CES 6.0.

9 Detailed test/Cargo Handling and Stowage/Management/Oil tankers

Question asked:
If all indications are that a cargo has been received without damages, irregularities or
short shipment and the phrase "apparent good order and condition" is entered on the Bill
of Lading, then this Bill is this said to be:
Correct answer:
A clean Bill of Lading.

Question asked:
As per the IMDG Code, ‘Proper Shipping Name’ is defined as:
Correct answer: longest
The name to be used in any documentation relating to the transportation of the
dangerous substance, material or article, such as on forms, labels and placards.

Question asked:
As per the the IMDG Code, an “article” is referred to as:
Correct answer:
A device that contains a dangerous substance or mixture of substances.

Question asked:
As per the IMDG Code, ‘Marine Pollutant’ is defined as:"
Correct answer:
A substance which is subject to the provisions of Annex III of MARPOL.

Question asked:
As per IMDG Code, the term ‘separated from” can be defined as:
Correct answer:
In different compartments or holds when stowed "under deck". Provided an intervening
deck is resistant to fire and liquid, a vertical separation may be accepted as equivalent.
For "on deck" stowage, this segregation means a distance of at least 6 metres.

Question asked:
The reporting of incidents involving harmful substances and / or marine pollutants is
regulated under:
Correct answer:
Protocol I of MARPOL.

Question asked:
"Door to door" shipment is covered under:
Correct answer:
A Through Bill of Lading.

Question asked:
The compensation payment by the charterer that is due when a vessel is unable to load /
discharge her cargo within the allowed and contracted time is referred to as:
Correct answer:
Demurrage.

Question asked:
When conducting a risk assessment for a shipboard work activity, the two elements to be
considered are:
Correct answer:
The potential severity of harm and the likelihood that harm will occur.

Question asked:
For security purposes, the IMDG Code should be read in conjunction with the:
Correct answer:
Chapter XI-2 of SOLAS and Part A of the ISPS Code.

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Question asked:
During an audit, adherence to the company cargo handling procedures can best be
demonstrated:
Correct answer:
By being able to provide comprehensive and verifiable documentary records of cargo
operations.

Question asked:
One particular group of hazardous goods that is highlighted by the IMDG Code as
potentially being the most dangerous for carriage is:
Correct answer:
Organic peroxides.

Question asked:
Substances, materials and articles shall be stowed as indicated in the Dangerous Goods
List of the IMDG Code, in accordance with a series of stowage categories, which are
designated as:
Correct answer:
5 categories, labelled A-E.

Question asked:
If the shipper wishes to ensure that a vessel or her operators will not be held responsible
for any damage that may arise from the carrier issuing a clean Bill of Lading, even though
the Mate's receipt is marked as "unclean", such a document is called the:
Correct answer:
A Letter of Indemnity.

Question asked:
As per IMDG Code, the main criteria for drawing up classes for safe handling of
hazardous substancesis on the basis of:
Correct answer:
The type of hazard they present.

Question asked:
If W = Displacement, L = length, B = Breadth, D = depth of vessel, Cb = Block Coefficient,
Cw = Coefficient of Waterplane, RD = Relative Density, then:
Correct answer: longest
W = L x B x D x CB / RD

Question asked:
The details of an internal transfer of oil must be entered in the Oil Record Book:
Correct answer: A first
At all times whenever such an operation is carried out

Question asked:
Which of the following best describes what the wax content of crude oil is?
Correct answer:
the percentage,by weight, of paraffinic wax found in a representative sample of the crude
oil

Question asked:
According to SOLAS, the mechanical ventilation system of the cargo pump room shall be
capable of making:
Correct answer:
At least 20 air changes per hour

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Question asked:
The calibration of the ODME is carried with the use of:
Correct answer:
Fresh water.

Question asked:
After the last entry being made, the retention period of an oil record book on board must
be:
Correct answer:
Not less than 3 years after the date of the last entry.

Question asked:
According to 33 CFR 156.170, for oil tankers trading in US waters, the minimum
requirement for testing of cargo transfer hoses and associated piping system are:
Correct answer:
That no leakage occurs under static liquid pressure of at least 1.5 times the maximum
allowable working pressure.

