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Sea school Deck General

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To turn over an inflatable raft that is upside down, you should pull on the...

Manropes
Righting straps
Righting strap
Pollution on the waterways may result from the discharge of..... A)Sewage,
(B)the galley trash,
(C) an oily mixture of one part per million.
(D) All of the above
(D) All of the above
The international regulations for preventing collisions at sea contain...
(A) Signals that must be sounded when being towed and restricted visibility
(B) Minimum hawser lengths when being towed
(C) lights that must be displayed on anchor boys
(D) Mooring procedures for Support Vessels when transferring cargo
(A)Signals that must be sounded when being towed in restricted visibility.
Your ship is sinking rapidly. A container contains an inflatable life raft has bobbed to the surface upon functioning of the hydrostatic release. Which action should you take?
(A) Cut the painter line so it will not pour the liferaft container down.
(B) swim away from the container so you will not be in danger as it goes down.
(C) Do nothing, the painter will cause the liferaft to inflate and open the container
(D) Manually open the container and inflate the liferaft with the handle part
(C) Do nothing. The painter will cause the life raft to inflate and open the container.
In order to discharge a co2 portable fire extinguisher, the operator must first...
(A) invert the CO2 extinguisher
(B) squeeze the two trigger handles together
(C) remove the locking pin
(D) Open the discharge valve
(C) Remove the locking pin.
All of the following are part of the fire triangle EXECPT:
(A) Oxygen
(B) heat
(C) electricity
(D) fuel
(C) Electricity
Inflatable life rafts are less maneuverable than life boats due to their....
(A) shape
(B) shallow draft
(C) Large sail area
(D) All of the above
(D) all of the above.
Which statement is true of a gasoline spill?
(A) It is visible for a shorter time than a fuel oil spill
(B) it is not covered by the pollution laws
(C) it does a little harm to marine life
(D) it was Saint more rapidly than crude oil.
(A) it is visible for a shorter time than a fuel oil spill.
Regardless of local requirements/regulations, when in a US port, all oil spills must be reported to :
(A) environmental protection agency
(B) minerals management service
(C) National response center (USCG)
(D) All of the above
(C) National Response Center (USCG)
The spread of fire is prevented by:
(A) Heating service is adjacent to the fire
(B) removing combustibles from the endangered area
(C) increasing the oxygen supply
(D) All of the above
(B) Removing combustibles from the endangered area.
If an inflatable liferaft inflates upside down, you can right it by:
(A) pushing up one on one side
(B) standing on the CO2 bottle, holding the bottom straps, and throwing your weight backwards.
(C) getting at least three or four man to push down on the side containing the CO2 cylinder
(D) doing nothing, it will right itself after the canopy supports inflate
(B) Standing on the CO2 bottle, holding the bottom straps, and throwing your weight backwards.
To turn over an inflatable life raft that is upside down you should pull on the :
Righting strap
You are fighting an electrical fire on board. You should secure the power, then:
(A) Use a portable foam extinguisher
(B) Use a low velocity fog adapter with the fire hose
(C) use a portable CO2 extinguisher
(D) Determine the cause of the fire
(C) Use a portable CO2 extinguisher.
Demarcation lines are denoted on a nautical chart for the purpose of?
(A) establishing territorial boundaries
(B) determining law enforcement jurisdiction
(C) separating water is controlled by inland and international navigation rules
(D) Marking pipelines
(C)Separating waters controlled by inland and international navigation rules
After using a CO2 portable extinguisher, it should be:
(A) put back in service if some CO2 remains
(B) hydrostatically tested
(C) retagged
(D) recharged
(D) Recharged
The proper VHF-FM channel to use to make a Mayday distress call is:
(A) Channel 9
(B) Channel 13
(C) Channel 22a
(D) Channel 16
(D) Channel 16
You hear air escaping from the life raft just after it had inflated. You should..
(A) Not panic since the safety valve allows excess pressure to escape
(B) quickly hunt for the hole before the raft the deflates
(C) check to see Anchorline attachment for a tear if the seas are rough
(D) Check the painter line attachment for a tear caused by the initial opening
(A) Not panic since the safety valves allow excess pressure to escape.
The Master or person in charge of a vessel is obligated by law to provide whatever assistance can be safely provided to any individual in peril at sea.
