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Installation: SCF Unicom CES version: CES 5.0.3838
Name: IGOR VALERYEVICH KARPOV Test date: 12.08.2010
User ID: 2311749 Test type: STCW
Date of birth: 24.03.1974 Level: Management
Nationality: Russian Federation Department/Function area: Deck
Academy: Vessel type/Propulsion: Oil Tanker
Batch:
Show only wrong answers with negative score: No
Question asked (772):
Your ship is approaching the berth as illustrated and has a right handed propeller and no thrusters. What could be a method to retain full
control of the vessel as it comes alongside?
Selected answer:
Reduce speed by going astern on the engines.
Correct answer:
Let go starboard anchor to about 1 shackle on deck
Question asked (809):
The ship is approaching shallow water where the Under Keel Clearance will reduce to about 0.25 of the ship's draught. Which of the
following answers most accurately summarizes the aspects to be considered when deciding a suitable speed?
Selected answer:
Don't know
Correct answer:
All of the suggested answers
Question asked (1017):
According to 33 CFR 156, oil tankers trading in US waters are required to test and document the testing of cargo transfer hoses and
transfer pipe system. What is the minimum requirement when testing these components?
Selected answer:
That no leakage occurs at the nominal anticipated working pressure.
Correct answer:
That no leakage occurs under static liquid pressure of at least 1.5 times the maximum allowable working pressure.
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Question asked (1375):
Which PPM is allowed for discharging of "Bilge Water" overboard?
Selected answer:
0 PPM
Correct answer:
15 PPM
Question asked (1657):
Presence of water in the fluid for COW may result in excessive electrostatic generation. To avoid this, any tank supplying crude to the
COW system must first be discharged by at least?
Selected answer:
2 metres
Correct answer:
1 metre
Question asked (1996):
If all indications are that a cargo has been received without damages, irregularities or short shipment and the phrase "apparent good order
and condition" is entered on the Bill of Lading, what type of Bill is this said to be?
Selected answer:
A Due Title Bill of Lading.
Correct answer:
A clean Bill of Lading.
Question asked (2027):
An OBO or O/O carrier, due to the movement of liquid in a cargo hold during rough weather, the possibility of liquid entering the inert gas
piping is great. To avoid this U-bends are sometimes fitted on the line emerging from the hatch coaming. These bends generally have a
drain cock at the bottom. These cocks should be:
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Selected answer:
Opened and checked every day irrespective of the weather?
Correct answer:
Opened after rough weather or before loading/discharging or transferring cargo to check for liquid accumulation and contents drained into
a drip pan.
Question asked (2067):
At what calendar interval must lifting appliances on board a vessel be suitably tested by a competent person?
Selected answer:
2 years.
Correct answer:
5 years.
Question asked (2251):
Which of the following requirements regarding on board stability data corresponds to present regulations? (NSCL 4/12.1)
Selected answer:
Drawings and caculations documenting the stability of the ship, both in intact and all possible damage condition.
Correct answer:
A calculation example showing the use of "KG" limitation curves.
Question asked (2312):
MARPOL 73/78 - Annex V. Disposal of garbage outside "Special Areas". After unpacking spares, you are left with a limited amount of
packing materials. What will be the nearest distance to land for disposal into the sea of this materials?
Selected answer:
12 miles
Correct answer:
25 miles
Question asked (2753):
Shipboard Emergency Drills must be carried out at least (OPA-90)
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Selected answer:
Once every six months
Correct answer:
Once a month
Question asked (2797):
What does MARPOL 73/78 require in respect of the contents of lines and pumps on an oil tanker at the completion of discharge?
Selected answer:
That they be drained directly (and only) to shore.
Correct answer:
That they be drained and then pumped either ashore, or to a cargo tank or slop tank on board.
Question asked (2933):
Which international convention deals with pollution prevention?
Selected answer:
SOLAS.
Correct answer:
MARPOL 73/78.
