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UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 



How often must life floats and 

 buoyant apparatus be cleaned and 

 thoroughly overhauled? 



Describe the use of the mechanical 

 firing attachment required for the line- 

 carrying (Lyle) gun. 



Describe the stowage and method of 

 securing life floats and buoyant appara- 

 tus aboard ocean passenger vessels. 



How must the emergency lights on a 

 passenger vessel be marked? 



When lifeboats are damaged and re- 

 pairs are necessary, what is the pro- 

 cedure before making such repairs? 



Describe the stowage of the following 

 equipment in a lifeboat aboard an ocean 

 passenger vessel : 



(a) Hatchets. 



(b) Oil, illuminating. 



(c) Oil, storm. 



In lifeboats aboard ocean and coast- 

 wise passenger vessels : 



(a) How many spare bulbs and 

 batteries for the flashlight are required 

 to be carried ? 



(b) How long may the batteries 

 remain in the flashlight or be used as 

 spares? 



What license or certification must be 

 held by persons appointed as first and 

 second in command of each lifeboat and 

 liferaft carried aboard ocean passenger 

 vessels? 



Who is charged with the appointment 

 of persons to command lifeboats and 

 liferafts? 



May articles not required by the 

 regulations be stowed in a lifeboat 

 aboard ocean passenger vessels? 



How many lifelines are required to 

 be fitted on an ocean cargo vessel's life- 

 boat davit spans? 



How many lifelines are required to 

 be fitted to an ocean passenger vessel's 

 davit spans? 



How many lifelines are required to 

 be fitted to an ocean passenger vessel's 

 davit spans for the emergency boats? 



How often must valves and other ap- 



pliances necessary to make a compart- 

 ment watertight be operated to meet the 

 passenger vessel requirements? 



Describe the provisions carried as 

 liferaft equipment aboard ocean or 

 coastwise passenger vessels and the 

 stowage thereof. 



What lif eboatage is required on ocean 

 cargo vessels? 



How many service lines are required 

 as equipment for the line-throwing ap- 

 pliance carried aboard ocean cargo ves- 

 sels? 



What is the service use limit of the 

 rockets carried as equipment for a line- 

 throwing appliance? 



When passenger vessels are fitted 

 with watertight doors in the subdivision 

 bulkheads, may these be kept open at 

 sea? 



State the type, number and location 

 of fire extinguishers required to be pro- 

 vided for emergency power plants and 

 emergency fuel tanks aboard ship. 



Describe the combination letter and 

 number symbol used to classify hand 

 portable fire extinguishers carried 

 aboard ocean passenger vessels. 



Whenever a vessel, moored to a water- 

 front facility, is without power to oper- 

 ate its fire pumps, what measure should 

 be taken to provide water for fire-fight- 

 ing purposes? 



State the three methods by which fire 

 spreads and what should be done to 

 prevent this in combating fires on board 

 vessels. 



What are the requirements governing 

 the number and location of fire hydrants 

 aboard ocean passenger vessels? 



At annual inspections, what is done 

 to the carbon dioxide (CO2) cylinders 

 in a CO2 fire-extinguishing system? 

 When are the cylinders replaced and 

 when must they be recharged? 



Must a fire hose remain connected to 

 its hydrant at all times? If not, under 

 what conditions may it be disconnected 

 and where must it be stowed? 



30. RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR INSPECTION 



What is a licensed officer's duty in as- 

 sisting marine inspectors of the Coast 

 Guard? 



In the log book : 



(a) When are entries to be made? 



(b) What is required if an entry is 

 not made on the same day as the occur- 

 rence? 



(c) Can an entry be made more 

 than 24 hours after arrival in port, of 

 any occurrence previous to arrival in 

 port? 



OF MERCHANT VESSELS. 



If your vessel is equipped with life- 

 saving apparatus over and above that 

 required by the Merchant Marine In- 

 spection, is it necessary to give the same 

 care to the upkeep of this extra gear 

 that you give to the required equip- 

 ment? Give the reason for your answer. 



What is the Oil Pollution Act and the 

 penalty for its violation? 



Name some of the records which may 

 be required as evidence by a hearing 

 board in the event of a marine casualty 

 or accident. 



