1. Life jacket should be marked with the _____
- A. Maximum weight allowed
- B. Stowage space assigned
- C. Vessel’s home port
- D. Vessel’s name
Answer: D — Vessel’s name
Lifejackets carried on board are marked with the ship's name, as well as the approval and manufacturer markings required by the LSA Code. This shows they belong to and are accounted for on that vessel.
2. What is the life saving signal at day for “ you are seen-assistance will be given as soon as possible’ ?
- A. Green star rocket
- B. Red star rocket
- C. Orange smoke signal
- D. Horizontal motion a flag
Answer: C — Orange smoke signal
Under the life-saving signals in SOLAS V and the IAMSAR Manual, the day reply from a shore life-saving station or rescue unit meaning 'you are seen, assistance will be given as soon as possible' is an orange smoke signal. At night it is a white star rocket.
3. The receiver misunderstood the sender's message and
- A. This could lead to effective communication
- B. This could lead to a barrier to effective communication
- C. This could lead to wonderful communication
- D. None of these
Answer: B — This could lead to a barrier to effective communication
Communication is effective only when the receiver understands the message as the sender meant it. A misunderstanding by the receiver is therefore a barrier to effective communication and can lead to errors in shipboard operations.
4. Empathetic listening helps you to
- A. Improve mutual understanding and trust
- B. Improve mutual understanding
- C. Improve mutual understanding and feeling
- D. Improve trust and friendship
Answer: A — Improve mutual understanding and trust
Empathetic listening means paying full attention and trying to understand the speaker's feelings and point of view. It builds both mutual understanding and trust, which supports good teamwork and the human relationships covered in STCW personal safety and social responsibility training.
5. The problem of misunderstanding can be eliminated by providing ____ to the clients, while explain in the process
- A. Theories
- B. Examples
- C. Sample
- D. maths
Answer: B — Examples
Examples turn abstract instructions into something concrete and familiar. Giving examples while explaining a process helps the listener check their understanding against real situations, which reduces misunderstanding.
6. Name of two officers who liaise with each other to try out the steering gear
- A. Chief engineer and chief officer
- B. Second engineer and second officer
- C. Third engineer and third officer
- D. None of These
Answer: C — Third engineer and third officer
The keyed answer is the third officer and third engineer. On many ships these two junior officers work together to carry out the steering gear checks and tests required by SOLAS V/26 within 12 hours before departure, reporting the results to the master and chief engineer.
7. Speech rate is usually much ____ than the rate at which we think
- A. Tedious
- B. Slower
- C. Faster
- D. None of the above
Answer: B — Slower
People can think much faster than another person can speak. Because speech is slower than thought, listeners have spare mental capacity and can easily drift, so effective listening needs conscious attention.
8. In verbal communication process, the direct exchange of ____ occurs, between the sender and the receiver
- A. Mails
- B. Words
- C. Gestures
- D. none of the above
Answer: B — Words
Verbal communication is the direct exchange of spoken or written words between sender and receiver. Gestures, facial expressions and body language belong to non-verbal communication, which supports but does not replace the spoken message.
9. What is discrimination ?
- A. Making false statement about others
- B. making judgements or statements based upon making comparisons
- C. Judging people discriminately
- D. Making hateful content
Answer: B — making judgements or statements based upon making comparisons
Discrimination is making judgements or decisions about people based on comparisons of characteristics such as race, nationality, religion or gender, rather than on individual merit. It is prohibited under MLC 2006 and good shipboard practice.
10. What governs safe procedures at work
- A. The international convention on standards of training, certificate and keeping for seafarers (STCW)
- B. International safety management (ISM) code safety and health
- C. Occupational act (OSHA)
- D. The code of safe working practices
Answer: D — The code of safe working practices
The Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers gives guidance on safe procedures for shipboard work, including permits to work, enclosed spaces and hot work. It supports the safety management system required by the ISM Code.