(A) true
(B) false
(A) True
Plastic marterial may be thrown overboard from a vessel which is:
(A) 12 miles from shore
(B) 3 miles from shore
(C) 25 miles from shore
(D) None of the above is correct
(D) None of the above is correct
In relation to turning circle of a ship, the term "transfer" means the distance:
(A) Gained in the direction of the original course
(B) Gained at right angles to the original course
(C) The ship moves sideways from the original course away from the direction of the turn after the rudder is first put over
(D) Around the circumference of the turning circle
(B) Gained at right angles to the original course
The regulations governing the frequencies of the bridge to bridge radiotelephone are issued by the:

Federal communications commission
US Coast Guard
Federal Communications Commission
A vessel in actual distress should send by radio telephone:

Vessels name
Spoken words Mayday Mayday Mayday
Spoken words "mayday", "mayday" "mayday"
When underway and moving ahead, as the speed increases, the pivot point tends to :
(A) move aft
(B) move lower
(C) remain stationary
(D) Move forward
(D) Move forward.
The effect of wind on exposed areas of the vessel is the most noticeable when:
(A) going slow ahead
(B) going fall ahead
(C) Turning
(D) Backing
(D) Backing
You are on course of 000 degrees and PSC and put the rudder right 30 degrees. In which direction will advance be measured:
(A) 090° PSC
(B) 000° PSc
(C) 180° PSC
(D) 270° PSC
(B) 000 Degrees PSC
You can safely step in the bight of a line:
(A) when it is not under strain
(B) if both ends are made fast
(C) in an emergency
(D) At no time
(D) At no time
If two mooring lines are to be placed on the same bollard, which method is BEST?
(A) place the eye from the Ford line on the Bollard and then place the R from the second line directly over the first
(B) it makes no difference how the lines are placed
(C) did the eye from either line on the Bollard, and then bring the art of the other line up through the eye of the first, and place it on the bollard.
(D) place both eyes on the Bollard, In any manner, but leave both lines to the same wench head on the vessel and secure them on the winch.
(C) Dip the eye from either line on the bollard, and then bring the eye of the other line up through the eye of the first, and place it on the bollard.
Which knot is best for making a temporary eye:
(A) Bowline
(B) sheet bend
(C) Fishermans loop
(D) spider hitch
(A) Bowline
If you wished to transmit a message by voice concerning safety of navigation, you would preface it by the word:
(A) mayday
(B) pan pan
(C) securite
(D) Safety
(C) Securite
You receive word that a person has fallen overboard from the starboard side. You should FIRST:
(A) notify the master
(B) Put the engines full astern
(C) put the wheel hard right
(D) Sound the man overboard alarm
(C) put the wheel hard right
As you hold a piece of manila line vertically in front of you, the strands run from the lower right to the upper left. Which type of line is this?
(A) plain-laid
(B) shroud laid
(C) left hand laid
(D) Water laid
(C) Left-hand laid
A "chock" is a:
(A) Deck fitting used to secure a mooring lines
(B) Sharp block of wood used to support hygroscope cargo
(C) smoke pipe for the galley stove
(D) Deck fitting through which lines are led
(D) Deck fitting through which lines are led
You are maneuvering a vessel with a right hand propeller. The rudder is amidships. The vessel will generally back:
(A) two port
(B) two Starboard
(C) In a straight line directly astern
(D) Downstream, the Stern going in the direction of the current.
(A) To port
A twin-screw vessel can maneuver off a Pier best by holding a(n);
(A) Spring line and going slow ahead on the engine further is from the pier
(B) Spring line and going slow ahead on the engine closest to the pier
(C) Spring line and going slow astern on the engine further is from the pier
(D) Spring line and going slow ahead on both engines
(A) Spring line and going slow ahead on the engine furthest from the pier
What know is best for temporarily stopping a line from fraying:
(A) Figure eight knot
(B) bowline
(C) Round turn and two half hitches.
