UFIV01 - Chief Engineer - UFIV

You are assigned to an uninspected fishing industry line vessel fitted with main propulsion diesel engines operating on...

Wooden shoring, with a cross-sectional dimension of 4" X 4" should not be longer than __________.

Using the information in the illustration shown, the tail of the welding symbol will __________. Illustration GS- 0030

You are assigned to a fishery research vessel fitted with main propulsion diesel engines operating on the cycle represe...

Your vessel has run aground and upon taking fuel oil tank soundings, you find that a fuel tank level has increased. You...

In the illustration shown, an efficient seal is maintained between the suction cover and the volute by __________. Illu...

You are assigned as an engineer on a fishing industry factory ship using main propulsion engines of the type shown in t...

Following a grounding, you can best determine that a SLACK fuel oil tank has been holed by __________.

Assuming valve "A" is correctly aligned in the no-flow position as shown with the system in operation, which of the fol...

You are assigned as an engineer on a fishing research vessel using main propulsion engines of the type shown in the ill...

Your ship has run aground and it is necessary to determine whether or not a compartment has flooded. Therefore, you sho...

A hydraulic fluid flow control circuit, controlling linear actuator speed, with the pump operating below maximum operat...

You are analyzing the data used for trend analysis for a two-stroke main propulsion diesel engine on your fishing trawl...

Progressive flooding in the engine room may be minimized by securing watertight boundaries and _________.

If you attempt to tighten a leaking hydraulic fitting with pressure on the system, you will __________.

You are in the process of setting up a system for collecting engine data for trend analysis for the main propulsion eng...

While donning the positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus, you discover that the air cylinder pressure gau...

How can the chance of contaminating hydraulic fluid be decreased when working on hydraulic systems?

Before shutting down the main propulsion engines on a fishing industry factory ship, ideally what should be accomplishe...

Prior to entering a compartment containing an atmosphere potentially dangerous to life or health and deficient in oxyge...

A hydraulic system gear pump being fed from a reservoir frequently indicates signs of excessive pitting after two month...

When starting a main propulsion diesel engine fitted with attached pumps in preparation for getting underway on your fi...

Which of the following is required to be included in the fireman's (emergency) outfit?

If the pump in a hydraulic system produces a low rumbling noise while in operation, this is a probable indication of __...

When starting a deck winch drive engine in preparation for seine net handling operations, what parameter must be checke...

The longer an oil fire is permitted to burn, the __________.

The line labeled "E", as shown in the illustration, would be identified as the ______. Illustration GS-0175

Prior to starting a diesel generator set engine fitted on your fishery research vessel, it has been determined that the...

In the event of a vessel fire in port, shoreside firefighters can find details on vessel's fire control plans in which ...

Referring to the illustration, suppose after initiating the oil discharge mode, the oily-water separator fails to come ...

The uninspected fishing trawler to which you are assigned is fitted with main propulsion diesel engines of the type sho...

You are involved in an emergency landing of a helicopter on the water. You should inflate your life jacket __________.

Referring to the illustration, suppose while in the oil separation processing mode, the oil content detector display sc...

The fishing industry line vessel to which you are assigned is fitted with main propulsion diesel engines of the type sh...

Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning life jackets?

Hidden edges in objects are represented in blueprints by __________.

The mollusc dredger to which you are assigned is fitted with generator set drive engines as shown in the illustration. ...

The external flotation bladder on an immersion suit should be inflated __________.

A pneumatic pressure tank is installed in a sanitary system to __________.

The uninspected fishing trawler to which you are assigned is fitted with auxiliary engines as partly shown in the illus...

An immersion suit should be equipped with a/an __________.

In a closed-loop process control system, what term is used to describe the undesirable characteristic in which the erro...

The various auxiliary diesel engines fitted on your fishery research vessel may employ a variety of different starting ...

If the survival craft is not loaded to full capacity, the personnel should be __________.

In a closed-loop process control system, what term is used to describe the progressive reduction or suppression of osci...

The various auxiliary diesel engines fitted on your uninspected fishing trawler may employ a variety of different crank...

A self-righting survival craft will return to an upright position provided that all personnel __________.

In a closed-loop process control system, what term is used to describe the action of measuring the difference between t...

The diesel generator engines onboard your mollusc dredger use a lubricating oil filtration scheme as shown in the illus...

Provided every effort is used to preserve body moisture content by avoiding perspiration, how long is it normally possi...

When tuning a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller/loop, one should know/understand the influence of each ...

The main propulsion engines onboard your fishery research vessel use a lubricating oil system as shown in the illustrat...

Through which of the listed processes is sufficient heat produced to cause spontaneous ignition?

