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Current test contains SETS questions in area «DM5 – Manoeuvre and Handle a Ship ». Those questions can be used for competence verification specialist capable of preventing accidental situations related with transporting safety, or also for self-examination.
«DM5 – Manoeuvre and Handle a Ship » subject includes theoretical and practical information about advanced training for work on any type of vessel. The practical test rigorously assesses a candidate’s ability to safely manoeuvre a vessel in various conditions. Examinees must demonstrate proficiency in advanced ship handling techniques, including berthing and unberthing in confined spaces. A critical component of the evaluation involves executing emergency manoeuvres, such as a sudden crash stop or a man-overboard recovery. The theoretical examination tests deep knowledge of international regulations for preventing collisions at sea (COLREGs). Candidates are required to plan and execute a complex passage, accounting for factors like weather, tide and traffic separation schemes. Proficiency in using rudder and propeller combinations to control the ship’s movement in narrow channels is a key assessed skill. The test evaluates the ability to handle the vessel in adverse conditions, such as strong winds or poor visibility. Successful completion of the assessment validates the necessary competencies for assuming navigational watch duties on any type of vessel.
On this site SETS on the subject «DM5 – Manoeuvre and Handle a Ship » contains 19 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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You are sailing in shallow water, with 15 % underkeel clearance. How will your stopping distance and turning circle change compared with deep water?
Stopping distance shorter & turning circle smaller.
Stopping distance longer & turning circle larger.
Stopping distance & turning circle will remain the same.
Stopping distance same & turning circle larger.
When manoeuvring, when will you notice the effect of shallow water?
When your underkeel clearance is 15 % or less.
When your underkeel clearance is 10 % or less.
When your underkeel clearance is 50 % or less.
When your underkeel clearance is 75 % or less.
You are on a VLCC and are approaching shallow water with an underkeel clearance of 15 %. What speed should you have when entering the shallow water and when should you slow down?
Maintain normal sea-speed, no need to slow down.
Reduce to slow or less in due time before entering.
About 10 knots, slow down 15 minutes before entering.
About 6-7 knots, slow down 30 minutes before entering.
What shape of hull does a course stable ship usually have?
A long, slim hull.
A short, slim hull.
A long, wide hull.
A short, wide hull.
When connecting a tug, what speed do you think is the best for your vessel to maintain during this operation?
Stop the vessel completely before connecting.
The speed should be more than 7 knots.
A tug may be connected at any convenient speed.
The speed should be less than 5 knots, normally 3-5 knots.
The maximum rudder angle on your ship is 35 degrees. Is the rudder most effective at this angle? Choose the most complete answer.
No, the most effective rudder angle is about 25 to 30 degrees, because the rudder is “stalling” at 35 degrees angle.
No, the rudder angle is most effective at angles between 10 and 20 degrees, because water flow over the rudder is strongest.
Yes, the rudder is most effective at maximum angle, because water flow over the rudder is strongest.
No, the rudder is most effective at small rudder angles, because drag is minimised.
The rudder is hard over, engine full ahead in shallow water. How much rudder lift force remains when the engine is stopped?
About 80 %.
About 50 %.
About 10 %.
About 5 %.
The rudder is hard over, engine full ahead in deep water. How much rudder lift force remains when the engine is stopped?
About 5 %.
About 20 %.
About 50 %.
About 80 %.
The rudder is in the hard over position, propeller stopped. The ship is turning slowly. What can be done to make her turn faster without increasing forward speed?
Give full astern until the ship has stopped, then full ahead again with the rudder hard over.
Give a kick ahead.
Give slow ahead.
Give half astern.
A tug is connected by a line at your bow. Will the bollard pull be the same at any speed? Choose the most complete answer.
Yes, the bollard pull is the same at any speed.
No, when the speed is increasing, the bollard pull is also increasing.
No, when the speed exceeds 5 knots the tug will not be of much help.
No, best use of a tug is made when the ship is going astern.
Overshoot is an expression used when talking about a ship’s steering ability. How can overshoot be determined?
Do a 360 degrees turning circle.
Do a 540 degrees turning circle.
Do a standing turn.
Do a 20/20 degree zigzag manoeuvre.
When a conventional rudder is put hard over it creates a lift force and a drag force. When the ship has to turn, how much lift force remains if the rudder-angle is decreased to 20 degrees from the hard over position?
About 10 %.
About 30 %.
About 50 %.
About 80 %.
You are in a 360 degrees turn with engine full ahead. If you reduce speed while in the turn, how will the turning diameter change?
The turning diameter will become smaller.
The turning diameter will not change.
The turning diameter will increase.
The change will depend on rudder angle.
What shape of a hull would you say a course unstable ship would have?
A long, slim hull.
A length to beam ratio greater than 5,5.
A length to beam ratio less than 5,5.
A length to beam ratio less than 7.
You have made a turning test at full speed in deep water. You are now going to make one with initial speed, slow ahead. Do you think the diameter will differ from that of initial full ahead?
The diameter will be the same whatever initial speed we have when starting the turn.
Yes, it will be much smaller with slow ahead.
Yes, it will be much greater with slow ahead.
Yes, there will be a large difference in the turning diameter between full and slow ahead.
Most large tankers are moored using wire ropes on winches in order to remain safely moored alongside. If extra mooring lines are required, would a mixture of wires and full-length synthetic fibre ropes be appropriate?
No, because the wires would take most of the strain and the fibre ropes practically none.
Yes, because the extra fibre ropes are easier to handle.
No, because most fibre ropes of the required breaking strain are large and difficult to handle.
Yes, because the fibre ropes are more flexible and complement the wires, adding to the overall effectiveness of the mooring.
A ship is being turned short round in a tidal stream that is running at three knots. If in still waters this normally takes 12 minutes, what allowance, if any, should be made for the drift of the ship during the turn?
6 cables.
No allowance.
3 cables.
12 cables.
The graph shows the decrease of speed, against time, on a 100 000 deadweight tanker proceeding at full speed of 13,3 knots and at minute 0 the engine was stopped. What is the decrease in speed most likely to be?
Series 1.
Series 2.
Series 3.
None of the other options.
The diagram shows the manoeuvring characteristics of a ship. What are the distances A1 and A2 called?
Turning Distance.
Tactical Diameter.
Advance.
Transfer.
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