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You are picking up a person who has fallen overboard.
A rescue boat should be maneuvered to normally approach the victim with the
victim to leeward
victim to windward
wind on your port side
wind on your starboard side
Which will be the worst of emergencies that you would face, if that happens?
Flooding
Collision
Grounding
Foundering
What is the
biggest danger to life when your vessel has collided with another ship?
Oil Pollution
Building of Compartments
Damage to the ship
Possibility of
Capsizing
If the hydrostatic
release mechanism for an inflatable life raft is not periodically serviced and
becomes inoperative, it will NOT
set the water lights on immersion
release the dye-maker for the life raft
free the life raft
from a sinking vessel
break the seal on the carbon dioxide cylinder
If you reach shore
in a life raft, the first thing to do is
drag the raft ashore and lash it down for shelter •
find some wood for a fire
get the provisions out of the raft
set the raft back out to sea so someone may spot it
When a person who
has fallen overboard is being picked up by a rescue boat, the boat should
normally approach with the wind.
astern and the victim just off the bow
ahead and the victim just off the bow
just off the bow and the victim to windward
just off the bow and
the victim to leeward
A person has
fallen overboard and is being picked up with a rescue boat. If the person
appears in danger of drowning, the rescue boat should be maneuvered to make
An approach from leeward
an approach from windward
the most direct
approach •
an approach across the wind
If the hydrostatic
release mechanism for an inflatable life raft is not periodically serviced and
becomes inoperable, it will fail to
set the water lights on immersion
release the dye marker from the life raft
free the life raft
from the vessel
break the seal on the carbon dioxide cylinder
If you are forced to abandon ship in a
lifeboat, you should
remain in the
immediate vicinity
head for the nearest land
head for the closest sea-lanes
vote on what to do, so all hands will have a part in the decision
When making a
permanent repair to an inflatable life raft using a repair kit, how long after the
repair is made should you hold off 'topping up' the lost air?
You do not have to hold off
12 hours
24 hours
2 hours
What prevents an inflated liferaft from being
pulled under by a vessel which sinks in water over 100 feet in depth?
The hydrostatic release
Nothing
A Rottmer release
The weak link in the
painter line
What is placed on
the underside of an inflatable liferaft to help prevent it from being skidded
by the wind or overturned?
Ballast bags •
A keel
Strikes
Sea anchor
The purpose for
the bag or box on top of some survival craft is to.
right the craft in
case of capsizing •
increase area for radar detection
act as a sail in case of a power loss
steady the craft in heavy seas
If your vessel is
equipped with inflatable life rafts, how should they be maintained?
Have your crew check them annually
They do not need any maintenance
Have them sent ashore
to an approved maintenance facility annually •
Have them serviced by the shipyard annually
On most makes of
inflatable life rafts, the batteries to operate the light on the inside of
rafts can be made to last longer by
unscrewing the bulb during daylight
operating the switch
for the light
taking no action as there is no way of preserving power
taking no action as they shut off automatically in daylight
The No. 1
lifeboat on a ship would be found.
on the port side
on the starboard side
aft of the forward lifeboat on the port side
aft of the forward lifeboat on the starboard side
If your vessel is
equipped with inflatable life rafts, how should they be maintained?
Have your crew check them annually.
They do not need any maintenance.
Have them sent ashore
to an approved maintenance facility. •
Have them serviced by the shipyard.
The marine
evacuation system shall be capable of transfer of persons from ship within
5 min in the case of a passenger ship
10 min in the case of a passenger ship
20 min in the case of a passenger ship
30 min in the case of
a passenger ship •
The marine
evacuation system shall be capable of deployment
by one person •
by two persons
by three persons
by four persons
If you must abandon a ship in VERY HEAVY
SEAS, in a survival craft, when should you remove the safety pin and pull the
hook release?
Immediately upon launching
One to three feet
before first wave contact •
Upon first wave contact
Only when waterborne
Provided every
effort is used to produce, as well as preserve body moisture content by
avoiding perspiration, how long is it normally possible to survive without
stored quantities of water?
Up to 3 days
8 to 14 days •
15 to 20 days
25 to 30 days
The
"off-load" release system on a survival craft is designed to be
activated.
when there is no load
on the cable •
when there is a load on the cable
only when the doors are closed
when the engine is started
A life line must
be connected to the life raft
at the bow
at the stern
in the middle
all around •
Your ship is
sinking rapidly. A container containing an inflatable life raft has bobbed to
the surface upon functioning of the hydrostatic release. Which action should
you take?
Cut the painter so it will not pull the life raft container down.
Swim away from the container so you will not be in danger as it goes down.
Take no action
because the painter will cause the life raft to inflate and open the container.
•
Manually open the container and inflate the life raft with the hand pump.
Limit switches on
gravity davits should be tested by
the engineers, from a panel in the engine room
shutting off the current to the winch
pushing the switch
lever arm while the winch is running •
The hand brake of
a lifeboat winch is.
manually disengaged when hoisting a boat
applied by dropping
the counterweighted lever •
controlled by the centrifugal brake mechanism
automatically engaged if lowering speed is excessive
The sea painter
of an inflatable life raft should be
free running on deck
faked out next to the case
secured to a permanent object on deck via a weak link •
stowed near the raft
What is the purpose of the limit switch on
gravity davits?
To cut off the power when the davits hit the track safety stops
To stop the davits from going too fast
To cut off the power
when the davits are about 12 inches or more from the track safety stops •
To turn over an inflatable life raft that is
upside down, you should pull on the.
canopy
manropes
o sea painter
righting strap •
The purpose of
the tripping line on a sea anchor is to
aid in casting off
direct the drift of the vessel
aid in its recovery
maintain maximum resistance to broaching
