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Q320-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master Less than 500-1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 0

Choose the best answer to the following Multiple Choice questions.

1. Where can the deepest water when rounding a bend in a river be located?

o (A) Toward the inside of the bend • (B) Toward the outside of the bend o (C) In the center of the river o (D) Toward the center of the river just before the bend, then change course for the river's center

after the bend

If choice B is selected set score to 1.

2. In which case is the IOPP Certificate of an inspected vessel NOT invalidated?

• (A) The required oily-water separator malfunctions. o (B) The ship is transferred to Liberian registry. o (C) An annual survey is conducted fifteen months after the date of certificate issuance. o (D) A 15 ppm oily-water separator is replaced by a 100 ppm oily-water separator.

If choice A is selected set score to 1.

3. What is the Reid vapor pressure of a Grade A flammable liquid?

o (A) 5 to 8 1/2 psia o (B) more than 8 1/2 psia but less than 14 psia • (C) 14 psia or more o (D) None of the above

If choice C is selected set score to 1.

4. When are Operators of Uninspected Passenger Vessels required to keep their Coast Guard credential aboard their vessel?

• (A) only when carrying passengers for hire o (B) At all times o (C) only when operating more than one mile from shore o (D) only when operating at night


5. Which it TRUE for a vessel's Certificate of Documentation?

o (A) It must be posted under transparent material in the pilothouse • (B) It must be carried on board o (C) It may be retained by the owner at the home port OR kept on the vessel o (D) It must be kept on file at the corporate offices of the owner or operator



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Q320-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master Less than 500-1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 0 6. You are docking a vessel. Which statement is TRUE?

• (A) You should go in against the current o (B) You should go in with the current o (C) You should approach the dock at a 90° angle o (D) You should pass a mooring line to the dock and let the crew pull the vessel to


7. Which statement about the hospital space on a cargo ship is TRUE?

o (A) The hospital may be used for disciplinary confinement if it is not being used for treatment. o (B) A hospital is required on all vessels with a crew of 12 or more if it makes overnight voyages. • (C) If a ship has a crew of forty-five who do not have their own room, the hospital must have four

berths. o (D) The hospital space must have both a bathtub and shower.


8. You are 15 feet off a pier and docking a vessel using only a bow breast line and stern breast line. Once the slack is out of both lines you begin to haul in on the bow breast line. What is the effect on the vessel?

o (A) The bow and stern come in equally closer toward the pier. o (B) The stern will come in and the bow will remain the same distance off the pier. • (C) The bow will come in and the stern will remain the same distance off the pier. o (D) The bow will come in and the stern will go out.


9. Which agency must approve the Safety equipment on board inspected vessels?

• (A) The U.S. Coast Guard o (B) The Safety Standards Bureau o (C) The National Safety Council o (D) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)


10. A crew has signed on for a 3-month voyage. Fourteen days into the voyage a seaman is improperly discharged at the first port of call. How much pay is he entitled to receive?

o (A) double wages (28 days) o (B) 14 days • (C) 14 days and one month's extra o (D) 1 month's



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Q320-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master Less than 500-1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 0 11. Your containership has a container displaying a hazardous cargo placard. The placard has the

number 2282 on it. This indicates that it is carrying what cargo?

o (A) Isoheptene • (B) Hexanols o (C) Phosphine o (D) Furan


12. In reference to accidental oil pollution, the most critical time during bunkering is when __________.

o (A) hoses are being disconnected o (B) you first start to receive fuel • (C) final topping off is occurring o (D) hoses are being blown down


13. In general, a reinforced vessel can safely navigate in ice provided the concentration does not exceed how many tenths?

o (A) 1-2 tenths o (B) 3-4 tenths • (C) 5- 7 tenths o (D) 8- 9 tenths with icebreaker assistance


14. Mooring with two bow anchors has which major advantage over anchoring with one bow anchor?

o (A) The vessel will not swing with a change in wind. o (B) The vessel will not reverse direction in a tidal current. o (C) A mooring approach may be made from any direction. • (D) The radius of the vessel's swing will be shortened.

If choice D is selected set score to 1.

