Part 2

Ch 10 (Safety)

Q.1) An emergency alarm is sounded when the ship

A. Has had a collision (Correct Answer)

B. Navigating in heavy traffic
C. Is altering course (Your Answer)
D. Is overtaking another ship

Q.2) An enclosed space entry permit is to be completed before entering into the

A. Forepeak store (Your Answer)

B. Paint store

C. Provision store
D. Loaded cargo hold (Correct Answer)
Correct

Q.3) Careless housekeeping can result in

A. Higher inventory costs

B. Wastage of ship stores
C. Accident, injury and fire (Your Answer)
D. Bad odour
Q.4) When the low pressure alarm sounds on the SCBA the user should

A. Close the air bottle valve

B. Remove the face mask

C. Monitor the pressure in the bottles (Your Answer)

D. Vacate the compartment immediately (Correct Answer)

Q.5) A self-contained breathing apparatus

A. Is used for underwater surveys

B. Contains oxygen
C. Is used for entry in enclosed spaces (Correct Answer)
D. Is connected to the deck air line (Your Answer)

Q.6) Emergency escape routes should be kept

A. Open always (Correct Answer)

B. Locked at sea

C. Locked in port (Your Answer)

D. Open when needed

Q.7) During bunkering the following sign should be displayed prominently

A. Shore leave stopped

B. No smoking (Correct Answer)
C. Visitors prohibited
D. Restricted area (Your Answer)
Q.8) Boiler suit is used to protect the body

A. When working on deck (Correct Answer)

B. In wet weather (Your Answer)
C. When using the washing machine
D. Against chemical contamination

Q.9) The SOPEP locker contains

A. Oil spill containment equipment (Correct Answer)

B. Pyrotechnics and distress equipment (Your Answer)
C. Hold cleaning equipment
D. Machinery spares

Q.10) During Bunkering

A. Plug air pipes

B. Plug all deck scuppers (Correct Answer)
C. Raise the gangway
D. Plug sounding pipes (Your Answer)

Q.11) Engine room bilges are pumped into the sea through the

A. Oily water separator (Correct Answer)

B. Shore connection
 C. Overboard valve (Your Answer)
D. Bilge line

Q.12) Face mask is used on board to protect the face from

A. Bacteria (Your Answer)

B. Fume inhalation (Correct Answer)
C. Heat radiation
D. Water spray

Q.13) Match the term "ONE PROLONGED BLAST FOLLOWED BY THREE BLASTS
IN SUCCESSION" with the most suitable answers given below

A. Vessel being towed (Correct Answer)

B. Five short blasts
C. Altering course to Stateboard (Your Answer)
D. Six short blasts

Q.14) Safety helmet is used to protect the head

A. From falling objects (Correct Answer)

B. Against adverse weather (Your Answer)
C. From getting wet
D. From inflammable gases
Q.15) “Smothering” during fire fighting is achieved by

A. Removing heat
B. Cutting fuel supply (Your Answer)
C. Cutting contact with air (Correct Answer)
D. Covering with CO2
Correct

Q.16) Safety harness is used

A. To prevent backache
B. To store safety items
C. When working aloft (Your Answer)
D. When cleaning the wheelhouse
Correct

Q.17) Inspection of life saving appliances shall be carried out

A. Weekly
B. Bimonthly
C. Monthly (Your Answer)
D. Half yearly
Correct

Q.18) Match the term "TWO SHORT BLASTS" with the most suitable answers given
below

A. One prolonged blast every two minutes

B. Altering course to port (Your Answer)
C. Altering course to Stateboard
D. One prolonged blast followed by two short
Q.19) The Garbage Management Plan indicates the

A. Location of the ships incinerator

B. Procedure for disposing ships garbage (Correct Answer)
C. Capacity of the storage drums
D. Procedure for disposing laundry waste (Your Answer)

Q.20) Safety goggles are used to protect the eyes from

A. Foreign bodies entering (Correct Answer)

B. Heavy weather
C. Snow
D. Wet weather (Your Answer)

Q.21) After every use, a fire hose must

A. Be tested to a pressure of 4 Kg/cm2

B. Be hung up to dry and later correctly stowed (Correct Answer)
C. Have their couplings removed (Your Answer)
D. Be stowed in a safety equipment locker

Q.22) Match the term "MAKING WAY THROUGH WATER" with the most suitable
answers given below

A. One prolonged blast every two minutes (Correct Answer)

B. Five short blasts
 C. Altering course to Stateboard
D. One prolonged blast followed by two short (Your Answer)

Q.23) Abandon ship is indicated by

A. Continuous ringing of ship’s bell

B. Seven short and one long blast on ships whistle (Your Answer)
C. Masters verbal orders (Correct Answer)
D. Intermittent ringing of the ships bell

Q.24) When lifting up weights, one should

A. Keep arms outstretched and pick up weights (Your Answer)

B. Sit on knees and lift weight with a straight back (Correct Answer)
C. Keep knees straight and lift weight with bent arms
D. Keep the legs and arms straight

Q.25) Match the term "ONE SHORT BLAST" with the most suitable answers given below

