PSCRB - Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Exit Exam Questions - Set 1

Question 1

You are picking up a person who has fallen overboard. A rescue boat should be maneuvered to normally approach the victim with the

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C: victim to leeward

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A: victim to windward

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B: wind on your port side

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D: wind on your starboard side

Question 2

Which will be the worst of emergencies that you would face, if that happens?

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C: Foundering

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A: Collision

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B: Grounding

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D: Flooding

Question 3

What is the biggest danger to life when your vessel has collided with another ship?

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C: Possibility of Capsizing

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A: Building of Compartments

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B: Oil Pollution

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D: Damage to the ship

Question 4

If the hydrostatic release mechanism for an inflatable life raft is not periodically serviced and becomes inoperative, it will NOT

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A: free the life raft from a sinking vessel

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B: release the dye-maker for the life raft

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C: set the water lights on immersion

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D: break the seal on the carbon dioxide cylinder

Question 5

If you reach shore in a life raft, the first thing to do is

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C: drag the raft ashore and lash it down for shelter

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A: set the raft back out to sea so someone may spot it

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B: find some wood for a fire

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D: get the provisions out of the raft

Question 6

When a person who has fallen overboard is being picked up by a rescue boat, the boat should normally approach with the wind

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C: just off the bow and the victim to leeward

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A: ahead and the victim just off the bow

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B: astern and the victim just off the bow

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D: just off the bow and the victim to windward

Question 7

A person has fallen overboard and is being picked up with a rescue boat. If the person appears in danger of drowning, the rescue boat should be maneuvered to make

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C: the most direct approach

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A: An approach from leeward

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B: an approach across the wind

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D: an approach from windward

Question 8

If the hydrostatic release mechanism for an inflatable life raft is not periodically serviced and becomes inoperable, it will fail to

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C: free the life raft from the vessel

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A: set the water lights on immersion

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B: release the dye marker from the life raft

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D: break the seal on the carbon dioxide cylinder

Question 9

If you are forced to abandon ship in a lifeboat, you should

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B: remain in the immediate vicinity

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A: head for the nearest land

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C: vote on what to do, so all hands will have a part in the decision

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D: head for the closest sea-lanes

Question 10

When making a permanent repair to an inflatable life raft using a repair kit, how long after the repair is made should you hold off 'topping up' the lost air?

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C: 24 hours

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A: You do not have to hold off

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B: 12 hours

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D: 2 hours

Question 11

What prevents an inflated liferaft from being pulled under by a vessel which sinks in water over 100 feet in depth?

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C: The weak link in the painter line

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A: The hydrostatic release

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B: Nothing

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D: A Rottmer release

Question 12

What is placed on the underside of an inflatable liferaft to help prevent it from being skidded by the wind or overturned?

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C: Ballast bags

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A: Strikes

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B: Sea anchor

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D: A keel

Question 13

The purpose for the bag or box on top of some survival craft is to

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D: right the craft in case of capsizing

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A: increase area for radar detection

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B: act as a sail in case of a power loss

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C: steady the craft in heavy seas

Question 14

If your vessel is equipped with inflatable life rafts, how should they be maintained?

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A: Have them sent ashore to an approved maintenance facility annually

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B: Have your crew check them annually

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C: Have them serviced by the shipyard annually

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D: They do not need any maintenance

Question 15

On most makes of inflatable life rafts, the batteries to operate the light on the inside of rafts can be made to last longer by

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B: operating the switch for the light

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A: taking no action as they shut off automatically in daylight

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C: unscrewing the bulb during daylight

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D: taking no action as there is no way of preserving power

Question 16

The No. 1 lifeboat on a ship would be found

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B: on the starboard side

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A: aft of the forward lifeboat on the port side

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C: on the port side

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D: aft of the forward lifeboat on the starboard side

Question 17

The marine evacuation system shall be capable of transfer of persons from ship within

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C: 30 min in the case of a passenger ship

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A: 10 min in the case of a passenger ship

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B: 5 min in the case of a passenger ship

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D: 20 min in the case of a passenger ship

Question 18

The marine evacuation system shall be capable of deployment

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D: by one person

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A: by three persons

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B: by four persons

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C: by two persons

Question 19

If you must abandon a ship in VERY HEAVY SEAS, in a survival craft, when should you remove the safety pin and pull the hook release?

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C: One to three feet before first wave contact

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A: Only when waterborne

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B: Upon first wave contact

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D: Immediately upon launching

Question 20

Provided every effort is used to produce, as well as preserve body moisture content by avoiding perspiration, how long is it normally possible to survive without stored quantities of water?

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D: 8 to 14 days

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A: Up to 3 days

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B: 25 to 30 days

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C: 15 to 20 days

Question 21

The "off-load" release system on a survival craft is designed to be activated

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A: when there is no load on the cable

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B: only when the doors are closed

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C: when the engine is started

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D: when there is a load on the cable

Question 22

A life line must be connected to the life raft

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A: all around

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B: at the stern

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C: at the bow

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D: in the middle

Question 23

Your ship is sinking rapidly. A container containing an inflatable life raft has bobbed to the surface upon functioning of the hydrostatic release. Which action should you take?

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B: Take no action because the painter will cause the life raft to inflate and open the container.

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A: Manually open the container and inflate the life raft with the hand pump.

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C: Swim away from the container so you will not be in danger as it goes down.

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D: Cut the painter so it will not pull the life raft container down.

Question 24

Limit switches on gravity davits should be tested by

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A: pushing the switch lever arm while the winch is running

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B: the engineers, from a panel in the engine room

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C: shutting off the current to the winch

Question 25

The hand brake of a lifeboat winch is

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C: applied by dropping the counterweighted lever

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A: manually disengaged when hoisting a boat

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B: automatically engaged if lowering speed is excessive

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D: controlled by the centrifugal brake mechanism

Question 26

The sea painter of an inflatable life raft should be

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D: secured to a permanent object on deck via a weak link

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A: stowed near the raft

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B: faked out next to the case

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C: free running on deck

Question 27

What is the purpose of the limit switch on gravity davits?

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A: To cut off the power when the davits are about 12 inches or more from the track safety stops

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B: To stop the davits from going too fast

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C: To cut off the power when the davits hit the track safety stops

Question 28

To turn over an inflatable life raft that is upside down, you should pull on the

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C: righting strap

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A: sea painter

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B: manropes

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D: canopy

Question 29

The purpose of the tripping line on a sea anchor is to

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A: aid in its recovery

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B: maintain maximum resistance to broaching

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C: direct the drift of the vessel

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D: aid in casting off

Question 30

In normal conditions, in exterior spaces the minimum sound pressure levels for broadcasting emergency announcements shall be

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C: 80 DB

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A: 100 DB

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B: 50 DB

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D: 75 DB

Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSCRB) (Set 1)

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