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Deck General - USCG Exam Questions

Seamanship in the broad sense: marlinespike, ground tackle and anchoring, mooring and towing, weather, stability basics, and day-to-day vessel operations.

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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Questions 2,501–2,600 of 5,775 · page 26 of 58

  1. #2656 The name of the fishing vessel is NOT required to be marked on a(n) __________.
  2. #2657 Each commercial fishing vessel must have at least one immersion suit, exposure suit, or life preserver for each __________.
  3. #2658 Each life preserver must be readily accessible to the person for whom it is intended while he or she is __________.
  4. #2659 On a commercial fishing vessel, a wearable personal flotation device must be marked with the name of the __________.
  5. #2660 You are on a commercial fishing vessel 78 feet long. At least one of your ring buoys or throwable flotation devices must have a line of what minimum l...
  6. #2661 Your fishing vessel operates more than 25 miles from the coastline on the Great Lakes. Which distress signal is NOT required to be on board?
  7. #2662 A vessel must have at least two fireman's outfits aboard if she __________.
  8. #2663 You are on a 92 foot fishing vessel with 35 individuals on board. Which one of the following items are you NOT required to have on board?
  9. #2664 Radar reflectors are required for __________.
  10. #2665 The bilge pump on a fishing vessel __________.
  11. #2666 Which lifesaving equipment must be tested monthly?
  12. #2667 A vessel operating outside of coastal waters must carry an automatically activated Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) if she _________...
  13. #2668 Every fishing vessel required to have a general alarm system must test it __________.
  14. #2669 Every injury aboard a commercial fishing industry vessel must be reported to the __________.
  15. #2670 Every seaman injured on a fishing vessel must report the injury to the Master, individual in charge, or other agent of the employer __________.
  16. #2671 The Master or other vessel representative must contact the nearest Coast Guard Marine Safety Office within five days of a(n) __________.
  17. #2672 A fishing vessel casualty must be reported to the Coast Guard if it involves __________.
  18. #2673 You are in charge of a fishing vessel with 18 individuals on board. You are required to conduct drills and give safety instruction at least once _____...
  19. #2674 A bilge suction line, in a fishing vessel with more than 16 individuals aboard, must have a strainer with an open area not less than how many times th...
  20. #2675 Your vessel is 79 feet long with 20 people aboard. The coaming of a deck above the lowest weather deck (except an exposed forecastle deck) must be at...
  21. #2676 In commercial fishing, "cold water" means water where the monthly mean low water temperature is normally __________.
  22. #2677 Category 1 EPIRBs are required to be carried on board __________.
  23. #2678 An inflatable liferaft equipped with a SOLAS B pack must be stowed __________.
  24. #2679 A documented vessel operating over 50 miles offshore must carry an inflatable liferaft with a __________.
  25. #2680 The international body responsible for drafting the convention prohibiting marine pollution (MARPOL) is the __________.
  26. #2681 Annex V to MARPOL 73/78 contains requirements pertaining to the discharge into the marine environment of __________.
  27. #2682 The Safety of Life at Sea Convention was developed by the __________.
  28. #2683 What is the period of validity of a Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate?
  29. #2684 The Safety of Life at Sea Convention was developed by the __________.
  30. #2685 What is the period of validity of the SOLAS required Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate?
  31. #2686 What is the period of validity of a Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate?
  32. #2687 On U.S. flag vessels, which certificate is always issued by the Coast Guard?
  33. #2688 Due to the nature of a vessel's construction for a particular trade, it does not fully comply with the provisions of SOLAS. Where will this be indicat...
  34. #2689 The Safety Equipment Certificate shows that the vessel conforms to the standards of the __________.
  35. #2690 SOLAS requires a lifesaving training manual be provided in each crew cabin or in the __________.
  36. #2691 All self-propelled vessels on an international voyage must be equipped with how many Emergency Position Indicating Radio beacons (EPIRB)?
  37. #2692 A vessel loads 100 tons of glass jars. The mate on watch discovers that some of the cartons have been damaged and has an exception made on the Bill of...
  38. #2693 Your vessel is on an extended foreign voyage. Several vacancies have occurred in your unlicensed crew through sickness and repatriation. Which stateme...
  39. #2694 The davit aboard a MODU is used to __________.
  40. #2695 You are the credentialed Master of a towing vessel operating between New York and Tampa, FL. If you carry four deckhands onboard, how many must be abl...
  41. #2696 In which casualty case is it UNNECESSARY to notify the local Coast Guard Marine Safety Office?
  42. #2697 What is the chief advantage of an SCR or AC-DC system over a straight DC system for powering drilling rig machinery?
  43. #2698 According to 33 CFR, on board which type of vessel described below is required to maintain Part II (Cargo/Ballast Operations) of the Oil Record Book?
  44. #2699 The Articles of Agreement __________.
  45. #2700 After each operation involving the transfer of oil or oily mixture, an entry shall be recorded in the Oil Record Book ________.
  46. #2701 Container vessels are required to maintain an Oil Record Book when the vessel is _________?
  47. #2703 A person who willfully violates safety regulations may be fined up to $5,000 and __________.
  48. #2704 Each hand portable fire extinguisher on a MODU must be marked with __________.
  49. #2705 If there is a discrepancy in the cargo totals, between the cargo onboard the vessel and the cargo listed in the cargo manifest, the more accurate acco...
