Equipment Flashcards
According to TB 150 for the gas meter, what are the 5 gases that it reads?
Hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen sulfide, explosive vapors, carbon monoxide and Oxygen
Bonus : what was the new gas reading that was added to this meter and why?
Hydrogen cyanide - due to dangerous levels of it during overhauls
According to TB 150 - 5 gas meter when are specific gas calibrations conducted ?
They are conducted every 6 months
And or whenever there is sensor problem
TB 150 - 5 gas meter, there are 2 alarms for battery levels. The first alarm alerts you of low battery and you have how much time of operation left?
The second alarm once activated will turn off the gas meter in how long?
20 minutes
10 seconds
TB 150 - 5 gas meter states that field testing indicates that batteries last no longer than what?
2-3 weeks
Bonus : after replacing batteries the unit needs how long to warm up?
30min
TB 150 - 5 gas meter states that if the batteries are below what level to replace?
Less than 3/4 full, replace
Vol 3 : The two air bag systems currently in use are a _____bag system and a _____bag system, which are rated as a _____-ton and _____-ton respectively.
3bag and 7bag
56 ton and 236 ton
Vol 3 : The 56-ton is comprised of one _____ton and two _____ton bags. The 236 ton is comprised of one each of the following: 12, 17, 22, 32, 35, 44 and 74-ton bags
12 ton and 22 ton
12, 17, 22, 32, 35, 44 and 74 ton
Vol 3 : the claw tool ( Hayward ) comes in what sizes?
30 and 42 inches
Vol 3 : gauntlet gloves will be exchanged and tested with _______volts of electricity every _____days by the Department of Water and Power.
10,000 volts
60 days
Vol : the 2-1/2 Bresnan distributor is of revolving type, designed to throw water ______ in diameter. It has 9 orficies and will supply _____to _____gpm.
30 feet
Gpm 600 to 800
Vol 3 : air pressure type extinguisher (water gun) has a capacity of _______gallons, and is normally used on ordinary combustibles (class A fires). The tank is maintained under air pressure ______to _____psi
2.5 GAL
90-110 psi
Vol 3 : The discharge time of a 20 lb. dry chemical extinguisher with the valve fully open is _____seconds
10 seconds
Vol 3 : Co2 Extinguisher - carbon dioxide is a gas ______times as heavy as air. It is stored in steel cylinders under a pressure of 800 to 900 pounds. Upon release, the liquid changes to gas with an expansion ratio of ________to 1. Each cylinder is protected by a safety disc which will rupture if the extinguisher is subjected to a continued temperature exceeding ______ degrees Fahrenheit
1.5 times heavier than air
450 to 1
135 degrees
Bonus : discharge time is 60 seconds -also recharge when contents is 15lb or less
ICOM VHF handheld radio operating temps is what?
is checked how often?
Charge the battery for how long?
Battery replacement how often?
-4F to + 95
Monthly
3 hrs
5 years with an estimated 300-500 charges
Simrad auto pilot has how many steering modes?
After a single press of a button the system becomes operative in ____seconds
5
5 seconds
A long press of __to___ second the system will turn off.
One revolution of the dial equals how many degrees?
2 - 3 seconds
45 degrees
Auto pilot Simrad AP 35 - what steering mode would you use for a quick course correction?
Turn
Auto pilot Simrad - the steering levers shows a ____degree angle markings. The rudder angle indicator shows up to ___degrees to each side.
10 degrees
45 degrees
Which mode would be selected for trawling, towing, slow speed or one engine operation?
Work mode - basically different operational conditions
When turning off the auto pilot a long press of __to___ will turn the system off.
2 to 3 seconds
Standard horizon 5500 - high power and low power is transmitted on what?
High 25w Low 1w
Standard horizon 5500 - the range of signal has a max of what distance?
20 miles
Standard horizon 5500 - DSC is transmitted on what channel? If a distress signal is not received it is sent in ___minute intervals.
Ch 70
4 minute intervals
Standard horizon 5500 - when an individual DSC is received the radio will ring for how long?
2 minutes
Water gun carries ____gallons of water and is pressurized to __to___psi.
Dry chem weights ____lbs , discharges in ___seconds
CO2 weights ____lbs and discharges in ____seconds
2.5 gallons /90-110 psi
20lbs / 10 seconds
20lbs / 60 seconds
CO2 is ____times heavier than air, is stored at ___to___psi and will be refilled when weight is ___lbs or less. Expansion ratio is ___to ___
1.5 times heavier
800 to 900 psi
15lbs
450 to 1
ALUMINIZED CERMIC BLANKET size is what?
