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WorksheetsMidterms SEAM 5B Review
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What should you do when you see a person fall overboard at night?
Throw a red flare to the victim
Initiate a "Mayday" call to alert other vessels in the vicinity
Put the rudder hard over to the side where the victim fell and start the Scharnow turn
Call for help and keep the victim in sight
Immediately after abandoning a vessel, lookouts should be posted aboard life rafts to look for
Survivors in the water
Food and water
Land
Bad weather
After abandoning ship, you should deploy the sea anchor from a lifer aft to
Navigate against the current
Keep personnel from getting seasick
Stay in the general location
keep the lifer aft from capsizing
Which step should be taken, if possible, when the vessel must be abandoned because of a distress situation?
Program the SART and EPIRB to transmit the vessel's location and situation.
Place the SART and EPIRB in the "ON" position and secure them to the survival craft.
No additional steps are needed as the SART and EPIRB will both automatically float free and operate properly.
Alert the U.S. Coast Guard by using the survival craft's portable INMARSAT unit.
When abandoning ship, after launching the motor lifeboat you should...
Plot a course for the nearest land
Take a vote on which direction you should go
Go in one direction until fuel runs out
Stay in the immediate area
You must shore up the collision bulkhead due to solid flooding forward. The bulkhead approximates an inverted triangle. The center of pressure of the shores on the bulkhead should be located...
Approximately two-thirds of the way up the bulkhead
At the bottom of the bulkhead
Evenly over the surface of the bulkhead
Approximately halfway up the bulkhead
You are trying to rescue survivors from a wrecked vessel on fire. You should approach...
At a speed of at least that of the wrecked vessel
At a speed of at most one-half that of the wrecked vessel
To windward of the wrecked vessel
To leeward of the wrecked vessel
You are underway when a fire breaks out in the forward part of your vessel. If possible, you should...
Put the vessel's stern into the wind
Call for assistance
Keep going at half speed
Abandon ship to windward
A crew member has just fallen overboard off your port side. Which action should you take?
Immediately put the rudder over hard right.
Immediately put the engine astern.
Immediately put the rudder over hard left.
Wait until the stern is well clear of the man and then put the rudder over hard right.
A report of casualty to a vessel must include...?
An evaluation of who was at fault
The amount of ballast on board
The estimated cost of damage
The name of the owner or agent of the vessel
Which situation requires you to furnish a notice of marine casualty to the Coast Guard?
Your vessel is at anchor and grounds at low tide with no apparent damage
Storm damage to the cargo winch motors requiring repairs costing $19,000
A seaman slips on ice on deck and sprains his ankle, requiring an ace bandage
You collide with a buoy and drag it off station with no apparent damage to the vessel or to the buoy
During a fire drill, passengers report to their designated muster stations. Which SMS requirement is this procedure PRIMARILY fulfilling?
Ensuring lifejackets are correctly worn correctly by all passengers
Verifying passenger headcount accuracy to ensure proper mustering
Implementing crowd management for orderly evacuation
Testing emergency lighting systems must work in an emergency
A passenger refuses to leave their cabin during an abandon ship drill, citing privacy concerns. What is the FIRST action per crowd management principles?
Ignore the passenger to avoid delay and proceed with evacuation
Assign a crew member to calmly explain the safety necessity
Lock the cabin from outside and wait for the passenger readiness to comply
Announce their cabin number publicly to ensure accounting of passenger refusal to leave.
The continuous ringing of the ship's bell for >10 seconds signals:
Fire emergency
Dismissal from muster stations
Man overboard
Abandon ship
In analyzing a muster list, you notice crew assigned to assist mobility-impaired passengers are also tasked with closing watertight doors. What risk does this pose?
Excessive duty perform other than assigned in muster list
Overcrowding at muster stations of mobility impaired passenger
Delayed assistance to vulnerable passengers
Inefficient use of lifeboats manpower
During mustering, passengers cluster near exits, blocking pathways. Which crowd management practice is MOST effective?
Increasing volume of passengers in the emergency exits.
Initiating lifeboat boarding immediately via alternative routes
Skipping roll call to expedite evacuation of the available passengers
Deploying crew to guide passengers via pre-designated routes
An SMS audit reveals emergency drills exclude night scenarios. How does this gap impact passenger safety?
Reduces crew fatigue during actual emergencies eliminating non value drill
Impairs preparedness for darkness-related challenges
Simplifies muster list administration as this scenario happens less often
Ensures compliance with daytime operations and working hours for the crew
A contingency plan requires crew to verify all cabins are empty during abandonment. Which principle does this prioritize?
