RPST exit exam questions and answers — Set 4
Set 4 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 4 — 30 RPST exit exam questions with answers
1. What is MOB( Man Over Board) signal
- A. Continuous ringing of ships whistle
- B. Three long blast on ships whistle
- C. Seven shot blast followed by one long blas
- D. None of the above
2. The number of rocket parachute flares in lifeboat are
- A. 3
- B. 4
- C. 5
- D. 6
3. The number of hand flares in life raft are ____
- A. 4
- B. 6
- C. 7
- D. 8
4. The donning time of life jacket is ..... minutes
- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. 4
5. What is the full form HRU
- A. Hydrostatic radar unit
- B. Hydrostatic radio unit
- C. Hydrostatic release unit
- D. None of the above
6. How many rocket parachute available on bridge
- A. 6
- B. 8
- C. 10
- D. 12
7. The visibility range of a parachute flare at night is approximately
- A. 8 nautical miles
- B. 10 nautical miles
- C. 15 nautical miles
- D. 25 nautical miles
8. Which equipment is provided in a life raft to help you keep warm in cold weather
- A. The floor of a life raft has a second layer which can be inflated to give additional insulation from the cold
- B. The floor of the raft has a second layer which can be inflated to help insulation in addition to the TPA
- C. At least 10% of the life raft compliment with a minimum two thermal protective aids are provided
- D. Thermal protective aids (TPA) for each person
9. Which of the listed requirements do not correspond to the present regulation regarding weak link ? weak links shall
- A. Be of sufficient strength to permit inflation of the life raft
- B. Release the life raft at a depth of not more than 4 meters
- C. Not break by force required to full the painter from the life raft container
- D. Break under a strain of approximate 2.2 KN
10. Which of the listed requirements do not correspond to present regulations. The life raft shall have
- A. Manually controlled lamp visible of at least two miles fitted at the top of the canopy
- B. All entrances fitted with rigid boarding ramps for boarding the life raft at sea
- C. Floor preventing the ingress of water
- D. Manually controlled lamp fitted inside the life raft
11. If the ship sinks the water pressure will within _____ metre activate the sharp knife which cuts the painter of the life raft
- A. 3
- B. 4
- C. 2
- D. 5
12. What is fire wire
- A. Wire for pulling burning ships off the pier
- B. Wire for handling fire bucket
- C. Wire for pulling fire hoses up to the top bridge
- D. Wire for securing smoke divers
13. The function of hydrostatic release unit (HRU) is
- A. Substitute for limit switch off gravity davits
- B. To automatically invoke the lesson and release the life raft when the ship sinks
- C. For releasing the life raft in bad weather
- D. For releasing the life raft from sinking vessel
14. Which of the following requirements for immersion suit is correct
- A. Donned in 2 minutes
- B. Allow the wearer to jump from 4.5 metre
- C. Allow the wearer to climb down a vertical ladder of 5 metre
- D. All of the above
15. After launching an inflatable raft, it should be kept dry from inside by ______
- A. Opening the automatic drain plug
- B. Draining the water pockets
- C. Using the electric bilge pump
- D. Using the bailer and cellulose sponge
16. Generally what is used to inflate life rafts
- A. Non-Toxic gas
- B. Hydrogen
- C. Oxygen
- D. Helium
17. The “off-load” release system on a survival craft is designed to be activated ______
- A. When there is no load on the cable
- B. When there is a load on the cable
- C. Only when the doors are closed
- D. When the engine is started
18. How many chapter are there in SOLAS
- A. 14
- B. 7
- C. 12
- D. 10
19. How many VHF survival craft transceivers are required aboard passenger ship ?
- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 4
- D. 5
20. How can a person on board a ship familiarise himself with the use of life saving appliances ?
- A. LSA code
- B. Maintenance manual
- C. Training manual
- D. By roaming around the ship
21. Which code has the technical provisions of carriage requirements for life saving appliances
- A. FFA code
- B. LSA code
- C. FTP code
- D. FSS code
22. What is the requirement for passengers ships having lifeboats ?
- A. Enough for 80% of persons onboard, plus life raft for crew
- B. Enough for all passengers on board, plus life raft for 25% of passengers
- C. Enough for crew, plus 80% life rafts for passengers
- D. Enough for 80% crew, plus life raft for passengers
23. When launching a lifeboat, frapping lines should be rigged _____
- A. Before the grips are released
- B. Before the boat is moved from the davits
- C. At the embarkation deck
- D. After the boat is in the water
24. If an inflatable life raft is to be 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 rt container
- B. Attach the cord to a fixed object on the ship
- C. You should stand on the cord
- D. Attach the cord to the special pad eye on the “raft davit launcher
25. When launching life boat, the tricing pennants should be released ______
- A. Before the boat is lowered from the stowed position
- B. As the best fall blocks break clear of the davit head
- C. Before the boat is lowered from the embarkation level
- D. After the boat is released into the water
26. The abandon ship command is given by
- A. 7 short blast and 1 long blast
- B. Verbal order by the master
- C. More than 7 short blasts
- D. 1 long blast of at least 10 seconds
27. One of the first action to be taken by survivors when they have boarded an inflatable life raft is to
- A. Steam the sea anchor
- B. Take an anti-seasickness pill
- C. Open the pressure relief valve
- D. Drink at least one can of water
28. With the immersion suit on, you are expected to climb up and down vertical ladder at least ____
- A. 5 metre or 16 feet
- B. 4 metre or 13 feet
- C. 4.5 metre or 15 feet
- D. None of these
29. Wearing an immersion suit you must be able to jump from a height of 4.5 metre 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
30. The survival craft engine is filled with
- A. Kerosene
- B. Unleaded gasoline
- C. Diesel oil
- D. Liquefied gas
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