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Retired questions · Safety - USCG Exam Questions

These are retired questions the Coast Guard no longer draws exams from. They stay online for reference; the current questions are in Safety.

Firefighting, lifesaving appliances and survival craft, emergency procedures, first aid, and pollution prevention regulations.

Every question below is a real U.S. Coast Guard exam question with four choices. Answer one and the correct choice is revealed instantly, with the USCG reference and illustration where the question uses one.

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  1. #89 For GMDSS, which statement concerning a compulsory vessel is FALSE?
  2. #93 What does proper GMDSS watchkeeping include?
  3. #95 Which statement concerning GMDSS maintenance requirements is FALSE?
  4. #96 Which statement concerning maintenance requirements is FALSE?
  5. #98 Which statement concerning reserve sources of energy for GMDSS is FALSE?
  6. #108 How is "radio silence" imposed?
  7. #182 Under the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act", failure of a vessel's radiotelephone equipment __________.
  8. #184 A violation of the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act" may result in a __________.
  9. #185 A violation of the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act" may result in a __________.
  10. #186 If your radiotelephone fails while underway, __________.
  11. #187 If your bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone ceases to operate, you must __________.
  12. #188 You are piloting a vessel, which is required to have a radiotelephone, on the navigable waters of the United States. You must __________.
  13. #189 Radio station logs involving communications during a disaster shall be kept by the station licensee for at least __________.
  14. #190 If you use obscene, indecent, or profane language over the radiotelephone, you can be __________.
  15. #191 The ship station license for your radiotelephone is valid for __________.
  16. #192 What is the penalty for failure to enforce, or comply with, the vessel bridge-to- bridge radiotelephone regulations?
  17. #193 The operator of the ship's radiotelephone, if the radiotelephone is carried voluntarily, must hold at least a __________.
  18. #194 A ship's radiotelephone station license is issued by the __________.
  19. #195 The Master or person in charge of a vessel subject to the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act" who fails to comply with the Act or the regulat...
  20. #197 A vessel which violates the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act" may be charged a civil penalty of __________.
  21. #198 Radio station logs involving communications during a disaster shall be kept by the station licensee for at least __________.
  22. #199 Failure to comply with, or enforce, the provisions of the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act" can result in a __________.
  23. #200 Under the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act", the maximum power of all transmitters used shall be not more than __________.
  24. #209 The "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act" applies to __________.
  25. #211 General requirements for a vessel's radiotelephone station log are that __________.
  26. #212 Any person maintaining a listening watch on a bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone must be able to __________.
  27. #213 By regulation, you MUST keep a record of the use of your radiotelephone for a minimum of __________.
  28. #214 According to the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act", your radiotelephone log must contain __________.
  29. #216 The radiotelephone required by the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act" is for the exclusive use of __________.
  30. #219 The regulations governing the frequencies of the bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone are issued by the __________.
  31. #242 W hile underway, if you are required to have a radiotelephone, you must maintain a continuous listening watch on channel __________.
  32. #391 If more than one liferaft is manned after the vessel has sunk, __________.
  33. #411 You have abandoned your vessel. You are in a liferaft and have cleared away from your vessel. One of your FIRST actions should be to __________.
  34. #413 After abandoning ship which action should be taken IMMEDIATELY upon entering a liferaft?
  35. #416 You board an inflatable liferaft that has been hand launched from a sinking vessel. What should you do FIRST after everyone is onboard the liferaft?
  36. #417 You have abandoned ship and are in charge of a liferaft. How much water per day should you permit each occupant to drink after the first 24 hours?
  37. #426 The most important reason for taking anti-seasickness pills as soon as possible after entering a liferaft is to __________.
  38. #431 If you have to abandon ship, and enter a liferaft, your main course of action should be to __________.
  39. #448 Your voyage planning indicates you will arrive at a waypoint in longitude 49°16.3 W at 0947 ZT on 3 March 1988. How should this date be entered into a...
  40. #479 A person who sees someone fall overboard should __________.
  41. #496 In a Williamson turn, the rudder is put over full until the __________.
  42. #500 Which statement is FALSE, concerning the Williamson turn?
  43. #505 When personnel are lifted by a helicopter from an inflatable liferaft, the personnel on the raft should __________.
  44. #507 When a helicopter is lifting personnel from a rescue boat, the other individuals in the boat should __________.
  45. #508 You are trying to rescue survivors from a wrecked vessel on fire. You should approach __________.
  46. #509 You are picking up an unconscious person that has fallen overboard in a fresh breeze. For safety reasons a small craft should approach with the ______...
  47. #510 When personnel are lifted by a helicopter from an inflatable liferaft, the personnel on the raft should __________.
  48. #511 When a helicopter is lifting personnel from an enclosed lifeboat, the other individuals in the boat should __________.
  49. #512 You are involved in an emergency landing of a helicopter on the water. You should inflate your life jacket __________.
  50. #513 A person has fallen overboard and is being picked up with a lifeboat. If the person appears in danger of drowning, the lifeboat should make __________...
