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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 401–500 of 5,254 · page 5 of 53

  1. #401 A tanker's mean draft is 32'-05".  At this draft, the TPI is 178.  The mean draft after loading 1200 tons will be __________.
  2. #402 A thrust block is designed to __________ .
  3. #403 A tool consisting of a handle and releasable chain used for turning pipe or fittings of a diameter larger than that which a pipe wrench would fit is c...
  4. #404 A tourniquet should be used to control bleeding ONLY __________ .
  5. #405 A towing vessel is NOT required to be fitted with radar if it is __________ .
  6. #406 A towing vessel is NOT required to be fitted with radar if it is __________ .
  7. #407 A towing vessel's fire detection system may be certified to comply with the Coast Guard's towing vessel fire protection regulations by __________ .
  8. #408 A tropical storm is building strength some distance from your MODU. Waves are coming from the east, with periods increasing from 5 seconds to 15 secon...
  9. #409 A tug should not come alongside a tank vessel in way of its cargo tanks while it is loading  grade A, B, or C cargo without the permission of the ____...
  10. #410 A type B-III CO2 extinguisher has a rated capacity of __________.
  11. #411 A U.S. merchant vessel in ocean service is NOT subject to the requirements of Annex V to MARPOL 73/78 __________ .
  12. #412 A vertical shift of weight to a position above the vessel's center of gravity will __________ .
  13. #413 A vessel aground may have negative GM since the __________.
  14. #414 A vessel aground may have negative GM since the __________.
  15. #415 A vessel behaves as if all of its weight is acting downward through the center of gravity, and all its support is acting upward through the __________...
  16. #416 A vessel carries three slack tanks of gasoline (SG .68). The vessel's displacement is 8,000 tons.  Each tank is 50 ft. long and 20 ft. wide.  What is...
  17. #417 A vessel carrying passengers for hire shall have on board an approved life jacket __________ . (small passenger vessel regulations)
  18. #418 A vessel continually lists to one side and has a normal rolling period.  Which statement is TRUE?
  19. #419 A vessel displaces 12,000 tons and has a KG of 22.8 feet. What will be the length of the remaining righting arm at an angle of inclination of 60° if t...
  20. #420 A vessel displaces 140,000 cubic feet of saltwater in a light condition.  After loading 7500 tons of cargo and 200  tons of fuel, water and stores, sh...
  21. #421 A vessel displacing 18,000 tons has a KG of 50 feet. A crane is used to lift cargo weighing 20 long tons from a supply vessel.  When lifting, the head...
  22. #422 A vessel has a cargo hold divided by a shaft alley into two tanks, each 35 feet long and 20 feet wide. Each tank is half filled with sea water.  The v...
  23. #423 A vessel has a maximum allowable draft of 28 feet in salt water and a fresh water allowance of 8 inches. At the loading berth, the water density is 1....
  24. #424 A vessel has a strong wind on the port beam. This has the same effect on stability as __________ .
  25. #425 A vessel heading ENE is on a course of __________ .
  26. #426 A vessel heading ESE is on a course of __________ .
  27. #427 A vessel heading NE is on a course of __________ .
  28. #428 A vessel heading NNE is on a course of __________ .
  29. #429 A vessel heading NNW is on a course of __________ .
  30. #430 A vessel heading NW is on a course of __________ .
  31. #431 A vessel heading SE is on a course of __________ .
  32. #432 A vessel heading SSE is on a course of __________ .
  33. #433 A vessel heading SSW is on a course of __________.
  34. #434 A vessel heading SW is on a course of __________ .
  35. #435 A vessel heading WNW is on a course of __________.
  36. #436 A vessel heading WSW is on a course of __________.
  37. #437 A vessel in distress should send by radio telephone the two tone alarm signal followed immediately by the __________.
  38. #438 A vessel in ocean service that does not have an approved  means of processing oily bilge slops or oily ballast must have __________ .
  39. #439 A vessel is "listed" when it is __________ .
  40. #440 A vessel is "listed" when it is __________ .
  41. #441 A vessel is described as a two compartment vessel when it __________ .
  42. #442 A vessel is equipped with cross-connected deep tanks.  In which situation should the cross-connection valve be closed?
  43. #443 A vessel is flying the signal "BJ-1" from her starboard halyard.  The signal means "__________ ."
  44. #444 A vessel is inclined at an angle of loll.  In the absence of external forces, the righting arm (GZ) is __________.
  45. #445 A vessel is limited to a maximum draft of 25'-11".  The present drafts are: FWD 24'-10", AFT 23'-02".  How much more cargo can be loaded and where sho...
  46. #446 A vessel is limited to a maximum draft of 26'-03".  The present drafts are: FWD 21'-04", AFT 24'-06".  How much more cargo can be loaded and where sho...
  47. #447 A vessel is signaling to you by flag hoist, and the answer  pennant is hoisted close-up.  You should __________.
  48. #448 A vessel must have at least two fireman's outfits aboard if she __________ .
  49. #449 A vessel of not more than 65 feet in length must have a collision bulkhead if it carries more than __________.
  50. #450 A vessel operating outside of coastal waters must carry an  automatically activated Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) if she ________...
