PSF - Passenger Ship Familiarization Exit Exam Questions - Set 6

Question 1

A carbon dioxide fire extinguisher should be recharged.

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B: Whenever it is below 10% of the required weight

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A: At least annually

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C: Has not been used for 5 years

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D: Before every safety inspection

Question 2

The international shore connection.

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B: Allows hook up of fire fighting water form shore facilities

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A: Satisfies pollution prevention requirements

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C: Allows emergency use of the fire main for deballasting

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D: Permits discharge of waste oil to shore facilities

Question 3

A fireman's outfit carried onboard cargo vessels must have a.

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C: Self-contained breathing apparatus

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A: Canister type gas mask

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B: Fresh-air breathing apparatus

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D: Combustible gas indicator

Question 4

Fire hose couplings.

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B: Are made of bronze, brass, or soft alloy metals

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A: Should be painted red in order to identify hose lengths

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C: Are specially hardened to prevent crushing

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D: Should be greased frequently

Question 5

Each fireman's outfit and its spare equipment must be stowed in a.

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C: Separate and accessible locations

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A: Locked cabinet in the machinery space

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B: Unlocked cabinet in the machinery space

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D: Location near a fire hydrant

Question 6

What must be mounted at a small passenger vessel operating station for use by the Master and crew?

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A: Emergency instructions

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B: A tide table for the area

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C: Instructions on artificial

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D: The location of the first aid kit

Question 7

You notice smoke coming from an open laundry room doorway, after activating the fire alarm, which of the following would you do FIRST.

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A: Attempt to determine what is burning

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B: Acquire the nearest self contained breathing apparatus

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C: Break out the nearest fire hose

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D: Wait for the fire team to arrive and assist as directed

Question 8

Fire hose should always be stowed at the fire station in the hose rack.

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A: After the hose has been completely drained

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B: With the nozzle in the solid stream position

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C: So the hose can be connected quickly if a fire occurs

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D: So that nozzle is protected by the hose

Question 9

The powder in a dry chemical fire extinguisher.

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B: May cake up and fail to discharge properly if not occasionally agitated

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A: Is always ready for use and requires no attention

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C: Deteriorates to an unusable condition within three years

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D: Put out the fire with its cooling Acton

Question 10

The state of charge of a stored pressure type dry chemical fire extinguisher can be readily determined by.

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A: Visual inspection of the pressure gauge

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B: Weighing the cylinder

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C: Removing the lid and checking the level of dry chemical

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D: Weighing the CO2 cartridge

Question 11

What should you do with your emergency position indicating radio beacon if you are in a liferaft in a storm?

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A: Bring it inside the liferaft and leave it on

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B: Bring it inside the liferaft and turn it off until the storm passes

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C: Leave it outside the liferaft and leave it on

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D: Leave it outside the liferaft but turn it off

Question 12

Which item of lifeboat equipment would be most suitable for night signalling to a ship on the horizon?

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A: A red parachute flare

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B: A red hand-held flare

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C: A flashlight

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D: A lantern

Question 13

Bridge man overboard smoke maker gives orange smoke for.

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B: 15 minutes

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A: 5 minutes

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C: 10 minutes

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D: 20 minutes

Question 14

Parachute rocket pyrotechnics on ships bridge display.

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B: A lighted flare

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A: Smoke signals

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C: A flashing light

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D: A flag

Question 15

Which shipboard equipment will detect a signal form a SART?

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C: X-Band Radar

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A: S-Band Radar

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B: A DSC receiver

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D: The auto alarm

Question 16

After you activate your emergency position indicating radio beacon you should.

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D: Leave it on continuously

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A: Turn it off for five minutes every half-hour

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B: Turn it off and on at five-minute intervals

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C: Turn it off during daylight hours

Question 17

Hand held red flares expire 42 months from the date of manufacture, floating orange smoke distress signals expire after how many months.

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B: 42 months

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A: 18 months

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C: 24 months

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D: 60 months

Question 18

Which precaution should be taken when testing a line throwing gun?

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B: Never remove the line from the rocket

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A: Fire it at an angel of approximately 90 degrees to the horizon

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C: Wear asbestos gloves

Question 19

When should you use distress flares and rockets?

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B: At half-hour intervals

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A: Only when there is a chance of their being seen by rescue vessels

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C: At one-hour intervals

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D: Immediately upon abandoning the vessel

Question 20

What is the required amount of time that a SART's must be able to operate the unit in the standby mode?

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B: 4 days

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A: 8 hours

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C: 2 days

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D: 3 days

Question 21

The number of rocket parachute flares on the bridge are.

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B: 12

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A: 9

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C: 15

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D: 8

Question 22

The number of rocket parachute flares in the boat are.

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B: 4

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A: 3

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C: 5

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D: 6

Question 23

The signal to guide vessels in distress, which indicates, this is the best place to land is the.

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B: Letter K in morse code given by light

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A: Horizontal motion of a white flag

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C: Code flag标志 S as a hoist

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D: Fire of a white star signal

Question 24

How many hand flares are there on the bridge?

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B: Nil

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A: One

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C: Two

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D: Three

Question 25

The radiotelephone safety message urgently concerned with safety of a person would be prefixed by the word.

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B: Pan

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A: Mayday

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C: Safety

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D: Interco

Question 26

In the passenger ships a distress panel shall be installed at.

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B: The conning position

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A: The bridge wing

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C: In the master cabin

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D: In the ships office

Question 27

The master shall insure that the emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) is.

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C: Tested monthly

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A: Secured inside the wheelhouse

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B: Tested annually

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D: Secured in the emergency locker

Question 28

A vessel in distress should send by radio telephone the two tone alarm signal followed immediately by the.

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B: Spoken words "mayday, Mayday, Mayday"

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A: Distress position

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C: Ship's name

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D: Ship's call letters

Question 29

You are using VHF channel 16 (156.8 MHz) or 2182 KHZ. You need help but are not in danger. You should use the urgent signal.

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B: PAN-PAN

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A: ASSISTANCE NEEDED

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C: MAYDAY

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D: SECURITE

Question 30

Which word is an international distress signal when transmitted by radiotelephone?

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B: Mayday

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A: Securite

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C: Breaker

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D: Pan

Passenger Ship Familiarization (PSF) (Set 6)

A carbon dioxide fire extinguisher should be recharged.

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