CARGO HANDLING (MIDTERM)

Question 1

What IMO code provides ship managers an international standard for the safe management and
operations of ships?
A) International Securing Management Code(ISM Code)
B) International Ship Managers Code(ISM Code)
C) International Safety Management Code(ISM Code)
D) International Seaworthiness Managing Code(ISM Code)

Answer 1

C) International Safety Management Code(ISM Code)

Question 2

The following are factors in the sinking of Herald of Free Enterprise, EXCEPT?

A) Assistant Boatswain Stanley failed to wake up to close the forward ramp.
B) The waters reached intensely cold temperatures that killed almost 200 people onboard.
C) Poor workplace communication and stand-off relationship between ship operators and shore-based managers.
D) Under pressure, First Officer Sabel left the ramp deck to proceed to his harbour station on the bridge.

Answer 2

B) The waters reached intensely cold temperatures that killed almost 200 people onboard.

Question 3

Coming onboard as a deck cadet, the following are your duties and responsibilities with respect to ship’s maintenance, EXCEPT?
A) Changing the busted emergency lights around the lifeboat embarkation platform
B) Familiarizing yourself with the company Safety Management Manual and the vessel’s equipment list
C) Handle lowering and heaving up of the forward ramp under the supervision of the duty officer
D) Supervised rigging of the port side pilot ladder, 1 meter above the water.

Answer 3

A) Changing the busted emergency lights around the lifeboat embarkation platform

Question 4

You are a newly minted Third Officer. While doing your safety rounds as the designated safety officer onboard, you notice a streak of oil dripping down from your rescue boat outboard engine. To whom you shall report the situation to be repaired and rectified by?
A) Chief Engineer
B) Second Engineer
C) Captain
D) Nobody else because it is my duty

Answer 4

C) Captain

Question 5

After 5 contracts, you got promoted onboard as a Chief Officer. The following are areas of your vessel you have to regularly inspect and maintain, EXCEPT?
A) Ship’s cargo crane cable/wires
C) Steering gear room
D) Accommodation staircase and alleyways
B) Forward mooring station

Answer 5

D) Accommodation staircase and alleyways

Question 6

5 more contracts, and you now are a Captain. According to ISM Chapter 4, he is your vessel’s direct contact to the company’s top management.
A) Designated Person At-shore
B) Fleet Manager
C) Managing Director
D) Designated Person Ashore

Answer 6

A) Designated Person At-shore

Question 7

7. Ship owners and Ship managers have a vital duty to perform operating smoothly and safely?
   C) constant communication
   D) regulatory compliance
   A) effective management
   B) ship maintenance

Answer 7

B) ship maintenance

Question 8

A systematic approach to maintenance is based on risk assessment and begins with the establishment of a complete

A) documentation of completed maintenance
C) schedule of planned maintenance to be done
B) database of machinery, equipment and fittings
D) job description of the vessel’s crew

Answer 8

B) database of machinery, equipment and fittings

Question 9

To prevent shipboard equipment failure, ship owners and/or ship managers invest in planned maintenance systems such as Cloud Shipmanager, AMOS, NS5 which all provide a comprehensive system of regular inspections and maintenance. This description falls under?
A) Routine maintenance
B) Corrective maintenance
C) Preventive maintenance
D) Critical-based maintenance(CBM)

Answer 9

A) Routine maintenance

Question 10

Implemented in response to breakdowns or issues with equipment or systems. This type of maintenance procedure involves repairing or replacing faulty components to restore functionality.
A) Routine maintenance
B) Corrective maintenance
C) Preventive maintenance
D) Critical-based maintenance(CBM)

Answer 10

B) Corrective maintenance

Question 11

The following are ship’s maintenance procedures, EXCEPT?
A) Routine maintenance
C) Preventive maintenance
B) Corrective maintenance
D) Critical-based maintenance(CBM)

Answer 11

D) Critical-based maintenance(CBM)

Question 12

One of the major benefit of effective planned maintenance system to companies is that?
A) It protects the company’s assets(vessels) by prolonging its service life
B) It provides an effective tool to monitor its crew if they are doing their jobs on time
C) It gives ship managers a comprehensive database of the company’s ageing fleet
D) It gives owners and captains a direct link to each other with regards to ship maintenance

