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CES tests developed for evaluating seaman basic knowledge by Seagull Company (rebranded as «OTG»), is an evaluating online-tool, used for revealing any professional preparation needed in specific fields of knowledge, defined by STCW.
- Version: 6.0.0.
- Test type: STCW.
- Department: Deck.
- Level: Management.
- Vessel type: any.
- Area: Navigation – NA.
CES tests have proven themselves as good tools for the selection and recruitment process, as well as advancing the level of knowledge of the current officers and crew. Ocean Technologies Group use various subjects for question creation, which includes:
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Current test contains Seagull CES questions on the subject «Deck Management Navigation». Those questions can be used for competence verification specialist capable of preventing accidental situations related with transporting safety, or also for self-examination.
«Navigation» subject includes theoretical and practical information about advanced training for work on any type of vessel. Knowledge of this information directly shows employee’s competence who holds a relevant post on a vessel. An officer on navigation duty on a vessel is responsible for various tasks related to the safe and efficient navigation of the ship. Some of their key responsibilities include monitoring and maintaining the vessel’s position and course using navigational instruments such as GPS, charts, radar, and compasses. Also planning and executing the vessel’s route, taking into consideration factors such as weather conditions, traffic separation schemes, navigational hazards, and port regulations and etc.
On this site Crew Evaluation System Test on the subject «Deck Management Navigation» contains 44 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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Code: EYfeuCfH According to the International Labour Organisation, how often should lifting appliances and items of loose gear be thoroughly inspected by a competent person?
Biannually.
Every 5 years.
Annually.
Every 6 years.
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Code: RTdlXK40 Which of the options best describes how a “Balanced Rudder” is constructed?
There is equal rudder area forward and aft of the turning axis, the turning axis being at the geometrical centre of the rudder area.
The rudder has an additional flap attached to the trailing edge to improve rudder efficiency.
Part of the rudder area is forward of the turning axis, therefore reducing the load on the steering motor.
The rudder is operated by two steering motors providing equal amounts of power to the rudder.
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Code: #OLAXleO Your watchkeeper has just informed you that the vessel has collided with a sailing vessel. What action should be taken?
Call the company, explain the situation and ask for instructions.
Tell the watchkeeper to sort out the problem.
Tell the watchkeeper to proceed on passage.
Alarm the rescue centre and commerce searching for survivors.
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Code: Si$6E3L1 At what calendar interval is a class renewal/Special Survey required?
At 20 years and every 5 years thereafter.
Annually.
5 years.
Every 2 1/2 years.
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Code: i9cJaF8K How are the effects of squat seen on a moving vessel?
There will be a reduction of the vessel’s underkeel clearance and a possible change of trim.
There will be an increase in the vessels draught while moving through the water.
Heel can result on a vessel with a large block coefficient and a speed reduction.
There will be a change of draught and a reduction in the speed.
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Code: 7wDyEWKC Your vessel has been involved in a minor collision. What will your actions be following the collision?
Make sure your vessel + crew are safe and then offer your assistance to the other vessel.
Call the Company DPO and the local state if close to the coast.
Continue the voyage to your destination monitoring for water ingress.
All of the answers are correct.
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Code: YNujgCI9 Would the indicated ground speed be suitable when berthing a large vessel?
The indicated speed would be a normal speed approaching a berth.
The speed requirements are decided by the pilot and should not be the concern of the OOW.
The approach speed is way too fast, even for a vessel in ballast.
The approach speed is essential to maintain steerage when coming alongside.
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Code: stdgZC3C Your vessel is involved in a collision with another vessel. What should you as Master tell the Master on the other vessel?
Explain your actions prior to the collision and request details of actions taken by the other vessel which resulted in the collision.
Name of vessel; IMO number; Port of registry; Port of destination of your vessel.
There should be no communication with the other vessel.
That their actions were totally wrong and it is their fault.
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Code: G6Fi#86D What has the most influence on the turning effect from an attached tug?
Having a tug attached to the bow on a tug line.
The position of the applied tug force relative to the ship’s pivot point.
