Storage. Test 1 – Online Maritime Tests

You discover bugs in the white flour stored in the store room for dry stores.Where would you move the flour to prevent the problem from spreading any further?

In a spare cabin that has air conditioning
In the vegetable cooler
In the meat freezer
In the galley

What is the connection between ethylene gas and food?

Ethylene is the gas given off by most fruits and vegetables during the ripening process
Ethylene is the gas that develops when meat and fish are stored for too long (bacterial decomposition)
Ethylene is the gas that develops as baking powder dough bakes
Ethylene is the gas that develops as yeast dough bakes

When you are taking out provisions for the next day, you notice that the temperature in the meat freezer is only -8

Report it immediately to the chief officer
Wait until the next day to report it
Report it immediately to the chief engineer
It's not your problem

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