Deck general And Safety Flashcards
Chemical testing is required of all persons involved in a/an?
Serious Marine incident
Which of the following is not true concerning the use of work vest onboard un inspected vessels?
A. They must be substituted for up to 5% of the required life preservers
B. They shall be an approved type
C. They shall be stowed separately from required lifesaving equipment
A. They must be substituted for up to 5% of the required life preservers
Vessel less than 65ft, the length of the line which is required to be attached to the ring life buoy must be at least?
60 ft
A 30 ft vessel carrying 6 or less passengers for hire and operating in high seas, is not required to carry
A. An EPIRB
B. Fire extinguisher
C. Life preservers
D. Ring life buoy
An EPIRB
The operator or person in charge of an un inspected vessel must conduct sufficient drills and give sufficient instruction as necessary at least
A. once a month
B. Once a week
C. Not required
D. Every crew change
A. Once a month
As appropriate for the voyage, all vessels must carry adequate and up to date.
A. Charts
B. Coast pilots
C. Light lists
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Ring buoys are required on what size vessel?
26ft and over
Laying out a line in successive circles flat on the deck with the bitter end in the center is known as?
Flemishing
Faking a line means?
Arrange it on the deck in long bites
What is a chock?
Deck fitting used as a fair lead
Which line has no snap- back due to elasticity?
Kevlar
Right-laid line should be coiled?
A.countervlockwise
B. Clockwise
C. Either clockwise or counterclockwise
B . Clockwise
A rope ladder with wooden rings is called a?
Jacob’s ladder
A metal object on the dock made to receive mooring lines is a ?
Bollard
A “stopper” is
A short length of line used for temporarily holding another line.
The strongest of the natural fibers is?
Manila
Which line has the greatest amount of stretch?
Nylon
Mousing a shackle with small wire
A. Increases the strength of the shackle
B. Protects the shackle from the ring
C. Prevents the pin from backing out of the shackle
D. All of the above
C prevents the pin from backing out of the shackle
What is a fid?
A tapered wooden pin used when splicing natural and synthetic line
What type of line would have the LEAST resistance to mildew and rot?
A. Manila
B. Nylon
C. Dacron
D polypropylene
A Manila
Which type of line has the least amount of elasticity?
A. Kevlar
B. Nylon
C. Polypropylene
D. Dacron
A Kevlar
Which type of line has the least amount of elasticity?
A. Kevlar
B. Nylon
C. Polypropylene
D. Dacron
A Kevlar
The quality that make’s nylon line dangerous is that it?
Stretches
Which line is least likely to link
A. Braided
B. Left handed laid
C. Right handed laid
D. Straight laid
A. Braided
Which line has the greatest ability to float?
A. Dacron
B. Nylon
C. Kevlar
D . Polypropylene
D. Polypropylene
True or false. Kevlar line has more stretch than nylon?
False. Nylon has more stretch
A pair of metal posts to which mooring or towing lines are made fast is a?
Bitt
The function of a chock on a vessel with solid bulwarks is to
Provide openings through the bulwarks for mooring lines
