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Q132-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master TV to Master Less than 500 Gross Registered Tons Oceans or Near Coastal Illustrations: 2

Choose the best answer to the following Multiple Choice Questions.

1. What is the proper name for the fitting that allows a boom to move freely both vertically and laterally?

• (A) Gooseneck o (B) Lizard o (C) Swivel o (D) Spider band

If choice A is selected set score to 1.

2. You are in charge of a U.S. documented vessel. Under title 46 of the United States Code, if you fail to report a complaint of a sexual offense, which action(s) may be taken against you?

o (A) Criminally charged and jailed • (B) Civilly charged and fined o (C) Held personally liable by the victim and sued o (D) All of the above are correct.

If choice B is selected set score to 1.

3. Which is a precaution you should take before bunkering?

o (A) Plug the vents o (B) Plug the sounding pipes o (C) Close the lids on the vents • (D) Plug the scuppers

If choice D is selected set score to 1.

4. When loading a petroleum cargo which is below average ambient temperatures, You must do which of the following?

o (A) verify the vents are sealed o (B) verify vapor baffles are installed • (C) verify there is room for expansion o (D) all of the above

If choice C is selected set score to 1.

5. Which is an indication of reserve buoyancy?

o (A) Rolling period o (B) Righting moment o (C) Metacentric height • (D) Freeboard



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Q132-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master TV to Master Less than 500 Gross Registered Tons Oceans or Near Coastal Illustrations: 2 6. The turning circle of a vessel making a turn over 360 degrees is the path followed by which item?

o (A) Bow • (B) Center of gravity o (C) Bridge o (D) Centerline


7. Which international body is responsible for drafting the convention prohibiting marine pollution (MARPOL)?

o (A) The Maritime Advisory Council o (B) The International Association of Shipping • (C) The International Maritime Organization o (D) The Association of Seafaring Nations


8. You are fighting a fire in a watertight compartment using hoses and salt water. Why may the stability of the vessel be reduced?

o (A) Due to progressive downflooding o (B) Reduction of water in the storage tanks • (C) An increase in free surface which reduces the metacentric height o (D) A reduction of KG to the minimum allowable


9. In illustration D033DG below, which letter indicates the garboard strake?

o (A) A o (B) B o (C) G • (D) H


10. Which of the following medical conditions has symptoms of: burning pain with redness of the skin, an irritating rash, blistering or loss of skin and or toxic poisoning?

o (A) Asphyxia o (B) Dermatitis • (C) Chemical burn o (D) Athlete's foot



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Q132-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master TV to Master Less than 500 Gross Registered Tons Oceans or Near Coastal Illustrations: 2 11. Who is responsible for establishing watches aboard a U.S. vessel?

• (A) The Master of the vessel o (B) The company that operates the vessel o (C) The owner of the vessel o (D) The company that charters the vessel


12. You are landing a single-screw vessel with a right-handed propeller port side to a dock. As you approach the dock, you back down on your engine with rudder amidships. How would you expect the vessel to respond?

o (A) Drift away from the dock o (B) Lose headway without swinging o (C) Swing its stern away from the dock • (D) Swing its stern towards the dock


13. In the United States, which organization sets the load line markings?

o (A) IMO • (B) American Bureau of Shipping o (C) Federal Maritime Board o (D) Coast Guard


14. According to Coast Guard Regulations (46 CFR), when loading, or discharging oil in bulk at a dock, which of the following signals must be displayed?

o (A) A signal is not required for discharging oil, only gasoline • (B) A red flag (day), red light (night) o (C) A green flag (day), green light (night) o (D) A yellow flag (day), red light (night)


15. What is the purpose of a check valve?

• (A) Permits flow in one direction only o (B) Passes air but not liquid o (C) Passes liquid but not air o (D) Regulates liquid flow



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Q132-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master TV to Master Less than 500 Gross Registered Tons Oceans or Near Coastal Illustrations: 2 16. Which type of EPIRB must each ocean-going ship carry?

o (A) Class A o (B) Class B • (C) Category 1 o (D) Class C


17. Which channel has been designated for on-scene communications in GMDSS?

o (A) 2187.5 • (B) 16 or 2174.5 o (C) 70 o (D) 24


18. SOLAS requires certain information on persons aboard passenger ships be recorded. Which of the following information sets is required to be communicated to the Master prior to departure?

