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| which type of davit does the davit head stay at the same height? |
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| A Mechanical davit is designed to automatically |
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| lift the boat off the inboard chocks |
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| while cranking out a quadrantal davit, slippage of the quadrant due to excessive wear of failure of the teeth in the quadrant will cause the |
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| Davit arm to pivot on the traveling nut and the head to fall outboard |
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| the boat is stowed on the davit rather than on a cradle with which type of davit? |
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| what is required to launch a boat stowed in a crescent davit |
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| Many sheath screw davits have markings to indicate the maximum angle to which they should be cranked out. If the angle is exceeded, the davit ______ |
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| screw may come out of the sheath |
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| the lifeboats on your vessel are stowed on cradles on deck and are handled by sheath-screw boom davits. which of the following statements about launching a boat is true? |
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| the outboard section of the cradle must be released |
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| the pivot pin at the base of a sheath screw boom davit must be |
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| periodically removed for inspection and lubricated |
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| lines passed around the falls to hold the boat while passengers are boarding are |
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| as shown a frapping line is indicate by the number |
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| the type of davits shown in diagram D008SA |
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| Purpose of a tricing pendant is to |
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| hold the lifeboat next to the embarkation deck while loading |
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| when lowering a boat with gravity davits, it will be pulled into the embarkation deck by the |
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| mechanism the will release the ticing pendants |
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| limit switches are used on which davits |
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| governor brake on a lifeboat winch shall be capable of controlling the speed of lowering a fully equipped lifeboat from a cargo ship at |
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| no more than 120 feet per minute |
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| winch drums for lifeboat falls shall have a diameter at the base of the grove equal to at least |
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| 16 times the diameter of the wire rope. |
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| black and falls used as lifeboat gear must be designed with a minimum safety factor of |
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| 6 based on the maximum working load |
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| preventer pars are fitted on lifeboat releasing gear to prevent |
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| accidental unhooking when the falls become slack |
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| to disengage a survival craft suspended from the cable above the water, you must pull the safety pin and |
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| pull the hook release handle and use the ratchet bar |
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| an onload release system on a survival craft means the cable can be released |
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| the "off load" release system on a survival craft is designed to be activated |
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| when there is no load on the cable |
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| what size bilge pump is required for a lifeboat which as a capacity of 675 cubic feet |
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| how should the lifeboat sea painter be rigged? |
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| secured to the inboard side of a forward thwart and led inboard of the falls |
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| the painter which is to be attached to the thwart of a lifeboat should |
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| have a long eye splice at the end, and a hardwood toogle should be attached to the thwart with a lanyard |
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| which item is of he most use in getting a lifeboat away from a moving vessel |
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| the sea painter is secured in the lifeboat by |
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| a turn around a forward thwart with a toggle pin thru the eye |
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| the painter which is to be attached to the thwart of a lifeboat should ____ |
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| have a long eye splice at the end and a a hardwood toggle should be attached to the thwart with a lanyard |
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| the sea painter of a lifeboat should be led |
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| forward and outside of all obstructions |
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| which visual distress signal is acceptable for daylight use only |
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| hand held orange smoke distress flare |
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| for each person it is certified to carry a lifeboat on an oceangoing passenger vessel must be provided with all of the following EXCEPT |
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| the grab rail of a metal lifeboat is normally located |
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| along the turn of the bilge |
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| the back up system on an electric start survival craft is a |
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| in painting a lifeboat following its overhaul, which parts must be painted bright red? |
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| the abandon ship signal on a the ships whistle is |
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| more than 6 short blasts and one long blast |
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| the signal given to commence lowering the lifeboats is |
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| specified on the muster list |
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| when whistle signals are used for launching lifeboats, one short blast means |
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| traditionally the signal for fire aboard ship is |
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| continuous sounding of ships whistle and general alarm for at least 10 seconds |
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| when launching an open lifeboat by falls, the boathooks should be |
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| what is the best procedure for picking up a lifeboat at sea while utilizing the lifeboats sea painter |
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| place the lifeboat ahead and to leeward of your ship with the wind about broad on the bow of your ship |
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| when retrieving the survival craft the winch operator should stop the winch and check |
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| that the cable has not jumped any grooves on the drum |
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| enclosed lifeboats which hae been afloat over a long period of time require |
