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Set 1 of the Refresher Personal Survival Techniques (RPST) exit exam bank — 30 of 185 questions, with the correct option marked. This bank is answer-only: the source published no usable explanations for it, so there are none here either. 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 1 — 30 RPST exit exam questions with answers

1. The donning time for immersion suit

  • A. 2
  • B. 5
  • C. 3
  • D. 1
Answer: A — 2

2. When a person is floating in the water in group they should be in

  • A. HELP position
  • B. Huddle position
  • C. Yoga position
  • D. None of the above
Answer: B — Huddle position

3. Which one of the listed requirements regarding rigid life rafts does not correspond to present regulation. The rigid life raft shall be

  • A. A manually controlled lamp visible for 2NM fitted at the top of the canopy
  • B. Floor preventing the ingress of water
  • C. All the entrances fitted with rigid boarding ramps for boarding life raft at sea
  • D. A manually controlled lamp fitted inside the life raft
Answer: C — All the entrances fitted with rigid boarding ramps for boarding life raft at sea

4. Checking and servicing life rafts as per PMS is

  • A. Once a year
  • B. Twice a year
  • C. Once in 5 years
  • D. Based on condition of life raft
Answer: A — Once a year

5. Before lifting a lifeboat from water, it must be ensured that

  • A. Bottom plug is shipped tight
  • B. Falls wire are clear and secured tightly (hooked securely)
  • C. Engine is going astern
  • D. Sea anchor is streamed
Answer: B — Falls wire are clear and secured tightly (hooked securely)

6. Which one of the listed routine test and inspection of LSA is not required by the present regulation

  • A. Life boat engine to be run at least 3 minutes every week
  • B. Survival craft and rescue boats with launching appliances Shall be visually inspected weekly
  • C. Inspection of life boat equipment shall be carried out monthly
  • D. General emergency alarm to be tested daily
Answer: D — General emergency alarm to be tested daily

7. Lifeboat should have

  • A. Two buoyant rescue quoits, attached to not less than 30 meters buoyant line
  • B. Two buoyant rescue quoits, attached to not less than 15 meters buoyant line
  • C. One buoyant rescue quoits, attached to not less than 30 meters buoyant line
  • D. One buoyant rescue quoits, attached to not less than 15 meters buoyant line
Answer: A — Two buoyant rescue quoits, attached to not less than 30 meters buoyant line

8. Luminous intensity of hand flares should not be less than

  • A. 15000 CD
  • B. 20000 CD
  • C. 25000 CD
  • D. None of these
Answer: A — 15000 CD

9. LTA is used as

  • A. Messenger line
  • B. Heaving line
  • C. Mooring line
  • D. Lashing line
Answer: A — Messenger line

10. Life jacket light shall have a source of energy capable of providing luminous intensity of _____ for a period of _____

  • A. . 50 CD/8 hrs
  • B. . 75 CD/8 hrs
  • C. . 75 CD/6 hrs
  • D. . 50 CD/6 hrs
Answer: B — . 75 CD/8 hrs

11. Life boat must be stowed in such a way that they can be launched in _____ minutes

  • A. 5 minutes
  • B. 10 minutes
  • C. 15 minutes
  • D. 20 minutes
Answer: B — 10 minutes

12. A distress signal on deck

  • A. Pyrotechnics
  • B. Open fire
  • C. Flag NC
  • D. All of the above
Answer: D — All of the above

13. MOB smoke float working duration

  • A. 3 minutes
  • B. 5 minutes
  • C. 15 minutes
  • D. 10 minutes
Answer: C — 15 minutes

14. Life boat can be lowered when vessel is at _____ speed

  • A. 7 knots
  • B. 5 knots
  • C. 4 knots
  • D. 10 knots
Answer: B — 5 knots

15. How much water is in life raft for per person

  • A. 2 litres
  • B. 3 litres
  • C. 500 ml
  • D. 1.5 litres
Answer: D — 1.5 litres

16. EPIRB full form

  • A. Emergency Position Indicating Radar Beacon
  • B. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
  • C. Emergency People Indicating Radio Beacon
  • D. Emergency Position Information Radio Beacon
Answer: B — Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

