REVIEWER IN MARCOM
maritime approach to organizing and providing search
Identify the safety measure for strengthening ship’s
security and for deterring the acts of piracy and/or
terrorism against shipping.
- C. SSAS
Describe the Ship Security Alert System when it is
activated
- C. In most cases it is received by the ship’s
owner or an SSAS management third party
In which legislation of SOLAS does the International Ship
and Port Facility Code (ISPS) belongs to?
- B. SOLAS Chapter XI-2
How would you determine if your security alert signal is
being received by the receiver?
- D. Receiver should contact the vessel about
the alert signal to make sure the alert is legitimate.
What action would you take if you received a call or
message from the Rescue Coordination Center (RCC)
requesting you to join the search and rescue operation,
as your ship is able to render assistance?
- C. Acknowledge the request and proceed with
all speed to their assistance
What is the most important procedure during the
testing of SSAS button?
B. Notify the flag state by a pre-test notification
email provided by the administration dedicated to
testing communications.
In what occasion or event would you activate the Ship
security alert button?
D. The vessel is under imminent terrorist attack
What action would you take if you saw somebody
working nearby the SSAS button?
C. Tell him/her not to go nearby the SSAS button
to prevent accidental activation.
Recognized as a guideline for a common aviation and
and rescue (SAR) services.
B. IAMSAR
What is a form used in IAMSAR reporting to pass urgent
essential details when requesting assistance, or to
provide the earliest notice of a casualty.
D. Short Form
In Ship Reporting System, when the ship's position
varies significantly from the position that would have
been predicted from previous reports or when changing
the reported route, or as decided by the master is
called?
B. Deviation report (DR)
As the master of the vessel, what will you do if your
vessel in unable to render assistance on SAR operation?
A. You must enter in the logbook the reason for
failing to proceed to the assistance of the person or
vessel in distress
How would you explain the expanding square search
method?
D. This pattern is used when the datum is
relatively precisely known, and drift is likely to be small.
What factor you determine when you plan to make a
parallel sweep search?
C. Usually used when a large search area must
be divided into sub areas for assignment for individual
search facilities on scene at the same time.
How can you determine if you are released from
obligations as an assistance provider during search and
rescue operations?
A. If you are being informed that your assistance
is no longer necessary.
What will be the first thing you do if you saw your fellow
crew member fell over board?
D. Throw a life ring towards the man over board
How would you react when you received distress alert
from DSC/VHF?
What actions you take if you lost 2 containers of IMDG
cargo overboard on high sea in relation to the ship
reporting system?
B. Inform the master, gather all relevant
information of lost container and report to the
concerned people and authorities.

D. Listen to the following radio broadcast of
distress from distressed vessel or RCC
18. This system is used to provide, gather and exchange
information for many purposes such as search and
rescue, vessel traffic services, weather forecasting and
prevention of marine pollution through radio reports.
C. Ship reporting system
These are the principles and factors of Ship reporting
system EXCEPT.
You discover a liquid chemical coming out from cargo
container spilling on deck, do you need to report this in
relation to the ship reporting system?
B. Yes, you have to report the incident
regardless of quantity to the concerned authorities.
What actions you are going to make as Bosun if you saw
oil coming out from your ship and spilling over to the
sea in relation to the ship reporting system?
A. Inform the duty officer immediately

C. Safety or pollution-related reports should be

sent on schedule broadcast together with other report

What report should you make if your vessel accidentally

spilled all to the sea?

B. Harmful substance report (HS)

Your vessel is underway when suddenly the master

decided to divert to another route because of bad
weather ahead, when will send the deviation report
(DR) to AMVER?

C. Upon completion of the new route

How will be the Rescue coordinating center use the

surface picture provided by AMBER on the event of
search and rescue (SAR).

A. To coordinate with the vessel in the vicinity

of the distressed vessel.

You participated the AMBER reporting system; does it

mean that you are exempted from other reporting
systems?

C. No, because AMBER is mainly to provide

quick and accurate information to SAR authorities.