Question asked:
When tank cleaning hoses are tested for electrical continuity, they must display a reading
of:
Correct answer:
Not greater than 6 ohms per metre length.

Question asked:
As per the OCIMF Ship to Ship Transfer Guide for Petroleum, Chemicals and Liquified
Gases both vessels engaged in the cargo transfer operation shall:
Correct answer:
Have their main engines ready and available for immediate use

Question asked:
As per MARPOL, Oil Record Book Part II, Cargo/Ballast Operations, must be carried and
completed on oil tankers of:
Correct answer:
150 gross tonnes and above.

Question asked:
Prior to discharging cargo from an oil tanker, ‘line displacement’ is usually conducted to
Correct answer:
verify the pipeline contents with previous grade have been replaced.

Question asked:
An oil tanker with a defective Oil Discharge Monitoring Equipment may be allowed by a
Port State Authority to trade for:
Correct answer:
One ballast voyage before proceeding to a repair port.

Question asked:
Oil tankers of 70,000 tons and above, delivered after 31 December 1979 shall be:
Correct answer:
Provided with at least 2 slop tanks.

Question asked:
For a vessel proceeding enroute, located more than 50 nm from nearest land outside a
special area and having in operation its ODME, the maximum instantaneous rate of an
oily water mixture is
Correct answer:
30 litres per nautical mile.
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Question asked:
Any person who can assume overall charge of the ships crude oil washing operation must
have:
Correct answer:
At least 12 months appropriate experience on oil tankers, have participated in at least
two COW programmes and be fully knowledgeable of the contents of the Operations and
Equipment Manual.

Question asked:
Every oil tanker of 5,000 tonnes deadweight and above delivered on or after 1 February
2002 shall comply with intact stability whereby it must have a minimum GM (metacentric
height) in port of:
Correct answer:
Not less than 0.15 m

Question asked:
What is to be considered when deciding the position of the accommodation on an oil
tanker?
Correct answer: longest, A first
A single failure of deck or bulkhead shall not allow fumes into the accommodation
spaces.

Question asked:
The purpose of expansion couplings to be fitted on the longitudinal pipelines of oil tankers
is:
Correct answer:
To allow the pipelines to follow the ships flexing movement when pitching.

Question asked:
Ship’s cargo pump room alarm must be automatically activated when levels of
hydrocarbon gas concentration are:
Correct answer:
No higher than 10% of LEL.

Question asked:
A “Pellistor” is:
Correct answer:
It is a sensor that can be used in a combustible gas indicators to detect and measure
flammable gas concentration as a percentage of its lower flammable limit

Question asked:
When describing the characteristics of oil cargoes or oil/water slops, a ‘mercaptan” is:
Correct answer: longest
A colourless, odorous gas, with a smell similar to rotting cabbage and which is generated
naturally by the degredation of natural organisms, as may be found where water has
remained under oil for a long time

Question asked:
Anti-static additives are used to treat distillate fuels on non-inerted product tankers
Correct answer:
to raise their conductivity to reduce the chance of an incendive spark due to static
discharge

Question asked:
Which of the following is a definition of a petroleum product which is "non-flammble"?
Correct answer:
Petroleum having a flash point of 60ºC or above, as determined by the closed cup
method of test

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Question asked:
After passing through the scrubbing tower of an inert gas system, the approximate level
of carbon dioxide in the inert flue gas should be:
Correct answer:
13%

Question asked:
Besides danger of vapour inhalation by crewmembers, if Hydrogen Sulphide is present in
high concentrations in crude oil, it can also cause:
Correct answer:
Corrosion

Question asked:
Within the Oil Discharge Monitoring and Control System, an ‘overboard discharge control’
is defined as:
Correct answer:
A device which automatically initiates the sequence to stop the overboard discharge of
the effluent in alarm conditions and prevents the discharge throughout the period the
alarm prevails.

Question asked:
What is the relationship between absolute pressure and gauge pressure
Correct answer:
Absolute pressure = gauge pressure + barometric pressure.

