PST exit exam questions and answers — Set 11 — Personal Survival Techniques
Set 11 of the Personal Survival Techniques (PST) exit exam bank — 30 of 781 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 11 — 30 PST exit exam questions with answers
1. With the air supply on, the air pressure inside the survival craft will be ____.
- A. Changing in relation to the speed of the craft
- B. Less than outside air pressure
- C. Greater than outside air pressure
- D. Equal to outside air pressure
2. A marine evacuation system shall be capable of being deployed by ____.
- A. One person
- B. Two persons
- C. Three persons
- D. Four persons
3. Partially enclosed lifeboats shall be provided with permanently attached rigid covers extending over not less than ____.
- A. 5% of the length of the lifeboat
- B. 10% of the length of the lifeboat
- C. 15% of the length of the lifeboat
- D. 20% of the length of the lifeboat
4. How much fuel is required on a lifeboat?
- A. Sufficient fuel to run the fully loaded lifeboat at 10 knots for not less than 12 hours
- B. Sufficient fuel to run the fully loaded lifeboat at 6 knots for not less than 24 hours
- C. Sufficient fuel to run the fully loaded lifeboat at 5 knots for not less than 48 hours
- D. Sufficient fuel to run a partially loaded lifeboat at 6 knots for not less than 20 hours
5. To inflate a davit-launched liferaft you ____.
- A. Connect the compressed air nozzle to the inflation tube
- B. Pull the inflation lanyard
- C. Connect the hand pump to the inflation tube and pump it up
- D. Connect the helium nozzle to the inflation tube
6. As a vessel sinks to a depth of about 4 metres (15 feet), the hydrostatic release unit frees the liferaft container from its cradle by ____.
- A. Breaking the weak link
- B. Releasing the tie-down strap
- C. Pulling the operating cord
- D. Releasing the CO2 cylinder
7. When abandoning ship in an emergency by jumping into the water, you should ____.
- A. Jump feet first from the windward side
- B. Dive head first from the bridge
- C. Dive head first from the main deck
- D. Follow directly behind another person on the leeward side
8. Your vessel has 3 lifeboats on each side. The aftermost boat on the port side is designated as boat number ____.
- A. 6
- B. 5
- C. 3
- D. 3 PORT
9. To release the davit fall hook of a davit-launched liferaft once waterborne, you must ____.
- A. Pull the release lanyard
- B. Pull the hydraulic release
- C. Push the release button
- D. Pull on the ratchet handle
10. If more than one liferaft is manned after a vessel has been abandoned, ____.
- A. Each raft should go in a different direction in search of land
- B. The possibility of a search aircraft finding you is increased by spreading out
- C. Reduce the number of rafts by getting as many people as possible into as few rafts as possible
- D. Tie the rafts together and try to stay in a single group
11. Frapping lines are fitted to lifeboat davits to ____.
- A. Reduce the swinging of the lifeboat as it is being lowered from the embarkation level
- B. Secure the lifeboat in the davits when in the stowed position
- C. Hold the lifeboat to the ship's side until the tricing lines are passed
- D. Be used as a safety line in an emergency
12. The light inside an inflatable liferaft is turned on ____.
- A. Automatically as the liferaft inflates
- B. With a switch near the boarding handle
- C. At night because the light has a photosensitive switch
- D. By screwing the bulb in after the raft is inflated
13. The length of a rescue boat shall be not less than ____.
- A. 3 metres
- B. 3.8 metres
- C. 4 metres
- D. 5 metres
14. Which item of survival craft equipment is most suitable for night signalling to a ship on the horizon?
- A. A rocket parachute flare
- B. A red hand flare
- C. An orange smoke signal
- D. A flashlight
15. If you wish to remove an inflatable liferaft from its cradle manually, the best way to free it is by ____.
- A. Cutting the restraining strap
- B. Unscrewing the turnbuckle on the back of the cradle
- C. Lifting one end of the raft
- D. Pushing the manual release button on the hydrostatic release unit
16. 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
17. When should food and water be issued to survivors after boarding a lifeboat or liferaft?
- A. After 12 hours
- B. After 24 hours
- C. After 48 hours
- D. Some immediately and then not until 48 hours later
18. The lubber's line of a magnetic compass indicates ____.
- A. Compass north
- B. The direction of the vessel's head
- C. Magnetic north
- D. A relative bearing taken with an azimuth circle
19. The capacity of a liferaft on board a vessel can be determined by ____.
- A. Examining the Certificate of Inspection
- B. Examining the plate on the outside of the raft container
- C. Referring to the muster list
- D. Referring to the ship's articles
20. Water pockets on the underside of an inflatable liferaft are for ____.
- A. Catching rainwater
- B. Stability
- C. Easy drainage
- D. Manoeuvrability
21. In order for the automatic drain of a lifeboat to operate properly, ____.
- A. The cap should be removed to drain the boat when it is waterborne
- B. The cage must be kept free of rubbish or the ball may not seat properly
- C. There must be an automatic ball check located in a siphon tube
- D. The small lever releasing the rubber ball float must be turned anticlockwise
22. According to SOLAS, lifeboat falls must be renewed at intervals not exceeding how many years?
- A. 2.5
- B. 3
- C. 4
- D. 5
23. Lifeboats shall be capable of being launched with the ship making headway at speeds up to ____.
- A. 3 knots in calm water
- B. 5 knots in calm water
- C. 7 knots in calm water
- D. 10 knots in calm water
24. Your vessel has 3 lifeboats on each side. The middle boat on the starboard side is designated as boat number ____.
- A. 2
- B. 2 STARBOARD
- C. 3
- D. 4
25. What is fitted on the underside of an inflatable liferaft to help prevent it from being dragged by the wind or overturned?
- A. Ballast bags
- B. A keel
- C. Righting straps
- D. Sea anchor
26. All personnel on board a vessel should be familiar with the rescue boat ____.
- A. Boarding and operating procedures
- B. Maintenance schedules
- C. Navigational systems
- D. Fuel consumption rates
27. On open lifeboats, the purpose of the wire stretched between the davit heads is to ____.
- A. Keep the movement of the davits at the same speed
- B. Keep the davits from slipping when they are in the stowed position
- C. Prevent vibration during lowering of the boat
- D. Support the lifelines (manropes)
28. A right-handed propeller will cause the survival craft to ____.
- A. Walk the stern to starboard when going astern
- B. Walk the stern to port when going astern
- C. Run faster than a left-handed propeller
- D. Right itself if capsized
29. When using the rainwater collection tubes on a liferaft, 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 be used at a later time
- D. Used to boil food
30. On most makes of inflatable liferaft, the batteries for the light inside the raft can be made to last longer by ____.
- A. Unscrewing the bulb during daylight
- B. Operating the switch for the light
- C. Taking no action, as there is no way of preserving power
- D. Taking no action, as they shut off automatically in daylight
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