Crowd control efficiency
Preservation of ship property and life of the passenger
Rapid lifeboat deployment
Accountability for passenger safety
During a collision, the contingency plan requires sealing breached compartments. What is the FIRST action after confirming hull damage?
Activate general alarm and muster crew
Order abandon ship
Dispatch damage control team with patching materials
Close watertight doors and initiate bilge pumping
Post-collision, the starboard tank is ruptured, causing a 5° list. The plan states: "Transfer ballast to correct list." What risk might this action pose?
Reduced stability from free surface effect due to transfer
Overloading intact tanks, worsening structural stress
Delaying in response to rescue operation due to operation undertaken
Interfering with firefighting operations in the critical moment
During grounding, the Master delays distress signaling to attempt self-refloating. When is this JUSTIFIED per SMS?
If the hull is visibly intact and no breach detected
After consulting shipping company DPA for final approval
When within VHF range of coast guard and RCC
Only if no pollution/risk to life exists
MOB occurs in heavy seas. What maneuver should you INITIATE immediately per contingency plan?
Execute immediately expanding or Square search pattern
Scharnov Turn at full speed
Anderson Turn after notifying engine room
Williamson Turn while deploying marker buoy
The MOB contingency plan assigns one crew to visually track the person. What limitation could REDUCE effectiveness?
Night conditions or poor visibility
Distraction during vessel maneuvering to rescue
Relying on use of GPS positioning
Number of Bridge team available during the emergency
The abbreviation HEL-H of helicopter radius of action for rescue purposes. What are the radius and evacuating capacity of the helicopter?
100 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 10 persons
200 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 15 persons
500 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 25 persons
150 nm and capacity for evacuating more than 12 persons
What will be the action of each vessel after the collision accident?
Report to the Charterers the incident and continue the voyage
After logging the other vessel's name, leave and continue the voyage
Report to the Owners the incident and continue the voyage
The stable vessel should standby to assist the vessel in most distress
A collision breaches a chemical tank. The contingency plan prioritizes "containment over pumping." Is this MOST appropriate?
No, pumping prevents environmental damage
No, containment delays evacuation
Yes, pumping risks igniting flammable vapors
Yes, but only if the ship is stationary
Your vessel grounds on a rocky seabed. Per contingency plan, what immediate action preserves stability?
Sound all tanks to check for ingress
Order full astern to dislodge
Activate anchor to prevent drifting
Flood counter-ballast tanks
After grounding, the plan requires hourly tidal monitoring. Which factor is PRIMARY for refloating decisions?
Tide height and hull stress points
Fuel containment and possible water ingress
Safety of the crew and protecting the environment
Excessive crew working hours preferably daytime only operations
When a crew member who is conscious has fallen overboard is being picked up by a lifeboat, how should the boat approach with the wind?
Astern and the victim just off the bow
Just off the bow and the victim to leeward
Ahead and the victim just the bow
Just off the bow and the victim to windward
The shipboard general alarm system must receive its main source of power from which of the following?
A storage battery
The emergency generator
An auxiliary generator
The ship's service generator
A continuous sounding of a fog whistle by a vessel indicates that a vessel is:
Anchored
In distress
Requesting the draw span bridge to be opened
Without engines and drifting
Which of the following smoke signals can be given off by a vessel in distress or in need of assistance?
Orange colored smoke
Green colored smoke
Black smoke
Blue smoke
When beaching a vessel and the vessel is heavily trimmed by the head, beaching may be advantageous:
Head on
Bow first
Parallel to the beach
Stern first
What will be your first action to alarm the persons on board when your vessel runs aground?
Call the Master
Call the Bosun to drop anchor
Sound the general alarm system
Call the Engine Room
What would be your immediate action upon stranding your vessel?
Stop engine and put engine astern, if tide is falling
Call the Coast Guard
Call your ship owner
Call a tug boat
When vessel is stranded, the engineers should be warned to:
Always keep the engines at full astern
Change from low level water intakes to high level water intakes
Change from high level water intakes to low level water intakes
Change watch every 4 hours
After grounding, the extent of the damage to the vessel can be determined by:
Checking if the engine room is flooded
Taking sounding around the vessels
Testing if the engine is still working
Sounding of all compartments
Upon colliding with another vessel in calm weather, the engines should be stopped. Which of the following would NOT immediately be done?
Close watertight doors
Inform the crew of the situation
Put the engines astern
Sound general alarm
Your vessel has been in collision with another vessel. You are taking in water and you have to prepare for leaving the vessel. How will you act?