Question asked (5478):
By the term “Stand by” the operator of a coast-station means that one should:
Selected answer:
Give the position of the ship
Correct answer:
Wait until the coast-station calls again
Question asked (5528):
Inmarsat Telex Service code ‘33’ can be used:
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Selected answer:
To ask for radio medical advice
Correct answer:
When technical problems are experienced with the Inmarsat-terminal
Question asked (5535):
An Inmarsat-C terminal is suitable for:
Selected answer:
Telephony, telex, fax and data
Correct answer:
Store and forward message
Question asked (5562):
When a coastguard-station wants to send a gale-warning by DSC it will happen in the category:
Selected answer:
Security
Correct answer:
Safety
Question asked (5604):
The MF/HF-transceiver on board is tuned to the assigned frequency of a station. To make this connection the following mode is used:
Selected answer:
G3E
Correct answer:
J3E
Question asked (5688):
The PTT-switch must be:
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Selected answer:
Pressed in constantly to work simplex
Correct answer:
Pressed in during speaking only to work semi-duplex
Question asked (5766):
The proper operation of an Inmost C-terminal can be tested by:
Selected answer:
Sending a message to MF DSC
Correct answer:
Doing a “link test”
Question asked (5863):
When initially setting up the GPS to provide positions for use with a paper chart, what Chart Datum should be selected?
Selected answer:
WGS84 and plot the readout position directly on the chart
Correct answer:
Select WGS84 and when plotting on the chart apply the stated corrections.
Question asked (5879):
When planning a voyage crossing large oceans, which of the following answers would most suitably cover the most critical aspects to be
considered when deciding the courses to steer?
Selected answer:
The passage time to the destination; the anticipated bunkers used and the need to arrive within prescribed schedule
Correct answer:
The anticipated weather and the need for weather routing. The distances gained by sailing by great circle. The ship's draught and the
loadline limits
Question asked (5895):
Which class of emission is used for ARQ NBDP transmissions ?
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Selected answer:
J3E
Correct answer:
F1B
Question asked (20204):
The steps of the embarkation ladder used must be proportioned as it follows:
Selected answer:
Don't know
Correct answer:
length = 480 mm, breadth = 115 mm, depth = 25 mm
Question asked (20205):
*The steps of the embarkation ladder used must be spaced apart by a distance of:
Selected answer:
200 mm
Correct answer:
Equally spaced and not less than 300 mm or more than 380 mm
Question asked (20347):
The operating mode of a pyrotechnic signal depends essentially on:
Selected answer:
The fact that the user is on board a liferaft, a lifeboat or ship
Correct answer:
Instructions or diagrams printed on its casing by the manufacturer
Question asked (31303):
With respect to the ISM, what training in additional to lifeboat and fire drills must be carried out?
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Selected answer:
The boat drill and fire drill should be adequate to meet your needs
Correct answer:
Familiarization, and other drills identified as necessary by the ship
Question asked (31406):
The training manual shall contain instructions and information in easily understood terms and illustrated wherever possible. Which of the
following objects have to be explained in detail in the manual according to present regulations?
Selected answer:
Donning of fire protection clothing
Correct answer:
Donning of lifejackets and immersion suits
Question asked (31486):
HEL-H is the abbreviation of a heavy helicopter radius of action for rescue purposes. What do you think the radius and evacuating capacity
of the helicopter is?
Selected answer:
100 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 10 persons.
Correct answer:
200 nm and capacity for evacuating more then 15 persons.
Question asked (31605):
Your vessel is involved in a collision with another vessel. What should you as Master tell the Master on the other vessel?
Selected answer:
Explain your actions prior to the collision and request details of actions taken by the other vessel which resulted in the collision.
Correct answer:
Name; Port of registry; Port of destination of your vessel.
Question asked (32112):
Who is responsible for completing the DoS on behalf of the ship?
