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If a bolt or stud were to break off flush at the surface, how do you remove it - Answers drill a hole in the
center of the stud
The number of screw threads per inch for Standard National Coarse 1/2 bolt is - Answers 13
If a matching nut and bolt have class 4 or no. 4 fit they will - Answers be hard to turn by hand but easy
with a wrench
what basic dimensions are used in describing bolts - Answers diameter, length, and number of threads
per inch
The letters NC in 1/4-20NC indicates the bolt is - Answers threaded with national coarse threads
the term 5/16 - 24 desscribes - Answers bolt size and threads per inch
the best method of determining threads per inch of a bolt or screw would be through the use of -
Answers thread tool gage
if you have to abandon ship and enter a liferaft, your main course of action should be to - Answers
remain in the vicinity of the sinking vessel
the station bill shows each crew lifeboat station, their duties during abandonment, basic instructions
and - Answers all emergency signals
part of the required equipment for a lifeboat includes - Answers boathook, painter, whistle
which of the following events shall be conducted during a fire and boat drill - Answers all watertight
doors which are in use while the vessel is underway shall be operated
you have abandoned ship and are in charge of a liferaft or lifeboat. How much water per day should you
permit each person after the first 24 hours - Answers 1 pint
can freshwater be obtained from fish - Answers no
inflatable life rafts must be overhauled and inspected at a USCG approved servicing facility every -
Answers twelve months
a safety feature on all inflatable life rafts is - Answers the use of water stabilizing pockets
an inflatable life raft is floating in its container, attached to the ship by its painter, as the ship is sinking
rapidly. what action should be taken - Answers no action the pull on the painter will cause the life raft to
inflate
the operating cord on an inflatable life raft also serves as a - Answers painter
,puncture leaks in the lower tubes, or bottom of an inflatable liferaft should first be stopped by using -
Answers sealing clamps
does an immersion suit reduce the rate of body cooling and increase the survival time in cold water -
Answers yes
most enclosed lifeboats or covered survival capsules will automatically right themselves if they capsize.
this will occur when - Answers all passengers are strapped in their seats
if the water level is rising in the bilge of a survival craft you should first - Answers check the bilge drain
plug
your survival craft is rolling in heavy seas, you can reduce the possibilty of capsizing by - Answers rigging
a sea anchor
you are in a survival craft broadcasting a distress message, what information is essential to your rescuers
- Answers your latitude and longitude
using a sea anchor with the survival craft will - Answers reduce your drift rate
physical exertion on the part of a person who has fallen into cold water can - Answers increase your rate
of heat loss
once the daily ration of drinking water in a survival situation has been established, the drinking routine
should include - Answers one half the daily ration twice during the day
during an abandonment drill, the first person to arrive at the survival craft should - Answers prepare the
craft for boarding
if you have to abandon ship and enter a liferaft your main course of action should be to - Answers
remain in the vicinity of the sinking vessel
you can find the location of your abandon ship post by checking - Answers the station bill
while at your lifeboat station, a signal consisting of two short blasts of the ships whistle is sounded. this
indicates - Answers stop lowering the boats
true or false: a small leak in an immersion suit will destroy its protective qualities against hypothermia -
Answers false
the lights on the outside of the canopy of an inflatable life raft operate - Answers automatically when
the raft is inflated
if you hear a continous blast of the whistle and general alarm for more than 10 seconds you should -
Answers go to your fire station
the hand brake of a lifeboat winch is - Answers applied by dropping the counterweighted lever
, when should food or water be provided to survivors after boarding the lifeboat/liferaft - Answers after
24 hours
if an inflatble liferaft is overturned it may be righted by - Answers standing on the inflating cylinder and
pulling on the straps below the raft
the jackknife stored on an inflatable liferaft will always be located - Answers in a special pocket at the
entrance
as a vessel sinks to a depth of 15 feet, the hydrostatic trip releases the liferaft container from its cradle
by - Answers releasing the tie down strap
the horizontal fore and aft movement of a vessel is called - Answers sway
yawing is the angular motion of the vessel about what axis - Answers vertical
if a ship is supported on the crest of a wave amidships, the vessel is subjected to - Answers hogging
stresses
where do you measure metacentric height - Answers veritcally above the center of buoyancy
if the buoyant force on a ships hull is equal to or greater than the displacement tonnage, the ship will -
Answers float
what does GM in terms of stability - Answers height of center of gravity above the keel
stability is determined by the relationship of the center of gravity and the - Answers center of buoyancy
When positive stability exists; GZ represents the _____________. - Answers righting arm
when the height of the metacenter is less than the height of the center of gravity, a vessel is - Answers
unstable
flooding of any compartment in a ship resulting in a serious loss of buoyancy will always - Answers
reduce ship stability
any single ships compartment sustaining partial flooding with free communication to the sea will -
Answers decrease the free surface effect
what is the effect of moving weight from the main deck to a position lower in the vessel - Answers
stability is increased
you can improve the vessels stabiity by - Answers ballasting deep tanks
if strakes are lettered A thruough K, the K strake would be - Answers the sheer strake
