OUPV → Master < 100 GRT (upgrade), Revision & Practice Exams

Which extinguishing agent is most effective on a mattress fire?

1. Dry Chemical
2. Halon
3. CO2
4. Water ✓

How does a drift lead indicate that the vessel is dragging anchor?

1. The line is slack and motionless
2. The line is leading out perpendicular to the centerline
3. The line is taut and leading under the hull
4. The line is taut and leading forward ✓

Your vessel is off a lee shore in heavy weather and laboring. Which action should you take?

1. Heave to in the trough of the sea.
2. Put the sea and wind on either quarter and proceed at increased speed.
3. Put the bow directly into the sea and proceed at full speed.
4. Put the sea and wind about two points on either bow and reduce speed. ✓

On Subchapter T small passenger vessels, after loading and prior to departure, the master shall determine the vessel complies with all stability requirements in which of these documents?

1. Stability letter
2. Load Line Certificate
3. Certificate of Inspection
4. All of the above ✓

How are All life jackets carried on board small passenger vessels required to be marked? (small passenger vessel regulations)

1. With the vessel's name ✓
2. With the vessel's official number
3. With the maximum weight to be held by the life preserver
4. With the maximum serviceable life of the life preserver

Which statement is TRUE concerning small passenger vessels bunks installed in overnight passenger accommodation spaces?

1. must not be located more than 3 high, fitted with a suitable aid to access bunks more than 5' above deck with suitable aids to access bunks more than 5' above deck
2. must be no less than 74" long and 24" wide with 24" of clear space above
3. must be immediately adjacent to an aisle leading to a means of escape
4. All of the above ✓

Which statement is TRUE concerning the number of portable fire extinguishers required at the operating station of a small passenger vessel? (small passenger vessel regulations)

1. None are required.
2. One B-I or post 2017 One 10-B:C extinguisher is required ✓
3. One B-II or post 2017 One 40-B:C extinguisher is required
4. Two B-I or post 2017 Two 10-B:C extinguishers are required

Which statement is true regarding the forecastle card?

1. It advises the crew of the conditions of employment ✓
2. It designates the quarters a seaman will occupy during a voyage
3. It is posted in the crews’ quarters and lists the emergency stations
4. It is also known as a Merchant Mariner's Document

Your vessel is discharging containers from the main deck with the ship's cranes. Which of the following must be taken into account when calculating the center of gravity as the containers are discharged?

1. The vertical distance from the main deck plus the vertical distance to the head of the boom ✓
2. The vertical distance from the main deck plus the height of the container
3. The vertical distance from the main deck to the heel of the boom plus half the height of the container
4. The vertical distance from the main deck plus half the height of the container

What is the danger to personnel associated with using carbon dioxide in an enclosed space?

1. Asphyxiation ✓
2. An explosive reaction
3. Skin burns
4. Frostbite

Fire hose should be washed with __________.

1. salt water and a wire brush
2. a holystone
3. caustic soap
4. mild soap and fresh water ✓

Who is responsible for establishing watches aboard a U.S. vessel?

1. The company that operates the vessel
2. The Master of the vessel ✓
3. The company that charters the vessel
4. The owner of the vessel

You have completed stability calculations for your vessel prior to getting underway. Your vessel's GM is small but positive. Which of the following is true?

1. The vessel will possess a short rolling period
2. The vessel will possess a long rolling period ✓
3. The vessel will possess high initial stability
4. The vessel will possess negative stability

Which portable fire extinguisher is required just outside the exit of the propulsion machinery space of a 75-ton passenger vessel?

1. One B-II, C-II or post 2017 One 40-B:C extinguisher ✓
2. One A-II or post 2017 One 2-A extinguisher
3. One B-I or post 2017 One 10-B extinguisher
4. None of the above

According to 46 CFR Subchapter T the definition of a ferry includes which vessels?

1. Vessels used on a regular schedule
2. Vessels that transport only Passengers Vehicles, or railroad cars
3. Vessels that provide transportation only between places that are not more than 300 miles apart
4. All of the above ✓

Which is TRUE of the spray of water in low-velocity fog?

1. It will have about the same range as high-velocity fog
2. It will have greater range than a solid stream
3. It will have lesser range than high-velocity fog ✓
4. It will have greater range than high-velocity fog

You are the credentialed Master of a 100 GT towing vessel sailing coastwise. What percentage of the deck crew must be able to understand any order spoken by the officers?

1. 50%
2. 65%
3. 75% ✓
4. 100%

Which of the following defines "Rolling Period"?

1. The time it takes the vessel to make a complete roll such as from port and return to level
2. The time it takes the vessel to make a complete roll such as from level to starboard and return to port
3. The time it takes the vessel to make a complete roll such as from port to starboard and back to port ✓
4. The time it takes the vessel to make a complete roll such as from port to starboard and return to level

On a small passenger vessel, if an inlet or discharge pipe is not accessible, which is a requirement of the shut off valve?

1. Be labeled at its operating point to show its identity and direction of closing
2. Be operable from any accessible location above the bulkhead deck
3. Must be operable from the weather deck
4. All of the above ✓

Where are gasoline fuel tank vents required to terminate?

1. In the fuel tank space
2. At the most convenient location
3. Above or outside the hull as high as possible ✓
4. In the engine compartment