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PST Exit Exam Mock - Questions and Answers Set 18

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PST Exit Exam Mock - Questions and Answers Set 18

PST Exit Exam Mock - Questions and Answers Set 18

While lifeboats are designed primarily for abandoning a ship, dedicated rescue boats serve a completely different operational purpose: rapidly recovering casualties from the water and marshalling life rafts. Understanding the technical distinctions and launch speeds of these fast rescue crafts is essential for deck safety. To ensure you completely grasp these maneuvering protocols, Nirzara presents the PST Exit Exam Mock - Questions and Answers Set 18. This eighteenth practice module focuses deeply on rescue boat construction mandates, launch readiness, and critical man-overboard (MOB) recovery procedures.

This specific set on Nirzara contains 30 highly repeated Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) structured around the latest DG Shipping online portal guidelines. You will face essential STCW questions regarding the minimum speed requirements of a rescue boat, launching capabilities in adverse weather, operating painter lines during towing, and safe approaches to an unconscious person drifting in the water. Because recovering a crew member from a rolling sea is an incredibly precise operation, the computer-based exam evaluates these technical steps very strictly.

Every MCQ inside Nirzara's Set 18 comes paired with its verified correct answer, offering an instant checkpoint for your preparation. The DG Shipping exam frequently tests precise engine specifications, fueling timelines, and legal safety definitions to verify your technical accuracy under pressure. Spend a few minutes practicing with these 30 targeted questions today on Nirzara to eliminate confusion, sharpen your exam-taking speed, and comfortably secure your passing marks on the first try!

Practice with 30 questions from the BASIC PST COURSE bank. Each question is verified and explained.

MCQ Practice Questions (30)

1

Which one of the listed requirements regarding the launching and recovery arrangements for survival craft Correspond to present regulations?

a Launching and recovery arrangements shall be such that operator can observe survival craft during launching. For lifeboats and during recovery
b Each lifeboat shall be provided with an separate appliance which is capable of launching and recovering the lifeboat.
c Different type of launching and recovery arrangements shall be used for similar survival crafts onboard the ship
d Means shall be available to prevent any discharge of water on to survival crafts during abandonment.
2

What is a fire wire?

a Wire for pulling burning ships off the pier
b Wire for securing smoke divers
c Wire for handling fire buckets
d Wire for pulling fire-hoses up to the top bridge
3

The most vulnerable activation switch shall be so designed to prevent inadvertent activation of alert

a True
b False
4

Which shipboard personnel should be able to recognize and detect weapons, dangerous substances and devices.

a SSO
b Master
c Duty officer
d All shipboard Personnel
5

Below is considered as a general emergency onboard

a Steering failure
b Pirate Attack
c Power failure
d All the above
6

Match the term LTA with suitable answers given below

a Messenger line
b Four projectiles
c 230 m
d All the above
7

Checking and service of life raft as per PMS is

a Once a year
b Twice a year
c Once for 5 years
d Based on the condition of life raft
8

The training manual shall contain instructions and information in easily understood terms and illustrated wherever possible. Which of the following objects do not have to be explained in detail in the manual according to present regulations?

a Use of breathing apparatus
b Method of launching from inside survival craft
c Method and use of devices for protection in launching areas
d Release from launching applications
9

How much food per person is supplied in lifeboat?

a Not less than 10000 Kj
b Not less than 20000 Kj
c None – only barley sugar sweets supplied
d Not less than 5000 Kj
10

Maximum length of a rescue boat

a 2.5 meter
b 3.8 meter
c 5.8 meter
d 8.5 meter
11

Which of the following fire extinguishers is used to put out Class ‘A’ fires?

a CO2
b Water
c Multi – purpose dry chemical
d Both b and c.
12

Which is not a Threat to maritime industry

a Piracy
b Stowaway
c Terrorist action
d Civil war and riots
13

Your vessel have been in collision with an other vessel. You are taking in water and you have to prepare for leaving the vessel. How will you act?

a Just jump over board and be ready.
b Collect your own personal belongings.
c Send a distress message and collect survival suits / thermal bags.
d Assist your friends to collect their personal belongings.
14

What maneuver should be carried out in case of a fire on board a ship ?

a Let the ship follow the wind in order to reduce the oxygen supply
b Keep the stem up against the wind if possible
c Continue on course and speed
d Reduce speed and if possible keep the fire zone to the leeward of the ship
15

How much life raft capacity should be provided on a conventional cargo ship of more than 85 metre in length built after July 1986?