A. One prolonged blast every two minutes

B. Five short blasts (Your Answer)
C. Altering course to Stateboard (Correct Answer)
D. One prolonged blast followed by two short

Q.26) Immersion suit is used to prevent

 A. Injuries
B. Heat burns (Your Answer)
C. Hypothermia (Correct Answer)
D. Drowning

Q.27) The distress signals, required to be kept in a lifeboat are

A. Rocket parachutes + Hand flares+ Smoke signals (Correct Answer)

B. Rocket parachutes + Hand flares
C. Hand flares (Your Answer)
D. Smoke signals + Line throwing apparatus

Q.28) SOLAS deals with

A. Safety (Correct Answer)

B. Pollution
C. Crew welfare (Your Answer)
D. Tank cleaning

Q.29) The ullage tape lowered into a cargo tank of a tanker should be earthed to prevent

A. Tank overflow
B. Static hazards (Correct Answer)
C. Tank going empty (Your Answer)
D. Pump running dry

Q.30) The pump room in a tanker should be ventilated

 A. Prior entry (Correct Answer)
B. After entering
C. Only when there is a gas leak
D. When the pumps are running (Your Answer)

Q.31) For entry in any enclosed space the oxygen content in the compartment should be

A. 16% (Your Answer)

B. 19%
C. 18%
D. 21% (Correct Answer)
Correct

Q.32) In freezing weather the mooring winches should be started at least 30 minutes
before use to

A. Warm up the system (Your Answer)

B. Check the oil level
C. Remove the ropes from the store
D. Lower the anchor

Q.33) Match the term "TO ATTRACT ATTENTION" with the most suitable answers
given below

A. Six short blasts (Your Answer)

B. Five short blasts (Correct Answer)
C. Vessel being towed
 D. One prolonged blast followed by two short

Q.34) When you smell something burning in your cabin your first action should be

A. Wait for the fire alarm to ring

B. Get a portable extinguisher to extinguish fire (Your Answer)
C. Vacate the cabin and raise alarm (Correct Answer)
D. Telephone the next cabin to warn

Q.35) Best method for fighting a fire in the paint room is

A. Use a water jet

B. Use a soda acid extinguisher (Your Answer)
C. Use a foam type extinguisher (Correct Answer)
D. Use a fire blanket
Correct

Q.36) Rigging the “Emergency Towing Arrangement” fore and aft when alongside is
mandatory for

A. Container ships
B. General cargo ships
C. Tankers (Your Answer)
D. Bulk carriers

Q.37) FFA on board means

A. Foam fire apparatus

 B. Fire fighting arrangements
C. Fire fighting appliances (Correct Answer)
D. Fixed fire appliances (Your Answer)

Q.38) Risk assessment is carried out to

A. Fill up the required forms

B. Identify the risks involved with a particular task (Correct Answer)
C. Decide how many people are required for a job
D. Assess the time required for a job (Your Answer)

Q.39) The international signal for “Man Overboard” is

A. Continuous ringing of the ship’s alarm

B. Seven or more short blasts followed by prolong blast
C. Three prolonged blasts (Correct Answer)
D. Five short and rapid blasts (Your Answer)

Q.40) When you see oil slick in the water at anchorage

A. Report to the duty officer (Correct Answer)

B. Do nothing
C. Keep the lifeboat close to the embarkation deck
D. Lowering the lifeboat oars (Your Answer)

Q.41) A tank entry permit is to be completed before entering into the

 A. Ballast compartment (Correct Answer)
B. Steering gear compartment
C. Meat room
D. Battery room (Your Answer)

Q.42) The following task requires a hot work permit

A. Lifeboat drill
B. Painting on deck
C. Welding on deck (Correct Answer)
D. Opening hatch covers (Your Answer)

Q.43) During rough weather or at night before going on deck you must inform

A. Bosun
B. Duty engineer
C. Duty officer (Correct Answer)
D. Chief officer (Your Answer)

Q.44) For fighting an electrical fire, the action to be taken is to use a

A. Portable CO2 extinguisher (Correct Answer)

B. Foam Extinguisher
C. Water Hose
D. Soda Acid Extinguisher (Your Answer)
Q.45) Disposal of all food waste should be entered in the

A. Oil record book

B. Garbage record book (Correct Answer)
C. Cargo record book (Your Answer)
D. Bridge log book

Q.46) The flammable range of a gas is

A. Between the LFL and UFL in air (Correct Answer)

B. Between the LFL and UFL in hydrogen
C. Above UFL
D. Below LFL (Your Answer)

Q.47) Red parachute flares are called

A. Flare technics
B. Pyrotechnics (Correct Answer)
C. Light technics
D. Fire technics (Your Answer)

Q.48) On joining the ship the crew members should familiarize themselves with the

A. Menu
B. Muster list (Correct Answer)
C. Crew list
D. Contents of the lifeboat (Your Answer)
 Correct

Q.49) Prior to the tug pulling the tug line should be kept on the

A. Air pipe
B. Bollard (Your Answer)
C. Warping drum
D. Bow stopper

Q.50) Purpose of immersion suit is to protect a person from

A. Cold (Correct Answer)

B. Heat (Your Answer)
C. Sunburn
D. Fire

Q.51) The objective of Marpol is to

A. Improve safety in accommodation

B. Prevent and control pollution from ships (Correct Answer)
C. Ensure adequate stability for ships (Your Answer)
D. Improve cleanliness on board
Correct