6 x 8
Magnacom - do not lower the transducer deeper than how deep ?
Following charging of the unit, do not close relief valve for batteries or use unit for ____minutes.
25 feet
15 minutes
Magnacom - what does a flashing red light indicate?
What is the unique feature to alert user of low battery which is when the system reaches approximately ____volts.
System is at 20 volts
You will hear a short beep every 2 minutes indicating system is below 10 volts
The magnacom is equipped with a low battery alert, when the battery reaches 10 volts you will hear a short been every ___minutes.
2 minutes
After charging the magnacom comms do not release the pressure relief valve and turn on the unit for a minimum of ___minutes.
Also do not lower the transducer deeper than ___feet
15 minutes
25 feet
The diver recall system, the led will turn red and flash when the battery is approximately ____volts
20 volts
What are the gpms of the 3 marine eductor - penberthy and the 2 vita motivators .
Penberthy 115gpm
Portable vita model 1554 - 350gpm
Onboard vita model 1802 - 700gpm
The furuno radar has a Large memory stores _____track points, ______points, and ____routes.
30,000
30,000
200
There are _____ keys on the control panel: What are they?
3 keys
Home,
RotoKey
Power.
Radar - how do you switch from 2D to 3D ?
With 2 fingers on screen swipe up or down
Radar - how to switch between heads up and north up using fingers?
Place 1 finger on the boat icon, the other fingers next to it and rotate it
Radar - When you turn on the power, a beep sounds and the start-up screen appears.
Approximately ____ seconds after you ap- ply the power, the chart plotter display appears.
90 seconds
Radar - turning off radar
Select [Power Off This Device] or [Power Off Network]. ____ seconds after the screen goes blank, the power turns off. (The power is on for this ____ seconds.)
15 seconds
15 seconds
The chart plotter also does the following things. NO QUESTION JUST LOCK AND LOAD
• Plots the track of your ship
• Measuresdistancesandbearings
• Marksmanoverboard(MOB)position
• Controlsalarmfunctions
• Follows routes
The radar display is available in head-up and north-up modes and orientation in true and relative motion.
The relative motion display shows other ships movement relative to your ship. The true motion display shows your ship and other objects in motion ac- cording to their true courses and speeds
No question just lock and load
Radar/sounder - Both low and high TX frequencies are provided.
for general detection and understanding bottom conditions use what frequency?
For fish finding use what frequency?
The low frequency has a wide detection area
high frequency has a narrow beam
The main function of the RotoKey is to display the ______
RotoKey menu
Radar - The boat icon marks current position. In the 3D display, you can change the shape of the boat icon to match your ship. In the 2D display, the boat icon can not be changed and is what color?
Red
Radar - MOB, when activated The area around the boat icon is zoomed in.
The scale is automatically set to ____ nm for the chart plotter and ____nm for the radar.
1.25 nm chart plotter
.5 nm for the radar
Radar - The MOB mark is entered and flashes.
A ______ line runs between the MOB position and your ship. This line is the course to take to go to the MOB position. When you select the “go to” function to MOB a _____line will also appear
Yellow
Red dotted line
Radar - the following information is what feature on our radar?
A hexagon-shaped marker marks a ship’s position. The marker is color-coded according to the type of DSC message sent, red for distress and green for non-distress.
DSC - digital selective calling
DSC notification
When a DSC message for position of the ship is received, the message “DSC Position Report Received” appears in_______ on the status bar at the top of the screen
When a DSC message for distress is received, the message “DSC Distress Call Re- ceived” appears in _______ on the status bar at the top of the screen. To delete the distress message, tap the status bar.
Yellow
Red
Chart plotter -
There are how many types of chart format in this equipment?
5
Raster, S-57, Jeppesen, Navionics or Fishing.
Chart plotter
The selected chart scale appears in the chart scale box at the bottom______ corner of the screen. The value shown is the distance from the left of the screen to the right of the screen.
right-hand
Orientation mode - which mode, HEAD UP or NORTH UP is for long range navigation
North up
Chart plotter
The heading line looks like what?
The COG vector line looks like what?
Solid green
Red dotted lined
As a loudhailer, the RAY430 amplifies your voice up to a ____watt level
30 watt
In the foghorn mode how many patters are there for signaling?