Having a tug attached to a fairlead close to the pivot point.
Having a tug attached to the stern centre lead on a tug line.
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Code: 4fZeqDrg When planning to cross an ocean, is it always best to use great circle sailing?
No – because a Mercator course is more efficient, less distance and easier to follow.
Yes – because it is the easiest sailing to compute and then follow.
No – because there could be environmental or regulatory restrictions.
Yes – because an ECDIS in track control will do the computation and steer the route.
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Code: HBlu2qkj According to the International Labour Organisation, how often should lifting appliances be re-tested?
Annually.
2 1/2 years.
2 years.
5 years.
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Code: sFUqppMC The ship is approaching shallow water where the Under Keel Clearance will reduce to about 0,25 of the ship’s draught. Which of the following answers most accurately summarizes the aspects to be considered when deciding a suitable speed?
A further reduction of underkeel clearance and possible changes of the ship’s trim.
Touching the bottom if there is any swell and causing damage due to the wake or wash of the vessel.
All of the suggested answers.
A reduced ability to stop the vessel and maintain steerage.
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Code: WfsSpl5A A tug is connected to the bow of a vessel. Will the force exerted by it be the same at any ahead speed?
No, on the bow the tug uses power to run with the vessel, which reduces the available power on the towline.
No, when the ahead speed of the ship increases the force exerted by the tug will also increase.
Yes, because when moving ahead a tug can use indirect towing methods.
Yes, the force would normally be expected to be the same at any speed of the ship.
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Code: y7Me3$yx The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations, Chapter 5, deals with the Safety of Navigation and applies to which vessels?
To ALL vessels that go to sea.
To vessels with deadweight over 10 000 tons.
To all vessels and all voyages with exceptions.
To vessels over a certain size.
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Code: vqsiNCPE What is the world-wide system operated by the US Coast Guard exclusively in support of search and rescue operations?
The International Search and Rescue Coordination System.
The US Command and Control Rescue (USCOMR) Service.
The Worldwide Maritime Mutual Assistance Programme (WMMAP).
The Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) System.
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Code: 3fQNCp7y Whilst sailing through a narrow coastal passage, an ECDIS alarm indicates that number 1 GPS HDOP value is outside set limits. What should happen on the bridge?
The receiver should be checked and the vessel’s position confirmed by other means.
Number 2 GPS should be selected as the primary receiver and the number 1 GPS switched off.
The watchkeeper should call the master and then adjust the limit so that the alarm is removed.
The ECDIS should be switched off as it will now be in DR mode and misleading to the bridge team.
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Code: vyDsfFJP You are a Senior Officer of the Watch on vessel “A” and are passing through the Straits of Gibraltar. The vessel’s speed is 18 knots and your vessel is overtaking several other vessels, when the visibility reduces down to about 2 nm. What aspects would you consider when establishing a “safe speed” for your vessel?
Number 2 GPS should be selected as the primary receiver and the number 1 GPS switched off.
The receiver should be checked and the vessel’s position confirmed by other means.
The watchkeeper should call the master and then adjust the limit so that the alarm is removed.
The ECDIS should be switched off as it will now be in DR mode and misleading to the bridge team.
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Code: vyDsfFJP You are a Senior Officer of the Watch on vessel “A” and are passing through the Straits of Gibraltar. The vessel’s speed is 18 knots and your vessel is overtaking several other vessels, when the visibility reduces down to about 2 nm. What aspects would you consider when establishing a “safe speed” for your vessel?
Safe speed should be where the vessel can come to a stop within the visible range.
Deciding safe speed consider: 2 miles visibility; traffic density; manoeuvring of vessel; effectiveness of navigational equipment (ARPA etc); state of sea and currents and navigational hazards.
A safe speed is where a vessel can take proper and effective action to avoid collision and be stopped within an appropriate distance.
Adjust my track to follow Route 1 or 2 illustrated and reduce speed down to half speed, approximately 8 knots.
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Code: ajXcRHox Which method illustrated is the proven way to get two vessels in open water safely alongside each other for a ship to ship transfer operation? Note that not all the vessels are moving.