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| regular checks of bilge levels |
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| usually the most gentle way of riding out a severe storm on a larger vessel is |
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| your vessel is off a lee shore in heavy weather and laboring. which action should you take? |
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| put the sea and wind about two points on either bow and reduce speed. |
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| which measure should not be taken to reduce the pounding of a vessel in a head sea? |
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| add ballast in the after peak. |
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| in a following ea a wae has overtaken your vessel and thrown the stern to starboard. to continue along your original course you should |
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| if your propeller is racing in rough weather you should |
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| decrease your engine speed |
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| when running before a heavy sea, moving weights aft will affect the handling of a vessel by |
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| in a following sea a vessel will tend to |
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| if you are forced to abandon ship in a lifeboat you should |
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| remain in the immediate vicinity |
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| as a vessel changes course to starboard the compass card in a magnetic compass |
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| remains aligned with compass north |
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| as a vessel changes course to starboard the compass card in a magnetic compass |
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| remains aligned with compass north |
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| as a vessel changes course to starboard the compass card in a magnetic compass |
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| remains aligned with compass north |
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| a compass error is equal to |
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| combined variation and deviation |
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| a compass error is equal to |
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| combined variation and deviation |
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| a compass error is equal to |
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| combined variation and deviation |
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| a compass error is equal to |
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| combined variation and deviation |
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| the standard magnetic compass heading differs from the true heading by |
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| the standard magnetic compass heading differs from the true heading by |
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| the standard magnetic compass heading differs from the true heading by |
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| the compass error of a magnetic compass that has no deviation is |
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| the compass error of a magnetic compass that has no deviation is |
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| the compass error of a magnetic compass that has no deviation is |
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| to find a magnetic compass course from a true course you must apply |
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| to find a magnetic compass course from a true course you must apply |
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| to find a magnetic compass course from a true course you must apply |
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| the heading of a vessel is indicated by what part of the compass |
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| the heading of a vessel is indicated by what part of the compass |
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| the heading of a vessel is indicated by what part of the compass |
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| when changing from a compass course to a true course you should apply |
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| when changing from a compass course to a true course you should apply |
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| when changing from a compass course to a true course you should apply |
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| if a magnetic compass is not affected by any magnetic field other than the earth which statement is true |
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| compass error and variation are equal |
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| if a magnetic compass is not affected by any magnetic field other than the earth which statement is true |
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| compass error and variation are equal |
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| if a magnetic compass is not affected by any magnetic field other than the earth which statement is true |
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| compass error and variation are equal |
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| compass deviation is caused by |
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| magnetisim within the vessel |
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| compass deviation is caused by |
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| magnetisim within the vessel |
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| deviation is the angle between the |
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| magnetic meridian and the axis of the compass card |
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| deviation is the angle between the |
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| magnetic meridian and the axis of the compass card |
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| deviation is the angle between the |
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| magnetic meridian and the axis of the compass card |
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| the horizontal angle between the magnetic meridian and the north-south line of the magnetic compass is |
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| the horizontal angle between the magnetic meridian and the north-south line of the magnetic compass is |
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| the horizontal angle between the magnetic meridian and the north-south line of the magnetic compass is |
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| if the magnetic heading is greater than the compass heading, the deviation is |
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| if the magnetic heading is greater than the compass heading, the deviation is |
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| if the magnetic heading is greater than the compass heading, the deviation is |
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| the difference between magnetic heading and compass heading is |
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| true heading differs from magnetic heading by |
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| true heading differs from magnetic heading by |
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| true heading differs from magnetic heading by |
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| the difference between true north and magnetic north is called |
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| variation is a compass error that you |
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| variation is a compass error that you |
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