15. Regulations concerning the stowage, lashing, and securing of timber deck cargoes aboard general cargo vessels may be found in the __________.

o (A) vessel's classification society rules and regulations o (B) International Cargo Bureau Regulations o (C) Rules and Regulations for Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels • (D) Load Line Regulations



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Q320-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master Less than 500-1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 0 16. A heated bulkhead has which effect on a hygroscopic commodity?

o (A) It lowers the vapor pressure of the commodity o (B) Causes moisture to accumulate against the bulkhead • (C) It raises the vapor pressure of the commodity o (D) It will lower the dew point of the air


17. As a rule, ships of most configurations, when drifting in calm water with negligible current, will lie in which orientation?

o (A) With the wind on the quarter o (B) The bow will be to the wind • (C) The beam will be to the wind o (D) The stern will be to the wind


18. While proceeding up a narrow waterway you observe a vessel berthed in the river with slack mooring lines. Which is the most prudent action to take FIRST?

o (A) Give 5 short blasts on the whistle o (B) Contact the moored vessel o (C) Call the US Coast Guard • (D) Reduce the speed of your vessel


19. Which action will take place if a crew member is replaced in a U.S. port after foreign articles have been signed, and the ship proceeds foreign?

o (A) The U.S. Consul will add the new man's name to the Certified Crew List. o (B) The Master will remove the replaced man's name from the Certified Crew List but not from the

articles. o (C) The U.S. Consul will remove the replaced man's name from the Certified Crew List. • (D) The name of the new man is added to the articles but not to the Certified Crew List.


20. You are requisitioning stores for your tank vessel. What type of matches are permitted aboard?

• (A) Safety o (B) Self-extinguishing o (C) Wooden o (D) Phosphorous



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Q320-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master Less than 500-1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 0 21. What do the York-Antwerp Rules relate to?

• (A) The settlement of general average claims o (B) The navigation regulations that apply in the English Channel o (C) Clearly state the minimum required number of officers and crew o (D) The ship owner's responsibilities to provide a well-found vessel in a charter party


22. Which statement is TRUE when amendments are made to the Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan, and the revisions have been submitted to the Coast Guard?

o (A) Submit changes one month before the anniversary date of the plan o (B) Submit only changes six months before the end of the approval period • (C) The Plan cannot be implemented without approval o (D) The Plan can be implemented without immediate approval as long as final approval is

received within six months of submission


23. What is the function of the "rudder adjustment" control on an autopilot steering stand?

o (A) To set the rate at which the rudder responds o (B) To set the departure from base course before actuating the rudder • (C) To set the number of degrees of rudder per degree of course error o (D) To align the rudder angle indicator with the true rudder angle


24. Which type of ice is a hazard to navigation?

o (A) Pancake ice • (B) Growlers o (C) Ice rind o (D) Frazil ice


25. How is the minimum bursting pressure for each cargo hose assembly determined?

o (A) The sum of the relief valve setting plus the static head o (B) Twice the sum of the relief valve setting plus the static head o (C) Three times the sum of the relief valve setting plus the static head • (D) Four times the sum of the relief valve setting plus the static head



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Q320-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master Less than 500-1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 0 26. Your vessel is in Charleston, S.C. Which situation does NOT require you to clear Customs?

o (A) You did not load any cargo in Charleston and are bound for Halifax • (B) All the cargo on board is of U.S. origin and destined for New York o (C) You did not discharge any cargo in Charleston and are bound for Panama o (D) You took on no new cargo in Charleston, S.C. and are bound for a foreign port


27. What is NOT considered maritime property in a salvage claim?

o (A) Semi-submerged shipwreck o (B) Cargo o (C) Sea plane • (D) Buoys


28. Which part of a windlass physically engages the chain during hauling or paying out?

o (A) The bull gear • (B) The wildcat o (C) The cat head o (D) The devil's claw


29. Which statement about stopping a vessel is TRUE?

o (A) A vessel is dead in the water when the back wash from astern operation reaches the bow. o (B) A lightly laden vessel requires as much stopping distance as a fully laden vessel when the

current is from astern. o (C) A tunnel bow thruster can be used in an emergency to reduce the stopping distance. • (D) When a vessel is dead in the water any speed displayed by Doppler log reflects the current.


