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Current test contains Seagull CES questions on the subject «Preparation for Loading Bulk Carriers». Those questions can be used for competence verification specialist capable of preventing accidental situations related with transporting safety, or also for self-examination.
«Preparation for Loading Bulk Carriers» subject includes theoretical and practical information about advanced training for work on any type of vessel. The course delivers in-depth knowledge of electrical and electronic systems found aboard various types of vessels. The test provides comprehensive training tailored for professionals working in the maritime industry. It focuses on equipping participants with advanced skills and knowledge required for the safe and efficient operation of bulk carriers and other types of vessels. The curriculum covers essential aspects of cargo handling, stowage and stability, ensuring compliance with international maritime regulations. Additionally, the test delves into the intricacies of electrical and electronic systems commonly found on modern ships, offering in-depth insights into their operation and maintenance. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of safety protocols, risk management and emergency response procedures specific to bulk carriers. The training combines classroom instruction with hands-on exercises, enabling learners to apply theoretical concepts in real-world scenarios. By the end of the course, sailorswill be well-prepared to handle the complexities of working on any type of vessel, ensuring operational excellence and safety. This program is ideal for seafarers, ship officers and maritime professionals seeking to enhance their expertise and advance their careers in the shipping industry.
On this site Crew Evaluation System Test on the subject «Preparation for Loading Bulk Carriers» contains 38 questions you need to answer with no possibility to go back to previous question. Therefore, we recommend carefully reading each question and making decision with no hurry. In case you have some difficulty answering, you have also possibility to request a hint.
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A bulk carrier is on a long term contract of affreightment and loading the same cargo each trip. What is the usual standard of hold preparation between cargoes? Select the ONE best answer.
Grain clean.
Load on top.
Normal clean.
Shovel clean.
According to this module, how much degreasing chemical would be required per hold on a 100 000 tonnes dwt bulk carrier? Select the ONE correct answer.
10 litres.
25 litres.
100 litres.
250 litres.
After the bilges and strainers have been cleaned, why is burlap fitted over the bilge cover plates prior to loading? Select the ONE correct answer.
To allow water to pass through the burlap but to stop as much of the cargo solids as possible from entering the bilge piping system.
To keep the bilge cover plates clean and free from cargo solids.
To keep water out of the bilges.
To stop insect infestation accumulating in the bilges.
How are cleaning chemicals usually applied during hold washing? Select the ONE correct answer.
The chemicals are applied using a low-pressure hose.
The chemicals are applied using a pressure spray.
The chemicals are applied using a mop from a mixing bucket.
The chemicals are hand brushed onto the surfaces to be treated.
How are dry cargo residues brought up to the deck by the crew? Select the ONE correct answer.
Cargo is loaded into a canvas or plastic bag and lifted to the deck manually.
Crew carry buckets up the access ladders.
Crew use a light line to lift the cargo residues manually.
Using a mucking winch to lift buckets of cargo residue.
How are minor water leaks past the coaming seals, which might occur in heavy weather, stopped from falling onto cargo in the hold? Select the ONE correct answer.
High expansion foam is used to close all of the gaps around the sides of the hatch covers.
The cleats must be tightened up as much as possible.
The coaming drain channel catches the water and leads it safely to the drains and then to the deck.
The seal is weathertight, so no water can get inside.
How does a Master know whether a cargo is Harmful to the Marine Environment (HME) or not? Select the ONE correct answer.
The shipper is required to say whether the cargo is HME in the Shipper’s Declaration.
The IMSBC Code can be checked.
The Master has to ask the Charterer.
The stevedore will tell the Master.
How does the rubber seal on a hatch provide a weathertight seal? Select the ONE correct answer.
The compression bar fitted to the coaming or the cross joint presses into the rubber seal when the cover is closed.
Rubber seals are fixed to the coaming and to the hatch cover. When these are pressed together, they provide a weathertight seal.
The quick-acting cleats pull the hatch panels down onto the compression bar, forcing the seal to be compressed.