Send a distress message and collect survival suits / thermal bags
Assist your friends to collect their personal belongings
Collect your own personal belongings
Just jump overboard and be ready
If the ship's bow has penetrated the side of the other ship in a collision, it would be safe to:
Come astern in order to get clear of the other vessel to avoid further damage
Stay in place in order to plug the hole on the other vessel
Communicate with the other vessel
Lower lifeboat in the water
Which of the following is NOT considered as a distress signal?
Green star shells
Flames from the vessel
Continuous sounding of a whistle
A flag over a ball
Among the listed, which one is NOT a way to signal distress?
Flames from the vessel
A flag over a ball
Green star shells
Continuous sounding of a whistle
What will be the action of each vessel after the collision accident?
The stable vessel should standby to assist the vessel in most distress
Reports to the Charterers the incident and continue the voyage
After logging the other vessel's name, leave and continue the voyage
Report to the Owners the incident and continue the voyage
When a crew member who is conscious has fallen overboard is being picked up by a lifeboat, how should the boat approach with the wind?
Just off the bow and the victim to windward
Astern and the victim just off the bow
Ahead and the victim just the bow
Just off the bow and the victim to leeward
The shipboard general alarm system must receive its main source of power from which of the following?
A storage battery
The emergency generator
An auxiliary generator
The ship's service generator
A continuous sounding of a fog whistle by a vessel indicates that a vessel is:
Without engines and drifting
In distress
Requesting the draw span bridge to be opened
Anchored
Which of the following smoke signals can be given off by a vessel in distress or in need of assistance?
Blue smoke
Green colored smoke
Orange colored smoke
Black smoke
When beaching a vessel and the vessel is heavily trimmed by the head, beaching may be advantageous:
Head on
Stern first
Parallel to the beach
Bow first
What will be your first action to alarm the persons on board when your vessel runs aground?
Call the Bosun to drop anchor
Call the Master
Sound the general alarm system
Call the Engine Room
What would be your immediate action upon stranding your vessel?
Call your ship owner
Call the Coast Guard
Call a tug boat
Stop engine and put engine astern, if tide is falling
After MOB recovery, the casualty is hypothermic. The plan states: "Provide blankets and warm drinks." Is this SUFFICIENT?
Yes, following per IMO guidelines
Yes, but only when in tropical waters
No, if vital signs are unstable at time of recovery
No, passive rewarming risks cardiac arrest
You respond to a distress call 15nm away. Per contingency plan, what should you PREPARE before arrival?
Rescue boats, medical kits, and briefing team
Additional Extra ballast for stability ready to rescue
Post Extra lookout and officer on the bridge
Updated voyage plan and inform the company
While assisting a sinking vessel, survivors panic during transfer. Which contingency element BEST addresses this?
Calm the survivor by giving food and water
Provide additional comfort talking to the concern crew
Designated crew trained in crowd control
Give liquid and urgent medical care as needed
When vessel is stranded, the engineers should be warned to:
Change from low level water intakes to high level water intakes
Change from high level water intakes to low level water intakes
Change watch every 4 hours
Always keep the engines at full astern
After grounding, the extent of the damage to the vessel can be determined by:
Testing if the engine is still working
Checking if the engine room is flooded
Taking sounding around the vessel
Sounding of all compartments
Upon colliding with another vessel in calm weather, the engines should be stopped. Which of the following would NOT immediately be done?
Sound general alarm
Put the engines astern
Close watertight doors
Inform the crew of the situation
Your vessel has been in collision with another vessel. You are taking in water and you have to prepare for leaving the vessel. How will you act?
Send a distress message and collect survival suits / thermal bags
Assist your friends to collect their personal belongings
Collect your own personal belongings
Just jump overboard and be ready
If the ship's bow has penetrated the side of the other ship in a collision, it would be safe to:
Lower lifeboat in the water
Communicate with the other vessel
Come astern in order to get clear of the other vessel to avoid further damage
Stay in place in order to plug the hole on the other vessel
Which of the following is NOT considered as a distress signal?
Green star shells
A flag over a ball
Continuous sounding of a whistle
Among the listed, which one is NOT a way to signal distress?
Green star shells
Flames from the vessel
Continuous sounding of a whistle
A flag over a ball
Which of the following information is NOT required in reporting danger messages?
Ice
Direct dangers to navigation
Derelicts
Engine failure
What is the possible damage of a vessel aground listing to starboard side?
Starboard tank / ballast is breached and taking in water
Center tank is breached and taking in water
Due to the wind blowing from port side
Normal causes for she is grounded
This system divides the crew into teams which should be trained in their various functions so that when an emergency occurs, the whole crew swings into action.
