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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 2,401–2,500 of 2,572 · page 25 of 26

  1. #2401 You are the Master of a 500-gross ton passenger vessel operating on rivers. Your vessel accidentally runs aground. Under the regulations for passenger...
  2. #2402 You are the Master of a 500-gross ton passenger vessel operating on rivers. Your vessel accidentally runs aground. Under the regulations for passenger...
  3. #2403 You are the Master of a single-screw vessel. You are docking at a port which has no tugs available. You decide to drop the offshore anchor to help in...
  4. #2404 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...
  5. #2405 You are the operator of an uninspected vessel which is involved in an accident. You are not required to assist people affected by the accident if ____...
  6. #2406 You are the person in charge of a vessel involved in a marine casualty. You must notify the nearest Coast Guard Marine Inspection Office if the proper...
  7. #2407 You are to load a consignment of lumber. Each piece measures 2-inches thick, 10-inches wide and 16-feet long. There are 30,000 pieces in the shipment....
  8. #2408 You are to load a consignment of lumber. Each piece measures 3-inches thick, 12-inches wide and 16-feet long. There are 30,000 pieces in the shipment....
  9. #2409 You are to load styrene in bulk, which is subject to self-polymerization. In accordance with 46 CFR Table 153 what are you required to do?
  10. #2410 You are towing a large barge on a hawser. Your main engine suddenly fails. What is the greatest danger?
  11. #2411 You are transiting the Straits of Mackinac by way of an improved channel. You have information which indicates that the channel's Federal project dept...
  12. #2412 You are transporting dangerous cargo on your vessel. The Dangerous Cargo Manifest must be signed by the ____________________ .
  13. #2413 You are transporting dangerous cargo on your vessel. The regulations require you to ____________________ .
  14. #2414 You are transporting dangerous cargo on your vessel. You must inspect this cargo ____________________ .
  15. #2415 You are trying to rescue survivors from a wrecked vessel on fire. You should approach ____________________ .
  16. #2416 You are underway in heavy weather and your bow is into the seas. To prevent pounding, you should ____________________.
  17. #2417 You are using a racetrack turn to recover a man overboard. The vessel is first steadied when how many degrees away from the original heading?
  18. #2418 You are using an automatic tension winch by yourself. If you get caught in the turns of the line as they lead into the gypsyhead ____________________...
  19. #2419 You are using tackle number 10 to lift a weight. The hauling part of this tackle is bent to the weight hook (w) of tackle number 4. What is the mechan... illustration
  20. #2420 You are using tackle number 12 to lift a weight of 300 lbs. If you include 10 percent of the weight for each sheave for friction, what is the pull on... illustration
  21. #2421 You are using tackle number 12, as shown, to lift a weight. The hauling part of this tackle is bent to the weight hook (w) of tackle number 2. What is... illustration
  22. #2422 You are using tackle number 2 to lift a weight of 100 lbs. If you include 10 percent of the weight for each sheave for friction, what is the pull on t... illustration
  23. #2423 You are using tackle number 3 to lift a weight of 120 lbs. If you include 10 percent of the weight for each sheave for friction, what is the pull on t... illustration
  24. #2424 You are using tackle number 4 to lift a weight. The hauling part of this tackle is bent to the weight hook (w) of tackle number 10. What is the mechan... illustration
  25. #2425 You are using tackle number 4, as shown, to lift a weight. The hauling part of this tackle is bent to the weight hook of tackle number 11. What is the... illustration
  26. #2426 You are using tackle number 5 to lift a weight of 300 lbs. If you include 10 percent of the weight for each sheave for friction, what is the pull on t... illustration
  27. #2427 You are using tackle number 5 to lift a weight. The hauling part of this tackle is bent to the weight hook (w) of tackle number 8. What is the mechani... illustration
  28. #2428 You are using tackle number 5 to lift a weight. The hauling part of this tackle is bent to the weight hook of tackle number 9. What is the mechanical... illustration
  29. #2429 You are using tackle number 6 to lift a weight. The hauling part of this tackle is bent to the weight hook (w) of tackle number 8. Disregarding fricti... illustration
  30. #2430 You are using tackle number 7 to lift a weight of 100 lbs. If you include 10 percent of the weight for each sheave for friction, what is the pull on t... illustration
  31. #2431 You are using tackle number 8 to lift a weight of 100 lbs. If you include 10 percent of the weight for each sheave for friction, what is the pull on t... illustration
  32. #2432 You are using the anchor to steady the bow while maneuvering. You have the proper scope of anchor cable when the ___________________ .
