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U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam

OUPV to Master or Mate Less than 200 GRT Great Lakes and Inland

Q346 Navigation and Deck General – Safety

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Q346-Navigation and Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam OUPV to Master or Mate Less than 200 GRT Great Lakes and Inland Illustrations: 4

Choose the best answer to the following Multiple Choice Questions.

1. Which is TRUE concerning the cheek length of a block in inches?

• (A) The cheek length should be three times the circumference of a manila line o (B) The cheek length should be twice the diameter of its sheaves for manila line o (C) The cheek length should be five times the diameter of a manila line o (D) The cheek length should be twenty times the diameter of a manila line

If choice A is selected set score to 1.

2. Which statement(s) is/are TRUE regarding the operation of a crane?

o (A) The crane jib is raised and lowered by the hoisting winch. o (B) The cargo block is raised and lowered by the luffing winch. • (C) The load is handled by the hoisting winch and cargo block. o (D) All the above

If choice C is selected set score to 1.

3. A foam-type portable fire extinguisher would be most useful in combating which type of fire?

• (A) A fire from flammable liquids o (B) A fire in solid materials such as wood or bales of fiber o (C) A fire from combustible metallic solids o (D) A fire in a piece of electrical equipment


4. What is the minimum number of fire pumps required on a cargo vessel of 2,000 GT?

o (A) 1 • (B) 2 o (C) 3 o (D) 4

If choice B is selected set score to 1.

5. Regulations concerning the stowage, lashing, and securing of timber deck cargoes aboard general cargo vessels may be found in the __________.

o (A) vessel's classification society rules and regulations o (B) International Cargo Bureau Regulations o (C) Rules and Regulations for Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels • (D) Load Line Regulations

If choice D is selected set score to 1.


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Q346-Navigation and Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam OUPV to Master or Mate Less than 200 GRT Great Lakes and Inland Illustrations: 4 6. By convention, what color are the south seeking ends of a compass' magnet?

• (A) Blue o (B) Black o (C) Red o (D) White


7. What does a pyrometer measure on a diesel engine?

• (A) Exhaust temperature o (B) Air box pressure o (C) Water pressure o (D) Water temperature


8. The total magnetic effects which cause deviation of a vessel's compass can be broken down into a series of components which are given which term?

o (A) Divisional parts o (B) Fractional parts • (C) Coefficients o (D) Equations


9. On tank vessels, fully charged fire extinguishers are considered semi-portable when they have a gross weight of more than __________.

• (A) 55 pounds o (B) 75 pounds o (C) 95 pounds o (D) 125 pounds


10. If the steersman of your lifeboat gives the command "Way enough", which action should you take?

• (A) Complete the stroke, raise your oar slightly, swing it forward, and place it in the boat o (B) Complete the stroke, hold your oar out from the boat and level with the water o (C) Lift your oar to a vertical position o (D) Dip the blade of your oar into the water and leave it there



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Q346-Navigation and Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam OUPV to Master or Mate Less than 200 GRT Great Lakes and Inland Illustrations: 4 11. What shall be conducted during a fire and boat drill?

• (A) All watertight doors in the vicinity of the drill shall be operated. o (B) Fire pumps shall be started and all exterior outlets opened. o (C) All lifeboat equipment shall be examined. o (D) All of the above


12. What is the best indication of the loading of a diesel engine?

o (A) Manifold pressure o (B) Oil temperature o (C) Fuel consumption • (D) Exhaust gas temperature


13. The wooden plug inserted in the vent of a damaged tank should be removed if you are going to __________.

o (A) fight a fire o (B) use the crossover system • (C) pump from the damaged tank o (D) abandon ship


14. How does a drift lead indicate that the vessel is dragging anchor?

o (A) The line is slack and motionless o (B) The line is leading out perpendicular to the centerline o (C) The line is taut and leading under the hull • (D) The line is taut and leading forward


15. You are loading at port A, governed by the summer load line mark, for a voyage to port B, governed by the winter mark. The fresh water allowance is 10", and the hydrometer reads 1.020. Which statement is TRUE?

