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Q130-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second Mate to Master Less than 1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3

Choose the best answer to the following Multiple Choice Questions.

1. When turning a ship in restricted space with a strong wind, which is the BEST action to take?

o (A) Go ahead on both engines with the rudder hard to one side, if on a twin-screw vesselo (B) Back down with the rudder hard to one side, if on a single-screw vessel• (C) Turn so that the tendency to back into the wind can be used, if on a single-screw vesselo (D) Take advantage of the tendency to back to port, if on a twin-screw vessel

If choice C is selected set score to 1.

2. You are proceeding in a channel, your vessel is requiring a significant amount of right rudder andyour bow is still falling off to port. What can you conclude from this information?

o (A) Your vessel has lost a blade on the screw• (B) Your vessel is at the outer limits of the channelo (C) Your vessel is in the deepest section of the channelo (D) Your vessel's turn rate indicator requires calibration

If choice B is selected set score to 1.

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

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

If choice A is selected set score to 1.

4. While transiting a channel your vessel's bow swings away from the bank. What is the term for thiseffect?

o (A) Bank suctiono (B) Yawo (C) Sheer force• (D) Bank cushion

If choice D is selected set score to 1.

5. What must the rescuer be able to do in managing a situation involving multiple injuries?

o (A) Prescribe treatment for the victim• (B) Rapidly evaluate the seriousness of obvious injurieso (C) Provide the necessary medicationo (D) Accurately diagnose the ailment or injury



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Q130-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second Mate to Master Less than 1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 6. Which space(s) is (are) exempt when measuring gross tonnage?

o (A) Auxiliary machinery spaces above the uppermost continuous deck o (B) Steering gear room o (C) Part of the wheelhouse used to control vessel • (D) All of the above


7. Which statement about the forecastle card is TRUE?

• (A) Is a copy of the shipping articles excluding crewmember signatures o (B) Each crewmember is given a copy of the forecastle card o (C) The forecastle card is a blank sample of the articles o (D) It contains copies of the crew's signatures from the articles


8. How does the rotation of the steering wheel on the navigation bridge initiate oil pressure being applied to the steering gear rams?

• (A) By varying the angle of a tilting box or eccentricity of a floating ring o (B) It is moving the automatic differential valve o (C) It is moving the follow up indicator which regulates the six-way valve o (D) By regulating the oil flow with the six-way valve


9. 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) Sea on the quarter with sternway on the ship o (C) Sea on the lee quarter with ship moving ahead slowly o (D) Bow to the sea and no way on your vessel


10. What is the purpose of the intake/exhaust valves in a diesel engine?

• (A) They regulate the combustion cycle. o (B) They synchronize the ignition spark. o (C) They supply cooling water. o (D) They supply and regulate the lubricant flow.



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Q130-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second Mate to Master Less than 1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 11. A survivor has been pulled from the water off the coast of Greenland. The patient is in a state of

confusion and has ceased shivering. Which of the following best describes the patient's condition?

o (A) The patient is suffering from frostbite o (B) The patient is suffering from mild hypothermia o (C) The patient is suffering from frostnip • (D) The patient is suffering from moderate hypothermia


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

o (A) Blankets o (B) Foul weather clothing o (C) Tobacco products • (D) Candy


13. What is the period of validity of the SOLAS required Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate?

o (A) 12 months o (B) 24 months o (C) 48 months • (D) 60 months


14. You have steamed 607 miles at 17.0 knots, and consumed 121 tons of fuel. If you have 479 tons of usable fuel remaining, how far can you steam at 14.5 knots?

