STCW test #2
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1. What are the 6 types of emergency situations?: 1) collision
2)fire
3)foundering, grounding, or loss of stability
4)hull failure
5)catastrophic machinery failure
6)weather-related emergencies
2. What are examples of lifesaving appliances?: lifejackets, ring buoys, water lights, lifeboat, life
raft, rescue boat, immersion suits, thermal protective air (tpa), SARTs, EPIRBs
3. What is a Type I Life Jacket?: Offshore: Greatest Flotation, Turns Victims Upright
4. What is Type II life jacket?: Near Shore Bouyant Vest: Not as effective turning over survivors, less bulky
than type I
5. What is a Type III life jacket?: Flotation Aid (vests/coats) : will not support head, not for extended
survival
6. What is a IV life jacket?: Special Use Devices: this category includes works vests, boardsailing suits, etc,
cadet for specific activitied
7. What is ring buoy?: a throwable device that is thrown to a person in the water, not for an unconsious victims,
not extended periods in the water
8. How does a immersion suit work?: 1- by keeping your body dry
2- through the insulating property of the suit
3- allowing you to conserve energy by keeping you afloat
9. What is a Thermal Protective Aids?: TPA's are found in every lifeboat and are compact foil-lined bags
reflecting-in body heat in an emergency
10. What are water lights?: Coast Guard approved lights that are attached to lifebuoys on commercial
vessels
They must float and have an all-around lights output 2 cd for at least 15 hours
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11. What are some special feature for tanker lifeboats?: fire retardant material
water spray system
positive pressure air system (10 min compressed air)
all lifeboats must have engines capable of running 6 knots for 24 hours
12. What are features of a conventional lifeboat?: -provide little protection from the elements
-waves can break into the boat, not over the boat
-must be lowered to the embarkation deck to load the boat
-self-propelled boats- only good for short distances
13. What are benefits of a Free Fall Lifeboat?: -slides out from a ramp onboard the ship or
installation
-hits the water well away from the ship or installation with a high positive forward notion
-passengers are securely strapped to anatomically shaped seats
-can withstand high winds, powerful waves, and extreme weather
14. What is hydrostatic release?: When the life raft touches the water and then it releases the life raft
15. What is the purpose of a rescue liferaft?: to transfer people from the water to the deck in an
emergency
16. What are the two primary functions for fast rescue boats?: -pick up man overboard
-gather life rafts
17. What is a EPIRB?: Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
18. What will the EPIRB do?: -transmit a message
-release everything automatically
-sends ship's ID
-locates to within 3 mile radius
-transmits on 121.5 MHZ for rescuers to home in on and used on civilian aircraft
19. An EPIRB is _______________ deployed and intended for recreational and
lifeboat/liferaft use: manually
20. What is a SART?: Search and Rescue Transponder
21. What does a SART do?: -allows rescuers to home in on your lifeboat or life raft
-activated by signal from 3cm radar
-shows up on radar
-SART will give sound and light signal when hit by a radar
22. What is a VSD?: Visual Distress Signals
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1. What are the 6 types of emergency situations?: 1) collision
2)fire
3)foundering, grounding, or loss of stability
4)hull failure
5)catastrophic machinery failure
6)weather-related emergencies
2. What are examples of lifesaving appliances?: lifejackets, ring buoys, water lights, lifeboat, life
raft, rescue boat, immersion suits, thermal protective air (tpa), SARTs, EPIRBs
3. What is a Type I Life Jacket?: Offshore: Greatest Flotation, Turns Victims Upright
4. What is Type II life jacket?: Near Shore Bouyant Vest: Not as effective turning over survivors, less bulky
than type I
5. What is a Type III life jacket?: Flotation Aid (vests/coats) : will not support head, not for extended
survival
6. What is a IV life jacket?: Special Use Devices: this category includes works vests, boardsailing suits, etc,
cadet for specific activitied
7. What is ring buoy?: a throwable device that is thrown to a person in the water, not for an unconsious victims,
not extended periods in the water
8. How does a immersion suit work?: 1- by keeping your body dry
2- through the insulating property of the suit
3- allowing you to conserve energy by keeping you afloat
9. What is a Thermal Protective Aids?: TPA's are found in every lifeboat and are compact foil-lined bags
reflecting-in body heat in an emergency
10. What are water lights?: Coast Guard approved lights that are attached to lifebuoys on commercial
vessels
They must float and have an all-around lights output 2 cd for at least 15 hours
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11. What are some special feature for tanker lifeboats?: fire retardant material
water spray system
positive pressure air system (10 min compressed air)
all lifeboats must have engines capable of running 6 knots for 24 hours
12. What are features of a conventional lifeboat?: -provide little protection from the elements
-waves can break into the boat, not over the boat
-must be lowered to the embarkation deck to load the boat
-self-propelled boats- only good for short distances
13. What are benefits of a Free Fall Lifeboat?: -slides out from a ramp onboard the ship or
installation
-hits the water well away from the ship or installation with a high positive forward notion
-passengers are securely strapped to anatomically shaped seats
-can withstand high winds, powerful waves, and extreme weather
14. What is hydrostatic release?: When the life raft touches the water and then it releases the life raft
15. What is the purpose of a rescue liferaft?: to transfer people from the water to the deck in an
emergency
16. What are the two primary functions for fast rescue boats?: -pick up man overboard
-gather life rafts
17. What is a EPIRB?: Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
18. What will the EPIRB do?: -transmit a message
-release everything automatically
-sends ship's ID
-locates to within 3 mile radius
-transmits on 121.5 MHZ for rescuers to home in on and used on civilian aircraft
19. An EPIRB is _______________ deployed and intended for recreational and
lifeboat/liferaft use: manually
20. What is a SART?: Search and Rescue Transponder
21. What does a SART do?: -allows rescuers to home in on your lifeboat or life raft
-activated by signal from 3cm radar
-shows up on radar
-SART will give sound and light signal when hit by a radar
22. What is a VSD?: Visual Distress Signals
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