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USCG Safety & Environmental Protection (Deck) (Set 15)
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The single turn method of returning to a man overboard should be used ONLY if __________.
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30 MCQs #1 The single turn method of returning to a man overboard should be used ONLY if __________. #2 In a racetrack turn, to recover a man overboard, the vessel is steadied for the SECOND time after a turn of how many degrees from the original heading? #3 You are using a racetrack turn to recover a man overboard. The vessel is first steadied when how many degrees away from the original heading? #4 A racetrack turn would be better than a Williamson turn in recovering a man overboard if __________. #5 You are on watch and see a man fall overboard. Which man overboard turn should NOT be used in this situation? #6 The Scharnow turn should be used in a man overboard situation only when __________. #7 While you are on watch, you learn that a crewman has not been seen on board for the past three hours. Which type of turn is best in this man-overboard situation? #8 When making a Scharnow turn, the __________. #9 Besides saving distance along the track line, another advantage of the Scharnow Turn over the Williamson Turn in a man overboard situation is because __________. #10 You are doing a Williamson turn. Your vessel has swung about 60° from the original course heading. You should __________. #11 Which statement about the Williamson turn is FALSE? #12 You suspect that a crewmember has fallen overboard during the night and immediately execute a Williamson turn. What is the primary advantage of this maneuver under these circumstances? #13 You are on watch at sea on course 090°T. A man falls overboard on your starboard side. You immediately start a Williamson Turn. Which action is NOT a part of a Williamson Turn? #14 While underway in thick fog you are on watch and hear the cry "man overboard". Which type of maneuver should you make? #15 A seaman is reported missing in the morning and was last seen after coming off the mid-watch. Which type of turn would you use to return to the track-line steamed during the night? #16 You are on a 165 foot (50.3 meters) long vessel with a draft of 9 feet (2.7 meters) and twin screws. Which statement about rescuing a survivor in the water with ship pickup is TRUE? #17 You are proceeding to a distress site and expect large numbers of people in the water. Which statement is TRUE? #18 According to the Lifesaving regulations in Subchapter W, fire and abandon ship drills must be held within 24 hours of leaving port if the percentage of the crew that has not participated in drills aboard that particular vessel in the prior month exceeds __________. #19 For the purpose of training and drills, if reasonable and practicable, how frequently should rescue boats be launched with their assigned crew? #20 Lifesaving regulations in Subchapter W require that a fire drill include __________. #21 What shall be conducted during a fire and boat drill? #22 If passengers are on board when an abandon ship drill is carried out, they should __________. #23 All personnel on board a vessel should be familiar with the rescue boat's __________. #24 While steering by autopilot you notice that the vessel is deviating from the given course and there is no follow up with corrective rudder action to return to the proper heading. The emergency operating procedure should require you to immediately change operation from __________. #25 A situation has occurred in which your vessel must be towed. When the towing vessel passes the towing line to you, you should secure the line __________. #26 The vessel shown in illustration D025DG has broken down and you are going to take her in tow. The wind is coming from her starboard beam. You are making more leeway than she. Where should you position your vessel when you start running lines? #27 The vessel shown in illustration D025DG has broken down and you are going to take her in tow. The wind is on her starboard beam. Both vessels are making the same amount of leeway. Where should you position your vessel when you start running lines? #28 The vessel shown in illustration D025DG has broken down and you are going to take her in tow. The wind is on her starboard beam. She is making more leeway than you. Where should you position your vessel when you start running lines? #29 A situation has occurred where it becomes necessary for you to be towed. What action should be taken to prevent your vessel from yawing? #30 If the situation arose where it became necessary to tow a disabled vessel, which statement is TRUE concerning the towing line?
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