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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 601–700 of 5,254 · page 7 of 53

  1. #601 After having thrown the liferaft and stowage container into the water, the liferaft is inflated by __________ .
  2. #602 After jacking down your liftboat you have an unexpected list.  You find that the only cause of this list must be a flooded leg.  Raising the flooded l...
  3. #603 After jacking down your liftboat you have an unexpected list.  You find that the only cause of this list must be a flooded leg.  The list caused by a...
  4. #604 After jacking down your liftboat you have an unexpected list.  You find that the only cause of this list must be a flooded leg.  To keep adequate stab...
  5. #605 After jacking down your liftboat you have an unexpected list.  You find that the only cause of this list must be a flooded leg.  Your next course of a...
  6. #606 After launching, an inflatable raft should be kept dry inside by __________ .
  7. #607 After making the required notification that a large oil spill into the water has occurred, the FIRST action should  be to __________ .
  8. #608 After putting on a self-contained breathing apparatus, you  open the air supply and hear a continuous ringing of a bell.  What does this mean?
  9. #609 After receiving your distress call, the U.S.C.G. may ask you to switch to which SSB frequency?
  10. #610 After reporting a casualty to a mobile offshore drilling unit, which record must be retained on board?
  11. #611 After sending a message describing the symptoms of an ill crew member, you receive a message containing the code MRL. This means "__________ ".
  12. #612 After the boat is at the top of the davit heads, the davit  arms begin moving up the tracks and are stopped by the __________ .
  13. #613 After the initial AMVER Position Report, sent by a vessel sailing foreign, subsequent Position Reports must be sent no less frequently than every ____...
  14. #614 After the initial cleaning of flue gas in an inert gas system the gas is passed through what device for final cleaning?
  15. #615 After transferring a weight forward on a vessel, the draft  at the center of flotation will __________ .
  16. #616 After using a C02 portable extinguisher, it should be __________.
  17. #617 After using a CO2 extinguisher on a MODU, it should be __________ .
  18. #618 After you activate your emergency position indicating radio beacon, you should __________ .
  19. #619 After you have thrown the liferaft and stowage container into the water, you inflate the liferaft by __________.
  20. #620 Air compressors are NOT permitted in which space(s) on a tank barge carrying grade A cargo?
  21. #621 Air gap is the vertical distance between the bottom of the  hull and the __________ .
  22. #622 Air-cooled gasoline auxiliary engines are allowed on vessels not more than 65 feet in length, carrying not more than 12 passengers if __________ .
  23. #623 Air-cooled radiators for gasoline propulsion engine cooling __________ . (small passenger vessel regulations)
  24. #624 All diesel engines are classified as __________ .
  25. #625 All electrical appliances aboard a vessel should be grounded to __________ .
  26. #626 All fire hoses on mobile offshore drilling units must be tested to a pressure of at least __________ .
  27. #627 All inflatable liferafts have __________ .
  28. #628 All inlet and discharge fittings below the waterline shall have __________ . (small passenger vessel regulations)
  29. #629 All life jackets and life buoys shall be marked with the vessel's name in letters at least __________ .  (small passenger vessel regulations)
  30. #630 All life jackets carried on board small passenger vessels are required to be marked __________ . (small passenger vessel regulations)
  31. #631 All lifeboats, rescue boats, and rigid-type liferafts shall be stripped, cleaned, and thoroughly overhauled at least once every __________ .
  32. #632 All lifeboats, rescue boats, and rigid-type liferafts shall be stripped, cleaned, and thoroughly overhauled at least once every __________ .
  33. #633 All marine low-speed diesels are of what design?
  34. #634 All MODU personnel should be familiar with the survival craft's __________ .
  35. #635 All of the following are part of the fire triangle EXCEPT __________ .
  36. #636 All of the following are recognized distress signals under the Navigation Rules EXCEPT __________ .
  37. #637 All oil spills must be reported to the __________ .
  38. #638 All OSV personnel should be familiar with survival craft __________ .
  39. #639 All personnel on board a vessel should be familiar with the rescue boat's __________ .
  40. #640 All personnel should be familiar with the lifeboats __________.
  41. #641 All portable fire extinguishers must be capable of being __________ .
  42. #642 All portable fire extinguishers must be capable of being __________ .
  43. #643 All self-propelled vessels on an international voyage must be equipped with how many Emergency Position Indicating Radio beacons (EPIRB)?
  44. #644 All small passenger vessels operating on lakes, bays, sounds, or river routes on runs of more than 30 minutes are required to carry __________ . (smal...
  45. #645 All towing vessels of 26 feet or longer while navigating are required to carry which item?
  46. #646 All uninspected motor vessels constructed after 25 April 1940, which use fuel with a flash point of 110°F (43°C) or less, shall have at least what num...
  47. #647 All vessels not limited to daylight service shall be fitted with a ring life buoy __________ . (small passenger vessel regulations)
  48. #648 All vessels not required to have a power driven fire pump shall carry __________ . (small passenger vessel regulations)
  49. #649 All VHF marine band radios operate in the simplex mode, which means that __________ .
  50. #650 Although KG for a MODU in lightweight is relatively high, the vessel is stiff because __________ .
  51. #651 Aluminum lifeboats are subject to damage by electrolytic corrosion (the aluminum being eaten away).  In working around boats of aluminum you must be v...
  52. #652 Ambient air, which you normally breathe, contains what percent of oxygen?
