USCG Boat Crew Practice Questions and Answers | 100% Pass

USCG Boat Crew Practice Questions and Answers | 100% Pass What are the 8 duties of a boat crew member? - Answer️️ -1. Helm watch 2. Lookout watch 3. Tow watch 4. Anchor watch 5. Rig towing and mooring lines 6. Act as a surface swimmer 7. Administer first aid 8. Operate damage control equipment When reporting contacts, what is the order in which they are reported? - Answer️️ -1. Description 2. Bearing 3. Range 4. Aspect What is hypothermia? - Answer️️ -A lowering of the core body temperature due to exposure of cold (water or air) resulting in a subnormal body temperature. At what body temperature does hypothermia begin? - Answer️️ -95 degrees F What are the 3 basic hull types? - Answer️️ -1. Displacement 2. Semi-displacement ©SOPHIABENNETT EXAM SOLUTIONS_2024/2025 Tuesday, September 3, 2024 10:30 AM Page | 2 3. Planing Displacement hull - Answer️️ -Displaces (pushes away) water allowing the vessel to settle down in the water. Found on tankers and freighters; ATON vessels Planing hull - Answer️️ -At certain speeds, the hull will skim along the surface of the water. Semi-displacement hull - Answer️️ -Combination of planing and displacement hull; doesn't truly get on the plane. Found on medium-sized small boats such as the MLB or UTB What is pitch? - Answer️️ -The distance a propeller will travel through a gelatinous object in one revolution. What is stability? - Answer️️ -The ability of a vessel to return to a upright position after being heeled over. What are the 2 forces that affect stability? - Answer️️ -Center of gravity and bouyancy What is center of gravity? - Answer️️ -The point at which the weight of a vessel acts vertically downward What is buoyancy? - Answer️️ -The upward force of water displaced by the hull What is sector NY's phone number? - Answer️️ -718-354-4141 What is station King's Point's phone number? - Answer️️ -(516) 466-7136 What does GAR stand for? - Answer️️ -Green Amber Red General Assessment of Risk What is the purpose of GAR? - Answer️️ -To calculate risk What are the 6 components of GAR? - Answer️️ -1. Supervision ©SOPHIABENNETT EXAM SOLUTIONS_2024/2025 Tuesday, September 3, 2024 10:30 AM Page | 3 2. Team selection 3. Planning 4. Environment 5. Team fitness 6. Event or Evolution complexity What are the ranges for GAR? - Answer️️ -G=0-23 A=24-44 R=45-60 What is the fire tetrahedron? - Answer️️ -Proper proportions of oxygen, heat, fuel, and a chemical chain reaction are required for a fire. Class Alpha fire - Answer️️ -Common combustibles, such as wood and wood-based materials, cloth, paper, rubber, and certain plastics Smoke color for Class Alpha Fire - Answer️️ -White or grey Primary extinguishing agent for Class Alpha fire - Answer️️ -Water PKP (dry chemical) Class Bravo fire - Answer️️ -Flammable or combustible liquids, flammable gases, greases, petroleum products Smoke color for Class Bravo fire - Answer️️ -Black or brown Primary extinguishing agent for Class Bravo fire - Answer️️ -AFFF CO2 PKP (dry chemical) ©SOPHIABENNETT EXAM SOLUTIONS_2024/2025 Tuesday, September 3, 2024 10:30 AM Page | 4 Class Charlie fire - Answer️️ -Energized electrical equipment, conductors, or appliances Smoke color for Class Charlie fire - Answer️️ -Blue or white Primary extinguishing agent for Class Charlie fire - Answer️️ -CO2 PKP (dry chemical) Class Delta fire - Answer️️ -Combustible metals, such as sodium, potassium, magnesium, and titanium Smoke color for Class Delta fire - Answer️️ -Depends on the metal being burned Primary extinguishing options for Class Delta fire - Answer️️ -Water (high velocity fog) Sand (placed underneath the metal) Marine distress signals (17) - Answer️️ -1. Red star shells 2. Orange smoke marker 3. Dye marker (any color) 4. Flames on a boat 5. Person waving arms 6. November code flag flown over a Charlie code flag 7. Black flag flown over a black ball 8. Orange board with a black square over a black circle 9. Red parachute flare 10. High intensity white light flashing at intervals of 50 to 70 times per minute (inland only) 11. Continuous sounding fog horn ©SOPHIABENNETT EXAM SOLUTIONS_2024/2025 Tuesday, September 3, 2024 10:30 AM Page | 5 12. Gun shots fired at one-minute intervals 13. SOS Morse code 14. Radio telephone alarm 15. Radio telegraph alarm 16. MAYDAY radio broadcast 17. EPIRB What does EPIRB stand for? - Answer️️ -Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon 1 short blast - Answer️️ -I intend to leave you on my port side 2 short blasts - Answer️️ -I intend to leave you on my starboard side 3 short blasts - Answer️️ -I am operating astern propulsion Prolonged blast - Answer️️ -Approaching a blind bend in a channel or getting underway 5 short blasts - Answer️️ -Danger signal Whistle signal for sailing vessels during periods of re