REAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH WELL DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)/ 2025/2026 NEWEST UPDATE .
The master may suspend the hours of rest
rules due to: a) an upcoming USCG
inspection
b) multiple port calls this week
c) the immediate safety of the ship's cargo
d) a shellback ceremony - ANSWER-the immediate safety of the
ship's cargo
the master may authorize exceptions to the hours of rest due
to exceptional circumstances. if he/she does so, there are
still minimum standards of rest to uphold, and the total
exception period should not extend for more than: a) 1 day
b) 5 days
c) one week
d) two consecutive weeks - ANSWER-two consecutive weeks
the oil record book must be signed by the person in charge
of completing the operation and by the master and it must be
retained on board for: a) 1 year
, b) 3 years
c) 5 years
d) the life of the vessel - ANSWER-3 years
The discharge of raw sewage into the sea is:
a) Legal beyond 3 NM from shore (outside a special area)
b) Legal beyond 12 NM from shore (outside a special area)
c) Prohibited by MARPOL Annex IV
d) Legal only through an approved sewage treatment plant -
ANSWER-Legal beyond 12 NM from shore (outside a special
area)
Both the USCG and IMO have enacted Ballast Water
Management regulations due to the danger of:
a) Heavy metal contamination of water
b) Oil pollution transfer
c) Ship stability and stress concerns
d) Invasive marine species transfer - ANSWER-Invasive marine
species transfer
Food waste that is comminuted or ground to less than 25 MM
can be discharged at sea no closer than ______ NM to the
nearest land when NOT in a special area? a) 3
b) 6
c) 12