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USCG Deck General (Set 69)
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What could be used as fairleads on a towed vessel?
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30 MCQs #1 What could be used as fairleads on a towed vessel? #2 What is the greatest danger of an overriding tow? #3 In illustration D024DG below what does item "A" represent? #4 What is the minimum number of bolts required in a temporary bolted flange oil hose coupling? #5 Who has the authority to grant an alternate procedure for oil transfer operations? #6 Which statement is TRUE? #7 The measurement of the amount of force a towing vessel is capable of applying to a motionless tow is called __________. #8 In the navigable waters of the United States, Annex V to MARPOL 73/78 is NOT applicable to a(n) __________. #9 Towing vessel fire protection regulations define a "fixed fire-extinguishing system" to include all of the following EXCEPT a __________. #10 Fire protection regulations for towing vessels require that drills be conducted on board the vessel as if there were an actual emergency. Drills include all of the following, EXCEPT __________. #11 According to U.S. regulations, what vessels are required to have the "Discharge of Oil Prohibited" placard? #12 A tow of 9 barges is made up three abreast and three long. The towboat is faced up to the center string which is known as the __________. #13 A towing hawser should be stowed __________. #14 The circular steel structure installed around the propeller of a towboat is the __________. #15 The term "bollard pull" refers to a towing vessel's __________. #16 You are inspecting the nonmetallic oil transfer hoses on the vessel you operate. The maximum allowable pressure of the hose is 70 psi. Your inspection confirms the hose did not burst, bulge, leak or abnormally distort under the required static liquid pressure of __________. #17 When oil is accidentally discharged into the water, what should you do after reporting the discharge? #18 In securing a towing cable, consideration must be given to letting go in an emergency. The possible whip of towlines when released can be overcome by __________. #19 When towing astern, you notice that another vessel is about to pass between the towing vessel and the tow. You should immediately __________. #20 Which type of fixed fire protection system is approved for use on board uninspected vessels? #21 You are preparing to load fuel oil on a vessel of 300 gross tons constructed after June 30, 1974. Before loading, you must check that the fuel oil tank vents __________. #22 Kort nozzles are installed around the propellers of some vessels to __________. #23 When hip towing, a line led from the bow of the towing vessel aft to the vessel being towed would be a __________. #24 U.S. regulations require all tankships of 150 GT and above and all other ships of 400 GT and above, to prepare and maintain which of the following? #25 A tow of 9 barges is made up three abreast by three long. The towboat is faced up to the last barge of the center string. The outer two strings of barges are the __________. #26 During the annual inspection by the owner, each nonmetallic oil transfer hose must not burst, bulge, leak, or abnormally distort under static liquid pressure of at least __________. #27 A towing vessel should be on the crest of a wave at the same time as its tow and in the trough at the same time. The term used to describe this is __________. #28 When barge headlogs do not meet or are not even with one another, the void or opening between them is called a __________. #29 An ocean tow is sinking in deep water. Attempts to sever the towing hawser are unsuccessful. Which action should now be taken? #30 Which vessel is required to have a shipboard oil pollution emergency plan?
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