Deck General

Question 1

To turn over an inflatable raft that is upside down, you should pull on the___?

Answer 1

Righting Strap

Question 2

Pollution of the waterways may result from discharge of___?

Answer 2

Sewage, trash, oily mixture of 1 part per million

Question 3

The international regulations for preventing collisions at sea contain___?

Answer 3

Signals that must be sounded when being towed in restricted visibility.

Question 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 should you take?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Remove the locking pin

Question 6

All the following are part of the fire triangle except____?
1. Oxygen
2. Heat
3. Electricity
4. Fuel

Answer 6

3. Electricity

Question 7

Inflatable life rafts are less maneuverable than lifeboats due to their___?

Answer 7

Shape, shallow draft, large sail area

Question 8

What is true of a gasoline spill?

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Regardless of local requirements/regulations, when in a U.S. port, all oil spills must be reported to___?

Answer 9

National response center (USCG)

Question 10

The spread of fire is prevented by____?

Answer 10

Removing combustibles from endangered areas.

Question 11

If an inflatable life raft inflates upside down, you can right it by____?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

To turn over an inflatable life raft that is turned upside down, you should pull on the____?

Answer 12

Righting strap

Question 13

You are fighting an electrical fire on board. You should secure the power, then___?

Answer 13

Use a portable CO2 extinguisher

Question 14

Demarcation lines are denoted on a nautical chart for the purpose of___?

Answer 14

Separating Waters controlled by inland an international navigation rules.

Question 15

After using a CO2 portable extinguisher, it should be____?

Answer 15

Recharged

Question 16

The proper VHF – FM channel to use to make a made a distress call is____?

Answer 16

Channel 16

Question 17

Do you hear air escaping from the life raft just after it has inflated. You should___?

Answer 17

Not panic since the safety valves allow access pressure to escape

Question 18

The master or person in charge of a vessel is obligated by law to provide whatever assistance can be safely provided to an individual in peril at sea. True/False?

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Plastic material may be thrown overboard from a vessel which is___?

Answer 19

Never

Question 20

In relation to the turning circle of a ship, the term “transfer” means the distance___?

Answer 20

Gained at right angles to the original course

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Federal communications commission

Question 22

A vessel, an actual distress should send by radio telephone_____?

Answer 22

Distress position, vessels name, spoken words, “mayday, mayday, Mayday,”

Question 23

When underway and moving ahead, as the speed increases, the pivot point tends to_____?

Answer 23

Move forward

Question 24

The affect of wind on exposed areas of the vessel is most noticeable when___?

Answer 24

Backing

Question 25

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

Answer 25

000° PSC

Question 26

You can safely step in the bite of a line___?

Answer 26

At no time

Question 27

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

Answer 27

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.

Question 28

Which knot is best for making a temporary eye?

Answer 28

Bowline

Question 29

If you wish to transit a message by voice concerning the safety of navigation, you would pre-face it by the word___?

Answer 29

Securite

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Put the wheel hard right

Question 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?

Answer 31

Left-hand laid

Question 32

A “chock” is a___?

Answer 32

Deck fitting, through which lines are led

Question 33

You are maneuvering a vessel with a right hand propeller. The rudder is amidships. The vessel will generally back___?

Answer 33

To port

Question 34

A twinscrew vessel can maneuver off a pier best by holding a(n)___?

Answer 34

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

Question 35

What knot is best for temporary stopping a line from fraying?

Answer 35

Figure eight knot

Question 36

You are doing a Williamson turn. Your vessel has swung about 60° from the original course heading. You should___?

Answer 36

Shift your rudder

Question 37

And advantage of nylon line over manila is that nylon____?

Answer 37

Will stretch more before breaking

Question 38

Which type of line would have the LEAST resistance to mildew and rot?

Answer 38

Manila

Question 39

The recommended procedure for unreeling synthetic fiber line is___?

Answer 39

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

Question 40

When a vessel swings from side to side off course due to quartering seas, the vessel is___?

Answer 40

Yawing

Question 41

A natural fiber rope can be ruined by dampness because it may____?

Answer 41

Rot

Question 42

In normal weather, what scope of anchor line should be used?

Answer 42

5-7 times the depth

Question 43

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

Answer 43

It is the fastest method

Question 44

You can determine that a CO2 fire extinguisher is fully charged by___?

Answer 44

Weighing on a properly calibrated scale

Question 45

Gasoline fumes tend to___?

Answer 45

Settle near the bottom of the bilge

Question 46

Directing a staight stream of water on a class B fire can cause___?

Answer 46

Splashing of the burning liquid, increasing the danger

Question 47

Most fatal accident on the water occur because of___?

Answer 47

Drowning

Question 48

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

Answer 48

Excess inflation pressure is bleeding off and should stop soon

Question 49

The percentage of oxygen required for a fire to burn is___?

Answer 49

16%

Question 50

A squeeze-grip type carbon dioxide portable fire extinguisher has been partially discharged. It should be___?

Answer 50

Labeled empty and recharged as soon as possible

Question 51

You are fighting a class “B” fire with a portable dry chemical extinguisher. The discharge should be directed___?

Answer 51

At the base of the fire, starting at the near edge

Question 52

If, for any reason, it’s necessary to abandon ship while far out at sea, it’s important that the crew members should___?

Answer 52

Remain together in the area because rescuers will start searching at the vessels last known position

Question 53

A spark arrestor___?

Answer 53

Prevents sparks from getting out of an engines exhaust system

Question 54

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

Answer 54

Put the vessels stern into the wind