Q.52) Before you start welding you must obtain a

A. Enclosed place permit

B. Cold work permit
 C. Shore leave permit
D. Hot work permit (Your Answer)

Q.53) When receiving LSA/FFA items on board, all items must be

A. Of approved type (Correct Answer)

B. Received in good packing (Your Answer)
C. Open it and check contents against delivery order
D. Cheaply available

Q.54) Safety hand gloves are used to protect the hands while

A. Handling wire ropes (Correct Answer)

B. Handling food stuff
C. Steering the ship
D. Cleaning crew’s mess room (Your Answer)
Correct

Q.55) Ear muffs are used to protect the ears from

A. High intensity sound (Your Answer)

B. Inflammable gases
C. Heat radiation
D. Bacterial infection

Q.56) While working near the funnel, check with the officer on the bridge that he has informed
the

A. Engine room to switch off power on deck

 B. Engine room to switch off air/steam to whistle (Correct Answer)
C. Master (Your Answer)
D. Count number of seamen working

Q.57) Fire extinguishing medium in cargo tank of tanker is

A. CO ₂ (Your Answer)
B. Foam (Correct Answer)
C. Sea water
D. Dry Powder

Q.58) An oil fire can be extinguished by

A. Cutting off the fuel supply (Your Answer)

B. Removing the burning material
C. Smothering with foam (Correct Answer)
D. Cooling with a water jet
Correct

Q.59) Ship’s galley is provided with the following for cooking

A. LPG burners
B. Fuel oil burners
C. Diesel oil burners
D. Electric hot plates (Your Answer)
Correct

Q.60) The familiarization of the joining crew is done by the

 A. Chief engineer
B. Outgoing crew member (Your Answer)
C. Master
D. Cadets

Q.61) What immediate action will you take if you see a man falling overboard at sea

A. Inform duty officer (Correct Answer)

B. Release lifebuoy and MOB
C. Sound emergency station (Your Answer)
D. Jump into the sea

Q.62) After abandon ship, the survivors in a lifeboat must be given

A. No water for the first twenty four hours (Correct Answer)

B. One litre of water each (Your Answer)
C. Two litres of water each
D. Half a litre of water each

Q.63) Match the word "RESTRICTED IN HER ABILITY TO MANEUVER" with the
most suitable word given below

A. One prolonged blast every two minutes

B. Five short blasts (Your Answer)
C. Altering course to Stateboard
D. One prolonged blast followed by two short (Correct Answer)
Q.64) Breathing apparatus is used for

A. Entering a compartment full of smoke (Correct Answer)

B. Launching a lifeboat
C. Keeping a bridge watch (Your Answer)
D. For navigating the ship in fog

Q.65) When the ship is alongside a wharf the safe access to the ship is by the

A. Combination ladder (Your Answer)

B. Pilot ladder
C. Coolie ladder
D. Gangway (Correct Answer)

Q.66) Ability to start the emergency fire pump is required in all

A. Duty engineers
B. Engine crew
C. Deck officers (Your Answer)
D. The crew members (Correct Answer)

Q.67) What type of portable extinguisher should be used for oil fire

A. Soda water
B. CO2 type (Your Answer)
 C. Foam type (Correct Answer)
D. Water type

Q.68) The markings on a lifejacket include

A. Ship owners name

B. Ships GRT (Your Answer)
C. Ships port of registry (Correct Answer)
D. Ship masters name

Q.69) The full form of EEBD is

A. Emergency exit below deck

B. Emergency escape breathing device (Correct Answer)
C. Emergency escape below deck (Your Answer)
D. Emergency escape breaking device

Q.70) A bowsing tackle is used to

A. Lash the lifeboat to the davits

B. Tow the life raft
C. Keep the lifeboat close to the embarkation deck (Correct Answer)
D. Lowering the lifeboat oars (Your Answer)
Q.71) Before lifting a lifeboat from the water, it must be ensured that

A. Bottom plug is shipped tight (Your Answer)

B. Fall wires are clear and hooked securely (Correct Answer)
C. Engine is going astern
D. Sea anchor is streamed

Q.72) Number of lifebuoys on a ship depends on its

A. Deadweight
B. Length (Correct Answer)
C. Moulded breadth
D. Draught (Your Answer)
Correct

Q.73) The familiarization checklist should be completed when the crew member joins the vessel

A. Prior to commencement of their duties on joining the ship (Your Answer)

B. Within two months of joining the ship
C. Within one month of joining the ship
D. Within one week of joining the ship
Q.74) EEBD is used for

A. Fighting fires
B. Emergency escape (Correct Answer)
C. Boarding survival craft
D. Going on deck in heavy weather (Your Answer)

Q.75) A working aloft permit is to be completed before working on the

A. Fore mast (Correct Answer)

B. Navigational bridge deck
C. Mast house on deck (Your Answer)
D. Aft deck

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