  50. #2706 Each part of the fire-main system located on an exposed deck must be __________.
  51. #2707 Anyone voluntarily surrendering their Merchant Mariner Credential to a U.S. Coast Guard investigating officer signs a statement indicating which of th...
  52. #2708 The type of carrier required to file a copy of freight tariffs would be the __________.
  53. #2709 Which of the following items should all MODU personnel be familiar with?
  54. #2710 When a vessel is entering or leaving a port, a record of engine speeds is kept in the __________.
  55. #2711 On an offshore drilling rig, the pumps which circulate drilling fluid through the drill string while drilling are called the __________.
  56. #2712 What is NOT a requirement for a salvage claim?
  57. #2713 Which entry is NOT required in the Official Logbook?
  58. #2714 A seaman lost his continuous discharge book during the voyage. Upon discharge from Articles, he should be issued a __________.
  59. #2715 A MODU must have on board a first-aid kit that is approved by the __________.
  60. #2716 The DEEP DRILLER, loaded as shown in Sample Load Form #1 (Transit), suffers minor damage which results in flooding in tank 1S. You may pump from _____...
  61. #2717 Following a collision or accident, the Master of each vessel involved must render assistance to persons affected by the collision or accident ________...
  62. #2718 The shear rams of a MODU blowout preventer stack are used in emergency well control to __________.
  63. #2719 Which vessel is required by regulations to have an Official Logbook?
  64. #2720 When underway with a tow, you are required to notify the Coast Guard in which casualty situation?
  65. #2721 Offshore drilling units that are on an international voyage must have a portable radio apparatus that meets specific requirements. Which of the follow...
  66. #2722 When can the US citizenship requirement for the Master of a US-flag uninspected towing vessel be waived?
  67. #2723 You are in port A in the United States, and your Certificate of Inspection has expired. You wish to go to port B in the United States for repairs and...
  68. #2724 An implied warranty of seaworthiness on the part of the vessel's owner lies in the __________.
  69. #2725 The original Bill of Lading, once signed by the Master, is NOT __________.
  70. #2726 In a storm, the windward lines of a MODU's mooring system provide __________.
  71. #2727 A special device that, when fitted into the rotary table, transmits torque to the kelly and simultaneously permits vertical movement of the kelly to m...
  72. #2728 A vessel loads 5000 tons of manganese ore. The railroad cars that brought the ore to the vessel were previously loaded with iron ore so the ore is con...
  73. #2729 You are onboard a 120 GT uninspected sea going tug which carries one Master and one Mate of Towing Vessels and four (4) seamen when underway. How many...
  74. #2730 Considering manning requirements for US flag vessels, your 2 watch cargo vessel has a deck crew of 20 people, exclusive of officers. How many of these...
  75. #2731 You are signing on the Purser. He should present a Merchant Mariner Credential with which endorsement?
  76. #2732 A cargo exception would appear on __________.
  77. #2733 A report of casualty to a vessel must include __________.
  78. #2734 The Certificate of Inspection of a damaged tank barge has expired. What certificate authorizes the barge to move to a repair facility for repair and i...
  79. #2735 Control of fire on a MODU should be addressed __________.
  80. #2736 A vessel has a charter party for one voyage to carry a full load of manganese from Durban, South Africa, to Baltimore, Maryland, at a stipulated rate...
  81. #2737 What agency issues the Ship Station license for the VHF marine radio on a mobile offshore drilling unit?
  82. #2738 Which statement about general average is TRUE?
  83. #2739 What will be accepted as the shipping papers for an unmanned tank barge but will not be accepted if the tank barge is manned?
  84. #2740 What does a Certificate of Financial Responsibility attest to?
  85. #2741 Wages due a seaman may be attached by the court for the __________.
  86. #2742 A vessel has completed loading cargo in the port of San Francisco. What document is signed by the Master stating the terms that goods were delivered a...
  87. #2743 While in transit during heavy weather, the crew aboard a semisubmersible should be alert to repeated pounding of waves on the lower bracing. If necess...
  88. #2744 A tropical storm is building strength some distance from your MODU. Waves are coming from the east, with periods increasing from 5 seconds to 15 secon...
  89. #2745 You are the Master of an uninspected diesel towing vessel of 190 GT operating on a regular run from New York to the Gulf of Mexico. Which statement is...
  90. #2746 A vessel arrives at the port of San Francisco from Yokohama, Japan. The passengers fill out the Baggage Declaration and Entry form. A passenger has ba...
  91. #2747 While assigned to a 90 GRT vessel, you are required to sign "foreign" articles on a voyage from Philadelphia to which port?
  92. #2748 Oil well casing will fail when the external pressure exceeds the internal pressure by a differential equal to the casing's rated __________.
  93. #2749 After using a CO2 extinguisher on a MODU, it should be __________.
  94. #2750 In MODU operations, hoisting and lowering pipe in and out of the drilled hole is the main function of the __________.
  95. #2751 What is NOT accepted as the required shipping papers on a manned and loaded tank barge?
  96. #2753 Which is a negotiable document?
  97. #2754 What does a Visaed Alien Crew List which is made and submitted to the U.S. Consul for visa show?
  98. #2755 What kind of conditions would you observe as the eye of a storm passes over your MODU's position?
  99. #2756 The device that allows a floating MODU to sway without bending the marine riser system is the __________.
  100. #2757 Delivery of a vessel to a charterer is called __________.

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