• (A) 3303 miles o (B) 1211 miles o (C) 1748 miles o (D) 2817 miles


15. Which term defines the delivery of a vessel to a charterer?

o (A) Fixing o (B) Dispatching • (C) Tendering o (D) Chartering



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Q130-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second Mate to Master Less than 1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 16. What is the name of the mark indicated by the letter B in illustration D003DG below?

o (A) Timber summer load line o (B) Tropical load line • (C) Tropical fresh water load line o (D) Summer load line


17. What could happen if you are steering a lifeboat broadside to a rough sea?

o (A) The boat will run faster o (B) The boat will run smoother o (C) The boat will maintain a better course • (D) The boat could capsize


18. Which statement is TRUE concerning the mechanical gearing of deck machinery such as the windlass or boat hoists?

• (A) Mechanical gearing shall have a guard over any rotating components o (B) It shall always be open to view so, if a foreign object gets in the gearing, the operator can

immediately stop the machinery o (C) Not be operated if there is any crew within 10 feet of the machinery o (D) Be painted a contrasting color from the base color for safety


19. What is NOT a requirement for a salvage claim?

o (A) The property saved must be "maritime property." o (B) The salvage service must be voluntary. o (C) The property must be in peril. • (D) The salvors must save or attempt to save any life in peril.


20. What is the name given to the bottom row of plating next to the keel of a lifeboat?

o (A) Sheer strake o (B) Bilge strake o (C) Keel rib • (D) Garboard strake



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Q130-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second Mate to Master Less than 1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 21. Vessels subject to SOLAS are required to have which of the following items onboard to aid in SAR

communications?

• (A) GMDSS equipment o (B) VHF radio capable of transmission on channel 10 o (C) fast rescue boats o (D) AMVER certificate


22. The American Consul has asked the Master of a vessel bound for a port in the U.S. to transport a destitute seaman back to the U.S. Which action may the Master take?

o (A) He is required to accept the seaman only if the seaman is medically unfit. • (B) He may refuse to take the seaman if the seaman has a contagious disease. o (C) He may refuse to take the seaman if the ship will not stop at a U.S. port within 30 days. o (D) He is required to take the seaman under any circumstance.


23. You are signing on the Purser. He should present a Merchant Mariner Credential with which endorsement?

o (A) Purser • (B) See Certificate of Registry o (C) Staff Officer o (D) Steward's Department


24. If you intend to land tulip bulbs from Holland in a U.S. port, who must inspect the bulbs?

• (A) An Animal and Plant Health Service Inspector o (B) The Quarantine Officer o (C) The Captain of the Port personnel o (D) All of the above


25. Which document shows details of a tank vessel, cargoes it may carry, manning and safety equipment required?

o (A) Cargo Gear Certificate • (B) Certificate of Inspection o (C) Declaration of Inspection o (D) Safety Construction Certificate



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Q130-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second Mate to Master Less than 1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 26. Generally speaking, how is the fuel injected into a marine diesel engine combustion

chamber ignited?

o (A) A magneto o (B) Spark plugs o (C) Glow plugs • (D) Heat of compression


27. A vessel puts into the port of Kobe, Japan to discharge cargo. While awaiting completion of the cargo operation, the vessel contracts with a local shipyard to have the hull chipped, scaled, and painted. How is the cost of this maintenance handled with the Collector of Customs?

o (A) A declaration is made, but duty is charged on the labor only. o (B) A declaration is made and duty is charged on the materials only. • (C) A declaration is required and duty is involved on the total cost. o (D) No declaration is required since this is considered routine maintenance.


28. Which statement concerning dual-tonnage vessels is TRUE?

o (A) The dual-tonnage mark is always marked above the load line marks. o (B) The dual-tonnage mark must never be submerged beyond the freshwater allowance. • (C) A single-deck vessel may not be assigned dual tonnages. o (D) The tonnages referred to are the displacement tonnage and gross tonnage.


