Function 1: NAVIGATION AT THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL

C5: Respond to Emergencies

1. Which step should normally be taken FIRST by those who have boarded a life raft in an emergency?

a. Determine position and closest point of land. c. Ration food and water supplies
b. Take anti-seasickness pills, if available d. Check pyrotechnic supplies.

2. What is the key to successful man overboard rescue?

a. Good Equipment c. Good communication

b. A dedicated crew d. Well-Conducted drills

3. How many rescue boat/s requires for all passenger ships over 500GT?

a. At least one on the ship c. At least two on the ship

b. At least two on each side d. At least one on each side

4. What is one method by an aircraft to attract a vessel attention for participation in a rescue operation? What is one method
used by an aircraft to attention to participate in a rescue operation?

a. Circle the vessel. c. Flashing landing lights

b. Dropping smoke signal d. Diving from high altitude

5. The primary concern during any emergency and that also includes collision- is to take the correct steps to save the crew and
the vessel. The vessel has been involved in a collision. Which of the ff steps do you considers as the most important?

a. Sound the General Alarm - Carry out emergency c. Carry out notifications, especially initial report.
actions. d. Check for pollution, any spill, small or large.
b. Take surroundings in all tanks and check for
damage under water level

6. Which of the following should be the immediate action upon stranding your vessel?

a. Determine the nature of the bottom. c. Check the damage to the hull
b. Determine the next high tide. d. Check if anyone has been injured.

7. An inflatable life raft is thrown into the water from the sinking vessel. What should occur after the painter trips the CO2
bottles to inflate the raft?

a. If upside down, the life raft will right itself d. No additional steps are needed as the life raft
b. The sea anchor is deployed. automatically float free.
c. The painter will detach the raft.

8. How should the signal flares be used after you have abandoned ship?
a. Use them only when you are aware of a ship or plane in the area.
b. Immediately use all the signals at once
c. Immediately use all the signals during the first night
d. Employ a signal every hour after abandoning ship until they are all gone.

9. Distress signals can take many forms. If time permits which step should be taken when the vessel must be abandoned
before embarking on your assigned boat station?
a. A fare can provide a reasonably bright light for signaling.
b. Switch on the Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
c. Activate the SART to interrogate your position.
d. In areas where service is available call for help

10. What is the primary aim of the Master of a vessel rendering assistance to a vessel in distress?

a. To save life c. To save property

b. To avoid pollution d. To avoid dispatch

11. What is the first thing to do if you reached a shore in a life raft?

a. Get the provision out of the raft. d. Set the raft back out to sea for someone to spot
b. Find some wood for fire. it.
c. Drag the raft ashore and lash it down for a
shelter.
12. A ship was streaming towards the coast when it was unexpectedly stranded owing to a navigational error. What do you call
this event that occurred?

a. Stranded c. Grounding
b. Beaching d. Ditching

13. You are duty officer on the bridge. An eye-witness is reporting a passenger fell overboard. Which of the following actions
are to be considered as the correct maneuver in the situation?

a. Direct Turn c. Scharnow Turn

b. Elliptical Turn d. Williamson Turn

14. Which item of lifeboat equipment would be the most suitable for night signaling to a ship on the horizon?

a. A lantern c. A red parachute flare

b. A red hand flare. d. A flashlight

15. If you are required to jump from any height your vessel, when should the external flotation bladder of an immersion suit be
inflated?

a. Only after two hours in the water c. Before entry into the water
b. After entry into the water d. Only after four hours in the water

16. You are evacuating crew members from a survival craft that has been adrift in the North Atlantic Ocean for several days.
What could occur if a person suffering from hypothermia is vertically lifted in a rescue sling to the helicopter?

a. Severe shock or cardiac arrest. c. Temporary blindness from altitude change.

b. A decrease in the symptoms of hypothermia. d. Frostbite on exposed areas.

17. Which international body is regulating what safety equipment should a passenger ship must have onboard?

a. SOLAS c. IMO
b. STCW d. MARPOL

18. After abandoning ship, which action to be taken IMMEDIATELY upon entering the life raft.

a. Open equipment c. Get clear of the ship.

b. Issue anti-seasickness medicine d. Dry the life raft floor and inflate.

19. Immediately after abandoning a vessel, what should be the utmost priority?

a. Survivors in the water c. Water discipline

b. Food for distribution d. Watch for allocation.

20. When vessel is stranded, what would be the immediate action of the engineers?
a. Attempt to back off with full power
b. Keep the engine in constant readiness.
c. Change from low to high suction.
d. Consult with the master of any planned maneuver.

21. What sound signal shall be used on ships whistle when a man falls over the side?

a. Three long blasts c. Two short blasts

b. Two long blasts d. Three short blasts

22. During the hours of darkness, your vessel is proceeding to a distress site where the survivors are in life rafts. Which action
will assist in making your vessel more visible to the survivors?
a. Activating a smoke signal
b. Steering a zigzag course
c. Dumping debris over the side to make a trail.
d. Turning on all available deck lights.

23. After abandoning ship, you wish to stay in the vicinity of the position you have sent on the distress message. How would sea
anchor help you in this endeavor?
a. To keep the life raft from bouncing on the waves.
b. To drastically reduce the drift
c. To keep the nose into the wind
 d. To use it against the current

24. Which step should normally be taken FIRST by those who have boarded a life raft in an emergency?

a. Take anti-seasickness pills, if available. c. Search for survivors.

b. Determine position and closest point of land. d. Check pyrotechnic supplies.

25. Which of the listed requirements for passenger ships regarding personal life-saving appliances do NOT correspond to
present regulations?
a. For persons to be accommodated totally of partially enclose lifeboats, immersion suits and thermal protective suits
need not to be carried.
b. Passenger ships of under 60 meters in length shall carry not less than six lifebuoys provided with self-igniting lights.
c. On an international voyages (expect on short voyages) all lifejackets shall be fitted with a light and smoke signal
d. Three immersion suits and a thermal protective aid for every person to be accommodated in the lifeboat and not
provided with an immersion suit.

26. Your vessel has been involved in a collision and at first opportunity a lot of people from outside parties are asking questions.
What shall you tell them?
a. Do not reply to any question from outside parties expect the Solicitor appointed by your company.
b. Do not tell anybody anything, expect representatives from the main newspapers, radio and TV. Remember, the people
have the right to know.
c. You shall only tell them the truth and nothing but the truth.
d. To make sure that all parties are informed about the facts, show them the extracts of the log book.

27. 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 quantities of water?

a. Up to 3 days c. 8 to 14 days
b. 15 to 20 days d. 25 to 30 days

28. What will happen if you continue to wear extra clothing when entering the water after abandoning your vessel?
a. Preserve body heat.
b. Make it more difficult to breathe.
c. Reduce your body heat.
d. Weigh you down.

29. On a passenger ship on an international voyage, when must the muster and emergency drill be carried out?
a. Within 24hrs after pilot has disembarked
b. Within 24hrs before leaving the port
c. Within 24hrs after their embarkation
d. Within 24hrs after leaving the port

30. What should be done to the injured survivors to be kept warm in the water after abandoning ships?
a. Remove their life preservers and hold on the uninjured survivors.
b. Sip water at intervals of fifteen minutes.
c. Be placed in the middle of a small circle formed by the other survivors in the water.
d. Float on their backs with their arms extended for maximum exposure to the air.