NUMER I TREŚĆ PYTANIA	PUNKTACJA
Question 1. What is a ship reporting system AMVER and what is its function? Answer: Ship reporting systems are organizations like Automated Mutual Vessel Reporting (AMVER), Australian Ship Reporting system(AUSREP), INSPIRES, JASREP, etc. They can be voluntary position reporting schemes like AMVER or compulsory reporting schemes like AUSREP, for vessels entering Australian waters. It allows the organization to monitor ship’s positions during the ocean voyages and provides mutual assistance in the event of a marine emergency.
Question 2. What additional equipment, over and above standard lifeboat equipment, would you expect to be carried by a designated ‘rescue boat’? Answer: • A buoyant towing line of 50 m length. • Two rescue lines and quoits each of 30 m in length. • A waterproof first aid kit. • A search light. • An effective radar reflector. • Thermal Protective Aids (TPAs) sufficient for 10% of the number of persons that the boat is certified to carry, or two, whichever is the greater. • Walkie-talkie communications if from a non-passenger vessel. • A painter system with a quick release operational method. • A whistle or sound signalling apparatus. • A waterproof electric torch.
Question 3. What markings do you expect to see on the outside of the liferaft canister? Answer: The canister will be marked by the following: (a) The manufacture’s name and/or logo. (b) The instructions for launching in diagram and text format. (c) The capacity (manning) that the raft is designed for. (d) Whether it is equipped with a survival pack and type of pack (A or B). (e) The length of painter fitted to the survival craft. (f) The date of last service. (g) The next date of service due. (h) The symbol ‘do not roll’ sign.
Question 4. Into how many scenarios can a person overboard situation be grouped ? Answer: A person overboard situation can be grouped into 3 scenarios: immediate action, delayed action and person-missing action.
Question 5. In an emergency situation if time is available prior to launching survival craft, what additional items would you place into the survival craft? Answer: Several items would be useful if they are readily available and time permits. Any of the following are suggested: (a) Extra blankets. (b) Torch and extra batteries. (c) Additional food and water. (d) Hand held radios, SARTs, EPIRB or similar communication equipment. (e) Cigarettes (lifeboats only, not liferafts). (f) Notebook and pencil. (g) A pack of playing cards.
Question 6. When kitting a man up with the breathing apparatus SCBA, what safety checks would you make? How much air time is contained in the ‘Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus’ bottles, assuming that the wearer is working at asteady rate? A man fitted with Breathing Apparatus would be expected to wear a harness and have a lifeline fitted. What is the construction of the lifeline and why is it so constructed? Answer A: I would check the condition of all the web straps that they are not worn and that they are secure about the body. Inspect the air content gauge and ensure that the bottle is full. When turning on the air valve I would listen for the ‘whistle’ alarm signal. When placing the mask over the face an even tension must be applied to the mask straps in order to create an airtight/smoke seal. This would be subsequently checked by shutting the air valve so that the wearer would experience the mask ‘crushing’ onto the face, so creating a partial vacuum. This denotes that the wearer is not drawing air from around the sealed mask, and is therefore providing an effective smoke seal. I would then open up the valve to allow the wearer to breath on demand. Finally, communication with the wearer and the control position would be checked to ensure a safe entry. Breathing apparatus use is covered by a checklist and permit to work system. Whenever donning B/A, these would be adhered to and completed. Answer B: Normal working conditions for a person wearing breathing apparatus, would expect to provide approximately, twenty-five (25) minutes of air. After this the low air alarm whistle should sound. Answer C: The lifeline is constructed with a steel wire core and an outer covering of flax. The purpose of the wire core is to prevent the wire from being burnt through.
Question 7. Where would you expect to find the International Shore Connection onboard ? Answer: It is usually kept readily available and found often at the top of the gangway, or on the bridge or alternatively in the Chief Officer’s office.
Question 8. What maintenance would you regularly carry out on ‘dry powder’ fire extinguishers? Answer: It is customary to shake dry powder extinguishers in order to prevent the powder from congealing in the event it may become, damp. They are also serviced at regular intervals by sending extinguishers ashore for regular checks and maintenance inspections.