• (A) You may load to the summer mark plus 2 inches if you will be at the winter mark when entering the winter zone.

o (B) You may not load beyond the winter mark except for 2 inches brackish water allowance. o (C) You may not load beyond the summer mark and must be at the winter mark upon arrival at

port B. o (D) You may not load beyond the summer mark plus 8 inches brackish water allowance.



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Q346-Navigation and Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam OUPV to Master or Mate Less than 200 GRT Great Lakes and Inland Illustrations: 4 16. Which statement about the free surface correction is TRUE?

o (A) It is added to the uncorrected GM to arrive at the corrected available GM. o (B) It is subtracted from the total longitudinal moments before dividing by displacement to find

LCG. • (C) It is obtained by dividing the free surface moments by 12 times the volume of displacement. o (D) It is obtained by dividing the total free surface by the total vertical moments.


17. Why are deck beams cambered on a vessel?

• (A) To provide drainage from the decks o (B) To relieve deck stress o (C) To increase their strength o (D) To allow for welding expansion


18. Free communication will adversely affect transverse stability only when the flooded space is __________.

• (A) off-center o (B) open to the sea above and below the waterline o (C) on the centerline o (D) completely flooded


19. Which agency must approve the Safety equipment on board inspected vessels?

• (A) The U.S. Coast Guard o (B) The Safety Standards Bureau o (C) The National Safety Council o (D) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)


20. What is NOT a function of the steam drum of a marine water-tube boiler?

o (A) Holds internal fittings for separation of moisture from steam o (B) Serves as a reservoir of boiler feedwater • (C) Collects steam exhausted from the turbines o (D) Receives saturated steam from the generating tubes



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Q346-Navigation and Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam OUPV to Master or Mate Less than 200 GRT Great Lakes and Inland Illustrations: 4 21. Inflatable liferafts are provided with a __________.

o (A) lifeline o (B) knife o (C) towing connection • (D) All of the above


22. Which is a precaution you should take before bunkering?

• (A) Plug the scuppers o (B) Close the lids on the vents o (C) Plug the sounding pipes o (D) Plug the vents


23. Which defines the standing part of a tackle?

• (A) The standing part of the tackle is that part of the falls made fast to one of the blocks o (B) The standing part of the tackle is the hook that engages the weight to be moved o (C) The standing part of the tackle is all the fall except the hauling part o (D) The standing part of the tackle is that part to which power is applied


24. For the purpose of training and drills, if reasonable and practicable, how frequently should rescue boats be launched with their assigned crew?

o (A) Twice a year o (B) Once a week • (C) Once a month o (D) Once a year


25. When inspecting a tank barge to see that it has all the required fire extinguishers and other safety items aboard, which of the following is the best source for determining what is required?

o (A) The supervisor in charge of the dock to which the barge is tied up o (B) Part 38 of the Rules and Regulations for Tank Vessels • (C) The Certificate of Inspection of the barge o (D) The local fire marshal



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Q346-Navigation and Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam OUPV to Master or Mate Less than 200 GRT Great Lakes and Inland Illustrations: 4 26. Which is TRUE of the lifeline of a life float or buoyant apparatus?

o (A) The lifeline shall be festooned in bights not longer than three feet long o (B) Shall have a seine float in each bight unless the line is an inherently buoyant material o (C) The line shall be at least 3/8 inch diameter and properly secured around the sides and ends

of the device • (D) All of the above


27. The searchlight on a survival craft must be capable of operating 3 hours continuously or 6 hours intermittently if operated in which cycles?

o (A) 5 minutes on and 10 minutes off o (B) 10 minutes on and 5 minutes off • (C) 15 minutes on and 5 minutes off o (D) 15 minutes on and 10 minutes off


