MODU03 - Ballast Control Operator

Weather systems in the middle latitudes generally travel in which direction?

On the COASTAL DRILLER, hook load includes the weight of the __________.

How many fireman's outfits are required on a MODU?

A weight of 1,000 kips is equivalent to __________.

The primary danger in helicopter fires on a MODU is __________.

The COASTAL DRILLER is operating with a wave clearance of about 20 feet. The out-of-level alarm sounds, and the unit is...

What equipment is included in the fireman's outfit?

The maximum transverse extension of the cantilever for the COASTAL DRILLER places the rotary __________.

The size of fire hydrant hose connections must be either 1-1/2 inches or __________.

The effect of ocean currents is usually more evident on a rig being towed than on a tug navigating independently becaus...

Smoking in bed on a MODU is dangerous __________.

What is the minimum required GMT for the DEEP DRILLER in winds less than 70 knots while at a draft of 60 feet?

Each fireman's outfit and its spare equipment on a MODU must be stowed __________.

What is the effect of high concentrations of H2S gas on personnel?

Each hand portable fire extinguisher on a MODU must be marked with __________.

The sounding level of 17 lb. per gallon mud in mud pit 2S of the COASTAL DRILLER is 7.75 feet. What is the weight of th...

On a MODU, a fixed carbon dioxide or other approved system must be installed __________.

The sounding for Drill Water Tank #18 for the Coastal Driller is 1.25 feet. It is decided to fill the tank. What is the...

Each part of the fire-main system located on an exposed deck must be __________.

Keeping the draft of a MODU at or below the load line mark will ensure that the unit has adequate __________.

Clean air standards referred to as "Grade D" apply to compressed air for use in __________.

If a man falls overboard from a rig under tow, you should FIRST __________.

What is an effective method for moving patients with spinal injuries onto a spine board?

Which of the following items should all MODU personnel be familiar with?

What should you do if a crewman suffers a second-degree burn on the arm?

Apparent wind speed blowing across a MODU under tow can be measured by a(n) __________.

What is the appropriate first aid treatment for small cuts and open wounds?

While drilling loaded as shown in Sample Load Form Number 4 (Drilling), the DEEP DRILLER suffers a sudden unexpected st...

Where can a rescuer most easily check to determine whether or not an adult victim has a pulse?

The COASTAL DRILLER has a change of trim by the head of 2.0 feet. What is the change of draft at the forward draft mark...

What is the major cause of shock in burn victims?

What is the percentage of oxygen in a typical sample of uncontaminated air?

A survivor has been pulled from the water off the coast of Greenland. The patient is in a state of confusion and has ce...

You are preparing to load fuel oil on a vessel of 300 gross tons constructed after June 30, 1974. Before loading, which...

If you find a victim that is unconscious. What vital signs is an immediate threat to life?

Survival practice in the mooring system is to slack off the tensions on the leeward side and __________.

Your vessel is in distress and the order has been given to abandon ship. If you must enter the water which of the follo...

When the ullage is 5.7 feet in P-Tank #6 for the Deep Driller, the transverse moment for P-Tank #6 is __________.

How should you FIRST treat a simple fracture?

On the DEEP DRILLER, among the starboard-side valves to open when deballasting from ballast tank 8S is valve __________...

A person reports to you with a fishhook in his thumb, what procedure should you use to remove it?

An uncontrolled flow of gas, oil, or other well fluids into the atmosphere is called a __________.

The muster list shows each rig hand's muster station, his duties during abandonment, basic instructions, and __________...

The DEEP DRILLER, at 58.0 feet draft in sea water, discharges 200 long tons. What is the new draft?

The instructions for launching lifeboats and liferafts on a MODU are a requirement of the __________.

Aboard the DEEP DRILLER, the bilge pumps take suction from the pump rooms, cofferdam, void area, access trunk, and whic...

During the required periodic abandon ship drill aboard a MODU, each person not assigned duties in the muster list is __...

The DEEP DRILLER is loaded as shown in Sample Load Form #4 (Drilling). While the unit is deballasting, starboard valve ...

An offshore drilling unit must have enough inflatable liferafts to accommodate at least what percentage of the persons ...

Damage stability of a MODU is the stability __________.

