Deck 2014 · 5,254 questions
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.
All Safety questions
Questions 901–1,000 of 5,254 · page 10 of 53
- #901 Dacron sails, when not in use, may be damaged if __________.
- #902 Damage stability is the stability __________ .
- #903 Damage stability of a MODU is the stability __________.
- #904 Deballasting a double bottom has what affect on KG?
- #905 Deck beams on a MODU are generally spaced at equal intervals and run __________ .
- #906 Deck foam systems, designed to protect cargo areas on tank vessels built after January 1, 1975, must have a supply of foam-producing material to ope...
- #907 Deficient oxygen content inside a chain locker can be detected with __________ .
- #908 Deficient oxygen content inside a chain locker can be detected with __________ .
- #909 Define the acronym MSI.
- #910 Depending on its concentration, which product(s) can be classified as either grade D or E?
- #911 Determine the free surface constant for a fuel oil tank 30 ft. long by 40 ft. wide by 15 ft. deep. The specific gravity of the fuel oil is .85 and the...
- #912 Determine the free surface correction for a fuel oil tank 30 ft. long by 40 ft. wide by 15 ft. deep, with a free surface constant of 3794. The vessel...
- #913 Diesel engines are considered safer than gasoline engines because __________ .
- #914 Diesel engines obtain combustion air through turbo chargers, blowers, or __________ .
- #915 Diesel powered industrial trucks on a MODU that are provided with safeguards to the exhaust, fuel, and electrical systems are designated __________ .
- #916 Distress flares and smoke signals are not required on vessels operating on short runs. A "short run" is limited to __________ . (small passenger ves...
- #917 Distress flares and smoke signals for small passenger vessels __________ .
- #918 Distress signals may be __________ .
- #919 Drilling loads on the COASTAL DRILLER are the combined loads arising from conductor tension, rotary, hook, and __________ .
- #920 Drinking salt water will __________ .
- #921 Dry chemical extinguishers extinguish class B fires to the greatest extent by __________ .
- #922 Dry chemical extinguishers may be used on what class of fires?
- #923 Dry chemical fire extinguishers are effective on which type(s) of fire?
- #924 Dual electro-hydraulic steering units usually operate __________.
- #925 Due to the hazards involved with Halon extinguishers on a MODU, the size II extinguisher may only be used __________.
- #926 Due to the shape of the sea anchor, the best way to haul it back aboard is by __________ .
- #927 During a fire drill on a MODU, what action is required?
- #928 During a long ocean tow of a jack-up the clearance in the upper guide should be reduced to zero to restrain the leg and eliminate the impact loads fro...
- #929 During a move to a new location, a jack-up drilling unit with personnel on board is towed through a heavy rainstorm. What signal must be sounded by th...
- #930 During a severe storm while the COASTAL DRILLER is elevated, on board loads must be shifted so that the TCG is on the centerline and the LCG is ______...
- #931 During a stability test on a small passenger vessel __________.
- #932 During a storm, the chance of fatigue failure of a mooring line will increase as __________ .
- #933 During a storm, the mooring line on a MODU should be long enough so that the angle between the anchor shank and the ocean floor is __________ .
- #934 During a training exercise a submarine indicating that a torpedo has been fired will send up smoke from a float. The smoke's color will be __________...
- #935 During an abandonment or drill, the first person to arrive at the survival craft should __________ .
- #936 During an abandonment or drill, the first person to arrive at the survival craft should __________ .
- #937 During an annual FCC inspection __________ .
- #938 During an ice storm on board the DEEP DRILLER, the rig is uniformly covered with 414 tons of ice. At the beginning of the storm the rig was at 45 foo...
- #939 During an ocean tow when the winds are less than 70 knots, the maximum allowable KG for the COASTAL DRILLER is __________ .
- #940 During cargo operations, your vessel develops a list due to the center of gravity rising above the transverse metacenter. To correct the list, you sh...
- #941 During counterflooding to correct a severe list aggravated by an off-center load, your vessel suddenly takes a list or trim to the opposite side. Yo...
- #942 During counterflooding to correct a severe list or trim aggravated by an off-center load, a MODU suddenly takes a list or trim to the opposite side. ...
- #943 During fueling, all doors, hatches, and ports __________.
- #944 During jacking operations and transit, empty void spaces in the hull of a jack up MODU provide __________.
- #945 During loading and discharging operations, in addition to when the cargo tanks have been properly filled, each inert gas system must be capable of ma...
- #946 During loading, what is the minimum pressure required to be maintained by the inert gas system on cargo tanks?
- #947 During oil transfer operations, who is responsible for ensuring that the posted transfer procedures are followed?
- #948 During preloading or elevating the COASTAL DRILLER, jacking-up may continue if the total weight is less than __________ .
- #949 During severe storms when survival becomes a major concern, it may become necessary to relieve high anchor tensions on the windward side of the unit...
- #950 During storm conditions on a MODU, the mooring tensions should be adjusted so that __________ .