• (A) Details of passengers who have declared a need for special assistance in an emergency o (B) Details of the crew members assigned to each passenger requiring assistance in an

emergency o (C) Details of the number of children aboard and their legal guardians o (D) Details of all passengers who have declared having prescription medications


19. A long ton is __________.

o (A) 1,000 pounds o (B) 2,000 pounds • (C) 2,240 pounds o (D) 2,400 pounds


20. Your vessel has just run aground. Which of the follow would be one of the first actions you should take in this situation?

o (A) Apply RPM to one propeller • (B) Sound all tanks o (C) Back the engines full astern o (D) Pump out all double bottoms



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Q132-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master TV to Master Less than 500 Gross Registered Tons Oceans or Near Coastal Illustrations: 2 21. What is the meaning of the signal SA T1035 RQ when sent by the International code of Signals?

• (A) Can you proceed at 1035 local time? o (B) The longitude is 10°35'. o (C) Is the latitude 10°35'? o (D) I am altering course to 103.5°T.


22. Your vessel is required to have an impulse-projected line throwing appliance. Which is a requirement of the auxiliary line?

• (A) It is required to have a breaking strength of 9000 lbs o (B) It is required to be a light color o (C) It is required to be made of synthetic material o (D) It is required to be 250 meters in length


23. You are approaching the pilot station with the wind fine on the starboard bow and making about 3 knots. You can help to calm the seas by taking what action just before the pilot boat comes along on the port side?

• (A) A short burst of ahead full with left full rudder o (B) Stopping the engines o (C) Backing full o (D) Giving right full rudder


24. Which is the proper term for a band or collar on the top end of a boom to which the topping lift, midships guy, and outboard guys are secured?

o (A) The guy band • (B) The spider band o (C) A collar band o (D) A pad eye collar


25. A cargo of oil has a coefficient of expansion of .0005 per degree F. If this cargo is loaded at 70°F, and a cargo temperature of 90°F is expected at the discharge port, how many barrels would you expect to unload if you loaded 10,000 barrels?

o (A) 9,900 o (B) 9,990 o (C) 10,010 • (D) 10,100



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Q132-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master TV to Master Less than 500 Gross Registered Tons Oceans or Near Coastal Illustrations: 2 26. If there is a possibility of confusion, which signal should be used to send the group "True Bearing

045 Degrees"?

o (A) B045T o (B) B045 o (C) 045 • (D) A045


27. What is the primary use of antiseptics?

• (A) To prevent infection o (B) To increase blood circulation o (C) To reduce inflammation o (D) To speed healing


28. When communicating on the radiotelephone using plain English, what procedure word indicates the end of my transmission and that a response is necessary?

o (A) Roger o (B) Out • (C) Over o (D) Wilco


29. SOLAS requires Emergency Instructions be posted in conspicuous places throughout the vessel. On a passenger vessel what language shall these instructions be posted in?

o (A) English, Spanish, French and German o (B) English because it is the international language • (C) The language required by the ship's flag State and in English o (D) The principal language of the passengers and in English


30. How should the number "3" be pronounced when spoken on the radiotelephone?

o (A) BEES-SOH-THREE • (B) TAY-RAH-TREE o (C) TRIC-THREE o (D) NUM-ERL-THREE



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Q132-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master TV to Master Less than 500 Gross Registered Tons Oceans or Near Coastal Illustrations: 2 31. What speed do most bow thrusters generally become ineffective?

o (A) At any speed ahead o (B) At any speed astern • (C) Over 3 knots headway o (D) Over 1 knot sternway


32. While on cargo watch, you notice one of the containers of Class 1 explosive materials has been damaged and some of the contents has leaked onto the deck. In accordance with U.S. regulations what actions must be taken?

o (A) Repairs can be made onboard by the crew as long as the vessel remains in port • (B) The Master must report the incident to the COTP as soon as practical o (C) The incident must be reported to the stevedore and repairs can be done on the vessel o (D) Contents may be set aside until it is convenient to offload them


33. A seaman leaves a vessel before it sails from a foreign port. He informs the Chief Officer that he won't return. After the vessel sails, the Chief Officer finds the seaman's work clothes in his locker. How should the Master handle this matter?

o (A) Take no action. • (B) Log the seaman as a deserter. o (C) Log the seaman for misconduct. o (D) Log the seaman as a fail to join.


