Deck General 1

1
To turn over an inflatable life raft this is upside down, you should pull on the 

Canopy

Manropes

Sea Painter

Righting Strap

2
Pollution of the waterways may result from the discharge of

Sewage

The galley trash can

An oily mixture of one part per million

All the above

3
The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea contain?

Signals that must be sounded when being towed in restricted visibility 

Minimum Hawser lengths when being towed

Lights that must be displayed on anchor buoys 

Mooring procedures for support vessels wen transferring cargo

4
Your ship is sinking rapidly.  A container containing an inflatable life raft has bobbed to the surface upon functioning of the hydrostatic release.  Which action would you take?

Cut the painter line so it will not pull the life raft container down

Swim away from the container so ou will not e in danger as it goes down

Do nothing- the painter will cause the life raft to inflate and open the container

Manually open the container and inflate the life raft with the hand pump

5
To discharge a CO2 portable fire extinguisher, the operator must FIRST?

Invert the CO2 extinguisher

Squeeze the two trigger handles together

Remove the locking pin

Open the discharge valve

6
All the following are part of the fire triangle EXCEPT?

Oxygen

Heat

Electricity

Fuel

7
Inflatable life rafts are less maneuverable than lifeboats due to their?

Shape 

Shallow Draft

Large Sail area

All of the above

8
Which statement is True of a gasoline spill?

It is visible for a shorter time than a fuel oil spill

It is not covered why the pollution laws

It does little harm to marine life

It will sink more rapidly than crude oil

9
Regardless of local requirements/regs, when in a US port all oil spills must be reported to?

10
The spread of fire is prevented by?

Heating surfaces adjacent to the fire

Removing combustibles from the endangered area

Increasing O2 supply

11
If as inflatable liferaft inflates upside down, you can right it by?

Pushing up on one side

Standing on the CO2 bottle, holding the bottom straps and throwing your weight backwards

Getting at least three or four men to push down on the side containing the CO2 cylinder

Doing nothing, it will right itself

14
Demarcation lines are denoted on a nautical chart for purposes of?

Establishing territorial boundaries 

Determining law enforcement jurisdictions 

Separating waters controlled by Inland and International Navigation Rules

Marking pipelines

17 
You hear air escaping from the life raft just after it has inflated.  You should

Not panic since the safety valves allow excess pressure to escape

Quickly hunt for the hole before the raft deflates

Check the sea anchor line attachment for a tear

Check the painter line attachment for a tear

20
In relation to the turning circle of a ship, the term "transfer" means the distance?

Gained in the direction of the original coarse

Gained at right angles to the original coarse

Ship moves sideways from the original coarse away from the direction of the turn after the rudder is first put over

Around the circumference of the turning circle

21
The regulations governing the frequencies of the bridge to bridge radiotelephone are issued by the?

22
A vessel in actual distress should send by radiotelephone ?

23
When underway and moving ahead as the speed increases the pivot point tends to?

Move aft

Move lower

Remain stationary

Move Forward

24
the effect of wind on exposed areas of the vessel is most noticeable when?

Going slow ahead

Going full ahead

Turning

Backing

25
You are on a course of 000degrees PSC and put the rudder right 30 degrees.  In which direction will the advance be measured?

090 degrees PSC

000 degrees PSC

180 degrees PSC

270 degrees PSC

27
If two mooring lines are to be placed on the same bollard, which method is BEST?

Place the eye from the forward line on the bollard and then place the eye from the second line directly over the first

It makes no difference

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

Place both eyes on the bollard in any manner ut lead other lines to the same winch head on the vessel and secure then on the winch

29
If you wished to transmit a message by voice concerning the safety of navigation you would preface it by the word?

Mayday

Pan-pan

Securite

Safety

30
You receive word that a person has fallen overboard from the starboard side.  You should FIRST?

Notify the Master

Put the engines full astern

Put the wheel hard right

Sound the man overboard alarm

31 
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?

Plain-laid

Shroud-laid

Lef-hand laid

Water-laid

34
A twin-screw vessel can maneuver off a pier best by holding?

Spring line and going slow ahead on the engine further from the pier

Spring line and going slow ahead on the engine closest to the pier

Spring line and going slow astern on the engine furthest from the pier

Spring line and going slow ahead on both engines

36
You are doing a Williamson turn.  Your vessel has swung about 60 degrees from the original course heading.  You should?

Put the rudder amidships and check the swing

Stop the engines and prepare to maneuver to pick up the man in the water

Shift your rudder

Increase to max speed

39
The recommended procedure for unreeling synthetic fiber line is?

Pull the butter end up from the center

Insert a pipe through the center of the reel and pull from the bottom

Through the bottom of the tunnel

throwing form the coil

43
The major advantage of using a round turn pick up for a man overboard is?

Its easy for a single screw vessel to perform

Its the fastest method

It requires the least ship handling skills to perform

It can be used in reduced visibility

47 
Most fatal accidents on the water occur as a result of?

Drowning

Fire

Flood

Collision

48
You have abandoned ship and are in an inflatable raft that has just inflated.  You hear a continuous coming from a fitting in  a buoyancy tube.  What is the cause of this?

54
You are underway when a fire breaks out in the forward part of your vessel.  If possible, you should?

56
If you are forced to abandon ship in a lifeboat, you should?

63
Which term describes a part of a natural fiber line?

64 
Where will you find the requirements for the lights that must be displayed on a vessel?

66
Spontaneous combustion can result from?

77
Leeway is the?

79
The distance a vessel moves at right angles to the original course, when a turn of 180 degrees has been completed, is called the?