Oil Tanker Competence

Operational Level (Junior Officers).

This CES test is aimed at junior deck officers on oil tankers. It focuses on cargo planning and monitoring, tank cleaning and inerting procedures, ballast operations, ship stability, and application of MARPOL and STCW requirements. The test verifies operational competence and decision-making in routine and emergency situations.

Questions 60

Time Limit 59 min

Language English

Sample Questions

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Question 1

On a dark night with a clear atmosphere, the outside manually controlled lamp of a liferaft is visible at minimum at a distance of:

A 0.5 miles.

B 2 mile.

C 4 miles.

D 8 miles.

Question 2

If a casualty has no pulse, the first aider must immediately:

A Do nothing as the patient is already dead.

B Raise an alarm for help.

C Inform the next of kin.

D Start heart compression and artificial respiration.

Question 3

Which one of the following is a limitation on the use of chemical powders?

A They may put an insulating deposit on electronic equipment.

B In some cases they may cause a violent reaction on combustible metals such as sodium.

C Could contaminate bilge water when rinsed off.

D Safe to use on hot engine surfaces.

Question 4

When at sea, you discover that the bilges in the engine room have a large quantity of oil residues floating around. What action should you take?

A Apply foam to the bilges to minimise the risk of fire.

B Start the fire pump.

C Notify Chief Engineer, find cause of leakage, remedy the leakage and then immediately start to clean the bilges.

D Open the overboard valve and immediately start the bilge pump in order to draw these residues away from the bilges.

Question 5

Give the meaning of the following symbol:

A Fire station.

B Manually operated call point.

C Fire alarm panel.

D Water fog applicator.

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