RPST EXIT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWER 4.0

• life boat should have

1. two buoyant rescue quoits, attached to not less than 30 meters buoyant line       *
2. two buoyant rescue quoits, attached to not less than 15 meters buoyant line
3. one buoyant rescue quoits, attached to not less than 30 meters buoyant line
4. one buoyant rescue quoits, attached to not less than 15 meters buoyant line

• in a freefall life boat instead immersion suits TPAs are provided to all persons

1. True
2. False   *

• Hand flares burn with bright red colour

1. True   *
2. False

• Luminous intensity of hand flares should not less than

1. 15000 CD    *
2. 20000 CD
3. 25000 CD
4. None of the above

• LTA is used as

1. Messenger line        *
2. Heaving line
3. Mooring line
4. Lashing line

• Life boat must be stowed in such a way that they can be launched in ____  min

1. 10 min         *
2. 5 min
3. 15 min
4. 2 min

• A distress signal on deck

1. Pyrotechnics
2. Open fire
3. Flag NC
4. All of the above       *

• MOB smoke float working duration

1. 3 min
2. 5 min
3. 15 min  *
4. 10 min

• Child life jacket requirement in cargo vessel

1. 0.1     *
2. 0.15
3. 0.2
4. 0.25

• Once you hear fire alarm proceed to ?

1. Stay on your cabin
2. Await further information
3. Proceed to muster station     *
4. None of the above

• Which one of the listed requirements regarding lifeboat fittings do not correspond to present regulation? All lifeboat shall be fitted with

1. Effective means for bailing or have self-bailing arrangement
2. release device to enable forward painter to be released under tension
3. a remotely operated steering arrangement
4. a buoyant lifeline bucketed around the outside of the lifeboat *

• Which one of the listed requirements regarding the stowage of life boat and life raft do not correspond  to present regulation ? (SOLAS II/13.3-13.6)

1. a davit launched life raft Shall be stowed  within reach of the lifting hooks unless adequate means of transport is provided
2. life rafts intended for throw overboard launching shall be stowed amid ships secured to means for transfer to either side        *
3. life raft shall be stowed  as to permit manual release from their securing arrangement
4. lifeboat shall be stowed attached to launching appliances

• after the abandon ship the survivor in a life boat must be given ______

1. 1 litre of water each
2. 2 litre of water each
3. No water for first 24 hours       *
4. Half a litre water each

• Fire-protected lifeboats when waterborne should be capable of protecting its full complement when subjected to a continuous oil fire that envelops the boat for a period of not less than how many minutes?

1. 8 min      *
2. 10 min
3. 15 min
4. 20 min

• An enclosed lifeboat is fitted with contained  air support system, with the engine running what is the minimum  period of time the air should remain safe and breathable

1. 5 min
2. 10 min         *
3. 15 min
4. 20 min

• The smoke detector (fire indicator) indicates fire in cargo hold loaded by general cargo. What first action should be taken

1. Use the ship’s gas extinguishing central  system to put out the fire
2. Inspect the scene before deciding the method to be used for fire fighting
3. Start the fire pump, open the hatches and start fire fighting by fire hoses
4. Close the ventilation system and other openings to hold in order to choke the fire  *

• Posters of sign shall be provided on or in the vicinity of Survival craft and their launching controls. Which of the following requirements do not have to be included according to present regulation?

1. Use recommended signals
2. Give relevant instruction and warnings
3. Give information on survival craft capacity     *
4. Illustrate the purpose of controls and the procedures of operating the appliance

• Lifebuoy self igniting lights shall be capable of burning for not less than

1. 2 hours     *
2. 4 hours
3. 45 minutes
4. 8 hours

• Which of the listed requirements for cargo ship regarding personal life saving appliances does not correspond to present regulation  ?

1. A ship with the length of 100 m or less shall carry minimum 8 lifebuoys
2. Ships fitted with freefall lifeboat May carry thermal protective aids instead of immersion suits        *
3. Cargo ships of less than 85 m in length shall as a general rule carry immersion suit for every person onboard
4. Self igniting lights for life buoys required on tankers shall be of an electric battery type

• Which of the given requirements regarding manning and supervision of Survival craft correspond to the SOLAS  regulations?