11. How do you combat harassment ?
- A. By being assertive
- B. By reporting harassing behaviour to your superiors
- C. By confronting the harasser
- D. none of these
Answer: A — By being assertive
Being assertive, which means clearly and calmly telling the harasser that the behaviour is unwelcome and must stop, is the first step in combating harassment. If it continues, it should be reported through the company's complaint procedures under MLC 2006.
12. What is the key to leadership ?
- A. Taking authority
- B. Taking responsibility
- C. Effective communications
- D. none of these
Answer: C — Effective communications
Effective communication is central to leadership. A leader must share goals, give clear instructions, listen to the team and give feedback, as covered in STCW leadership and teamworking skills and bridge and engine resource management.
13. “Human elements” in ship means
- A. Human behaviour
- B. Human relationship
- C. Human interaction
- D. Human error
Answer: A — Human behaviour
The human element at sea refers to human behaviour: how people's actions, decisions, abilities and limits affect ship safety and pollution prevention. IMO treats it as a key factor, since most accidents involve human behaviour.
14. Displacement refers to the ____
- A. Cubic capacity of a vessel
- B. Deadweight carrying a vessel
- C. Gross tonnage off a vessel
- D. Number of long tons of water displaced by vessel a float
Answer: D — Number of long tons of water displaced by vessel a float
Displacement is the weight of water displaced by a floating ship, which equals the ship's total weight. Traditionally it is expressed in long tons (or tonnes) of water displaced.
15. What term indicated an inward curvature of the ship’s hull above the waterline ?
- A. Camber
- B. Tumble home
- C. Deadrise
- D. none of these
Answer: B — Tumble home
Tumblehome is the inward curvature of a ship's sides above the waterline, so the hull is narrower at deck level than at the waterline. Camber is the transverse curve of the deck, and deadrise is the rise of the bottom from keel to bilge.
16. Compared to oil tankers, chemical tankers are
- A. More complex to operate
- B. Less complex to operate
- C. As large as oil tankers
- D. Capable of carrying only one grade of chemical
Answer: A — More complex to operate
Chemical tankers often carry many different grades at once, in segregated tanks with dedicated pumps and lines. The cargoes have varied hazards such as toxicity, reactivity and corrosivity, and must meet IBC Code requirements, so they are more complex to operate than oil tankers.
17. In the concept of shiphandling, what would be the definition of shallow water
- A. Water depth of less than twice a vessel’s draft
- B. Water depth of less than 1-1/2 times a vessel’s draft
- C. Under keel clearance of twice a vessel’s draft
- D. Under keel clearance of less than 10 feet
Answer: A — Water depth of less than twice a vessel’s draft
In shiphandling, shallow water effects become significant when depth is less than about twice the ship's draft. Below this, squat increases, steering becomes sluggish, the turning circle grows and speed drops.
18. Which engineering staff is in charge of engine room maintenance ?
- A. 2 nd engineer
- B. Chief engineer
- C. 3 rd engineer
- D. Master
Answer: A — 2 nd engineer
The second engineer, as the chief engineer's deputy, is responsible for day-to-day running and planned maintenance of the engine room machinery, and for organising the engine room staff.
19. Physical stress
- A. Rarely causes emotional stress
- B. Is often a symptom of emotional stress
- C. Rarely is connected to diet
- D. Is often found in people who exercise regularly
Answer: B — Is often a symptom of emotional stress
Physical stress symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, muscle tension and poor sleep are often signs of underlying emotional or mental stress. Recognising them helps seafarers spot and manage stress early.
20. Self induced stress is mainly due to
- A. Family
- B. Personality
- C. Economy
- D. Health
Answer: B — Personality
Self-induced stress comes mainly from a person's own personality traits and habits, such as perfectionism, impatience, negative thinking or setting unrealistic goals, rather than from outside factors.
