OUPV Deck General Study Exam
Prep 2025 Questions and Answers
To turn over an inflatable life raft that is upside down you should pull on the -
✔✔Righting Strap
Pollution of the water ways may result from the discharge of - ✔✔Sewage, Galley trash,
Oily mixture 1 part per million
The international Regulations for preventing collisions at sea contain - ✔✔Signals that
must be sounded when being towed in restricted visibility
Your ship is sinking rapidly. A container containing an inflatable life raft has bobbed to
the surface upon functioning of the hydrostatic release. Which action should you take? -
✔✔Do Nothing, The painter will cause the life raft to inflate and open the container
In order to discharge a CO2 portable fire extinguisher, The operator must FIRST -
✔✔Remove the locking pin
Fire Triangle - ✔✔Oxygen, Heat,Fuel
Inflatable life rafts are less maneuverable than life boats due to their - ✔✔Shape,
Shallow draft, Large sail area
Gasoline spills - ✔✔are visible shorter than a fuel oil spill
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, Regardless of local requirement/regulation, when in a U.S port, All oil spills must be
reported to - ✔✔National response center USCG
The spread of fire is prevented by - ✔✔Removing combustibles from the endangered
area
If an inflatable life raft inflates upside down, you can try to right it by - ✔✔Standing on
the CO2 bottle,Holding the bottom straps and throwing your weight backwards
To turn over an inflatable raft that is upside down, You should pull on the -
✔✔Righting Straps
You are fighting an electrical fire, You should secure the power, Then - ✔✔Use a
portable CO2 extinguisher
Demarcation lines are denoted on a nautical chart for the purpose of - ✔✔Separating
waters controlled by inland and international navigation rules
After using a CO2 portable extinguisher, It should be - ✔✔Recharged
The proper VHF FM channel to use to make a Mayday distress call is - ✔✔Channel 16
You hear air escaping from a life raft just after it has inflated. You should - ✔✔Not
panic since the safety valves allow excess pressure to escape
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 - ✔✔True
May plastic material be thrown overboard from a vessel - ✔✔No, not any distance from
shore
In relation to the turning circle of a ship the term "Transfer" means the distance -
✔✔Gained at right angles to the original course
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Prep 2025 Questions and Answers
To turn over an inflatable life raft that is upside down you should pull on the -
✔✔Righting Strap
Pollution of the water ways may result from the discharge of - ✔✔Sewage, Galley trash,
Oily mixture 1 part per million
The international Regulations for preventing collisions at sea contain - ✔✔Signals that
must be sounded when being towed in restricted visibility
Your ship is sinking rapidly. A container containing an inflatable life raft has bobbed to
the surface upon functioning of the hydrostatic release. Which action should you take? -
✔✔Do Nothing, The painter will cause the life raft to inflate and open the container
In order to discharge a CO2 portable fire extinguisher, The operator must FIRST -
✔✔Remove the locking pin
Fire Triangle - ✔✔Oxygen, Heat,Fuel
Inflatable life rafts are less maneuverable than life boats due to their - ✔✔Shape,
Shallow draft, Large sail area
Gasoline spills - ✔✔are visible shorter than a fuel oil spill
COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY OLIVIA WEST, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
, Regardless of local requirement/regulation, when in a U.S port, All oil spills must be
reported to - ✔✔National response center USCG
The spread of fire is prevented by - ✔✔Removing combustibles from the endangered
area
If an inflatable life raft inflates upside down, you can try to right it by - ✔✔Standing on
the CO2 bottle,Holding the bottom straps and throwing your weight backwards
To turn over an inflatable raft that is upside down, You should pull on the -
✔✔Righting Straps
You are fighting an electrical fire, You should secure the power, Then - ✔✔Use a
portable CO2 extinguisher
Demarcation lines are denoted on a nautical chart for the purpose of - ✔✔Separating
waters controlled by inland and international navigation rules
After using a CO2 portable extinguisher, It should be - ✔✔Recharged
The proper VHF FM channel to use to make a Mayday distress call is - ✔✔Channel 16
You hear air escaping from a life raft just after it has inflated. You should - ✔✔Not
panic since the safety valves allow excess pressure to escape
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 - ✔✔True
May plastic material be thrown overboard from a vessel - ✔✔No, not any distance from
shore
In relation to the turning circle of a ship the term "Transfer" means the distance -
✔✔Gained at right angles to the original course
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