Mod. 2. Lifesaving Equipment Quiz
Which vessel is required to carry a Category I, 406MHz EPIRB?
A vessel operating on the high seas or beyond 3 miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes
How many distress flares are uninspected passenger vessels required to carry? A. Three rocket parachute red day/night flares B. Three aerial pyrotechnic red day/night flares C. Three handheld red day/night flares D. All of the above
All of the above
Inflatable life rafts are provided with... A. Knife B. Pump C. Lifeline D. All of the above
All of the above
A new life raft has been installed on your vessel. The operating cord should be....
Attached to the raft stowage cradle or to a secure object nearby with a weak link
The lights on the outside of the canopy on an inflatable life raft operate....
Automatically when the life raft is inflated
Traditionally, the signal for fire aboard a ship is....
Continuous sounding of the ship's whistle and the general alarm for at least 10 seconds
While reading the muster list you see that "3 short blasts on the whistle and 3 short rings on the general alarm bells" is the signal for...
Dismissal from fire and emergency stations
What does EPIRB stand for?
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
Every vessel that operates on the high seas or beyond 3 miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes must have a Category I 406 MHz EPIRB that....will...
Float free and clear of the sinking vessel an automatically activate
When will the float free emergency position indicating radio beacon be activate after abandoning ship
Immediately after floating free
The knife on an inflatable life raft will always be located...
In a special pocket near the forward entrance
If you find an inflatable life raft with steel bands around the case, you should...
Leave the bands in place
Which approved lifesaving device is required for each person on board a motor vessel carrying passengers?
Life jacket
Which statement is true concerning life preservers (Type I Personal Flotation Devices)?
Life preservers are designed to turn an unconscious person's face clear of the water
The EPIRB on board your vessel is required to be tested....
Monthly
The operating cord on a life raft also serves as a.....
Painter
By regulation, life preservers aboard an uninspecte passenger vessel must be....
Readily accessible
Inflatable life rafts carried on passenger vessels must be annually....
Sent to a Coast Guard approved service facility
An inflatable life raft is thrown into the water from a sinking vessel. What occurs automatically after the painter trips the CO2 bottles to inflate the raft...
The sea anchor deploys
What prevents an inflatable life raft from being pulled under water by a vessel which sinks in water over 100 feet in depth?
The weak link in the painter line