21. Balancing life goals , taking of thoughts and emotions and managing schedules are all components of ______
- A. Identifying source of stress
- B. Taking control
- C. copping with stress
- D. none of these
Answer: C — copping with stress
Coping with stress involves positive strategies such as balancing life goals, controlling thoughts and emotions, and managing time and schedules sensibly. These reduce the impact of stressors on health and performance.
22. One of the most important factor determining the success of an organization is
- A. Effective management
- B. Continuous and positive profits
- C. Performance of it’s employees
- D. Methods to combat internal personnel stress
Answer: C — Performance of it’s employees
An organisation's success depends mainly on the performance of its employees, as people turn plans, systems and resources into results. On ships, crew competence and performance decide safety and efficiency.
23. Direct blood contact through all except
- A. Needle sharing
- B. Transfusion .
- C. Sharing of beds
- D. Accident in health care settings
Answer: C — Sharing of beds
Blood-borne infections such as HIV and hepatitis B spread through direct blood contact, for example shared needles, transfusions and needlestick accidents in health care. Sharing beds does not involve blood contact.
24. When a fuel oil is being topped off during bunkering operations, the tank value should enclosed ______
- A. Slowly to prevent surge stresses
- B. To prevent gas from escaping through the pressure vacuum relief valves
- C. After the shore pumps are stopped
- D. Rapidly to prevent overflow
Answer: A — Slowly to prevent surge stresses
When topping off a bunker tank, the tank valve should be closed slowly. Closing it quickly against a pumping supply causes pressure surge, or liquid hammer, that can burst hoses or flanges and spill oil. The pumping rate is reduced and the tank sounded frequently as it nears the final ullage.
25. Ground garbage which will be discharged into sea , must be able to pass through a screen with a mesh size no longer than _____
- A. 25 millimetres
- B. 50 millimetres
- C. 75 millimetres
- D. 100 millimetres
Answer: A — 25 millimetres
MARPOL Annex V allows comminuted or ground food waste to be discharged at least 3 nautical miles from land only if it can pass through a screen with openings no larger than 25 mm.
26. During fueling operation, which of the listed precautions should be taken when topping off fuel tanks ?
- A. Reduce the pumping rate by closing the deck filling valve
- B. Close all overflow valves
- C. Place 5 gallon containers under all flange connections in the fuel line
- D. Reduce the pumping rate and sound tanks frequently
Answer: D — Reduce the pumping rate and sound tanks frequently
When topping off bunker tanks, the pumping rate should be reduced and the tanks sounded often. This prevents overflow and oil pollution, in line with MARPOL Annex I and the ship's bunkering procedures under the ISM Code.
27. Answering signals made by life-saving stations when signals seen from a ship by day are
- A. Orange smoke signal
- B. Parachute rocket
- C. Hand flare
- D. Second officer
Answer: A — Orange smoke signal
In reply to distress signals seen by day, life-saving stations and maritime rescue units use an orange smoke signal, or a combined light and sound signal, meaning 'you are seen, assistance will be given as soon as possible'. At night the reply is a white star rocket.
28. The Ism code requires work procedures which ensure ________ performance
- A. Superior
- B. Profitable
- C. Safe
- D. Excellent
Answer: C — Safe
ISM Code section 1.2 requires the safety management system to provide safe practices in ship operation and a safe working environment. Section 7 requires procedures and instructions for key shipboard operations to ensure safe performance.
29. The poop deck is located
- A. Adjacent to the steering flat
- B. Fore part of the ship
- C. Above the bridge
- D. Above the engine room
Answer: A — Adjacent to the steering flat
The poop deck is the raised deck at the stern of the ship, over the aftermost part of the hull where the steering gear flat is usually found. It is not in the fore part, above the bridge or above the engine room.
30. The international distress, safety and calling frequency is channel_______
Answer: A — 16
VHF channel 16 (156.8 MHz) is the international distress, safety and calling frequency for radiotelephony. Under the Radio Regulations and SOLAS IV, ships keep a listening watch on it.
