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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 2,501–2,600 of 3,245 · page 26 of 33

  1. #2872 Which of the following describes the function of a sea anchor when utilized as a tool for beaching a lifeboat through surf?
  2. #2873 Landing a lifeboat through surf should only be done if absolutely necessary. What should be done with the lifeboat rudder if this type of landing is u...
  3. #2874 You are the person in charge of a lifeboat when land is sighted. Due to a medical emergency you have made the decision to beach the lifeboat through t...
  4. #2875 You have been in-command of a lifeboat since abandoning ship three days prior and land has been sighted ahead. Under which circumstances would you att...
  5. #2876 Which of the following is the best action to take prior to attempting to land a survival craft through heavy surf?
  6. #2877 The decision has been made to make landfall through a slight surf in an oar-propelled lifeboat. How should the sea anchor be utilized?
  7. #2878 Your lifeboat has been adrift for several days when land is sighted. Which procedure should you use to survey a potential site to beach your lifeboat?
  8. #2879 A covered liferaft has very limited maneuverability. Which of the following is True concerning the beaching of a liferaft in a rough surf?
  9. #2881 Which precaution should be taken when testing a line throwing gun?
  10. #2882 What precaution should be taken when testing a line throwing gun?
  11. #2885 The releasing lever of a lifeboat shall be red in color with a placard stating which of the following?
  12. #2886 Which of the following is a requirement of the mechanical disengaging apparatus in a lifeboat?
  13. #2902 A concentration of weight has been shifted inboard to the center line of the vessel. Generally speaking, what effect will this have on the vessel?
  14. #2903 Loading cargo above the vessel's center of gravity will increase the vessel's vertical center of gravity. How will this affect the vessel?
  15. #2904 Your vessel is listing 4° to port and has a short rolling period. There is loose firefighting water in the hull. The ship is trimmed down by the h...
  16. #2905 Your vessel is damaged and partially flooded. It is listing 12° to port and trimmed 8 feet down by the head. It has a long, slow, sluggish roll. W...
  17. #2907 In accordance with SOLAS, the Master shall be furnished with information to obtain accurate guidance as to the stability of the vessel under varying c...
  18. #2908 In accordance with SOLAS, stability information required to be available to the Master shall include which of the following?
  19. #2909 In accordance with SOLAS the Master of a vessel is required to have specific stability information at their disposal. Which of the following is part o...
  20. #2910 The International Maritime Organization has specific stability requirements and recommendations for multiple vessel types. Which of the following are...
  21. #2911 SOLAS requires a logbook entry for the operation of watertight door drills. Which of the following lists the frequency that these drills are required...
  22. #2912 SOLAS requires that passenger vessels make an entry in the log book for all drills and inspections of watertight doors. What other information relevan...
  23. #2913 Vessels subject to SOLAS are required to keep watertight doors closed while the vessel is navigating. Which of the following is an exception to this r...
  24. #2914 In accordance with SOLAS, which of the following best describes the obligation of the Master concerning cargo hold watertight doors?
  25. #2915 Your vessel is preparing to enter port. What is the SOLAS requirement for opening of the vessel's cargo hold watertight doors in this situation?
  26. #2916 SOLAS requires which of the following with regard to watertight doors in cargo spaces?
  27. #2917 Which of the following best defines the term "chock"?
  28. #2937 GM cannot be used as an indicator of stability at all angles of inclination because __________.
  29. #2938 In small-angle stability, when external forces exist, the buoyant force is assumed to act vertically upwards through the center of buoyancy and throug...
  30. #2966 You have completed stability calculations for your vessel prior to getting underway. Your vessel's GM is small but positive. Which of the following is...
  31. #2967 Your vessel is discharging containers from the main deck with the ship's cranes. Which of the following must be taken into account when calculating th...
  32. #2969 The static stability curve for a given vessel peaks at 34°. For this ship, the danger angle for a permanent list would be about __________.
  33. #2971 The improper stowage of cargo has caused vessels to have a negative GM. How will a ship in this condition handle in the seaway?
  34. #2972 Your Ro Ro vessel has just completed discharging the lower decks and is commencing discharging the upper levels. What would it indicate if the vessel...
