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

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 2

On a General Cargo ship, dunnage from a previous cargo may be used again:

A Only when there is no new dunnage available on the ship.

B Only when it is in clean condition and Chief Officer has approved use.

C Whenever the office issues instructions to re-use dunnage to save costs.

D Only after it has been sent ashore for sanitisation.

Question 3

The bones in the human body are connected to each other by:

A Muscles.

B Different type of joints.

C Fibrous tissues.

D Tendons.

Question 4

What is a 'rigging' or 'bottle' screw used for?

A To adjusts the length and tension on rigging or a cargo lashing.

B To secure the end of a wire to a thimble or shackle.

C To un-lay the stands of a wire when it is being spliced.

D To open large bottles such as those used to carry acid.

Question 5

Which part of the float-free arrangement for inflatable liferafts is made to release the liferaft after being automatically inflated during the ship is sinking?

A The weak link.

B The painter.

C The lashing strap.

D The hydrostatic release unit.

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