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CMC Maritime Academy -Chennai

, PSCRB-Exit Exam Questions
1. Which of the following requirements for immersion suits is correct?
a) Donned in 02 minutes
b) Allows wearer to jump from height if 4.5 meters
c) Allows wearer to climb down vertical ladder of 5.0 mtrs
d) All of the above

2. Lifejackets shall have a source of energy capable of providing luminous intensity of cd

for a period of
a) 0.75 Cd/08 hrs
b) 0.50 cd/08 hrs
c) 0.75 cd/06 hrs
d) 0.50 cd/06 hrs

3. Which one of the listed requirements regarding the buoyant smoke signals doesn’t
correspond to present regulations? The buoyant smoke signals shall:
a) Emit smoke for at least 03 min when floating in calm water
b) Continue to emit smoke when submerged in 100 mm water for 10 seconds
c) Not be swamped in a seaway
d) Give a bright red light during emission time

4. Before a lifeboat is lifted from the water, it must be ensured that:

a) Sea anchor is streamed
b) Bottom plug is tight
c) Engine is put “astern”
d) Fall wires are clear and hooked securely.

5. What is the minimum number of crew required in a rescue boat:

a) 05 persons
b) 02 persons
c) 04 persons
d) 03 persons

6. Life raft weak-links shall, as per present regulations:

a) Be of sufficient strength to permit inflation of the liferaft.
b) Release the liferaft at a depth of not more than 4.0 meters
c) Not break by the force required to pull the painter from the liferaft container
d) Break under a strain of approximately 2.2 KN

7. Which of the following requirements do not correspond to present regulations? Liferafts shall:
a) Have all entrances fitted with rigid boarding ramps for boarding the life raft at sea
b) Have a floor preventing the ingress of water
c) Have a manually controlled lamp fitted inside the life raft
d) Have a manually controlled lamp visible for at least 02 NM fitted at the top of the canopy

8. Life raft canopy EXTERNAL light should be able to operate for at least hrs
continuously.
a) 04
b) 08
c) 12
d) 16
9. Life raft canopy external light should flash not less than & not more than flashes/
minute.
a) 20 & 50
b) 50 & 60
c) 50 & 70
d) 60 & 70

10. SART is activated by the following method:

a) Switched on by Master when order to abandon ship is given
b) Activated by coast station
c) Switched on by occupants who carried it to the survival craft
d) Thrown in water to activate

11. VHF EPIRB is designed for use in which GMDSS Sea Area?
a) Area A1
b) Area A1-A2
c) Area A4
d) None of the above

12. Which of the following equipment is not contained in a SOLAS Pack-B life raft?
a) Fishing-tackle+Food+Drinking water
b) Fishing tackle+Drinking water Bailer
c) Fishing tackle+Sea Sickness bags+drinking water
d) None of the above

13. As per regulations, a cargo ship of length less than 100 mtrs shall have at least lifebuoys
a) 06
b) 14
c) 12
d) 08

14. As per regulations, a passenger ship of length less than 60 mtrs shall have at least
lifebuoys
a) 06
b) 14
c) 12
d) 08

15. In a cargo vessel, what is the requirement of child lifejackets?

a) 20%
b) 15%
c) 10%
d) 25%

16. Lifeboats should have

a) 2 buoyant rescue quoits attached with not less than 30 mtrs buoyant line
b) 2 buoyant rescue quoits attached with not less than 15 mtrs buoyant line
c) 1 buoyant rescue quoits attached with not less than 30 mtrs buoyant line
d) 1 buoyant rescue quoits attached with not less than 15 mtrs buoyant line

17. Which of the following is true regarding Immersion Suits:

a) Zipper to be lubricated using manufacturer-approved lubricant
b) Both A&B
c) It is completely fireproof
d) None of the above
18. The liquid in the wet-card compass of lifeboats, is a mixture of:
a) Distilled water + pure ethyl alcohol
b) Distilled water + isopropyl alcohol
c) Distilled water + methyl alcohol
d) None of the above.

19. Which of the following is/are the SOLAS requirements for buoyant smoke signals?
a) Emit smoke for a period of not less than 03 minutes when floating in calm water
b) Not emit any flame during the entire smoke-emission time
c) Continue to emit smoke when submerged in water for a period of 10s under 100 mm of water
d) All of the above

20. Which of the following is/are the SOLAS requirements for Hand flares?
a) Have a burning period for not less than 01 minute
b) Burn with a luminous intensity of at least 15,000 candela
c) Continue to burn after having been immersed for a period of 10s under 100 mm of water
d) All of the above

21. Heliograph is useful to check the breathing of an unconscious patient in Lifeboat or Life raft.
a) True
b) False

22. Minimum two oars to be kept in an enclosed LB to make rowing of Life Boat possible.
a) True
b) False

23. SART transmits SOS message when the ship sinks.

a) True
b) False

24. Five litres of Drinking Water per person is provided in every Liferaft.
a) True
b) False

25. Life Boat engine can run for not less than 5 minutes with the L/B out of the water.
a) True
b) False

26. Fully Enclosed LB with Fire-protection system provides protection from Oil-Fires
for not less than 8 minutes.
a) True
b) False

27. Fall Prevention Devices (FPDs) are required to be fitted for Off-Load release system LBs _
a) True
b) False

28. Number of persons the life boat is approved to carry is to be written on every life boat
a) True
b) False

29. Passenger ships of 500 GRT and over must carry at least one rescue boat on each side.
a) True
b) False

30. Limit switch on a davit prevents the accidental release of lifeboat.

a) True
b) False
31. LB engines shall be capable for operating when the boat is flooded up to the center line of the
crank shaft
a) True
b) False
32. Lifeboat minimum length is 7.5 mtrs.
a) True
b) False

33. Lifejacket lights should have battery power for at least 06 hours.
a) True
b) False

34. SART transmits return-signal when interrogated by X-band (3 cm wavelength) radar waves.
a) True
b) False

35. Fire Alarm can be activated automatically or by pressing the manual call point.
a) True
b) False

36. Liferaft with capacity of 08 persons or lesser, need two diametrically opposite entrances.
a) True
b) False

37. Immersion suits zippers should be lubricated with approved lubricants, for smooth operation.
a) True
b) False

38. SART battery should last for minimum 48 hours in stand-by mode, when not transmitting.
a) True
b) False

39. Liferaft canopy external light shall have minimum operating capability for 08 hours.
a) True
b) False

40. Fire Alarm is sounded by a continuous ringing of bell.

a) True
b) False