34. You are at sea and have received a General Emergency message announcing the outbreak of war in Europe. You are directed to comply with the instructions in NGA (NIMA) PUB 117, Chapter Eight. Which statement is TRUE?

o (A) You should only enter a port in the danger zone during hours of darkness. o (B) When over 200 miles from a port in the danger zone, you should not darken ship. o (C) If on a coastwise voyage along the east coast of the U.S., you should put into the nearest

port. • (D) You should attempt to submit an AMVER report to NSA.



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Q132-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master TV to Master Less than 500 Gross Registered Tons Oceans or Near Coastal Illustrations: 2 35. What is the principle treatment of sunstroke?

• (A) Cooling, removing to shaded area, and lying down o (B) Drinking ample amouts of ice water o (C) Bathing the patient with rubbing alcohol o (D) Give Stimulants to increase blood flow


36. You have determined the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel by taking the radar ranges and bearings of an isolated light while making a turn. The results are listed in illustration D035DG. Based on this data what is the advance for a turn of 30°? Illustration D035DG

o (A) 380 yards o (B) 420 yards • (C) 470 yards o (D) 525 yards


37. When two generators are operating in parallel, what will happen if one engine driving a generator shuts down?

o (A) The generator that's still running will motorize. o (B) The running generator's circuit breaker will immediately trip on overload. o (C) Both generators will immediately shut down. • (D) The stalled generator's circuit breaker will trip on reverse power.


38. Your tankship is carrying a cargo of styrene. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for carriage of this cargo?

o (A) You must have a "Certificate of Inhibition" provided by the shipper. o (B) The cargo tank heating coils must be blanked off. o (C) Authorization to carry styrene must be endorsed on the Certificate of Inspection. • (D) P/V valves with galvanized parts must be replaced.


39. What is the minimum number of deck officers, able seaman or certificated persons required to command each lifeboat on a vessel in ocean service?

• (A) Two o (B) Three o (C) Four o (D) Five



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Q132-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master TV to Master Less than 500 Gross Registered Tons Oceans or Near Coastal Illustrations: 2 40. Which agency must approve the Safety equipment on board inspected vessels?

o (A) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) o (B) The Safety Standards Bureau • (C) The U.S. Coast Guard o (D) The National Safety Council


41. Which statement is TRUE concerning lifeboat installations on Great Lakes vessels?

o (A) All vessels over 3,000 gross tons must be fitted with gravity davits. o (B) All davit installations shall have 3 lifelines fitted to a davit span. • (C) All lifelines shall be able to reach the water at the vessel's lightest draft with a 20° list. o (D) All of the above


42. When can a work vest be substituted for a lifejacket in the total count of the required lifesaving gear?

o (A) When stowed away from the ring buoys o (B) When it is approved by the Coast Guard o (C) When working near or over the water • (D) A work vest may never be counted as a lifejacket.


43. You are the credentialed Master of a 100 GT towing vessel sailing coastwise. What percentage of the deck crew must be able to understand any order spoken by the officers?

o (A) 50% o (B) 65% • (C) 75% o (D) 100%


44. When carrying out a parallel track search pattern, the course of the search units should normally be which of the following?

o (A) Downwind • (B) In the same direction as the anticipated drift o (C) Perpendicular to the line of anticipated drift o (D) In the opposite direction of the anticipated drift



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Q132-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master TV to Master Less than 500 Gross Registered Tons Oceans or Near Coastal Illustrations: 2 45. The BEST way to steer a twin-screw vessel if you lose your rudder is by using __________.