(D) Clove hitch
(A) Figure-eight knot
You are doing a Williamson turn. Your vessel has swung about 60' from the original course heading. You should:
(A) Put the rudder amidships and check the swing
(B) Stop the engines and prepare to maneuver to pick up the man in the water
(C) shift your rudder
(D) Increase to maximum speed
(C) Shift your rudder
An advantage of Nylon line over manila is that nylon:
(A) Will stretch more before breaking
(B) can be used in conjunction with wire or spring lay rope
(C) can be stored on decks exposed to sunlight
(D) Gives audible warning of overstressed whereas manila does not
(A) Will stretch more before breaking
Which type of line would have the LEAST resistance to mildew and rot:
(A) Nylon
(B) Dacron
(C) Manila
(D) polypropylene
(C) Manila
The recommended procedure for unreeling synthetic fiber line is:
(A) pull the bitter end up from the center
(B) Insert a pipe through the center of the reel and pull from the bottom
(C) Through the bottom of the tunnel
(D) Throwing from the coil
(B) Insert a pipe through the center of the reel and pull from the bottom.
When a vessel swings from side to side off course due to quartering seas, the vessel is:
(A) Broaching
(B) Pitchpoling
(C) Yawing
(D) Rolling
(C) yawing
A natural fiber rope can be ruined by dampness because it may:
(A) Rot
(B) Shrink
(C) Stretch
(D) Unlay
(A) Rot
In normal weather, what scope of anchor line should be used:
(A) 5-7 times the depth
(B) Depends upon the holding ground
(C) 6-8 times the depth
(D) 100 feet
(A) 5-7 times the depth
The major advantage of using a round turn pick up for a man overboard is:
(A) it's easy for a single screw vessel to perform
(B) it's the fastest method
(C) it requires the least ship handling skills to perform
(D) it can be used in reduced visibility
(B) It's the fastest method
You can determine that a CO2 fire extinguisher is fully charged by:
Weighing on a properly calibrated scale
Gasoline fumes tend to:
(A) settle near the top of the bilge
(B) settle evenly throughout all levels of the bilge by mixing with air
(C) settle near the bottom of bilge
(D) Disperse to atmosphere.
(C) Settle near the bottom of the bilge
Directing a straight stream of water on a class B fire can cause:
(A) immediate extinguishing of the fire
(B) splashing of the burning liquid, increasing the danger
(C) a reduction in convection
(D) rapid oxidation
(B) Splashing of the burning liquid, Increasing the danger
Most fatal accidents on the water occur as a result of:
Drowning
You have abandoned ship and in an inflatable raft that has just inflated. You hear a continuous hissing coming from a fitting in a buoyancy tube. What is the cause of this?
(A) the saltwater is activating the batteries of the marker lights on the canopy
(B) the inflation pump is in automatic operation to keep the tubes fully inflated
(C) a deflation plug is partially open allowing the escape of CO2
(D) excess inflation pressure is bleeding off and should soon stop
(D) Excess inflation pressure is bleeding off and should soon stop.
The percentage of oxygen required for a fire to burn is:
(A) 16%
(B) 18%
(C) 21%
(D) 25%
(D) 16%
A squeeze grip type of carbon dioxide portable fire extinguisher has been partially discharged. It should be:
(A) labeled empty and recharged as soon as possible
(B) replaced in its proper location if weight loss is no more than 25%
(C) replaced in its proper location regardless of weight
(D) replaced in its proper location if weight loss is no more than 15%
(A) Labeled empty and recharged as soon as possible
You are fighting a class "B" fire with a portable dry chemical extinguisher. The discharge should be directed __________.
(A) to bank officials bulkhead onto fire
(B) at the base of the fire, starting at the near edge
(C) over the top of the fire
(D) at the main body of the fire
(B) at the base of the fire, starting at the near edge
If, for any reason, it is necessary to abandon ship while far out at sea, it is important that the crew members should
D. remain together in the area because rescuers will start searching at the vesselʻs last known position
A spark arrestor:

Keeps sparks from falling into an open tank
Prevent Sparks from getting out of an engine exhaust system
Prevents sparks from getting out of the engines exhaust system.
You are underway when a fire breaks out in the forward part of your vessel. If possible, you should:

Put your vessels stern into the wind
Abandon ship to Windward
Put the vessels stern into the wind.
I'm a fire, doors must be closed to prevent the spread of the fire by:

Convection
Conduction
Convection.
