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.