SOLAS Quiz 2 summer 2023 with all the correct answers
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SOLAS Quiz 2 summer 2023 with all the correct answers
Which statement is TRUE concerning life preservers (Type I personal flotation devices)?
A. Buoyant vests may be substituted for life jackets.
B. Life preservers are designed to turn an unconscious person's face clear of the water.
C. Life ...
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SOLAS Quiz 2 summer 2023 with all the correct answers
Which statement is TRUE concerning life preservers (Type I personal flotation
devices)?
A. Buoyant vests may be substituted for life jackets.
B. Life preservers are designed to turn an unconscious person's face clear of the water.
C. Life preservers must always be worn with the same side facing outwards to float
properly.
D. Lightly stained or faded life jackets will fail in the water and should not be used.
B
Which statement is TRUE concerning life jackets which are severely damaged?
A. They should be replaced.
B. They must be tested for buoyancy before being continued in use.
C. They can be repaired by a reliable seamstress.
D. They can be used for children.
A
Kapok life jackets should NOT be __________.
A. stowed near open flame or where smoking is permitted
B. used as seats, pillows, or foot rests
C. left on open decks
D. All of the above
D
Which statement is TRUE concerning life preservers?
A. buoyant vests may be substituted for life preservers.
B. Kapok life preservers must have vinyl-covered pad inserts.
C. Life preservers must always be worn with the same side facing outwards.
D. Life preservers are not designed to turn a person's face clear of the water when
unconscious.
B
Each life jacket light that has a non-replaceable power source must be replaced
__________.
A. every 6 months after initial installation
B. every 12 months after initial installation
C. every 24 months after initial installation
D. on or before the expiration date of the power source
D
Life preservers must be marked with the __________.
A. stowage space assigned
B. vessel's name
C. vessel's home port
D. maximum weight allowed
B
The light on a life jacket must be replaced __________.
A. when the power source is replaced
B. each year after installation
,C. every six months
D. when it is not longer serviceable
D
The life jackets on all vessels shall be __________.
A. inspected weekly
B. worn at all times
C. readily available
D. tested yearly
C
With the exception of a Coast Guard approved commercial hybrid Personal Flotation
Device (PFD), which type of life preserver must be carried for each person on board an
uninspected passenger vessel?
A. Type I
B. Type II
C. Type III
D. None of the above
A
Each buoyant work vest must be __________.
A. U.S. Coast Guard approved
B. marked with the name of the vessel
C. equipped with a water light
D. All of the above
A
Coast Guard approved buoyant work vests __________.
A. may be substituted for 10 percent of the required life preservers
B. should be stowed adjacent to lifeboats and emergency stations
C. may be used by boat crews and line handlers during lifeboat drills
D. should be used when carrying out duties near a weather deck's edge
D
U.S.C.G. approved buoyant work vests are considered to be items of safety equipment
and may be worn by members of the crew __________.
A. in lieu of life preservers during fire drills
B. in lieu of life preservers during boat drills
C. in lieu of life preservers during an actual emergency
D. when carrying out duties near a weather deck's edge
D
When may a work vest be substituted for a required life preserver?
A. To replace a damaged life preserver
B. For use during fire drills
C. For use during boat drills
D. At no time
D
Which statement is TRUE concerning buoyant work vests aboard tank vessels?
A. They may be worn while working on deck but not while working over the side.
B. They must be used only under supervision of a designated ship's officer.
, C. They will be accepted for up to 10% of the required life preservers.
D. They may be worn during drills.
B
Which statement is TRUE concerning work vests on a small passenger vessel?
A. They may be worn during drills
B. They may be substituted for up to 10% of the required life jackets on board
C. They need not be an approved type
D. They must be stowed separately from approved life jackets
D
Life jackets should be marked with the __________.
A. maximum weight allowed
B. stowage space assigned
C. vessel's home port
D. vessel's name
D
Life jackets should be stowed in __________.
A. survival craft
B. messrooms
C. readily accessible locations
D. locked water tight containers
C
Each buoyant work vest on an OSV must be __________.
A. Coast Guard Approved
B. marked with the name of the unit
C. equipped with a waterlight
D. All of the above
A
On an OSV, when may a work vest be substituted for a required life jacket?
A. To replace a damaged life jacket
B. For use during fire drills.
C. For use during boat drills
D. At no time
D
How is the external flotation bladder of an immersion suit inflated?
A. It is inflated by a small CO2 bottle that is automatically tripped when the front zipper
is at the top of the zipper track.
B. It is inflated by a small CO2 that is manually tripped.
C. It is inflated by blowing through an inflation tube.
D. It inflates by sea water bleeding into the flotation bladder and reacting with a
chemical therein.
C
The external flotation bladder of an immersion suit should be inflated __________.
A. only after two hours in the water
B. only after four hours in the water
C. before entry into the water
D. upon entry into the water
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