30. The effect known as "bank cushion" acts in which of the following ways on a single-screw vessel proceeding along a narrow channel?

• (A) It forces the bow away from the bank. o (B) It forces the entire vessel away from the bank. o (C) It forces the stern away from the bank. o (D) It heels the vessel toward the bank.



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Q320-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master Less than 500-1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 0 31. You are on a multiple product tankship and carrying methyl acrylate, diethanolamine, and

triethylamine. Which statement is TRUE?

o (A) Methyl acrylate may be loaded in a tank adjacent to diethanolamine but not triethylamine. o (B) Valve components made of aluminum, copper, or zinc may not be in contact with the cargoes. o (C) Each crew member working on deck must have an emergency escape breathing apparatus. • (D) The heating coils to the cargo tank loaded with methyl acrylate must be blanked off.


32. You are proceeding along the right bank of a narrow channel aboard a right-handed single-screw vessel. The vessel starts to sheer due to bank suction/cushion effect. Which action should you take?

• (A) Increase speed and put the rudder hard right o (B) Stop engines and put the rudder hard left o (C) Decrease speed and put the rudder hard right o (D) Back full with rudder amidships


33. The greatest horizontal stress between the heads of the booms in the yard and stay rig occurs when the load is in such a position that the __________.

o (A) stay fall is vertical • (B) falls are at an equal angle to the horizontal o (C) stay fall is at a greater angle to the horizontal than the yard fall o (D) yard fall is at a greater angle to the horizontal than the stay fall


34. After casting off moorings at a mooring buoy in calm weather, which action should you take?

o (A) Go half ahead on the engines and pass upstream of the buoy o (B) Go half ahead on the engines and put the rudder hard right • (C) Back away a few lengths to clear the buoy and then go ahead on the engines o (D) Go full ahead on the engine(s)


35. How should you signal the crane operator to lower the boom?

o (A) With hands clasped in front of your body. • (B) With arm extended and fingers closed, point thumb downward. o (C) Extend arm with the palm down, and hold this position rigidly. o (D) With arm extended downwards and forefinger pointing down, move hand in small horizontal

circles.



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Q320-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master Less than 500-1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 0 36. You are signing on crew members. The minimum number of people required aboard, and the

qualifications of each, is listed on the __________.

o (A) Articles of Agreement o (B) Crew list o (C) Fo'c'sle card • (D) Certificate of Inspection


37. Your ship is in shallow water and the bow rides up on its bow wave while the stern sinks into a depression of its transverse wave system. What is this called?

o (A) Broaching o (B) Parallel sinkage o (C) Fish tailing • (D) Squatting


38. Which item may be substituted for, in the fireman's outfit, on a cargo vessel?

o (A) Rigid helmet o (B) Fire ax o (C) Flashlight • (D) Flame safety lamp


39. A vessel arrives in San Francisco from a foreign voyage. When MUST the Master make formal entry?

o (A) Within 48 hours and before all foreign cargo is discharged for that port • (B) Within 48 hours after arrival, Sundays and holidays excepted o (C) Within 24 hours after arrival o (D) Within 24 hours after arrival, Sundays and holidays excepted


40. Which vessel is most likely to be loaded full but not down?

o (A) A bulk carrier loaded with heavy ore o (B) A bulk carrier loaded with steel • (C) A break bulk vessel loaded with palletized cargo o (D) A tanker loaded with heavy grain



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Q320-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master Less than 500-1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 0 41. Which space(s) is(are) deducted from gross tonnage to derive net tonnage?

o (A) Passenger spaces o (B) Companions and booby hatches • (C) Boatswain's stores o (D) All of the above


42. You are on an ice-reinforced vessel about to enter pack ice. Which action should you take?

o (A) Trim to an even keel or slightly down by the bow to take maximum benefit of the ice reinforcement

o (B) Enter the pack on the windward side where there is a well defined ice edge • (C) Look for areas of rotten ice and enter perpendicular to the ice edge o (D) Take maximum advantage of coastal leads caused by offshore winds


