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Category: Crew Evaluation System (CES) - Engine

Crew Evaluation System (CES) - Engine

1 / 50

What is the term used to refer to the valve that prevents backflow of water from the boiler to the feed water system?

Feed-stop valve

Bottom-blow valve

Safety valve

Feed-check valve

2 / 50

Read this text and answer the question: To whom should training in personal survival techniques be given?

To deck hands mainly.

To all seafarers

To officers only.

To all ratings

3 / 50

What is the signal actuated by a fire detection system?

An audible signal at the control panel

A visual and audible alarm signal at the control panel

An audible and visual signal consisting in 7 short signals followed by a long one

A visual signal at the control panel

4 / 50

A rating on boiler watch notices water coming from the safety valve chest drain while the boiler is in operation. What action should be taken by the rating?

Contact the engineer officer of the watch and inform him immediately.

Operate the safety valve using the release gear to try and get it to reseat tightly.

Hit the safety valve with a hammer to try and get it to reseat tightly.

Put a bucket under the drain to prevent the deck becoming wet and slippery.

5 / 50

Following maintenance work on an air compressor the engine room rating is asked to put the tools away. It is noticed that an Allen key is missing from the set. What action should be taken?

Inform the engineer in case it has been left inside the compressor when it was closed up.

Assume it has fallen in the bilge and look for it when the bilges have been pumped.

Make a note in the log book so the other engine room staff know it is missing.

Get another one from the store to make up a full set again.

6 / 50

How long should Bunker Delivery notes be kept onboard and available for inspection?

At least five years

At least twelve months

At least three years

Until all the relevant fuel has been used

7 / 50

What is the main difference between a stuffing box gland and a mechanical seal on a centrifugal pump?

Packed stuffing box glands must be cooled by liquid, but mechanical seals do not require any cooling

The sealing surface of a mechanical seal is usually parallel to the shaft, but sealing surface of a packed gland is perpendicular to the shaft

If packing fails the pump can be kept running by tightening the glands, but if a mechanical seal fails it must be renewed to stop the leakage

Packed stuffing box glands are subject to wear but mechanical seals are not

8 / 50

Hot work is to be carried out close to a smoke detector in the engine room. What precautions should be taken?

Disconnect or cover up the smoke detector.

Notify deck officer in charge that a fire alarm may occur.

Notify Deck Officer and Engineer Officer in charge. The loop for the smoke detector should be isolated while work is done and normal precautions for hot work taken including permit to work. an and a fire extinguisher available.

No special precautions except for having a watch m

9 / 50

The engine room rating has been assisting with ballast operations during a period of engine room watch duty. Ballast operations have stopped for a couple of hours while stores are being taken. What action should the rating take during this break in operations?

Just stop the pumps and close the pump suction and discharge valves. Leave the valves for the ballast tanks open to save time later.

Just keep the pumps running and the valves for the ballast tanks open to save time when operations are restarted. The tanks will just overflow through the air vents.

Shut the valves for the ballast tanks but keep the pumps running and discharging overboard to save time later.

Stop all of the ballast pumps and close all of the ballast valves as soon as operations are stopped. Ballast lines should always be closed except when they are being used.

10 / 50

If circumstances permit, how should low expansion foam be applied to oil burning near a bulkhead of the engine room?

The applicator should be used in a sweeping motion to spread the foam over the surface.

The foam should be aimed at about 45 degrees upwards so that it can drop onto the fire

The foam should be aimed at the bulkhead behind the fire and allowed to spread out slowly over the fire.

The foam should be applied to the centre of the fire.

11 / 50

Which of the following is a precautionary measure to prevent fire in general:

Storing rags impregnated with oil in closed containers

Cleaning dirty surface

Emptying waste bins

All the answers are good

12 / 50

Which of these actions should crew take if a suspicious object that may be a bomb is located during a search?

Place the object in a desk drawer or file cabinet.

Confirm with their search partner that the object found is suspicious.

Cover the suspicious object with a box or blanket.

Throw the object overboard.

13 / 50

What is the correct name of the part highlighted in the illustration?

Rocker Arm

Push rod

Main bearing

Connecting rod

14 / 50

What should the Fitter be asked to do?

The Fitter should be asked to stack empty oil drums on the forecastle

The Fitter should be asked to drain hydraulic oil into the sea

The Fitter should be asked to check the level of hydraulic oil in the header tank

The Fitter should be asked to dispose of empty oil drums into the sea

15 / 50

In which ways is heat transmitted?

Delay, conduction, radiation

Conduction, convection and radiation

Radiation and gasification

Gasification, conduction and convection

16 / 50

According to European standards (E.N.) fire can be classified...

