PSCRB - Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Exit Exam Questions - Set 2

Question 1

Sea sickness is caused by rolling or rocking motions which affect the fluids in the

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A: Inner ear

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B: Bladder

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C: Stomach

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D: Lower intestine

Question 2

Luminous intensity of hand flares should not be less than

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D: 15000 CD

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A: 25000 CD

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B: 20000 CD

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C: None of the above

Question 3

The maximum length of a rescue boat

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D: 8.5 meter

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A: None of the above

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B: 7.3 meter

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C: 3.8 meter

Question 4

The duration of life jacket self-igniting light is

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B: 8 hours

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A: 6 hours

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C: 5 hours

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D: 4 hours

Question 5

The luminous intensity of a life jacket light

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D: 0.75 CD

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A: 0.25 CD

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B: 0.85 CD

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C: 0.50 CD

Question 6

How many buoyant smoke signals are available in life raft?

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B: 2

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A: 8

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C: 4

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D: 6

Question 7

The quantity of water supplied to each person per day on life boat is

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C: 1.5 liter

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A: 3 liters

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B: 1 liter

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D: 2 liters

Question 8

What is the range of SART for detecting aircraft?

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B: 30 nm

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A: 20 nm

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C: None of the above

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D: 10 nm

Question 9

SART lithium battery voltage

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D: 5 V

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A: None of the above

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B: 4 V

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C: 2 V

Question 10

The immersion suit does not allow the body temperature to drop by more than when immersed for a period of when the water temperature is between 0 and 2 degrees

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D: 2 degrees, 4 hours

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A: 2 degrees, 6 hours

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B: 1 degree, 6 hours

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C: 1 degree, 4 hours

Question 11

Your small vessel is broken down and rolling in heavy seas. You can reduce the possibility of capsizing by

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D: Rigging a sea anchor

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A: Moving all personnel aft

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B: Moving all personnel forward and low

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C: Constantly shifting the rudder

Question 12

Which statement concerning homing signals in the GMDSS is false?

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A: A homing signal is detected by the COSPAS-SARSAT satellites

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B: A homing signal may be transmitted by equipment attached to the survival craft

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C: A homing signal cannot be detected by a GPS receiver

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D: A homing signal provides a bearing for rescue personnel to follow to the signal's source

Question 13

Which virtual distress signal is acceptable for daylight use only?

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B: Hand-held orange smoke distress flare

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A: Self-contained rocket-propelled parachute red flare

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C: Red aerial pyrotechnic flare

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D: Hand-held red flare

Question 14

How can a SART's effective range be mixed?

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D: The SART should be held as high as possible

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A: If possible, the SART should be mounted horizontally so that its signal matches that of the searching radar signal

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B: The SART should be placed in water immediately upon activation

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C: Switch the SART into the "high" power position

Question 15

Your vessel has 3 lifeboats on each side. The after most boat on the star board side is designated as boat number

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B: 5

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A: 3

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C: 3 STARBOARD

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D: 6

Question 16

What is the first action in case of man overboard?

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A: Throw a life buoy

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B: Inform bridge

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C: None of the above

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D: Raise alarm

Question 17

All pyrotechnics have a shelf life of

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B: 48 months

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A: None of the above

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C: 3 years

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D: 5 years

Question 18

VHF EPIRB is designed to be used in which areas?

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C: Area A1

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A: Area A1-A2

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B: Area A4

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D: None of the above

Question 19

What should you do as soon as you enter a life raft?

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D: Take anti sea sickness tablet

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A: All of the above

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B: Use fishing tackle and fish

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C: Drink a gallon of water

Question 20

As per the regulation life savings appliances need NOT to have?

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C: Resistant to sunlight

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A: None of the above

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B: Bright color with reflective tape

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D: Ready accessible and easy to launch

Question 21

Davit of rescue boats due to limit switch how much before the end ?

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C: 1 inch

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A: 2 inches

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B: 15 inches

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D: 10 inches

Question 22

How much is the maximum capacity of the life boat?

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D: 150 persons

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A: 20 persons

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B: 100 persons

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C: 60 persons

Question 23

Frequency at which the SART operates

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A: 9 Ghz, 3 cm X band

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B: 9 Ghz, 9 cm X band

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C: 5 Ghz, 9 cm X band

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D: 5 Ghz, 3 cm X band

Question 24

How much is the duration of the hand flare for the time it works?

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B: 60 seconds

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A: 30 seconds

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C: 90 seconds

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D: 5 seconds

Question 25

At what maximum list of a vessel, the life boat are designed to be launched

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B: Up to 20 degrees

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A: Can be launched in calm weather only

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C: 10-degree list

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D: 5-degree list

Question 26

At what maximum trim of a vessel, the lifeboats are designed to be launched

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A: 10 degrees

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B: 15 degrees

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C: Calm weather

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D: 30 degrees

Question 27

Safety training on board to the personnel is provided as per the?

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B: STCW

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A: MLC

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C: SOLAS

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D: ISM

Question 28

Hatches on the life boat are designed such that?

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D: Watertight and can be opened and closed from both sides

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A: Self-closing type

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B: Bolted type with watertight capabilities

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C: Watertight and can be opened and closed from only inside

Question 29

Good housekeeping is considered necessary for preventing accidents at sea, what is true regarding same?

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D: Wearing dirty clothes in a galley or mess room should be avoided

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A: Engine room should be locked, when no one is inside

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B: Securing tools after work is not needed as we need them next day also

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C: None of the above

Question 30

How can you indicate that your vessel is distress?

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D: Continuously sounding the fog whistle

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A: Displaying three black balls in a vertical line

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B: Displaying a large red flag

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C: Sounding five or more short and rapid blasts on the whistle

Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSCRB) (Set 2)

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