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Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation

Quiz No.1

Course Code: SEAM1

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. How will you maintain safe practices onboard the ship?

A. Wear appropriate safety clothing and a safety helmet
B. Wear appropriate uniform for easy identification
C. Wear new clothing and cap for convenience
D. Bring a whistle at all times for emergencies

2. What is the content of the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers?
A. It contains essential health and safety information
B. It contains essential information relating to the safety of navigation
C. It contains essential information relating to the safe handling of the cargoes
D. It contains essential information relating to the working hours of all personnel

3. How to ensure at all times that fire risks are removed where possible or kept to a minimum?
A. through good housekeeping and regular inspection
B. through annual maintenance of electrical circuitry and appliances
C. through monthly inspection of all-electric circuits and appliances
D. through power saving by turning off appliances if not needed

4. What safe working practices to consider while you are in the shipyard?
A. Ensure that workers clear their working space first.
B. Ensure that watch personnel are available at all times
C. Ensure to execute proper port watch at all times
D. Ensure that all personnel must be onboard the ship

5. What is the main purpose of a risk assessment?

A. ultimately to improve workplace health and safety
B. ultimately to assess possible health hazards on the ship
C. ultimately to improve possible safety hazards on the ship
D. ultimately to prevent possible injuries due to health and safety hazard

6. What is a hazard under the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers?
A. it means an obstruction
B. it means objects that block the passage
C. it is a source of potential injury, harm or damage.
D. it is a resource that may hinder the passage and convenience of the personnel

7. When is risk assessment effective?

A. if all hazards are correctly and accurately identified
B. if the cause of the harm will be identified
C. if the degree of the hazard injury will be identified
D. if when the injury of the personnel will be identified

8. What safety precautions should be taken before commencing deck maintenance on board the ship?
A. Inform the master or the deck officer responsible
B. Turn off the portable radio to save battery, and just used it if needed
C. Do not wear the complete PPE required for easy access to the assigned area
D. Make sure to charge the battery and let the officer bring it to you when he/she follows

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9. What safety precautions should be taken during mooring operations?

A. Identify and monitor dangerous zone
B. Avoid remote control position when operating winches
C. Use different types of mooring ropes in the same location
D. Use bare hand for easy grip on the mooring ropes

10. What technical document provides detailed and comprehensive information on a controlled product?
A. material safety data sheet
B. risk assessment report
C. safety equipment checklist
D. health and hazard datasheet

11. What is the content of the permit to work system?

A. organized and predefined safety procedures.
B. measure to protect workers at risk of exposure
C. health effects of exposure to the product
D. hazard evaluation related to the products

12. What minimum height above the deck is subject to risk assessment?
A. 1 meter above deck
B. 2 meters above deck
C. 3 meters above deck
D. 4 meters above deck

13. Who shall not be assigned aloft or overside-related jobs?

A. Able-bodied seaman
B. Ordinary Seaman
C. Boatswain
D. Deck Cadet

14. Why should the area below when working aloft should be, as far as possible, cordoned off?
A. to prevent injury to passers-by due to falling debris.
B. to prevent crew mate from possible slipping
C. to clear from any destruction that may cause delays
D. to be more focused on accomplishing the task

15. Below are the safety precautions that should be taken during entry in an enclosed space,
except for:
A. Wear the right PPE
B. Continue ventilation of space
C. Test the atmosphere at regular intervals
D. Communicate if necessary
16. What equipment is designed to protect the user from injury or illness related to an
occupational risk or hazard?
A. Personal Protective Equipment
B. Personnel Protective Equipment
C. Proper Protective Equipment
D. Protective Personal Equipment

17. What type of PPE protects the body of the crew member from a hazardous substance like
hot oil, water, welding spark, etc.?
A. Boiler suit
B. Safety hand gloves
C. Safety helmet
D. Safety goggles

18. What type of PPE is used on board a ship that dampens the noise to a bearable decibel
value?
A. Ear Muff
B. Safety hand gloves
C. Safety helmet
D. Safety goggles

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19. What term is used when the work involving sources of ignition or temperatures sufficiently
high to cause the ignition of a flammable gas mixture?
A. Hot work
B. Day work
C. Wielding work
D. Hazard work

20. What safety precautions should be done prior to chipping?

A. Checked all needed tools are in good conditions
B. Washed the area with seawater to eliminate dust
C. Scrub the area with a steel brush to eliminate dust
D. Apply detergent to the area to eliminate oil mixture

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