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USCG Deck General (Set 60)
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In general, batteries aboard small passenger vessels should be __________.
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30 MCQs #1 In general, batteries aboard small passenger vessels should be __________. #2 Starting motors, generators, and other spark producing devices should be mounted as high above the bilges as possible to __________. #3 Individual wires, used in systems greater than 50 volts, __________. #4 On small passenger, vessels spaces containing batteries require good ventilation because it __________. #5 Lead-acid batteries used aboard "T-Boats" must have terminal connections that are __________. #6 According to the regulations for small passenger vessels, fuses and circuit breakers are used in electrical circuits to __________. #7 Which of the following is a hook that will release quickly? #8 You would properly secure a gantline to a bosun's chair with a __________. #9 After having been pulled aloft in a bosun's chair on a mast, you must now make yourself fast in the chair prior to painting the mast. You should first __________. #10 You have been pulled aloft in a bosun's chair rigged to a mast that you intend to paint. You are now supporting your weight by seizing the hauling part and the standing part of the gantline in one hand. Your next procedure in securing the bosun's chair is to __________. #11 The normal and safest way for a sailor to be lowered in a bosun's chair when descending vertically is __________. #12 The normal and safest way for a sailor in a bosun's chair to be raised aloft is __________. #13 You are preparing to slush a stay on your vessel by lowering yourself down the stay in a bosun's chair. The proper way to do this is to ride down the stay on a riding shackle __________. #14 Which of the following statements concerning the rigging of bosuns' chairs and their use is TRUE? #15 When rigging a bosun's chair, a tail block or lizard is used to __________. #16 A vessel is underway with a work stage rigged over the side. A seaman may work on the stage, but only when __________. #17 To properly rig the downhaul to your stage for lowering, you must __________. #18 When rigging a stage, the standing part should be fastened to the horns of a stage with which of the following hitches? #19 A stage should only be rigged __________. #20 When lowering manropes alongside a stage rigged over the side of a vessel, they should be allowed to trail in the water __________. #21 Using a safety factor of five, determine what is the safe working load for 3-1/2 inch manila line with a breaking stress of 4.9 tons. #22 A nylon line is rated at 15,000 lbs. breaking strain. Using a safety factor of 5, what is the safe working load (SWL)? #23 What minimum size manila line is required to hold a weight of 932 pounds, if you use a safety factor of six? #24 What is the computed breaking strength of a 4-inch manila line? #25 What type of knot is indicated by the Letter "I" in illustration D030DG below? #26 Which knot in illustration D030DG below should be used to secure a line to a spar when the pull is parallel to the spar? #27 What is the MAIN use of the knot lettered M in in illustration D030DG below? #28 When improperly tied, which knot shown in illustration D030DG below is called a granny or thief's knot? #29 What type of knot in illustration D030DG below is indicated by the Letter "J"? #30 What type of knot in illustration D030DG below is indicated by the Letter "Q"?
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