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U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam

Master or Mate Less than 200 Gross Registered Tons

Q340-Deck General

(Sample Examination)

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Q340-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master or Mate Less than 200 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3

Choose the best answer to the following Multiple Choice Questions.

1. Which term applies to the angle between the flukes and the shank of an anchor?

o (A) The holding angle o (B) A fleet angle o (C) A shank angle • (D) The fluke angle

If choice D is selected set score to 1.

2. Which of the signals listed is required to be displayed at night while bunkering at a dock?

o (A) One red light over a white light • (B) One red light o (C) One red light over a yellow light o (D) Two red lights

If choice B is selected set score to 1.

3. When oil is accidentally discharged overboard, an entry is required to be made in which log?

• (A) The Oil Record Book o (B) The engine rough log o (C) The Deck Maintenance Logbook o (D) The deck rough log

If choice A is selected set score to 1.

4. Before welding in a tank that has carried petroleum products, the tank must be certified by __________.

• (A) a certified marine chemist o (B) the Coast Guard o (C) the shipyard fire department o (D) the American Bureau of Shipping


5. Which item is NOT required to be marked with the vessel's name?

o (A) Life preserver o (B) Lifeboat oar • (C) Hand-portable fire extinguisher o (D) Immersion suit

If choice C is selected set score to 1.

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Q340-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master or Mate Less than 200 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 6. Which is the proper way to correct a mistake in the logbook?

o (A) Erase the entry and rewrite o (B) Draw several lines through the entry, rewrite, and initial the correction o (C) Completely black out the entry, rewrite, and initial the correction • (D) Draw a line through the entry, rewrite, and initial the correction


7. When you enter shallow water, which describes your vessel's rudder response and speed variations?

o (A) The response will improve and your speed will increase o (B) The response will improve and your speed will decrease o (C) The response will be sluggish and your speed will increase • (D) The response will be sluggish and your speed will decrease


8. According to the regulations, what fire safety control feature is required in quick-closing shut off valves?

o (A) Electrical cut off switch o (B) A water spray actuator • (C) A fusible link o (D) Manual cut off switch


9. You are docking a vessel. When are the wind and current most favorable in this situation?

o (A) When they are both setting you on the pier o (B) When they are crossing your course, in opposite directions to the other • (C) When they are both parallel to the pier from ahead o (D) When they are crossing your course, both in the same direction


10. Which document is NOT required by law to be posted aboard a vessel?

o (A) Certificate of Inspection o (B) Muster List o (C) Officer's licenses • (D) Official Crew List



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Q340-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master or Mate Less than 200 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 11. How is forty-five fathoms marked on the anchor chain?

o (A) One turn of wire on the first stud from each side of the detachable link o (B) Two turns of wire on the second stud from each side of the detachable link • (C) Three turns of wire on the third stud from each side of the detachable link o (D) Four turns of wire on the fourth stud from each side of the detachable link


12. All U.S. Flag vessels engaged in foreign trade are required to be which of the following?

o (A) Class Endorsed • (B) Registry Endorsed o (C) Licensed o (D) Enrolled


13. In illustration D031DG below, what does the single line located directly above the diamond indicate?

o (A) Water line • (B) Deck line o (C) Freeboard line o (D) Load line


14. When an azimuth of the Sun has been taken and the deviation of the standard magnetic compass computed, the watch officer should record the results __________.

o (A) on the compass deviation card o (B) in the vessel's Official Logbook o (C) on a Napier diagram • (D) in the compass deviation log


15. The turning circle of a vessel making a turn over 360 degrees is the path followed by which item?

o (A) Centerline o (B) Bridge o (C) Bow • (D) Center of gravity



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Q340-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master or Mate Less than 200 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 16. What affect does shallow water have on a vessel's stopping distance?

o (A) There is no difference in the stopping distance. o (B) The stopping distance is shorter. • (C) The stopping distance is longer. o (D) The propeller is more effective when going astern in shallow water.


