Personal Survival and Survival Craft (Seagull Training)

Question 1

A seasick person may lose heat rapidly if he is inactive.

Answer 1

Correct

Question 2

Experience has shown that certain vital actions must be taken as soon as possible to maximise the chances of survival. In what order do we have these four key words?

Answer 2

Marshal – Stream – Close – Maintain

Question 3

Hand flares can reach an altitude of about 300 meters and burn for more than 40 seconds

Answer 3

Wrong

Question 4

If you have to abandon the ship. How do you know what to do with the lifeboat?

Answer 4

You have participated in both familiarization tour and drill

Question 5

In the lifeboat you have some detection equipment already on board, what is it you have to bring with you from the bridge?

Answer 5

SART and portable VHF radios

Question 6

Is there any First Aid kit onboard the lifeboat?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

It is not necessary to use the seat belt in the lifeboat if there is no wind and the sea is calm

Answer 7

Wrong

Question 8

The EPIRB is usually located on the bridge deck.

Answer 8

Correct

Question 9

The three main causes of death among people in distress are?

Answer 9

Exposure to cold, dehydration and drinking sea water

Question 10

There are at least three portable VHF radios on board your ship. Why do you have them, and where are they located?

Answer 10

They are for emergency use and are located on the bridge, but can be used for work operations if there are separate batteries for emergency use and work operations located on the bridge.

Question 11

There are only three litres of drinking water on board the lifeboat so you must not use any of it for at least one or two days.

Answer 11

Wrong

Question 12

There is oil burning on the sea at the ships side. You are the lifeboat commander and what is the first thing you do?

Answer 12

You check directions to a safe area

Question 13

What do we not find in a lifeboat?

Answer 13

Life jackets

Question 14

What does this symbol mean?

Answer 14

Radar transponder

Question 15

What is a “man over board” buoy?

Answer 15

A lifebuoy with a distress light and a smoke signal

Question 16

What is the most important quality when you should stay alive in distress?

Answer 16

Hope and staying power combined with training in emergency procedures

Question 17

When abandoning the ship, what is the first thing you do?

Answer 17

You put on warm clothes, immersion suits, lifejacket and go to your muster station.

Question 18

When you have to board a life raft, it is better to jump in the water, instead of jumping into the raft.

Answer 18

Correct

Question 19

Where do we find the pyrotechnic equipment?

Answer 19

In the lifeboat, life raft and in a locker on the bridge

Question 20

Where do you find your lifejacket on board?

Answer 20

In your cabin or the bridge
n boxes near the mustering station

Question 21

Why do we have muster and embarkation stations?

Answer 21

So you know where to meet if an alarm is soundingSo you can meet at a place that is good for preparing yourself and the equipment for handling a potential hazard on board the shipSo you have a place to meet if there is a potential hazard on board the ship

Question 22

Why should you let the guideline touch the sea or the ship before you grab the line?

Answer 22

You could be electrocuted

Question 23

You should not abandon the ship until ordered to do so.

Answer 23

Correct

Question 24

You witness a person fall over board. What do you do?

Answer 24

You yell “man over board”, throw a buoyant article and then alert the bridge