PSF exit exam questions and answers — Set 2
Set 2 of the Passenger Ship Familiarization (PSF) exit exam bank — 30 of 226 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 2 — 30 PSF exit exam questions with answers
1. You should deploy the sea anchor from a life raft to.
- A. Keep the life raft from capsizing
- B. Navigate against the current
- C. Keep personnel from getting seasick
- D. Help stay in the general location
2. Inflatable liferafts are provide with.
- A. A very pistol
- B. A towing connection
- C. Canned milk
- D. A portable radio
3. The sprinkler system of an enclosed lifeboat is used to.
- A. Cool the craft in a fire
- B. Cool the engine
- C. Spray oil on the sea to calm it
- D. Spray personnel during a fire
4. Water pockets on the underside of an inflatable liferaft are for.
- A. Catching rain water
- B. Stability
- C. Maneuverablity
- D. Easy drainage
5. Fitted with reflective tape and lifejacket lights, what would be the expected range of visibility in darkness.
- A. 1 mile
- B. 0.5 mile
- C. 1.5 miles
- D. 2 miles
6. The survival capsule is manufactured with fire retardant.
- A. Foam
- B. Marine plywood
- C. Steel
- D. Fiberglass
7. The purpose of air tanks in a lifeboat is to.
- A. Make the boat float higher
- B. Provide a stowage place for provisions
- C. Add strength to the boat
- D. Keep the boat afloat if flooded
8. How many VHF survival craft transceivers are required aboard passenger ships?
- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 4
- D. 5
9. How much water is required onboard a lifeboat?
- A. 5 litres fresh water for every person onboard
- B. 3 litres fresh water for every person onboard
- C. 8 litres fresh water for every person onboard
- D. 4 litres fresh water for every person onboard
10. The painter which is to be attached to the thwart of a lifeboat should.
- A. Be fitted at the end with an approved safety shackle
- B. Have a long eye splice at the end and a shackle and pin should be attached to the painter with a lanyard
- C. Have a long eye splice at the end and a hardwood toggle would be attached to the thwart with a lanyard
- D. Be fitted with a swivel and quick releasing pelican hook
11. The marine evacuation system shall be capable of deployment.
- A. By one person
- B. By two person
- C. By three person
- D. By four person
12. When using the rainwater collection tubes on a life raft the first collection should be?
- A. Passed around so all can drink
- B. Poured overboard because of salt washed off the canopy
- C. Saved to used at a late time
- D. Use to boil food
13. The purpose of the tripping line on a sea anchor is to.
- A. Aid in casting off
- B. Direct the drift of the vessel
- C. Aid in its recovery
- D. Maintain maximum resistance to broaching
14. As a vessel sinks to a depth of 15 feet the hydrostatic trip releases the life raft container from its cradle by.
- A. Breaking the weak line
- B. Releasing the tie down stop
- C. Pulling the operating cord
- D. Releasing the CO2 Canister
15. Which visual distress signal is acceptable for daylight use only?
- A. Hand-held red flare
- B. Self contained rocket-propelled parachute red flare
- C. Hand-held orange smoke distress flare
- D. Red aerial pyrotechnic flare
16. You are in a lifeboat in a heavy sea, your boat is dead in the water and unable to make way to prevent broaching you should.
- A. Take no action broaching is recommended in a heavy sea
- B. Put out the sea anchor
- C. Put out the sea painter
- D. Fill the bottom of the boat with about one foot of water to make it ride better
17. Lifeboat shall be capable of being launched with the ship making headway at speed upto.
- A. 3 knots in calm water
- B. 5 knots in calm water
- C. 7 knots in calm water
- D. 10 knots in calm water
18. The light on the outside of the canopy on an inflatable liferaft operate.
- A. By turning the globe clockwise
- B. By a switch at each light
- C. By a light sensor
- D. Automatically when the raft is inflated
19. Wearing an immersion suit you must be able to jump from a height of 4.5 meter or 15 feet into the water do you agree.
- A. Yes
- B. No
- C. Only under emergency
- D. Only when rescuing someone from the water
20. On most makes of inflatable life raft the batteries to operate the light on the inside of the raft can be made to last longer by.
- A. Unscrewing the bulb during the daylight
- B. Operating the off switch for the light during the daylight
- C. Taking no action as there is no way of preserving power
- D. Removing the batteries during the daylight
21. After launching an inflatable raft should be kept dry inside by.
- A. Opening the automatic drain plugs
- B. During the water pockets
- C. Using the electric bilge pump
- D. Using the bailers and cellulose sponge
22. Visual inspection of survival craft on ships to ensure operation readiness must be conducted at least once a.
- A. Weak
- B. Month
- C. Quarter
- D. Year
23. What is place on the underside of an inflatable liferaft to help prevent it from being skidded by the wind or overturn?
- A. Ballast bags
- B. A keel
- C. Strikes
- D. Sea anchor
24. Most lifeboats are launched from the stowed position.
- A. Under power
- B. Cranked down by hand
- C. By turning the winch drum manually
- D. By gravity
25. How is the external floatation bladder of an immersion suit inflate?
- A. It is inflated by a small CO2 cylinder that is automatically tripped when the front zipper is at the top of the sipper tack
- B. It is inflated by a small CO2 cylinder that is manually tripped
- C. It is inflated by blowing through an inflation tube
- D. It inflates by sea water bleeding into the floating bladder and reacting with a chemical therein
26. The capacity of any life raft onboard a vessel can be determined by.
- A. Examining the certificate of inspection
- B. Examining the plate on the outside of the container
- C. Referring to the muster list (station bill)
- D. Referring to the shipping articles
27. If the liferaft is released manually where should the operating cord be attached before throwing the raft overboard.
- A. Do not attach the cord to anything but throw it overboard with the raft container
- B. To some fixed object on the ship
- C. Stand on it with your feet
- D. To the special pad eye on the raft davit launcher
28. What prevents an inflated liferaft from being pulled under by a vessel which sinks in water over 100 feet in depth?
- A. The hydrostatic release
- B. Nothing
- C. A rotten release
- D. The weak line in the painter line
29. Which sequence is correct when launching a lifeboat stowed in gravity davits?
- A. Release gripes, turn on emergency disconnect switch, release frapping line
- B. Release tricking pennants turn on emergency disconnect switch, release frapping lines
- C. Operate limit switches, release gripes, lift brake
- D. Release gripes, lift brake, release tricking pennants
30. One of the signals, other than a distress signal that can be used by a rescue boat to attract attention is a.
- A. Red star shell
- B. Searchlight
- C. Burning barrel
- D. Orange smoke signal
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