28. You are planning to anchor in an area where several anchors have been lost due to fouling. What precaution should you take?

o (A) Only anchor using both anchors not set in bottom o (B) Use a stern anchor with a scope of 8 or more to 1 o (C) Anchor with scope of 8 or more to 1 • (D) Fit a crown strap and work wire to the anchor


29. Which is TRUE of the vessel's Sheer Plan?

o (A) The plan has the forebody to the right of centerline and afterbody to the left of centerline o (B) The plan is an endwise view of the ship's molded form o (C) The plan is usually drawn for the port side only • (D) The plan shows a longitudinal side elevation


30. How much force would be required to lift a weight of 200 lbs. using a gun tackle rigged to disadvantage (do not consider friction)?

o (A) 50 lbs. • (B) 100 lbs. o (C) 150 lbs. o (D) 200 lbs.



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Q346-Navigation and Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam OUPV to Master or Mate Less than 200 GRT Great Lakes and Inland Illustrations: 4 31. Which extinguishing agent is most effective on a mattress fire?

o (A) Dry Chemical • (B) Water o (C) CO2 o (D) Halon


32. What size block shell should be used with a 4-inch manila line?

o (A) 8" • (B) 12" o (C) 16" o (D) 24"


33. In illustration D033DG below, which letter indicates a longitudinal?

o (A) M • (B) L o (C) E o (D) C


34. When a small craft's anchor fouls in a rocky bottom, how should the first attempt to clear it be made?

o (A) Increasing the scope and running slowly in a wide circle with the anchor line taut o (B) Making the line fast to the bitt and bringing the vessel further forward o (C) Hauling vertically on the line • (D) Reversing the angle and direction of pull, with moderate scope


35. In illustration D041DG below, which of the following is the symbol for displacement?

• (A) 1 o (B) 2 o (C) 3 o (D) 4



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Q346-Navigation and Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam OUPV to Master or Mate Less than 200 GRT Great Lakes and Inland Illustrations: 4 36. Your vessel is proceeding up a channel, and you see a pair of range lights that are in line ahead.

The chart indicates that the direction of this pair of lights is 014°T, and the variation is 11°E. If the heading of your vessel at the time of the sighting is 009° per standard magnetic compass, what is the correct deviation?

o (A) 5°E o (B) 5°W o (C) 6°E • (D) 6°W


37. Which is the name given to a metal ring on the bottom of a block, to which the standing part of a tackle is spliced?

o (A) Loop • (B) Becket o (C) Eye o (D) Swivel


38. On a vessel, which information can be obtained by multiplying a load's weight by the distance of the load's center of gravity above the baseline?

o (A) Transverse moment o (B) Righting moment • (C) Vertical moment o (D) Inclining moment


39. All lifeboats, rescue boats, and rigid-type liferafts shall be stripped, cleaned, and thoroughly overhauled at which time interval?

o (A) 6 months • (B) Yearly o (C) 18 months o (D) Every two years



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Q346-Navigation and Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam OUPV to Master or Mate Less than 200 GRT Great Lakes and Inland Illustrations: 4 40. You are picking up a conscious person that has fallen overboard in one of the vessels motor boats.

Recovery is easier in a light breeze if you approach from which direction?

• (A) Windward with the victim to leeward o (B) Leeward with the victim to windward o (C) Approach with the wind on your starboard side o (D) Approach with the wind on your port side


41. The greatest horizontal stress between the heads of the booms in the yard and stay rig occurs when the load is in such a position that the __________.

o (A) stay fall is vertical • (B) falls are at an equal angle to the horizontal o (C) stay fall is at a greater angle to the horizontal than the yard fall o (D) yard fall is at a greater angle to the horizontal than the stay fall


