Personal Survival Techniques. Test 25

Welding and burning are among the factors which give the highest risk of fire on board ships. Precaution has to be taken to avoid this risk. Which of the following safety rules may be regarded as the most important?

The welder shall have been instructed in the use of the ship's welding plant.
Only holders of welding certificates shall be allowed to carry out welding on board ships.
Electric welding plants shall be controlled by a responsible engineer before use.
Only use electrodes from a well-known manufacturer.

Your vessel has been involved in a collision, and at first opportunity a lot of people from outsides parties are asking questions. What shall you tell them?

Do not reply to any questions from outside parties, except the Solicitor appointed by your company.
Do not tell anybody anything, except representatives from the main newspapers, radio and TV. Remember, the people have the right to know.
To make sure that all parties are informed about the facts, show them the extracts of the log-book.
You shall only tell them the truth and nothing but the truth.

When the fire alarm signal is sounded every member of the ship's crew shall immediately proceed to their assigned fire station. Which one of the following signals is used as fire alarm signal on board cargo ships?

One long blast with the ship's whistle and alarm bells followed by seven short blasts.
Continuous blasts (very long blasts) by the ship's whistle and alarm bells.
Intermittent signals by the ship's alarm bells.
Seven short blasts followed by one long blast by the ship's whistle and alarm bells.

The responsibility for safety and security rests with everybody on board the vessel. General house-keeping rules should be followed. Which of the listed rules is the most important?

Do not use loose garments, belts, ties or scarfs near winches and moving machinery.
Always use gloves when using grinding machines.
Always use protective working shoes when working outdoors.
Always use gloves when handling nylon ropes.

Who is the leader of the lifeboat drill (abandon ship drill)?

The first member of the crew arriving at the survival craft.
The appointed lifeboat commander.
Sen.Off.Deck.
Sen.Off.Engine.

Only use electrodes from a wellknown manufacturer.
The place of welding-work to be cleaned and all unnecessary objects to be removed.
Only holders of a welding certificate should be allowed to carry out welding or burning on board ships.
Electric welding plants shall be controlled by a responsible engineer before use.

The training manual shall contain instructions and information in easily understood terms and illustrated wherever possible. Which of the following objects do not have to be explained in detail in the manual according to present regulations?

Illumination in launching areas
Means of escape - escape routes
The use of all detection equipment
The use of all survival equipment

Which one of the listed requirements regarding equipment for inflatable liferafts do not correspond to present regulations? The inflatable liferaft shall be fitted with:

a buoyant lifeline bucketed around the outside of the liferaft
one repair outfit for repairing punctures in buoyancy compartments
a manually controlled lamp inside the raft
one topping-up pump or bellows

Your vessel has been involved in a collision. As master you have to write about the accident in the log-book. In order to only write the facts in the log-book, which of the following procedures do you find most correct?

Write down the story as favourable as possible seen from your own point of view. Make sure that your log-book tells your story.
Write down all the facts you have collected, and also write down your own opinion about the circumstances.
Find out from officers and crew who have been in connection with the collision, what they have seen, so that detailed and complete description of the sequence of events can be entered in the log-book.
Write continually in the log-book as soon as the accidents happen.

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