Maritime and Marine Marine Safety and Emergency Procedures 3

Question 1

How should a fire in the engine room be handled if you cannot extinguish it immediately?

Accepted Answer

Close all openings to starve the fire of oxygen and use fixed suppression if available

Answer

Open hatches to ventilate and manually fight the fire with extinguishers

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Flood the engine room with seawater

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Abandon ship immediately without any fire fighting attempt

Question 2

What is the proper way to send a Pan-Pan urgency call on VHF Channel 16?

Accepted Answer

Say 'Pan Pan' three times, state 'All stations' three times, then give vessel name, position, and nature of urgency

Answer

Say 'Pan Pan' once followed by the vessel name and nature of urgency

Answer

Say 'Securite' three times then broadcast the urgency message

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Say 'Mayday Pan Pan' three times and give position

Question 3

Which flare type is most effective for signaling rescuers at night at close range?

Accepted Answer

Hand-held red flare

Answer

Orange smoke signal

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Red parachute rocket

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White collision flare

Question 4

What should be done with a life ring buoy when a person falls overboard?

Accepted Answer

Throw it immediately toward the person in the water

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Attach a line before throwing it to the person

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Lower it on a davit to the water surface

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Keep it ready until the vessel stops

Question 5

How many persons-on-board (POB) must be reported when filing a float plan?

Accepted Answer

The exact count of all persons aboard

Answer

Only the vessel operator

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Only licensed crew members

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Adults only, not children

Question 6

What is the US Coast Guard recommended capacity label on a recreational boat?

Accepted Answer

Maximum number of persons, maximum weight, and maximum horsepower

Answer

Maximum persons only

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Maximum weight capacity only

Answer

Recommended persons for safe operation