DWO Security and Emergency Preparedness 4

Question 1

When a vessel is at Security Level 2, which additional measure is typically required for access control?

Accepted Answer

Increasing the frequency of identification checks for all persons boarding

Answer

Sealing all deck openings

Answer

Preventing all cargo operations

Answer

Mandatory armed security personnel at every access point

Question 2

A vessel experiences a machinery space fire. The Deck Watch Officer should FIRST:

Accepted Answer

Sound the general alarm and notify the Master

Answer

Enter the space and attempt to extinguish the fire

Answer

Activate fixed CO2 flooding without ventilation checks

Answer

Notify the Coast Guard before taking any shipboard action

Question 3

The 'GMDSS watchkeeping' requirement mandates that a continuous watch be maintained on:

Accepted Answer

VHF Channel 16 and DSC distress frequencies

Answer

HF 8 MHz only

Answer

VHF Channel 22A only

Answer

UHF 406 MHz only

Question 4

Which fire class designation applies to fires involving flammable liquids such as fuel oil?

Accepted Answer

Class B

Answer

Class A

Answer

Class C

Answer

Class D

Question 5

Under SOLAS, what is the required minimum number of survival craft that must be launchable from either side of a cargo vessel?

Accepted Answer

Survival craft for at least 100% of persons on board must be launchable from each side

Answer

All survival craft must be on one side only

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50% from each side totaling 100%

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25% from each side with remaining in rigid containers

Question 6

A 'restricted area' on a vessel, as defined by ISPS Code, must have which minimum security feature?

Accepted Answer

Access control measures and monitoring to prevent unauthorized entry

Answer

Biometric access control

Answer

Armed guard posted continuously

Answer

Surveillance cameras recording 24/7

Question 7

What information must be included in a security-related 'port arrival notification' to US authorities under 33 CFR 160?

Accepted Answer

Vessel name, flag, last port of call, crew list, and security level

Answer

Fuel load and draft only

Answer

Only cargo manifest and ETA

Answer

Owner and P&I Club details only