Machinist Mate Test with 521 Questions
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What NSTM deals with propulsion and SSTG Turbines? - Correct Answers NSTM 231
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II! Whats type of rotary pump is frequently used as a lubricanting pump on pumpe and other aux
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! equipment? - Correct Answers Simple gear pimp II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is the normal length of a tapered plug? - Correct Answers 3"
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II! What is installed on a non-condensing turbone to protect turbine casing from excessive pressure? -
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II! Correct Answers Combination exhaust relief valve 2-3 psi above exhaust line pressure
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II! On an SSTG, what protects turbine casing from excessive pressure? - Correct Answers Back pressure
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II! trip
II! When starting an SSTG, what is a minimum lube oil temp? - Correct Answers 60 degrees
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What are the four sections of a PQS? - Correct Answers Fundamentals, systems, watchstations, qual
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II! What is the number for a PMS feedback report? - Correct Answers 4790/7B
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II! When should oil coolers be put into operation on aux machinery? - Correct Answers When temp of
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II! lube oil leaving cooler is 100 degrees
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II! DFT is designed to operate at what pressure and temp? - Correct Answers 15 psi and 240-250 degrees
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,II! What is installed on a centrifugal pump to eliminate renewing of an entire propellor and pump casing due
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! to rapid wear? - Correct Answers Wearing rings
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II! The federal water pollution control act was amended in what year? - Correct Answers 1970
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is the NSTM for compressed air systems? - Correct Answers 551
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II! What is the max allowable pressure drop across a fuel oil duplex strainer when online? - Correct Answers
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3%
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II! What is the NSTM for general reduction gear? - Correct Answers 241
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II! What is the NSTM for forced draft blowers? - Correct Answers 554
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II! What is the required amount of sodium nitrate used for a sodium nitrate wet lay up? - Correct Answers
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II! 10lbs per 1,000 gallons of feed water
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II! What is the NSTM for insulation and lagging? - Correct Answers 635
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II! What is QA chapter 11? - Correct Answers QA forms and instructions
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II! What is QA chapter 12? - Correct Answers Submarine preservation
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is QA chapter 13? - Correct Answers Wire removal and replacement
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II! What is QA chapter 10? - Correct Answers Quality assurance records
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II! What is QA chapter 9? - Correct Answers Audits, surveillance, evaluations and assesments
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II! What is QA chapter 3? - Correct Answers PQS and training
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,II! What is QA chapter 2? - Correct Answers Quality maintenance process
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II! What is QA chapter 4? - Correct Answers Welder, brazer, and NDT qualifications
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II! What is QA chapter 5? - Correct Answers In process control
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II! When is the current ships maintenance project verified and updated? - Correct Answers Monthly
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II! PMS schedules are categorized in what manner? - Correct Answers Cycle, quarterly, weekly
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II! Main feed pump is classified as what type of pump? - Correct Answers Multi stage
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High speed II!
Turbine driven II!
II! How long must the engine room/fire room operating log be kept for? - Correct Answers 2 years
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Main feed pumps are fitted with what two types of governors? - Correct Answers Speed limiting
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
Constant speed II!
II! the number of revolutions to major speed change is entered in what column? - Correct Answers 3
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Entries for astern pitch are preceded by what level? - Correct Answers B
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is the max allowable super heater outlet temp during transition periods of 15mins - 1 hour on a
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! 1200 psig D type boiler? - Correct Answers 1020 degrees
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II! What is the first action taken, when you are experiencing difficulty in maintaining boiler water level on an
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! automated ship? - Correct Answers Shift boiler feed water control to remote/manual
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
, II! In the engineering bell book, what does I mean? - Correct Answers Ahead standard speed
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II! In the engineering bell book, what does III mean? - Correct Answers Ahead flank speed
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II! In the engineering bell book, what does B 1/3 mean? - Correct Answers Back 1/3 speed
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II! In the engineering bell book, what does Z mean? - Correct Answers Stop
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II! In the engineering bell book, what does BF mean? - Correct Answers Back full speed
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! In the engineering bell book, what does BEM mean? - Correct Answers Back emergency speed
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II! In the engineering bell book, what does II mean? - Correct Answers Ahead full speed
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II! When order received is recorded as RPM in what column? - Correct Answers 2
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II! What QA for is used for testing and inspection? - Correct Answers QA form 17
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II! Boiler high water alarm is set to what parameter - Correct Answers +7 inches
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! During a white smoke casualty to a boiler, what must never be adjusted? - Correct Answers Fuel oil
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! header pressure II!
