SOLAS Midterm EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 650
QUESTIONS AND 100% Verified ANSWERS
Which step should normally be take FIRST by those who have boarded a liferaft in an emergency?
A. Ration food and water supplies
B. Take anti-seasickness pills, if available
C. Determine position and closest point of land.
D. Check pyrotechnic supplies. - answer>>B
When collecting condensation for drinking water, __________.
A. a sponge used to mop up and store condensation must be kept salt free
B. only condensation on the bottom of the canopy should be collected
C. it should be strained through a finely woven cloth
D. chlorine tablets should be used to make it drinkable - answer>>A
When using the rain water collection tubes on a liferaft, the first collection should be __________.
A. passed around so all can drink
B. poured overboard because of salt washed off the canopy
C. saved to be used at a later time
D. used to boil food - answer>>B
You have abandoned ship and are in charge of a liferaft. How much water per day should you permit
each occupant to drink after the first 24 hours?
A. 1 can
B. 1 pint
C. 1 quart
D. 1 gallon - answer>>B
,Once you have established the daily ration of drinking water in a survival situation, how should you
drink it?
A. Small sips at regular intervals during the day
B. The complete daily ration at one time during the day
C. One-third the daily ration three times daily
D. Small sips only after sunset - answer>>C
Seawater may be used for drinking __________.
A. at a maximum rate of two ounces per day
B. after mixing with an equal quantity of fresh water
C. if gathered during or immediately after a hard rain
D. under no conditions - answer>>D
Drinking salt water will __________.
A. protect against heat cramps
B. prevent seasickness
C. be safe if mixed with fresh water
D. dehydrate you - answer>>D
After abandoning a vessel, water that is consumed within the first 24 hours will __________.
A. pass through the body with little absorbed by the system
B. help to prevent fatigue
C. quench thirst for only 2 hours
D. help to prevent seasickness - answer>>A
In the first 24 hours after abandoning a vessel, water should be given only to personnel who are
__________.
A. thirsty
B. sick or injured
,C. wet
D. awake - answer>>B
When should you first have any food or water after boarding a lifeboat or liferaft?
A. After 12 hours
B. After 24 hours
C. Within 48 hours
D. Some food and water should be consumed immediately and then not until 48 hours later -
answer>>B
If you have to jump in the water when abandoning ship, your legs should be __________.
A. spread apart as far as possible
B. held as tightly against you chest as possible
C. in a kneeling position
D. extended straight down and crossed at the ankles - answer>>D
When abandoning ship and jumping into the water from a substantial height without a life jacket, you
should __________.
A. dive head first, using your hands to break the surface of the water
B. hold your arms firmly at your sides and jump feet first
C. jump feet first, covering your nose and mouth with one hand and grasping the opposing upper arm
with the other
D. jump feet first, holding your knees to your chest - answer>>C
If you must jump from a MODU, your posture should include __________.
A. holding down the life preserver against the chest with one arm crossing the other, covering the
mouth and nose with a hand, and feet together
B. knees bent and held close to the body with both arms around legs
C. body straight and arms held tightly at the sides for feet first entry into the water
D. both hands holding the life preserver below the chin, with knees bent, and legs crossed - answer>>A
, In evacuation from a MODU, an individual without the option of a survival craft or liferaft should enter
the water on the leeward side, except when __________.
A. there is burning oil on the water
B. there is a rescue craft in the area
C. water temperature is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit
D. a rigid survival craft is in the area - answer>>A
In evacuation from a MODU, an individual without the option of a survival craft or liferaft should enter
the water on the leeward side, except when __________.
A. there is a rescue craft in the area
B. there is hydrogen sulfide present
C. water temperature is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit
D. a rigid survival craft is in the area - answer>>B
In evacuation from a MODU, an individual without the option of a survival craft or liferaft should enter
the water on the leeward side, except when __________.
A. there is a rescue craft in the area
B. water temperature is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit
C. there is a severe list to the windward side of the MODU
D. a rigid survival craft is in the area - answer>>C
If there are a number of survivors in the water after abandoning ship, they should __________.
A. tie themselves to the unit so they won't drift with the current
B. form a small circular group to create a warmer pocket of water in the center of the circle
C. send the strongest swimmer to shore for assistance
D. form a raft by lashing their life preservers together - answer>>B
When a helicopter is lifting personnel from an enclosed lifeboat, the other individuals in the boat should
__________.
QUESTIONS AND 100% Verified ANSWERS
Which step should normally be take FIRST by those who have boarded a liferaft in an emergency?
