8. All persons who are assigned duty as officer in charge of a watch or as a rating forming part of a watch and those whose duties involve designated safety, prevention of pollution and security duties shall be provided with a rest period of not less than: a minimum of 10 hours of rest in any 24-hour period; and ____ hours in any 7-day period. The hours of rest may be divided into no more than two periods, one of which shall be at least 6 hours in length, and the intervals between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 14 hours. Parties may allow exceptions from the required hours of rest in paragraphs mentioned above provided that the rest period is not less
than 70 hours in any 7-day period.
(A) 11
(B) 10
(C) 70
(D) 77
9. The period of incomplete darkness when the upper limb of the sun is below the visible horizon, and the center of the sun is not more than 6° below the celestial horizon. It is: (A) Civil twilight (B) Nautical twilight (C) Astronomical twilight (D) Global Horizon twilight
11. Which of the followings is high-density solid bulk cargo defined in IMSBC Code?
(A) A stowage factor of 0.65 cubic meter/ton or less.
(B) A stowage factor of 0.56 cubic meter/ton or less.
(C) A stowage factor of 0.52 cubic meter/ton or less.
(D) A stowage factor of 0.48 cubic meter/ton or less.
12. Which of the followings is not the cargo distribution principle for bulk carrier?
(A) To aid stability.
(B) To increase loading rate.
(C) To keep upright.
(D) To prevent the structure being overstressed.
13. In order to prevent the danger of the total blackout onboard ships, ______ should always be in readiness for operation.
(A) emergency escape
(B) emergency generators
(C) fire fighting
(D) watertight doors
17. By SMCP, choose one of the following sentences for expressing “Vessels are warned not
to anchor in the area enclosed by pecked lines owing to the existence of ________”.
(A) inshore traffic zone
(B) shelter anchorage
(C) numerous telegraph cables
(D) pilot station
18. Which of the followings is defined as the special area of Antarctic area by MARPOL Annex I?
(A) The sea area south of latitude 50 degrees South.
(B) The sea area south of latitude 60 degrees South.
(C) The sea area south of latitude 70 degrees South.
(D) The sea area south of latitude 80 degrees South.
19. A: Will you please recommend us a good ship chandler? B: I am glad to be of service to you. Question: What is the ship going to do?
(A) To buy provisions
(B) To call in a repairman
(C) To call in a cargo surveyor
(D) To call in a ship surveyor
20. A: What is the latest ice information? B: Ice warning. ______ located in position 61 degrees 16 minutes N, 003 degrees 07 minutes E. Question: What is(are) considered to be a danger to navigation? (A) Tropical storm (B) Dangerous derelict (C) Submerged rocks (D) Icebergs
21. ______ programs the daily maintenance work and the boatswain instructs the ratings to perform the tasks.
(A) Second officer
(B) Third officer
(C) Chief officer
(D) Master
24. The horizontal B and C components of ______ magnetism cause various deviations of the
magnetic compass when the ship swings in heading on an even keel. Plotting such deviations against compass heading yields the sine and cosine curves.
(A) induced
(B) temporary
(C) permanent
(D) transient
32. You are kindly requested to supply the necessary “tallymen” to do _________ on board the
ship during the discharging of the cargo.
(A) the cargo loading / discharge management work
(B) the lashing work
(C) the cargo hold cleaning work
(D) the work of opening and closing hatches
40. When a ship has a comparatively large GM, for example 2m to 3m, the righting moments at small angles of heel will also be comparatively large. A ship in this condition is said to be _______.
(A) hard
(B) soft
(C) stiff
(D) tender