6
Underway, Stopped, Sail, Tow, Anchored, and Aground
The RAY430 is intended for use on vessels with 12 VDC power systems and can operate as long as the DC supply is regulated between _____and ____Volts
10.8 and 16 volts
The RAY430’s power consumption is _____ watts
65 watts
Pressing the [FOG] key sequentially selects one of the_____ different horn or automatic fog signals for use.
9
This is confusing as there is information stating 6 signals
Loudhailer
When the FOG mode is selected, the message area will display the selected type of signal to be emitted. Which mode would you Use as horn signal for passing, etc.
Which mode would police, Fish & Game, US
Coast Guard select for siren?
Manual
YELP
Loudhailer - TURNING THE UNIT “ON”
Rotate the On/Off & Dimmer control knob clockwise to turn the unit on. The display will appear in about ____second. Now, set the On/Off & Dimmer Control knob to your desired backlighting level.
1 second
Loudhailer -
FOG 1 underway which is the mode selected for power vessels underway in fog, according to the user manual the horn will sound at what intervals?
One 5-second blast at 2 minute intervals.
Loudhailer -
FOG 2 / vessel stopped while under way will sound signal at what intervals?
The FOG 2 signal pattern is: Two 5-second blast, with a 2 second interval between each blast, this will be repeated every 2 minutes.
Loudhailer -
FOG 3 / sailboats sound intervals on the loudhailer sounds when?
The Fog 3 signal pattern is:
One 5 second blast, followed by two I second blast, at 2 second intervals, this will be repeated every 2 minutes.
Loudhailer - what is the towing signal pattern on the loudhailer ?
The FOG 4 signal pattern is:
One 5 second blast, followed by three 1 second blasts, at 2 second intervals, this will be repeated every 2 minutes.
Loudhailer - what is the anchor sounds?
The Fog 5 signal pattern is:
A rapidly ringing bell tone will sound for a duration of at least 5 seconds, with a repetition interval which will not exceed 1 minute.
Chart plotter
A route is a series of route points entered in the order to use for navigation. A route can contain up to a maximum of _____route points, and this equipment stores_____ routes.
500
200
Loudhailer - aground
What are the tones for a vessel aground?
The Fog 6 signal is:
Three bell tones sound at one second intervals, followed by a rapidly ringing bell tone for a duration of 5 seconds, followed again by three bell tone sounds at one second intervals. This is repeated once every minute.
The Fog 6 signal is: what does this tone sound mean?
Three bell tones sound at one second intervals, followed by a rapidly ringing bell tone for a duration of 5 seconds, followed again by three bell tone sounds at one second intervals. This is repeated once every minute.
Aground
The Fog 5 signal pattern is: what does this mean?
A rapidly ringing bell tone will sound for a duration of at least 5 seconds, with a repetition interval which will not exceed 1 minute.
Anchor
The FOG 4 signal pattern is: what does this sound mean?
One 5 second blast, followed by three 1 second blasts, at 2 second intervals, this will be repeated every 2 minutes.
Tow
The Fog 3 signal pattern is: what does this mean?
One 5 second blast, followed by two I second blast, at 2 second intervals, this will be repeated every 2 minutes.
Sailboat
Chart plotter
When creating a route, what icon shows the start of the route created?
A flag
Radar -
A ship in distress uses a radar-SART to show a series of dots on the radar display of nearby ships to indicate distress. A SART transmits when it receives a radar pulse from any X-Band (3 cm) radar within a range of approximately _____nm. When a SART receives a radar pulse, the SART transmits a response across all the radar frequency band.
8 nm
Radar
The ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aid) shows the movement of a maximum of_____ radar targets.
30
Radar
ARPA, automatic radar plotting aid
For successful acquisition, the target must be within____ to ____ NM from your ship
0.05 to 16nm
Radar
After you acquire a target, the radar marks the target with a broken square and a vector appears within _____seconds.
The vector indicates the direction of the target. Within _____seconds after you acquire the target, the first tracking step is finished and the target is tracked continuously. At this point, the broken square changes to a solid circle.
30 seconds
90 seconds
The transducer
The ultrasonic waves transmitted through water move at a constant speed of approximately ____feet per second.
4800
Chart plotter -
AIS Color
for the Class A AIS
for the Class B AIS
Blue
Green
If ais shows up red it means dangerous due to its cpa
AIS targets within ______from your ship are shown on the display
12nm
Chart plotter
A lithium battery on the Main board in this equipment stores data when the power is turned off. The life of the battery is approximately_____ years.