  35. #2973 A vessel can be termed as either tender of stiff in relation to its rolling period. Which of the following would cause a vessel to be tender?
  36. #2974 The average rolling period of your ship puts it in the category of a "stiff ship". What effect can this condition have on the cargo carried onboard wh...
  37. #2975 Which of the following defines "Rolling Period"?
  38. #3005 You are hoisting a heavy lift with the jumbo boom. Your vessel displaces 8560 T. The 45-ton weight is on the pier and its center is 65' to starboard o...
  39. #3006 You are hoisting a heavy lift with the jumbo boom. Your vessel displaces 5230 T. The 35-ton weight is on the pier and its center is 60' to starboard o...
  40. #3007 You are making a heavy lift with the jumbo boom. Your vessel displaces 8390 T. The 40 ton weight is on the pier and its center is 55' to starboard of...
  41. #3008 You are making a heavy lift with the jumbo boom. Your vessel displaces 8530 T. The 40-ton weight is on the pier and its center is 65' to starboard of...
  42. #3009 You are making a heavy lift with the jumbo boom. Your vessel displaces 7940 T. The 45-ton weight is on the pier and its center is 60' to starboard of...
  43. #3010 You are making a heavy lift with the jumbo boom. Your vessel displaces 18,000 T. The 50-ton weight is on the pier, and its center is 75 feet to starbo...
  44. #3011 To check stability, a weight of 35 tons is lifted with the jumbo boom, whose head is 35 feet from the ship's centerline. The clinometer shows a list o...
  45. #3012 To check stability, a weight of 40 tons is lifted with the jumbo boom, whose head is 40 feet from the ship's centerline. The clinometer shows a list o...
  46. #3013 To check stability, a weight of 10 tons is lifted with the jumbo boom whose head is 45 ft. from the ship's centerline. The clinometer show's a list of...
  47. #3014 In order to check your vessel's stability, a weight of 40 tons is lifted with the jumbo boom, the boom head being 50 feet from the ship's centerline....
  48. #3029 The SS AMERICAN MARINER is ready to sail with the load shown in table ST-0182 below. Use the white pages of The Stability Data Reference Book to deter...
  49. #3044 The SS American Mariner is ready to sail with the load shown in Table ST-0183 below. Use the white pages of the Stability data Reference Book to deter...
  50. #3053 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 27'-06", AFT 28'-02"; and the KG is 23.1 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  51. #3054 The sailing drafts are: FWD 25'-03", AFT 26'-03" and the GM is 3.5 feet. Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Refer...
  52. #3055 The sailing drafts are: FWD 22'-06", AFT 23'-06" and the GM is 3.3 feet. Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Refer...
  53. #3056 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 27'-06", AFT 28'-02"; and the KG is 21.3 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  54. #3057 The sailing drafts are: FWD 22'-08", AFT 23'-04" and the GM is 4.6 feet. Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Refer...
  55. #3058 The sailing drafts are: FWD 24'-03", AFT 25'-03" and the GM is 5.5 feet. Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages of the Stability Data Refere...
  56. #3059 The sailing drafts are: FWD 16'-06", AFT 17'-04" and the GM is 2.6 feet. Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Refer...
  57. #3060 The sailing drafts are: FWD 23'-02", AFT 24'-06" and the GM is 2.8 feet. Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Refer...
  58. #3061 The sailing drafts are: FWD 14'-08", AFT 15'-06" and the GM is 4.8 feet. Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Refer...
  59. #3062 The sailing drafts are: FWD 23'-10", AFT 25'-02" and the GM is 5.3 feet. Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Refer...
