13. When working over the side, you must
wear which of the following pieces of
safety equipment?
1. Inherently buoyant life jacket
2. Inflatable life jacket
3. Deck shoes
4. Gloves
14. Accidents involving steam usually occur
in what working spaces?
1. Engine rooms only
2. Firerooms only
3. Engine rooms and firerooms
4. Galley
15. A person overcome by carbon monoxide
has which of the following symptoms?
1. Sudden feeling of weakness
2. Headache
3. Drowsiness
4. All of the above
16. If you are in a closed compartment and think
youre being affected by carbon monoxide,
you should take which of the following
actions?
1. Call for help
2. Get to fresh air
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. Stay where you are and relax
17. What person is authorized to certify that
a closed space is safe to enter?
1. Work center supervisor
2. Gas free engineer
3. Division officer
4. Division chief
18. When using an internal combustion engine in
a closed space for de-watering or fire fighting,
you should take which of the following actions
to ensure personal safety?
1. Make sure the engine is clean
2. Make sure the engine is fully fueled
3. Make sure the exhaust is carried to
the open atmosphere
4. Make sure the exhaust is confined
to one section of the compartment
19. During fueling operations, the word is passed
the use of open flame devices is prohibited.
Which of the following devices is/are
considered an open flame?
1. Matches
2. Lighted candles
3. Cigarette lighters
4. All of the above
20. Projectile-type ammunition that is 3 inches or
greater in diameter can be identified by what
method?
1. Shape
2. Color code
3. Storage container
4. Label
21. You should NEVER take which of the
following items into a magazine?
1. Naked lights
2. Matches
3. Both 1 and 2 above
22. Aboard ship, where are pyrotechnic materials
usually stored?
1. In interior passageways
2. In machinery spaces
3. In stowage spaces on topside decks
4. In magazines
23. What person must approve the use of personal
electrical equipment before you can use it
aboard ship?
1. The division officer
2. The engineer officer
3. The department head
4. The division chief
24. Compartments used to store compressed gas
cylinders should not be allowed to rise above
what maximum temperature?
1. 130ºF
2. 135ºF
3. 140ºF
4. 145ºF
25. On noncargo ships, in what position should
compressed gas cylinders be stored?
1. Vertically, valve up
2. Vertically, valve down
3. Horizontally, valve up
4. Horizontally, valve down
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