A, B

A, B, C, D, E

A, B,C,D

A, B, C

17 / 50

What are the three diameters of fire hoses most commonly found on ships?

17, 43 or 74 mm

10, 50 or 85 mm

25, 45, or 70 mm

50, 74 or 100 mm

18 / 50

A new gasket has been fitted to the manhole cover of a ballast tank. Which of the options given would be suitable to test that the new gasket is correctly fitted?

Fill the tank with water until it overflows through the air vent.

Carry out an air pressure test on the ballast tank.

Fill the tank with water up to capacity.

Carry out a hose test on the manhole cover.

19 / 50

In the event of the water level disappearing out of the boiler water level gauge glass; what should be the first action to be taken?

Secure all of the burners

Close the feed-water stop valve

Close the main steam stop valve

Call the chief engineer

20 / 50

When must personal protective equipment be worn

Only in the engine room

Only on deck

At all times when identified as a control method with risk assessment

When making the vessel fast

21 / 50

A floating life raft is capable of withstanding repeated jumps on to it from a height of at least:

5,50 m

6,50 m

4,50 m

3,50 m

22 / 50

You have abandoned ship in a life raft. In most cases, which of the following actions should you generally take?

Join up with any other survival craft and stream the sea anchor

Start paddling in the direction of the nearest land

Organise a lookout system

Organise a lookout system. Join up with other survival craft if possible. Stream the sea anchor

23 / 50

Which of the following tools can be safely sharpened using a pedestal grinder?

Wooden wedge

Hacksaw blade

Steel drill bit

Brass chisel

24 / 50

An engine room rating is assisting in the maintenance of some of the valves on the low-pressure steam range. Which packing material, from the options given, would be the best choice for repacking the gland of a low-pressure steam valve?

Greasy cotton packing.

Graphite fiber packing.

PTFE rope packing.

Lead covered cotton packing.

25 / 50

What must be included as part of the Engine International Air Pollution Prevention (EIAPP) certificate?

The technical file for the engine

The IAPP certificate

The EEDI certificate

The SEEMP

26 / 50

What is the minimum volume of air contained in the cylinders of a SOLAS compliant self-contained compressed-air operated breathing apparatus (SCABA)?

1800 liters

2500 liters

1200 liters

1000 liters

27 / 50

During overhaul of a hydraulic pump a large number of small components are removed. Where should these components be kept so that they are not lost?

They should be placed inside the pump casing.

They should be kept in a boiler suit pocket.

They should be placed in a clean box or tin and covered over.

They should be placed in the pump save all.

28 / 50

A threaded hole is to be formed in a steel plate using a tap and wrench. When drilling the hole which of the options best describes the required drill size?

The drill should be the same size at the diameter of the bolt that is to be fitted into the hole.

The drill should be a smaller size than the diameter of the tap.

The drill should be the same size as the diameter of the tap.

The drill should be a bigger size than the diameter of the tap.

29 / 50

During maintenance work on a fuel tank the engine room ratings are removing scale in preparation for re-coating. One of the ratings suddenly notices the smell of fumes even though the atmosphere had been satisfactorily tested before the work started. What action should the ratings take?

Stop work until the smell disappears and then carry on removing the scale.

Leave the tank immediately and have the atmosphere retested.

Put on breathing apparatus and carry on with the task.

Ask for another fan to be switched on to increase the ventilation in the tank.

30 / 50

Which is the "STARBOARD QUARTER", in the figure?

The Starboard quarter is C, in the figure

The Starboard quarter is B, in the figure

The Starboard quarter is A, in the figure

The Starboard quarter is D, in the figure

31 / 50

During overhaul of a hydraulic pump a large number of small components are removed. Where should these components be kept so that they are not lost?

They should be placed inside the pump casing.

They should be kept in a boiler suit pocket.

They should be placed in a clean box or tin and covered over.

They should be placed in the pump save all.

32 / 50

What is the main purpose of a heat exchanger in a cooling water system?

To reduce engine room temperature

To reduce water turbulence

To maintain a steady pressure in the system

To transfer heat from one fluid to another

33 / 50

While on boiler watch on an automatically controlled steam boiler the rating notices that the burner has failed to light following a drop in steam pressure. What action should be taken?

Call the duty engineer immediately using the engineers call alarm. .

Try and light the boiler burner manually.

Shut the steam stop valve to stop the steam pressure falling further

Stop the feed water pump immediately in case the boiler overfills.

34 / 50

What are the three diameters of fire hoses most commonly found on ships?

17, 43 or 74 mm

10, 50 or 85 mm

25, 45, or 70 mm

50, 74 or 100 mm

35 / 50

What would be the most probable cause of an increase in cooling water temperature for all cylinders of a diesel engine?