If you are forced to abandon ship in a lifeboat, you should

Remain in the immediate vicinity
Vote on what to do all hands will have a part in the decision
remain in the immediate vicinity
Which statement concerning an accidental oil spill in the navigable waters of the US is true?

The department of interior is responsible for the cleanup of the spill
The person in charge must report the spill to the Coast Guard
The person in charge must report the spill to the coast gaurd.
You are at sea in an inflatable life raft. In high latitudes, the greatest danger is:
Hypothermia caused by cold temperatures.
Which statement is TRUE concerning an inflatable raft?
A) the floor may be inflated for insulation from cold water
(B) Crew members can jump into lift raft without damaging it
(C) the raft may be boarded before it's fully inflated.
(D) All of the above.
(D) All of the above.
If you notice a sheen on the water from an accidental spill while taking on fuel what actions must you take?
(A) the person in charge must report the spill to the Coast Guard
(B) take action to prevent the spread (C) stop fueling
(D) all of the above.
(D) all of the above.
Which of the following is not considered a form of pollution?
Oil mixed with dredge spill
What action should you take if you hear no reply to your repeated May Day call?
Active Epirb
Which term describes a part of a natural fiber line?
Strands
Where will you find the requirements for the lights that must be displayed on a vessel?
COLREGS
The term "gross tonnage" refers to:
A measure of the vessels internal spaces
Spontaneous combustion can result from:
Careless disposal or storage of material
Foam is effective in combating which class(es) of Fire?
Class A and B
A definite advantage of using water as a fire extinguishing agent is its characteristic of:
Rapid expansion as water absorbs heat and changes to steam.
One of the limitations of foam as an extinguishing agent is that foam:
conducts electricity
Which statement is TRUE concerning type 1 PFD
PFD's are designed to turn an unconscious person's face clear of the water.
The regulations governing the frequencies of the bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone are issued by the:
Federal Communications Commission
Plastic material may be discharged overboard from a vessel:
A: 3 miles
B: 12 miles
C: 25 miles
D: None of the Above ✔️
A vessel in distress should send by radio telephone:
Spoken words "Mayday" Mayday" Mayday"
A person is found operating a vessel while intoxicated. He is liable for:
A: imprisonment
B: Monetary fines
C: Seizure of the vessel
D: All of the above ✔️
The pivot point of a vessel proceeding ahead:
Will move towards the BOW
The effect of wind on exposed areas of the vessel is most noticeable when:
Backing
Leeway is the __________.
Lateral movement of a vessel downwind of her intended course
You should keep clear of:
Any lines under strain
The distance a vessel moves at right angles to the original course, when a turn of 180' has been completed, is:
Tactical Diameter
Chafing gear should be placed
At all wearing points of mooring lines
Whicj statement is ALWAYS true?
Keep clear of any line that is under a strain.
You can safely step in the bight of a line:
At NO TIME
In relation to the turning circle of a ship, the term "transfer" means the distance:
Gained at the right angles to the original course
The distance a vessel moves parallel to the original course from the point where the rudder is put over to any point on the turning circle is called the
advance
Which knot is best for making a temporary eye
Bowline
The distance gained in the direction of the original course when you are making a turn is known as
advance
Your vessel is port side to a pier with a spring line led aft from the bow. In a calm weather, putting the engines ahead with the rudder hard left should bring:
The bow line in and the stern line out
The holding capability of an anchor is primarily determined by the:
Anchors ability to dig in
As the propeller turns, air pockets are formed on the trailing and leading edges of the propeller blades, known as:
Cavitation
The force exerted by the propeller which tends to throw the stern right or left is called:
Side Force
You are on course of 000 Degrees T and put the rudder right 30 degrees. In which direction will the transfer be measured
right
You are aboard a single-screw vessel with a right handed propeller. The vessel is dead in the water and the rudder is amidships. If you reverse your engine you would expect your vessel to:
Kick it's stern to port
Operators of Uninspected passenger vessels are required to keep their coast guard license aboard:
Only when carrying passengers for hire
Which type of life preserver must be carried for each person on board an uninspected passenger vessel?
Type 1
A "chock" is a:
Deck fitting through which lines are led.
