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1. Which code has the
technical provisions of carriage requirements for life saving appliances
a. FFA code
b. LSA code
c. FTP code
d. FSS code
2. What is the requirement for passenger's ships
having lifeboats?
a. Enough for 80% of the people onboard, plus life raft for crew
b. Enough for all
passengers on board, plus life raft for 25% of passengers
c. Enough for crew, plus 80% life rafts for passengers
d. Enough for 80% crew, plus life raft for passengers
3. When launching a lifeboat, trapping lines
should be rigged
a. Before the grips are released
b. Before the boat is moved from the davits
c. At the embarkation deck
d. After the boat is in the water
4. If an inflatable life raft is to be released
manually, where should the operating cord be attached before throwing the raft overboard?
a. Do not attach the cord to anything but throw it overboard with the rt container
b. Attach the cord to
a fixed object on the ship
c. You should stand on the cord
d. Attach the cord to the special pad eye on the "raft davit launcher"
5. When launching
life boats, the tricing pennants should be released
a. Before the boat is lowered from the stowed position
b. As the best fall blocks break clear of the davit head
c. Before the boat is lowered from the
embarkation level
d. After the boat is released into the water
6. The abandon ship
command is given by
a. 7 short blast and 1 long blast
b. More than 7 short blasts
c. Verbal order by
the master
d. 1 long blast of at least 10 seconds
7. One of the first actions to be taken by
survivors when they have boarded an inflatable life raft is to
a. Steam the sea anchor
b. Take an
anti-seasickness pill
c. Open the pressure relief valve
d. Drink at least one can of water
8. Immersion suits can be unpacked and donned
within
a. 4 minutes
b. 2 minutes
c. 3 minutes
d. Within 5 minutes
9. With the immersion suit on, you are expected
to climb up and down vertical ladder at least
a. 5 meters or 16 feet
b. 4 meters or 13 feet
c. 4.5 meters or 15 feet
10. Wearing an
immersion suit you must be able to jump from a height of 4.5 metre or 15 feet
into the water, do you agree?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Only under emergency
d. Only when rescuing someone from the water
11. The survival
craft engine is filled with
a. Kerosene
b. Unleaded gasoline
c. Diesel oil
d. Liquefied gas
12. HELP position stands
for
a. Heat Exchange
Lessening posture
b. Heat Escape Lessening Period
c. Heat Exchange Lessening Point
d. All the above
13. Which one of the listed requirements
regarding the stowage of a survival craft corresponds to present SOLAs
regulations? each survival craft shall be
a. Wherever space is available
b. In a state of
readiness so that two crew members can prepare for embarkation and launching in
less than 5 minutes
c. On the starboard side of the ship
d. In a secure and sheltered position and protected from damage by fire or explosion
14. Abandon ship drill and fire drill must be
held within hours of leaving port if more than 25% of the crew have not taken
part in drills on board the ship in the previous month
a. 12 hours
b. 24 hours
c. 48 hours
d. 96 hours
15. Lifebuoys are subjected to which of the
following tests?
a. Drop test
b. Fire test
c. Floatation test
d. All of the above
16. Lifebuoys self-igniting lights shall be
capable of burning for not less than
a. 4 hours
b. 45 minutes
c. 2 hours
d. 8 hours
17. Which one of the listed requirements
regarding the use of an immersion suit does not correspond to present regulation? the suit shall permit the wearer
a. Jump from a height of 4.5 m into the water without being injured or damaging the suit
b. Climb up and down vertical ladders from the survival craft embarkation point to the water
c. Perform normal
duties during abandonment
d. Swim a short distance through the water and board a survival craft
18. Which of the listed requirements regarding
lifesaving appliances do not correspond to present regulation?
a. All prescribed lifesaving appliances shall be resistant to deterioration were exposed to sunlight
b. All prescribed
lifesaving appliances shall be made of non-combustible or fire-retardant material
c. All prescribed lifesaving appliances shall be of a highly visible colour on parts where this will assist detection
d. All prescribed lifesaving appliances shall be fitted with retro reflective material which will assist in detection
19. MOB marker buoy
is used in case
a. The ship is on fire
b. When some crew
members fall into the sea
c. When the ship is sinking
d. When some crew had an injury
20. Hydrostatic
release unit of a life raft shall
a. Be provided with a painter system with a breaking strength of not more than 2.2 KN
b. Be constructed of compatible material to prevent malfunction
c. Be constructed to prevent release by seas washing over the unit
d. All of the above
21. Match the term
LTA with suitable answers given below
a. Messenger line
b. Four projectiles
c. 230 m
d. All the above
22. How much water
would you allow per persons as officer in charge of the lifeboat, following an
abandon ship operation?
a. Nothing for the first 24 hours, then 1/4 liters per day
b. 1/2 liters immediately followed by 1/4 liters per day
c. Nothing for the first 48 hours, then 1/4 liters per day
d. Nothing for the
first 24 hours, then 1/2 liters per day
23. The maximum
capacity of the life boat is
a. 20
b. 30
c. 150
d. 100
24. On board the training manual is required as per
a. SOLAS
b. ISM Code
c. MLC
d. STCW
25. Which of the
listed requirements regarding enclosures of totally enclosed life boats do not
correspond to the present regulations?
a. Have automatic self-righting abilities
b. Have self-bailing arrangements
c. Have safety belts to be designed to hold a person of 100 kg securely in a place with the lifeboat in a capsized position
d. Automatically at and opposition in damaged condition providing an above water space for its occupants
26. When firing the
line throwing apparatus should be held at
a. 30 degrees to the horizontal
b. 45 degrees to the
horizontal
c. 60 degrees to the horizontal
d. 75 degrees to the horizontal
27. According to LSA code chapter 7, regulation
7.1 the line throwing appliances, every line throwing appliances shall
a. Be capable of throwing a line with reasonable accuracy
b. Include not less than 4 projectiles each capable of carrying the line at least 230 meters
in calm water
c. Include not less than four lines each having a breaking strength of not less than 2KN
d. All of the above
28. • Every
inflatable life raft, inflatable life jacket and hydrostatic release units
shall be serviced
a. Every 36 months
b. Every 18 months
c. Every 12 months
d. Every 24 months
29. Inspection of LSA
items on board shall be carried out
a. Weekly
b. Monthly
c. Yearly
d. Half yearly
30. How many SART
transponders (SART) are required to be carried on board a ship for use
in survival crafts?
a. one of each side of the ship
b. one in each
lifeboat
c. 2 on new buildings only. Old ships have to comply by Aug 95
d. Two on each side of the ship