29. What is NOT considered maritime property in a salvage claim?

• (A) Buoys o (B) Semi-submerged shipwreck o (C) Sea plane o (D) Cargo


30. A seaman is entitled by law to a release from Foreign Articles when which situation has occurred?

o (A) There is a change of Master o (B) He/she is intoxicated • (C) The vessel is overloaded o (D) There is a change of home port



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Q130-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second Mate to Master Less than 1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 31. What should be used to steer an open lifeboat if the rudder becomes lost or damaged?

o (A) Spare rudder • (B) Steering oar o (C) Daggerboard o (D) Sea anchor


32. You are conducting trials to determine the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel. While making a turn, you take ranges and bearings of an isolated light. The results are shown in illustration D034DG below. What is the transfer for a turn of 45°?

• (A) 130 yards o (B) 165 yards o (C) 195 yards o (D) 230 yards


33. Your vessel consumes 216 barrels of fuel per day at a speed of 15.0 knots. What will be the fuel consumption of your vessel at 17.5 knots?

o (A) 252 bbls o (B) 232 bbls o (C) 294 bbls • (D) 343 bbls


34. A vessel aground may have negative GM since the __________.

• (A) displacement lost acts at the point where the ship is aground o (B) decrease in KM is equal to the loss of draft o (C) lost buoyancy method is used to calculate KM, and KB is reduced o (D) virtual rise of G is directly proportional to the remaining draft


35. In rough weather, when a ship is able to maneuver, which is TRUE when launching a lifeboat?

o (A) Launch on the windward side o (B) Launch with the wind from astern • (C) Launch on the lee side o (D) Launch with the wind dead ahead



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Q130-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second Mate to Master Less than 1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 36. Which term is used to describe the distance a vessel moves at right angles to the original course,

when a turn of 180° has been completed?

o (A) Advance o (B) Kick o (C) Pivoting point • (D) Tactical diameter


37. You are docking a vessel. Which statement is TRUE?

o (A) You should approach the dock at a 90° angle o (B) You should pass a mooring line to the dock and let the crew pull the vessel to o (C) You should go in with the current • (D) You should go in against the current


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

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


39. At least one reinspection shall be made on each vessel holding a Certificate of Inspection valid for two years. This inspection shall be held between the tenth and fourteenth months of the duration period of the certificate. Which describes the scope of the annual inspection?

o (A) The scope will be equivalent to the inspection required for certification • (B) The scope will be generally similar to the inspection required for certification, but in less detail o (C) The scope will be at the discretion of the inspector, but in no lesser detail than required for

original certification o (D) The scope will be at the discretion of the inspector, but in no greater detail than required for

original certification


40. When launching a lifeboat, how should the tricing pennants be released?

o (A) As the boat-fall blocks break clear of the davit head • (B) Before the boat is lowered from the embarkation level o (C) After the boat is released into the water o (D) Before the boat is lowered from the stowed position



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Q130-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second Mate to Master Less than 1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 41. How does the effect known as "bank suction" act on a single-screw vessel proceeding along a

narrow channel?

• (A) It pulls the stern toward the bank. o (B) It heels the vessel toward the bank. o (C) It pushes the entire vessel away from the bank. o (D) It pulls the bow toward the bank.


42. 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?

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


43. What is one effect of running a diesel engine at too cool a temperature?

o (A) Excessive fuel consumption o (B) Foaming of the lubricating oil • (C) Buildup of sludge in the lubricating system o (D) Severe heat stresses on mechanical parts


44. Which statement about general average is TRUE?

o (A) Of the ship, the freight, and the cargo interests, only one need be involved. o (B) Damage to a ship must have been incurred while the ship and/or its machinery was being

used for its intended purpose. • (C) Property must have been sacrificed or an expenditure of money incurred. o (D) The loss or damage to deck cargo due to heavy weather constitutes general average.