  33. #2433 You attach a line to a stationary barge lying off your starboard beam in order to maneuver it into position to make up tow. The line used to do this i...
  34. #2434 You can safely step in the bight of a line ____________________ .
  35. #2435 You have a large, broken-down vessel in tow with a wire rope and anchor cable towline. Both vessels have made provision for slipping the tow in an eme...
  36. #2436 You have a tow of chemical barges. The mate reports an ammonia smell around the head of the tow. You would suspect a leak in the barge carrying ______...
  37. #2437 You have anchored in a mud and clay bottom. The anchor appears to be dragging in a storm. What action should you take?
  38. #2438 You have arrived at your anchorage location. You have put the engines astern prior to letting go the anchor. How will you know when the vessel has sto...
  39. #2439 You have arrived at your anchorage location. You have put the engines astern prior to letting go the anchor. How will you know when the vessel has sto...
  40. #2440 You have been pulled aloft in a bosun's chair rigged to a mast that you intend to paint. You are now supporting your weight by seizing the hauling par...
  41. #2441 You have been towing astern and have just let go the tow. Your deckhands are pulling in and faking the towline by hand on the stern. The most dangerou...
  42. #2442 You have completed a crude oil wash. What action should be taken with the oil in the lines running to the washing machines?
  43. #2443 You have completed a Dangerous Cargo Manifest for dangerous cargoes loaded on board. It should be kept in a conspicuous location ____________________...
  44. #2444 You have determined the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel by taking radar ranges and bearings of an isolated light while making a turn. The r... illustration
  45. #2445 You have determined the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel by taking radar ranges and bearings of an isolated light while making a turn. The r... illustration
  46. #2446 You have determined the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel by taking radar ranges and bearings of an isolated light while making a turn. The r... illustration
  47. #2447 You have determined the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel by taking the radar ranges and bearings of an isolated light while making a turn. T... illustration
  48. #2448 You have determined the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel by taking the radar ranges and bearings of an isolated light while making a turn. T... illustration
  49. #2449 You have determined the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel by taking the radar ranges and bearings of an isolated light while making a turn. T... illustration
  50. #2450 You have determined the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel by taking the radar ranges and bearings of an isolated light while making a turn. T... illustration
  51. #2451 You have determined the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel by taking the radar ranges and bearings of an isolated light while making a turn. T... illustration
  52. #2452 You have loaded dangerous cargo on your vessel and must fill out a Dangerous Cargo Manifest. In which publication would you find the requirements to c...
  53. #2453 You have orders to load cargoes of carbon disulfide, diisopropylamine and pyridine on your multi-product tankship. Which statement is true?
  54. #2454 You have orders to load cargoes of carbon disulfide, diisopropylamine and pyridine on your multi-product tankship. Which statement is TRUE?
  55. #2455 You have orders to load cargoes of carbon disulfide, diisopropylamine and pyridine on your multi-product tankship. Which statement is TRUE?
  56. #2456 You have orders to load cargoes of carbon disulfide, diisopropylamine and pyridine on your multi-product tankship. Which statement is TRUE?
  57. #2457 You have taken another vessel in tow at sea. You can tell that the towing speed is too fast when the ____________________.
  58. #2458 You have the "conn" at the time the helmsman who is steering by hand reports that the rudder is not responding to the wheel. Your FIRST action should...
  59. #2459 You have the "conn" at the time the helmsman who is steering by hand reports that the rudder is not responding to the wheel. Your FIRST action should...
  60. #2460 You have water washed your cargo tanks using the fixed machines. What should you do before using portable machines to clean areas screened from the wa...
  61. #2461 You intend to overtake a vessel in a narrow channel. As you approach the other vessel's stern ____________________.
  62. #2462 You intend to tow a barge with one tug and expect continuous high winds from the north. To reduce the yaw of your tow, you should ____________________...
  63. #2463 You may be able to avoid loss of suction in a pump by ____________________ .
  64. #2464 You may BEST turn a twin-screw vessel about, to the right, in a narrow channel by using ____________________ .
  65. #2465 You must evacuate a seaman by helicopter lift. Which statement is TRUE?
  66. #2466 You must load as much of a large shipment of case goods as possible into a hold which has 24,000 cubic feet of space. Each case measures 2 feet by 2-...
