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A person has fallen overboard and is being picked up with a life boat . if the person appears in danger of drowning , the life boat should make _____


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⭐ The most direct approach

How can you signal that your vessel is in distress?


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⭐ continuously sound the fog whistle

If you are the first person to discover a fire, what should you do?


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⭐ Activate the fire alarm

What items are typically attached to a life jacket?


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a signal light, a whistle, and reflective tape

Who is responsible for the regular security inspections of the ship:


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The Ship Security Officer (SSO)

Who is responsible for submitting the security plan for approval


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The Company Security Officer (CSO)

How can asthma attacks be triggered?


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By nervous tension, allergy or no obvious cause.

How can you prevent a patient from fainting?


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If standing in a crowd, flex the leg muscles and toes to aid circulation.

What do you call the method used for bone-soft part injuries?


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⭐ ICE-method

The flame detector work by sensing


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⭐ Ultraviolet (UV) and Infrared (IR) radiation

A person indicates that he was bitten by a snake what do you do ?


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Wash the wound keeping injured area lower than the heart get professional medical care within 30 minutes

If the strain is to a back muscle


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victim should lie on his back on a hard surface

The air bottles on the survival craft should be refilled with


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Compressed air

Generally what is used to inflate life rafts


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Non-Toxic gas

A patient is seen with electrical burns. The first and foremost thing we should do is:


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Check to see if electricity is turned off.

When should the control of flooding of your vessel be addressed?


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⭐ Following control of fire

The poop deck is located


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⭐ Adjacent to the steering flat

What is the full form of HRU?


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⭐ Hydrostatic Release Unit

After 24 hours in life raft _____ litre of water per person per day


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⭐ Half

Removal of fuel from the fire triangle is called


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⭐ Starvation

The best form of protection against fire is _____


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⭐ Prevention

Before lifting lifeboat from the water, it should be ensured that


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⭐ Fall wires are clear and hooked securely

Minimum length of a rescue boat is


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⭐ 3.8 Mtr

When firing the Line Throwing Apparatus should be held at


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⭐ 45° to Horizontal

EPIRB stands for


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⭐ Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

SART uses Lithium primary battery which gives standby time of


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⭐ 96 hrs

LEOSAR means


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⭐ Low Earth Orbiting Search and Rescue Satellite

What is the purpose of sea anchor?


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⭐ To reduce drift

What is the minimum number of crew required in rescue boat?


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⭐ Five persons

The working duration of man overboard smoke signal is


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⭐ 15 minutes

What does the term "Muster Station" refer to on a ship?


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⭐ A designated location for crew members during an emergency

In a lifeboat, what is the purpose of a thwartship bulkhead?


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⭐ Reinforce the lifeboat’s structure

What is the primary function of a radar reflector on a life raft?


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⭐ Increase visibility on radar

During an evaluation of an emergency, the priority should be given to


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⭐ Passenger and personnel safety

A line throwing appliance unit contains


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⭐ 4 projectiles

The solid arrow sign represents


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⭐ Primary means of escape

The number of rocket parachute flares in the boat are


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⭐ 4

Which equipment will detect a signal from a SART?


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⭐ GMDSS Radar

On every vessel, distress signals must be stowed


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⭐ On or near the navigational bridge

How many VHF survival craft transceivers are required aboard a passenger ship?


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⭐ 3

Which distress signal may be used as a distress signal?


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⭐ Gun fired at intervals of 1 minute

Emergency procedures which are all implemented are described by


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⭐ The Master