Emergency gear system
Emergency maneuver system
Back-up team
Emergency segregation system
Your vessel has grounded on a bar. What should you do?
If you cannot get clear immediately, lighten the ship by pumping all ballast overboard.
Run the engine full astern to keep from being set further onto the bar.
All of the choices are correct
Switch to the high suction for condenser circulating water, if it is submerged.
While your vessel is underway at sea and one of your crew members falls overboard from the starboard side, what should be the FIRST thing to do?
Immediately throw the crew member a life preserver
Immediately begin backing your engines
Immediately apply left rudder
Immediately position your vessel to windward and begin recovery
Which of the following actions should you take if a crew member has just fallen overboard off your port side?
Immediately put the engines astern
Immediately put the rudder over hard starboard
Wait until the stern is well clear of the man and then put the rudder over hard starboard
Immediately put the rudder over hard port
A person has just fallen overboard off your starboard side. Which action should you take?
Wait until the stern is well clear of the man and then put the rudder over hard port
Immediately put the engines astern
Immediately put the rudder over hard starboard
Immediately put the rudder over hard port
Upon stranding, the engines should be stopped. It should be put astern if the tide is falling to see if the engines will immediately re-float. However, under no circumstances will the engines be put astern for a long period. Why?
It may damage the rudder
It may stir up sands that may block condensers
It may make tremendous vibrations
It may damage the propeller
You are Senior Deck Officer onboard a merchant vessel. During the night you have been in collision with a sailboat. There is no sign of life in the water. What will you do?
Alarm the rescue center and commence searching for any survivals
Just wait for assistance
Leave the position as fast as possible
Call the company, explain the situation and ask for orders
What should a rescue person use if he has to jump into the water in order to assist a survivor?
Lifeline
Survival suit
Survival suit and lifeline
Lifejacket
When a vessel is stranded, discharge or probable discharge of harmful substances should be reported to the:
Nearest coast radio station
Nearest classification society
Nearest NCB surveyor
Nearest US Coast Guard
Which of the following actions is NOT to be taken following a collision?
Discharge or probable discharge of harmful substances to be reported to the nearest coast radio station
Survival craft should be made ready for abandoning ship or assisting crew of the other ship
Immediately sail away from the scene
Owners to be informed of all details about the collision
When a parallel track search pattern is being carried out, the course of the search units should normally be which of the following?
In the same direction as the anticipated drift
In the opposite direction of the anticipated drift
Perpendicular to the line of anticipated drift
Downwind
When beaching a ship to avoid immediate danger of foundering, it is ideal to do so at/on __________ so that the ship settles slowly, rather than drive her hard ashore and strain the bottom plating.
Spring tide
Full moon
Neap tide
High water or falling tide
What action should the engineers take when your vessel is underway in a channel and all of a sudden the vessel runs aground?
Stop main engine and engage turning gear
Check tank sounding to determine damages
Standby engine for any order from the bridge
Change over to do supply
In the event of a collision, after the impact, which of the following should NOT be done?
Transmit MAYDAY or PAN-PAN signals, even if not in distress
Close all watertight doors
Swing out lifeboats, ensure that no premature abandonment takes place, and prepare life rafts
Hoist the three red lights in a vertical line, one above the other
Which of the following statements concerning a man overboard emergency is FALSE?
You should always place your vessel upwind of a survivor in the water to create a lee
In small, shallow-draft vessels, the man overboard should be picked up on the weather bow
The ship pickup is difficult with very large vessels due to the lack of maneuverability
The ship pickup is faster than using a small boat
If a crewmember has fallen overboard during the hours of darkness and you immediately execute a Williamson turn, what is the primary advantage of this maneuver under these circumstances?
The turn enables you to reverse course in the shortest possible time
The turn provides the maximum coverage of the area to be searched
You will have enough time to maneuver to close in on the man for rescue
You will be in a reciprocal course and nearly on the track line run during the night
In the event of collision in calm weather, the colliding ship should generally remain embedded:
To allow crew members and passengers to transfer from the holed vessel to the colliding vessel
The colliding ship must pull out immediately
To allow another ship time to assess the damage or prepare to abandon ship
To allow coast guards to assess who is to blame on the collision
What is NOT correct while the vessel is dealing with emergencies in stranding?
Report the accident to the Charterers
Engine stopped
Watertight doors closed
Lights / shapes exhibited
Your vessel has been involved in a collision. As master you have to write about the accident in the log-book. In order to only write the facts in the log-book, which of the following procedures do you find most correct?