42. When patching holes in the hull, how can pillows, bedding, and other soft materials be used?

o (A) As wedges • (B) As gaskets o (C) As shores o (D) As strongbacks


43. What is the name of tackle number 12 as shown in illustration D029DG below?

• (A) Threefold purchase o (B) Gin tackle o (C) Deck tackle o (D) Davit tackle


44. A squeeze-grip type carbon dioxide portable fire extinguisher has been partially discharged. Which action should be taken?

o (A) Replaced in its proper location if weight loss is no more than 15% • (B) Labeled empty and recharged as soon as possible o (C) Replaced in its proper location regardless of weight o (D) Replaced in its proper location if weight loss is no more than 25%



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Q346-Navigation and Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam OUPV to Master or Mate Less than 200 GRT Great Lakes and Inland Illustrations: 4 45. Which is TRUE concerning the most serious effect trapped air has on a diesel engine jacket water

cooling system?

o (A) Reduces the effectiveness of chromate additives o (B) Accelerates formation of sludge deposits • (C) Accelerates corrosion in the system o (D) Forms pockets of high chemical concentrates


46. Which item shall the Master shall insure regarding the Emergency Position Indicating Radio beacon (EPIRB)?

o (A) The unit is secured in the emergency locker o (B) The unit is only tested annually to conserve batteries o (C) The unit is secured inside the wheelhouse prior to sailing • (D) The unit is tested monthly


47. What is the gyrocompass error resulting from your vessel's movement in OTHER than an east-west direction?

• (A) Speed error o (B) Damping error o (C) Ballistic deflection o (D) Quadrantal error


48. Which item is of the most use in getting a lifeboat away from a moving ship?

o (A) Fleming Gear o (B) Boat hook o (C) The falls • (D) Sea painter


49. With the sprinkler system and air system on and all hatches shut, what will the survival craft provide protection from?

o (A) Hurricanes o (B) A drop greater than 10 feet • (C) A fire and toxic environment o (D) A nuclear fall out environment



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Q346-Navigation and Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam OUPV to Master or Mate Less than 200 GRT Great Lakes and Inland Illustrations: 4 50. Which is an advantage of using watertight longitudinal divisions in double bottom tanks?

o (A) Increases the rolling period o (B) Lowers the center of buoyancy without decreasing GM • (C) Cuts down free surface effect o (D) Decreases weight because extra stiffeners are unneeded


51. When should the lubricating oil be changed on a heavy duty diesel engine?

o (A) When it no longer supports combustion o (B) When it gets dark in color o (C) Only when a sample rubbed between fingers feels thin • (D) When it has been in use for a specified interval


52. The galley on your cargo vessel has an area of 2,500 square feet. Which of the following would fulfill the minimum requirements for fire protection?

o (A) One B-I extinguisher • (B) One B-II extinguisher o (C) One B-II and one C-II extinguisher o (D) One B-V extinguisher


53. Your vessel is anchored in an open roadstead with three shots of chain out on the port anchor. The wind freshens considerably and the anchor begins to drag. Which action should you take FIRST?

• (A) Veer out more chain on the port anchor. o (B) Sheer out to starboard using the rudder, then drop the starboard anchor with about four shots

of chain. o (C) Put the engines slow ahead to help the anchor. o (D) Drop the starboard anchor short with about one shot of chain.


54. In illustration D033DG below, what is the run of plating labeled A known as?

• (A) Stringer plate o (B) Deck longitudinal o (C) Deck plating o (D) Sheer strake



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Q346-Navigation and Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam OUPV to Master or Mate Less than 200 GRT Great Lakes and Inland Illustrations: 4 55. How should you signal the crane operator to lower the boom?

o (A) With hands clasped in front of your body. • (B) With arm extended and fingers closed, point thumb downward. o (C) Extend arm with the palm down, and hold this position rigidly. o (D) With arm extended downwards and forefinger pointing down, move hand in small horizontal

circles.


