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Safety - USCG Exam Questions

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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Questions 1,101–1,200 of 3,245 · page 12 of 33

  1. #1216 The signal given to commence lowering the lifeboats is __________.
  2. #1217 When whistle signals are used for launching lifeboats, one short blast means __________.
  3. #1218 When whistle signals are used for launching lifeboats, one short blast means __________.
  4. #1219 The signal given to commence lowering the lifeboats is __________.
  5. #1220 The signal given to commence lowering the lifeboats is __________.
  6. #1221 When you hear three short blasts on the ship's whistle and the same signal on the general alarm bells, you __________.
  7. #1222 While reading the muster list you see that "3 short blasts on the whistle and three short rings on the general alarm" is the signal for __________.
  8. #1223 While at your lifeboat station, you hear a signal consisting of two short blasts of the whistle. This signal indicates __________.
  9. #1224 While at your lifeboat station, you hear a signal consisting of one short blast of the whistle. This signal indicates __________.
  10. #1225 When supplemented by a comparable signal on the general alarm, what is the signal for boat stations or boat drill?
  11. #1226 Your vessel has 3 lifeboats on each side. The aftermost boat on the starboard side is designated as boat number __________.
  12. #1227 Your vessel has 3 lifeboats on each side. The middle boat on the starboard side is designated as boat number __________.
  13. #1228 Your vessel has 3 lifeboats on each side. The middle lifeboat on the port side is designated as boat number __________.
  14. #1229 Your vessel has 3 lifeboats on each side. The aftermost boat on the port side is designated as boat number __________.
  15. #1230 In illustration D008SA below, what type of davits are displayed? illustration
  16. #1231 While cranking out a quadrantal davit, slippage of the quadrant due to excessive wear or failure of the teeth in the quadrant will cause the _________...
  17. #1232 What is required to launch a boat stowed in a crescent davit?
  18. #1233 Each open lifeboat carried on a vessel on an international voyage must have __________.
  19. #1234 Which type of davit is not considered to be a mechanical davit?
  20. #1235 The lifeboats on your vessel are stowed on cradles on deck and are handled by sheath-screw boom davits. Which of the following statements about launch...
  21. #1236 A mechanical davit is designed to automatically __________.
  22. #1237 Many sheath-screw davits have markings to indicate the maximum angle to which they should be cranked out. If the angle is exceeded, the davit ________...
  23. #1238 Your vessel is equipped with mechanical davits. When stowing the lifeboat after a drill while underway, you should __________.
  24. #1239 The boat is stowed on the davit rather than on a cradle with which type of davit?
  25. #1240 What is the accepted standard for wire rope falls used in connection with the lifeboat gear?
  26. #1241 Frapping lines are fitted to lifeboat davits to __________.
  27. #1242 The falls on gravity davits are __________.
  28. #1243 The type of davit on which you must turn a crank in order to swing the lifeboat out over the ship's side is a __________.
  29. #1244 The most common type of davit found on merchant vessels today is the __________.
  30. #1245 On which type davit does the davit head stay at the same height?
  31. #1246 Which davit type may be operated by one person?
  32. #1247 The maximum speed of lowering for a lifeboat on gravity davits is controlled by the __________.
  33. #1248 What is the purpose of the limit switch on gravity davits?
  34. #1249 Limit switches are used on which davits?
  35. #1250 After the boat is at the top of the davit heads, the davit arms begin moving up the tracks and are stopped by the __________.
  36. #1251 Limit switches __________.
  37. #1252 You will find a limit switch on a __________.
  38. #1253 Limit switches on gravity davits should be tested by __________.
  39. #1254 When operating gravity davits, the __________.
  40. #1255 What could be a result of insufficient lubrication of lifeboat winches and davits?
  41. #1256 According to the SOLAS regulations, lifeboat falls must be renewed at intervals of how many years?
  42. #1258 The pivot pin at the base of a sheath-screw boom davit must be __________.
  43. #1259 In illustration D016SA below, the line indicated by number 4 is connected to which of the following? illustration
  44. #1260 In illustration D012SA below, what will be released when pulling on line number 5? illustration
  45. #1261 At a speed of 6 knots the fuel aboard a survival craft should last __________.
  46. #1263 The lever shown in illustration D013SA below is operated when a lifeboat is which of the following positions? illustration
  47. #1264 In illustration D016SA below, what number indicates the frapping line? illustration