When backing down with sternway, the pivot point of a vessel:
A) Is at the bow
B) Is about one-third of the vessel's length from the bow
C) Moves aft
D) Is aft of the propellers
C) Moves aft
If you wished to transmit a message by voice concerning safety of navigation, you would preface it by the word:
A) Mayday
B) Pan-pan
C) Securite
D) Safety
C) Securite
A mooring line leading at nearly right angles to the keel is a:
A) Bow line
B) Breast line
C) Spring line
D) Stern line
B) Breast line
The best line for mooring small vessel is:
A) Three strand nylon
B) Double-braided nylon
C) Polypropylene
D) Manila
B) Double-braided nylon
You are maneuvering a vessel with a right hand propeller. The rudder is amidships. The vessel will generally back
A) To port
B) To starboard
C) In a straight line directly astern
D) Downstream, the stern going in the direction of the current
A) To port
A vessel is equipped with twin propellers, both turning outboard with the engines going ahead. If there is no wind or current and the rudders are amidships, what will happen?
A) The bow will swing to starboard
B) The bow will swing to port
C) The vessel will steer a zigzag course
D) the vessel will steer a fairly straight course
D) The vessel will steer a fairly straight course.
To "ease" a line means to:
A) Cast off
B) Double up so that one line does not take all the strain
C) Pay out line to remove most of the tension
D) Slack it off quickly
C) Pay out line to remove most of the tension
Faking a line means to
A) Arrange it on deck in long bights
B) Coil it down on deck
C) Put a whipping on it
D) Stow it below
A) Arrange it on deck in long bights
A metal object on the pier resembling a tree stump and made to receive mooring lines is a:
A) Bight
B) Bollard
C) Chock
D) Camel
B) Bollard
A twin screw vessel can clear the innermost propeller and maneuver off a pier best by holding a(n):
Forward spring line and going slow ahead on the engine furthest from the pier.
One of the limitations of foam as an extinguishing agent is that foam:
conducts electricity
You are operating a twin-screw vessel going ahead with the rudders amidships. If the PORT screw stops turning the bow will:
Go to port.
You are backing on twin engines with rudders amidships, when your port engine stalls. To continue backing on course, you should ___________ .
Apply right rudder
You are backing on twin engines with rudders amidships, your starboard engine stalls. To continue backing on course, you should
apply right rudder
A mooring line that forward motion when coming alongside a pier is a :
Spring line
Safety equipment on board vessels must be approved by the:
US Coast Guard
The part of an anchor which takes hold on the bottom is the:
Fluke
You are going ahead on twin engines with rudder amidships. Your starboard engine stalls. To continue on course you should:
Apply left rudder
You are going ahead on twin engines with rudders amidships. Your port engine stalls. To continue your course you should:
Apply right rudder
You may best turn a twin-screw vessel to the right in a narrow channel by using:
Port engine ahead and the starboard engine astern
Snap back is caused by:
Overloading a line
The weakest point in a line is:
A knot or bend
You are doing a Williamson turn. Your vessel has swung about 60' from the original course heading. You should:
Shift your rudder
A person has just fallen overboard off your port side. What action should you take?
Immediately turn the rudder over hard left
When uncoiling new rope, you should do so by:
Bringing the lower end up through the center of the coil.
You must evacuate an injured person by helicopter. Which statement is true?
The basket of the stretcher must be allowed to touch the deck first.
An advantage of nylon rope over manila rope is that nylon rope
Will stretch more before breaking
Laying out a line in successive circles flat on deck with the bitter end in the center is known as
Flemishing
What is the primary advantage of the Williamson turn?
You will be on a reciprocal course and nearly on track-line during the night.
In a Williamson turn, the rudder is put over full until the :
Vessel has turned 60' from her original course
Which type of line is the LEAST resistance to mildew and rot?
Manila
The line handling term "surge" means to" :
Hold tension but allow it to slip to permit fore and aft movement.
