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
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