  48. #1265 In illustration D012SA below, what is the mechanism that will release the tricing pendant? illustration
  49. #1266 A sea anchor is __________.
  50. #1267 When a sea anchor for a lifeboat is properly rigged, it will __________.
  51. #1268 When you stream a sea anchor, you should make sure that the holding line is __________.
  52. #1269 What is the purpose of limber holes?
  53. #1270 Aluminum lifeboats are subject to damage by electrolytic corrosion (the aluminum being eaten away). In working around boats of aluminum you must be ve...
  54. #1271 In order to prevent galvanic corrosion, an aluminum boat must be insulated from the davits and gripes. Which of the following is acceptable as an insu...
  55. #1272 Stretchers are fitted in lifeboats to provide a __________.
  56. #1273 The grab rail of a metal lifeboat is normally located __________.
  57. #1274 The purpose of air tanks in a lifeboat is to __________.
  58. #1275 The tops of the thwarts, side benches, and the footings of a lifeboat are painted which color?
  59. #1276 In painting a lifeboat following its overhaul, which parts must be painted bright red?
  60. #1277 In order for the automatic lifeboat drain to operate properly __________.
  61. #1278 A person referring to the stern sheets of a lifeboat is speaking of __________.
  62. #1279 Frapping lines _________.
  63. #1280 What is TRUE concerning frapping lines?
  64. #1281 The tricing pendants should be released __________.
  65. #1282 The purpose of the tricing pendants is to __________.
  66. #1283 On open lifeboats, the purpose of the wire stretched between the davit heads is to __________.
  67. #1284 Lines passed around the falls to hold the boat while passengers are boarding are __________.
  68. #1285 Blocks and falls used as lifeboat gear must be designed with a minimum safety factor of __________.
  69. #1286 Which statement is TRUE concerning lifeboat gripes?
  70. #1287 When using a hand held smoke signal from a lifeboat, you should activate the signal __________.
  71. #1288 Which item of lifeboat equipment would be most suitable for night signaling to a ship on the horizon?
  72. #1289 The painter which is to be attached to the thwart of a lifeboat should __________.
  73. #1290 The sea painter is secured in the lifeboat by __________.
  74. #1291 The sea painter of a lifeboat should be secured __________.
  75. #1292 In an open lifeboat, the lifeboat compass is usually __________.
  76. #1293 Where should Lifeboat hatchets be kept?
  77. #1294 Which represents the appropriate time for setting off distress flares and rockets?
  78. #1295 When you are firing a pyrotechnic distress signal, it should be aimed at __________.
  79. #1296 When the survival craft is supplied with bottles of compressed air they are used for __________.
  80. #1297 When inspecting a survival craft, you should check to make sure that the __________.
  81. #1298 The backup system on an electric start survival craft is a __________.
  82. #1299 The air cylinder bottles in the survival craft should be refilled with __________.
  83. #1300 With the sprinkler system and air system on and all hatches shut, the survival craft will provide protection from a __________.
  84. #1301 The survival capsule is manufactured with fire retardant __________.
  85. #1302 Aboard a survival craft, ether can be used to __________.
  86. #1303 If the engine of a survival craft does not start, check to see __________.
  87. #1304 The survival craft's engine is fueled with __________.
  88. #1305 A right-handed propeller will cause the survival craft to __________.
  89. #1306 Motor-propelled lifeboats are required to be fitted with which of the following?
  90. #1307 The engine in a covered lifeboat is fueled with __________.
  91. #1308 What is NOT a function of the air supply of a covered lifeboat?
  92. #1309 With the air supply on, the air pressure in an enclosed lifeboat will be __________.
  93. #1310 When operating the air supply system in a covered lifeboat the __________.
  94. #1311 Most lifeboats are equipped with __________.
  95. #1312 The sprinkler system of an enclosed lifeboat is used to __________.
  96. #1313 The purpose of a water spray system on a covered lifeboat is to __________.
  97. #1314 Which statement is TRUE concerning distress signals in a lifeboat?
  98. #1315 On a lifeboat equipped with Rottmer-type releasing gear, turning the releasing lever releases __________.
  99. #1316 How should the lifeboat sea painter be rigged?
  100. #1317 When launching a lifeboat, the tricing pennants should be released __________.

Safety questions: what to expect

Q How many Safety questions are in the Deck pool?

There are 3,245 Safety questions on this site, every one released by the U.S. Coast Guard or taken from the National Maritime Center's sample examinations, with its correct answer. The exam draws its Safety module from the same pool.

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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