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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 2,501–2,572 of 2,572 · page 26 of 26

  1. #2501 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...
  2. #2502 Your ship has loaded 6,000 barrels of gasoline, at a cargo temperature of 50_°F, departing New Jersey bound for Florida. API gravity is 55_°. The volu...
  3. #2503 Your ship has loaded 6,000 barrels of gasoline, at a cargo temperature of 50_°F, departing New Jersey bound for Florida. API gravity is 55_°. The volu...
  4. #2504 Your ship has loaded 8,000 barrels of gasoline at a cargo temperature of 36_°C (97_°F). API gravity is 54_°. The volume correction factor (VCF) is .00...
  5. #2505 Your ship has loaded 8,000 barrels of gasoline at a cargo temperature of 36_°C (97_°F). API gravity is 54_°. The volume correction factor (VCF) is .00...
  6. #2506 Your ship has loaded 8,000 barrels of gasoline at a cargo temperature of 85_°F, departing Aruba bound for New Jersey. API gravity is 55_°. The volume...
  7. #2507 Your ship has loaded 8,000 barrels of gasoline at a cargo temperature of 85_°F, departing Aruba bound for New Jersey. API gravity is 55_°. The volume...
  8. #2508 Your ship has loaded 9,000 barrels of fuel oil at a cargo temperature of 35_°C (95_° F). API gravity is 44_°. The volume correction factor (VCF) is .0...
  9. #2509 Your ship has loaded 9,000 barrels of fuel oil at a cargo temperature of 35_°C (95_°F). API gravity is 44_°. The volume correction factor (VCF) is .00...
  10. #2510 Your ship is carrying hazardous cargo. During a daily inspection, you notice that some of the cargo has shifted and several cases are broken. You shou...
  11. #2511 Your ship is dead in the water with the rudder amidships. As the right-handed screw starts to turn ahead, the bow will tend to go ____________________...
  12. #2512 Your ship is in a neutral port when full Naval Control of Shipping is established. You may expect to be boarded and instructed by a(n) _______________...
  13. #2513 Your ship is in shallow water and the bow rides up on its bow wave while the stern sinks into a depression of its transverse wave system. What is this...
  14. #2514 Your ship is navigating independently in heavy ice when it becomes beset. Which statement is FALSE?
  15. #2515 Your ship is steaming at night with the gyro-pilot engaged when you notice that the vessel's course is slowly changing to the right. What action shoul...
  16. #2516 Your tank vessel is fully loaded, and you find that she is down slightly by the head. To adjust the trim, you may ____________________ .
  17. #2517 Your tank vessel is loaded down to her marks, and you find that she has too much trim by the stern. To adjust the trim you may ____________________ .
  18. #2518 Your tank vessel is loading a hazardous cargo. The allowance for expansion is based on ambient temperatures of what maximum range?
  19. #2519 Your tankship is carrying a 30% solution of hydrogen peroxide. The cargo containment system must have a permanent inert gas system. While discharging...
  20. #2520 Your tankship is carrying a cargo of styrene. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for carriage of this cargo?
  21. #2521 Your twin-screw vessel is moving ASTERN with rudders amidships. The starboard screw suddenly stops turning. Your vessel's head will __________________...
  22. #2522 Your U.S. tankship is designed to carry anhydrous ammonia in bulk. The keel was laid in 1980. Which statement concerning the carriage of this cargo is...
  23. #2523 Your U.S. tankship is designed to carry anhydrous ammonia in bulk. The keel was laid in 1980. Which statement concerning the carriage of this cargo is...
  24. #2524 Your vessel (185 GT) is on a voyage between New York and San Francisco. Which statement is TRUE?
  25. #2525 Your vessel has a deadweight capacity of 5000 tons and a cubic capacity of 300,000 cu. ft. You are to load lead, with a stowage factor of 18, and cott...
  26. #2526 Your vessel has been damaged and is partially flooded. The first step to be taken in attempting to save the vessel is to ___________________ .
  27. #2527 Your vessel has been damaged and you must shore a bulkhead. You should cut the shore ____________________ .
  28. #2528 Your vessel has been loaded in a sagging condition. Enroute you encounter heavy weather and notice buckling in the amidships deck plating of your vess...
  29. #2529 Your vessel has been ordered to proceed to the United Grain Growers Wharf at Thunder Bay, Lake Superior, for the purpose of taking on a load of wheat....
  30. #2530 Your vessel has completed an inspection for certification and is issued a temporary certificate. This ____________________ .
  31. #2531 Your vessel has gone aground in waters where the tide is falling. The BEST action you can take is to ____________________.
  32. #2532 Your vessel has grounded on a bar. What should you do?
  33. #2533 Your vessel has run aground and is touching bottom for the first one-quarter of its length. What is the LEAST desirable method from the standpoint of...
  34. #2534 Your vessel has run hard aground in an area subject to heavy wave action. Backing full astern failed to free her. Which action should be taken next?