As the engineer, it is necessary to tune a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control loop. If the PID incorporates...

Which of the following fuel systems is characterized by a complete absence of high-pressure fuel lines?

A fire in the paint locker would probably be __________.

While calibrating a 4-20 mA electronic, or a 3-15 psi pneumatic controller, with a process output of 50-250 psi, what i...

The mollusc dredger to which you are assigned has diesel generator engines fitted with intake and exhaust systems as sh...

A fire, occurring in the windings, of an overloaded electrical motor, is considered a __________.

A 'Proportional Only' controlled automatic process loop is oscillating continually, above and below the setpoint. To st...

The freshwater cooling systems serving the main engines of the fishery research vessel to which you are assigned are ar...

A simple precaution to reduce the possibility of accidental fires in the paint locker, is to __________.

A Coast Guard engineer's license can be suspended or revoked for __________.

The auxiliary engines on the uninspected fishing trawler to which you are assigned are fitted with Roots- blowers as sho...

Which of the following procedures reduces the possibility of an interior ventilation duct fire from rapidly spreading?

The gas that exists in the stratosphere forming a protective shield that helps to protect the environment from the harm...

The fishing industry factory ship to which you are assigned is fitted with main propulsion engines driving through pneu...

The most likely location for a liquid cargo fire to occur on a tanker would be __________.

What is the drive arrangement of refrigeration compressor shown in figure "B" of the illustration? Illustration RA-0041

The mollusc dredger to which you are assigned has a pneumatic propulsion control system as shown in the illustration. W...

Fire detecting systems on merchant vessels may be arranged to sense __________.

When one belt of a multiple V-belt drive requires replacing, what will be required?

The fishing industry factory ship to which you are assigned has a pneumatic propulsion control system as shown in the i...

When an oil fire has been extinguished, the surface of the oil should be kept covered with foam to prevent __________.

A reciprocating refrigeration compressor may be tested for leaking discharge valves by stopping the compressor, turning...

The main engines on your fishing industry line vessel are equipped with manual shutdown levers as shown in the illustra...

The principal personnel hazard unique to Halon fire extinguishers is _________.

Which of the following statements is true? Illustration RA-0012

The main engines on your uninspected fishing trawler are equipped with over speed trip devices as shown in the illustra...

Which extinguishing agent is the best for use on electrical fires?

To prevent motor overload during start-up of a hermetically sealed centrifugal refrigeration system, what is true conce...

The diesel generators on your uninspected fishing trawler are fitted with speed control governors of the type shown in ...

Your chemical tanker was built to the IBC Code and has foam as the main firefighting medium. During one of your safety ...

During the initial cooling down of a box temperature in a refrigeration system, which of the devices listed is used to ...

The deck winch on your ship-handling tug is fitted with a Woodward SG Type governor, as shown in the illustration. In a...

During an inspection of a ships storeroom, you find sealed containers of chemicals labeled "potassium bicarbonate" and ...

In a dry-type direct expansion refrigeration evaporator, what is true concerning the evaporator coils?

The purpose of try-cocks used on an auxiliary boiler is to __________.

The passive safety device installed on each Halon fire extinguishing cylinder, to prevent its over pressurization is ca...

Who is responsible for ensuring that someone is assigned to close the watertight doors in an emergency?

The rate of heat transfer in a water-tube auxiliary boiler can be increased by __________.

The state of charge of a stored pressure type dry chemical fire extinguisher can be readily determined by __________.

What is true concerning the accumulation of air and other non-condensable gases in a refrigeration system?

The primary function of a flame safeguard system, as used on an automatically fired auxiliary boiler, is to prevent ___...

The fire extinguishing equipment shown in the illustration is a large __________. Illustration SF-0009

When the sensing bulb of a thermostatic expansion valve is charged with a fluid different from the charge used in the s...

You are about to perform valve stem to rocker arm clearance adjustments on an auxiliary diesel engine onboard your unin...

Why is it essential to introduce CO2 from a fixed fire extinguishing system, into a large engine room, as quickly as po...

What maintenance may be carried out on a thermostatic expansion valve?

An engine that emits black smoke through the stack may indicate a misfiring cylinder. Assume that the auxiliary diesel ...

The primary function of an automatic sprinkler system is to __________.

If the needle and seat assembly is excessively eroded, the valve cage assembly can be replaced. In replacing the origin...

The main propulsion diesel engines on the fishery research vessel to which you are assigned are started with vane-type ...

The most important characteristic of a fire extinguishing agent to be used on electrical fires is for the agent to be _...

High suction pressure accompanied by low suction temperature to a refrigeration system compressor is caused by which of...

The main engines on your fishery research vessel utilize a starting system similar to that shown in the illustration. T...

