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Q200 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master/Chief Mate Offshore Supply Vessels Illustrations: 1

Choose the best answer to the following Multiple Choice Questions.

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

If choice C is selected set score to 1.

2. Which is an exception to the garbage discharge requirements in Annex V to MARPOL 73/78?

o (A) Garbage accumulation on board has exceeded storage space. • (B) A person falls overboard, and a plastic ice chest is thrown for flotation. o (C) The destination port or terminal cannot receive garbage. o (D) The garbage to be discharged will sink.

If choice B is selected set score to 1.

3. Which flash point would indicate a grade E combustible liquid?

o (A) 140°F o (B) 75°F • (C) 155°F o (D) 80°F


4. A crew has signed on for a 3-month voyage. Fourteen days into the voyage a seaman is improperly discharged at the first port of call. How much pay is he entitled to receive?

o (A) double wages (28 days) o (B) 14 days • (C) 14 days and one month's extra o (D) 1 month's



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Q200 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master/Chief Mate Offshore Supply Vessels Illustrations: 1 5. Which statement is TRUE when amendments are made to the Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency

Plan, and the revisions have been submitted to the Coast Guard?

o (A) Submit changes one month before the anniversary date of the plan o (B) Submit only changes six months before the end of the approval period • (C) The Plan cannot be implemented without approval o (D) The Plan can be implemented without immediate approval as long as final approval is

received within six months of submission


6. Which is the BETTER holding ground, for a conventional anchor?

o (A) A rocky bottom o (B) A shale bottom o (C) A very soft mud • (D) A mixture of mud and clay

If choice D is selected set score to 1.

7. 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


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


9. What is the minimum number of bolts required in a temporary bolted flange oil hose coupling that meets American National Standards Institute(ANSI) standard flange requirements?

• (A) 4 o (B) 3 o (C) 6 o (D) A bolt must be used in every hole.

If choice A is selected set score to 1.


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Q200 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master/Chief Mate Offshore Supply Vessels Illustrations: 1 10. The lookout sights a vessel dead ahead. How would this be reported on the bell?

o (A) One strike on the bell o (B) Two strikes on the bell • (C) Three strikes on the bell o (D) Four strikes on the bell


11. According to the Chemical Data Guide, what is the Reid Vapor Pressure of tert-butylamine?

• (A) 11 (psig) o (B) 12 (psig) o (C) 13 (psig) o (D) 14 (psig)


12. In which case is the IOPP Certificate of an inspected vessel NOT invalidated?

• (A) The required oily-water separator malfunctions. o (B) The ship is transferred to Liberian registry. o (C) An annual survey is conducted fifteen months after the date of certificate issuance. o (D) A 15 ppm oily-water separator is replaced by a 100 ppm oily-water separator.


13. 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


14. Which describes how flanking rudders effect a vessel's heading when going astern?

o (A) The water flow due to the vessel's movement through the water o (B) The discharge current being channeled to impinge on the vessel's deadwood o (C) The tunnel affect of the water flow past opposing rudders • (D) The effect of the propeller flow on the rudders



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Q200 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master/Chief Mate Offshore Supply Vessels Illustrations: 1 15. What is the purpose of the relief valve of a cargo pump?

o (A) Provides for the removal of vapors o (B) Allows two or more tanks to be filled at the same time • (C) Permits the return of cargo to the suction side of the pump o (D) Provides for the emergency shutdown of the pump


16. Regulations require that OSV's under 100 GT must have a steering system that is capable of moving the rudder __________.

• (A) From 35° on one side to 30° on the other side, in no more than 28 seconds, while making maximum headway

o (B) By a required auxiliary steering system under emergency conditions when duplicated main steering power systems are provided

o (C) At one-half the maximum astern speed without damage o (D) From 15° on one side to 15° on the other side, in 30 seconds at 7 knots, or one-half the

maximum speed


17. What is NOT a basic shiphandling rule for navigating in ice concentrations on the Great Lakes?

• (A) Transit ice along pressure ridges when possible. o (B) Work with the ice movement, not against. o (C) Keep moving - even very slowly, but keep moving. o (D) Excessive speed means ice damage.