A. Ration food and water supplies
B. Take anti-seasickness pills, if available
C. Determine position and closest point of land.
D. Check pyrotechnic supplies. - answer>>B
When collecting condensation for drinking water, __________.
A. a sponge used to mop up and store condensation must be kept salt free
B. only condensation on the bottom of the canopy should be collected
C. it should be strained through a finely woven cloth
D. chlorine tablets should be used to make it drinkable - answer>>A
When using the rain water collection tubes on a liferaft, the first collection should be __________.
A. passed around so all can drink
B. poured overboard because of salt washed off the canopy
C. saved to be used at a later time
D. used to boil food - answer>>B
You have abandoned ship and are in charge of a liferaft. How much water per day should you permit
each occupant to drink after the first 24 hours?
A. 1 can
B. 1 pint
C. 1 quart
D. 1 gallon - answer>>B
,Once you have established the daily ration of drinking water in a survival situation, how should you
drink it?
A. Small sips at regular intervals during the day
B. The complete daily ration at one time during the day
C. One-third the daily ration three times daily
D. Small sips only after sunset - answer>>C
Seawater may be used for drinking __________.
A. at a maximum rate of two ounces per day
B. after mixing with an equal quantity of fresh water
C. if gathered during or immediately after a hard rain
D. under no conditions - answer>>D
Drinking salt water will __________.
A. protect against heat cramps
B. prevent seasickness
C. be safe if mixed with fresh water
D. dehydrate you - answer>>D
After abandoning a vessel, water that is consumed within the first 24 hours will __________.
A. pass through the body with little absorbed by the system
B. help to prevent fatigue
C. quench thirst for only 2 hours
D. help to prevent seasickness - answer>>A
In the first 24 hours after abandoning a vessel, water should be given only to personnel who are
__________.
A. thirsty
B. sick or injured
,C. wet
D. awake - answer>>B
When should you first have any food or water after boarding a lifeboat or liferaft?
A. After 12 hours
B. After 24 hours
C. Within 48 hours
D. Some food and water should be consumed immediately and then not until 48 hours later -
answer>>B
If you have to jump in the water when abandoning ship, your legs should be __________.
A. spread apart as far as possible
B. held as tightly against you chest as possible
C. in a kneeling position
D. extended straight down and crossed at the ankles - answer>>D
When abandoning ship and jumping into the water from a substantial height without a life jacket, you
should __________.
A. dive head first, using your hands to break the surface of the water
B. hold your arms firmly at your sides and jump feet first
C. jump feet first, covering your nose and mouth with one hand and grasping the opposing upper arm
with the other
D. jump feet first, holding your knees to your chest - answer>>C
If you must jump from a MODU, your posture should include __________.
A. holding down the life preserver against the chest with one arm crossing the other, covering the
mouth and nose with a hand, and feet together
B. knees bent and held close to the body with both arms around legs
C. body straight and arms held tightly at the sides for feet first entry into the water
D. both hands holding the life preserver below the chin, with knees bent, and legs crossed - answer>>A
, In evacuation from a MODU, an individual without the option of a survival craft or liferaft should enter
the water on the leeward side, except when __________.
A. there is burning oil on the water
B. there is a rescue craft in the area
C. water temperature is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit
D. a rigid survival craft is in the area - answer>>A
In evacuation from a MODU, an individual without the option of a survival craft or liferaft should enter
the water on the leeward side, except when __________.
A. there is a rescue craft in the area
B. there is hydrogen sulfide present
C. water temperature is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit
D. a rigid survival craft is in the area - answer>>B
In evacuation from a MODU, an individual without the option of a survival craft or liferaft should enter
the water on the leeward side, except when __________.
A. there is a rescue craft in the area
B. water temperature is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit
C. there is a severe list to the windward side of the MODU
D. a rigid survival craft is in the area - answer>>C
If there are a number of survivors in the water after abandoning ship, they should __________.
A. tie themselves to the unit so they won't drift with the current
B. form a small circular group to create a warmer pocket of water in the center of the circle
C. send the strongest swimmer to shore for assistance
D. form a raft by lashing their life preservers together - answer>>B
When a helicopter is lifting personnel from an enclosed lifeboat, the other individuals in the boat should
__________.