3 years
Chart plotter
Fan replacement , how many hours before fan replacement?
21,000 hours
Chart plotter
The life of the LCD is approximately
_________hours for TZT14
________hours for TZT9.
18,000
25,000
The MAG-1001S is rated at _____watts and is equipped with a heavy-duty transducer assembly
70 watts
The MAG-1001S weighs 12 lbs and depending on which batteries it has can last from ___hrs to ____hrs.
8 hrs gel
16 hrs lithium
The MAG-1001S is equipped with a unique low-battery alert. When the batteries reach approximately 10 volts, you will hear a short beep every _____ minutes.
At 9 volts, the beep tone starts to occur once a minute.
When the battery voltage goes below 8 volts, you will hear the tone every _____ seconds.
When battery voltage falls below 6 volts, the microcomputer switches the system power off, preventing battery damage.
2 minutes
30 seconds
Anytime you charge the batteries, open the front panel’s “Battery Charging Relief Valve.” Leave it open and do not operate the MAG-1001S for approximately _____ minutes after charging, to give the system time to dissipate any gasses released from the batteries during charging
15 minutes
DRS-100 has a typical range is _____ meters
500 meters
The DRS - 100 transducer cable is how long?
25 feet
The DRS - 100 low battery notification has an LED that will illuminate red (flashing) when the battery level reaches approximately ____ volts. The unit can operate with as little as 12 volts.
20 volts
Radar -
Large memory of the radar stores up to how many track points, how many points and how many routes
30k, 30k , 200 routes
Radar - when powering on, a beep sounds and the start up screen appears, it takes how long to for the chart plotter screen to appear?
Approximately 90 seconds
Radar - when powering off the radar, ____seconds after the screen goes blank, the power turns off.
15 seconds
Radar - the chart plotter provides a small world map in what type of format?
Raster
A vector chart is also provided for the USA
Radar - what frequency would you select for detecting the type of bottom you are over?
Low frequency
Radar - gesture functions always you to select how many different gestures?
4 - MOB, screen capture, event and home
Radar - how many ways can you mark a MOB>
2
2 finger gesture
Mob icon on the menu bar
Radar - when you activate MOB what happens to the chart plotter and the radar?
Chart plotter defaults to a scale of 1.25 nm
Radar defaults to a scale of 0.5 nm
Radar - what color line runs from the ship to the MOB
A yellow line
Radar - DSC is marked by a hexagon with 2 colors, red and green. What does each color represent?
Red is distress
Green is non distress
Radar - what orientation should the chart be in for long range navigation? North up or head up?
North up
Salvage covers are replaced how often?
Every 2 calendar months or within 24hrs of being damp or dirty
Cleaning of chain and rotary saws, what is used to clean them ?
Kerosene, #325 solvents or diesel fuel
Canteens shall be refilled how often?
Daily
Dry chem extinguishers will function effectively so long as their air pressure is between what?
125 - 175 psi
Hose change shall be removed and replaced at what frequency?
At least once every 3 moths or within 24hrs of being dirty/damp
Damaged hose being sent into S&M shall be clean and dry, hose shall be rolled with the _____forming the core and tied in _____places.
Female
2 places
The Honda multi purpose pump has a gpm of ______and can pull suction from _____feet
220 gpm
26 feet
The tempest blower has a cfm of what ?
1735 cfm
Standard horizon radio
Max output
Min output
25 watts
1 watt
Standard horizon radio
For best results position the mic how far from the mouth ?
Transmit time out will activate after how many minutes?
1 inch
5 minutes
Standard horizon radio
States that hailing on ch 16 should not exceed ____seconds, it can be repeated 3 times at _____minute intervals.
30 seconds
2 minute intervals
Standard horizon radio
DSC is transmitted on channel _____ up to ____miles under normal conditions
Channel 70
20 miles
Mustang survival PFD
Provides _____lbs of buoyancy
33.7 lbs
Mustang survival PFD
The hydrostatic valve for the automatic inflation will activate at what depth?
4 inches
Mustang survival PFD
Automatic activation of PFD, maximum buoyancy will be reached in how long?
4 to 5 seconds
Mustang survival PFD
Where is the oral inflation tube located on the PFD?
Left front panel
Mustang survival PFD
Approximately ______% of all boating fatalities, the victims are not wearing a PFD
80 percent
AIS FA-150
Transmits on ch 87B and 88B
Dynamic data is transmitted every 2s to 3 min .