18. Which item may be substituted for, in the fireman's outfit, on a cargo vessel?

o (A) Rigid helmet o (B) Fire ax o (C) Flashlight • (D) Flame safety lamp


19. When a vessel is entering or leaving a port, where is the record of engine speeds kept?

o (A) The Official Logbook o (B) The engine rough log • (C) The bell book o (D) The deck rough log



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Q200 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master/Chief Mate Offshore Supply Vessels Illustrations: 1 20. The term "Special measures to enhance maritime security" as defined by SOLAS applies to which

vessels?

o (A) Cargo ships of 200 gross tons on international voyages o (B) Cargo ships of 1000 gross tons and above on coastwise voyages • (C) Cargo ships of 500 gross tons and above on international voyages o (D) Vessels owned or operated by a contracting government


21. A clause in the charter party requires a vessel's owner to pay dispatch money when which of the conditions exists?

o (A) The vessel is not ready to load or discharge cargo • (B) The vessel loads and discharges its cargo in less time than specified o (C) The vessel changes berths to expedite loading or discharging o (D) The vessel does not load and discharge its cargo in the time specified


22. Which action will take place if a crew member is replaced in a U.S. port after foreign articles have been signed, and the ship proceeds foreign?

o (A) The U.S. Consul will add the new man's name to the Certified Crew List. o (B) The Master will remove the replaced man's name from the Certified Crew List but not from the

articles. o (C) The U.S. Consul will remove the replaced man's name from the Certified Crew List. • (D) The name of the new man is added to the articles but not to the Certified Crew List.


23. You are proceeding along the right bank of a narrow channel aboard a right-handed single-screw vessel. The vessel starts to sheer due to bank suction/cushion effect. Which action should you take?

• (A) Increase speed and put the rudder hard right o (B) Stop engines and put the rudder hard left o (C) Decrease speed and put the rudder hard right o (D) Back full with rudder amidships


24. What is the TLV of cyclohexanol?

o (A) 20 ppm o (B) 30 ppm o (C) 40 ppm • (D) 50 ppm



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Q200 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master/Chief Mate Offshore Supply Vessels Illustrations: 1 25. When are Operators of Uninspected Passenger Vessels required to keep their Coast

Guard credential aboard their vessel?

• (A) only when carrying passengers for hire o (B) At all times o (C) only when operating more than one mile from shore o (D) only when operating at night


26. Your vessel is in Charleston, S.C. Which situation does NOT require you to clear Customs?

o (A) You did not load any cargo in Charleston and are bound for Halifax • (B) All the cargo on board is of U.S. origin and destined for New York o (C) You did not discharge any cargo in Charleston and are bound for Panama o (D) You took on no new cargo in Charleston, S.C. and are bound for a foreign port


27. What is NOT considered maritime property in a salvage claim?

o (A) Semi-submerged shipwreck o (B) Cargo o (C) Sea plane • (D) Buoys


28. You are heading into the sea during rough weather. What may happen if there is too much weight forward in your small boat?

o (A) The craft will rise rapidly over the wave o (B) The craft will list severely o (C) The craft will broach • (D) The craft may plunge into the wave


29. In general, a reinforced vessel can safely navigate in ice provided the concentration does not exceed how many tenths?

o (A) 1-2 tenths o (B) 3-4 tenths • (C) 5- 7 tenths o (D) 8- 9 tenths with icebreaker assistance



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Q200 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master/Chief Mate Offshore Supply Vessels Illustrations: 1 30. You are docking a vessel in a slip which has its entrance athwart the tide. You land the ship across

the end of the pier, stemming the tide, preparatory to breaking the ship around the corner. You have one tug to assist. Where would you generally tie up the tug?

o (A) Have her on a hawser from the stern. o (B) Tie her up on the inshore bow to hold the ship off the end. • (C) Tie her up on the offshore bow. o (D) Tie her up on the inshore quarter to lift the stern.


31. The lashings on a stack of containers with interlocking fittings restrain the forces that cause __________.

• (A) racking o (B) crushing o (C) toppling o (D) buckling


32. You are docking a vessel starboard side to with the assistance of two tugs. You are attempting to hold the vessel off by operating both tugs at right angles to the vessel and at full power. Which statement is TRUE?

o (A) Steerageway is never taken off o (B) The bow doesn't close the dock first • (C) The ship has no headway at the time o (D) The bow closes the dock first


33. Which type of portable lighting may be used to enter a compartment on a tank barge which is NOT gas-free?

• (A) An explosion-proof, self-contained, battery-fed lamp o (B) A three-cell flashlight o (C) A spark resistant and flame retardant lamp o (D) None of the above


34. Which is usually the most gentle way of riding out a severe storm on a larger vessel?

o (A) Hove to o (B) Rig a sea anchor • (C) Running before the seas o (D) Head into the seas at slow speeds



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Q200 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master/Chief Mate Offshore Supply Vessels Illustrations: 1 35. Which type EPIRB must each ocean-going OSV carry?

o (A) Class A o (B) Class B • (C) Category I o (D) Class C


36. 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


37. Which is the BEST holding ground for conventional anchors?

o (A) Very soft mud o (B) Rock o (C) Shale • (D) Hard mud


38. 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.


