Questions Solved Correct 2026
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To turn over an inflatable life raft that is upside down, you should pull on the: - Answer
Righting strap
Pollution of the waterways may result from the discharge of: - Answer -Sewage
-The galley trash can
-An oily mixture of one part per million
The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea contain: - Answer Signals that
must be sounded when being towed in restricted visibility
Your ship is sinking rapidly. A container containing an inflatable liferaft has bobbed to the
surface upon functioning of the hydrostatic release. What action should you take? - Answer
Do nothing - the painter will cause the life raft to open and inflate open the container.
In order to discharge a CO2 portable fire extinguisher, the operator must FIRST: - Answer
Remove the locking pin
All of the following are part of the fire triangle EXCEPT: - Answer Electricity
Inflatable life rafts are less maneuverable than life boats due to their: - Answer -Shape
-Shallow Draft
-Large Sail Area
Which statement is TRUE of a gasoline spill? - Answer It is visible for a shorter time than a
fuel oil spill
Regardless of local requirements/regulations, when in a US port, all oil spills must be reported
to: - Answer National Response Center (USCG)
The spread of fire is prevented by: - Answer Removing combustibles from the endangered
area
, If an inflatable liferaft inflates upside down, you can right it by: - Answer Standing on the CO2
bottle, holding the bottom straps, and throwing your weight backwards.
You are fighting an electrical fire on board. You should secure the power, then: - Answer Use
a portable CO2 extinguisher
Demarcation lines are denoted on a nautical chart for the purpose of? - Answer Separating
waters controlled by Inland an International Navigation Rules.
After using a CO2 portable extinguisher, It should be - Answer Recharged
The proper VHF-FM channel to use to make a mayday distress call is: - Answer Channel 16
You hear air escaping from a life raft just after it has inflated. You should - Answer Not panic
since the safety valves allow excess pressure to escape.
T/F
The master or person in charge of a vessel is obligated by law to provide whatever assistance
can be safely provided to any individual in peril at sea - Answer True
When may plastic material be discharged into the marine environment from a vessel? - Answer
Never
In relation to the turning circle of a ship, the term "transfer" means the distance. - Answer
Gained at right angles to the original course.
The regulations governing the frequencies of the bridge-to-bridge radio telephone are issued by
the: - Answer Federal Communications Commission
A vessel in actual distress should send by radio telephone" - Answer Spoken words, " Mayday,
Mayday, Mayday"
When underway and moving ahead, as the speed increases, the pivot point tends to: - Answer
Move forward
You are on course of 000 degrees and PSC and put the rudder right 30 degrees. In which
direction will advance be measured? - Answer 000 degrees PSC