Side force is caused by:
Propeller rotation
A discharged battery freezes at a higher temperature than a fully charged one:
True
battery spaces should be vented to avoid
Flammable gas accumulation
Class A fires are those which occur most commonly as:
(A) wood
(B) upholstery
(C) paper
(D) all of the above ✔️
When taking a length of new manila rope from the coil you should
lay the coil on end with the inside end down, then pull the inside end up through the middle of the coil
When a vessel swings from side to side off course due to quartering seas, the vessel is
yawing
The maneuver which will return your vessel in the short time to a person who has fallen overboard is:
A single turn with hard rudder
Uncoiling Manila Line improperly cab result in a(n):
Kink in the line
A natural fiber rope can be ruined by dampness because it may:
Rot
If your vessel is dragging her anchor in a strong wind, you should:
A) Shorten the scope of anchor line
B) Increase the scope of anchor line
C) Put over the sea anchor
D) Put over a stern anchor
B) in Increase the scope of the line
A person who sees someone fall overboard should:
call for help and keep the individual in sight
If you are in a fire in an enclosed compartment, which action will to improve your ability to breath?
Remain low to the deck
An ABC extinguisher can be used on what type of fire(a)?
(A) Class A
(B) Class B
(C) Class C
(D) All of the above ✔️
Most non-fatal accidents aboard vessels occur due to:
Collisions with other vessels or fixed object.
Which of the following is used to bend together two lines of unequal size?
Becket bend (sheet bend)
The major advantage of using a round turn pick up for a man overboard is:
It's the fastest method
A message giving warning of a hurricane should have prefix when sent by radiotelephone?
Securite Securite Securite
Which vessel is not required to have a pollution placard posted on board?
(A) 15 foot passenger vessel
(B) 75 foot towing vessel
(C) 50 foot cabin cruiser used for pleasure only
(D) 150 foot unmanned barge.
(A) 15 foot passenger vessel
Your vessel has been damaged and is taking on water , but you do not require immediate assistance. You would preface a message advising other vessels of your situation with:

(A) mayday mayday mayday
(B) Pan-Pan (3 times)
(C) Securite-securite-securite
(D) sos-sos-sos
(B) Pan-Pan (3 times)
You can determine that a CO2 fire extinguisher is fully charged by:
(A) Looking at the gauge
(B) be checking the name plate date
(C) Weighing by hand
(D) Weighing on a properly calibrated scale
(D) weighing on a properly calibrated scale.
Starling motors, generators, and other spark producing devices should be mounted as high above the bilge as possible to:
(A) Keep them dry when the bilges are full of water
(B) keep them cool when the vessel is underway
(C) make them more assessable for repairs
(D) prevent accidental ignition of any gasoline vapors that may have accumulated in the bilges
(D) Prevent accidental ignition of any gasoline vapors that may have a cumulated in the bilges.
Where should Life preservers be stowed?
(A) in the fore peak
(B) in the wheelhouse
(C) in the protected locations topside, convenient to personnel
(D) In the lot water tight and fire proof containers on or above the main deck.
(C)in protected locations topside convenient to personnel.
You are headed to South and put the rotor right 30°. In which direction with the transfer be measured?
(A) East
(B) West
(C) North
(D) South
(B) West
The master or person in charge of a vessel is not obligated to render assistance to any individual in danger at sea:
(A) True
(B) False
(B) False
The visual pyrotechnic signals required by law must be:
(A) Coast Guard approved
(B) In serviceable condition
(C) readily accessible
(D) All of the above
(D) All of the above
The number and type of fire extinguishers required aboard OUPV and recreational vessels is based on:
(A) Number of passengers
(B) length of the vessel
(C) type of vessel
(D) Type of construction
(B) Length of the vessel
To prevent gasoline vapors from exploding, what should be done before starting the engine?
(A) Open all hatch covers
(B) check for gasoline leaks
(C) operate the blower for at least four minutes.
(D) Secure our electrical equipment
(C) Operate the blower for at least four minutes
A vessel that is not required to carry a VHF radio, but does so voluntarily, must;
(A) keep the volume and squelch controls properly tuned.
(B) Maintain a listening watch on channel 16 or 9 when underway.
(C) communiqué only on channel 16
(D) Turn the radio off when docking
(B) Maintaining listening watch on channel 16 or 9 when underway
Which vessel must display a federal warning pollution control act Placard?
(A) vessels 16 feet in length or greater
(B) vessels over 100 gross tons
(C) vessels 26 in length and greater
(D) vessels greater than 50 meters
(C) Vessels 26 in Length and greater
Which danger exists to people and CO2 is discharged into a small and close space?