56. What is the danger to personnel associated with using carbon dioxide in an enclosed space?

• (A) Asphyxiation o (B) An explosive reaction o (C) Skin burns o (D) Frostbite


57. The important initial stability parameter, GM, is which of the following?

o (A) The height of the center of gravity above the keel • (B) The metacentric height o (C) The height of the metacenter above the keel o (D) The height of the center of buoyancy above the keel


58. What is the name of the mark indicated by the letter E in illustration D003DG below?

o (A) Fresh water line • (B) Summer water line o (C) Tropical water line o (D) Winter water line


59. Fire hose stations shall be marked in red letters and figures such as Fire Station No. "1", "2", "3", etc. Which is the minimum height of the letters and figures required by regulation?

o (A) 1/2 inch o (B) 1 inch o (C) 1-1/2 inches • (D) 2 inches



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Q346-Navigation and Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam OUPV to Master or Mate Less than 200 GRT Great Lakes and Inland Illustrations: 4 60. You must shore up a bulkhead due to solid flooding forward. The bulkhead approximates a

rectangle. Where should the center of pressure of the shores be located on the bulkhead?

o (A) Approximately halfway up the bulkhead o (B) Evenly over the surface of the bulkhead • (C) Approximately one-third of the way up the bulkhead o (D) At the bottom of the bulkhead


61. On an inspected vessel, when may a stability test be dispensed with?

o (A) projected cost is unreasonable • (B) Coast Guard has the approved stability test results of a sister vessel o (C) Coast Guard does not have a qualified inspector available o (D) vessel is of a proven design


62. Which statement is FALSE concerning precautions during fueling operations?

o (A) A fire extinguisher should be kept nearby. o (B) All windows, doors, hatches, etc. should be closed. o (C) All engines, motors, fans, etc. should be shut down when fueling. • (D) Fuel tanks should be topped off with no room for expansion.


63. Which is TRUE if the compass error of a magnetic compass has no deviation?

o (A) The compass error is constant at any geographical location • (B) The compass error is equal to variation o (C) The compass error is eliminated by adjusting the compass o (D) The compass error equals zero


64. During a SAR helicopter evolution the rescue sling is the most widely used method of extraction. Which of the following describes the alternate Double Lift Method used to pick-up incapacitated persons?

o (A) A normal rescue sling and a rescue seat used to simultaneously extract multiple personnel o (B) Two normal rescue slings one manned by a helicopter crew member • (C) A normal rescue sling and a seating belt manned by a helicopter crew member o (D) A normal rescue sling and a rescue net used to simultaneously extract multiple personnel



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Q346-Navigation and Deck General-Safety U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam OUPV to Master or Mate Less than 200 GRT Great Lakes and Inland Illustrations: 4 65. Which vessel is most likely to be loaded full but not down?

o (A) A bulk carrier loaded with heavy ore o (B) A bulk carrier loaded with steel • (C) A break bulk vessel loaded with palletized cargo o (D) A tanker loaded with heavy grain


66. A weight of 1,000 short tons is equivalent to __________.

o (A) 1,500 foot-pounds o (B) 2,000 pounds • (C) 2,000 kips o (D) 2,240 long tons


67. Which is TRUE for the connection facilities utilized for the international shore connection aboard the vessel?

• (A) The facilities shall be available on each side of the vessel o (B) The facilities shall be as close as possible to the house o (C) There shall be a facility on each level of the accommodation space o (D) The facilities shall be on the main deck only


68. Which would influence a magnetic compass?

o (A) Radio o (B) Electrical wiring o (C) Iron pipe • (D) All of the above


69. Dry chemical fire extinguishers are effective on which type(s) of fire?

o (A) Paint o (B) Electrical o (C) Burning oil • (D) All of the above



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70. The Master of a cargo or tank vessel shall be responsible that each lifeboat, except those free-falllaunched, is lowered to the water with crew and maneuvered. Which time interval is this actionrequired?

o (A) Once a weeko (B) Once a month• (C) Once every three monthso (D) Once a year



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