Write down the story as favorable as possible seen from your own point of view
Make sure that your log-book tells your story
Write down all the facts you have collected, and also write down your own opinion about the circumstances
Find out from officers and crew who have been in connection with the collision, what they have seen, so that detailed and complete description of the sequence of events can be entered in the log-book
A report of casualty to a vessel must include:
The name of the owner or agent of the vessel
The amount of ballast on board
The estimated cost of damage
An evaluation of who was at fault
According to the rules of GMDSS, the frequency 2187.5 kHz is used for:
Piracy attack
Regular communication
Alerting
Distress traffic
Fire in an engine compartment is best extinguished with carbon dioxide gas (CO₂) and by:
Completely closing the compartment
Leaving the compartment open to the air
Closing the compartment except for the ventilators
Increasing the air flow to the compartment by blowing
If your ship is in collision in the waters of a foreign nation, which of the following is NOT a legal responsibility for the MASTER?
Render assistance to the other ship if practicable
Inform the other vessel of the name of your ship and other details
Go as soon as possible to the nearest appropriate port to report to the authorities
Enter a witnessed statement in the official log book
On stranding, the following are measures to be taken EXCEPT:
Watertight doors be locked
The general alarm be sounded
On a falling tide the engines should be put full astern
The engineers should not change to high level water intakes
The Scharnow turn should be used in a man overboard situation only when?
There has been sufficient time elapsed since the man went over to complete the maneuver.
The vessel has twin screws to assist in making the turn.
The man can be kept in sight from the bridge while maneuvering.
The turn is started immediately when the man goes over.
What condition exists when the main propulsion plant boilers and auxiliaries are not in operation due to the absence of power?
Low voltage condition
Dead ship condition
Power surge condition
Critical condition
What is most important when preparing for emergencies?
That people know where to muster.
That people listen to orders given.
That people are well trained.
That people know where to find designated equipment.
What is one of the most dangerous states a human being may suffer if in sea water awaiting rescue?
Hypothermia
Influenza
Cold
Broken limb
What must be accurately determined to assess the potential for progressive flooding after your vessel has been damaged?
The capacity of the water sprinkler system.
All of the above.
The integrity of the watertight boundaries.
The operation of the machinery space bilge level alarms.
What safety device, when activated in a distress situation, responds to radar interrogation by transmitting a swept frequency signal which generates 12 blips code on a radar screen?
Smoke signal
Search and rescue radar transponder
EPIRB beacon
All of these
What sound signal shall be used on ship's whistle when man-overboard?
3 long blasts repeatedly
6 short blasts repeatedly
2 short blasts repeatedly
4 short blasts repeatedly
When a rescue vessel approaches a lifeboat in heavy seas, the person in charge of the lifeboat should:
Approach on the windward side
Do not approach the lifeboat
Wait for calmer weather before transferring personnel
Approach on the leeward side
When abandoning ship in cold waters, what actions can be taken to minimize the effects of entering the water?
Utilize embarkation ladders or a fire hose to lower yourself to a survival craft
Wear a type II PFD and carry an immersion suit with you
Inflate the life raft on deck, board the raft, and wait for the vessel to sink
Do not abandon the vessel until help arrives on scene
When personnel are lifted by a helicopter from an inflatable liferaft, the personnel on the raft should:
Remove their life preservers to prepare for the transfer
Take in the sea anchor to prevent fouling of the rescue sling
Deflate the floor of the raft to reduce the danger of the raft overturning
Inflate the floor of the raft to provide for additional stability
When receiving station cannot distinguish the signal, what signal flag is to be hoisted?
Keep Code pennant at the dip
Hoist ZL
Hoist ZQ
Raise and lower the answering pennant
Which emergency equipment should you keep near the towing bitts?
A self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
A boat hook and a spanner wrench
A Stokes litter basket
A fire ax and/or cutting torch
Which type of emergency equipment is independent of outside air and suited for use in a compartment with readiness for launching oxygen?
All-Service Gas Masks (Navy type)
Service gas mask used by Coast Guards
Face mask
Oxygen Breathing Apparatus
Who makes decisions on how the operation has to be carried out in a helicopter rescue?
Pilot of the helicopter
Master of the ship
Shipowner
Superintendent
You are attempting to take a dead ship in tow. All lines have been passed and secured. How should you get underway?
Order minimum turns until the towing hawser is taut and then continue at that speed until towing speed is attained.
Order minimum turns until the catenary almost breaks the water then stop. Order more turns as the hawser slackens but keep the catenary in the water.
If the towline is properly adjusted and weighted you can order slow or dead slow and the towline will act as a spring to absorb the initial shock.
Order minimum turns until the towing hawser is just clear of the water
