Personal Survival Techniques (PST) (Set 7)

Question 1 of 30

The Public Address (PA) system shall be a loudspeaker installation enabling the broadcast of emergency messages into:

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Questions in this Practice Set

Q1

The Public Address (PA) system shall be a loudspeaker installation enabling the broadcast of emergency messages into:

Q2

The liquid inside a standard wet card magnetic compass is a specific mixture of:

Q3

What does the standard graphical IMO symbol showing a boat being lowered horizontally by two wires indicate?

Q4

You are picking up a person who has fallen overboard. A rescue boat should normally approach the casualty with the:

Q5

All rescue boats shall be capable of being launched, utilizing painters where necessary, with the parent ship making headway at speeds up to:

Q6

An inflatable life raft is stabilized against flipping and wind drift primarily by:

Q7

After abandoning ship, survivors inside a survival craft must be given:

Q8

Every inflatable life raft, inflatable life jacket, and Hydrostatic Release Unit (HRU) shall be professionally serviced at an approved station every:

Q9

How much fresh water is available per person in a standard Lifeboat container?

Q10

If you have to abandon ship into cold water, what type of clothing preparation is best?

Q11

How much fresh water is provided per person inside an inflatable life raft equipment pack?

Q12

What critical step should be done before throwing a throw-overboard life raft pack into the sea, after securing its painter to a strong point?

Q13

How should the painter of a life raft fitted with a hydrostatic release unit (HRU) be secured to the ship structure?

Q14

Referring to the Solas convention, how often should every crew member on a cargo ship participate in at least one abandon ship drill and one fire drill?

Q15

What constitutes the formal abandon ship signal?

Q16

What are the core physical/smothering characteristics of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) when used for firefighting?

Q17

What is an immersion suit?

Q18

How would you know exactly how many people a specific lifeboat is certified to safely hold?

Q19

Match the term "immersion suit" with its most fundamental functional objective:

Q20

What is one of the most dangerous psychological or physiological states a survivor in cold water may suffer from?

Q21

Standard Solas life jackets must have which auxiliary components attached to them?

Q22

LSA stands for:

Q23

How is the painter attached to a lifeboat released once the boat is waterborne and ready to move away?

Q24

The limit switch of a lifeboat davit will stop the davit arms automatically before they reach their hard stowed position at a distance of:

Q25

On a passenger ship, the formal muster of newly embarked passengers must be carried out:

Q26

You are at sea inside an inflatable life raft in high latitudes. The greatest physical threat to your life is:

Q27

You are on a survival craft broadcasting a distress message via VHF. What information is absolutely essential for rescue forces to locate you?

Q28

Which statement concerning locating signals within the GMDSS infrastructure is FALSE?

Q29

The most important reason for taking anti-seasickness pills (ASAP) as soon as possible after entering a life raft is to:

Q30

What visual signal indication does an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) give when it is activated?