Question 9. When acting as OOW, the duty engineer telephones the navigation bridge and states that there is a small fire in the engine room store. What immediate action would you take? Answer: Not having already heard any fire alarm, I would immediately sound the bridge fire alarm and carry out the following actions: (a) Advise the Master as soon as possible. (b) Place the ship’s position on the Chart. (c) Engage ‘manual steering’ with a quarter master. (d) Close all watertight and fire doors. (e) Place engines on ‘stand-by’ as soon as appropriate and reduce speed. (f) Alter the ship’s course to position the wind direction, directly astern (to reduce the draught and oxygen content within the vessel).1 (g) Proceed to my muster station, once relieved on the bridge. Depending on manning, the engineers could be initially fighting the fire and consequently the engines may not be brought to ‘stand-by’ as quickly as the bridge personnel might require. As manpower increased in the engine room both to fight the fire and hold the watch, machinery response could expect to become more effective.
Question 10. How is the ‘paint room’ fire protected, on your last ship? Answer: Depending on the age of the vessel, regulations make it necessary for paint rooms to be protected by a fixed ‘sprinkler system’.
Question 11. What is colour of a CO2 fire extinguisher mark , and what type of fire would you expect to use it on? Answer: CO2 extinguishers are marked in black and would generally be expected to be used on electrical fires.
Question 12. What is a ‘water fog application unit’? Answer: SOLAS requirements require that passenger vessels and Ro-Ro Ferries, over 500 grt, carrying over 36 passengers are required to carry two (2) water fog application units. These are pressure units which deliver a water-mist extinguishing agent to designated spaces of high risk. These units are carried in addition to the total flood systems required by the regulations.
Question 13. What is the type of nozzles fitted to the hoses aboard ships? Answer: Ships must be fitted with dual-operation spray and jet nozzles.
Question 14. Has Poland established a RCC and RSC in search and rescue region (SRR)? Where are they located ? Answer: Yes ,it has. They are located in Gdynia ( MRCC) and Świnoujście (MRSC)
Question 15. Does Polish MRSC regularly work with other RCCs outside our region? Which ones ? Answer: MRSC Świnoujście regularly works with German and Denmark RCCs.
Question 16. Who should have full information about the capabilities (range, number of persons they could rescue, alert status, launch authority point of contact, etc.) for all the primary rescue units in national SRR? Answer: Above mentioned information have RCC and RSC.
Question 17. What kind of information must vessel distress message include ? Answer: The vessel distress message must include: Identification of the vessel Her position Nature of distress and kind of assistance required And additionally if time permits : Weather immediate vicinity Time of abandoning ship Number of crew remaining on board Number and type of survival craft launched Emergency location aids (EPIRB,SART) in survival craft or in the sea Number of seriously injured persons
Question 18. When is the parallel sweep search used ? Answer: The parallel sweep search is used when searching a large area.
Question 19. When is track line search normally used ? Answer: The track line search is normally used when a vessel or aircraft has disappeared without a trace.
Question 20. ACO is an abbreviation for ? Answer: It is abbreviation for Aircraft Coordinator
Question 21. What should by master who decided not to proceed to the scene of distress be done ? Answer: A master should make an appropriate entry in the ships log book.
Question 22. Can the RCC and RSC use NAVTEX for shore to ship distress traffic? Answer: Yes, obviously they can.
Question 23. When and by whom should an initial SITREP be transmitted ? Answer: An initial SITREP should be transmitted by the master reached distress position, as soon, as details of an incident make it clear, that SAR involvement is necessary.
Question 24. What does it means abbreviation SRU , and what kind of facilities are concerned ? Answer: It is Search and Rescue Unit and concerns all ships involved in SAR operation and rescue aircraft as well.
Question 25. What kind of duties should the first ship arriving of SAR incident scene assume ? Answer: The first ship arriving of SAR incident scene should assume OSC duties.

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