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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 501–600 of 2,572 · page 6 of 26

  1. #501 Fairleads perform the same function as ____________________ .
  2. #502 Faking a line means to ___________________ .
  3. #503 Fire and abandon ship stations and duties may be found on the ___________________ .
  4. #504 Fire fighting equipment requirements for a particular vessel may be found on the ____________________ .
  5. #505 Fittings used for towing must be ____________________ .
  6. #506 Flame screens are used to ____________________ .
  7. #507 Flammable liquid means any liquid which gives off flammable vapors at or below ____________________ .
  8. #508 Flammable liquids should have what kind of label?
  9. #509 Flanking rudders effect a vessel's heading because of the ____________________ .
  10. #510 Floors aboard ship are ____________________ .
  11. #511 Fog can form in any season on the Great Lakes, but it is most likely to occur over open waters in ____________________.
  12. #512 Following a serious marine incident, a device to test an individuals breath can be used by ____________________ .
  13. #513 Following a Serious Marine Incident, a mariner directly involved in the incident is required to submit a urine specimen for drug testing within ______...
  14. #514 Following a Serious Marine Incident, a mariner directly involved in the incident is required to submit to alcohol testing within ____________________...
  15. #515 Following a Serious Marine Incident, a mariner involved in the incident is prohibited from consuming alcohol until after being tested or _____________...
  16. #516 For a given weight of cargo, the stress on the heel block of a cargo boom ___________________ .
  17. #517 For any given pedestal crane, when the boom is lengthened, the lifting capacity is ____________________ .
  18. #518 For operations in pack ice, a vessel should ____________________.
  19. #519 For the deepest water when rounding a bend in a river, you should navigate your vessel ____________________ .
  20. #520 For the purpose of regulating tank vessels, flammable liquids are liquids which will ____________________ .
  21. #521 For towing vessels over 100 gross tons that are permitted to maintain a two-watch system, what percentage of the deck crew must be able seamen?
  22. #522 For vessels fitted with cargo gear, an initial test of the units under a proof load shall be conducted. Subsequent tests and exams of the same nature...
  23. #523 Form 2692 (Notice of Marine Casualty), when required, must be filed to the U.S. Coast Guard within how many days?
  24. #524 Forty-five fathoms is marked on the anchor chain by ____________________.
  25. #525 Fracture damage to the end links of the anchor cable, or to the Jews' harp may be eliminated by ____________________.
  26. #526 Frames to which the tank top and bottom shell are fastened are called ___________________ .
  27. #527 Freeboard is measured from the upper edge of the ____________________.
  28. #528 Freeing ports on a vessel with solid bulwarks ____________________.
  29. #529 Functions aboard a tanker or tank barge such as connecting, disconnecting, and topping off must be supervised by ___________________ .
  30. #530 Galvanizing would be suitable for protecting wire rope which is used for ___________________ .
  31. #531 Galvanizing would not be suitable for protecting wire rope which is used for ____________________ .
  32. #532 Generally speaking, the more destructive storms occurring on the Great Lakes usually come from the ____________________.
  33. #533 Generally speaking, the most favorable bottom for anchoring is ___________________ .
  34. #534 Generally, you can best keep a vessel under steering control when the vessel has ____________________ .
  35. #535 Given a dry bulb temperature of 78_°F and wet bulb temperature of 66.5_°F, the dew point is ____________________ .
  36. #536 Good seamanship while towing in heavy weather requires all of the following EXCEPT ____________________ .
  37. #537 Grade D combustible liquids have a maximum flash point of ___________________ .
  38. #538 Grade E combustible liquids have a flash point of ____________________.
  39. #539 Great Lakes cargo vessels, having a liferaft stowed more than 100 meters from the bow or stern, must have at least how many liferafts?
  40. #540 Great Lakes vessels, using liferafts, must have sufficient liferaft capacity on each side of the vessel to accommodate at least ____________________ .
  41. #541 Gross tonnage indicates the vessel's ____________________ .
  42. #542 Heave is motion along the ____________________ .
  43. #543 Holes in the bulwark, which allow deck water to drain into the sea, are ___________________ .
  44. #544 Horizontal fore or aft motion of a vessel is known as ____________________.
  45. #545 Horizontal transverse motion of a vessel is known as ____________________.
  46. #546 How are aids to navigation on the Great Lakes arranged geographically?
  47. #547 How are riveted lap joints made watertight?
  48. #548 How can the Coast Guard determine that a crew member is "able to understand any order spoken by the officers"?
  49. #549 How could lashing gear used aboard Ro-Ro vessels be stowed when not in use?