(A) damaged eardrums
(B) Electric shock
(C) frostbite
(D) Respiratory arrest
(D) Respiratory arrest
Vessels required to be quit with an approved backfire flame arrester are:
(A) those with diesel engines
(B) All those with gasoline engines
(C) those with large engines only
(D) None of the above
(B) All those with gasoline engines
Generally, you can keep best steering control when the vessel has:
(A) headway
(B) Sternway
(C) no way on, with engine stopped
(D) no way on with engines fully ahead
(A) Headway
You are finding a class B fire with a portable dry chemical extinguisher. The discharge should be directed:
(A) to back of bulkhead onto the fire
(B) At the base of the fire, starting at the near edge
(C) Over the top of the fire
(D) At the main body of the fire
(B) At the base of the fire starting at the near edge
In order to discharge a CO2 portable fire extinguisher, the operator must FIRST :
(A) invert to CO2 extinguisher
(B) squeeze the two trigger handles together
(C) Remove the locking pin
(D) Open the discharge valve
(C) Remove the locking pin
All of the following are part of the fire triangle EXCEPT:
(A) electricity
(B) fuel
(C) oxygen
(D) heat
(A) Electricity
Pollution of the waterways may result from the discharge of:
(A) sewage
(B) The galley trashcan
(C) and all the mixture of one part per million
(D) All the above
(D) All of the above
You should keep clear of:
(A) Any line under strain
(B) Lines that are paying out
(C) Lines that are coiled down only
(D) None of the above are correct
(A) any line under strain
In relation to the turning circle of a ship, the term "transfer" means the distance:
(A) gained in the direction of the original course
(B) Gained at right angles to the original course
(C) this shit moves sideways from the original course away from the direction of the turn after the rudder is first put over
(D) Around the Circumference turning circle
(B) Gained at right angles to the original course
And advantage of nylon line over manila is the nylon:
(A) Can be used in conjunction with wire or spring-lay rope
(B) can be stored on decks exposed to sunlight
(C) Will stretch more before breaking
(D) Gives audible warning of overstressed whereas manila does not
(C) Will stretch more before breaking
To prevent the spread of a far by convection you should:
(A) shut off all electrical power
(B) remove combustibles from direct exposure
(C) call the bulkhead around the fire
(D) Cool all openings to the area
(D) Cool all openings to the area
The term "gross tonnage quoterefers to:
(A) The weight of the vessel measured in long tons
(B) A measure of the vesselsinternal spaces
(C) The weight of a vessel with all tanks full
(D) The weight of a grossly overloaded vessel
(B) A measure of the vessels in ternal spaces
The normal Weather, how much Anchorline should you use to anchor in five fathoms of water:
(A) 6 fathoms
(B) 50 feet
(C) 30 fathoms
(D) 100 feet
(C) 30 fathoms
Where should life preservers be stowed:
(A) in the forepeak
(B) in the wheel house
(C) in protected locations topside, convenient to personnel
(D) In locked watertight and fireproof containers on or above the main deck
(C) And protect your locations top side, convenient to personnel
The proper VHF-FM Channel to use to make a made a distress call is:
(A) Channel 9
(B) Channel 16
(C) Channel 13
(D) Channel 22 a
(B) Channel 16
What does the "B" on a "B II" fire extinguisher refer to:
A) Size of the applicator
B) Size of the nozzle
C) Size of the extinguisher
D) Class of fire that the extinguisher should be used on
D) Class of fire that the extinguisher should be used on
Which statement is true concerning fuel vapors on a vessel?
A) Fuel vapors gather in the lowest portions of the vessel
B) Fuel vapors can only be ignited by an open flame
C) Bent outlets should be located above the level of the carburetor air intake.
D) None of the above
A) Fuel vapors gather in the lowest portions of the vessel
In order to back a right-handed, single-screw vessel in a straight line, you will probably need to use:
A) Very little rudder
B) Some left rudder
C) Some right rudder
D) Full left rudder
C) Some right rudder
When a vessel with a single right hand propeller backs to port the:
A) Bow falls off to starboard
B) Vessel moves to port without changing heading
C) Bow swings to port
D) Vessel moves to starboard without changing heading
A) Bow falls off to starboard
A vessel is equipped with a single right-handed screw. With rudder amidships in calm wind, the vessel will most likely back:
A) Straight astern
B) To port
C) To starboard
D) In no particular direction
B) To port
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