45. When lowering lifeboats in heavy seas, a good practice is to rig frapping lines which way?

• (A) Rig with fore and aft as well as a thwartship lead o (B) Rig the falls from the main deck of the vessel o (C) Rig only on the after falls o (D) Rig only on the forward falls



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Q130-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second Mate to Master Less than 1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 46. You have determined the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel by taking radar ranges and

bearings of an isolated light while making a turn. The results are as shown. Based on this data what is the advance for a turn of 90°? See Illustration D035DG

o (A) 490 yards o (B) 350 yards • (C) 790 yards o (D) 885 yards


47. You are docking a vessel. When are the wind and current most favorable in this situation?

• (A) When they are both parallel to the pier from ahead o (B) When they are both setting you on the pier o (C) When they are crossing your course, both in the same direction o (D) When they are crossing your course, in opposite directions to the other


48. Which certificate is issued by the American Bureau of Shipping?

o (A) Safety Equipment Certificate o (B) Certificate of Inspection o (C) Permit to Proceed for repairs • (D) Load Line Certificate


49. On the cargo manifest, which defines the term gross weight?

• (A) The combined weight of the cargo and the box o (B) The weight of the box o (C) The maximum weight the container is rated to carry o (D) The weight of the cargo only


50. Your vessel is damaged and listing to port. The rolling period is long, and the vessel will occasionally assume a starboard list. Which action should you take FIRST?

o (A) Fill an empty double bottom tank on the starboard side • (B) Press up a slack centerline double bottom tank o (C) Pump out ballast from the port and starboard double bottom tanks o (D) Transfer all possible movable weights from port to starboard



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Q130-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second Mate to Master Less than 1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 51. Your vessel is damaged, listing to port and on occasion flopping to the same angle to starboard. It

has a long, slow, sluggish roll around the angle of list. There is excessive trim by the stern with little freeboard aft. What action should you take FIRST to correct this situation?

• (A) Press up any slack double bottom tanks forward of the tipping center, then fill the forepeak if empty.

o (B) Pump out any slack after double bottom tanks to reduce free surface and increase freeboard aft.

o (C) Pump out the after peak and fill the forepeak to change the trim. o (D) Jettison any off-center topside weights to lower GM and correct the list.


52. Normally, potable water systems are connected directly to the __________.

o (A) freshwater sanitary system o (B) feed-water system o (C) fire-main system • (D) potable water tank


53. When can the US citizenship requirement for the Master of a US-flag uninspected towing vessel be waived?

o (A) When US credentialed Masters are not readily available • (B) Never, under any circumstances o (C) When the towing vessel operates shoreward of the boundary line o (D) When it costs too much to hire a US credentialed Master


54. Which of the following is a treatment of frostbite?

o (A) Wrapping area tightly in warm cloths o (B) Rubbing affected area with ice or snow o (C) Rubbing affected area briskly to restore circulation • (D) Warming exposed parts rapidly


55. Your vessel is port side to a pier with a spring line led aft from the bow. How will the vessel respond in calm weather, with the engines ahead and hard left rudder?

• (A) The bow will swing in and the stern out o (B) The bow will slip out and the stern in o (C) Both the bow and stern will move in o (D) Both the bow and stern will move out



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Q130-Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second Mate to Master Less than 1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 56. With damaged floating vessels, the most important consideration is the preservation of which item?

• (A) Reserve buoyancy o (B) Bilge pumping capacity o (C) Instability o (D) Level attitude


57. How does good housekeeping prevent fires on a vessel?

o (A) Allowing better access in an emergency o (B) Improving personnel qualifications o (C) Eliminating trip hazards • (D) Eliminating potential fuel sources


58. The charterer has completed loading the vessel in 3 days instead of the 5 days agreed to in the charter party. Which action may be a result of this?

• (A) The charterer may receive dispatch money o (B) The shipowner may charge for two lay days o (C) The consignee may be required to pay a ceaser fee o (D) The stevedore may collect demurrage


59. What effect will bank suction have on a vessel?

o (A) The bow swings away from the bank o (B) The bow swings towards the bank • (C) The stern swings towards the bank o (D) The stern swings away from the bank


60. During counterflooding to correct a severe list aggravated by an off-center load, your vessel suddenly takes a list to the opposite side. Which action should you take?

o (A) Continue counterflooding, but in the opposite direction o (B) Continue counterflooding in the same direction o (C) Deballast from the low side • (D) Immediately stop counterflooding



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61. You are 15 feet off a pier and docking a vessel using only a bow breast line and stern breast line.Once the slack is out of both lines you begin to haul in on the bow breast line. What is the effect onthe vessel?

o (A) The stern will come in and the bow will remain the same distance off the pier.o (B) The bow will come in and the stern will go out.o (C) The bow and stern come in equally closer toward the pier.• (D) The bow will come in and the stern will remain the same distance off the pier.