Question asked:
Under the requirements of the International Convention for the Control and Management
of Ship's Ballast Water and Sediments, oil tankers which of the following records must be
onboard.
Correct answer:
A ballast water record book

Question asked:
Oil tankers built and delivered after 6th July 1986 may have wing ballast tanks that extend
throughout the cargo tank length. In this case the design feature against pollution in the
event of the bottom being breached is that:
Correct answer:
The cargo tank levels must be set so that hydrostatic pressure will stop oil outflow.

Question asked:
Fluid driven eductors operate on Bernoulli’s principle, which states that:
Correct answer:
The speed of a moving fluid increases as the pressure in the fluid decreases.

Question asked:
Depending on the API, an error measurement of 0.1 degree Fahrenheit in a tank
containing 300,000 barrels of oil will result in which of the following volumes?
Correct answer:
150 barrels

Question asked:
After efficient scrubbing of inert flue gas what would be the concentration of sulphur
dioxide be:
Correct answer:
50 ppm

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Question asked:
The recommended guideline for avoiding the risk of electrostatic potential in a mist
produced by using oil and water during Crude Oil Washing operations is that:
Correct answer: longest
Before washing begins, any tank that is to be used as a source of oil for Crude Oil
Washing should be partly discharged to remove any water that has settled out during the
voyage. The discharge of a layer of at least 1 metre is necessary for this purpose.

Question asked:
Oil tankers are subject to cyclical bending moments throughout their life as a result
classification society rules require a specific minimum reduction in steel thickness to be
maintained within "x" length amidships, where "x" is:
Correct answer:
0.4 Length

Question asked:
As per MARPOL, the contents of lines and pumps on a crude oil tanker at completion of
discharge must be:
Correct answer:
Drained and then pumped either ashore, or to a cargo tank or slop tank on board.

Question asked:
What is the purpose of girders in the tank?
Correct answer: longest
They support the stiffeners and also take up some of the sea forces

Question asked:
On board an oil tanker, slop tanks may be used for the carriage of oil:
Correct answer: W first
When not being used for the carriage of slops and are included in the total cargo capacity
of the vessel.

Question asked:
The automatic stripping systems fitted on some of the centrifugal cargo pumps operate on
the principle that:
Correct answer:
If cargo vapour can be stopped from entering the cargo pump suction inlet, the flow will
continue without cavitation.

Question asked:
Pump cavitation occurs when
Correct answer: longest
the absolute pressure at the pump suction inlet drops below the vapour pressure of the
liquid being pumped

Question asked:
The purpose of permanent continuous coamings fitted from side to side across the decks
near the accommodation of an oil tanker is:
Correct answer:
To keep deck spills away from the accommodation and service areas

Question asked:
When referring to crude oil and petroleum products, “volatility” means:
Correct answer:
Their tendency to produce vapour at ambient temperature

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Question asked:
When an inhibitor is added to an oil cargo, the items mentioned on the accompanying
certificate include:
Correct answer:
Inhibitor name; amount added; date added; period of efficiency; precautions if voyage
length exceeds that period; eventual temperature limitation.

Question asked:
Which of the following is most commonly used by the oil industry to assess the volatility of
crude oil?
Correct answer:
Reid vapour Pressure (RVP)

Question asked:
What is the ideal maximum viscosity at which crude oil cargoes are best discharged for
maximum efficiency of centrifugal pumps
Correct answer:
250 cSt (250 mm2/s)

Question asked:
When discharging dirty ballast from an oil tanker at a high flow rate with main cargo
pumps, the instantaneous rate of discharge of oil is calculated by formula:
Correct answer:
Instantaneous rate of discharge (l/nm) = oil content (ppm) x flow rate (m3/h) / speed
(knots) x 1,000

Question asked:
When in-service testing a hose used for cargo transfer on an oil tanker (and for which the
elongation of the hose assembly when new was greater than 2.5%), the maximum
permitted elongation before the hose must be withdrawn from service should be:
Correct answer:
Not more than 1.5 times the temporary elongation measured when the hose assembly
was new, as documented in the manufacturer's certificate.