  35. #2535 Your vessel has the symbol shown inscribed on the side. Which statement concerning this symbol is TRUE? illustration
  36. #2536 Your vessel has the symbol shown inscribed on the sides amidships. Which statement is TRUE? illustration
  37. #2537 Your vessel is a single-screw ship with a right-hand propeller. There is no current. The easiest way to make a landing is ___________________ .
  38. #2538 Your vessel is anchored in an open roadstead with three shots of chain out on the port anchor. The wind freshens considerably and the anchor begins to...
  39. #2539 Your vessel is approaching the International Bridge on the St. Marys River. If the gage on the bridge, read from top to bottom, indicates 124 ft. and...
  40. #2540 Your vessel is backing on the starboard screw, and going ahead on the port screw. The bow will ____________________.
  41. #2541 Your vessel is being assisted through an ice field in Thunder Bay by the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Alexander Henry. The starboard lookout report...
  42. #2542 Your vessel is being towed and back-up wires have been installed. Back-up wires carry the towing load in the event that the ___________________ .
  43. #2543 Your vessel is being towed and you are using a tripping rope. A tripping rope of fiber or wire is used to ____________________ .
  44. #2544 Your vessel is broken down and rolling in heavy seas. You can reduce the danger of capsizing by ____________________.
  45. #2545 Your vessel is chartered under a time charter party. Under this type of charter party, your responsibility is ____________________.
  46. #2546 Your vessel is crossing a river on the Great Lakes System. A power-driven vessel is ascending the river, crossing your course from port to starboard....
  47. #2547 Your vessel is disabled and in imminent danger of grounding on a lee shore. The Master agrees to salvage services using Lloyd's Open Form of Salvage A...
  48. #2548 Your vessel is docking, but not yet alongside. Which line will be the most useful when maneuvering the vessel alongside the pier?
  49. #2549 Your vessel is equipped with mechanical davits. When stowing the lifeboat after a drill while underway, you should ___________________ .
  50. #2550 Your vessel is going from a warm climate to a cold climate with a hygroscopic cargo. Which statement is TRUE?
  51. #2551 Your vessel is in a foreign port and you find that one of the crew members has been incarcerated for drunkenness. The Official Logbook shows that the...
  52. #2552 Your vessel is in Charleston, S.C. You need not clear Customs if ___________________ .
  53. #2553 Your vessel is issued a load line certificate dated 27 May 1992. What is NOT an acceptable date for one of the surveys for endorsements?
  54. #2554 Your vessel is loaded with nonhygroscopic cargoes and is going from a cold to a warm climate. You should ___________________ .
  55. #2555 Your vessel is off a lee shore in heavy weather and laboring. Which action should you take?
  56. #2556 Your vessel is on a voyage from Ogdensburg, NY, to Chicago, IL, via the Great Lakes. The date is October 3 of the current year. If your vessel is subj... illustration
  57. #2557 Your vessel is on an extended foreign voyage. Several vacancies have occurred in your unlicensed crew through sickness and repatriation. Which stateme...
  58. #2558 Your vessel is port side to a pier with a spring line led aft from the bow. In calm weather, putting the engines ahead with the rudder hard left shoul...
  59. #2559 Your vessel is proceeding along a narrow channel. The effect called bank cushion has which effect on the vessel?
  60. #2560 Your vessel is required to have a slop chest. Which of the following articles is NOT required by law to be carried in the slop chest?
  61. #2561 Your vessel is taking on cargo oil when a small leak develops in the hose. You order the pumping stopped. Before you resume pumping, you should ______...
  62. #2562 Your vessel is to dock bow first at a pier without the assistance of tugboats. Which line will be the most useful when maneuvering the vessel alongsid...
  63. #2563 Your vessel is to dock bow first at a pier. Which line will be the most useful when maneuvering the vessel alongside the pier?
  64. #2564 Your vessel is to dock bow first at a pier. Which line will be the most useful when maneuvering the vessel alongside the pier?
  65. #2565 Your vessel is to dock bow in at a pier without the assistance of tugboats. Which line will be the most useful when maneuvering the vessel alongside t...
  66. #2566 Your vessel is underway and approaching an overhead obstruction on Lake Superior. Given the following information, determine the clearance between you...
  67. #2567 Your vessel must moor port side to a berth limited by vessels ahead and astern using a single tug. You are stemming a slight current and there is a li...
  68. #2568 Your vessel was damaged and initially assumed a significant list and trim; however, further increase has been slow. Based on this data, what should yo...
  69. #2569 Your vessel's available bale cubic capacity is 625,000 and her available cargo capacity is 10,000 deadweight tons. Disregarding broken stowage, how ma...
  70. #2570 Your vessel's operators send a message that your vessel has been consigned to Naval Control of Shipping. The message will refer you to _______________...
  71. #2571 Your vessel's operators send a message that your vessel has been consigned to Naval Control of Shipping. The message will refer you to _______________...
  72. #2572 Your vessel's operators send a message that your vessel has been consigned to Voluntary Naval Control of Shipping. The message will refer you to _____...

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