- Which of these requirements regarding the launching and recovery arrangements for rescue boats correspond to the SOLAS regulations ?
- The release mechanic shall be of an automatic type approved by the flag state administration
- Rapid recovery shall be possible with the boat’s full complement of persons and equipment
- Embarkation and launching arrangements shall be such that the rescue boat can be boarded and launched in less than 5 minutes *
- Launching shall be possible with the speed of up to 5 knots in heavy weather
- Which position is shown by EPIRB ?
- Position of the distress
- Position of the ship
- Real time position *
- None of the above
- The shelf life of a pyrotechnique is
- 48 months *
- 3 years
- 5 years
- None of the above
- What is the purpose of sea anchor ?
- To reduce drift *
- To drop anchor
- To attach to the ships side
- None of the above
- Body loses its heat ________ times faster when immersed in cold water
- 10
- 20
- 26 *
- 36
- The ships training manual must contain instruction and information on the life saving appliances carried onboard. Which of these duties must also be included ?
- Correct use of oars and sails for survival craft
- Correct use of communication equipment
- Correct donning of life jackets *
- Correct donning of protective clothing
- What is the purpose of the hydrostatic interlock in the keel of an enclosed lifeboat ?
- Prevent sea water entering to the life boat
- Supplies cooling water to the lifeboat engine
- It prevents release of the hooks until such time that the keel of the boat is under water *
- It indicates the loaded weight of the boat and prevents overloading
- Luminous intensity of rocket parachute should not be less than
- 15000 CD
- 500 CD
- 30000 CD *
- None of the above
- Which of the following requirement for immersion suit is correct ?
- Donned in 2 minutes
- Allow the wearer to jump from 4.5 meters
- Allow the wearer to climb down of vertical ladder of 5 meters
- All of the above *
- Life jacket light shall have a source of energy capable of providing luminous intensity of _________ for a period of _________
- .75 cd/8 hrs
- .50 cd/8 hrs
- .75 cd/6 hrs
- .50 cd/ 6 hrs
- Which one of the listed requirements regarding the buoyant smoke signal doesn’t respond to present regulation? The buoyant smoke signal shall
- Emit smoke for at least 3 min when floating in calm water
- Continue to EMIT smoke when submerged in water image
- Not be swamped in a seaway
- Give a bright red during the inter emission time *
- The working duration of man overboard smoke signal is
- 3 minutes
- 5 minutes
- 15 minutes *
- 10 minutes
- What is the “Bowsing tackle” as fitted on some lifeboats used for ?
- To secure bow of the lifeboat to the main deck bollards
- To hold the lifeboat close to the embarkation deck *
- A stretcher for safe embarkation of injured persons
- To hold the life boat alongside the ship after launching
- Before lifting a life boat from the water, it must be ensured that
- Sea anchor is steamed
- Engine id going astern
- Bottom plug is shipped tight
- Fall wires are clear and hooked securely *
- Which of the listed requirements do not correspond to the present regulation regarding weak link ? weak link shall
- Be of sufficient strength to permit inflation of the life raft
- Release the life raft at a depth of not more than 4 metres *
- Not break by force required to full the painter from the life raft container
- Break under a strain of approximate 2.2 KN
- What is the minimum number of crew required in rescue boat ?
- Two persons
- Three persons
- Five persons *
- Four persons
- Which of the listed requirements do not correspond to present regulations. The life raft shall have
- Manually controlled lamp visible of at least two miles fitted at the top of the canopy
- All entrances fitted with rigid boarding ramps for boarding the life raft at sea
- Floor preventing the ingress of water
- Manually controlled lamp fitted inside the life raft *
- SART is the search and rescue radar transponder. How is this device activated ?
- It has to be switched on by the master when the order to abandon ship is given
- It has to be thrown into the sea where it will self activate
- It will be activated by the nearest coast station
- It is carried into the survival craft and switched on by the occupants *
- The minimum length of lifeboat should be
- 7.3 metres *
- 8.5 metres
- 3.8 metres
- None of the above
- The shelf life of EPIRB battery is
- 1 year
- 3 to 5 years *
- 5 years
- 10 years
- VHF EPIRB is designed to be used in which area ?
- Area A1 *
- Area A1-A2
- Area A4
- None of the above
- When floating, a life raft must be able to withstand repeated jumps onto it, both with and without the canopy erected, from a height above its floor of at least
- 18 metres
- 10 metres
- 4.5 metres *
- 20 metres
- Which equipment of the following SOLAS PACK B life raft does not have ?
- Fishing tackle + food + drinking water *
- Fishing tackle + drinking water + bailer
- Fishing tackle + sea sick bags + drinking water
- None of the above
- As for regulations a cargo ship of length less than 100 metres should have________ life buoys
- 8 *
- 10
- 12
- 14
- In cargo vessel what is the requirement of child life jacket ?
- 10% *
- 15%
- 20%
- 25%
- Life should have
- 2 buoyant rescue quoits attached not less than 30 m buoyant line *
- 2 buoyant rescue quoits attached not less than 15 m buoyant line
- 1 buoyant rescue quoits attached not less than 30 m buoyant line
- 1 buoyant rescue quoits attached not less than 15 m buoyant line
- How many hand flares should each life raft normally carry ?
- 2
- 4
- 6 *
- 10
- Which of the following regarding immersion suit is true ?
- It’s zip to be greased using manufacture recommended lubricants *
- It’s fire proof
- Both a and b
- None of the above
- The lamp on the top of a life raft canopy must operate continuously or flash at the specified rate for at least
- 8 hours
- 2 hours
- 12 hours *
- 4 hours
- How long will a parachute flare burn after it has been fired into the air ?
- Minimum of five minutes
- Minimum of two minutes
- Minimum of 30 seconds
- Minimum of 40 seconds *
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