The Muster List ("Station Bill") shows each person's lifeboat station, duties during abandonment, basic instructions, a...

The end of the joint with the exterior threads is called the __________.

Prior to boarding from a MODU, a davit-launched liferaft should be well ventilated of excess __________.

In a severe storm while elevated, the drilling loads on the COASTAL DRILLER must be considered as __________.

After being launched from MODUs, totally enclosed survival craft which have been afloat over a long period require ____...

Why should you preload a mooring system above your precalculated operating mooring tensions?

The limit switches on a MODUs survival-craft winch system __________.

The platform that supports the derrickman when tripping pipe is called the __________.

In how many locations must lifeboats be installed on a mobile offshore drilling unit?

When removing the cap from a sounding tube on a MODU, the sound of air escaping indicates the tank __________.

What is the primary advantage of a davit-launched liferaft in comparison to an inflatable liferaft?

When the height of the metacenter has the same value as the height of the center of gravity, the metacentric height is ...

The procedures to be used during evacuation of the MODU are shown in the __________.

If you observe any situation which presents a safety or pollution hazard during fuel transfer operations, what action s...

A MODU must have on board a first-aid kit that is approved by the __________.

What pump may be used to supplement the bilge pump on the DEEP DRILLER?

On a MODU, the locker or space containing the self-contained breathing apparatus must __________.

The COASTAL DRILLER, following discharge of preload, should __________.

Each EPIRB required on a MODU shall be stowed in a manner which will permit __________.

How much drill water should be transferred from tanks 23 and 24 to tank 1 to level the COASTAL DRILLER, in transit at a...

The MODU has suffered a casualty which requires an orderly evacuation of the unit using the lifeboats and liferafts. Am...

The jettisoning of topside weight from a MODU serves what purpose?

You cannot operate a VHF or SSB radiotelephone aboard a rig unless that station is licensed. Which of the following org...

Subtracting the height of the center of gravity corrected for transverse free surface effects from the height of the tr...

You are standing a radio watch aboard the rig. A crew boat calls you on VHF channel 16. When you reply with your vessel...

Reinforcing frames attached to a bulkhead on a MODU are called __________.

What agency issues the Ship Station license for the VHF marine radio on a mobile offshore drilling unit?

On the DEEP DRILLER, among the starboard-side valves to open when deballasting from ballast tank 2S is valve __________...

The generators on your rig have shut down, leaving you without navigation lights. Which emergency signal would you tran...

A casing string that is run below the previous casing string but does not extend to the wellhead is called a __________...

What is the international calling and distress channel found on all VHF-FM equipped drilling rigs?

An integral part of a blowout preventer that serves as the closing element on an open hole, and whose ends do not fit a...

The distress message of a ship should include considerable information which might facilitate the rescue. Which is TRUE...

Sea water temporarily pumped into tanks to simulate the increased vertical loading of environmental forces is termed __...

A man aboard a vessel, is signaling by raising and lowering his outstretched arms to each side. What does this signal i...

The DEEP DRILLER is loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #4 (Drilling). According to the deck load graph, how much a...

What should you do if you have transmitted a distress call a number of times on channel 16 and have received no reply?

The DEEP DRILLER is loaded as shown in Sample Load Form #4 (Drilling). What would be the new sum of vertical moments fo...

You are in a lifeboat broadcasting a distress message. What information would be essential to your rescuers?

What is a pinion in a jacking system?

You are underway in mid-ocean, when you hear a distress message over the VHF radio. The position of the sender is 20 mi...

Which term(s) are in the category of "oil" as used in the Oil Pollution Regulations?

All of the following are recognized distress signals under the Navigation Rules EXCEPT which signal?

The COASTAL DRILLER is observed to be level at a draft of 10 feet 6 inches. At the same time, the calculated load form ...

What is the spoken emergency signal for a distress signal over a VHF radio?

Bulkheads which form part of the tanks on a MODU are stiffened to withstand __________.

Which is TRUE of a distress signal?

The DEEP DRILLER is loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #2 (Ballasting to Survival). What is the shift in VCG if 10...

You are underway in mid-ocean when you hear a distress message. The position of the sender is 150 miles away. No other ...

In the DEEP DRILLER, VCG is obtained from the sum of the vertical moments by __________.