Your vessel is carrying a cargo of Ethane, which has caught fire. Which extinguishing agent(s) should be used?

The Certificate of Inspection for your vessel was issued in January. In March of the same year you need to replace a co...

An auxiliary diesel engine on your fishing trawler uses a starting system similar to the one shown in the illustration....

In the event of an exhaust duct fire, most dry chemical and carbon dioxide galley range fixed extinguishing systems are...

The unlicensed crew requirements listed on the Certificate of Inspection reads as follows: 3 firemen/water tenders; 3 o...

A diesel generator set on your fishing trawler has a simplex lube oil strainer of the type shown in the illustration, s...

A fire has been reported in the ship's laundry room. As the senior engineer, you direct the team leader of the No.1 eme...

Technicians servicing small refrigeration appliances can employ what type of recovery equipment?

A diesel generator set on your fishing industry factory ship has a simplex lube oil strainer of the type shown in the i...

As team leader of the No.2 emergency squad you arrive at the scene of a fire in the Bosun's storeroom on the weather de...

Using the device shown in the illustration, which of the following statements is true when adding refrigerant as a vapo...

When interpreting the engine lube oil supply header pressures for the main engines on your fishing trawler, what statem...

The explosive range of a mixture of flammable vapors and air lies between the lower and upper explosive limits. These l...

Overfilling a refrigerant container is extremely dangerous because of the high pressures generated. The generation of p...

The tank-type full-flow lubricating oil filter is situated on the discharge side of the engine-driven lube oil pump on ...

The "flammable limits" of an atmosphere are the __________.

For safe storage, the maximum allowable temperature to which refrigerant bottles should be exposed is what temperature?

The main diesel engines on the uninspected fishing industry vessel to which you are assigned are fitted with a metal-ed...

When preparing to pump flammable liquids with a centrifugal pump, you should __________.

In general, the thermal bulb for a thermal expansion valve used in a reciprocating air conditioning system is usually c...

The manufacturer of the diesel generator set drive engines used aboard your fishing trawler recommends that no more tha...

Which of the following is classified as a grade "E" combustible liquid?

Concerning the arrangement of equipment and associated hoses shown in the illustration, which statement is true? Illust...

A deck winch drive engine fuel system on board your uninspected fishing industry vessel is prone to becoming air bound,...

Which of the following methods will reduce the possibility of producing an electrical spark?

To prevent the unnecessary loading of an air conditioning system while maintaining the designed dry bulb temperature an...

The uninspected fishing vessel to which you are assigned has a deck winch drive engine fitted with fuel injectors with ...

High concentrations of hydrogen sulfide gas are most dangerous to personnel because they can __________.

When recovering the remaining R-134a refrigerant from the centrifugal chiller shown in the illustration as a vapor usin...

The mollusc dredger to which you are assigned has a deck winch drive engine fitted with fuel injectors with the operati...

Which of the following precautions are necessary when using any electrical equipment in a hazardous location, such as a...

When pumping down an air conditioning system to test the low-pressure cutout switch, assuming that the compressor is ru...

The fishery research vessel to which you are assigned has diesel generators fitted with fuel injectors of the type show...

If the chemical material is a mixture, what must the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) identify?

The size of ball and roller bearings can be identified by the __________.

The main propulsion diesel engines on your uninspected fishing industry vessel are fitted with mechanically operated an...

A fuel tank is considered to be gas free when the tank is __________.

When removing roller bearings from a shaft, the force of the puller should be applied to the bearing __________.

In order to minimize the abrasive action of dust particles entering the combustion spaces of the diesel engines used on...

When making entries in the Oil Record Book, all quantities should be __________.

As the speed of an oil lubricated ball bearing increases, fluid friction, due to churning, generates heat. This conditi...

The turbocharged, four-stroke, main propulsion diesel engines on your fishery research vessel are protected with dry-ty...

Victual waste is __________.

When the helm angle position is changed, the series of corresponding events of the steering gear will include _________...

In order to determine the restriction across a dry-type air filter on one of the diesel engines on your fishing trawler...

Which of the following statements is true concerning the overboard discharge of vessel sewage at sea?

Referring to the device shown in the illustration, which statement is TRUE in regard to what happens when the rudder st...

Assuming the use of ultra-low sulfur content diesel fuel, what combination of conditions associated with uninspected fi...

As chief engineer you should understand the fundamental principles of ship construction and theory and factors affectin...

What will happen if oil under pressure is supplied to the area noted as "N" on the vane in the illustration? Illustrati...

Assuming the use of low sulfur content diesel fuel, what combination of conditions associated with uninspected fishing ...

What standard mathematical formula is commonly used to calculate a vessels waterplane area for stability purposes?

