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U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam

Second/Third Mate of Unlimited Tonnage

Q111 Deck General

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Q111 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second/Third Mate of Unlimited Tonnage Illustrations: 2

Choose the best answer to the following Multiple Choice Questions.

1. Which is the normal and safest way for a sailor in a bosun's chair to be raised aloft?

o (A) The sailor should pull himself aloft and then make fast with a bosun's chair hitch o (B) fairlead the gantline with a snatch block and pulling with a cargo runner o (C) Take the gantline to a winch drum and heaving away with the winch • (D) Manually by two or three sailors heaving away on deck

If choice D is selected set score to 1.

2. Nylon line is NOT suitable for which task?

o (A) Mooring lines o (B) Stoppers o (C) Towing • (D) Lashings


3. What is the main reason to slush a wire rope?

• (A) Lubricate the inner wires and prevent wear o (B) Keep the wire soft and manageable o (C) Prevent rotting o (D) Prevent kinking

If choice A is selected set score to 1.

4. A nylon line is rated at 12,000 lbs. breaking strain. Using a safety factor of 5, what is the safe working load (SWL)?

o (A) 2,000 lbs. • (B) 2,400 lbs. o (C) 12,000 lbs. o (D) 60,000 lbs.

If choice B is selected set score to 1.

5. What is the mechanical advantage of tackle number 2 as shown in illustration D029DG below?

o (A) 0.5 o (B) 1.0 • (C) 2.0 o (D) 3.0

If choice C is selected set score to 1.


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Q111 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second/Third Mate of Unlimited Tonnage Illustrations: 2 6. When the gyro-pilot is used for steering, what control is adjusted to compensate for varying sea

conditions?

o (A) Lost motion adjustment o (B) Sea control • (C) Weather adjustment o (D) Rudder control


7. When being relieved of the helm, the new helmsman would find it handy to know which of the following?

o (A) Deviation on that heading o (B) Leeway o (C) Variation in the area • (D) Amount of helm carried for a steady course


8. How many fathoms are in a shot of anchor cable?

o (A) 6 • (B) 15 o (C) 20 o (D) 30


9. Which is the proper term for the wheel on the windlass with indentations for the anchor chain to ride in?

o (A) A locking ring o (B) A grabber • (C) A wildcat o (D) A cat's pawl


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



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Q111 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second/Third Mate of Unlimited Tonnage Illustrations: 2 11. Generally speaking, which is the most favorable bottom for anchoring your vessel?

o (A) Very soft mud o (B) Rocky with vegetation • (C) A mixture of mud and clay o (D) Loose sand bottoms


12. Which term defines when a boat turns broadside to heavy seas and winds, thus exposing the boat to the danger of capsizing?

o (A) Pitchpoled o (B) Yawed o (C) Trimmed • (D) Broached


13. If your propeller is racing in rough weather, which action should you take?

o (A) Stop your engine until the rough weather passes • (B) Decrease your engine speed o (C) Increase your engine speed o (D) Ignore it, this is acceptable in rough weather


14. Which term defines when a vessel is swinging from side to side off course due to quartering seas?

o (A) Rolling o (B) Pitchpoling o (C) Broaching • (D) Yawing


15. You are conducting trials to determine the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel. While making a turn, you take ranges and bearings of an isolated light. The results are shown in illustration D034DG below. What is the transfer for a turn of 90°?

o (A) 355 yards • (B) 400 yards o (C) 475 yards o (D) 510 yards



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Q111 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second/Third Mate of Unlimited Tonnage Illustrations: 2 16. You are on a course of 000°T and put the rudder right 30°. In which direction will the transfer be

measured?

o (A) 000°T • (B) 090°T o (C) 180°T o (D) 270°T


17. You are conducting trials to determine the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel. While making a turn you take the ranges and bearings of an isolated light. The results are shown in illustration D034DG below. What is the transfer for a turn of 75°?

o (A) 365 yards (06 meters) • (B) 320 yards (74 meters) o (C) 230 yards (07 meters) o (D) 190 yards (71 meters)


18. As a ship moves through the water, it causes a wake, which is also moving forward relative to the sea. In addition to a fore and aft motion, which direction will the wake flow?

o (A) Upward and outward flow o (B) Downward and outward flow • (C) Upward and inward flow o (D) Downward and inward flow