When the smaller vessel is at anchor, fig. 3.
When the larger vessel is at anchor, fig. 2.
When the larger vessel is stopped and drifting in the water, fig. 4.
When both vessels are making way, fig. 1.
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Code: 7RBDbr80 According to the IAMSAR Manual, what is the expected survival time for a person in water of temperature over 20 °C?
Less than 24 hours because of hypothermia.
Between 18-24 hours depending upon their size..
Indefinite, depending on fatigue state
Less than 12 hours if they have little body fat.
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Code: aLglzox6 With a davit launched lifeboat, what weight is required by SOLAS regulations to be used for the 5 yearly test of the davit and brake system?
1,25 times the total weight of the lifeboat when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment.
0,8 times the total weight of the lifeboat when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment and stores.
The equivalent to the total weight of the lifeboat when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment.
1,1 times the total weight of the lifeboat when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment.
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Code: TX4yMb8f As a result of being in collision with your vessel, the other vessel involved is on fire. What are your responsibilities to it?
The other vessel is in distress and if possible I will render assistance.
Your vessel should manoeuvre close to the other vessel and aid the fire-fighting operation.
There is no statutory requirement to provide assistance as the actions of that vessel were the primary cause of the collision.
You should continue on with the voyage if your damage is not serious.
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Code: 5XW0Ryxo Which SOLAS certificate carried onboard has details of a vessel’s bulkhead fire ratings?
The Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate.
The Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate.
The Safety Management Certificate.
The MODU Safety Certificate.
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Code: qlhb7dt$ Your vessel has been involved in a collision and has developed a list. After sounding the general alarm and informing others of the situation, what other immediate steps should be taken?
All of the options.
Prepare for abandoning ship keeping all parties informed of the situation.
Assess the compartments flooded to determine the remaining stability.
Start discharging water using available means. Monitor water ingress and any increase of draft or list to determine if the situation has stabilised.
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Code: VKqV3sjM What is the name of the reference manual, jointly produced by the International Maritime Organisation and the International Civil Aviation Authority, which currently outlines the organisation and management of search and rescue activities at sea?
The Search and Rescue (IMOSAR) Manual.
The International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual.
The Merchant Ship Search and Rescue (MERSAR) Manual.
The International Maritime Search and Rescue (IMARSAR) Manual.
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Code: ayk04dxV Which option best completes the following statement? The version of the IHO presentation library on the ECDIS is important because:
It is where the files for maintenance of the system software are stored.
It influences the colours on the display.
It allows ECDIS to decide on the scale setting of the chart.
If it is not the latest version, the ECDIS will not be compliant.
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Code: tFydeQbo Why does a vessel slow down in shallow water even though the engine revolutions stay the same?
It does not, it stays at the same speed.
Because the vessel’s hull starts to interact with the sea floor.
The propeller thrust is reduced because of the increased water density.
Because there is increased wave action.
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Code: J64YhDc7 Who will have the authority to take charge and make appropriate decisions in the event of a vessel emergency when transiting the Panama Canal?
The Master and Pilot will agree the best course of action to be taken to resolve the emergency situation.
The ship’s company.
The ship’s Master.
The Panama Canal Authority.
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Code: fD$omPMu When a SOLAS vessel is required to have an emergency tow, what would be the best way to connect a tug?
Using the vessel’s emergency towing arrangement.
Using a bridle made up from the vessel’s anchor chains.
With the towline led around the base of the windlass pedestal and shackled off.
With the towline turned up on a set of bits on the forecastle deck.
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Code: ipx7nJQ5 Where on the hull is the theoretical position of the hydrodynamic pivot point, when going ahead turning?
1/4 of vessel’s length from the stern.
1/3 of the vessel’s length from the bow.
Normally varies dependant on the speed ahead.
Amidships.
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Code: NUWn3B6o In what format will an On-Scene Co-ordinator report such information as on-scene weather and operation progress to other parties?
POSREP.
SARREP.
SITREP.
OSCREP.
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Code: qJgpuVPV Where would you find the document relating to the “Condition of Freeboard Assignment” onboard?
