SOLAS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
1. |The |Safety |of |Life |at |Sea |Convention |was |developed |by |the: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |C- |
International |Maritime |Organization
2. |While |reading |the |muster |list |you |see |that |"3 |short |blasts |on |the |whistle |and |3 |short |rings |
on |the |general |alarm |bells" |is |the |signal |for |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |B- |Dismissal |from |Fire |
and |Emergency |Stations
3. |Your |vessel |has |3 |lifeboats |on |each |side. |The |middle |boat |on |the |starboard |side |is |
designated |as |boat |number: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |C- |3
4. |The |station |bill |shows |each |person's |ifeboat |station, |duties |during |abandonment, |basic |
instructions |and: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |A- |all |emergency |signals
5. |The |signal |given |to |commence |lowering |the |lifeboats |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |B- |1 |
short |blast |on |the |ships |whistle
6. |The |abandon |ship |signal |on |the |ships |whistle |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |C- |more |than |6 |
short |blasts |and |1 |long |blast
7. |The |number |of |certificated |lifeboat |men |required |for |a |vessel |is |found |on |the: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-• |A- |Certificate |of |Inspection
8. |The |lifeboat |releasing |gear |lever |should |be |marked |with |the |words: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-• |D- |"DANGER, |LEVER |DROPS |BOAT"
, 9. |When |operating |gravity |davits, |the: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |B- |Davits |should |always |be |
hand |cranked |the |last |12 |inches |into |the |final |stowed |position
10. |The |minimum |length |of |a |boat |painter |for |a |lifeboat |in |ocean |service |is |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-• |D-Two |times |the |distance |from |the |boat |deck |to |the |waterline |or |50 |feet |
whichever |is |greater
11. |A |hydrostatic |release |mechanism |for |a |life |raft: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |D- |Must |be |
submerged |to |a |certain |depth |to |release |automatically
12. |What |prevents |an |inflated |life |raft |from |being |pulled |under |by |a |vessel |which |sinks |in |
water |over |100 |feet |(30.48m) |in |depth |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |D- |The |Weak |Link
13. |Generally, |which |of |the |following |gases |is |used |to |inflate |life |rafts? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-• |A- |CO2
14. |An |inflatable |life |raft |is |launched |and |inflated |manually. |Which |of |the |following |occurs |
automatically |as |the |life |raft |begins |to |inflate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |A- |The |sea |anchor |
deploys
15. |Inflatable |life |rafts |shall |be |serviced |at |an |approved |servicing |facility |every |12 |months |or |
not |later |than |the |next |vessel |inspection |for |certification. |However, |the |total |elapsed |time |
between |servicing |cannot |exceed |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |C-17 |months
16. |After |you |have |thrown |the |life |raft |and |stowage |container |into |the |water, |you |inflate |the |
life |raft |by: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |A- |Pulling |on |the |painter |line
17. |When |abandoning |ship, |after |launching |the |motor |lifeboat |you |should: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-• |C- |Stay |in |the |immediate |area
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
1. |The |Safety |of |Life |at |Sea |Convention |was |developed |by |the: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |C- |
International |Maritime |Organization
2. |While |reading |the |muster |list |you |see |that |"3 |short |blasts |on |the |whistle |and |3 |short |rings |
on |the |general |alarm |bells" |is |the |signal |for |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |B- |Dismissal |from |Fire |
and |Emergency |Stations
3. |Your |vessel |has |3 |lifeboats |on |each |side. |The |middle |boat |on |the |starboard |side |is |
designated |as |boat |number: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |C- |3
4. |The |station |bill |shows |each |person's |ifeboat |station, |duties |during |abandonment, |basic |
instructions |and: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |A- |all |emergency |signals
5. |The |signal |given |to |commence |lowering |the |lifeboats |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |B- |1 |
short |blast |on |the |ships |whistle
6. |The |abandon |ship |signal |on |the |ships |whistle |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |C- |more |than |6 |
short |blasts |and |1 |long |blast
7. |The |number |of |certificated |lifeboat |men |required |for |a |vessel |is |found |on |the: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-• |A- |Certificate |of |Inspection
8. |The |lifeboat |releasing |gear |lever |should |be |marked |with |the |words: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-• |D- |"DANGER, |LEVER |DROPS |BOAT"
, 9. |When |operating |gravity |davits, |the: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |B- |Davits |should |always |be |
hand |cranked |the |last |12 |inches |into |the |final |stowed |position
10. |The |minimum |length |of |a |boat |painter |for |a |lifeboat |in |ocean |service |is |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-• |D-Two |times |the |distance |from |the |boat |deck |to |the |waterline |or |50 |feet |
whichever |is |greater
11. |A |hydrostatic |release |mechanism |for |a |life |raft: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |D- |Must |be |
submerged |to |a |certain |depth |to |release |automatically
12. |What |prevents |an |inflated |life |raft |from |being |pulled |under |by |a |vessel |which |sinks |in |
water |over |100 |feet |(30.48m) |in |depth |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |D- |The |Weak |Link
13. |Generally, |which |of |the |following |gases |is |used |to |inflate |life |rafts? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-• |A- |CO2
14. |An |inflatable |life |raft |is |launched |and |inflated |manually. |Which |of |the |following |occurs |
automatically |as |the |life |raft |begins |to |inflate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |A- |The |sea |anchor |
deploys
15. |Inflatable |life |rafts |shall |be |serviced |at |an |approved |servicing |facility |every |12 |months |or |
not |later |than |the |next |vessel |inspection |for |certification. |However, |the |total |elapsed |time |
between |servicing |cannot |exceed |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |C-17 |months
16. |After |you |have |thrown |the |life |raft |and |stowage |container |into |the |water, |you |inflate |the |
life |raft |by: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |A- |Pulling |on |the |painter |line
17. |When |abandoning |ship, |after |launching |the |motor |lifeboat |you |should: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-• |C- |Stay |in |the |immediate |area