a 100% of complement if it can be readily launched on either side of the ship, if it cannot readily launched on either side 150% must be provided on each side
b 25% of the compliment on each side of the ship
c 75% of the compliment on each side of the ship
d 50% of the compliment on each side of the ship
16

As per the ISPS code providing CCTV camera at the gangway

a Not required
b Compulsory
c Required
d optional
17

"Welding and use of open flames on board tankers (without COW and IGS) in operation are subject to regulations laid down by the Norwegian Maritime Directorate (Norwegian Ship Control Legislation - NSCL). Which of the listed requirements regarding washing and gas freeing before hot work in cargo tanks corresponds to these regulations?"

a All cargo tanks, pump rooms and cofferdams shall be examined by type approved two explosimeters.
b Gas measuring can be carried out by all deck officers.
c One type approved explosimeter shall be used for gas measuring.
d Hatches to not adjacent tanks which have not been cleaned or inerted shall be kept open during work.
18

"The fire control draft on board is called the safety plan and shall be posted onboard. In port, a copy of this plan shall in addition be available from somewhere else. Where must this copy be available?"

a In the engine control room.
b At the gangway.
c On the terminal.
d Handed over to the surveyors.
19

What is the primary function of an immersion suit, as a piece of personal life-saving equipment, in a maritime emergency?

a To provide buoyancy and assist in floating.
b To protect against impact injuries during abandonment.
c To reduce the risk of hypothermia for a person in cold water.
d To make the wearer more visible to rescue services.
20

What should be done before throwing the life raft overboard?

a Activate EPIRB
b Secure the painter to a strong point
c Pull the painter all the way out
d Open the fiberglass cover
21

How many SART transponders (SART) are required to be carried on board a ship for use in survival crafts?

a one on each side of the ship
b one in each lifeboat
c 2 on new builds only. Old ships have to comply by Aug 95
d Two on each side of the ship
22

Which of the given requirements regarding manning and supervision of survival craft corresponds to the SOLAS regulations ?

a There shall be at least five trained persons onboard, mustering and assisting untrained persons
b Every lifeboat required to carry radio telegraph installation shall have a deck officer capable of operating the equipment assigned
c A deck officer or certified persons shall be placed in charge of each survival craft to be used
d Every motorised survival craft shall have a certified engineer assigned
23

Life jackets have the following attached to it

a Whistle and retro reflective tape
b Light and whistle
c SI light, whistle and retro reflective tape
d None of the above
24

What is a declaration of security?

a Checklist jointly completed by the ship and shore security representatives
b A certificate to declare the ship is secure
c A declaration of security measures and security level by ship and Port or the ship
d A document between the port and cargo owner stating security
25

What is the main function of an immersion suit when a person is exposed to cold water?

a To provide propulsion for swimming.
b To protect against impact injuries from falling debris.
c To reduce the risk of hypothermia by insulating the wearer from the cold water and air.
d To automatically inflate and signal distress to rescue authorities.
26

Which one of the listed requirements regarding lifeboat equipment do not correspond to present regulations? Thenormal equipment of every lifeboat shall include:

a sea-charts and navigating equipment
b one copy of prescribed lifesaving signals
c two hatches
d a survival manual
27

EPIRB stands for

a Escape position indicating radio beacon
b Emergency position indicating rescue beacon
c Emergency position indicating radio beacon
d All the above
28

Which of the following describes the correct deployment procedure for a 'throw-overboard' type inflatable liferaft?

a It is lowered into the water using a davit system after all personnel have boarded.
b It is thrown overboard, and then the painter line is pulled to inflate it automatically.
c It is inflated on deck and then slid into the water.
d It is released from its securing and floats free, inflating automatically if the ship sinks.
29

The muster list shall specify details of general alarm signal and also actions to be taken by crew and passengers when the alarm is sounded. Which of the following actions do not necessarily have to be included in the muster list? The muster list shall:

a be prepared and approved by the Administration before the ship proceeds to sea
b specify how the order to abandon ship will be given
c specify which officers are assigned to ensure that life-saving and fire-fighting appliances are maintained in good condition
d specify substitutes for key persons who may become disabled
30

When it is absolutely necessary to jump from a vessel into the water from a significant height, what is the safest body posture to adopt?

a Head first, arms outstretched, to clear obstructions.
b Feet first, legs together, knees slightly bent, arms crossed over the chest, holding nose and mouth.
c Sitting position, legs straight out in front.
d Backwards, arms and legs spread out to create maximum splash.
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Course Name BASIC PST COURSE
Mock Test 18
Questions 30
Students 1,345
Test Time 15 Minutes
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