With the Loadline Certificate.
With the Classification Records.
With the Structural Survey File.
With the Safety Construction Certificate.
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Code: FV$RKRf7 How often under SOLAS, is the performance test of a Voyage Data Recorder required by an approved testing or servicing facility?
At the International Safety Equipment Survey.
Annually.
When the battery is replaced.
When the data media is downloaded.
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Code: FV$RKRf8 How often under SOLAS, is the performance test of a Voyage Data Recorder required by an approved testing or servicing facility?
Annually.
At the International Safety Equipment Survey.
When the battery is replaced.
When the data media is downloaded.
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Code: Mqd9bSOT Your vessel is progressing within a Traffic Separation Scheme and receives a navigational warning of another vessel progressing the wrong way within the scheme. What actions should be taken on the bridge, if any?
Move into the inshore traffic zone.
Call the rogue vessel and point out its position.
Slow down your vessel and proceed with caution, posting extra lookouts.
Proceed on passage and monitor the rogue vessel.
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Code: Xpt7HUV2 If the wind speed on a vessel doubles, by approximately how much will the force from it rise?
The force will be Tripled.
The force will be Doubled.
The force will be Quintupled.
The force will be Quadrupled.
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Code: 9gTctCvB The ship is in a shallow water starboard turn and the fore and aft Doppler log sensors show a sideways motion to port. Where would the theoretical pivot point be located?
At a position outside and aft of the hull.
At a position aft of amidships.
At a position outside and forward of the hull.
At a position on the centreline, about 1/6 of the ship’s length forward of the rudder post.
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Code: V0oLC64z What factors should influence the speed set on a vessel when connecting up a tug?
It is best to stop the vessel completely before connecting, so there should be no speed.
The type of tug and the size of its towline.
The location of the vessel and the type of fairleads that it has.
The type of tug and its desired position on the vessel.
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Code: k6Km7O1$ When using an ENC chart to passage planning, why should a scale at or near its compilation scale always be used?
It is only at this scale that route validation is possible.
The chart detail is correct for its usage band.
That is incorrect, as any ENC can be zoomed in or out for passage planning.
It is only at this scale that a route can be plotted.
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Code: ktJbesFT What type of search pattern is recommended in the IAMSAR Manual as most effective for a single vessel, when the location of the search object is known within relatively close limits?
Track Line Search.
Expanding Square Search.
Parallel Sweep Search.
Sector Search.
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Code: EiiqFmgz Where on a vessel moving ahead through the water, is the most dangerous place for a tug to manoeuvre?
The most dangerous position is where the tug approaches the bow, rounding the shoulder to pass a line.
The most dangerous position is when the tug is alongside the amidships section passing a line.
The most dangerous position is where the tug approaches the stern of the larger vessel and enters into its associated positive pressure field.
There is no one position more dangerous than another, hydrodynamic effects are the same all around the hull.
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Code: ZDbcnSER Where several rescue units are engaged in a search and rescue operation, one of them may be designated as the On-Scene Coordinator (OSC). Which of the following describes how this appointment will be made?
The OSC will always be designated by the Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator.
An aircraft is usually appointed as the OSC because of their speed.
The coastguard will appoint the OSC using their vessel database to assess suitability.
The role of OSC is only taken by a naval ship close to the area.
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Code: T$DunCqD For the same vessel and the same rudder angle, is the diameter of the turning circle completed at full ahead smaller than one completed at half ahead?
Yes, it would be a much smaller turning circle at half ahead.
No, it will be much larger turning circle at half ahead.
Yes, there would be a change of shape of the turning circle; it would have an increase in the transfer, but not the advance.
No, the diameter of the turning circle would be almost the same.
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Code: FZlkHHFD How many square metres does the IAMSAR Volume 3 manual suggest may be calmed by releasing 200 litres of lubricating oil slowly through a rubber hose with the outlet maintained just above the surface while the ship proceeds at slow speed?
Approx. 50 square metres.
Approx. 500 square metres.
Approx. 5 000 square metres.
Approx. 50 000 square metres.
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