19. Before entering an ice area, how should a ship be trimmed?

o (A) Trimmed down by the head • (B) Trimmed down by the stern o (C) On an even keel o (D) Either trimmed by the head or the stern


20. Your vessel is being assisted through an ice field in Thunder Bay by the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Alexander Henry. The starboard lookout reports that the icebreaker has run up the code flag "N" (November). Which action should you take?

o (A) Reverse your engines o (B) Reduce speed • (C) Stop your engines o (D) Stop your vessel instantly



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Q111 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second/Third Mate of Unlimited Tonnage Illustrations: 2 21. Small floes of rough, hummocky sea ice are capable of damaging a vessel. Which statement is

TRUE?

o (A) The floes are usually seen at night before they are close enough to provide a radar echo • (B) They can usually be detected by radar in a smooth sea at a range of 2 to 4 miles o (C) They are indistinguishable from sea return on the PPI o (D) The floes are invisible to radar when covered with a thick layer of snow


22. What is the Reid vapor pressure of allyl chloride?

o (A) 16.5 (psia) o (B) 14.0 (psia) o (C) 12.9 (psia) • (D) 10.3 (psia)


23. The flash point of a product is 100°F. What can happen if it is heated above 110°F?

• (A) It may burn and explode if an ignition source is present. o (B) It will become less volatile and easier to handle. o (C) It will boil off to the atmosphere. o (D) None of the above


24. What is used when securing light vehicles aboard Ro-Ro vessels?

o (A) Wire o (B) Manila rope o (C) Chain • (D) Buckle or ratchet tensioner


25. Which is a solid at ambient temperature?

o (A) Aniline • (B) Naphthalene o (C) Formic acid o (D) Methyl chloride



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26. Where is the heel block located on a boom?

o (A) At the cargo hook o (B) Near the spider band • (C) At the base of the boom o (D) Near the midships guy


27. Sweat damage in a hatch full of canned goods in cartons will occur when which condition exists?

o (A) When the air temperature is higher than the temperature of the cargo o (B) When the dew point is lower than the temperature of the cargo o (C) When the air temperature is lower than the temperature of the cargo • (D) When the dew point is higher than the temperature of the cargo


28. You are on a tankship carrying benzene in bulk. Which statement is TRUE?

o (A) Benzene is not a cancer-causing agent. o (B) The crew quarters must have positive-pressure ventilation to prevent the fumes from entering

the living spaces. o (C) No other cargoes may be carried due to the possibility of contamination by a carcinogen. • (D) Personnel working in regulated areas must use respirators.


29. Which spaces are required to be segregated from cargo tanks carrying grades A, B, C, or D cargoes?

o (A) Enclosed deck spaces o (B) Pump rooms • (C) Navigation spaces o (D) Cofferdams


30. What is the lowest temperature at which a liquid gives off sufficient vapors to form a flammable mixture with air in the presence of an ignition source?

o (A) Reid vapor index o (B) Autoignition temperature • (C) Flash point o (D) Flammable range



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Q111 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second/Third Mate of Unlimited Tonnage Illustrations: 2 31. Nonflammable gases should have what kind of label?

o (A) Skull and crossbones o (B) White • (C) Green o (D) Red


32. What is the MOST irritating to the skin?

• (A) Oleum o (B) Ethyl alcohol o (C) Isoprene o (D) Carbon disulfide


33. U.S. regulations require cargo pump rooms, on tank vessels handling grades A, B, or C liquid cargo, shall be equipped with power ventilation of the exhaust type. in what amount of time should the ventilation effect a complete change of air?

o (A) not more than 1 minute o (B) not more than 2 minutes • (C) not more than 3 minutes o (D) not more than 5 minutes


34. Where is a permanently installed system of gas detection required?

o (A) Cargo compressor rooms. o (B) Air locks. o (C) Cargo pump rooms. • (D) All of the above.


