LCS OOD Exam Questions and Answers
Where can you find positioning and technical details of lights and shapes? - Answer-COLREGS Annex I
Where can you find additional signals for fishing vessels/fishing in close proximity? - Answer-COLREGS
Annex II
Where can you find technical details of Sound Signal appliances? - Answer-COLREGS Annex III
Penalty provisions - Answer--5000$ violation
-boat may be seized
-negligence vs gross negligence
COLREGS Demarcation lines - Answer-33 CFR 80
LCS Total Crew Model (TCM) - Answer-project intended to establish a baseline model of LCS crew
looked at, crew composition, daily schedules, WQ&S bill, special evolutions
"Fatigue Index" - Answer-scale of 1-20
Fatigue threshold is 5
, CEMS - Answer-Crew endurance management system: intended for commercial vessels
proven to: enhance productivity/effectiveness, increase safety, improve health and well-being of the
crew, improve moral
Accelerators to diminished human performance/endurance - Answer-noise, temp, vibration, sleep and
fatigue issues, mental condition and stress, physical condition, age diet illness
NIOSH threshold above which a person may sustain hearing loss - Answer-85 dB
Human ears respond to frequencies between - Answer-20 Hz to 20,000 Hz
Navy threshold for hearing protection - Answer-Single: 85-96dB continuous/140-165 dB Impact
Double: 97-100dB continuous/165 dB Impact
Two rules to tell if a noise situation is too loud - Answer-1. if you have to raise your voice to talk to
someone an arms length away
2. ear rining, noises sound dull and blurry
Temperature affecting human performance - Answer-120 min > 86 degrees
60 min > 90
25 min > 100
Sleep cycle - Answer-Stage 1: transition from awake to asleep, brain slows down, lasts 5-10 minutes
stage 2: slower brain activity 10-15
stage 3/stage 4: "slow wave sleep" PHYSICAL restoration occurs
stage 5: REM sleep, essential for restoring the mind to optimum performance
Where can you find positioning and technical details of lights and shapes? - Answer-COLREGS Annex I
Where can you find additional signals for fishing vessels/fishing in close proximity? - Answer-COLREGS
Annex II
Where can you find technical details of Sound Signal appliances? - Answer-COLREGS Annex III
Penalty provisions - Answer--5000$ violation
-boat may be seized
-negligence vs gross negligence
COLREGS Demarcation lines - Answer-33 CFR 80
LCS Total Crew Model (TCM) - Answer-project intended to establish a baseline model of LCS crew
looked at, crew composition, daily schedules, WQ&S bill, special evolutions
"Fatigue Index" - Answer-scale of 1-20
Fatigue threshold is 5
, CEMS - Answer-Crew endurance management system: intended for commercial vessels
proven to: enhance productivity/effectiveness, increase safety, improve health and well-being of the
crew, improve moral
Accelerators to diminished human performance/endurance - Answer-noise, temp, vibration, sleep and
fatigue issues, mental condition and stress, physical condition, age diet illness
NIOSH threshold above which a person may sustain hearing loss - Answer-85 dB
Human ears respond to frequencies between - Answer-20 Hz to 20,000 Hz
Navy threshold for hearing protection - Answer-Single: 85-96dB continuous/140-165 dB Impact
Double: 97-100dB continuous/165 dB Impact
Two rules to tell if a noise situation is too loud - Answer-1. if you have to raise your voice to talk to
someone an arms length away
2. ear rining, noises sound dull and blurry
Temperature affecting human performance - Answer-120 min > 86 degrees
60 min > 90
25 min > 100
Sleep cycle - Answer-Stage 1: transition from awake to asleep, brain slows down, lasts 5-10 minutes
stage 2: slower brain activity 10-15
stage 3/stage 4: "slow wave sleep" PHYSICAL restoration occurs
stage 5: REM sleep, essential for restoring the mind to optimum performance