II! What temp is lube oil maintained on an operating main engine? - Correct Answers 120-130 degrees
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! A ruptured feed water control valve diaphragm will have what adverse effect on boiler water level? -
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Correct Answers Water level increase II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
Valve will fail open
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What NSTM deals with propulsion and SSTG Turbines? - Correct Answers NSTM 231
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Whats type of rotary pump is frequently used as a lubricanting pump on pumpe and other aux
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! equipment? - Correct Answers Simple gear pimp II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is the normal length of a tapered plug? - Correct Answers 3"
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is installed on a non-condensing turbone to protect turbine casing from excessive pressure? -
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Correct Answers Combination exhaust relief valve 2-3 psi above exhaust line pressure
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! On an SSTG, what protects turbine casing from excessive pressure? - Correct Answers Back pressure
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! trip
II! When starting an SSTG, what is a minimum lube oil temp? - Correct Answers 60 degrees
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What are the four sections of a PQS? - Correct Answers Fundamentals, systems, watchstations, qual
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! card
II! What is the number for a PMS feedback report? - Correct Answers 4790/7B
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! When should oil coolers be put into operation on aux machinery? - Correct Answers When temp of
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! lube oil leaving cooler is 100 degrees
II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! DFT is designed to operate at what pressure and temp? - Correct Answers 15 psi and 240-250 degrees
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
,II! What is installed on a centrifugal pump to eliminate renewing of an entire propellor and pump casing due
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! to rapid wear? - Correct Answers Wearing rings
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! The federal water pollution control act was amended in what year? - Correct Answers 1970
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is the NSTM for compressed air systems? - Correct Answers 551
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is the max allowable pressure drop across a fuel oil duplex strainer when online? - Correct Answers
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
3%
II! II! II! II!
II! What is the NSTM for general reduction gear? - Correct Answers 241
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is the NSTM for forced draft blowers? - Correct Answers 554
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is the required amount of sodium nitrate used for a sodium nitrate wet lay up? - Correct Answers
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! 10lbs per 1,000 gallons of feed water
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II! What is the NSTM for insulation and lagging? - Correct Answers 635
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is QA chapter 11? - Correct Answers QA forms and instructions
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is QA chapter 12? - Correct Answers Submarine preservation
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is QA chapter 13? - Correct Answers Wire removal and replacement
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is QA chapter 10? - Correct Answers Quality assurance records
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is QA chapter 9? - Correct Answers Audits, surveillance, evaluations and assesments
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is QA chapter 3? - Correct Answers PQS and training
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
,II! What is QA chapter 2? - Correct Answers Quality maintenance process
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is QA chapter 4? - Correct Answers Welder, brazer, and NDT qualifications
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is QA chapter 5? - Correct Answers In process control
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! When is the current ships maintenance project verified and updated? - Correct Answers Monthly
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! PMS schedules are categorized in what manner? - Correct Answers Cycle, quarterly, weekly
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Main feed pump is classified as what type of pump? - Correct Answers Multi stage
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
High speed II!
Turbine driven II!
II! How long must the engine room/fire room operating log be kept for? - Correct Answers 2 years
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Main feed pumps are fitted with what two types of governors? - Correct Answers Speed limiting
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
Constant speed II!
II! the number of revolutions to major speed change is entered in what column? - Correct Answers 3
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Entries for astern pitch are preceded by what level? - Correct Answers B
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is the max allowable super heater outlet temp during transition periods of 15mins - 1 hour on a
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! 1200 psig D type boiler? - Correct Answers 1020 degrees
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What is the first action taken, when you are experiencing difficulty in maintaining boiler water level on an
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! automated ship? - Correct Answers Shift boiler feed water control to remote/manual
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
, II! In the engineering bell book, what does I mean? - Correct Answers Ahead standard speed
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! In the engineering bell book, what does III mean? - Correct Answers Ahead flank speed
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! In the engineering bell book, what does B 1/3 mean? - Correct Answers Back 1/3 speed
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! In the engineering bell book, what does Z mean? - Correct Answers Stop
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! In the engineering bell book, what does BF mean? - Correct Answers Back full speed
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! In the engineering bell book, what does BEM mean? - Correct Answers Back emergency speed
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! In the engineering bell book, what does II mean? - Correct Answers Ahead full speed
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! When order received is recorded as RPM in what column? - Correct Answers 2
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! What QA for is used for testing and inspection? - Correct Answers QA form 17
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Boiler high water alarm is set to what parameter - Correct Answers +7 inches
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! During a white smoke casualty to a boiler, what must never be adjusted? - Correct Answers Fuel oil
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! header pressure II!
II! What temp is lube oil maintained on an operating main engine? - Correct Answers 120-130 degrees
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! A ruptured feed water control valve diaphragm will have what adverse effect on boiler water level? -
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Correct Answers Water level increase II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
Valve will fail open
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