a General Cargo vessel, how should steel coils be stowed?

Correct answer: With their cores aligned fore and aft

LA

Question asked (33207): How should steel coils be loaded at the start of cargo operations on a General Cargo Vessel?

Question asked (33218):

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: From both sides of a cargo hold working towards the centre

D

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

What prevents hatch cover panels from lifting in a seaway on a General Cargo vessel?

G

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (33221):

N

Correct answer: The hatch cleats

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What is the correct sequence of washing a cargo hold of a General Cargo ship? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Sweep, saltwater wash, freshwater rinse, dry

Question asked (33254):

Where are cargo residues usually concealed on a General Cargo Vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: In recesses below manhole covers

Question asked (33257): On a General Cargo ship in the United States, what will be the consequences of a ship's failure to correct an unsafe stevedore working practice? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: The ship will be prosecuted

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33260): How should drums be stowed on a General Cargo vessel, in compliance with the IMDG Code? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

LA

D

Correct answer: Upright

Question asked (33264):

Why should cargo residues be removed from bilge wells on a General Cargo vessel?

Correct answer: Because bilge sounding pipes could become blocked

Question asked (33694):

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (33724):

N

Correct answer: Guide or tag lines, tended from a safe location.

G

What might safely be used to prevent a load swinging when lifted by a crane?

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Where is the "FORECASTLE", in the figure? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: The Forecastle is B, in the figure

Question asked (33726):

What is the meaning of "make fast" Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: To secure a rope

Question asked (33733): What does the word "pirates" mean? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Pirates are persons who attempt to board and take over a ship at sea

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Wrong answer summary Question asked (33758): What do you understand by: Let go the port anchor? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

D

Correct answer: Let go the port anchor means: open the port windlass brake

LA

Question asked (33870): In the human body, breathing is controlled by Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

PA

Correct answer: The respiratory centre in the brain

Question asked (33879):

You must not attempt to move a casualty carelessly, if you suspect patient with:

G

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Question asked (33888):

N

Correct answer: Fractured spine

The emergency oil pollution equipment locker must be:

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Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Prominently marked and easily accessible

Question asked (33892):

When first using cleaning agent in the machinery space, the crew should: Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Confirm that it won't form an emulsion

Question asked (34476): When preparing cargo cranes for operation on a General Cargo ship using shore personnel, what are three of the most important checks to be made? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: Check that winches, brakes and emergency stops are working correctly

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Wrong answer summary

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

LA

Correct answer: Overflowing ballast water running over side and onto quay resulting in possible damage to shore equipment

D

Question asked (34478): The Chief officer of a General Cargo Vessel has instructed that ballast tanks must not be allowed to overflow when ballasting alongside. Which of the following is of the greatest concern?

Question asked (34481): What must be done before dock workers and stevedores are allowed on board a General Cargo vessel?

PA

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Identification and passes must checked and number of persons on board recorded

M AR IA

Correct answer: The aft end of No. 4 hold

N

Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

G

Question asked (34487): A small consignment of dangerous goods is to be loaded on deck of a General Cargo ship; choose from the following stowage position which is the most suitable ?

Question asked (34488): On a General Cargo Vessel cargo is be secured using turnbuckles (bottlescrews) and wires; what is the minimum number of bulldog grips that should be used to attach wires to turnbuckles ? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know Correct answer: A minimum of three

Question asked (34489): On a General Cargo Vessel, what must be done if a crane or derrick block sheave is found to be worn? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

Correct answer: Inform Chief Officer and prepare to change block if required

Question asked (34490): What are the more likely causes of damage to the cargo holds internal structure on a General Cargo vessel? Selected answer (score 0): Don't know

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Wrong answer summary

M AR IA

N

G

PA

LA

D

Correct answer: Damage may be caused by fork lift truck operations and loading/discharge of heavy cargo

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