OOW MSE Pocket Book WITHERBY Witherby Seamanship International A Division of Witherby Publishing Group Ltd 4 Dunlop Square, Livingston, Edinburgh, EH54 8SB, Scotland, UK Tel No: +44(0)1506 463 227 - Fax No: +44(0)1506 468 999 Email: info@emailws.com - Web: www.witherbyseamanship.com iii First Published 2010 Book ISBN: 978 1 85609 416 0 eBook ISBN: 978 1 85609 417 7 © Witherby Publishing Group Ltd, 2010 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Notice of Terms of Use All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher and copyright owner. 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Printed and bound in Great Britain by Bell & Bain Ltd, Glasgow W ITHERBY P U BLISHING GRO U PSince-1740 Published by Witherby Publishing Group Ltd 4 Dunlop Square, Livingston Edinburgh, EH54 8SB Scotland, UK Tel No: +44(0)1506 463 227 Fax No: +44(0)1506 468 999 Email: info@emailws.com www.witherbys.com iii CONTENTS QUESTIONS .............................................................1 1 Seamanship Class 4 (OOW) .......................................................3 2 AB and OS Questions .................................................................9 3 Lifeboat and Liferaft Questions ................................................15 4 Checklists .................................................................................24 5 Bridge Instruments ..................................................................27 6 Security ....................................................................................28 7 GMDSS ....................................................................................32 8 Cargo: General Cargo – OOW Level .........................................38 9 Cargo: Dangerous Goods – OOW Level ...................................39 10 Cargo: Bulk – OOW Level .........................................................40 11 Cargo: Oil – OOW Level ............................................................41 12 Cargo: Chemicals – OOW Level ...............................................43 13 Cargo: LPG – OOW Level .........................................................45 14 Cargo: LNG – OOW Level .........................................................46 ANSWERS .............................................................49 1 Seamanship Class 4 (OOW) .....................................................51 2 AB and OS Answers .................................................................66 3 Lifeboat and Liferaft Answers ..................................................79 ivv 4 Checklists .................................................................................97 5 Bridge Instruments ................................................................112 6 Security ..................................................................................118 7 GMDSS ..................................................................................135 8 Cargo: General Cargo – OOW Level .......................................139 9 Cargo: Dangerous Goods – OOW Level .................................141 10 Cargo: Bulk – OOW Level .......................................................143 11 Cargo: Oil – OOW Level ..........................................................146 12 Cargo: Chemicals – OOW Level ..............................................149 13 Cargo: LPG – OOW Level .......................................................151 14 Cargo: LNG – OOW Level .......................................................152 MSE Pocket Book – OOW – Questions 34 MSE Pocket Book – OOW – Questions 35 7.11 Details of NAVTEX transmissions may be found in: a) ITU Manual for Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Services. b) ITU List of Coast Stations. c) ALRS Volume 2. d) ALRS Volume 5. 7.12 GMDSS area A2 is de?ned as being: a) Within range of a shore station having VHF DSC. b) Approximately 100 to 150 miles from the coast. c) Within range of a shore station having MF DSC. d) Within range of NAVTEX. 7.13 In Sea Area A2, ships ?tted with MF DSC must keep continuous watch on: a) 2187.5 kHZ plus 8414.5 kHz. b) 2177 kHz. c) 2187.5 kHz plus Channel 70. d) 2187.5 kHz plus 2177 kHz. 7.14 The transmission of public correspondence telephony traf?c is permitted: a) On Port Operation Channels. b) Through INMARSAT A. c) On VHF Channel 70. d) Through INMARSAT C. 7.15 A Network Co-ordination Station (NCS) of the INMARSAT system: a) Is located at each Land Earth Station. b) Allocates a free channel to be used for R/T over INMARSAT. c) Provides compatibility with other MES terminals. d) Co-ordinates SAR Operations. 7.16 The person who is responsible for carrying out the mandatory GMDSS tests and checks is: a) The Of?cer of the Watch. MSE Pocket Book – OOW – Questions 34 MSE Pocket Book – OOW – Questions 35 b) The person responsible for the maintenance of the electronic equipment. c) A person nominated in Section B of the GMDSS radio log book. d) The Radio Surveyor. 7.17 VHF (Channel 70) EPIRBs can be ?tted on vessels trading: a) In Areas A1, A2, A3 and A4. b) In Area A3 only. c) In Area A4 only. d) In Area A1 only. 7.18 Which of the following types of message has the highest ‘Order of Priority’? a) Navigation Warning. b) Medical Assistance. c) UN Traf?c broadcast. d) Link call. 7.19 When clearing an auto-telex call to a UK coast station, which abbreviation keeps the radiolink open for a follow-on call: a) GA+. b) BRK+. c) MSG+. d) KKKK. 7.20 DSC international ship-shore routine calls should be made on: a) 2191 kHz. b) 2174.5 kHz. c) 2187.5 kHz. d) 2189.5 kHz. 7.21 Details of Port operations stations can be found in: a) ITU List of Radiodetermination and Special Service Stations. b) ALRS Volume 8. c) ALRS Volume 5. d) ITU List of Coast Stations.