PST

Question 1

List 5 topics that should be covered during induction

Answer 1

Muster List
Emergency Procedures
Sign on Procedures
Tour of vessel
Company policies

Question 2

List 4 subjects that may be discussed regarding company policies

Answer 2

Smoking
Drugs and alcohol
Personal protective equipment
Sexual harassment

Question 3

Name 3 places you would expect to find a muster list on a vessel

Answer 3

Navigating Bridge
Engine Room
Crew Accommodation

Question 4

List 10 types of emergency situations

Answer 4

Collision
Explosion
Weather
Pirating
Serious Injury/Illness
Abandon Ship
Man Overboard
Fire
Ingress of water
Foundering

Question 5

What are the two categories of Life Saving Appliances

Answer 5

Personal life-saving appliances

Survival Crafts

Question 6

List the personal LSAs available

Answer 6

Lifejackets
Anti-exposure suit
Life Ring
Emergen Suit
Thermal Protective Aid (TPA)

Question 7

List three types of lifeboats available

Answer 7

Open
Partially enclosed
Enclosed

Question 8

Does the master gives the holder to abandon ship

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

List 10 items found in a survival craft

Answer 9

Thermal protective AIDS
Seasickness bags
Anti-seasickness medication
Water rations
Food rations
Waterproof torch
Whistle
Knife
Buoyant paddles
Read hand flares

Question 10

Where our life boy is positioned on a ship

Answer 10

Inside (on each wing of the navigation bridge

Question 11

SOLAS convention states lifejackets must be able to be donned in what period of time

Answer 11

Within two minutes without assistance or guidance. Within one minute after a demonstration.

Question 12

List for dangers to survivors in survival craft

Answer 12

Heat stroke
Hypothermia
Drinking seawater
Effective seasickness

Question 13

What is hypothermia

Answer 13

When the body core becomes cold due to exposure to cold

Question 14

What is dehydration

Answer 14

Loss of fluid to the bodies cells

Question 15

What are the signs of mild hypothermia

Answer 15

Shivering
Irregular pulse
Numbness
Cold to the touch
Glassy stare
Blueness of the lips, fingertips and earlobes

Question 16

How should you care for someone suffering from mild hypothermia

Answer 16

Give warm sweet drinks.
Keep them moving
Give one clothes and a mild heat source

Question 17

Name five ways sharks are attracted to your location

Answer 17

Bleeding
Sound
Vomiting
Urination
Movement

Question 18

The two most likely ways of being rescued from the sea survival situation are:

Answer 18

Rescue by ship

Rescued by helicopter

Question 19

You rescued from a sea survival situation can depend on certain conditions what are they

Answer 19

Weather conditions
Sea State
Daylight and darkness
Depth of water
Size of ship
Ability to manoeuvre

Question 20

List the four paramount rules during helicopter winching procedure

Answer 20

Allow a sling to earth
Do not sit in the sling
Keep the yoke and winch cable in front
Do not assist the crew man during boarding as this may result in falling