Answer 12

A) It protects the company’s assets(vessels) by prolonging its service life

Question 13

Ideally, this organization has to be the most stringent with regards to safety management compliance. Following its safety management system will almost certainly prevent a vessel from being subjected to non-conformities or Port State Control detentions
A) International Maritime Organization
B) Vessel’s Operator(Ship owner / Ship Manager)
C) Recognized Organizations
D) Flag State Administrations

Answer 13

A) International Maritime Organization

Question 14

According to SOLAS Chapter IX: Management for the Safe Operation of Ships - Regulation 6, the safety management system of the vessel needs to be periodically verified by either of the following, EXCEPT?
C) Organization recognized by the administration
D) The administration of the local port authorities
A) Flag State Inspectors/Auditors
B) Another contracting government

Answer 14

D) The administration of the local port authorities

Question 15

According to SOLAS Chapter IX: Management for the Safe Operation of Ships, what certificate does the vessel has to keep onboard
C) Document of Compliance
A) Safety Management Certificate
B) Copy of the vessel’s Document of Compliance
D) Ship Manager’s Certificate

Answer 15

A) Safety Management Certificate

Question 16

The purpose of this code is to provide an international standard for the safe management and operation of ships and pollution prevention. All of the following defines this purpose, EXCEPT?
A) The company’s responsibility lies on the capacity of the Master to find solutions to shipboard issues
B) The Guidelines for safe shipping practices are adaptable to the unique needs of different shipping companies
C) Managing risks are designed to be flexible and applicable to various shipboard situations of the vessel.
D) Positive attitude and involvement of all, from the vessel’s crew to the ship’s management, is imperative
for the success of safe operation the ship.

Answer 16

A) The company’s responsibility lies on the capacity of the Master to find solutions to shipboard issues

Question 17

After 10 years of commanding a vessel, your experience onboard as a Captain compelled you to start your own Ship Managing company. Starting with 10 vessels, what certificate you should have in order to receive proper certification in accordance to SOLAS Chapter IX: Management for the Safe Operation of Ships - Regulation 4?
A) Safety Management Certificate
C) Document of Compliance
B) Copy of the vessel’s Document of Compliance
D) Ship Manager’s Certificate

Answer 17

C) Document of Compliance

Question 18

Understanding the need of your fleet’s vessel to be manned, according to ISM Code Regulation 6 -
the following, EXCEPT?
Resources and Personnel, your company should ensure that the crew manning your ship shall be
A) Qualified
B) Certificated
C) Regulatory compliant
D) Medically fit

Answer 18

C) Regulatory compliant

Question 19

You’re now properly certificated as a Ship Manager in accordance to SOLAS Chapter IX:
Management for the Safe Operation of Ships - Regulation 4. What manual should the 10 vessels in your fleet has to have in order to be compliant to ISM Code?
A) Port State Control Checklist Manual
C) Cargo Securing Manual
B) Main Engine Maintenance Manual
D) Safety Management Manual

Answer 19

D) Safety Management Manual

Question 20

All of the following can be found inside that manual, EXCEPT?
A) the vessel’s crew job description, designation, substation schemes, and identified superiors
B) the company’s insurance policy in case of accidental grounding, collision, and/or marine pollution
C) the vessel’s Deck and Engine equipment list from which planned maintenance can be based from
D) key shipboard operations such as anchoring, mooring, or navigating in restricted visibility.

Answer 20

B) the company’s insurance policy in case of accidental grounding, collision, and/or marine pollution

Question 21

Planned maintenance schedule for a particular equipment shall be based on and provided by?
C) The equipment manufacturer/maker
A) Flag State Administration
B) The Company(Ship operator/Ship Manger)
D) Classification Societies(GL, ABS, DNV, etc.)

Answer 21

B) The Company(Ship operator/Ship Manger)

Question 22

According to ISM Code Regulation 10 - Maintenance of the Ship and Equipment, the company should ensure the following, EXCEPT?
A) Inspections are held at appropriate intervals
B) Any non-conformity is reported with its possible cause, if known
C) Appropriate correction action is taken
D) Records of the manufacturer/maker’s maintenance plan is kept onboard

Answer 22

D) Records of the manufacturer/maker’s maintenance plan is kept onboard

Question 23

A proper documentation of maintenance activities shall include the following, EXCEPT?
A) A record of maintenance carried out throughout a particular duration(week or month)
B) Before during and after photos of the maintenance
C) Regulations of which the maintenance activity is based from
D) Planned maintenance for the following schedule duration(week or month)

Answer 23

B) Before during and after photos of the maintenance