  50. #550 How do the height and location of a tug's towing bitts relate to the danger of tripping?
  51. #551 How do you determine the weight of the vessel that is supported by the ground when a vessel has run aground?
  52. #552 How does a vessel's rate of turn change when entering shallow water?
  53. #553 How does an icebreaker normally free a ship which has become beset while navigating independently?
  54. #554 How does the effect known as "bank suction" act on a single-screw vessel proceeding along a narrow channel?
  55. #555 How does the effect known as "bank suction" act on a single-screw vessel proceeding along a narrow channel?
  56. #556 How is the size of chain determined?
  57. #557 How long is the standard container used to measure equivalent units?
  58. #558 How many board feet of dunnage are in a draft 4 feet wide, 1-1/2 feet high and 13 feet long?
  59. #559 How many board feet of dunnage are there in a draft 3 feet wide, 1-1/2 feet high, and 14 feet long?
  60. #560 How many board feet of dunnage would you estimate to be in a pile 5 feet wide, 1 foot high and 14 feet long?
  61. #561 How many cubic feet of space is required to stow 775 tons of a cargo with a stowage factor of 25? (estimated broken stowage is 15%)
  62. #562 How many fathoms are in a shot of anchor cable?
  63. #563 How many feet are there in 2 shots of anchor chain?
  64. #564 How many legs does the bridle for an ocean tow have?
  65. #565 How many turns of wire normally mark either side of the detachable link 45 fathoms from the anchor?
  66. #566 How many wire clips must be used to make a temporary repair to a tow wire?
  67. #567 How much force would be required to lift a weight of 200 lbs. using a gun tackle rigged to disadvantage (do not consider friction)?
  68. #568 How much weight can you lift by applying 100 lbs. of force to a twofold purchase rigged to disadvantage (do not consider friction)?
  69. #569 How should you signal the crane operator to dog everything?
  70. #570 How should you signal the crane operator to hoist?
  71. #571 How should you signal the crane operator to lower the boom and raise the load?
  72. #572 How should you signal the crane operator to lower the boom?
  73. #573 How should you signal the crane operator to lower?
  74. #574 How should you signal the crane operator to move slowly?
  75. #575 How should you signal the crane operator to raise the boom and lower the load?
  76. #576 How should you signal the crane operator to raise the boom?
  77. #577 How should you signal the crane operator to stop in an emergency?
  78. #578 How should you signal the crane operator to stop?
  79. #579 How should you signal the crane operator to swing?
  80. #580 How should you signal the crane operator to use the main hoist?
  81. #581 How should you signal the crane operator to use the whip line?
  82. #582 Hygroscopic cargoes should be ventilated when ____________________.
  83. #583 Ice concentration is measured in tenths. What concentration range of ice corresponds to "Close Pack"?
  84. #584 Ice concentration is measured in tenths. What concentration range of ice corresponds to "Open Pack"?
  85. #585 Ice concentration is measured in tenths. What concentration range of ice corresponds to 1- 3 tenths?
  86. #586 Ice is often strong enough to halt navigation through the St. Lawrence Seaway by mid- ____________________ .
  87. #587 If a drill required by regulations is not completed, the Master or person in charge must ____________________ .
  88. #588 If a hydraulic pump on a winch accidentally stops while hoisting, the load will stay suspended because ____________________.
  89. #589 If a Master must jettison a container loaded with hazardous material, he must, as soon as possible, notify the ___________________ .
  90. #590 If a mooring line should part while you are tying up at a dock, you should make a temporary eye by tying a ____________________.
  91. #591 If a passenger vessel navigating the Great Lakes is required to carry 8 life buoys, what is the allowable minimum number of these buoys that must have...
  92. #592 If a tow sinks in shallow water, you should ____________________.
  93. #593 If a tug equipped with flanking rudders is to be turned in a confined circle, when going astern, the stern will move to port the quickest if _________...
  94. #594 If an alien stowaway is discovered aboard your vessel, his name must be placed on the ____________________.
  95. #595 If an attempt is made to hoist a load that exceeds the capacity of an electric winch, an overload safety device causes a circuit breaker to cut off th...
  96. #596 If an electric cargo winch is being used to lift a draft of cargo and the engine room loses all power, which will occur?
  97. #597 If given equal care, nylon line should last how many times longer than manila line?
  98. #598 If kinking results while wire rope is being coiled clockwise, you should ___________________ .
  99. #599 If reefer spaces are not properly cleaned prior to loading cargo, it will most likely cause ____________________ .
  100. #600 If the Master of a US-flag towing vessel replaces any crew member with a non-US citizen, he/she must ensure that the ___________________ .

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