Voyage data are transmitted how often?
6 minutes
LoudHailer RAY430
In the foghorn mode how many patterns are available?
How many total options are there for the loudhailer?
6 - Underway, stopped, sail, tow, anchored and aground
9 - all of the above plus , manual, yelp and alarm
RDF - can store up to how many channels?
100
Which is 00 - 99
AP35 - autopilot
Rudder angles are from 45 degrees to either side
Follow up steering lever has dial with ____degree markings.
10 degree
AP35 - autopilot
When turning on, after a single press the system will be operative in ____seconds
A long press of ______will turn the system off.
5 seconds
2-3 seconds
AP35 - autopilot
To activate follow up, how do you achieve this?
Press both port and starboard buttons simultaneously
AP35 - autopilot
What mode would you select for operation of single engine?
Work mode
Which also is used for trawling, towing, trolling, slow speed
SS series line launcher
Uses .22 caliber blank, with a canister that holds ____feet of nylon line rated to ____lbs
600 feet
150 lbs
SS series line launcher
The launcher hold different loads that shoot different distances and they are color coded
Green , yellow , red
What are the respective distances for each color?
Green 150 feet
Yellow 200 feet
Red 300 feet
SS series line launcher
The launcher hold different loads that shoot different distances and they are color coded
The distances are as follows 150, 200, 300 feet
What are the corresponding colors for each distance?
Green
Yellow
Red
FU25 - follow up
This follow up levers features a dial that shows increments of _____degrees.
5 degrees
The chart plotter according to the manual does 5 things. What are they?
Plots the tracks of your ship
Follows a route
Measures distances and bearings
MOB
Controls alarms functions
SCBA
High pressure up to _____psi is reduced down by the 1st and 2nd stage regulators.
It has a max working pressure of what?
5000 psi
4500 psi
SCBA
The SCBA is consists of how many main components ?
10
SCBA
The backpack has three integrated carrying handles with carabiner attachment points rated at how many pounds?
1000 lbs
SCBA
The backpack is designed to transfer _____% of the load to hips for less shoulder fatigue. The backpack harness and cylinder weight approximately _______.
60 %
30.25 lbs
SCBA
An LED flash will occur every _____seconds indicating good batteries , the SCBA takes what size and how many batteries?
10 seconds
4 x C batteries
SCBA
There are 2 sizes of air cylinders; 45 minute and 60 minute. When full, the cylinders contain _____ and _____ cubic feet of air respectively
65.6 and 87
SCBA
The air cylinder is hydrostatically tested every ____ years
5 years
Scba
The department designator for newer bottles is “LFD” imprinted on the ______ luminescent band.
2 inch
Scba
The audible alarm will continue to sound until the air pressure drops below ______ psi.
200 psi
Scba
Warrior provides between a pass alarm system with a decibel range what?
97 - 103 decibels
Scba
The buddy breather system consists of ______” intermediate pressure hose
39 inches
Scba
The VAS requires how many and what type of batteries?
3 x AAA
Scba - true or false
Most damage and defects are caused by foreign matter or careless handling
True
Scba - true or false
The only 2 Repairs by members are
The replacement of batteries and the “o” ring nipple connection on first stage regulator to air cylinder connection
True
Scba
Check air pressure indicators on each side of the cylinder valve. The psi should read within _____lbs of each other
500 lbs
Scba
Disinfect the facepiece in a warm suitable sanitizing solution, such as a “hypochlorite solution”
_____tablespoons of chlorine bleach per gallon of water for ____to____ minutes
2
2 to 3 minutes
Scba
No breathing apparatus offers complete protection in atmospheres containing gases such as
hydrocyanic acid, hydrogen cyanide or ____________
methyl bromide
Scba
During high demands, it is possible to use 100 liters per minute, reducing cylinder duration to _____ minutes total
When full, the 45-minute air cylinder has 1800 liters of air supply. The cylinder is rated 45 minutes based on a user rate of _____ liters per minute
18 minutes
40 liters
Scba RIC
First stage pressure reducer with _______feet of intermediate pressure hose
10 feet
Scba RIC
The SCBA RIC kit shall be inspected when?
Daily basis and after each use
When first Turing on the Simrad taiyo RDF, what mode does automatically go to?
DF
Radar - SART (search and rescue transponder)
A SART transmits when it detects a radar pulse within _____miles of the radar
8 NM
Radar - tracking feature
The target that you desire to track needs to be in what range from your vessel?
.05 thru 16 nm