17. Which agency assigns Load lines for U.S. vessels?

o (A) The National Cargo Bureau o (B) The U.S. Coast Guard • (C) The American Bureau of Shipping o (D) The Lloyd's Register of Shipping


18. What does a whipping on a fiber line accomplish?

o (A) Strengthens the line o (B) Becomes part of a splice o (C) Protects your hands • (D) Keeps the ends of the line from fraying


19. What do regulations require that pumprooms on tank vessels carrying grade C liquid cargo with machinery spaces below the freeboard deck be ventilated with?

o (A) a vent header system o (B) at least two ducts extending to the weather deck o (C) gooseneck vents and flame screens • (D) power ventilation


20. To facilitate passing the end of a large rope through a block, you could use which line?

o (A) A gantline o (B) A head line • (C) A reeving line o (D) A sail line



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Q340-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master or Mate Less than 200 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 21. You have berthed in a port area with other tank vessels. What signal is displayed by a vessel to

indicate it is transferring flammable or combustible liquid cargo?

• (A) A red light visible all around the horizon o (B) A green light visible all around the horizon o (C) An illuminated red and yellow caution flag o (D) A flashing yellow light


22. You are 15 feet off a pier and docking a vessel using only a bow breast line and stern breast line. Once the slack is out of both lines you begin to haul in on the bow breast line. What is the effect on the vessel?

o (A) The stern will come in and the bow will remain the same distance off the pier. o (B) The bow will come in and the stern will go out. o (C) The bow and stern come in equally closer toward the pier. • (D) The bow will come in and the stern will remain the same distance off the pier.


23. When selecting the fuel oil tanks for the "burn-out" of bunkers during a voyage consideration of all of the following must be taken with the EXCEPTION of __________.

• (A) flashpoint o (B) list o (C) trim o (D) stability


24. The maneuvering information required to be posted in the wheelhouse must be based on certain conditions. Which of the following is NOT one of these conditions?

o (A) The hull must be clean. • (B) The depth of the water must be at least one and one-half times the draft. o (C) There must be no current. o (D) There must be calm weather-wind 10 knots or less and a calm sea.



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Q340-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master or Mate Less than 200 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 25. Your load line certificate expires on 27 May 1988. The vessel is surveyed on that date and is found

satisfactory. You are sailing foreign the same day. Which statement is TRUE?

• (A) The existing certificate is extended for a period of up to 150 days. o (B) The existing certificate is extended until the first foreign port of call where a new certificate will

be issued by the local surveyor. o (C) The existing certificate is endorsed as valid for a five year period commencing 27 May 1988. o (D) A new certificate must be issued before you sail.


26. Which statement is TRUE when an anchor is used to assist in turning the vessel in restricted waters?

o (A) This technique should only be used as a last resort o (B) Having to use the aid of an anchor is the sign of a novice shiphandler • (C) Deploying the anchor underfoot shifts the pivot point forward o (D) Turning on the anchor is to be used only with a single-screw vessel


27. Unless extremely flexible wire rope is used, the sheave diameter should always be as large as possible. Which is the Coast Guard rule for correct sheave diameter?

o (A) 10 times the wire rope diameter o (B) Match the rope diameter o (C) 2 times the wire rope diameter • (D) 20 times the wire rope diameter


28. Your oceangoing vessel has medical waste to be disposed of ashore. How many hours advance notice must you give the port or terminal?

o (A) 6 o (B) 12 • (C) 24 o (D) 48


29. You are preparing to load fuel oil on a vessel of 300 gross tons constructed after June 30, 1974. Before loading, which statement is TRUE concerning fuel oil tank vents?

o (A) The vents are not obstructed by on-deck cargo in a ten foot radius o (B) All vents are opened and the flame screen removed for efficient flow • (C) Each vent must have a fixed containment with a capacity for at least one half barrel o (D) Each vent is required to have a fire extinguisher within the immediate area



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Q340-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master or Mate Less than 200 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 30. Which statement about entry into a water ballast tank that has been sealed for a long time is TRUE?

o (A) Sea water acts on the ship's metal and generates chlorine gas which may accumulate in poisonous quantities.

• (B) After ventilation and testing, and the tank is found safe for entry, someone should standby at the tank entrance while you are inside.

o (C) A "buddy system" should be used where someone enters the tank with you. o (D) You should always wear a gas mask.


