1.

A furnace wall in which there are open spaces under the brick as a result of fire
brick shrinkage as .
a. Loose and must be repaired
b. Cracked and must be patched
c. Damaged and must be renewed
d. Normal and need only to be cleaned

2. A lead-acid battery may become hotter than normal during a charge if the?

a. Battery has shorted cell

b. Charging voltage is too low
c. Specific gravity is too high
d. Battery room door is secured
3. A three-phase, squirrel-cage induction motor will run hot due to?
a. Reversed commutating poles
b. Open stator coils
c. Dirty or corroded slip rings
d. High power factor

4. An AC generator loses its excitation when operating in parallel without

tripping the circuit breaker. This will?
a. Cause high currents to be induced in the field windings
b. Increase the output amperage between the armature and the bus
c. Cause the slip rings to melt
d. Not affect the faulty generator due to the compensation of the other
generators
5. An alternator switchboard has a synchroscope and synchronizing lamps. If the
synchroscope is broken, which of the steps listed is the most essential before an
alternator can be paralleled with the bus?
a. The breaker should be closed when both synchronizing lamps are bright
b. The breaker should be closed when the synchronizing lamp is dark and the
other is bright
c. The frequency meter should be used to determine that the
incoming alternator frequency is slightly higher than the bus
d. A portable phase sequence indicator must be used to verify the
information from the lamps

6. Boiler fuel oil atomizer parts should be cleaned by soaking in ‘tip cleaner’ or
diesel fuel and .
a. Polished with a hand brush
b. Scraped with non-abrasive tool
c. Polished with wheel brush
d. Scraped with a knife made of copper
7. Excessive heat in an operating motor controller can result from?
a. Missing arc shites
b. Low motor starting torque
c. A closed starter contact
d. Loose connection

8. For what reason why cells are connected in series?

a. Increase voltage output
b. Decrease voltage output
c. Increase current capacity
d. Decrease current capacity

9. How a charged battery is achieved through a float charging of battery?

a. Connecting the charger to the battery with higher voltage
b. Connecting the charger to the battery with the same polarity
c. Connecting the charger to battery in reverse polarity
d. Connecting the charger to the battery at the same time supplying to the load
10. How can a data-logger be helpful in determining the long term probability of
machine failure?
a. It monitors off limit conditions only when announced by an audible and
visual signal
b. It evaluates a series of readings to obtain in operating trends
c. It evaluate only the latest logged data as this is the best indication of plant
status
d. It secures the machine under relatively steady state conditions

11. How can good maintenance be greatly achieved in the engine room?
a. Natural routine work
b. Engine room management
c. Periodic maintenance system
d. High degree of safety
12. How does a well lubricated bearing surface appear?
a. Lightly glazed
b. Highly polished
c. Well knurled
d. Slightly streaked

13. How many months is the proper interval in cleaning of auxiliary boilers
tubes and combustion chamber as a means of cost saving and good
maintenance system?
a. 24 months
b. 12 months
c. 6 months
d. 4 months
14. How many months is the time frame for the appropriate time in drawing lube
oils sample from the system of the diesel generator engine onboard for the
complete test of cost saving and a good maintenance
a. 8 months
b. 4 months
c. 6 months
d. 3 months

15. In a conductance, what is the electrical unit for it?

a. Henry
b. Farad
c. Siemens
d. Ampere
16. In a conductor with flowing current, what direction is the magnetic field?
a. In a direction determined by the left hand rule
b. In a direction opposite to the current flow
c. In the same direction of the current
d. In all direction determine by right hand

17. In a potentiometer, how many terminals are connected there?

a. Two
b. Five
c. Four
d. Three
18. In an alternator or generator, loss of residual magnetism can be
corrected by means of this
a. To /’flash’/the field, we must use battery charger
b. For 5 minutes, run the motor in reverse direction
c. Run the generator making rheostat fully counterclockwise
d. Run generator with 10% of normal speed for 5 minutes

19. In an electro-mechanical breakdown of solids insulating materials, what

normally causes of its occurrence?
a. Mechanical stresses produced by the electrical field
b. Electric stresses produced by the voltage fluctuations
c. Magnetic bum
d. Vibrations
20. In high voltage circuits with electro static forces, what could be the result of
reading on indicating instruments?
a. Reading is parallax
b. Readings is very much accurate
c. Reading is highly intuitive
d. The readings are not correct