43. The lookout sights a vessel dead ahead. How would this be reported on the bell?

o (A) One strike on the bell o (B) Two strikes on the bell • (C) Three strikes on the bell o (D) Four strikes on the bell


44. A vessel constructed after 1970, carrying grades A, B, C or D cargoes, has enclosed spaces where sources of vapor ignition are normally present. What is not required for the segregation of these spaces from cargo tanks?

o (A) tanks used to carry liquids having a flash point of 150°F or above • (B) galleys o (C) pump rooms o (D) cofferdams


45. Which of the signals listed is required to be displayed at night while bunkering at a dock?

• (A) One red light o (B) One red light over a yellow light o (C) Two red lights o (D) One red light over a white light



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Q320-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master Less than 500-1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 0 46. You are loading 530,000 barrels of cargo oil. At 0945 on 13 April, you find that you have loaded

202,000 barrels. At 1130, you find that you have loaded 223,000 barrels. If you continue at the same rate, you will finish at __________.

o (A) 1322, 13 April o (B) 1920, 13 April o (C) 1120, 14 April • (D) 1305, 14 April


47. Which statement about the ventilation of bulk coal is TRUE?

o (A) Coal should be through-ventilated to remove methane and reduce the heat of spontaneous combustion.

o (B) Coal should be ventilated only if temperatures in the center of the cargo exceed 125°F. • (C) Coal should be surface ventilated only. o (D) Coal should not be ventilated; all oxygen should be excluded from the cargo.


48. If you are guilty of failure to properly perform your duties as Master of Uninspected Towing Vessels, which of the following actions may NOT be taken?

o (A) Issuance of a letter of warning o (B) Revocation of your Merchant Mariner Credential • (C) A fine placed against your Merchant Mariner Credential o (D) Suspension of your Merchant Mariner Credential


49. Instructions to the crew in the use of all the ship's fire-extinguishing and lifesaving equipment shall be completed within which time frame?

o (A) Within one month and repeated quarterly o (B) Before sailing o (C) Within one week of sailing • (D) Within any two month period


50. Which statement about tunnel bow thrusters fitted to large vessels is TRUE?

o (A) Because of their location, most modern installations have as much power as a tug. o (B) They are effective on most vessels at speeds up to 10 knots. o (C) They are fully effective at all drafts. • (D) When going astern at slow speed, they provide effective steering control.



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Q320-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master Less than 500-1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 0 51. When using the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR's) for Tank Vessels, you see T/O and B/C. What

do the T and B tell you?

o (A) Grades of cargo which may be carried o (B) The waters in which vessels may operate o (C) Special construction limitations • (D) Type of vessel to which the regulation applies


52. According to U.S. regulations, which of the following describes the declaration of inspection?

o (A) An application you must complete and submit to the Coast Guard to have an inspector visit your vessel

o (B) A paper issued by the Coast Guard marine inspector which allows you to conduct a transfer operation

o (C) An annual report submitted by vessel personnel to the Coast Guard declaring that all transfer equipment has been inspected

• (D) A document signed by vessel and shore facility persons-in-charge declaring that all transfer requirements have been met


53. Which is the BETTER holding ground, for a conventional anchor?

o (A) A rocky bottom o (B) A shale bottom o (C) A very soft mud • (D) A mixture of mud and clay


54. Which statement(s) is/are TRUE regarding the operation of a crane?

o (A) The crane jib is raised and lowered by the hoisting winch. o (B) The cargo block is raised and lowered by the luffing winch. • (C) The load is handled by the hoisting winch and cargo block. o (D) All the above


55. Fire fighting equipment requirements for a particular vessel may be found on which document?

o (A) Classification Certificate • (B) Certificate of Inspection o (C) Certificate of Seaworthiness o (D) Certificate of Registry



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Q320-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master Less than 500-1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 0 56. You are on a multiple-product chemical tanker and will carry cargoes of butyric acid, propylene

oxide, and octyl alcohol. Which statement is true?

• (A) Propylene oxide may not be stowed in a tank adjacent to butyric acid. o (B) All of these cargoes are compatible. o (C) Butyric acid is incompatible with octyl alcohol but not propylene oxide. o (D) Octyl alcohol is incompatible with both butyric acid and propylene oxide.