• (A) one engine running at reduced speed and controlling the vessel with the other o (B) one engine and a steering oar o (C) one engine at a time o (D) both engines at the same speed


46. Regardless of the method it is sent, what does he signal K4 mean?

o (A) The wind is from the south o (B) A distance of 4 miles • (C) "I wish to communicate with you by sound signals" o (D) A speed of 4 knots


47. Cargo vessels being navigated, and fitted with emergency lighting and power systems, shall have their emergency systems tested at which interval?

o (A) Once in every 12 months o (B) Once in every 6 months • (C) At least once in each week o (D) At least once in each month


48. Petroleum cargo tanks should not be topped off at deck level when loading on a cold day due to which of the following?

o (A) the increased viscosity of the product requires higher loading pressure which increases the chances of a spill

o (B) the tank valve may be stiff and a spill will occur before the valve can be closed o (C) air pockets may cause the cargo to bubble out of the ullage hole • (D) a subsequent temperature rise will cause the cargo to overflow


49. What entry would NOT be shown on the V line of an AMVER report?

• (A) MT o (B) MD o (C) PA o (D) NURSE



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Q132-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master TV to Master Less than 500 Gross Registered Tons Oceans or Near Coastal Illustrations: 2 50. You are loading at port A, governed by the summer load line mark, for a voyage to port B, governed

by the winter mark. The fresh water allowance is 10", and the hydrometer reads 1.020. Which statement is TRUE?

o (A) You may not load beyond the summer mark plus 8 inches brackish water allowance. • (B) You may load to the summer mark plus 2 inches if you will be at the winter mark when

entering the winter zone. o (C) You may not load beyond the summer mark and must be at the winter mark upon arrival at

port B. o (D) You may not load beyond the winter mark except for 2 inches brackish water allowance.


51. When taking a Pilot from a pilot vessel in a seaway, which way should you head your vessel if the ladder is on the leeward side?

• (A) Sea on the weather bow and ship moving ahead slowly o (B) Bow to the sea and no way on your vessel o (C) Sea on the quarter with sternway on the ship o (D) Sea on the lee quarter with ship moving ahead slowly


52. On an inspected vessel, which abbreviation refers to the horizontal distance between perpendiculars taken at the forward-most and the after-most points on the waterline at her deepest operating draft?

o (A) LLL • (B) LBP o (C) LOA o (D) LWL


53. While underway in thick fog you are on watch and hear the cry "man overboard". Which type of maneuver should you make?

o (A) figure eight turn o (B) Round turn o (C) Racetrack turn • (D) Williamson turn



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Q132-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master TV to Master Less than 500 Gross Registered Tons Oceans or Near Coastal Illustrations: 2 54. SOLAS requires that all passenger vessels maintain Muster Lists. What information is required to be

contained in this document?

o (A) The distinguished number of adult, children and infant passengers o (B) Emergency egress routes for each passenger cabin • (C) Duties assigned to members of the crew in relation to passengers o (D) Completion date of the most recent survival craft certification


55. In which Sea Area must a compulsory vessel carry either INMARSAT or HF SITOR equipment?

o (A) This equipment must be carried at all times at sea regardless of where the vessel will be operating.

o (B) HF SITOR equipment partially satisfies the carriage requirement for vessels operating in Sea Area A3, but INMARSAT equipment must be carried to satisfy the requirement when the vessel is in Sea Area A4.

o (C) This equipment satisfies in full the carriage requirement for vessels operating in Sea Area A2. • (D) This equipment partially satisfies the carriage requirement for vessels operating in Sea Area

A3.


56. Which statement is FALSE regarding the operation of a crane?

• (A) The cargo block is raised and lowered by the luffing winch. o (B) The cargo block is raised and lowered by the hoisting winch. o (C) The crane jib is raised and lowered by the luffing winch. o (D) None of the above


57. You are proceeding to the area of reported distress. When you arrive at the reported position, the vessel in distress is not sighted. What type of search should be conducted?

