ESS FINAL EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

ESS FINAL EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. Signal for abandon ship
Answer:
more than six short blasts and one long blast on the whistle and the same signal on the general alarm

Question:
2. The heat required to change a substance from a liquid to a gas without experiencing a temperature
change, is defined as the latent heat of
Answer:
vaporization

Question:
3. Before any work on electrical or electronic equipment is performed, which of the following precautions
should be carried out?
Answer:
Secure and tag the supply circuit breaker in the open position

Question:
4. 1. Which of the following statements concerning energy is correct?
a. Energy can be created or destroyed.
b. Energy may not be transformed.
c. The total quantity of energy in the universe is always the same. None of the above.
Answer:
c. The total quantity of energy in the universe is always the same.

Question:
5. 1. According to Coast Guard Regulations (46 CFR), all exposed and dangerous areas around machinery,
such as gears and rotating parts, shall be properly protected with __________.
a. covers
b. guards
c. rails any of the above
Answer:
any of the above

Question:
6. 1. Which of the actions listed and instituted on your part will have the greatest lasting effect on the crew
with respect to safety?
a. Displaying posters illustrating safety practices
b. Showing video tapes of actual accidents
c. Incorporating safety practices in daily routine Publishing comprehensive safety rules
Answer:
c. Incorporating safety practices in daily routine

,Question:
7. 1. The equation 'energy in = energy out' is a simple way of stating the principle of the __________.
a. conservation of energy
b. conservation of matter
c. conversion of matter to energy
d. conversion of energy to matter
Answer:
a. conservation of energy

Question:
8. 1. A turbine exhaust pressure of 14.7 psia is equal to __________.
a. 00.000 psig
b. 01.470 psig
c. 07.350 psig
29.400 psig
Answer:
a. 0 psig

Question:
9. 1. Under what circumstances could equipment be operated when tagged with DANGER tags?
a. Whenever you feel that it is safe to do so.
b. Whenever permission is granted by your supervisor.
c. Whenever there is a break in the actual maintenance activity.
d. Under NO circumstances should the equipment be operated when tagged.
Answer:
d. Under NO circumstances should the equipment be operated when tagged.

Question:
10. 1. Which of the following terms could be applied to the simple definition 'the energy of motion'?
a. Electrical energy
b. Thermal energy
c. Potential energy
d. Kinetic energy
Answer:
d. kinetic energy

Question:
11. 1. Safety glasses should be worn when __________.
a. using a hand portable grinder
b. scraping paint with a hand scraper
c. using a hammer and chisel
d. all of the above
Answer:
all of the above

, Question:
12. 1. Which of the following forms of energy is usually associated with the motion of large bodies or
objects?
a. Chemical energy
b. Kinetic energy
c. Thermal energy
d. Electrical energy
Answer:
b. Kinetic energy

Question:
13. 1. The NSMV Patriot State is _______ feet long.
a. 525
b. 160
c. 635
d. 660
Answer:
a. 525 feet

Question:
14. 1. The designed Speed of the NSMV Patriot State is _______knots.
a. 12
b. 25
c. 18
d. 15
Answer:
c. 18

Question:
15. 1. The NSMV Patriot State has an installed Power of:
a. 18,600 kW
b. 15,700 kW
c. 17,500 kW
d. 16,250 kW
Answer:
b. 15,700 kW

Question:
16. 1. The NSMV Patriot State has ______ Wabtec Main Diesel Generators
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6
Answer:
c. 4 main diesel generators