35. Deck foam systems, designed to protect cargo areas on tank vessels built after January 1, 1975, must have a supply of foam-producing material to operate the system at its designed rate of foam production for __________.

o (A) 15 minutes without recharging • (B) 20 minutes without recharging o (C) 25 minutes without recharging o (D) 30 minutes without recharging



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Q111 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second/Third Mate of Unlimited Tonnage Illustrations: 2 36. If you are bunkering and you close off one tank in the line of tanks being filled, what happens to the

rate of flow to other open tanks on the same line?

o (A) The rate of flow remains constant to the open tanks o (B) The rate of flow decreases to the open tanks o (C) The rate of flow stops to the open tanks • (D) The rate of flow increases to the open tanks


37. The most likely time for oil pollution while bunkering is when __________.

o (A) first starting to receive fuel • (B) final topping off is occurring o (C) hoses are being blown down o (D) hoses are disconnected and being capped


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

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


39. You are in the process of loading 465,000 barrels of cargo oil. At 1030, on 5 November, you gauge the vessel and find that you have loaded 203,000 barrels. At 1200 you find that you have loaded 218,000 barrels. If you continue loading at the same rate, you will finish at approximately __________.

o (A) 1510, 5 November o (B) 1104, 6 November • (C) 1242, 6 November o (D) 0735, 7 November


40. Petroleum cargo tanks should not be topped off at deck level when loading on a cold day because __________.

o (A) the tank valve may be stiff and a spill will occur before the valve can be closed o (B) air pockets may cause the cargo to bubble out of the ullage hole • (C) a subsequent temperature rise will cause the cargo to overflow o (D) the increased viscosity of the product requires higher loading pressure which increases the

chances of a spill



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Q111 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second/Third Mate of Unlimited Tonnage Illustrations: 2 41. When loading bulk liquid cargo, what is the FIRST action you should take if a cargo valve jammed

open?

o (A) Call the owner, operator, or terminal supervisor. o (B) Run out the vessel's or terminal's fire hose. o (C) Trip the pump relief valve. • (D) Order the dock man to shut down.


42. A flammable liquid having a Reid vapor pressure of 8½ P.S.I.A. or less and a flash point of 80°F or below is grade __________.

o (A) A o (B) B • (C) C o (D) D


43. Each inert gas system must be designed to supply the cargo tanks with a gas, or mixture of gasses, that has an oxygen content by volume of __________.

o (A) 10% or less o (B) 20% or less • (C) 5% or less o (D) 15% or less


44. Coast Guard Regulations permit which of the following systems to be used for fire prevention and the simultaneous inerting of cargo tanks on tank vessels?

• (A) An inert gas system o (B) The fire main system o (C) The deck foam system o (D) A fixed water spray system


45. The most likely location for a liquid cargo fire to occur on a tanker would be __________.

o (A) in the midships house o (B) at the main deck manifold • (C) in the pumproom o (D) at the vent header



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Q111 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second/Third Mate of Unlimited Tonnage Illustrations: 2 46. Your vessel is taking on cargo oil when a small leak develops in the hose. You order the pumping

stopped. Before you resume pumping, you should __________.

• (A) replace the hose o (B) notify the terminal superintendent o (C) repair the hose with a patch o (D) place a large drip pan under the leak and plug the scuppers


47. How should cargo tank hatches be protected when the ullage opening is open and the tank NOT gas free?

• (A) With flame screens o (B) With pressure-vacuum relief valves o (C) With warning signs o (D) With gooseneck vents


48. Your tank barge requires repairs that include welding. Who normally would issue a gas-free certificate?

o (A) The ABS marine surveyor o (B) Any Coast Guard marine inspector • (C) A certified marine chemist o (D) The port engineer


49. The only portable electrical equipment permitted in a compartment which is not gas free is a lamp that is __________.

o (A) battery fed o (B) approved explosion proof o (C) self-contained • (D) All of the above


50. Which international body is responsible for drafting the convention prohibiting marine pollution (MARPOL)?

o (A) The International Association of Shipping o (B) The Maritime Advisory Council • (C) The International Maritime Organization o (D) The Association of Seafaring Nations



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Q111 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second/Third Mate of Unlimited Tonnage Illustrations: 2 51. Which item indicates the maximum draft to which a vessel can legally be submerged?

o (A) The Muster List ("Station Bill") • (B) The load line mark o (C) The tonnage mark o (D) The Net Tonnage Certificate


52. Which agency both assigns load lines, and issues Load Line Certificates?

o (A) The U.S. Customs • (B) The American Bureau of Shipping o (C) The U.S. Coast Guard o (D) The Secretary of Commerce


53. Keeping the draft at or below the load line mark will insure that the vessel has which of the following?

• (A) Reserve buoyancy o (B) Minimal displacement o (C) Adequate ballast o (D) Normal rolling periods


54. Which item do you NOT have to provide for the Coast Guard representative at the time of a stability test?

o (A) Tank sounding tables and draft mark locations. o (B) General arrangement plans of decks, holds and inner bottoms • (C) A stability letter. o (D) Capacity plans showing the vertical and longitudinal centers of gravity of stowage spaces and

tanks.


