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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 2,601–2,700 of 3,245 · page 27 of 33

  1. #3115 Which channel has been designated for on-scene communications in GMDSS?
  2. #3116 Which frequencies and modes are allocated for distress alerting in GMDSS?
  3. #3117 What does proper GMDSS watchkeeping include?
  4. #3118 Which statement concerning GMDSS distress alerts is TRUE?
  5. #3119 Which GMDSS control selection may result in limited receiving range?
  6. #3120 Which message categories cannot be disabled by the GMDSS Radio Operator?
  7. #3121 Which references should the GMDSS radio operator consult for information on the proper operation of the equipment?
  8. #3122 What should the GMDSS radio operator consult to review the proper procedures to be followed in distress situations under GMDSS?
  9. #3123 What publication/s should a GMDSS Operator consult regarding the proper set-up and operation of vessel equipment?
  10. #3124 Which action should be taken on receipt of a GMDSS Distress alert?
  11. #3125 What is the fundamental purpose for imposing radio silence?
  12. #3126 When can routine communications be resumed when radio silence has been imposed?
  13. #3127 What is meant by the term "radio silence"?
  14. #3128 Who is responsible for transmitting a message stating that distress communications have ceased?
  15. #3129 How is "radio silence" imposed?
  16. #3130 Which statement concerning exposure to microwave signal radiation is TRUE?
  17. #3131 What is meant by "CES"?
  18. #3132 Under the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act", which of the following is True if there is a failure of a vessel's radiotelephone equipment?
  19. #3133 You are piloting a vessel, which is required to have a radiotelephone, on the navigable waters of the United States. Choose the best answer that state...
  20. #3134 Which of the following penalties can be imposed for a violation of the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act"?
  21. #3135 What is the penalty for failure to enforce, or comply with, the vessel bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone regulations?
  22. #3136 Which of the following is True if your radiotelephone fails while underway?
  23. #3137 Which of the following is a requirement if your bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone ceases to operate?
  24. #3138 Failure to comply with, or enforce, the provisions of the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act" can result in which of the following?
  25. #3139 How long are radio station logs involving communications during a disaster required to be kept by the station licensee?
  26. #3140 The "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act" applies to which of the following?
  27. #3141 A ship station license for your radiotelephone is valid for which of the following terms?
  28. #3142 The operator of the ship's radiotelephone, if the radiotelephone is carried voluntarily, must hold at least which of the following?
  29. #3143 Who issues a ship's radiotelephone station license?
  30. #3144 Which are general requirements for a vessel's radiotelephone station log?
  31. #3145 Which is a requirement for any person maintaining a listening watch on a bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone?
  32. #3146 By regulation, how long you MUST keep a record of the use of your radiotelephone?
  33. #3147 According to the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act", what information that affects your vessel is required to be entered into the radiotelep...
  34. #3148 Who has the exclusive use of the radiotelephone as stated in the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act"?
  35. #3149 Who issues the regulations governing the frequencies of the bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone?
  36. #3150 While underway, if you are required to have a radiotelephone, you must maintain a continuous listening watch on which of the following channels?
  37. #3151 Under the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act" the frequency for bridge-to-bridge communications is 156.65 MHz or channel __________.
  38. #3152 Which system may be useful for messages, such as local storm warnings or a shore-to-ship distress alert, for which it is inappropriate to alert all sh...
  39. #3153 A vessel is flying the signal "BJ-1" from her starboard halyard. What does this signal mean?
  40. #3154 You have abandoned your vessel. You are in a life raft and have cleared away from your vessel. One of your FIRST actions should be to __________.
  41. #3155 After abandoning ship which action should be taken IMMEDIATELY upon entering a life raft?
  42. #3156 You board an inflatable life raft that has been hand launched from a sinking vessel. What should you do FIRST after everyone is onboard the life raft?
  43. #3157 If more than one life raft is manned after the vessel has sunk, __________.
  44. #3158 You have abandoned ship and are in charge of a life raft. How much water per day should you permit each occupant to drink after the first 24 hours?
  45. #3159 The most important reason for taking anti-seasickness pills as soon as possible after entering a life raft is to __________.
  46. #3160 If you have to abandon ship, and enter a life raft, your main course of action should be to __________.
  47. #3161 Your voyage planning indicates you will arrive at a waypoint in longitude 049°16.3' W at 0947 ZT on 3 March 1988. How should this date be entered...
  48. #3162 The initial action of a Williamson turn is to put the rudder over full until which of the following?
  49. #3163 When personnel are lifted by a helicopter from an inflatable liferaft, what should the personnel on the raft do?
  50. #3164 You have abandoned ship and after two days in a liferaft you can see an aircraft near the horizon apparently carrying out a search pattern. What actio...
