GSK exit exam questions and answers — Set 16 — General Ship Knowledge
Set 16 of the General Ship Knowledge (GSK) exit exam bank — 30 of 585 questions, with the correct option marked and a one-line explanation for every one. Read it end to end, jump to a single set, or search it — then sit the same bank as a timed paper. The real DG Shipping exit exam is 30 marks with 15 to pass.
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Set 16 — 30 GSK exit exam questions with answers
1. Frozen provisions on board should be kept in the freezer room at a temperature of
- A. 0 °C to +5 °C
- B. -18 °C or colder
- C. Ambient temperature
- D. +8 °C to +10 °C
2. Under MLC 2006, frequent documented inspections of food and drinking water supplies and of catering spaces are to be carried out by
- A. The ship's agent at each port
- B. The port health officer only
- C. The master or an officer designated by the master
- D. The chief cook alone, without records
3. If a rating witnesses sexual harassment of a crew member on board, the correct action is to
- A. Discuss it with other crew members in the mess room
- B. Report it to the master or the designated person as per the company's anti-harassment policy
- C. Ignore it as a private matter between the two persons
- D. Wait until the ship reaches the next port and tell the agent
4. Which of the following is correct mess-room etiquette on board?
- A. Keeping safety shoes on the dining table
- B. Leaving used plates on the table for others to clear
- C. Changing out of dirty working clothes before entering the mess room for meals
- D. Entering the mess room in an oily boiler suit to save time
5. A seafarer calling at tropical ports can best protect himself against malaria by
- A. Drinking only bottled water
- B. Washing hands frequently
- C. Avoiding contact with stray dogs
- D. Taking prescribed anti-malarial medicine and avoiding mosquito bites with nets, repellents and covering clothing
6. When working for long periods in a hot engine room or on deck in the tropics, a rating should prevent heat exhaustion by
- A. Avoiding drinking water until the work is finished
- B. Drinking water regularly and taking rest breaks in a cool place
- C. Working faster to finish the job quickly
- D. Drinking alcohol after the work to cool down
7. To prevent fungal infection of the feet (athlete's foot), a seafarer should
- A. Wear the same socks for several days
- B. Walk barefoot in shower rooms
- C. Keep the feet clean and dry and change socks daily
- D. Keep wet safety shoes on after work
8. Under STCW, the maximum blood alcohol content permitted for a seafarer performing designated safety, security and marine environmental duties is
- A. 0.08%
- B. 0.50%
- C. 0.10%
- D. 0.05%
9. In the IMO SMCP, which message marker is used to inform others about the immediate navigational action that the sender is going to take?
- A. QUESTION
- B. INTENTION
- C. ADVICE
- D. REQUEST
10. Which SMCP message marker is used to inform others about a danger?
- A. INTENTION
- B. INFORMATION
- C. ANSWER
- D. WARNING
11. In the SMCP, the message marker INFORMATION is used for messages that are
- A. Questions about the intentions of another ship
- B. Requests for assistance
- C. Restricted to observed facts, situations and the like
- D. Orders the receiver must obey
12. Which SMCP message marker indicates that the sender wishes to persuade the recipient to take an action, but the decision remains with the recipient?
- A. INSTRUCTION
- B. ANSWER
- C. ADVICE
- D. WARNING
13. An SMCP message preceded by the marker INSTRUCTION, for example from a VTS station, means that
- A. The recipient may ignore the message
- B. The message is for information only
- C. The sender is only asking a question
- D. The sender has the authority to make the recipient carry out the action
14. The spoken signal used on VHF to indicate an urgency message, such as a man overboard or medical assistance, is
- A. PAN-PAN, spoken three times
- B. MAYDAY, spoken three times
- C. SECURITE, spoken three times
- D. SEELONCE, spoken three times
15. The spoken signal SECURITE, repeated three times at the beginning of a VHF message, indicates
- A. A safety message, such as a navigational or weather warning
- B. The end of a communication
- C. A distress message
- D. An urgency message
16. If a mistake is made while transmitting a message, the SMCP procedure is to say
- A. "Out" and repeat the whole call later
- B. "Mistake" followed by "Correction" and then the correct version
- C. "Sorry" and start a new message on another channel
- D. "Over" and wait for the other station
17. When radio procedure and the SMCP are used, the figure 9 is spoken as
- A. NAINE
- B. NINER
- C. NOVEM
- D. NINE
18. According to the SMCP, courses and bearings are always expressed
- A. As 'left' and 'right' of the ship's head
- B. In compass points only
- C. In the 180 degree notation east or west
- D. In the 360 degree notation, spoken as three separate figures
19. In the SMCP, times are expressed
- A. In the 24-hour notation, stating whether UTC, zone time or local time is used
- B. Only in ship's time without any indication
- C. In the 12-hour notation with a.m. and p.m.
- D. In minutes after midnight
20. On VHF radiotelephone, the phrase used to ask the other station to repeat its last message is
- A. Roger
- B. Say again
- C. Wilco
- D. Over
21. In radio communication, the procedure word 'OUT' means
- A. Change to another channel
- B. Please reply now
- C. Repeat your last message
- D. The communication is ended and no reply is expected
22. The IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP) were adopted by IMO Assembly resolution
- A. MSC.1/Circ.1182
- B. A.918(22)
- C. A.893(21)
- D. A.1047(27)
23. A blue circular safety sign on board, such as one showing a person wearing goggles, means
- A. Warning of a hazard
- B. A mandatory action that must be carried out
- C. A prohibited action
- D. Location of an escape route
24. A green rectangular safety sign showing a running man and an arrow indicates
- A. A first aid prohibition
- B. A fire extinguisher location
- C. A no-entry area
- D. An emergency escape route or exit
25. A yellow triangular sign with a black border on a door or equipment means
- A. Warning of a hazard such as high voltage or a hot surface
- B. An instruction that must be obeyed
- C. Safe condition or emergency exit
- D. Location of fire-fighting equipment
26. The 'monkey island' on a merchant ship is
- A. The open deck above the wheelhouse, where the standard magnetic compass is usually fitted
- B. The small platform at the top of the foremast
- C. The store room under the forecastle
- D. The deck at the stern used for mooring
27. The bulwark of a ship is
- A. The plating forming the bottom of the ship
- B. The watertight wall between two cargo holds
- C. A raised platform at the bow for the anchor windlass
- D. The steel plating along the ship's side above the weather deck that protects persons and deck cargo from the sea
28. Freeing ports are fitted in the bulwarks to
- A. Allow mooring ropes to pass through
- B. Allow water shipped on deck to drain quickly overboard
- C. Provide ventilation to cargo holds
- D. Allow the anchor cable to run out
29. The bulbous bow symbol painted on the hull near the stem is meant to
- A. Mark the location of the forepeak tank air pipe
- B. Show the maximum permitted draft forward
- C. Indicate the position of the collision bulkhead
- D. Warn tugs and small craft of the underwater bulbous bow projecting forward
30. The bow thruster mark painted on the ship's side shows
- A. The position of the bow thruster tunnel, which tugs and boats must keep clear of
- B. The position of the anchor when stowed
- C. The point where the pilot ladder must be rigged
- D. The highest point of the load line
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