PSCRB - Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Exit Exam Questions - Set 3

Question 1

An inflatable life raft is hand-launched by

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A: Throwing the center container overboard

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B: Pulling a cord

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C: Removing the rubber packing strip

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D: Cutting the wire restraining bands

Question 2

"Thermal protective aids" are required for what percentage of the persons a survival craft is equipped to carry?

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B: 10%

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A: 75%

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C: 100%

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D: 50%

Question 3

Which gas is mostly used in filling the cylinder of inflatable life raft

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A: CO2

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B: Carbon mono oxide

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C: Oxygen

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D: Nitrogen

Question 4

Regulations regarding lifeboats on board is best described by?

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B: Two life boats on each side, with each having a carrying capacity of 125%

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A: Lifeboats cannot be used as rescue boats

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C: Engine fitted on lifeboats should be air started

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D: Lifeboat color can be any as available

Question 5

SART works on which radar

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C: X band

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A: S band

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B: Y Band

Question 6

Which item in the life boat is a study material?

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B: Instruction on how to survive

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A: Heliograph

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C: Bailer

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D: Sea sickness kit

Question 7

Which code regulates the training manual

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C: SOLAS under chapter II (2) and (3)

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A: COSWP

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B: Local regulation

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D: ISPS code

Question 8

How long SART operate in standby mode

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D: 96 hrs.

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A: None of the above

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B: 8 hrs.

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C: 24 hrs.

Question 9

Which of the following is consumable

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B: All of the above

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A: Anti-sea sickness tablets

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C: Food ration

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D: Drinking water

Question 10

Life jacket light shall have a source of energy capable of providing luminous intensity of for a period of

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C: 75 cd/8 hrs

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A: 75 cd/6 hrs

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B: 50 cd/ 6 hrs.

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D: 50 cd/8 hrs

Question 11

Which one of the listed requirements regarding the buoyant smoke signal doesn't respond to present regulation? The buoyant smoke signal shall

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D: Give a bright red during the inter emission time

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A: Emit smoke for at least 3 min when floating in calm water

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B: Not be swamped in a seaway

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C: Continue to EMIT smoke when submerged in water image

Question 12

The working duration of man overboard smoke signal is

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C: 15 minutes

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A: 3 minutes

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B: 10 minutes

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D: 5 minutes

Question 13

What is the "Bowsing tackle" as fitted on some lifeboats used for?

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B: To hold the lifeboat close to the embarkation deck

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A: A stretcher for safe embarkation of injured persons

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C: To secure bow of the lifeboat to the main deck bollards

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D: To hold the life boat alongside the ship after launching

Question 14

Before lifting a life boat from the water, it must be ensured that

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C: Fall wires are clear and hooked securely

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A: Bottom plug is shipped tight

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B: Sea anchor is steamed

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D: Engine id going astern

Question 15

Which of the listed requirements do not correspond to the present regulation regarding weak link? weak link shall

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C: Release the life raft at a depth of not more than 4 meters

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A: Be of sufficient strength to permit inflation of the life raft

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B: Not break by force required to full the painter from the life raft container

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D: Break under a strain of approximately 2.2 KN

Question 16

What is the minimum number of crew required in rescue boats?

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A: Five persons

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B: Four persons

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C: Two persons

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D: Three persons

Question 17

Which of the listed requirements do not correspond to present regulations? The life raft shall have

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B: Manually controlled lamp fitted inside the life raft

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A: Floor preventing the ingress of water

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C: A manually controlled lamp visible of at least two miles fitted at the top of the canopy

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D: All entrances fitted with rigid boarding ramps for boarding the life raft at sea

Question 18

SART is the search and rescue radar transponder. How is this device activated?

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B: It is carried into the survival craft and switched on by the occupants

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A: It has to be switched on by the master when the order to abandon ship is given

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C: It will be activated by the nearest coast station

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D: It has to be thrown into the sea where it will self-activate

Question 19

The minimum length of lifeboat should be

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A: 7.3 meters

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B: None of the above

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C: 3.8 meters

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D: 8.5 meters

Question 20

The shelf life of EPIRB battery is

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B: 3 to 5 years

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A: 10 years

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C: 1 year

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D: 5 years

Question 21

How long will a parachute flare burn after it has been fired into the air?

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D: Minimum of 40 seconds

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A: Minimum of two minutes

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B: Minimum of five minutes

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C: Minimum of 30 seconds

Question 22

When floating, a life raft must be able to withstand repeated jumps onto it, both with and without the canopy erected, from a height above its floor of at least

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C: 4.5 meters

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A: 20 meters

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B: 18 meters

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D: 10 meters

Question 23

Which equipment of the following SOLAS PACK B life raft does not have?

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D: Fishing tackle + food + drinking water

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A: Fishing tackle + drinking water + bailer

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B: Fishing tackle + sea sick bags + drinking water

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C: None of the above

Question 24

As for regulations, a cargo ship of length less than 100 meters should have life buoys

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A: 8

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B: 12

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C: 10

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D: 14

Question 25

In cargo vessel what is the requirement of child life jacket?

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B: 10%

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A: 25%

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C: 15%

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D: 20%

Question 26

Life raft equipment should have

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A: 2 buoyant rescue quoits attached not less than 30 m buoyant line

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B: 1 buoyant rescue quoits attached not less than 15 m buoyant line

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C: 2 buoyant rescue quoits attached not less than 15 m buoyant line

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D: 1 buoyant rescue quoits attached not less than 30 m buoyant line

Question 27

How many hand flares should each life raft normally carry?

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A: 6

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B: 2

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C: 10

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D: 4

Question 28

Which of the following regarding immersion suit is true?

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C: It's zip to be greased using manufacture recommended lubricants

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A: None of the above

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B: It's fireproof

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D: Both a and b

Question 29

The lamp on the top of a life raft canopy must operate continuously or flash at the specified rate for at least

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B: 12 hours

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A: 4 hours

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C: 8 hours

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D: 2 hours

Question 30

The liquid in the wet card compass is a mixture of

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D: Distilled water and pure ethyl alcohol

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A: None of the above

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B: Distilled water and methyl alcohol

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C: Distilled water and isopropyl alcohol

Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSCRB) (Set 3)

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