  67. #2467 You must load as much of a large shipment of case goods as possible into a hold which has 24,400 cubic feet of space. Each case measures 2 feet by 2 f...
  68. #2468 You must medevac a critically injured seaman by helicopter hoist. Which statement is TRUE?
  69. #2469 You must shore up a bulkhead due to solid flooding forward. The bulkhead approximates a rectangle. The center of pressure of the shores on the bulkhea...
  70. #2470 You must shore up the collision bulkhead due to solid flooding forward. The bulkhead approximates an inverted triangle. The center of pressure of the...
  71. #2471 You need to make a fixed loop at the end of a line in order to use the line as a mooring line. You have insufficient time to make a splice. Which knot...
  72. #2472 You notice that your speed has decreased, the stern of your vessel has settled into the water, and your rudder is sluggish in responding. The MOST lik...
  73. #2473 You operate a harbor craft on inland waters exclusively. If you regularly service or contact foreign flag vessels in the course of business, which sta...
  74. #2474 You receive a package, for shipment aboard your vessel, containing Class 1 explosives. The package is damp, moldy and stained. You must ______________...
  75. #2475 You receive a package, for shipment aboard your vessel, containing Class 1 explosives. The package is damp, moldy and stained. You must ______________...
  76. #2476 You should attach a towline to a trailer eye bolt using a(n) __________________ .
  77. #2477 You should conduct a sector search under which of the following circumstances?
  78. #2478 You should keep clear of ____________________ .
  79. #2479 You start a centrifugal cargo pump to discharge cargo. The pump works for a while and then loses suction. This could be caused by ____________________...
  80. #2480 You start a centrifugal cargo pump to discharge cargo. The pump works for a while and then loses suction. This could NOT be caused by ________________...
  81. #2481 You suspect that a crewmember has fallen overboard during the night and immediately execute a Williamson turn. What is the primary advantage of this m...
  82. #2482 You want to double the strength of a mooring line by using two lines. To accomplish this, the second line must ____________________ .
  83. #2483 You will be advised of any hazardous areas due to the fallout of a nuclear explosive by a message with the code word ___________________ .
  84. #2484 You will load and carry a bulk cargo of sulfur at ambient temperature. Which statement is true?
  85. #2485 You will load class 1.2 commercial explosives and need to construct a portable magazine. The magazine MUST ___________________ .
  86. #2486 You would be most likely to use a fishplate ____________________.
  87. #2487 You would NOT secure a line to a ____________________ .
  88. #2488 You would properly secure a gantline to a bosun's chair with a ___________________ .
  89. #2489 Your 199 GT tugboat is on a 675 mile coastwise voyage. What percentage of the deck crew must be Able Bodied Seamen?
  90. #2490 Your containership has a container displaying a hazardous cargo placard. The placard has the number 2199 on it. This indicates that it is carrying wha...
  91. #2491 Your containership has a container displaying a hazardous cargo placard. The placard has the number 2206 on it. This indicates that it is carrying wha...
  92. #2492 Your containership has a container displaying a hazardous cargo placard. The placard has the number 2224 on it. This indicates that it is carrying wha...
  93. #2493 Your containership has a container displaying a hazardous cargo placard. The placard has the number 2282 on it. This indicates that it is carrying wha...
  94. #2494 Your enrolled vessel is bound from Baltimore, MD, to Norfolk, VA, via Chesapeake Bay. Which statement about the required Pilot is TRUE?
  95. #2495 Your load line certificate expires on 27 May 1988. The vessel is surveyed on that date and is found satisfactory. You are sailing foreign the same day...
  96. #2496 Your ship departed Venezuela for New York, loaded with 10,000 barrels of crude oil, whose average cargo temperature was 30_°C (86_° F). API is 25_°. T...
  97. #2497 Your ship departed Venezuela for New York, loaded with 10,000 barrels of crude oil, whose average cargo temperature was 30_°C (86_°F). API is 25_°. Th...
  98. #2498 Your ship has loaded 20,000 barrels of crude oil, departing Valdez, Alaska for San Francisco. When loaded the cargo temperature was 96_°F. API was 15_...
  99. #2499 Your ship has loaded 20,000 barrels of crude oil, departing Valdez, Alaska for San Francisco. When loaded the cargo temperature was 96_°F. API was 15_...
  100. #2500 Your ship has loaded 22,000 barrels of crude oil, departing Valdez, Alaska for Panama. When loaded the cargo temperature was 90_°F. API was 15_°. The...

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