39. What do the York-Antwerp Rules relate to?

• (A) The settlement of general average claims o (B) The navigation regulations that apply in the English Channel o (C) Clearly state the minimum required number of officers and crew o (D) The ship owner's responsibilities to provide a well-found vessel in a charter party



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Q200 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master/Chief Mate Offshore Supply Vessels Illustrations: 1 40. What type of valve will usually be on the discharge side of a cargo pump on a tank vessel?

o (A) globe valve • (B) check valve o (C) gate valve o (D) butterfly valve


41. According to U.S. regulations, which of the following describes the declaration of inspection?

o (A) An application you must complete and submit to the Coast Guard to have an inspector visit your vessel

o (B) A paper issued by the Coast Guard marine inspector which allows you to conduct a transfer operation

o (C) An annual report submitted by vessel personnel to the Coast Guard declaring that all transfer equipment has been inspected

• (D) A document signed by vessel and shore facility persons-in-charge declaring that all transfer requirements have been met


42. 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


43. The effect known as "bank cushion" acts in which of the following ways on a single-screw vessel proceeding along a narrow channel?

• (A) It forces the bow away from the bank. o (B) It forces the entire vessel away from the bank. o (C) It forces the stern away from the bank. o (D) It heels the vessel toward the bank.



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Q200 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master/Chief Mate Offshore Supply Vessels Illustrations: 1 44. You are requisitioning stores for your tank vessel. What type of matches are permitted aboard?

• (A) Safety o (B) Self-extinguishing o (C) Wooden o (D) Phosphorous


45. Which it TRUE for a vessel's Certificate of Documentation?

o (A) It must be posted under transparent material in the pilothouse • (B) It must be carried on board o (C) It may be retained by the owner at the home port OR kept on the vessel o (D) It must be kept on file at the corporate offices of the owner or operator


46. 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)


47. What is the combined fan discharge rate in an inert gas system is related to?

o (A) size of the largest cargo tank o (B) shoreside loading rate • (C) maximum cargo pump discharge rate o (D) boiler forced draft fan rate


48. In reference to accidental oil pollution, the most critical time during bunkering is when __________.

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



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Q200 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master/Chief Mate Offshore Supply Vessels Illustrations: 1 49. Which of the signals listed is required to be displayed at night while bunkering at a dock?

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


50. As a ship moves through the water, it drags with it a body of water called the wake. Which term defines the ratio of the wake speed to the ship's speed?

o (A) Speed of advance o (B) Wake distribution o (C) Propeller velocity • (D) Wake fraction


51. Annex V to MARPOL 73/78 contains requirements pertaining to the discharge into the marine environment of which item?

• (A) Garbage o (B) Oil o (C) Noxious liquid substances o (D) Air pollutants


52. If the Master of a US-flag towing vessel replaces any crew member with a non-US citizen, he/she must ensure which of the following?

o (A) The replacement holds a credential equivalent in experience and training to a mariner holding US credentials

o (B) The vessel is on a foreign voyage, outside US jurisdiction, and not operating above the US outer continental shelf

o (C) The replacement can communicate with other crew members to the extent required by regulations

• (D) All of the above



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Q200 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master/Chief Mate Offshore Supply Vessels Illustrations: 1 53. Which defines the pitch of a propeller on a merchant vessel?

o (A) The angle that the propeller makes with the surface of the water o (B) The positive pressure resulting from the difference of the forces on both sides of the moving

propeller in still water without slip • (C) The number of feet per revolution the propeller is designed to advance in still water without

slip o (D) The angle that the propeller makes with a free stream of water


54. When carrying a cargo of asphalt or molten sulfur, which are carried at temperatures of over 300°F, one of the biggest dangers is __________.

o (A) inadequate ullage space • (B) water in the tanks or pipelines o (C) having the cargo too cool o (D) explosion of vapors after discharge