17. The number of lifebuoys on a cargo ship of length over 200 meters is

  • A. 8
  • B. 10
  • C. 14
  • D. 12
Answer: C — 14

18. EPIRB signal to be received by

  • A. MRCC
  • B. RCC
  • C. Coast Station
  • D. None of the above
Answer: A — MRCC

19. Child life jacket requirement in cargo vessel

  • A. 10%
  • B. 25%
  • C. 20%
  • D. 15%
Answer: A — 10%

20. Once you hear the fire alarm proceed to ?

  • A. Stay in your cabin
  • B. Await further instruction
  • C. Proceed to muster station
  • D. None of the above
Answer: C — Proceed to muster station

21. Which one of the listed requirements regarding lifeboat fittings do not correspond to present regulation ? all life boat shall be fitted with

  • A. Effective means for bailing or have self bailing arrangement
  • B. A buoyant lifeline bucketed around the outside of the life boat
  • C. Release device to enable forward painter to be released under tension
  • D. A remotely operated steering arrangement
Answer: D — A remotely operated steering arrangement

22. Which of the listed requirements regarding the stowage of lifeboats and life rafts do not correspond to present regulation / ( SOLASII / 13.3-13.6)

  • A. A davit launched liferafts shall be stowed within reach of the lifting hooks unless adequate means of transport is provided
  • B. Life rafts intended for throw overboard launching shall be stowed amid ships secured to means for transfer to either side
  • C. Life raft shall be stowed as to permit manual release from their securing arrangements
  • D. Lifeboats shall be stowed attached to launching appliances
Answer: B — Life rafts intended for throw overboard launching shall be stowed amid ships secured to means for transfer to either side

23. Every lifeboat is required to be launched and maneuvered in water at least once in _____ month

  • A. Every 2 month
  • B. Every month
  • C. Every 3 month
  • D. None of the above
Answer: C — Every 3 month

24. After the abandon ship survivors in a lifeboat must be given

  • A. One litre of watch each
  • B. 2 litre of water each
  • C. No water for first 24 hours
  • D. Half a litre water each
Answer: C — No water for first 24 hours

25. Fire protected lifeboats when water borne should be capable of protecting its full complement when subjected to a continuous oil fire that envelops the boat for a period of not less than how many minutes ?

  • A. 10 minutes
  • B. 8 minutes
  • C. 15 minutes
  • D. 25 minutes
Answer: B — 8 minutes

26. An enclosed lifeboat is fitted with self contained air support system, with the engine running what is the minimum period of time the air should remain safe and breathable

  • A. 5 minutes
  • B. 10 minutes
  • C. 15 minutes
  • D. 20 minutes
Answer: B — 10 minutes

27. The smoke detector (fire indicator) indicates fire in cargo hold loaded by general cargo. What first action should be taken

  • A. Use the ship’s gas extinguishing central system to put out the fire
  • B. Inspect the scene before deciding the method to be used for fire fighting
  • C. Start the fire pump, open the hatches and start fire fighting by fire hoses
  • D. Close the ventilation system and other openings to hold in order to choke the fire
Answer: D — Close the ventilation system and other openings to hold in order to choke the fire

28. Posters or signs shall be provided on or in the vicinity of survival craft and their launching controls. Which of the following requirements do not have to be launched according to present regulation ?

  • A. Use recommended signals
  • B. Give relevant instructions and warnings
  • C. Give information on survival craft capacity
  • D. Illustrate the purpose of controls and the procedures of operating the appliances
Answer: C — Give information on survival craft capacity

29. Lifebuoy self igniting lights shall be capable of burning for not less than

  • A. 2 hours
  • B. 4 hours
  • C. 45 minutes
  • D. 8 hours
Answer: A — 2 hours

30. Which one of the listed requirements for cargo ships regarding personal life saving appliances does not correspond to present regulation ?

  • A. A ship with the length of 100m or less shall carry minimum 8 lifebuoya
  • B. Ships fitted with free fall lifeboat may carry thermal protective aids instead of immersion suits
  • C. Cargo ships or less than 85 meters in length shall as a general rule carry immersion suits for every person onboard
  • D. Self igniting lights for lifebuoys required on tankers shall be of an electric battery type
Answer: B — Ships fitted with free fall lifeboat may carry thermal protective aids instead of immersion suits

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