57. Sweat damage in a hatch full of canned goods in cartons will occur when which condition exists?

o (A) When the air temperature is higher than the temperature of the cargo • (B) When the dew point is higher than the temperature of the cargo o (C) When the dew point is lower than the temperature of the cargo o (D) When the air temperature is lower than the temperature of the cargo


58. Which statement is correct concerning the carriage of coal in bulk?

o (A) Through ventilation, as well as surface ventilation, should be provided whenever possible. o (B) Dunnage should be placed against ship's sides and around stanchions. o (C) Because of its inherent vice, coal should not be loaded wet. • (D) Coal should be vented with surface ventilation only.


59. Your ship has loaded 9,000 barrels of fuel oil at a cargo temperature of 35°C (95° F). API gravity is 44°. The volume correction factor (VCF) is .0005. You are bound to New Jersey from Venezuela. How many barrels would you expect to unload if the cargo temperature is 55°F at the discharge port?

o (A) 9,180 o (B) 9,090 o (C) 8,910 • (D) 8,820


60. What is NOT a basic shiphandling rule for navigating in ice concentrations on the Great Lakes?

• (A) Transit ice along pressure ridges when possible. o (B) Work with the ice movement, not against. o (C) Keep moving - even very slowly, but keep moving. o (D) Excessive speed means ice damage.



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Q320-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master Less than 500-1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 0 61. When paying off seamen in a foreign port, where a United States consul is not available, the release

must be executed by the seamen and which other person?

• (A) The Master of the vessel o (B) The ship's union delegate o (C) The local port authority representative o (D) A representative of the foreign country


62. Which is an exception to the garbage discharge requirements in Annex V to MARPOL 73/78?

o (A) Garbage accumulation on board has exceeded storage space. • (B) A person falls overboard, and a plastic ice chest is thrown for flotation. o (C) The destination port or terminal cannot receive garbage. o (D) The garbage to be discharged will sink.


63. Which is the BEST holding ground for conventional anchors?

o (A) Very soft mud o (B) Rock o (C) Shale • (D) Hard mud


64. What is NOT required of the cargo tank venting on a tank barge carrying grade A liquids?

o (A) Each cargo tank must have a vent. o (B) A vent header must be fitted with a pressure-vacuum valve. • (C) The diameter of the vent must be greater than 4 inches in diameter. o (D) The vent must extend to a reasonable height above the weather deck.


65. When carrying a cargo of asphalt or molten sulfur, which are carried at temperatures of over 300°F, one of the biggest dangers is __________.

o (A) inadequate ullage space • (B) water in the tanks or pipelines o (C) having the cargo too cool o (D) explosion of vapors after discharge



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Q320-Deck General U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam Master Less than 500-1600 Gross Registered Tons Illustrations: 0 66. As a ship moves through the water, it drags with it a body of water called the wake. Which term

defines the ratio of the wake speed to the ship's speed?

o (A) Speed of advance o (B) Wake distribution o (C) Propeller velocity • (D) Wake fraction


67. According to U.S. regulations, what vessels are required to have the "Discharge of Oil Prohibited" placard?

• (A) U.S. Vessels 26 feet or more in length o (B) U.S. vessels less than 26 feet in length o (C) Foreign vessels not in U.S. navigable waters o (D) Foreign vessels when engaged in noncommercial service


68. Squat is a natural phenomena as a ship moves through a restricted channel due to what basic principle?

o (A) Increased pressure on the hull resulting from decreased speed o (B) Increased pressure on the hull resulting from increased speed • (C) Decreased pressure on the hull resulting from increased speed o (D) Decreased pressure on the hull resulting from decreased speed


69. When heated to breakdown, tetraethyl or tetramethyl lead compounds emit highly toxic fumes of __________.

o (A) bromide o (B) phosgene o (C) hydrogen gas • (D) lead


70. A clause in the charter party requires a vessel's owner to pay dispatch money when which of the conditions exists?

o (A) The vessel is not ready to load or discharge cargo • (B) The vessel loads and discharges its cargo in less time than specified o (C) The vessel changes berths to expedite loading or discharging o (D) The vessel does not load and discharge its cargo in the time specified



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