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CMC Maritime Academy -Chennai

, PSCRB-Exit Exam Questions
1. Each Lifeboat should be launched and maneuvered in the water at least once every..........
a) Two months
b) Six months
c) Three months
d) One year

2. HRU stands for

a) Hydraulic release unit
b) Hydrostatic recovery unit
c) Hydrostatic release unit
d) Hydraulic remote unit

3. Maximum capacity (approved by an administration) of a lifeboat can be........

a) 30 persons
b) 25 persons
c) 150 persons
d) 170 persons

4. Boat falls are to be renewed after every

a) 20 months
b) 30 months
c) 40 months
d) 60 months

5. A rescue boat is designed to carry a minimum of persons.

a) Four + One
b) Five + One
c) Six + One
d) Seven + One

6. Life boats must be capable of being launched and towed when the ship’s headway speed in calm
water is....................
a) 08 kts
b) 06 kts
c) 05 kts
d) Zero Kts

7. A fully loaded Life raft must have stability such that it can be towed at speeds of
a) 2 Kts
b) 04 Kts
c) 03 Kts
d) None of the above

8. Function of bowsing-in tackle in a life boat is

a) To keep the L/B close to embarkation deck
b) To allow the release of tricing-in pendant
c) To lower the Life boat to the embarkation deck
d) To release the Life boat
9. Which of the following are required to be present in a Lifejacket
a) Retro-reflective tape
b) Self-Igniting Light
c) Whistle with Lanyard
d) All of the above

10. Which of the following LSA equipment displays 12 dots on the radar of a rescue vessel
a) EPIRB
b) Hand-Held VHF
c) MF-HF DSC
d) SART

11. Total number of pyrotechnics in a (SOLAS Pack-A) life raft.

a) Four
b) Six
c) Ten
d) Twelve
12. Fuel in a L/B to be sufficient to run the engine for
a) 12 hrs.
b) 20 hrs
c) 24 hrs
d) 32 hrs

13. Which of the following equipment is fitted with HRU for Automatic Float-free operation
a) X band radar
b) VHF CH 16
c) SART
d) EPIRB

14. 14to be connected & checked before lowering the L/B to prevent accidental on-load release.
a) HRU
b) FPD
c) Harbour pin
d) Forward painter

15. Which of the following is not part of life-raft equipment?

a) Painter-line
b) Sea-Anchor
c) Oars
d) Drinking Water

16. Use of Tricing-in pendant

a. Secure life boat to davit
b. Secure Life boat to floating block
c. To bring Life boat close to embarkation deck
d. To prevent accidental release of LB

17. Use of Marine Evacuation Systems (MES) on passenger ships

a) Rapid embarkation of passengers
b) To evacuate smoke from the ship
c) Rapid disembarkation in emergency
d) To prevent LB from capsizing
18. What is On-Load Release Recovery System
a) To release LB when in water only
b) To release LB just above the water
c) To release LB in secured position
d) To release by self-lowering wire

19. What is purpose of Boat painter

a) To keep LB from sinking
b) To keep LB alongside for boarding
c) To keep LB moving in water at same speed as ship
d) To prevent LB from capsizing or overturning

20. What is use of a Drogue / Sea Anchor

a) To reduce the drift of LR & for limited maneuvering of the L/R
b) To rescue survivors
c) To prevent capsize of LR
d) To prevent flooding of the LR

21. Lifeboats can be used as rescue boats even if they are free-fall launched.
a) True
b) False
22. Rescue boats may be inflatable, rigid or even of semi-rigid types.
a) True
b) False
23. Every crew member of a rescue boat shall be provided with an immersion-suit.
a) True
b) False
24. TPAs are provided for 10% of Survival Craft capacity, or min 02 no’s, whichever is more.
a) True
b) False
25. TPAs can be used while swimming in the water.
a) True
b) False
26. TPAs can be used for all survival-related activities (launching boats and rafts etc.).
a) True
b) False
27. Total immersion suits on cargo ships shall not be less than maximum crew-carrying capacity
a) True
b) False
28. Child-Lifejackets = minimum 10% of passenger-capacity or equal to actual number of
children on board, whichever is greater.
a) True
b) False
29. Lifejackets should be marked for adults or children.
a) True
b) False
30. In case of hypothermia, lifeboat-compass alcohol can be given to the freezing patient.
a) True
b) False