Security Awareness Training and

Seafarers with Designated Security

Duties( SAT-SDSD)
Total points 20/30

Mastery Test Revision No. 6 Effective Date:

March 08, 2022

Multiple Choice: Read the questions carefully. Choose the correct answer and tick the
letter corresponding to your choice.

Email *

ricky.murillo@maap.edu.ph

Which of the following security equipment or system is required to be *1/1

provided to all ships in compliance with Regulation 6, Chapter XI – 2,
SOLAS 1974, as amended?

A. Automatic Identification System (AIS)

B. Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)

C. Long Range Information and Tracking System (LRIT)

D. Ship Security Alert System (SSAS)

Which of the following is NOT a part of the responsibility of a Seafarer *1/1
with Designated Security Duties?

A. Arranges internal audits and reviews of security activities

B. Knowledge of shipboard emergency procedures and contingency plans

C. Operation of security equipment and systems

D. Recognition and detection of weapons, dangerous substances and devices

What UN-sponsored international convention was adopted to suppress *0/1

unlawful acts of violence against the safety of maritime navigation?

A. SOLAS Convention of 1974

B. STCW Convention of 1978

C. SUA Convention of 1988

D. UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982

Which of the following is NOT a method of conducting non-intrusive *0/1

inspection?

A. Frisking

B. Metal detector

C. Trained sniffing dogs

D. X-ray scanning/screening equipment

Who is responsible for setting the security level at the port facility and as *1/1
necessary, providing guidance for protection from security incidents and
issuance of appropriate instructions when security 3 is set?

A. Administration

B. Company

C. Designated Authority

D. Port Facility Security Officer

Which of the following is a security measure in handling cargoes? * 1/1

A. Detect activities on and around the vessel, both on shore side and the waterside

B. Identify cargo that is approved for loading onto the vessel

C. Prevent or deter unauthorized access

D. Prevent vessel stores and bunkers from being accepted unless ordered

What action should be taken while in port to preempt stowaways’ 1/1

surreptitious boarding on the ship?

A. Conduct vessel security search prior departure

B. Hoist and secure accommodation ladder

C. Install barbed wires around the ship

D. Post armed guards in all access points of the ship

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Ricky Murillo

If 25% of the ship’s crew is replaced, when will the ship conduct the next *1/1
security drill?

A. Within 24 hours of reporting date of replacements

B. Within one (1) week of reporting date of replacements

C. Within one (1) month of reporting date of replacements

D. Within three (3) months of reporting date of replacements

At security level 2, which of the following security measures shall be *1/1

applied in restricted areas on the ship?

A. Dedicate additional personnel to guard and patrol restricted areas, if

necessary.

B. Lock and secure access points

C. Search restricted areas, if necessary

D. Use surveillance equipment and automatic intrusion detection device

When attacked by pirates or armed robbers in areas other than in *0/1
Somalia, report immediately the incident upon sighting or detection of the
approaching pirate boat to the __________.

A. Flag State

B. RCC of the nearest coastal state

C. International Maritime Bureau (IMB)

D. UKMTO Bahrain

What would be of critical importance in controlling shipboard personnel, *1/1

passengers and/or gathering of people that may form into a mob during
times of crisis?

A. Clear communications

B. Discipline

C. Leadership

D. Management skills
__________ is a form of agreement executed by the ship and port facility *0/1
which addresses the shared security responsibilities of both in
compliance with the ISPS Code.

A. Declaration of Security

B. Interim International Ship Security Certificate

C. International Ship Security Certificate

D. Statement of Compliance of a Port Facility

Which of the following is a method of carrying out physical searches *1/1

and/or non-intrusive inspections of persons seeking to board the ship?

A. Removal of clothes

B. Submission to a lie detector test

C. Use of handcuffs

D. Use of metal detector

How would you handle security-related information and *1/1

communications?

A. By discussing the matter with colleagues

B. By handling the information improperly resulting in security leaks

C. By informing unauthorized persons

D. By keeping it confidential on the need-to-know basis

Which of the following is one of the purposes of ship security assessment? 0/1

A. Identify possible threats to key ship operations

B. Identify persons posing potential security risk

C. Identify techniques used to circumvent security measures

D. Identify the functional limitations and operating constraints of security

equipment

When a vessel is in the anchorage, what security measure should be *0/1

observed to control embarkation and/or debarkation from the ship?

