Part A

Question 1

What is a Safety Contour?

Answer 1

Highlights a contour on the ECDIS and differentiates between safe and unsafe water.

Question 2

What is a Depth Contour?

Answer 2

Highlights spot soundings below the provided value in black.

Question 3

What is a Safety Depth?

Answer 3

Highlights the contour at which the vessel is expected to be aground.

Question 4

What is a Shallow Contour?

Answer 4

Highlights a deeper contour, often used to indicate when the vessel may experience squat.

Question 5

What are the daily GMDSS tests?

Answer 5

• Internal (non-radiating) DSC test.
• Battery on/off load voltage check.
• Check that printers have adequate paper supply.

Question 6

What are the weekly GMDSS tests?

Answer 6

• External (to shore station) HF DSC test call.
• Check reserve power supply, when it is not a battery (e.g. motor generator).

Question 7

What are the monthly GMDSS tests?

Answer 7

• EPRIB/SART
• Battery maintenance.
• Check of the condition of antennae systems.
• Survival craft portable VHF test
• Sat-c link and Navtex self-test.

Question 8

What does MSN stand for?

Answer 8

Merchant Shipping Notices.

Question 9

What does MGN stand for?

Answer 9

Marine Guidance Notes.

Question 10

What does MIN stand for?

Answer 10

Marine Information Notes.

Question 11

What doers ODME stand for?

Answer 11

Oil Discharge Monitoring Equipment.

Question 12

What is the amount of oil which may be discharged overboard in the oily water effluent?

Answer 12

15 PPM (Parts Per Million).

Question 13

What are the Special areas under MARPOL Annex one.

Answer 13

• Antarctic area.
• Baltic Sea.
• Black Sea.
• Red Sea.
• Mediterranean Sea.
• Gulf of Aden.
• North West European Waters.
• Arabian Sea (Oman).
• Southern South African waters.
• The Gulf areas.

Question 14

What is IMDG class 1?

Answer 14

Explosives.

Question 15

What is IMDG class 2?

Answer 15

Gases (flammable).

Question 16

What is IMDG class 3?

Answer 16

Flammable Liquids.

Question 17

What is IMDG class 4?

Answer 17

Flammable Solids.

Question 18

What is IMDG class 5?

Answer 18

Oxidising Substances.

Question 19

What is IMDG class 6?

Answer 19

Toxic Substances.

Question 20

What is IMDG class 7?

Answer 20

Radioactive Material.

Question 21

What is IMDG class 8?

Answer 21

Corrosive Substances.

Question 22

What is IMDG class 9?

Answer 22

Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods.

Question 23

What is contained in ALRS volume 1?

Answer 23

• CRS (coastal radio station).
• Medical advice.
• SAR (search and rescue).
• Radio reporting i.e.. pollution, piracy

Question 24

What is contained in ALRS volume 2?

Answer 24

• Radio beacons.
• Time signals.
• Electronic position fixing system.

Question 25

What is contained in ALRS volume 3?

Answer 25

• Radio weather services.
• Navigation Warnings including Ice.

Question 26

What is contained in ALRS volume 4?

Answer 26

MET observation stations.

Question 27

What is contained in ALRS volume 5?

Answer 27

• GMDSS - Distress, SAR.
• Satellite navigation systems; Navstar & Glonass.
• DGPS stations and frequencies.

Question 28

What is contained in ALRS volume 6?

Answer 28

• Pilot services.
• Port operations including radio procedures for port entry.
• Vessel traffic services and reporting systems.

Question 29

What is the sound signal for a towing vessel?

Answer 29

_ . . (one prolonged + two short)
_… (if the vessel being towed is manned)

Question 30

What are the lights for an inconspicuous tow?

Answer 30

• Over 25m in breadth two all round white lights on either side transversley.
• Over 100m in

Question 31

How would ‘Different geodetic datum’ be made apparent on ECDIS?

Answer 31

As an alert.

Question 32

How would ‘Deviation from route’ be made apparent on ECDIS?

Answer 32

As an indication.

Question 33

How would ‘No ENC available’ be made apparent on ECDIS?

Answer 33

As an indication.

Question 34

How would the ‘look-ahead sector crossing a safety contour’ be made apparent on ECDIS?

Answer 34

As an alert.