What do hydraulically, servo-operated, automatic, changeover valves, used in a two-ram hydraulic steering gear accompli...

The raw water boxes of the freshwater coolers serving the main propulsion diesel engines on your uninspected fishing in...

If the cause of a sudden severe list is due to negative initial stability, counter-flooding into empty ballast tanks ma...

A horizontal electro-mechanical anchor windlass is equipped with two warping heads, two wildcats, two manual brake hand...

The freshwater cooling systems serving the main engines on your fishery research vessel are arranged as shown in the il...

According to 33 CFR's, the approval period for a shipboard oil pollution emergency plan expires after __________.

Engineering departments may experience a barrier to free and open communication vertically upward from subordinates to ...

The fresh water cooling systems serving the main engines on your uninspected fishing industry vessel are arranged as sh...

If flammable vapors have penetrated a gas free space, which of the following actions would be the most hazardous to per...

Leadership style sometimes must change with the readiness level of the employees. Which of the following employee readi...

The four-stroke cycle turbocharged main propulsion engines on your fishing vessel are fitted with after coolers for the...

As chief engineer on a vessel, you and the first engineer are planning a welding job in the cargo-hold. How would you e...

During the "forming" stage of group development, members are trying to determine the task of the group and their role e...

A Roots-blown, two-stroke cycle main propulsion engine on the fishing factory ship to which you are assigned is emittin...

As first engineer, you are standing by the #3 deep fuel oil storage tank as a crew member is working inside the tank. B...

Of all the individual components of a pre-fire planning package, which component contains information about emergency d...

A turbocharged, two-stroke cycle main propulsion diesel engine on your fishery research vessel is emitting gray to blac...

Your vessel, of more than 1000 gross tons on an international voyage is crossing the Atlantic Ocean. The second enginee...

What statement is true concerning a well-planned turnover procedure from one crew to another?

The lubricating oil system supporting the main propulsion reduction gear on the fishing trawler to which you are assign...

An oxygen indicator will detect __________.

In consultation with the other ship's management level officers, you are planning a required fire emergency drill. In a...

The fishing trawler to which you are assigned is fitted with hydraulic clutches similar to that shown in the illustrati...

When taking samples of a tank atmosphere with an explosimeter, you should __________.

Decisions must be made based upon the appropriate response to a given situation. Which of the following situations requ...

The pneumatic propulsion control system used on your fishing factory ship uses a diaphragm-operated relay valve as show...

It is necessary to cool the bulkheads and decks surrounding a compartment where there is a fire in order to __________.

Which of the following document types would offer the greatest flexibility in carrying out its intent?

The fishing factory ship to which you are assigned is fitted with a totally pneumatic propulsion control system as show...

Which of the following must be carried out in order to manually launch an inflatable life raft not designed for float-f...

As a first assistant or chief engineer, what is the source of your authority?

The main diesel propulsion engines on your uninspected fishing industry vessel are protected with a mechanical over spe...

You have abandoned ship and are in charge of a life raft. How much water per day should you permit each occupant to dri...

In setting up a managerial control system, the standard must be established, and a means of measuring performance again...

A main engine on your fishing trawler has experienced a low coolant water level alarm even though the water level in th...

When using the rainwater collection tubes on a life raft, the FIRST collection should be __________.

A performance appraisal (employee evaluation) is the process used to determine what extent an employee is performing a ...

A main propulsion diesel engine on your fishing factory ship has experienced a safety shutdown on high crankcase pressu...

Which of the conditions listed is necessary for a substance to burn?

One of the means of alternative dispute resolution regarding a collective bargaining agreement dispute is mediation. Wh...

Using the oil chart provided in the illustration for guidance, which synthetic oil would be capable of providing adequa...

All of the following are part of the fire triangle EXCEPT __________.

As a chief engineer you are reviewing the engine room logbook. You must ensure that all entries are made properly. What ...

The diesel generator on service on your fishing factory ship is undergoing cyclic, rhythmic variations in speed at stea...

Which of the gases listed is the poisonous gas most likely to be found in a closed compartment involved in a fire?

Resonant vibrations, which can cause machinery failure, occur when which of the following conditions happen?

After performing repairs on the fuel injection system or governor of a main propulsion diesel engine on your fishing in...

Except in rare cases, it is impossible to extinguish a shipboard fire by __________.

Elevated metal levels present in a recent sample of used diesel engine crankcase lubricating oil is indicative of a cond...

While warming up the main engines on your uninspected fishing trawler while tied up at your own pier, one of the main en...

A fire can be extinguished by removing __________.

Which of the following types of maintenance would be considered a reactive approach to maintenance as opposed to proacti...