SEA SCHOOL-OUPV "DECK
GENERAL" EXAM PREP 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Righting Strap - ✔✔To turn over an inflatable raft that is upside down, you should pull
on the_______.
Signals that must be sounded when being towed in restricted visibility - ✔✔The
international Regulations for preventing collisions at sea contain_______.
Do nothing - the painter will cause the life raft to inflate and open the container -
✔✔Your ship is sinking rapidly. A container containing an inflatable life raft has
bobbed to the surface upon functioning of the hydrostatic release. What action should
you take?
Remove the locking pin - ✔✔To discharge a CO2 portable fire extinguisher, the
operator must FIRST_______.
C) Electricity - ✔✔All the following are part of the fire triangle EXCEPT_______.
A) Oxygen
B) Heat
C) Electricity
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,D) Fuel
D) all of the above - ✔✔Inflatable life rafts are less maneuverable than lifeboats deu to
their_______.
A) Shape
B) Shallow Draft
C) Large sail area
D) All of the above
A) It is visible for a shorter time than a fuel oil spill - ✔✔Which statement is TRUE of a
gasoline spill?
A) It is visible for a shorter time than a fuel oil spill
B) It is not covered by the pollution laws
C) It does little harm to marine life
D) It will sink more rapidly than crude oil
National Response Center (USCG) - ✔✔Regardless of local requirements/regulations,
when in a U.S. port, all oil spills must be reported to _______.
Removing combustibles from the endangered area - ✔✔The spread of fire is prevented
by _______.
Standing on the CO2 bottle, holding the bottom straps, and throwing your weight
backwards - ✔✔If an inflatable liferaft inflates upside down, you can right it by
_______.
righting strap - ✔✔To turn over an inflatable life raft that is upside down, you should
pull on the _______.
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, Use a portable CO2 extinguisher - ✔✔You are fighting an electrical fire on board. You
should secure the power, then_______.
Separating waters controlled by inland and international navigation rules -
✔✔Demarcation lines are denoted on a nautical chart for the purpose of______.
recharged - ✔✔After using a CO2 portable extinguisher, it should be______.
Channel 16 - ✔✔The proper VHF-FM channel to use to make a mayday distress call is
______.
Not panic since the safety valves allow excess pressure to escape - ✔✔You hear air
escaping from the life raft just after it has been inflated. You should ______.
True - ✔✔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.
Gained at right angles to the original course - ✔✔In relation to the turning circle of a
ship, the term "transfer" means the distance ______.
Federal communications commission - ✔✔The regulations governing the frequencies of
the bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone are issued by the _______.
MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY - ✔✔A vessel in actual distress should send by radio
telephone _______.
Move forward - ✔✔When underway and moving ahead, as the speed increases, the
pivot point tends to _______.
Backing - ✔✔The effect of wind on exposed areas of the vessel is most noticeable when
_____.
000° PSC - ✔✔You are on course of 000° PSC and put the rotor right 30°. In which
direction will the advance be measured?
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GENERAL" EXAM PREP 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Righting Strap - ✔✔To turn over an inflatable raft that is upside down, you should pull
on the_______.
Signals that must be sounded when being towed in restricted visibility - ✔✔The
international Regulations for preventing collisions at sea contain_______.
Do nothing - the painter will cause the life raft to inflate and open the container -
✔✔Your ship is sinking rapidly. A container containing an inflatable life raft has
bobbed to the surface upon functioning of the hydrostatic release. What action should
you take?
Remove the locking pin - ✔✔To discharge a CO2 portable fire extinguisher, the
operator must FIRST_______.
C) Electricity - ✔✔All the following are part of the fire triangle EXCEPT_______.
A) Oxygen
B) Heat
C) Electricity
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,D) Fuel
D) all of the above - ✔✔Inflatable life rafts are less maneuverable than lifeboats deu to
their_______.
A) Shape
B) Shallow Draft
C) Large sail area
D) All of the above
A) It is visible for a shorter time than a fuel oil spill - ✔✔Which statement is TRUE of a
gasoline spill?
A) It is visible for a shorter time than a fuel oil spill
B) It is not covered by the pollution laws
C) It does little harm to marine life
D) It will sink more rapidly than crude oil
National Response Center (USCG) - ✔✔Regardless of local requirements/regulations,
when in a U.S. port, all oil spills must be reported to _______.
Removing combustibles from the endangered area - ✔✔The spread of fire is prevented
by _______.
Standing on the CO2 bottle, holding the bottom straps, and throwing your weight
backwards - ✔✔If an inflatable liferaft inflates upside down, you can right it by
_______.
righting strap - ✔✔To turn over an inflatable life raft that is upside down, you should
pull on the _______.
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, Use a portable CO2 extinguisher - ✔✔You are fighting an electrical fire on board. You
should secure the power, then_______.
Separating waters controlled by inland and international navigation rules -
✔✔Demarcation lines are denoted on a nautical chart for the purpose of______.
recharged - ✔✔After using a CO2 portable extinguisher, it should be______.
Channel 16 - ✔✔The proper VHF-FM channel to use to make a mayday distress call is
______.
Not panic since the safety valves allow excess pressure to escape - ✔✔You hear air
escaping from the life raft just after it has been inflated. You should ______.
True - ✔✔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.
Gained at right angles to the original course - ✔✔In relation to the turning circle of a
ship, the term "transfer" means the distance ______.
Federal communications commission - ✔✔The regulations governing the frequencies of
the bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone are issued by the _______.
MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY - ✔✔A vessel in actual distress should send by radio
telephone _______.
Move forward - ✔✔When underway and moving ahead, as the speed increases, the
pivot point tends to _______.
Backing - ✔✔The effect of wind on exposed areas of the vessel is most noticeable when
_____.
000° PSC - ✔✔You are on course of 000° PSC and put the rotor right 30°. In which
direction will the advance be measured?
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