SOLAS Quiz 6 with complete solution;2023 update
After abandoning ship which action should be taken IMMEDIATELY upon entering a liferaft?
A. Open equipment pack.
B. Issue anti-seasickness medicine.
C. Get clear of the ship.
D. Dry the liferaft floor and inflate.
C
You board an inflatable li...
solas quiz 6 with complete solution2023 update after abandoning ship which action should be taken immediately upon entering a liferaft a open equipment pack b issue anti seasickness medicine c
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SOLAS Quiz 6 with complete solution;2023 update
After abandoning ship which action should be taken IMMEDIATELY upon entering a
liferaft?
A. Open equipment pack.
B. Issue anti-seasickness medicine.
C. Get clear of the ship.
D. Dry the liferaft floor and inflate.
C
You board an inflatable liferaft that has been hand launched from a sinking vessel. What
should you do FIRST after everyone is onboard the liferaft?
A. Cut the painter.
B. Operate the radio equipment.
C. Open the equipment pack.
D. Ventilate the liferaft of CO2.
A
You have hand launched an inflatable liferaft. What should be one of your FIRST
actions after all persons have boarded the liferaft?
A. Open the equipment pack.
B. Inflate the liferaft floor.
C. Decide on food and water rations.
D. Cut the sea painter and clear the vessel.
D
Your ship is sinking rapidly. A container containing an inflatable liferaft has bobbed to
the surface upon functioning of the hydrostatic release. What action should you take?
A. Cut the painter line so it will not pull the liferaft container down.
B. Swim away from the container so you will not be in danger as it goes down.
C. Take no action because the painter will cause the liferaft to inflate and open the
container.
D. Manually open the container and inflate the liferaft with the hand pump.
C
What is one of the FIRST things you would do on boarding an inflatable liferaft?
A. Open equipment pack.
B. Post a lookout.
C. Issue anti-seasickness medicine.
D. Pick up other survivors.
D
Which of the following steps should normally be taken first by those who have boarded
a liferaft in an emergency situation?
A. Ration food and water supplies
B. Search for survivors
C. Determine position and closes point of land
D. Check pyrotechnic supplies
B
You have abandoned your vessel. Your are in a liferaft and have cleared away from the
vessel. One of your FIRST actions should be to __________.
,A. take measures to maintain morale
B. prepare and use radio equipment
C. identify the person in charge of liferaft
D. search for survivors
D
If an inflatable liferaft inflates upside down, you can right it by __________.
A. pushing up on one side
B. standing on the CO2 bottle, holding the bottom straps, and throwing your weight
backwards
C. getting at least three or four men to push down on the side containing the CO2
cylinder
D. do nothing; it will right itself after the canopy supports inflate
B
To turn over an inflatable liferaft that is upside down, you should pull on the
__________.
A. canopy
B. manropes
C. sea painter
D. righting lines
D
If more than one liferaft is manned after the vessel has sunk, __________.
A. each raft should go in a different direction in search of land
B. the possibility of a search aircraft finding you is increased by spreading out
C. reduce the number of liferafts by getting as many people as possible into as few rafts
as possible
D. tie each of the rafts together and try to stay in a single group
D
If you are forced to abandon ship in a liferaft, your course of action should be to
__________.
A. remain in the immediate vicinity
B. head for the nearest land
C. head for the closest sea-lanes
D. let the persons in the boat vote on what to do
A
When a ship is abandoned and there are several liferafts in the water, one of the FIRST
things to be done is __________.
A. separate the rafts as much as possible to increase chances of detection
B. transfer all supplies to one raft
C. transfer all the injured to one raft
D. secure the rafts together to keep them from drifting apart
D
Inflatable liferafts are less maneuverable than lifeboats due to their __________.
A. shape
B. shallow draft
C. large sail area
D. All of the above
,D
If your liferaft is to leeward of a fire on the water, you should FIRST __________.
A. cut the line to the sea anchor
B. paddle away from the fire
C. splash water over the liferaft to cool it
D. get out of the raft and swim to safety
A
When using the rainwater collection tubes of a liferaft, the FIRST collection should be
__________.
A. passed around so all can drink
B. poured overboard because of salt washed off the canopy
C. saved to be used at a later time
D. used to boil food
B
You have abandoned ship and are in charge of a liferaft. How much water per day
should you permit each person to have after the first 24 hours?
A. 1 can
B. 1 pint
C. 1 quart
D. 1 gallon
B
You have abandoned ship in rough weather. After picking up other survivors in your
liferaft, what should you do next?
A. Close up the entrances.
B. Top up the buoyancy tubes.
C. Prepare for the arrival of rescue units.
D. Decide on food and water rations.
A
You have abandoned ship in tropical waters. Which procedure should be used during a
prolonged period in a liferaft?
A. Wet clothes during the day to decrease perspiration.
B. Get plenty of rest.
C. Keep the entrance curtains open.
D. All of the above
D
If you have to abandon ship, and enter a liferaft, your main course of action should be to
__________.
A. remain in the vicinity of the sinking vessel
B. head for the closest land
C. head for the closest sea-lanes
D. get a majority opinion
A
When abandoning an OSV, following the launching of the survival craft you should
__________.
A. plot the course for the nearest land
B. take a vote on the direction in which to go
, C. stay in the immediate area
D. go in one direction until fuel runs out
C
When transferring survivors from a survival craft to a rescue vessel, personnel on board
the craft should __________.
A. remove their lifejackets to make it easier to climb on board the rescue vessel
B. climb on top of the survival craft while waiting their turn to transfer to the rescue
vessel
C. remain seated inside the survival craft and make the transfer one person at a time
D. enter the water and swim over to the rescue vessel
C
When personnel are lifted by a helicopter from an inflatable liferaft, the personnel on the
raft should __________.
A. deflate the floor of the raft to reduce the danger of capsizing
B. inflate the floor of the raft to provide for additional stability
C. remove their lifejackets to prepare for the transfer
D. take in the sea anchor to prevent fouling of the rescue sling
A
When a helicopter is lifting personnel from a rescue boat, the other individuals in the
boat should __________.
A. enter the water in case the person being lifted slips from the sling
B. stand on the outside of the boat to assist the person being lifted
C. remove their lifejackets to prepare for their transfer to the helicopter
D. remain seated inside to provide body weight for stability
D
A sweep oar is an oar that is __________.
A. generally shorter than the others and is used to steer with
B. is longer than the others and is used as the stroke oar
C. is raised in the bow of the boat for the steersman to steer by
D. longer than the others used for steering
D
Lifeboat hatchets should be __________.
A. kept in a locker
B. secured at each end of the boat with a lanyard
C. kept next to the boat coxswain
D. kept in the emergency locker on the ship and brought to the lifeboat when needed
B
The length of the steering oar in a lifeboat is __________.
A. shorter than the rowing oars
B. the same length as the rowing oars
C. longer than the rowing oars
D. unrelated to the length of the rowing oars
C
The number of rowing oars that must be carried in a motor-propelled open lifeboat on a
cargo vessel is __________.
A. determined by the Master
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