1. every lifeboat required to carry radio Telegraph installation Shall have a deck officer  capable of operating the equipment assigned
2. a deck officer or certified persons shall be placed in charge of each Survival craft to be used
3. every motorized survival craft Shall have a certified engineer assigned        *

• A ship is distress  to transmit the appropriate alarm signal followed by the distress call and message on one or all of the international distress frequencies. Which of the frequencies is in accordance with the present recommendation

1. 550 kHz, 2367 kHz and 121.5 MHz
2. 500 V, 2182 kHz and 156.8 MHz        *
3. 550 kHz, 2182 kHz and 121.5 MHz
4. 500 kHz, 2367 kHz and 24 MHz

• Which of the listed requirements regarding enclosures of totally enclosed lifeboats  do not  correspond to the present regulation

1. Have automatic self righting abilities
2. Have self bailing arrangements        *
3. Have safety belt to be designed to hold person of 100 kg securely in place with the lifeboat in a Capsized position
4. Automatically at and opposition in damaged condition providing an above water space for its occupants

• When firing, the line throwing apparatus should be held at

1. 30 degree to the horizontal
2. 45 degree to the horizontal      *
3. 60 degree to the horizontal
4. 75 degree to the horizontal

• According to LSA code chapter 7, regulation 7.1 the line throwing appliances, every line throwing appliances Shall

1. Be capable of throwing a line with reasonable accuracy
2. Include not less than 4 projectiles each capable of carrying the line at least 230 meters  in calm  weather
3. Include not less than four lines each having a breaking strength of not less than 2KN  and
4. All of the above      *

• Every inflatable life raft, inflatable life jacket and hydrostatic release units shall be serviced

1. Every 36 months
2. Every 18 months
3. Every 12 months       *
4. Every 24 months

• Inspection of LSA items on board shall be carried out

1. Weekly             *
2. Monthly
3. Yearly
4. Half yearly

• How many SART transponders (SART) required to be carried on board a ship for use in survival crafts ?

1. One on each side of the ship
2. One in each lifeboat     *
3. 2 on new builds only. Old ships have comply by Aug 95
4. Two on each side of ship

• The additional life jackets are kept in ?

1. Conspicuous places on deck or at muster stations      *
2. Inside the bridge
3. On the bridge wings
4. In engine room

• A life raft should inflate in

1. 3 to 4 minutes
2. 30 to 60 seconds            *
3. 1 to 2 minutes
4. 30 minutes

• The master is responsible that all crew participate in monthly emergency drills. If 25% of the crew or more has not participate in such drill during the last month,  what is the time limit to conduct such a drill after the vessel has  left a port

1. Within 8 hours
2. Within 12 hours
3. Within 24 hours      *
4. Within 36 hours

• Minimum length of a rescue boat

1. 2.5 meters
2. 3.8 meters      *
3. 5.8 meters
4. 8.5 meters

• Equipments of lifeboats

1. Buoyant oars
2. Sea Anchor
3. Radar reflector
4. All of the above      *

• The number of cargo ship of less than 200 meters is

1. 6
2. 8
3. 12         *
4. 16

• Which of the following requirements for life jacket is correct

1. Minimum requirements of 8
2. Minimum requirements of 10
3. Minimum requirements of 12
4. Donned within 1 min               *

• Lifebuoy outer diameter should be not more than

1. 200 mm
2. 400 mm
3. 600 mm
4. 800 mm   *

• Lifebuoy light shall have a source of energy capable of providing luminous intensity of _____ for a period of _____.

1. 1 CD/ 1 hours
2. 2 CD/ 2 hours        *
3. 3 CD/ 3 hours
4. 4 CD/ 4 hours

• How much water for per person in lifeboat

1. 1 litre
2. 2 litre of waters each
3. 3 litre        *
4. 750 ml

• What is the full form of SART

1. Search and Rescue Radar Transponder                *
2. Search and Rescue Radio Transponder

• The number  of lifebuoy on a passenger ship of length above 240 metre

1. 14
2. 16
3. 24
4. 36        *

• Requirement of child  life jacket on cargo ship is _____

1. 20%
2. 10%    *
3. 12%
4. 15%

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