Oil Tanker Competence

Management Level (Senior Officers).

This CES test is intended for senior deck officers and chief officers on oil tankers. It covers advanced cargo and ballast management, risk assessment, coordination of ship-to-shore operations, compliance with SOLAS, MARPOL, and ISGOTT guidelines, and leadership in safety management. The aim is to confirm management-level competence required for the safe and efficient operation of oil tankers.

Questions 60

Time Limit 59 min

Language English

Sample Questions

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Question 1

Injuries resulting from slips and falls constitute the largest percentage of accidents that occur in the catering department. What shall be done to reduce this high accident rate?

A Keep the floors and decks free from fat and grease.

B Do not wash off all rubbish to prevent persons slipping.

C Install thermostats to avoid water from freezing to ice.

D Ensure that slippery substances are not left where several persons are expected to be around.

Question 2

What is definition on clean ballast as per MARPOL Annex 1?

A Ballast with an oil content of less than 45 ppm.

B There isn't any definition on clean ballast.

C Ballast with an oil content of less than 1 %.

D Ballast with an oil content of less than 15 ppm.

Question 3

Any ship of 10.000 tons gross tonnage and above shall be fitted with oily-water separating equipment for the control of machinery space bilges. What kind of equipment is required in this connection?

A Either Oil filtering equipment, or Oily-water separating equipment, or combination of both.

B Oil filtering equipment only.

C Sludge separating tank.

D Oily-water separating equipment only.

Question 4

Which action do you perform when you log in to a satellite ocean region?

A You update the ship's position.

B You inform the NCS that the SES is available for comunications.

C You select the CES through which you wish to send a message.

D You adjust the antenna.

Question 5

What should you do with the ashes from your vessels incinerator which had burned garbage containing plastics?

A Discharge at sea providing you are not in any river or estuary.

B Discharge at sea providing you are more than 12 miles offshore.

C Discharge to a shore facility only.

D Discharge at sea providing you are more than 25 miles offshore.

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