  53. #653 Among the equipment included in the DEEP DRILLER lightweight are the derrick, traveling block in the lowest position, anchors, mooring chain, all mach...
  54. #654 Among the equipment included in the DEEP DRILLER lightweight are the loading hoses, derrick, traveling block in the lowest position, anchors, all mach...
  55. #655 Among the equipment included in the DEEP DRILLER lightweight are the loading hoses, derrick, traveling block in the lowest position, mooring chain, al...
  56. #656 Among the equipment included in the DEEP DRILLER lightweight are the loading hoses, traveling block in the lowest position, anchors, mooring chain, al...
  57. #657 Among the possible causes of unexpected constant inclination of the floating COASTAL DRILLER is __________.
  58. #658 Among the possible causes of unexpected rapid increasing inclination of the floating COASTAL DRILLER is __________ .
  59. #659 Among the possible causes of unexpected rapidly increasing  inclination of the DEEP DRILLER while in transit is __________ .
  60. #660 Among the possible causes of unexpected rapidly increasing  inclination of the DEEP DRILLER while on location is __________ .
  61. #661 Among the valves on the DEEP DRILLER to open when using the Salt-Water Service Pump to pump water into tank 10S is __________ .
  62. #662 Among the valves on the DEEP DRILLER which may be opened when using the Salt-Water Service Pump to pump water into Tank 1P is __________ .
  63. #663 Among the valves that must be opened on the DEEP DRILLER to pump bilge water out of the port pump room using both bilge pumps is valve __________ .
  64. #664 Among the valves that must be opened on the DEEP DRILLER to pump bilge water out of the port pump room using the #1 bilge pump is valve __________ .
  65. #665 Among the valves to open on the DEEP DRILLER, if you have to transfer ballast from Tank 10P to Tank 1S using  #1 ballast pump, is valve __________ .
  66. #666 Among the valves to open on the DEEP DRILLER, if you have to transfer ballast from Tank 1P to Tank 10S using  #1 ballast pump, is valve __________ .
  67. #667 Among the valves to open when deballasting using tanks 1P and 10P of the DEEP DRILLER is __________.
  68. #668 AMVER is a system which provides __________ .
  69. #669 An "ABC" dry chemical fire extinguisher would be LEAST effective against a fire in __________ .
  70. #670 An "on-load" release system on a survival craft means the cable can be released __________ .
  71. #671 An 85 foot uninspected towing vessel with a crew of ten (10) persons on board must carry at LEAST __________. (Uninspected Vessel Regulations)
  72. #672 An accommodation ladder or other equally safe and convenient means must be provided for a pilot whenever the distance from the sea level is more than...
  73. #673 An advantage of a dry chemical over a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher is its __________ .
  74. #674 An advantage of an ABC dry chemical over a carbon dioxide extinguisher is __________ .
  75. #675 An aircraft has indicated that he wants you to change course and follow him.  You cannot comply because of an emergency on board.  Which signal should...
  76. #676 An airplane should NOT send which signal in reply to a surface craft?
  77. #677 An airplane wants a vessel to change course and proceed towards a vessel in distress.  The actions of the aircraft  to convey this message will NOT in...
  78. #678 An aluminum powder fire is classified as class __________.
  79. #679 An anchor winch should be equipped with mechanical brakes capable of holding __________ .
  80. #680 An effective braking system for windlasses on rigs in deep  water is a(n) __________ .
  81. #681 An effective method for moving patients with spinal injuries onto a spine board is known as the __________.
  82. #682 An elevated jack-up weighs 14,000 kips.  Its TCG is located  1.0 foot to starboard of the centerline.  What would be the new TCG for the jack-up if th...
  83. #683 An elevated jack-up weighs 14,000 kips.  The drill floor, weighing 700 kips, is skidded 10.0 feet to starboard.  The  change in TCG is __________ .
  84. #684 An elevated jack-up weighs 14,000 kips. Its TCG is located 1.0 foot to port of the centerline.  What would be the new TCG for the jack-up if the drill...
  85. #685 An elevated jack-up weighs 17,000 kips.  Its center of gravity is located 110 feet aft of frame zero (AF0). What  would be the new LCG if the cantilev...
  86. #686 An emergency check-off list is required on vessels carrying six or fewer passengers for hire.  The list must contain information on all of the followi...
  87. #687 An emergency sea anchor may be constructed by using __________ .
  88. #688 An entry of water, gas, oil, or other formation fluid into the wellbore is called a __________ .
  89. #689 An example of a grade D product is __________ .
  90. #690 An extinguisher with 15 lbs. of CO2 or 10 lbs. of dry chemical is a size __________ .
  91. #691 An extinguishing agent which effectively cools, dilutes combustible vapors, removes oxygen, and provides a heat and smoke screen is __________ .
  92. #692 An ideal mooring system would be __________ .
  93. #693 An immersion suit must be equipped with a(n) __________.
  94. #694 An immersion suit must be equipped with a/an __________.
  95. #695 An immersion suit should be equipped with a/an __________.
  96. #696 An important step in fighting any electrical fire is to __________.
  97. #697 An inclined semisubmersible with a very short rolling period about a constant angle of list is likely to have __________.
  98. #698 An inert gas system installed on a tanker is designed to __________ .
  99. #699 An inert gas system is designed to reduce the possibility of tank explosions by __________ .
  100. #700 An inert gas system on a tanker should be used to __________.

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