62. On which vessels may credentialed individuals be required to stand watch under the two-watchsystem, on voyages of more than 600 miles in length?

o (A) Cargo shipso (B) Offshore supply vesselso (C) Tank vessels• (D) Uninspected towing vessels


63. Where can the number of certificated lifeboatmen required for a vessel be found?

o (A) Lifeboat manual• (B) Certificate of Inspectiono (C) Register or Enrollmento (D) Muster List ("Station Bill")


64. While underway, part of your cargo is damaged by fire. In marine insurance terms, which describesthis partial loss?

• (A) Particular averageo (B) Absolute total losso (C) Constructive total losso (D) General average


65. How does bleeding from a vein appear?

o (A) Bright red and slowo (B) Bright red and spurtingo (C) Dark red and spurting• (D) Dark red and has a steady flow



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66. Your enrolled vessel is bound from Baltimore, MD, to Norfolk, VA, via Chesapeake Bay. Whichstatement about the required Pilot is TRUE?

o (A) The Pilot must be credentialed by either Virginia or Maryland.• (B) The Pilot need only be credentialed by the Coast Guard.o (C) The Pilot must be credentialed by Virginia, Maryland and the Coast Guard.o (D) The Pilot must be credentialed by Virginia and Maryland.


67. What is the period of validity of a Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate?

o (A) 6 monthso (B) 12 monthso (C) 24 months• (D) 60 months


68. How do you determine the weight of the vessel that is supported by the ground when a vessel hasrun aground?

• (A) Use the hydrostatic tables and enter with the mean draft before grounding and the mean draftafter grounding.

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

o (C) Use the inclining experiment formula and substitute the change of trim for the angle of list.o (D) This requires extensive calculation and is usually performed only by a naval architect not by a

ship's officer.


69. What does a Visaed Alien Crew List which is made and submitted to the U.S. Consul for visa show?

o (A) Registered aliens aboardo (B) All crew members• (C) Nonresident aliens aboardo (D) All aliens aboard


70. In any major injury, first aid includes the treatment for the injury and what secondary condition?

o (A) Removal of any foreign objects• (B) For traumatic shocko (C) Application of CPRo (D) Administration of oxygen



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D034DG

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HEADING

(TRUE)

BEARING

(TRUE)

RANGE

(YDS) REMARKS

228° INITIAL HEADING

228° 232° 2260 ON INITIAL COURSE

228° 234° 1700 RIGHT FULL RUDDER

ORDERED

230° 236° 1490

252° 235° 1275

275° 231° 1000

316° 214° 850

352° 198° 975

022° 194° 1210

053° 197° 1430

087° 202° 1600

115° 209° 1690

151° 217° 1700

183° 225° 1600

218° 232° 1350 RUDDER AMIDSHIPS

228° 235° 1125 STEADY ON 228°




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D035DG

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HEADING

(TRUE)

BEARING

(TRUE)

RANGE

(YDS) REMARKS

333° INITIAL HEADING

333° 315° 2125 ON INITIAL COURSE

333° 310° 1650 LEFT FULL RUDDER

ORDERED

327° 307° 1475

310° 303° 1250

278° 302° 1050

268° 305° 900

236° 318° 750

196° 337° 800

157° 344° 1100

113° 340° 1350

079° 332° 1525

050° 324° 1575

022° 318° 1550

343° 308° 1400 RUDDER AMIDSHIPS

333° 302° 1175 STEADY ON 333°


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