Question asked:
Which of the following petroleum cargoes has been known to liberate oxygen in inerted
vapour space of a cargo tank?
Correct answer: longest
Aviation turbo kerosene

Question asked:
To correctly report an oil spill in US waters:
Correct answer: longest
The person in charge must first report the spill to the National Response Center or, if not
practicable, to the Environmental Protection Agency regional office or local U.S. Coast
Guard Marine Safety Office. This must be done immediately that person has knowledge
of the spill.

Question asked:
The ODME printed record for ballast water discharge overboard from the cargo piping
system on oil tankers operations must be retained on board for a minimum period:
Correct answer:
Of 3 years.

Question asked:
Where can specific information be found regarding the action to take in the event of an oil
spill while discharging at a US port.
Correct answer:
Vessel Response Plan

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Question asked:
The disadvantages double bottom tanks with just a centre line bulkhead within the the
cargo area a double hull oil tanker are:
Correct answer:
Significant reduction in metacentric height due to free surface effect

Question asked:
What is the density of the undiluted vapour that is liberated from crude oil?
Correct answer:
1.5 times that of inert gas

Question asked:
Which of the following type of crude oil requires special consideration in terms of carriage
and cleaning?
Correct answer:
Paraffinic Crude

Question asked:
The approximate API gravity of Arabian Light Crude is:
Correct answer:
33 degrees

Question asked:
A VLCC is to anchor in a depth of 80 meters in open water with moderate swell running.
How many shackles of anchor chain should be used to ensure safely anchored.
Correct answer:
11 shackles

Question asked:
As per the US Code of Federal Regulations, the current Oil Transfer Procedures for a
vessel carrying out discharge in US ports must be:
Correct answer: longest
Available on board, legibly printed in a language or languages easily understood by
personnel engaged in the transfer operation and permanently posted or available at a
place where crew members can see and use them.

Question asked:
According to ISGOTT, in which of the following situations, when measuring vapour space
oxygen content of a cargo tank, can a electrochemical sensors in gas measuring
instruments become damaged or poisoned?
Correct answer:
When the sample containing hydrocarbon/inert gas has a hydrogen sulphide content
greater than 1%

Question asked:
The inert gas system shall be capable of delivering inert gas to the cargo tanks at the rate
of:
Correct answer:
At least 125% of the maximum discharge capacity.

Question asked:
When internally transferring any oil cargo within the vessel, the correct procedure would
be to:
Correct answer:
Obtain permission from the charterers and document all operations fully in the Oil Record
Book.

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Question asked:
The maximum permitted oxygen content in the inert gas supply when inerting a cargo oil
tank prior to gas freeing is:
Correct answer:
5% by volume.

Question asked:
As per MARPOL, the formula for calculating the minimum draft amidships for crude
tankers in ballast condition is:
Correct answer:
2.0 + 0.02L

Question asked:
Crude Oils required by MARPOL to be specifically listed in a tanker's Crude Oil Washing
manual as unsuitable for COW are:
Correct answer:
Those with high pour point or viscosity.

Question asked:
What is meant be the term "sour crude"?
Correct answer:
Crude oil containing hydrogen sulphide content greater than 0.5% by volume

Question asked:
The scantling draft of an oil tanker fitted with segregated ballast tanks is:
Correct answer: longest
The draught for which the structural strength of the ship has been designed

Question asked:
A tanker in ballast, having recently left the discharge port is involved in a collision. The
two vessels are still interlocked after the collision and a survey of the ships gives all crew
members are safe and the damage is focussed to the vicinity of the impact. What should
be the greatest concern at this time?
Correct answer:
The ships moving together in the swell/seaway will cause a spark and consequently an
explosion.

Question asked:
At which of the following concentrations of Hydrogen Sulphide might a person experience
dizziness, fatigue and memory loss?
Correct answer:
20ppm

Question asked:
What statutory certificate is carried onboard to indicate that a tanker is in compliance with
Annex 1 of the MARPOL convention
Correct answer:
The International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP) Certificate

Question asked:
With reference to oil cargo characteristics, ‘cloud point’ is:
Correct answer:
The temperature at which a liquid hydrocarbon begins to congeal and take on a cloudy
appearance, due to the bonding of constituent paraffin compounds.

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