Fouling of the lubricating oil cooler.

Low level in the header tank for the jacket system.

Fouling of the charge air cooler.

Fouling of the jacket water cooler.

36 / 50

You have abandoned ship in a life raft. In most cases, which of the following actions should you generally take?

Join up with any other survival craft and stream the sea anchor

Start paddling in the direction of the nearest land

Organize a lookout system

Organize a lookout system. Join up with other survival craft if possible, Stream the sea anchor

37 / 50

An alarm signal consisting of seven short blasts followed by one long blast is sounded by the ship's whistle and the alarm bells. What are you to do?

Go to (or remain in) your cabin and wait for further orders.

Go to your fire station.

Go to your emergency station (muster station).

Report on the bridge (deck crew) or engine control room (engine crew) for further orders.

38 / 50

What is the most likely cause of black smoke at the boiler exhaust during normal operation of a steam boiler?

Water in the fuel.

Fuel oil temperature too high.

Too much combustion air.

Insufficient combustion air.

39 / 50

What will happen when the ship arrives in Rotterdam?

The main engine will be tested

The navigation lights will be tested

The anchor will be tested

The ship will receive fuel and diesel oil bunkers

40 / 50

During maintenance work at sea an engine room rating is moving a heavy component to the workshop using a chain block attached to an overhead trolley on a rail. Part way through the operation the rating is asked by the engineer to go immediately to the store for some equipment. What should the rating do?

Continue with the moving operation until the component is properly secured in the workshop before going to the store for the equipment.

Immediately land the component on the deck but leave the chain block attached and go and collect the equipment from the store.

Leave the component suspended from the chain block and go and collect the equipment from the store.

Immediately land the component on the deck and secure it to a hand rail stanchion and go and get the equipment from the store.

41 / 50

Welding and burning are two operations which give the highest risk of a fire on board ship. Which of the following safety precautions may be regarded as the most important in order to minimize this particular risk?

Only use electrodes from a well-known manufacturer.

The area where the welding is to take place and adjacent spaces to be cleaned and all unnecessary materials and objects to be removed.

Electric welding plants should be controlled by a responsible engineer before use.

Only holders of a welding certificate should be allowed to carry out welding or burning on board ships.

42 / 50

During overhaul of some plate type compressor valves the engine room rating is asked to clean the valve plates and seat. Some of the valve plates are heavily marked. What action should be taken?

Dress the valve plates up using a portable grinder.

Use coarse grinding paste to remove the marks from the valve plates as quickly as possible.

Discard the defective valve plates and replace them with new spares.

Skim the valve plates in the lathe to remove all of the marks.

43 / 50

What is the meaning of this symbol?

Lifejacket

Lifebuoy with light and smoke

Lifebuoy with light

Lifebuoy with line

44 / 50

Where is the "FORECASTLE", in the figure?

The Forecastle is B, in the figure

The Forecastle is A, in the figure

The Forecastle is D, in the figure

The Forecastle is C, in the figure

45 / 50

Simple gauge glasses for indicating the boiler water level, such as the one shown here, are often fitted to low pressure boilers. What would be a reasonable schedule for blowing through the gauge glasses to make sure they are reading correctly?

At least once a day

At least once an hour

At least once a month

At least once a week

46 / 50

When cleaning boiler burner nozzles that have just been in service the watch rating notices that the nozzle holes are partially blocked. Which one is the preferred method to use in order to avoid damaging the nozzle holes?

Use cleaning wires starting with a small gauge and gradually work up to the full size of the nozzle hole.

Use a standard drill bit in a hand drill to clear the blockage.

Knock the nozzle repeatedly on the work bench to try and dislodge the blockage.

Poke the holes clear with a welding rod which has been ground down to size.

47 / 50

What term is used to describe a fresh water-cooling system which contains a seawater cooled common freshwater cooler and which meets the cooling requirements for all the engine room machinery?

A common cooling system

A low temperature freshwater system

A high temperature freshwater system

A central cooling system

48 / 50

In which way shall a survivor ideally be hauled out of the sea?

Horizontal

In 45-degree angle

Vertical

None of the mentioned

49 / 50

An airway should be used when

Patient has injury in the mouth

The patient is unconscious

The patient is not breathing or is otherwise unable to maintain a clear passage

The patient is breathing on his own but is doing so with great difficulty

50 / 50

Which of the following features is required for an anti-exposure suit?

is fitted with a light and a whistle

can be continuously worn without impeding every duty to be performed by the wearer when in normal watch on the bridge

is marked with the name of the vessel to which the appliance belongs

is made of such a material that it cannot be torn

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