  51. #3165 When a helicopter is lifting personnel from a rescue boat, what should the other individuals in the boat do?
  52. #3166 You are trying to rescue survivors from a wrecked vessel on fire. How should you make your approach?
  53. #3167 You are picking up an unconscious person that has fallen overboard in a fresh breeze. For safety reasons how should a small craft approach?
  54. #3168 When a helicopter is lifting personnel from an enclosed lifeboat, what should the other individuals in the boat do?
  55. #3169 You are involved in an emergency landing of a helicopter on the water. When should you inflate your life jacket?
  56. #3170 A person has fallen overboard and is being picked up with a lifeboat. If the person appears in danger of drowning, what approach should the lifeboat m...
  57. #3171 You are approaching a disabled vessel in order to remove survivors from it. If your vessel drifts faster than the disabled vessel, how should you make...
  58. #3172 When a man who is conscious has fallen overboard is being picked up by a lifeboat, the boat should approach with the wind __________.
  59. #3173 When transferring survivors from an enclosed lifeboat to a rescue vessel, personnel on board the boat should __________.
  60. #3174 You are picking up a conscious person that has fallen overboard. Recovery is easier if you approach with the __________.
  61. #3175 Which statement is TRUE concerning a fire in a machinery space?
  62. #3176 A high-velocity fog stream can be used in firefighting situations to drive heat and smoke ahead of the firefighters in a passageway. This technique sh...
  63. #3177 Your vessel has run aground in waters where the tide is falling. Which of the following is the best action you can take?
  64. #3178 Fusible link fire dampers are operated by __________.
  65. #3179 A pump room is suspected of accumulating gases after a ventilation machinery breakdown. Where should the combustible gas indicator case be placed when...
  66. #3180 Large volumes of carbon dioxide are safe and effective for fighting fires in enclosed spaces, such as in a pump room, provided that the __________.
  67. #3181 After using a CO2 portable extinguisher, it should be __________.
  68. #3182 Carbon dioxide as a firefighting agent has which advantage over other agents?
  69. #3183 Which action is routinely performed at the annual servicing and inspection of a dry-chemical cartridge-operated portable fire extinguisher?
  70. #3184 The spray of water produced by using the high-velocity fog position on an all-purpose nozzle will have __________.
  71. #3185 A vessel's fire control plan shall do which of the following?
  72. #3186 In illustration D039SA below, which Fire Control Plan symbol represents a NON-portable extinguisher? illustration
  73. #3187 One major disadvantage of a low-speed diesel as compared to a steam main-propulsion system is __________.
  74. #3188 What will a sea anchor accomplish if deployed correctly?
  75. #3189 What is placed on the underside of an inflatable life raft to help prevent it from being skidded by the wind or overturned?
  76. #3190 A lifeline must be connected to the life raft __________.
  77. #3191 Water pockets on the underside of an inflatable life raft are for __________.
  78. #3192 The lights on the outside of the canopy on an inflatable life raft operate __________.
  79. #3193 Handholds or straps on the underside of an inflatable life raft are provided __________.
  80. #3194 Coast Guard Regulations (46 CFR) require inflatable life rafts to be equipped with __________.
  81. #3195 What is the correct procedure to follow when manually launching an inflatable life raft?
  82. #3196 An inflatable life raft can be launched by __________.
  83. #3197 To inflate a davit launched life raft you __________.
  84. #3198 The davit launched life raft can be boarded __________.
  85. #3199 To release the davit cable of a davit launched life raft, you must __________.
  86. #3200 To launch a life raft by hand, you should __________.
  87. #3201 Which of the following steps should normally be taken first by those who have boarded a life raft in an emergency situation?
  88. #3202 One of the first actions to be taken by survivors when they have boarded an inflatable life raft is to __________.
  89. #3203 Who should inspect and test an inflatable life raft?
  90. #3204 According to the regulations for lifeboat falls, which action must be taken at 30-month intervals?
  91. #3205 In illustration D011SA below, what does the item labeled number (1) operate? illustration
  92. #3206 When in command of a lifeboat under oars, what does the command "Backwater" mean?
  93. #3207 What does the boat command "Oars" mean?
  94. #3208 What is the effect of spreading oil on the open sea?
  95. #3209 Your vessel has lifeboats on both sides. Where is Lifeboat No. 2 located?
  96. #3210 Line throwing equipment should NOT be operated __________.
  97. #3211 Life jackets should be stowed in __________.
  98. #3212 Which statement is TRUE concerning life preservers (Type I personal flotation devices)?
  99. #3213 Life jackets should be stowed in _________.
  100. #3214 Which is TRUE concerning immersion suits and their use?

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