VESSEL SEARCH TRAINING COURSE POST-TEST

The pleasure craft include ...

• Luxury motor yachts

• Cargo ships

• Cruise ships

• Ro-ro

The front part of the vessel is called …

• Starboard

• Port

• Stern

• Bow

The area of a yacht where the crew and/or passenger sleep is called …

• Companionway

• Sail Stowage

• Berths

• Heads

The area mention below is in a pleasure craft, except …

• cabins  

• workshop

• galley

• saloon

The following are uses of ships plans, except …

• Help you identify the exact location of contraband  

• Help you identify areas of the ship accurately

• Help you identify possible concealment areas

• Help you identify possible health and safety risks

Container positions on board commercial vessels are assigned a … digit numbers.

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 12

This statement below is correct for systematic search …

• Carrying out a systematic search will reduce your chances of finding what you are looking for.​

• A systematic search begins at one point of the goods, person or area you are searching and finishes at the same point.

• It follows a logical approach of assessing the smallest objects (voids) first and their potential for concealment through to the largest object (void).

• A systematic search is conducted without planning and coordinating.

Once you have located any item that you think could be potential evidence, before you do anything ….

• PRESERVATION - SECURITY - CONTINUITY

• REMEMBER – DOs – DONTs

• STOP – LOOK – THINK

• GATHER – COLLECT – SECURE

The following PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) must be worn by officers as they approach a vessel to undertake a search, except …

• Overalls (with sleeves down)

• Reflective vests

• Safety helmets

• Gas monitors

It is toxic at low levels, so that even a small amount in your system may cause headaches, dizziness weakness and vomiting. This is the characteristic of …

• Carbon Monoxide

• Carbon dioxide

• Oxygen below 19.5%

• Hydrogen Sulphide