A. Control movement of persons onboard ship

B. Conduct vessel search at Security Level 1

C. Hoist and secure accommodation ladder; lower only when necessary

D. Restrict access to non-restricted areas

Which of the following is a technique used by pirates to circumvent *1/1

security and launch an attack on vessels in high-risk area?

A. Disabling the ship’s alarm system

B. Feigning distress to attract assistance

C. Jamming of radio signals

D. Pirate skiffs are operating with “mother ship”

What is the security level if the ship is required to implement additional *1/1
protective measures to protect against a heightened risk of a security
incident?

A. Security Level 1

B. Security Level 2

C. Security Level 3

D. Security Level 4

What is the essential and integral part of the process of developing and *1/1
updating the ship security plan?

A. On-scene Security survey

B. Port Facility Security Assessment

C. Port Facility Security Plan

D. Ship Security Assessment

In the event of a pirate attack on your vessel while at sea, what type of *1/1
alert message are you going to send to the RCC or coastal authorities?

A. Distress message

B. Routine message

C. Safety message

D. Urgency message
__________ is the person designated by the Company to ensure that a *1/1
ship security assessment is carried out and that a ship security plan is
developed and maintained aboard ship.

A. Company Security Officer

B. Port Facility Security Officer

C. Seafarer with Designated Security Duties

D. Ship Security Officer

Body search or frisking a person seeking to board a ship is allowed if it is *1/1

conducted by a person of the same gender and only if you have his/her
prior consent.

A. The entire statement is true

B. The entire statement is false

C. The first part of the statement is true and the second part is false

D. The first part of the statement is false and the second part is true
At security level 3, which of the following security measures should be *0/1
taken in controlling access to as well as in monitoring the security of the
ship?

A. Increase frequency and detail of searches of persons, personal effects, etc.

and

assign additional personnel as security lookouts

B. Increase frequency and detail of security patrol and escort visitors on board ship

C. Limit access to a single, controlled point and switch on all lightings or illuminate
vicinity of the ship;

D. Secure access to unattended spaces as well as the ship through lightings, watch
keepers, security guards or use of surveillance equipment, barriers and restricted
areas

How can the Ship Security Officer (SSO) ensure the continuing accuracy, *0/1
efficiency and operational readiness of all available shipboard security
equipment and associated systems for immediate use?

A. They should be checked, examined, evaluated and approved by the ship

B. They should be documented, reviewed, accepted and retained by the Company

C. They should be reviewed, verified and validated by the Contracting

Government

D. They should be tested, calibrated and maintained while at sea

Which of the following is a method of identifying and recognizing a *0/1
security threat?

A. Activating the SSAS

B. Conducting risk assessment

C. Operating radio communication equipment

D. Performing physical searches and non-intrusive inspections

At security level 1, which of the following security measures shall be *1/1

established in the Ship Security Plan (SSP) to control access to the ship?

A. Carrying out a full or partial search of the ship

B. Checking identity of all persons seeking to board the ship

C. Escorting visitors on the ship

D. Suspension of embarkation or disembarkation

Option 5
As the designated ship’s gangway watch while in port, which of the *1/1
following activities of person(s) in the vicinity would you consider as
posing security risk on the vessel?

A. Conducting security inspection of port facilities

B. Loitering and taking photograph of the vessel

C. Operating cargo handling equipment

D. Supervising loading and unloading of shipping containers

If determined to be necessary to conduct physical or body search on the *1/1

person, what action should be taken prior conducting the search?

A. Advise the person of his legal rights

B. Ask first the permission of the person

C. Place the person on handcuffs

D. Take the person down

A ship may operate at a higher security level than the port facility it is *1/1
visiting, but no ship can have a lower security level than the port facility it
is visiting.

A. The entire statement is totally true

B. The entire statement is totally false

C. The first part of the statement is true and the second part is false

D. The first part of the statement is false and the second part is true
This form was created inside of Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific.

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