  51. #451 A vessel to which Annex V to MARPOL 73/78 applies is 24 nautical miles from the nearest land.  Which type of garbage is prohibited from being discharg...
  52. #452 A vessel to which Annex V to MARPOL 73/78 applies is located 10 nautical miles from the nearest land. Which type of garbage is prohibited from being d...
  53. #453 A vessel to which Annex V to MARPOL 73/78 applies is located in a MARPOL designated special area, 14 nautical miles from nearest land.  What type of g...
  54. #454 A vessel trimmed by the stern has a __________ .
  55. #455 A vessel which violates the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act" may be charged a civil penalty of  __________ .
  56. #456 A vessel with a large GM will __________ .
  57. #457 A vessel with a large GM will __________ .
  58. #458 A vessel with a small GM will __________ .
  59. #459 A vessel with a small GM will __________ .
  60. #460 A vessel would be referred to as "tender" when the weight of the cargo is __________ .
  61. #461 A vessel´s fire control plan shall __________ .
  62. #462 A vessel´s fire control plan shall be __________ .
  63. #463 A vessels Certificate of Inspection will show the __________. (small passenger vessel regulations)
  64. #464 A vessel's drafts are FWD 19'-02", AFT 23'-10".  Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine t...
  65. #465 A vessel's drafts are FWD 20'-08", AFT 20'-10".  Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine t...
  66. #466 A vessel's drafts are FWD 23'-01", AFT 24'-11".  Use the information in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine t...
  67. #467 A vessel's drafts are: FWD 14'-04", AFT 15'-08".  How much  more cargo can be loaded to have the vessel down to the freeboard draft?  (Use the informa...
  68. #468 A vessel's drafts are: FWD 16'-03", AFT 16'-09"; and the KG is 21.3 feet.  Use the selected stability curves in the blue pages of the Stability Data R...
  69. #469 A vessel's drafts are: FWD 19'-00", AFT 17'-02".  How much  more cargo can be loaded to have the vessel down to the freeboard draft?  (Use the informa...
  70. #470 A vessel's drafts are: FWD 19'-00", AFT 21'-10".  How much  more cargo can be loaded to have the vessel down to the freeboard draft?  (Use the informa...
  71. #471 A vessel's heavy displacement is 24,500 tons with light displacement of 13,300 tons.  Fully loaded it carries 300 tons of fuel and stores.  What is th...
  72. #472 A vessel's KG is determined by __________ .
  73. #473 A vessel's LCG is determined by __________ .
  74. #474 A vessel's light draft displacement is 7400 tons.  The center of gravity at this draft is 21.5 ft. above the keel. The following weights are loaded: ...
  75. #475 A vessel's mean draft is 29'-07".  At this draft, the TPI is 152.  The mean draft after loading 1360 tons will be __________.
  76. #476 A vessel's tropical load line is 6 in. above her summer load line.  Her TPI is 127 tons.  She will arrive in the summer  zone 8 days after departure. ...
  77. #477 A victim has suffered a second-degree burn to a small area  of the lower arm.  What is the proper treatment for this injury?
  78. #478 A victim is coughing and wheezing from a partial obstruction of the airway.  An observer should __________.
  79. #479 A violation of the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone  Act" may result in a __________ .
  80. #480 A violation of the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone  Act" may result in a __________ .
  81. #481 A virtual rise in the center of gravity may be caused by __________ .
  82. #482 A virtual rise in the center of gravity may be caused by __________ .
  83. #483 A virtual rise in the center of gravity of a MODU may be caused by __________ .
  84. #484 A virtual rise in the center of gravity of a MODU may be caused by __________ .
  85. #485 A warship indicates that it wishes to communicate with a merchant ship by hoisting __________ .
  86. #486 A weathertight door on a MODU must not allow water to penetrate into the unit in __________ .
  87. #487 A weight of 1,000 kips is equivalent to __________ .
  88. #488 A weight of 250 tons is loaded on your vessel 95 feet forward of the tipping center.  The vessel's MT1 is 1000 ft-tons.  What is the total change of t...
  89. #489 A weight of 350 tons is loaded on your vessel 85 feet forward of the tipping center.  The vessel's MT1 is 1150 foot-tons.  What is the total change of...
  90. #490 A welding procedure used for joining dissimilar metals used on a MODU would be recorded in the __________.
  91. #491 A well kick while drilling from a MODU will cause __________.
  92. #492 A wind has caused a difference between drafts starboard and port.  This difference is __________ .
  93. #493 A wobbling tail shaft is an indication of __________ .
  94. #494 A wooden small passenger vessel operating on a coastwise route in cold water shall carry sufficient inflatable buoyant apparatus for  __________ or me...
  95. #495 A written report of casualty to a MODU shall be made __________.
  96. #496 A yawl is a sailing vessel with __________ .
  97. #497 A yawl is a sailing vessel with __________ .
  98. #498 A yellow signal floating in the air from a small parachute, about 300 feet above the water, would indicate that a submarine __________ .
  99. #499 A yellow signal, floating in the air from a parachute, about 300 feet above the water, indicates that a submarine __________ .
  100. #500 Aboard a 60 foot long small passenger vessel (other than a ferry) which is certificated to carry 33 persons, the minimum capacity required per bilge p...

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