The A strake is adjacent to the - Answers keel
If a bolt or stud were to break off flush at the surface, how do you remove it - Answers drill a hole in the
center of the stud
The number of screw threads per inch for Standard National Coarse 1/2 bolt is - Answers 13
If a matching nut and bolt have class 4 or no. 4 fit they will - Answers be hard to turn by hand but easy
with a wrench
what basic dimensions are used in describing bolts - Answers diameter, length, and number of threads
per inch
The letters NC in 1/4-20NC indicates the bolt is - Answers threaded with national coarse threads
the term 5/16 - 24 desscribes - Answers bolt size and threads per inch
the best method of determining threads per inch of a bolt or screw would be through the use of -
Answers thread tool gage
if you have to abandon ship and enter a liferaft, your main course of action should be to - Answers
remain in the vicinity of the sinking vessel
the station bill shows each crew lifeboat station, their duties during abandonment, basic instructions
and - Answers all emergency signals
part of the required equipment for a lifeboat includes - Answers boathook, painter, whistle
which of the following events shall be conducted during a fire and boat drill - Answers all watertight
doors which are in use while the vessel is underway shall be operated
you have abandoned ship and are in charge of a liferaft or lifeboat. How much water per day should you
permit each person after the first 24 hours - Answers 1 pint
can freshwater be obtained from fish - Answers no
inflatable life rafts must be overhauled and inspected at a USCG approved servicing facility every -
Answers twelve months
a safety feature on all inflatable life rafts is - Answers the use of water stabilizing pockets
an inflatable life raft is floating in its container, attached to the ship by its painter, as the ship is sinking
rapidly. what action should be taken - Answers no action the pull on the painter will cause the life raft to
inflate
the operating cord on an inflatable life raft also serves as a - Answers painter
,puncture leaks in the lower tubes, or bottom of an inflatable liferaft should first be stopped by using -
Answers sealing clamps
does an immersion suit reduce the rate of body cooling and increase the survival time in cold water -
Answers yes
most enclosed lifeboats or covered survival capsules will automatically right themselves if they capsize.
this will occur when - Answers all passengers are strapped in their seats
if the water level is rising in the bilge of a survival craft you should first - Answers check the bilge drain
plug
your survival craft is rolling in heavy seas, you can reduce the possibilty of capsizing by - Answers rigging
a sea anchor
you are in a survival craft broadcasting a distress message, what information is essential to your rescuers
- Answers your latitude and longitude
using a sea anchor with the survival craft will - Answers reduce your drift rate
physical exertion on the part of a person who has fallen into cold water can - Answers increase your rate
of heat loss
once the daily ration of drinking water in a survival situation has been established, the drinking routine
should include - Answers one half the daily ration twice during the day
during an abandonment drill, the first person to arrive at the survival craft should - Answers prepare the
craft for boarding
if you have to abandon ship and enter a liferaft your main course of action should be to - Answers
remain in the vicinity of the sinking vessel
you can find the location of your abandon ship post by checking - Answers the station bill
while at your lifeboat station, a signal consisting of two short blasts of the ships whistle is sounded. this
indicates - Answers stop lowering the boats
true or false: a small leak in an immersion suit will destroy its protective qualities against hypothermia -
Answers false
the lights on the outside of the canopy of an inflatable life raft operate - Answers automatically when
the raft is inflated
if you hear a continous blast of the whistle and general alarm for more than 10 seconds you should -
Answers go to your fire station
the hand brake of a lifeboat winch is - Answers applied by dropping the counterweighted lever
, when should food or water be provided to survivors after boarding the lifeboat/liferaft - Answers after
24 hours
if an inflatble liferaft is overturned it may be righted by - Answers standing on the inflating cylinder and
pulling on the straps below the raft
the jackknife stored on an inflatable liferaft will always be located - Answers in a special pocket at the
entrance
as a vessel sinks to a depth of 15 feet, the hydrostatic trip releases the liferaft container from its cradle
by - Answers releasing the tie down strap
the horizontal fore and aft movement of a vessel is called - Answers sway
yawing is the angular motion of the vessel about what axis - Answers vertical
if a ship is supported on the crest of a wave amidships, the vessel is subjected to - Answers hogging
stresses
where do you measure metacentric height - Answers veritcally above the center of buoyancy
if the buoyant force on a ships hull is equal to or greater than the displacement tonnage, the ship will -
Answers float
what does GM in terms of stability - Answers height of center of gravity above the keel
stability is determined by the relationship of the center of gravity and the - Answers center of buoyancy
When positive stability exists; GZ represents the _____________. - Answers righting arm
when the height of the metacenter is less than the height of the center of gravity, a vessel is - Answers
unstable
flooding of any compartment in a ship resulting in a serious loss of buoyancy will always - Answers
reduce ship stability
any single ships compartment sustaining partial flooding with free communication to the sea will -
Answers decrease the free surface effect
what is the effect of moving weight from the main deck to a position lower in the vessel - Answers
stability is increased
you can improve the vessels stabiity by - Answers ballasting deep tanks
if strakes are lettered A thruough K, the K strake would be - Answers the sheer strake
The A strake is adjacent to the - Answers keel
