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what is seamanship?

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It is the practice, knowledge and competence of Operating a large ship, boats or any other water craft

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What is Bollard?

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It is a heavy and stable objects found in docs used as tying points for mooring lines and secure them keeping the vessel stationary

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What is Bitts

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Similar to bollard, with the same function of being tie points to secure mooring lines. But has 2 or more heads for the line to wrap around in figure 8 patterns

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What are the 5 classifications of fire?

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1 Ordinary combustible
2 Flammable liquids
3 Live electrical Equipment
4 Flammable solids
5 Commercial Cooking equipment

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what is the fire triangle?

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It is the Elements needed to create and sistain fire
Heat, oxygen, fuel

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methods of extinguishing fire

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1 Cooling
2 Starvation
3 Smothering
4 Inhibition

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what is cooling?

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Removing the heat element. By using water

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what is starvation?

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removing the Fuel element

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what is smothering?

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Removing the oxygen element

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What is inhibition?

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disrupting the chain reaction of fire

using dry powder to disrupt chain reaction

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examples of ordinary combustible

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Wood, cloth, paper, plastic

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examples of flammable liquids and Gasses

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Gasoline, propane, methane

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examples of Live electrical equipment

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Fuse box, Generators, Power tools, TV, computerss

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examples of Flammable solids

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Phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur

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Commercial Cooking equipment

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Vegetable Oil, olive oil, Grease

Wet chem

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4 Pillars of IMO

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1 SOLAS
2 STCW
3 MARPOL
4 MLC

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What is SOLAS?

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International convention for the safety of life at sea.
Provides seafarers with minimum safety standards for the construction, equipment and operation of Merchant ships

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What is STCW?

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international convention for standard, training for certification and watch keeping. sets minimum qualification standards for Masters, officers and watch personnelon sea going merchant ships

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What is MARPOL?

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International Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships. Provides seafarers with knowledge on how to protect the marine environment as well as also the environment in general by knowing how to dispose of trash and where to dispose them

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What is MLC?

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Maritime Labor Convention. It is sometimes called the seafarers bill of right. It provides and protects seafarers rights. may it be about pay, living conditions and medical care

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6 annexes of Marpol

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1 prevention of pollution from oil (2 oct 1983)

2 Control of pollution from noxious substances carried in bulk (2 oct 1983, 6 april 1987)

3 Prevention of pollution from harmful substances on sea carried in packaged form (July 1 19921)

4 Prevention of pollution by sewage from ships (27 September 2003)

5 Prevention of pollution by garbafe fromships (31 Dec 1988)

6 Prevention of air pollution (19 may 2005)

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Solution for metacentrec height

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GM= KM-KG

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what is a waterline?

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Waterline is where the hull of the ship meets the surface of the water. The line fluctuates depending on how much cargo the ship is carrying.

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What is a ship’s draft

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Si the distance from the surface of the water to the bottom part of the ship or keel

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What is under keel clearance?
The distance between the bottom part of the hull (keel) and the seabed
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Three drafts of a ship
aft draft, for draft, main draft
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what is an epirb
Electronic position indicating radio beacon. Sends out a distress signals including our location for search and rescue authorities and nearby vessels by the use of SARSAT or search and rescue satellite aid and tracking
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how to use EPIRB?
1 Remove safety clip from bracket 2 remove cover 3 take out EPIRB from bracket 4 Pull locking pin 5 move main switch to ON and if top of antenna is lighting up, its is now in operation
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Types of fire extinguishers
CO2 = B, C x A,D FOAM = A,B x C DRY POWDER = A,B,C WATER = A WET CHEM = K, A
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What is GMDSS?
Global Maritime distress and security system- used for: emergency and distress messages. vessel-to-vessel routine communications. vessel-to-shore routine communications.
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What is ISPS?
International ship and port facilities security code- was adopted after the attack of 9/11. is a set of measures meant to enhance the security of ship and port facilities.
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How many levels of security according to ISPS
3 Levels
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Level 1 (Normal Threat)
is the level at which the minimum protective and security measures are in permanent effect.
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level 2 (Tightened threat)
result of a heightened threat of a security incident. additional security measures are applied.
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Level 3 (exceptional threat)
When a security threat is probable or imminent. Specific protective security measures are maintained
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PPE include?
Helmet eye protection hearing protection respirators gloves chem suits safety shoes
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What is a bridge?
Is the command center of the ship where the captain, officers and watch personnel are found
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What is a gangway?
A narrow platform that provides passage and for personnel
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What is anchor?
A heavy object that is used to hook on the seabed in order to prevent the vessel from drifting away
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Where is the muster station located?
It is located on the main deck
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what are the alarms on ships?
General alarm FIRE ALARM man overboard abandon ship CO2 alarm Bridge alarm
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International waters?
are seas that are not in any countries' Terretory
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What is territorial water?
an area of water where a sovereign state has jurisdiction,
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how many types of mooring lines?
There are 6 mooring lines in my knowledge
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what are those 6 mooring lines?
forward: healine, fore breast lines, fore spring lines Aft: stern lines, aft breast line, aft spring lines
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What is meteorology
Study of atmosphere and its phenomenon including the weather and the climate
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Anchor swing circle
radius of the ships swing around the anchor
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What is IMO?
is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating maritime transport.
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6 motion of a ship
pitch, roll, yaw, heave, sway, surge pitch is up and down motion of the stern and bow roll tilting from side to side yaw side to side movement heave is up and down motion of a shipn (ascending and descending motion, like an elevaotr) sway sideways siding motion (caused by wind and current) surge forward and back motion PRYHSS
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What is IMDG code
International Maritime dangerous goods
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9 classes of dangerous goods
explosives- fireworks gases- methane, propane flammable liquid- gasoline flammable solid- sulfur, phosphorous oxidizing substances- toxic and infectious substances radio active material corrosive bleach miscellaneous EGFFOTRCM
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abandon ship drill is done in every?
For cargo, every month For Passengers, every week
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when is it okay to throw food wast?
If ground about 3 nautical miles offshore If not ground, about 12 nautical miles offshore
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what is ISM CODE
International safety management code - sets safety management objectives and requirements for safety management systems
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What is SARSAT and its function?
Search and rescue satellite aid and tracking. It is used to detect and locate emergency beacons.
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What is safety?
Safety for me, is defined as a state in which you are away from danger and being protected from harm. Preventing both physical and mental harm
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What is SART and it's function?
Stands for search and rescue transponder. It is used in order for radar to locate survival Craft or distressed vessels by reacting to radar emissions. It is viewed as a series of dots that creates a line on a n X band Radar with a range of 8 nautical miles
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What is buoyancy?
It is the external force caused by water that pushes the ship upwards causing the ship to float.
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What is center of buoyancy
Is the point in which the upward force of displaced water volume is seemingly concetrated
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What is center of gravity?
center of gravity is where the weight of an object seemingly acts. its as of the objects weight is concentraited into a single point
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What is metacenter?
metacenter is the theoretical point in which the tilted center of buoyancy intersects with the center of gravity

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