31. A tug should not come alongside a tank vessel in way of its cargo tanks while it is loading grade A, B, or C cargo without the permission of the __________.

o (A) the cognizant OCMI o (B) superintendent of the shoreside facility o (C) local fire department • (D) person in charge of the transfer


32. What is the name given to a smooth, tapered pin, usually of wood, used to open up the strands of a rope for splicing?

o (A) Bench hook o (B) Awl • (C) Fid o (D) Batten


33. Maritime Administration personnel may be allowed in the pilothouse and on the navigation bridge. Who is responsible for these personnel while in these areas of the vessel?

o (A) The most senior person present from the Maritime Administration o (B) The Navigational Officer o (C) The Chief Officer • (D) The Master of the vessel


34. Which term defines the strainer at the bottom of a bilge suction pipe to prevent clogging?

• (A) Rose box o (B) Bellmouth o (C) Flange o (D) Pipe cap



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Q340-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master or Mate Less than 200 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 35. When anchoring, good practice requires 5 to 7 fathoms of chain for each fathom of depth. Which is

TRUE when anchoring in deep water?

o (A) Veer more chain for each fathom of depth o (B) Use the same ratio • (C) Use less chain for each fathom of depth o (D) Use two anchors with the same ratio of chain


36. A vessel to which Annex V to MARPOL 73/78 applies is located in a MARPOL designated special area, 14 nautical miles from nearest land. What type of garbage is permitted to be discharged?

• (A) Food waste ground to less than 1" o (B) Metal ground to less than 1" o (C) Glass ground to less than 1" o (D) Paper products ground to less than 1"


37. Which knot in illustration D030DG below represents a single becket bend?

o (A) E o (B) F o (C) G • (D) H


38. Single hull vessels operating exclusively on the Great Lakes must be dry docked at intervals not to exceed what time period?

o (A) 48 months • (B) 60 months o (C) 24 months o (D) 12 months


39. Which space(s) is(are) deducted from gross tonnage to derive net tonnage?

• (A) Boatswain's stores o (B) Passenger spaces o (C) Companions and booby hatches o (D) All of the above



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Q340-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master or Mate Less than 200 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 40. Regulations require that cargo pumprooms handling grades D and/or E liquid cargo only shall be

fitted with at LEAST how many ducts extended to the weather deck?

o (A) 1 • (B) 2 o (C) 3 o (D) 4


41. Your vessel is port side to a pier with a spring line led aft from the bow. How will the vessel respond in calm weather, with the engines ahead and hard left rudder?

• (A) The bow will swing in and the stern out o (B) Both the bow and stern will move in o (C) The bow will slip out and the stern in o (D) Both the bow and stern will move out


42. What does it mean to "shore up" the main deck for the stowage of deck cargo?

o (A) Package the cargo in wooden crates so it will not damage the deck o (B) Distribute the weight of the cargo by placing fore-and-aft planks on the main deck • (C) Strengthen the main deck by placing pillars underneath it in the tween decks o (D) Weld pad eyes on deck in proper position to secure the cargo


43. In illustration D044DG below, what is the mooring line labeled "G" called?

o (A) Forward spring line • (B) Inshore bow line o (C) Forward breast line o (D) Offshore bow line


44. A mariner whose credential has been revoked shall not be issued another credential without which of the following?

o (A) taking a new examination o (B) approval of an administrative law judge • (C) approval of the Commandant o (D) approval of the Officer-in-Charge, Marine Inspection



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Q340-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master or Mate Less than 200 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 45. What is one of the main purposes of dunnage?

• (A) To provide ventilation and drainage for cargo o (B) To support weakened bulkheads o (C) To secure the tarpaulins in place o (D) To act as ballast for light vessels


46. Which term(s) are in the category of "oil" as used in the Oil Pollution Regulations?

o (A) Oil refuse o (B) Fuel oil o (C) Sludge • (D) All of the above


47. What is the period of validity of a Merchant Mariner Credential?

• (A) 5 years o (B) 1 year o (C) 3 years o (D) 2 years


48. The possibility of wake damage can be reduced by following which action?

o (A) Passing close aboard to the moored vessel • (B) Slow down when passing moored vessels o (C) Apply rudder in both port and starboard directions o (D) Alternate engine speeds


49. Which statement is TRUE when using the anchor to steady the bow while approaching a dock?

o (A) The anchor cable must never lead under the hull o (B) Steering control is ineffective in trying to turn to the side opposite to that of the anchor being

used • (C) Using an offshore anchor decreases the chances of the anchor holding o (D) The vessel will tend to take a large sheer towards the side where the anchor is down



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Q340-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master or Mate Less than 200 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 3 50. After casting off moorings at a mooring buoy in calm weather, which action should you take?

o (A) Go half ahead on the engines and pass upstream of the buoy o (B) Go full ahead on the engine(s) o (C) Go half ahead on the engines and put the rudder hard right • (D) Back away a few lengths to clear the buoy and then go ahead on the engines



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