The seal absorbs water like a sponge stopping it passing through to the ship’s hold.
How is the sea water for hold washing applied in the holds? Select the TWO best answers.
High-pressure water guns.
Buckets and mops.
Hose and nozzle.
Portable pump.
How is the sea water from the ship’s system usually accelerated in a hold cleaning gun (water cannon)? Select the ONE best answer.
By a hand pump.
By compressed air from the ship’s system.
By a portable diesel driven pump.
By a pressure tank system.
If a Chief Officer finds damage to the ship structure, infestation, smell or taint, that cannot be fixed onboard, what action should they take? Select the ONE correct answer.
They should load on top as soon as possible to cover over the problems.
They should repeat the water wash.
They should ventilate the holds as soon as possible.
They should, through the Master, immediately inform the owners and the charterers to get help.
In relation to the rubber joint in a hatch seal, what is «permanent set»? Select the ONE correct answer.
This is when the rubber seal loses its flexibility and has a fixed groove in it.
This is the depth to which the compression bar should press into the seal rubber, according to the maker’s instructions.
This is when the rubber seal is pushed sideways out of position and is permanently offset in the seal channel.
This refers to the fixing of the seal height when it is first installed.
In the bulk trades, how many standards of hold cleanliness are there? Select the ONE correct answer.
Eight.
Five.
Three.
Two.
On a bulk carrier, what is the highest standard of hold cleaning? Select the ONE correct answer.
Grain clean.
Very clean.
Hospital clean.
Washed clean.
On a bulk carrier, what standard of cleanliness would you expect if the next cargo were to be bulk fertilizer? Select the ONE correct answer.
Grain clean.
Hospital clean.
Normal clean.
Shovel clean.
Outside of MARPOL Annex V Special Areas, what is the general rule for discharging none HME cargo residues and wash water? Select the ONE correct answer.
Discharge is permitted, but not less than 12 miles from the nearest shore or ice shelf.
Discharge is not permitted under any circumstances, except to a reception facility.
Discharge is permitted in seas and rivers as required.
Discharge may only be done at night.
What are pre-wash chemicals used for? Select the ONE correct answer.
The pre-wash chemical is applied before the cleaning chemicals to soften up dirt and reduce cleaning time.
They are mixed with the cleaning chemicals to help them work more effectively.
They are applied before loading and help to stop cargo sticking to the hold surfaces, making hold cleaning easier after discharge.
They dissolve rust scale and help clean the hold.
What instructions on hold cleaning standard would be expected when loading a grain cargo after a previous grain cargo? Select the THREE correct answers.
Grain clean.
Hold sweep.
Hold washing.
Normal hold clean.
What is a «bottom wash»? Select the ONE correct answer.
A water wash of the tank top and lower areas of a hold.
A method of cleaning the underside of the deck structures.
This is a method of cleaning the underside of the hatch covers.
This is carried out in dry dock to clean the outside of the hull.
What is the best way of removing wash water mixed with lumpy cargo residues from the hold of a ship? Select the ONE best answer.
Use buckets to manually collect the water.
Use the bilge educator system.
Use a portable sump pump (mucking pump).
Use the bilge pumping system.
What is the definition of «wash water» under MARPOL Annex V? Select the ONE correct answer.
Fresh water used to rinse the holds.
Water used in washing the holds that contains some cargo residues and may contain small amounts of cleaning chemicals.
Water used in washing the holds that contains some cargo residues but no cleaning chemicals.
Water used in washing the holds that has been filtered to remove solids.
What is the expected accuracy of a well-conducted pre-load draught survey? Select the ONE best answer.
+/- 0.05 %.
+/- 0.5 %.
+/- 5 %.
+/- 10 %.
What is the general guidance for when a hatch seal should be replaced? Select the ONE best answer.
When permanent set reaches half the design compression, replace the seal.
Replace the seal once reports of cargo damage have been received.
When permanent set reaches half the depth of the rubber seal it should be replaced.
