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Pass Benchmark: 70% (21/30) Standard: USCG NMC / 46 CFR

USCG Deck General (Set 106)

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The emergency power system for the DEEP DRILLER should be placed in operation when the weather forecast predicts winds greater than 90 knots and when __________.

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#1 The emergency power system for the DEEP DRILLER should be placed in operation when the weather forecast predicts winds greater than 90 knots and when __________. #2 To determine what navigation lights and day-shapes must be displayed on mobile offshore drilling units under tow, you should check the __________. #3 Anchor shackles should have a breaking strength that is __________. #4 What is a major disadvantage of Di-Lok chain compared with Oil Rig Quality (stud link) chain in floating drilling rig operations? #5 The DEEP DRILLER is moored in 600 feet of water. The tension on anchor line #8 is 190 kips. What is the vertical component of chain tension for that line? #6 If, during helicopter refueling operations, fuel is spilled on clothing, the person should first __________. #7 A mobile offshore drilling unit will show the day-shape shown in illustration D010RR below to indicate which of the following? #8 Obstruction lights on mobile offshore drilling units on the waters of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf must be displayed __________. #9 The full period of motion of the DEEP DRILLER while tripping is 10 seconds and the maximum pitch angle as seen on the inclinometer is 4 degrees. From the standpoint of critical motion, the motion is __________. #10 For stronger leg support when the COASTAL DRILLER is elevated, locate a set of horizontal leg braces as near as possible to the __________. #11 For the purposes of the International Rules of the Road, a non-self-propelled, semisubmersible drilling unit under tow is considered to be a __________. #12 What agency is responsible for enforcing the rules for obstruction lights on mobile offshore drilling units? #13 The recessed areas on a wildcat are called __________. #14 What should be done after repairing a surface crack on a link of anchor chain by grinding? #15 A mobile offshore drilling unit must display obstruction lights when it is on the waters over the Outer Continental Shelf and is __________. #16 The holding power of an anchor increases when the __________. #17 When a mobile offshore drilling unit on the waters of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf has more than one obstruction light, the lights must be operated to flash __________. #18 What color are obstruction lights on mobile offshore drilling units that are located on the waters of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf seaward of the line of demarcation? #19 The COASTAL DRILLER is experiencing a single amplitude roll angle of 1 degree and a roll period of 7 seconds. What is the maximum recommended water depth for elevating? #20 Who has the ultimate responsibility for the safety of a mobile offshore drilling unit while it is being towed to a new location? #21 Your semisubmersible drilling unit is moving onto a location in shallow water with a very hard bottom. What is the most effective means of maintaining your position at this location during severe weather? #22 You are on a semisubmersible being towed and are concerned that a fishing vessel is not taking sufficient action to avoid you. To signal your concern, you should __________. #23 A device commonly used to secure the pendant wire when it is initially passed to an anchor handling vessel is __________. #24 The requirements for obstruction lights on mobile offshore drilling units apply on all waters __________. #25 Yawing can be described as __________. #26 Your semisubmersible drilling unit is moored on station and is experiencing winds from the north. What will be the effect if you increase the length of the anchor chains you have deployed to the north? #27 What lighting characteristic is required of an obstruction light on a mobile offshore drilling unit on the waters of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf? #28 For the purposes of the International Rules of the Road, a non-self-propelled mobile offshore drilling unit under tow is considered to be a __________. #29 An LWT anchor often has difficulty tripping in __________. #30 An effective braking system for windlasses on rigs in deep water is a(n) __________.

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