Oil Tanker Competence

Support Level (Deck Crew).

This CES test is designed for support-level crew members working on oil tankers. It covers basic ship terminology, cargo area safety, assistance in cargo and mooring operations, use of personal protective equipment, and fundamental emergency procedures. The aim is to confirm essential knowledge required for safe daily duties under officer supervision.

Questions 60

Time Limit 59 min

Language English

Sample Questions

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Question 1

Your vessel is acting as the on-scene commander during a distress rescue. Various vessels are interfering with distress traffic on VHF. What message would you use to stop them?

A Seelonce pan.

B Seelonce securite.

C Seelonce mayday.

D Seelonce distress.

Question 2

The International Maritime Bureau Piracy Reporting Centre attributes the increased numbers of hijackings to:

A Easy access to military weapons.

B More crew involvement.

C The greater involvement in piracy of well-organized and armed crime networks.

D Higher crime rates around the world.

Question 3

A five yearly thorough survey of cargo gear on a General Cargo vessel should be carried out by:

A A classification society surveyor.

B A deck officer designated by the master.

C A marine surveyor appointed by the company.

D The master.

Question 4

With help of DSC a ship wants to contact a coast-station to have a question for telephone call. One has to choose from the following DSC-frequencies:

A TX: 8415.0 kHz RX: 8415.0 kHz.

B Tx: 8414.5 kHz RX: 8414.5 kHz.

C TX: 8415.0 kHz RX: 8436.5 kHz.

D TX: 8436.5 kHz RX: 8436.5 kHz.

Question 5

A rocket parachute flare reaches an altitude of:

A not less than 300m.

B not less than 40m.

C not less than 180m.

D not less than 450m.

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