• (A) Expanding square o (B) Track crawl o (C) Parallel track search o (D) Sector search



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Q132-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master TV to Master Less than 500 Gross Registered Tons Oceans or Near Coastal Illustrations: 2 58. In which of the following publications can the requirements for shipment of hazardous materials by

water be found?

• (A) 49 CFR and the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code o (B) 49 CFR and the International Hazardous Goods Code o (C) 46 CFR and Safety of Life at Sea Manual o (D) 46 CFR and the International Hazardous Goods Code


59. Which item do you NOT have to provide for the Coast Guard representative at the time of a stability test?

o (A) General arrangement plans of decks, holds and inner bottoms o (B) Tank sounding tables and draft mark locations. • (C) A stability letter. o (D) Capacity plans showing the vertical and longitudinal centers of gravity of stowage spaces and

tanks.


60. What term indicates an inward curvature of the ship's hull above the waterline?

o (A) Camber o (B) Flare • (C) Tumble home o (D) Deadrise


61. What is the proper direction of flow through a globe valve when the valve is installed to be in a normally open position?

o (A) From above the seat o (B) Direction is unimportant • (C) From below the seat o (D) Depends on seat configuration



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Q132-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master TV to Master Less than 500 Gross Registered Tons Oceans or Near Coastal Illustrations: 2 62. You are Master of a vessel that is sold in a foreign country after discharge of cargo. What is your

responsibility to the crew in regards to return to the United States?

o (A) The crew can be employed on another United States vessel, but only if it is returning to the port of original engagement.

o (B) There is no requirement for return to the United States provided the voyage has exceeded 4 weeks duration.

• (C) You must provide passage to the port of original engagement. o (D) You must provide air transportation to the nearest port of entry in the United States.


63. You are requisitioning stores for your tank vessel. What type of matches are permitted aboard?

o (A) Phosphorous o (B) Self-extinguishing o (C) Wooden • (D) Safety


64. Which agency assigns Load lines for U.S. vessels?

o (A) The U.S. Coast Guard o (B) The Lloyd's Register of Shipping o (C) The National Cargo Bureau • (D) The American Bureau of Shipping


65. How do you determine the weight of the vessel that is supported by the ground when a vessel has run aground?

o (A) This requires extensive calculation and is usually performed only by a naval architect not by a ship's officer.

o (B) Determine the point where aground and the draft at that point, then calculate it using the grounding formula.

• (C) Use the hydrostatic tables and enter with the mean draft before grounding and the mean draft after grounding.

o (D) Use the inclining experiment formula and substitute the change of trim for the angle of list.



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Q132-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master TV to Master Less than 500 Gross Registered Tons Oceans or Near Coastal Illustrations: 2

66. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE regarding twin pedestal cranes?

o (A) Each single boom is of the partial-level luffing type and is capable of limited rotation.o (B) An independent slew drive system rotates the turntable.o (C) A slew drive system provides for rotation of each crane.• (D) All of the above


67. The scuppers had been plugged as required at the time a small oil spill occurs on deck from aleaking dresser coupler. After shutting down the transfer, the engine room should first be informedand then which action should be taken?

• (A) Spread an absorbent material, such as sawdusto (B) Rig a fire hose to wash down the decko (C) Sound the general alarmo (D) Remove the plugs from the scuppers


68. You are going ahead on twin engines with rudder amidships. Your starboard engine stalls. Tocontinue on course, which action should you take?

• (A) Apply left ruddero (B) Apply right ruddero (C) Keep your rudder amidshipso (D) Increase engine speed


69. Your vessel is required to have a slop chest. Which of the following articles is NOT required by lawto be carried in the slop chest?

• (A) Candyo (B) Blanketso (C) Foul weather clothingo (D) Tobacco products


70. Instructions to the crew in the use of all the ship's fire-extinguishing and lifesaving equipment shallbe completed within which time frame?

o (A) Before sailingo (B) Within one month and repeated quarterly• (C) Within any two month periodo (D) Within one week of sailing



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BEARING

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333° 315° 2125 ON INITIAL COURSE

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