RPST - Refresher Personal Survival Techniques Exit Exam Questions - Set 3

Question 1

Which of the following requirements regarding the number of life jackets provided do not correspond to present regulation ?

Accepted Answer

B: Number of lifejacket equal to at least 10% of the total number of passengers and crew to be placed in the vicinity of the muster station

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A: A number of lifejackets suitable for children equal at least 10% of the number of passengers on board or greater number as may be required to provide a lifejacket for each child

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C: A sufficient number of life jackets shall be carried for persons on watch

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D: A sufficient number of life jackets for use at remotely located survival craft station

Question 2

At least how ofter shall rescue boats be launched with their assigned crew and maneuvered in water ?

Accepted Answer

C: Every three months

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A: Every two weeks

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B: Every one month

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D: Every week

Question 3

Which of the following actions should be done before throwing this type of inflatable life raft just over the size

Accepted Answer

D: Check that the painter is made fast to a secure point and that the sea below is clear

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A: Inflate it on deck and then launched it clear below

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B: Take the top off the container to enable life raft to inflate once in the water if all clear throw raft over side

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C: Disconnect the painter and launch it checking that all is clear below

Question 4

Which one of the listed requirements regarding immersion suits do not correspond to the present regulations. The immersion suit shall be made of waterproof materials and constructed such that

Accepted Answer

D: It is provided with arrangements to reduce free air in the legs of the suit

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A: It will have sufficient built in buoyancy to avoid the use of life jacket

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B: It will cover the whole body with the exception of the face

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C: It can be unpacked and donned without assistance within 2 minutes

Question 5

Match the term immersion suit with most suitable answers given below

Accepted Answer

C: Protection against cold

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A: Davit launch

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B: Navigation bridge

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D: HRU

Question 6

The number of lifebuoys on a ship is depends on

Accepted Answer

D: Length of the vessel

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A: What owners provide

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B: Minimum of 10

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C: Minimum of 15

Question 7

Ship specific LSA information is provided in

Accepted Answer

D: SOLAS Training Manual

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A: SOLAS

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B: MARPOL

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C: Verbal Instruction

Question 8

Which of the following requirements for immersion suits is correct

Accepted Answer

D: All of the above

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A: Donned in 2 minutes

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B: Allow the wearer to jump from 4.5 meters

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C: Allow the wearer to climb down a vertical ladder of 5 meters

Question 9

The number of lifebuoys on a cargo ship of length less than 100 meters is

Accepted Answer

A: 8

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B: 6

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C: 4

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D: 10

Question 10

How much faster does the human body lose heat in the water

Accepted Answer

C: 26

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A: 10

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B: 20

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D: 36

Question 11

Which of the listed requirements regarding enclosures of totally enclosed life boats do not correspond to the present regulations ?

Accepted Answer

B: Have self bailing arrangements

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A: Have automatic self righting abilities

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C: Have safety belts to be designed to hold a person of 100 kg securely in a place with the lifeboat in a capsized position

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D: Automatically at and opposition in damaged condition providing an above water space for its occupants

Question 12

When firing the line throwing apparatus should be held at

Accepted Answer

B: 45 degree to the horizontal

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A: 30 degree to the horizontal

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C: 60 degree to the horizontal

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D: 75 degree to the horizontal

Question 13

According to LSA code chapter 7, regulation 7.1 the line throwing appliances, every line throwing appliances shall

Accepted Answer

D: All of the above

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A: Be capable of throwing a line with reasonable accuracy

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B: Include not less than 4 projectiles each capable of carrying the line at least 230 meters in calm water

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C: Include not less than four lines each having a breaking strength of not less than 2KN

Question 14

Every inflatable life raft, inflatable life jacket and hydrostatic release units shall be serviced

Accepted Answer

C: Every 12 months

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A: Every 36 months

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B: Every 18 months

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D: Every 24 months

Question 15

Inspection of LSA items on board shall be carried out

Accepted Answer

A: Weekly

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B: Monthly

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C: Yearly

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D: Half yearly

Question 16

How many SART transponders (SART) are required to be carried on board a ship for use in survival crafts?

Accepted Answer

C: 2 on new builds only. Old ships have to comply by Aug 95

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A: one on each side of the ship

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B: one in each lifeboat

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D: Two on each side of the ship

Question 17

The additional life jackets are kept in ?

Accepted Answer

A: Conspicuous places on deck or at muster station

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B: Inside the bridge

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C: On the bridge wings

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D: In engine room

Question 18

A life raft should be inflate in

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B: 30 to 60 seconds

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A: 3 to 4 minutes

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C: 1 to 2 minutes

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D: 30 minutes

Question 19

The master is responsible for all crew participating in monthly emergency drills. If 25% of the crew or more has not participated in such drill during the last month, what is the time limit to conduct such a drill after the vessel has left a port

Accepted Answer

C: Within 24 hours

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A: Within 6 hours

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B: Within 12 hours

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D: Within 36 hours

Question 20

Maximum length of a rescue boat

Accepted Answer

D: 8.5 meter

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A: 2.5 meter

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B: 3.8 meter

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C: 5.8 meter

Question 21

Equipments of lifeboat

Accepted Answer

D: All of the above

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A: Buoyant oars

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B: Sea anchor

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C: Radar reflector

Question 22

The number of lifebuoys on a cargo ship of less than 200 meters in

Accepted Answer

C: 12

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A: 6

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B: 8

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D: 16

Question 23

Which of the following requirements for life jacket is correct

Accepted Answer

D: Donned within 1 minute

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A: Minimum requirements of 8

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B: Minimum requirements of 10

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C: Minimum requirements of 12

Question 24

Luminous intensity of rocket parachute flare should be not less than

Accepted Answer

D: 30000 CD

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A: 15000 CD

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B: 20000 CD

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C: 25000 CD

Question 25

Life buoy outer diameter should be not more than

Accepted Answer

D: 800 mm

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A: 200 mm

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B: 400 mm

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C: 600 mm

Question 26

Lifebuoy light shall have a source of energy capable of providing luminous intensity of ____ for a period of ____.

Accepted Answer

B: 2 CD/ 2 hours

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A: 1 CD/ 1 hour

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C: 3 CD/ 3 hours

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D: 4 CD/ 4 hours

Question 27

Life raft must be stowed in such a way that they can be launched within ____ minutes

Accepted Answer

B: 5

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A: 10

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C: 15

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D: 12

Question 28

How much water for per person in lifeboat

Accepted Answer

C: 3 litres

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A: 1 litre

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B: 2 litres of water each

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D: 750 ml

Question 29

What is the full form of SART

Accepted Answer

B: Search and rescue radar transponder

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A: Search and rescue radio transponder

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C: Search and rescue radio transmitter

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D: Search and risk radio transponder

Question 30

The number of lifebuoy on a passenger ship of length above 240 metre

Accepted Answer

D: 36

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A: 14

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B: 16

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C: 24

Refresher Personal Survival Techniques (RPST) (Set 3)

Which of the following requirements regarding the number of life jackets provided do not correspond to present regulation ?

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