55. According to U.S. regulations, what vessels are required to have the "Discharge of Oil Prohibited" placard?

• (A) U.S. Vessels 26 feet or more in length o (B) U.S. vessels less than 26 feet in length o (C) Foreign vessels not in U.S. navigable waters o (D) Foreign vessels when engaged in noncommercial service


56. A vessel has a deadweight carrying capacity of 10,500 tons. Fuel, water, and stores require 1500 tons. The cubic capacity is 500,000 cubic feet. Which cargo will put her full and down?

o (A) Bundles of rubber, SF 140.2 o (B) Barrels of tallow, SF 66.8 • (C) Rolls of barbed wire, SF 55.5 o (D) Slabs of zinc, SF 7.1


57. Of the required ring life buoys for an OSV, what is the minimum that must be equipped with a waterlight?

o (A) One-half the total number, but not less than 8 o (B) One-half the total number, but not less than 4 • (C) One-half the total number, but not less than 2 o (D) One-half the total number, but not less than 1



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Q200 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master/Chief Mate Offshore Supply Vessels Illustrations: 1 58. Which part of the inert gas system is designed to relieve sudden large overpressures that exceed

the capacity of the mechanical P/V valves?

o (A) Isolation valve o (B) Pressure control valve o (C) Deck water seal • (D) Liquid filled P/V breaker


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

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


60. 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


61. How long shall the Oil Record Book be maintained on a vessel engaged in coastwise trade?

o (A) 12 months o (B) 24 months • (C) 36 months o (D) 48 months


62. When paying off seamen in a foreign port, where a United States consul is not available, the release must be executed by the seamen and which other person?

• (A) The Master of the vessel o (B) The ship's union delegate o (C) The local port authority representative o (D) A representative of the foreign country



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Q200 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master/Chief Mate Offshore Supply Vessels Illustrations: 1 63. Which statement about tunnel bow thrusters fitted to large vessels is TRUE?

o (A) Because of their location, most modern installations have as much power as a tug. o (B) They are effective on most vessels at speeds up to 10 knots. o (C) They are fully effective at all drafts. • (D) When going astern at slow speed, they provide effective steering control.


64. Your ship has loaded 9,000 barrels of fuel oil at a cargo temperature of 35°C (95° F). API gravity is 44°. The volume correction factor (VCF) is .0005. You are bound to New Jersey from Venezuela. How many barrels would you expect to unload if the cargo temperature is 55°F at the discharge port?

o (A) 9,180 o (B) 9,090 o (C) 8,910 • (D) 8,820


65. How is the minimum bursting pressure for each cargo hose assembly determined?

o (A) The sum of the relief valve setting plus the static head o (B) Twice the sum of the relief valve setting plus the static head o (C) Three times the sum of the relief valve setting plus the static head • (D) Four times the sum of the relief valve setting plus the static head


66. You are on an ice-reinforced vessel about to enter pack ice. Which action should you take?

o (A) Trim to an even keel or slightly down by the bow to take maximum benefit of the ice reinforcement

o (B) Enter the pack on the windward side where there is a well defined ice edge • (C) Look for areas of rotten ice and enter perpendicular to the ice edge o (D) Take maximum advantage of coastal leads caused by offshore winds


67. On vessels over 100 gross tons, whose responsibility is it to ensure that all able seamen in the vessel's crew have the documents and qualifications required by law and regulation?

o (A) Company's personnel director o (B) Owner or operator of the vessel o (C) USCG Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection • (D) Master of the vessel



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Q200 Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master/Chief Mate Offshore Supply Vessels Illustrations: 1 68. Mooring with two bow anchors has which major advantage over anchoring with one bow anchor?

o (A) The vessel will not swing with a change in wind. o (B) The vessel will not reverse direction in a tidal current. o (C) A mooring approach may be made from any direction. • (D) The radius of the vessel's swing will be shortened.


69. Using the available references, if the dry bulb temperature is 76°F and the wet bulb temperature is 59°F, what is the relative humidity in a cargo hold?

• (A) 35% o (B) 47% o (C) 76% o (D) 79%


70. Instructions to the crew in the use of all the ship's fire-extinguishing and lifesaving equipment shall be completed within which time frame?

o (A) Within one month and repeated quarterly o (B) Before sailing o (C) Within one week of sailing • (D) Within any two month period



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