Personal Safety, Responsibilities. Test 2

Must you be certified to be a lifeboat-commander?

No
Yes, you must attend to a course held by certified personnel, and then be certified by national authorities (NMD, USCG, etc)
No, the only thing you need is one hour instruction from a deck officer.
Yes, you must attend a one week course at a approved course center.

As an bridge officer. What would the best thing be to do, if the Master does not or cannot take the leadership

Await until the Master are capable to take control
Notify the second in command, before you start the process to solve the situation.
Take control, delegate some of the tasks to the Master
Take action to start the process to solve the situation, but do it diplomatically.

When a Master takes the leadership in approaching a problem, Must his first action be a decision that will directly solve the problem?

No, he should observ the situation, and let the other senior officers solve the situation.
Yes, take full controll. Do not delegate to other officers, to avoid mistake.
Yes, with his experience, it is most likely that he has the best solution.
Not necessary, he shall use all available resources. He should resist the temtation to step in and do it all by himself

Must you be certified to be a lifeboat-commander?

Yes, you must attend a one week course at a approved course center.
No, the only thing you need is one hour instruction from a deck officer.
No
Yes, you must attend to a course held by certified personnel, and then be certified by national authorities (NMD, USCG, etc)

What kind of information must be posted in all passenger cabins?

The route to musterstation, and how to put on lifejacket.
The route to musterstation, how to put on lifejacket and different emergency signals used onboard the ship.
The route to open deck
Where the restaurant is located

On passenger ferry the passengers are not normally allowed to be on the car-deck during sailing. What is the reason for this rule?

In case of an emergency situation, the car deck can be difficulty to find the way around, and cars can shift position caused by ships movement.
If the car deck are empty, it will be easier for the crew to locate all passengers in case of an emergency
To prevent damage and burglary to the cars.
The ships movement can make the cars slide/move and a person can be trapped between two cars.

Is there any requirements regarding crew

All crew must be able to speak english
All crew working directly with passengers must be able to communicate on the language spoken by the majority of the passenger.
All crew working directly with passengers must be able to communicate on the language spoken by the majority of the passenger and english.
Yes, all crew must be able to communicate on the language spoken by the majority of the passengers, or demands set by the company.

Emergency instructions in appropriate languages shall be posted in passenger cabins. Which one of the given instruction has to be included according to present SOLAS regulations?

The method of donning life-jackets.
The method of donning thermal protective aids.
Escape routes.
Name of cabin attendant.

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