SPECIMEN EXAMINATION FOR SECOND MATE 



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What does the law state with regard 

 to the rating of the man at the wheel in 

 narrow and crowded waters or in low 

 visibility? 



What data does the certificate of in- 

 spection contain, by whom is it issued 

 and how long is it issued for? 



Name some of the information which 

 may be found on a Certificate of In- 

 spection. 



What devices are required by the 

 regulations to warn the passengers and 

 crews of vessels in the event of emer- 

 gency? 



What stations on a vessel must be 

 connected by voice tube or telephone? 



What is the penalty for failure to 

 promptly report a collision with aids to 

 navigation to the Merchant Marine In- 

 spectors? 



How does the officer or lifeboatman 

 in charge of a boat know if the men as- 

 signed report to the proper boat and are 

 familiar with the duties assigned on the 

 station bill? 



If a vessel sights people in danger of 

 being lost at sea, is the master legally 

 obliged to assist them if he may do so 

 without serious danger to his own ves- 

 sel, crew, or passengers? 



Where the crew of a vessel assists in 

 saving life from a vessel in distress and 

 are thereby unable to assist in saving 

 property, are they entitled to salvage? 



What are the emergency signals used 

 for the following : 



(a) Fire alarm. 



(b) Dismissal from fire stations. 



(c) Boat station or boat drill. 



(d) To lower boats. 



(e) To stop lowering boats. 



(f) Dismissal from boat stations. 

 What information is required on a 



Notice of Casualty? 



By whom must instruments, ma- 

 chines, and equipment connected with 

 the safety of life be approved before 

 they may be used on board ship? 



What would you do in the matter of 

 handling the crew and advising and 

 handling the passengers in time of 

 emergency? 



How shall spaces or lockers contain- 

 ing equipment for the use of the emer- 

 gency squad be marked? 



Describe the method of electrical 

 bonding mandatory for vessels trans- 



ferring liquefied petroleum gases and 

 which is usually employed for vessels 

 transferring inflammable or combustible 

 liquids. 



What is the rule regarding unneces- 

 sary whistling within any harbor limits 

 of the United States and what is the 

 penalty for its violation? 



What is the penalty for flashing, or 

 causing to be flashed, the rays of the 

 searchlight into the pilot house of a 

 passing vessel? 



How are fire and boat drills to be 

 conducted? 



What is the penalty for any licensed 

 officer who shall authorize or permit the 

 carrying of any light, electric or other- 

 wise, not required by law, that will in 

 any way interfere with distinguishing 

 the signal lights? 



When should the vessel's drafts be 

 taken and entered in the log book? 



What does the law state in regard to 

 the rating of the lookouts? 



When a vessel is in port and the power 

 plant is to be shut down or made in- 

 operative for a period, what precautions 

 must be taken? 



In port what information for use in 

 emergency should be immediately avail- 

 able for duty officer, watchmen, and 

 other operating personnel? 



Define the term "flame arrestor" as 

 it is used in the Tanker Regulations. 



Define the term "flame screen" as 

 used in the Tanker Regulation. 



How would you mark the manual 

 control for automatic fire dampers in 

 ducts passing through main vertical 

 zone bulkheads of passenger vessels? 



What is the purpose of a pressure 

 vacuum valve required on many types 

 of tank vessels and what care should it 

 receive? 



How must entries be made in the of- 

 ficial logbook? 



How often shall the motor or hand- 

 operated propelling gear of a lifeboat 

 be operated and how long each time? 



When a fire watchman fails to follow 

 his prescribed route, or to record each 

 station within the specified time, what 

 action must be taken ? 



Why should fire extinguishers not be 

 stowed in passenger and crew quarters 

 when the extinguishing medium is kept 

 under pressure? 