When permanent set reaches the design compression, replace the seal.
What is the main purpose of the Chief Officer’s inspection? Select the ONE best answer.
To make sure that all cleaning materials have been removed from the holds.
To make sure that the holds are ready to carry the intended cargo.
To make sure that all hold sweepings have been removed from the holds.
To make sure that any damage to the ship structure has been recorded.
What is the most common type of hatch cover on larger bulk carriers? Select the ONE correct answer.
Hydraulic folding type.
Lift away pontoons.
Single pull type.
Side rolling type.
What is the purpose of a water ingress detector?
The water ingress detector is fitted to detect ingress of water into the holds.
The water ingress detector is fitted to detect high levels of water in the bulkhead stool spaces.
The water ingress detector is fitted to detect high levels of water in the hold bilges.
The water ingress detector is fitted to detect water ingress into the bilge piping system.
What is «fat cargo slip»? Select the ONE correct answer.
A type of pre-wash chemical designed for treating holds before loading cargoes which stain, such as petcoke.
A cleaning chemical specially designed for fatty cargoes.
A type of lubricant used on hatch cover wheels.
This occurs during cargo liquefaction.
What special precaution is necessary when using portable ladders or staging in the holds of a ship which is at sea or at anchor? Select the ONE best answer.
Care must be taken to properly secure all portable ladders and staging against ship movements.
If the weather is good, no special precaution should be needed.
The Chief Officer should be asked for permission to use the equipment.
The equipment is designed for use in ships and therefore no special precautions are needed.
When might the requirement for holds to be «dry» not be enforced? Select the ONE correct answer.
If the Master reports that there will not be enough time to dry the holds.
If the cargo to be loaded is already in a damp stockpile.
If the moisture content of the cargo to be loaded is above the transportable moisture limit.
When the first part of the cargo to be loaded is expected to absorb the dampness in the hold.
Where are the regulations covering the discharge of hold cargo residues and wash water? Select the ONE correct answer.
MARPOL Annex V.
IMSBC Code.
SOLAS.
The Grain Code.
Which TWO of these cargoes need the most hold cleaning and preparation? Select the TWO best answers.
Sulphur.
Alumina.
Coal.
Salt.
Which one of these hold cleaning standards would be expected when moving from a coal cargo to another coal cargo? Select the ONE best answer.
Load on top.
Grain clean.
Hold wash.
Sweep clean.
Which three of these instructions on hold cleaning standards would be expected when moving from a coal cargo to an iron ore cargo? Select the THREE correct answers.
Hold sweep.
No hold wash required.
Hold wash.
Normal clean.
Which three of these instructions on hold cleaning standards would be expected when moving from a petcoke cargo to an alumina cargo? Select the THREE correct answers.
Hold sweep.
Hold wash.
Hospital clean.
No hold wash.
Normal clean.
Which two of these instructions on hold cleaning standards would be expected when moving from a coal cargo to a grain cargo? Select the TWO correct answers.
No hold wash required.
Hold sweep.
Hold washing.
Normal hold clean.
Why are cleaning chemicals sometimes used during hold washing? Select the ONE correct answer.
Cleaning chemicals are used to remove residues or staining from the previous cargo.
Cleaning chemicals are used only to clean the bilge boxes.
Cleaning chemicals are used to clean the mops and buckets used in hold preparation.
Cleaning chemicals are used to remove loose scale and paint.
Why are holds often rinse washed with fresh water after the sea water wash? Select the ONE best answer.
To remove any dried salts that remain on the hold structures after the seawater previously used has dried.
To assist in dissolving any cargo residues.
To help remove the cleaning chemicals.
To reduce the level of salts in the bilge valves and pipes.
Why are special precautions necessary prior to loading sulphur or salt cargoes? Select the ONE best answer.
Because the cargoes can cause corrosion of the ship’s structure.
Because they are easily damaged by moisture.
Because they can react with paint, causing damage to the cargo.
Because they can stick to the sides of the ship’s holds.
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