  60. #3063 Tour vessel's drafts are: FWD 22'-09", AFT 23'-07"; and the KG is 24.2 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  61. #3064 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 22'-04", AFT 22'-10"; and the KG is 22.6 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  62. #3065 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 24'-06", AFT 25'-04"; and the KG is 22.2 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  63. #3066 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 18'-06", AFT 19'-01"; and the KG is 18.2 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  64. #3067 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 17'-07", AFT 16'-09"; and the KG is 24.8 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  65. #3068 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 18'-09", AFT 20'-05"; and the KG is 23.8 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  66. #3069 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 18'-09", AFT 20'-05"; and the KG is 23.8 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  67. #3070 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 17'-07", AFT 16'-09"; and the KG is 21.5 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  68. #3071 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 22'-04", AFT 22'-10"; and the KG is 18.4 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  69. #3072 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 24'-04", AFT 25'-10"; and the KG is 23.5 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  70. #3073 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 16'-08", AFT 17'-06"; and the KG is 23.8 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  71. #3074 Your vessel displaces 12,000 tons and has a KG of 22.6 feet. What will be the length of the remaining righting arm at an angle of inclination of 30&de...
  72. #3075 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 27'-06", AFT 28'-02"; and the KG is 23.1 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  73. #3076 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 27'-06", AFT 28'-02"; and the KG is 23.1 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  74. #3077 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 14'-00", AFT 14'-08"; and the KG is 25.8 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  75. #3078 Your vessel displaces 10,000 tons and has a KG of 22.6 feet. What will be the length of the remaining righting arm at an angle of inclination of 45&de...
  76. #3079 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 19'-09", AFT 20'-09"; and the KG is 24.6 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  77. #3080 A vessel displaces 12,000 tons and has a KG of 22.8 feet. What will be the length of the remaining righting arm at an angle of inclination of 60°...
  78. #3081 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 21'-04", AFT 21'-08"; and the KG is 20.6 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  79. #3082 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 23'-01", AFT 24'-05"; and the KG is 22.8 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  80. #3083 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 17'-07", AFT 16'-09"; and the KG is 21.5 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  81. #3084 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 24'-06", AFT 25'-04"; and the KG is 17.8 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  82. #3085 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 18'-09", AFT 20'-05"; and the KG is 23.8 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  83. #3086 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 24'-06", AFT 25'-08"; and the KG is 22.9 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  84. #3087 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 22'-04", AFT 23'-06"; and the KG is 22.4 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  85. #3088 Your vessel displaces 9,000 tons and has a KG of 21.2 feet. What will be the length of the remaining righting arm at an angle of inclination of 30&deg...
  86. #3089 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 17'-05", AFT 20'-01"; and the KG is 25.6 feet. What is the righting moment when the vessel is inclined to 45°? (Use...
  87. #3090 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 24'-07", AFT 25'-09"; and the KG is 23.2 feet. What is the righting moment when the vessel is inclined to 45°? (Use...
  88. #3091 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 17'-05", AFT 20'-01"; and the KG is 22.4 feet. What is the righting moment when the vessel is inclined to 15°? (Use...
  89. #3092 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 14'-11", AFT 16'-01"; and the KG is 24.4 feet. What is the righting moment when the vessel is inclined to 30°? (Use...
  90. #3093 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 22'-03", AFT 22'-09"; and the KG is 23.2 feet. What is the righting moment when the vessel is inclined to 30°? (Use...
  91. #3094 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 14'-11", AFT 16'-01"; and the KG is 23.2 feet. What is the righting moment when the vessel is inclined to 15°? (Use...
  92. #3095 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 22'-03", AFT 22'-09"; and the KG is 24.4 feet. What is the righting moment when the vessel is inclined to 15°? (Use...
  93. #3096 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 24'-07", AFT 25'-09"; and the KG is 24.0 feet. What is the righting moment when the vessel is inclined to 15°? (Use...
  94. #3108 Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 18'-03", AFT 18'-09"; and the KG is 22.6 feet. Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data...
  95. #3109 What is the most appropriate action for a GMDSS Radio Operator to take in a distress situation where immediate help is needed, but the vessel is not s...
  96. #3110 Which step should be taken, if possible, when the vessel must be abandoned because of a distress situation?
  97. #3111 Which statement is generally correct regarding the maintenance requirements for ships under GMDSS?
  98. #3112 What is the basic concept of GMDSS?
  99. #3113 Which action should the GMDSS radio operator take in a distress situation when embarking in survival craft?
  100. #3114 Which maintenance functions can a GMDSS Radio Operator perform?

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