  51. #517 When transferring survivors from a survival craft to a rescue vessel, personnel on board the craft should __________.
  52. #518 When a man who has fallen overboard is being picked up by a rescue boat, the boat should normally approach with the wind __________.
  53. #520 A person has fallen overboard and is being picked up with a rescue boat. If the person appears in danger of drowning, the rescue boat should be maneuv...
  54. #521 When transferring survivors from a survival craft to a rescue vessel, personnel on board the craft should __________.
  55. #541 In the event of fire in a machinery space, __________.
  56. #559 A high-velocity fog stream can be used in fire fighting situations to drive heat and smoke ahead of the fire fighters in a passageway. This technique...
  57. #564 When approaching a fire from leeward you should shield fire fighters from the fire by using __________.
  58. #590 Your vessel has gone aground in waters where the tide is falling. The BEST action you can take is to __________.
  59. #697 A pumproom is suspected of accumulating gases after a ventilation machinery breakdown. Where should the combustible gas indicator case be placed when...
  60. #725 Large volumes of carbon dioxide are safe and effective for fighting fires in enclosed spaces, such as in a pumproom, provided that the __________.
  61. #796 Carbon dioxide as a fire fighting agent has which advantage over other agents?
  62. #809 Which action is routinely performed at the annual servicing and inspection of a dry- chemical cartridge-operated portable fire extinguisher?
  63. #934 A vessel's fire control plan shall do which ofthe following?
  64. #1098 What is placed on the underside of an inflatable liferaft to help prevent it from being skidded by the wind or overturned?
  65. #1114 Using a sea anchor will __________.
  66. #1130 A lifeline must be connected to the liferaft __________.
  67. #1144 Handholds or straps on the underside of an inflatable liferaft are provided __________.
  68. #1155 Coast Guard Regulations (46 CFR) require inflatable liferafts to be equipped with __________.
  69. #1158 What is the correct procedure to follow when manually launching an inflatable liferaft?
  70. #1159 An inflatable liferaft can be launched by __________.
  71. #1160 To inflate a davit launched liferaft you __________.
  72. #1161 The davit launched liferaft can be boarded __________.
  73. #1167 To release the davit cable of a davit launched liferaft, you must __________.
  74. #1173 To launch a liferaft by hand, you should __________.
  75. #1190 Which of the following steps should normally be taken first by those who have boarded a liferaft in an emergency situation?
  76. #1210 One of the first actions to be taken by survivors when they have boarded an inflatable liferaft is to __________.
  77. #1214 Who should inspect and test an inflatable liferaft?
  78. #1262 In illustration D011SA below, what does the item labled number (1) operate? illustration
  79. #1343 When in command of a lifeboat under oars, the command "Backwater" means to __________.
  80. #1345 The command "Oars" means to __________.
  81. #1353 Spreading oil on the open sea has the effect of __________.
  82. #1371 Your vessel has lifeboats on both sides. Lifeboat No. 2 is located __________.
  83. #1377 Line throwing equipment should NOT be operated __________.
  84. #1381 Life jackets should be stowed in __________.
  85. #1450 Your cargo vessel's Certification of Inspection expires 30 April 2002. One of your inflatable liferafts was last serviced in January 2002. The raft mu...
  86. #1520 How is epilepsy is a chronic nervous disorder characterized?
  87. #1522 WHat is the most importanat consideration while providing assistance to a victim of an epileptic seizure?
  88. #1556 A victim has suffered a second-degree burn to a small area of the lower arm. What is the proper treatment for this injury?
  89. #1576 You have abandoned ship are in a liferaft with several other members of the crew. One person in the life raft is exhibiting symptoms of hypothermia. W...
  90. #1603 What are the symptoms of sea sickness?
  91. #1761 Forces within a vessel may caude a difference between the starboard and port drafts. What is this difference called?
  92. #2065 If the cause of a sudden severe list or trim is negative initial stability, counterflooding into empty tanks may __________.
  93. #2151 A ship's forward draft is 22'-04" and its after draft is 24'-00". The draft amidships is 23'-04". This indicates a concentration of weight __________.
  94. #2207 In order to calculate the TPI of a vessel, for any given draft, it is necessary to divide the area of the waterplane by __________.
  95. #2348 You have 38 containers of ships stores each measuring 6'L by 6'B by 5'H and weighing 0.6 ton each. Each container is stowed on deck. What is the maxim... illustration
  96. #2349 You have 50 containers of ships stores each measuring 6'L by 4'B by 3'H and weighing 0.4 ton each. Each container is stowed on deck. What is the maxim... illustration
  97. #2354 You have 6 containers of ship stores each measuring 8'L by 4'B by 6'H and weighing 0.5 ton each. Each container is stowed on deck. What is the maximum... illustration
  98. #2441 The liquid mud tanks on your vessel measure 24'L by 16'B by 8'D. The vessel's displacement in fresh water is 864 tons and the specific gravity of the...
  99. #2442 The liquid mud tanks on your vessel measure 22'L by 16'B by 7'D. The vessel's displacement is 568 T and the specific gravity of the mud is 1.6. What i...
  100. #2443 The liquid mud tanks on your vessel measure 40'L by 20'B by 8'D. The vessel's displacement is 996 T and the specific gravity of the mud is 1.7. What i...

Safety questions: what to expect

Q How many Safety questions are in the Deck pool?

This retired set holds 107 Safety questions the Coast Guard no longer draws on exams. They stay online for reference; the current Safety module is the one to study.

Q What score do I need to pass the Safety module?

Most USCG exam modules, including Safety, require 70 percent to pass. Rules of the Road modules require 90 percent.

Q Are these the real USCG Safety exam questions?

Yes. They are the published U.S. Coast Guard questions, matched to the National Maritime Center's 2026 sample examinations. Answer any question to see the correct choice, the USCG reference and the illustration where the question uses one.

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