CHAPTER COMPREHENSIVE TEST 1.  If time permits during abandon-ship preparation, a message announced over the 1MC will give which of the following information? 1.  Water temperature 2.  Sea and wind conditions 3.  Bearing and distance to the nearest land 4.  All of the above 2.  If you have to go over the side and the ships’ propellers are turning, you should leave from what point on the ship? 1.  The windward side, if possible 2.  The lee side, if possible 3.  From the bow 4.  From the stern 3.  Personnel have the greatest chance for survival in the water if they meet which of the following swimmer requirements? 1.  First class 2.  Second class 3.  Third class 4.  If you have to swim through flames, which of the following is a procedure to follow? 1.  Use your life preserver as a raft 2.  Keep your face above the surface of the water as much as possible 3.  Both 1 and 2 above 4.  Swim underwater until you are clear of the oil 5.  If you must abandon ship into oily water that is not burning, which of the following precautions should you take? 1.  Use your life preserver as a raft 2.  Keep your face above the surface of the water as much as possible 3.  Both 1 and 2 above 4.  Swim underwater until you are clear of the oil 6.  You can use which of the following items to help you stay afloat? 1.  Seabags 2.  Pillow cases 3.  Mattress covers 4.  All of the above 7.  The Navy uses a maximum of how many types of life preservers? 1.  One 2.  Two 3.  Three 4.  Four 8.  Which of the following benefits does the collar on the vest-type life preserver provide? 1.  Additional insulation against chill in cold water 2.  Additional buoyancy to keep the head upright 3.  A place to store survival equipment 4.  A place to attach a retrieving line 9.  The wooden toggle and line of an inflatable life preserver are used to 1.  permit easy removal of the preserver 2.  make the preserver fit snugly around your body 3.  attach yourself to a life raft or another person 4.  provide a means for retrieving you out of the water 10.  When using a pin-on, battery-operated light on a life preserver, you should replace the battery at what minimum interval? 1.  18 months 2.  12 months 3. 3 months 4. 6 months 11.  You may launder the fibrous glass pads in addition to the outer cover of the inherently buoyant preserver. 1.  True 2.  False 12.  In addition to inspecting your inflatable life preserver each time you wear it, you should also inspect it for air leaks at what minimum interval? 1.  Daily 2.  Weekly 3.  Monthly 4.  Quarterly 15-33