55. Who must approve the vessel's trim and stability booklet?

• (A) United States Coast Guard o (B) National Cargo Bureau o (C) Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers o (D) International Maritime Organization



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Q111 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second/Third Mate of Unlimited Tonnage Illustrations: 2 56. On an inspected vessel, which abbreviation refers to the horizontal distance between

perpendiculars taken at the forward-most and the after-most points on the waterline at her deepest operating draft?

• (A) LBP o (B) LLL o (C) LWL o (D) LOA


57. An inland oil barge must have equipment available to remove an on-deck oil spill. What size spill is this equipment required to control and remove?

• (A) One barrel o (B) Two barrels o (C) Five barrels o (D) Ten barrels


58. In cleaning up an oil spill, which term depicts the main function of straw?

• (A) It acts as a sorbent o (B) It acts as a blocker o (C) It acts as a chemical agent o (D) None of the above


59. Providing you are not in a special area, such as the Mediterranean or Red Sea, how many nautical miles from land must you be to throw wooden dunnage into the sea?

o (A) 3 nm o (B) 6 nm o (C) 12 nm • (D) It is prohibited to discharge dunnage into the sea


60. After making the required notification that a large oil spill into the water has occurred, what is the Next action that should be taken?

o (A) Have the vessel move out of the spill area o (B) Throw grains of sand into the oil o (C) Apply straw or sawdust on the oil • (D) Contain the spread of the oil



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Q111 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Second/Third Mate of Unlimited Tonnage Illustrations: 2 61. Which method requires prior approval to be used when cleaning up an oil spill?

• (A) Chemical agents o (B) Suction equipment o (C) Skimmers o (D) Sorbent booms


62. To serve as a person in charge of transfer operations on board a self-propelled tank vessel, an individual must hold/be which of the following?

o (A) A letter from the company stating his qualification o (B) Be 30 years old o (C) A valid officer credential for inspected vessels • (D) A tankerman-PIC endorsement


63. How many months after its expiration date may a Coast Guard credential be renewed without retaking the complete exam?

o (A) 1 month o (B) 6 months • (C) 12 months o (D) 24 months


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

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


65. Which is the requirement for the name and hailing port of a documented commercial vessel?

o (A) It is required to be marked on both bows and on the keel o (B) It is not required to be marked anywhere on the vessel • (C) It is required to be marked on the stern with the name of the vessel marked on both bows o (D) It is required to be marked on the keel, stern, and both bows



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66. What is the difference between net tonnage and gross tonnage?

o (A) Net tonnage is tonnage of cargo compared to tonnage of whole ship. o (B) Net tonnage is gross tonnage minus engine and bunker spaces. o (C) Net tonnage is the net weight of the ship. • (D) Net tonnage is the gross tonnage less certain deductible spaces.


67. To determine the number of inflatable liferafts required on a vessel, you should check which document?

o (A) SOLAS Certificate o (B) Load Line Certificate • (C) Certificate of Inspection o (D) Stability Letter


68. Which is supplied to the vessel by the U.S. Coast Guard?

o (A) Bell book • (B) Official Logbook o (C) Cargo gear register o (D) Rough Logbook


69. 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 __________.

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


70. What is the period of validity of a Safety Management Certificate?

• (A) 60 months o (B) 48 months o (C) 42 months o (D) 36 months



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D029DG

Adapted for testing purposes only from HAYLER, American Merchant Seaman’s Manual

Copyright © 1980 by Cornell Maritime Press, Inc.

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Further reproduction prohibited without permission

HEADING

(TRUE)

BEARING

(TRUE)

RANGE

(YDS) REMARKS

228° INITIAL HEADING

228° 232° 2260 ON INITIAL COURSE

228° 234° 1700 RIGHT FULL RUDDER

ORDERED

230° 236° 1490

252° 235° 1275

275° 231° 1000

316° 214° 850

352° 198° 975

022° 194° 1210

053° 197° 1430

087° 202° 1600

115° 209° 1690

151° 217° 1700

183° 225° 1600

218° 232° 1350 RUDDER AMIDSHIPS

228° 235° 1125 STEADY ON 228°


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