- #951 During the annual inspection by the owner, each nonmetallic oil transfer hose must not burst, bulge, leak, or abnormally distort under static liquid p...
- #952 During the passage of a severe storm the maximum vertical moments, including free surface moments, permitted on the DEEP DRILLER at survival draft is...
- #953 During the passage of a severe storm, the DEEP DRILLER is at survival draft. Strong winds are blowing from the starboard. A careful load form calcu...
- #954 During the required periodic abandon ship drill aboard a MODU, each person not assigned duties in the muster list is __________ .
- #955 During the towing of a survival craft, a lookout should be on station to __________ .
- #956 During transfer operations, a quantity of propylamine spills on deck. According to the Chemical Data Guide, the correct procedure would be to _______...
- #957 During transfer operations, ethyl chloride spills into the water. According to the Chemical Data Guide, the ethyl chloride will boil off if the water...
- #958 Each buoyant work vest must be __________ .
- #959 Each buoyant work vest on a MODU must be __________.
- #960 Each buoyant work vest on an OSV must be __________.
- #961 Each commercial fishing vessel must have at least one immersion suit, exposure suit, or life preserver for each __________ .
- #962 Each cylinder in a two stroke cycle engine experiences combustion __________ .
- #963 Each distress signal and self-activated smoke signal must be replaced not later than the marked date of expiration, or not more than how many months f...
- #964 Each distress signal and self-activated smoke signal must be replaced not later than the marked date of expiration, or, from the date of manufacture,...
- #965 Each drilling unit equipped with helicopter fuel storage tanks must have the tanks installed as far as practicable from the __________ .
- #966 Each emergency generator on a mobile offshore drilling unit, when tested, must be run under a full load for at least __________ .
- #967 Each emergency light must be marked with __________.
- #968 Each emergency light on a MODU must be marked with __________ .
- #969 Each EPIRB and SART for lifeboats shall be tested __________.
- #970 Each EPIRB required on a MODU shall be stowed in a manner which will permit __________ .
- #971 Each EPIRB required on a MODU shall be tested using the integrated test circuit and output indicator every __________ .
- #972 Each EPIRB required on an OSV shall be tested using the integrated test circuit and output indicator every __________ .
- #973 Each EPIRB shall be tested using the integrated test circuit and output indicator every __________ .
- #974 Each fire hose coupling on a MODU must have threads that meet the specifications of the __________.
- #975 Each fire hydrant must have at least one spanner and at least one __________ .
- #976 Each fire hydrant serving machinery spaces containing oil fired boilers, internal combustion machinery, or oil fuel units must be equipped with a ____...
- #977 Each fire pump on a MODU must have a pressure gauge located at __________ .
- #978 Each fire pump on a tankship must have a pressure gauge located at __________ .
- #979 Each fireman's outfit and its spare equipment on a MODU must be stowed __________ .
- #980 Each fireman's outfit and its spare equipment on a tankship must be stowed in a(n) __________ .
- #981 Each hand portable fire extinguisher must be marked with __________ .
- #982 Each hand portable fire extinguisher on a MODU must be marked with __________ .
- #983 Each hand portable, semi-portable and fixed fire extinguishing unit on a MODU must be tested and inspected at least once every __________ .
- #984 Each hose in the fuel transfer system for helicopter refueling must have a __________ .
- #985 Each hose in the fuel transfer system for helicopter refueling must meet the standards of the __________.
- #986 Each hose used for transferring vapors must __________.
- #987 Each inert gas system gas main must have an automatic shut down valve at the outlet of the gas production plant. This valve must close automatically...
- #988 Each inert gas system must be designed to supply the cargo tanks with a gas, or mixture of gasses, that has an oxygen content by volume of __________...
- #989 Each life float on an inspected vessel shall be fitted and equipped with __________ . (small passenger vessel regulations)
- #990 Each life jacket light that has a non-replaceable power source must be replaced __________ .
- #991 Each life preserver must be readily accessible to the person for whom it is intended while he or she is __________.
- #992 Each liferaft, which does not have an indicated maximum stowage height indicated on the liferaft, must be __________ .
- #993 Each OSV must carry __________ .
- #994 Each part of the fire-main system located on an exposed deck must be __________ .
- #995 Each person on a MODU carrying immersion suits must wear the immersion suit in a boat drill, or participate in a drill which includes donning the suit...
- #996 Each person on the rig has a designated area to proceed to in the event of a fire. This assignment is shown clearly on the rig's __________ .
- #997 Each personal flotation device light on an OSV that has a non-replacement power source must be replaced __________ .
- #998 Each pressure gauge used in an oil transfer operation must be accurate to within __________ .
- #999 Each ship having an inert gas system must have a portable instrument to measure concentrations of hydrocarbon vapor in inert atmospheres and also to...
- #1000 Each small passenger vessel that operates on the high seas, or beyond 3 miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes must have a Category 1 406 MHz EPI...
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