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Selected answer:
Chief Engineer
Correct answer:
Ship Security Officer
Question asked (32119):
Which type of profiling is used to obtain information about rival companies and their employees?
Selected answer:
General
Correct answer:
Industrial
Question asked (32250):
Every oil tanker of 5,000 tonnes deadweight and above delivered on or after 1 February 2002 shall comply with intact stability. What is the
minimum GM (metacentric height) when the vessel is in port?
Selected answer:
Not less than 0.25 m
Correct answer:
Not less than 0.15 m
Question asked (33613):
What do the shapes that this vessel is displaying tell us about here?
Selected answer:
That she is not under command, but is still making way through the water. She is seen head-on, but we do not know her length, although
it is probably over 50 metres.
Correct answer:
That she is not under command and not making way through the water. She is seen head-on, but we do not know her length.
Question asked (33645):
What does regulation 33 of chapter V of SOLAS require?
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Selected answer:
A Rescue Coordination Centre, under the license and control of a contracting government shall, after due consultation with the owner or
operator, have the right to requistion any vessel it deems appropriate to a search and rescue operation.
Correct answer:
The master of a ship at sea which is in a position to be able to provide assistance on receiving information from any source that persons
are in distress at sea, is bound to proceed with all speed to their assistance, if possible informing them or the search and rescue service
that the ship is doing so.
Question asked (33647):
If a master initially responds to a distress but then, in special circumstances, decides not to proceed, what must he then do?
Selected answer:
Contact the SAR Mission Co-ordinator and secure his written agreement to the release of his vessel from the operation.
Correct answer:
Inform the appropriate search and rescue authorities of his decision and enter the reason in the ship's logbook.
Question asked (33658):
One particular group of hazardous goods is highlighted by the IMDG Code as potentially being the most dangerous for carriage. Which of
the following is it?
Selected answer:
Toxic substances.
Correct answer:
Organic peroxides.
Question asked (33679):
Where would you look for information on the ratings applied to a vessel's fire ratings on her bulkheads, based on SOLAS requirements?
Selected answer:
The Safety Management Certificate.
Correct answer:
The Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate.
Question asked (33707):
What is the master's position if he is asked to load a container that is incorrectly manifested, but which is believed to contain dangerous
goods, about which insufficient information is supplied?
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Selected answer:
He must load it, but immediately advise his operations department and request full information.
Correct answer:
He has the authority to refuse it.
Question asked (33774):
It is the Master's responsibility to ensure that:
Selected answer:
All information reagrding the onboard training is given to the ship manager
Correct answer:
concerned personnel carry out the on-board traing progamme effectively
Question asked (33936):
When does a bulk carrier experience extreme tension in bottom structure during fast rate loading?
Selected answer:
During ballasting at sea
Correct answer:
During loading of heavy cargo in midship hold
Question asked (34336):
According to ISGOTT, which of the following indicates the approximate density ratio of undiluted gas, in relation to air, from a typical crude
oil?
Selected answer:
0.8 times that of the air (assuming atmospheric pressure above 1000 mb).
Correct answer:
1.5 times that of the air.
Question asked (34340):
Hydrogen sulphide is a component associated with crude oil cargoes. At which of the following concentrations will dizziness, headache,
nausea, etc occur within 15 minutes, followed by loss of consciousness and possibly death, after 30-60 minutes exposure?
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Selected answer:
50-70 ppm.
Correct answer:
500-700 ppm.
Question asked (34347):
By which method is the Vapour Pressure of Crude Oil determined?
Selected answer:
The True Vapour Pressure value is always used.
Correct answer:
The Reid Closed Test method.
Question asked (34502):
Fluid-driven eductors (as commonly found on crude oil tankers), operate on a principle known as Bernoulli's principle. What does that
state?
Selected answer:
The discharge rate is inversely proportional to the pressure applied in the drive inlet.
Correct answer:
The speed of a moving fluid increases as the pressure in the fluid decreases.
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