21. In human body, which is the least lethal pathway for electricity?
a. Hand to hand
b. Hand to opposite foot
c. Hand to foot
d. Hand to foot on the same side
22. It is one of causes of abnormal flow of current in an accidental path of low
resistance
a. Open circuiting
b. Point grounding
c. Short circuit
d. Reverse polarization

23. It is the first step in removing a generator from parallel operation

a. Reduce the load of outgoing generator
b. Decrease the cycles of the generator staying on the line
c. Trip the generator off the switchboard
d. Turn off all electrical equipment
24. Motor controller or started contacts may become pitted and welded
together if the contacs?
a. Close slowly with light pressure
b. Close quickly with proportionate pressure
c. Open under loaded conditions
d. Open too quickly and arc

25. Motor starter or controller contacts may become welded together if the
contacts?
a. Open or close too quickly
b. Close under excessive pressure
c. Close under excessive starting current
d. Open too quickly and arc
26. On a commutator, if only one brush is sparking excessively, you should look
for?
a. A loose commutator bar
b. Copper imbedded in the brush
c. A high commutator bar
d. Flux in the commutating zone

27. On a vessel with turbo electric drive, what condition would indicate that had
dropped out of synchronization with the propulsion generator?
a. Excessive vibrating of vessel
b. Tripped main motor interlock
c. Overheated across tie business
d. Closed contact in the field circuits
28. On the tankers using hydraulic tank valve actuation, which among the
following valve types has the highest tendency to develop leaks relative to the
valve, and results in more frequent maintenance?
a. Needle valves
b. Globe valves
c. Gate valves
d. Butterfly valves

29. Regarding battery charging rooms, ventilation should be provided?

a. At the lowest point of the room
b. At the highest point of the room
c. Only when charging is in progress
d. Horizontally near the batteries
30. Relative to the secondary winding of a step-up transformer, the primary
winding will have?
a. More turns
b. Half as many turns
c. Twice as may turns
d. Fewer turns

31. The conduct that will not rust and makes an easy to install is called .
a. Polyvinyl chloride
b. Aluminum pipe
c. Soft copper pipe
d. Polythelene chloride
32. The function of no fuse breaker is to isolate the defective circuit from the
system so as to protect it from .
a. Overvoltage
b. Close circuit
c. Overcurrent
d. Overload

33. The leads from a megohmmeter are attached to the leads of an AC motor
field coil. A reading of infinity is obtained indicating a/an?
a. Open field coil
b. Grounded field coil
c. Shorted field coil
d. Shunted field coil
34. The rotor of an AC motor acts line a/an?
a. Circular magnet
b. Earth detector
c. Round magnet
d. Bar magnet

35. The specific gravity of the electrolyte solution in a lead acid battery?
a. Gives an indication of the state of charge of the battery
b. Remains the same during discharge
c. Would read close to 1.830 when discharged
d. Is not effected during charging
36. The type of feature afforded auxiliaries vital to the operation of propelling
equipment, where automatic restart after a voltage failure would not create a
hazard, is termed?
a. Low voltage protection
b. High amperage release
c. Low voltage release
d. High amperage protection

37. To locate a grounded field coil in a synchronous motor, which of the

instruments listed could be used?
a. Megohmmeter
b. Currency meter
c. Frequency meter
d. Ammeter
38. What causes leaky valves in a low pressure air compressor?
a. Excessive operating hours without carrying out preventive
maintenance
b. Running with an air filter element different from that required by the
original manufacturer’s
c. Excessive running of the compressor
d. Excessive discharge pressure

39. What is the cause if a magnetic controller relay fails to drop out when coil
voltage is removed from the relay?
a. Excessive spring tension
b. Over voltage
c. Welded contacts
d. Excessive current
40. What is the caused of sparking of DC motor brushes?
a. Many mechanical, electrical or operating faults
b. A close interpole
c. An open interpole
d. An open commutating winding

41. What is the description in the source voltage in a parallel circuit?

a. Causes the same amount of current to flow in each branch
b. Is applied directly across each branch
c. Is inversely proportional to each branch current
d. Is inversely proportional to each branch resistance

42. What is the effect of delayed timing in diesel engine performance?

a. The engine increases oil pressure in the supply pump
b. The main engine lube oil coolers are functioning properly
c. There is an increase in engine rpm
d. The engine develops less power under load
43. What is the reason why electric cables are formed of stranded wire?
a. Increase the current carrying capability for a give size wire
b. Assure good conductivity at junction points
c. Increase their flexibility
d. Decrease the weight for a given size wire

44. What might be the cause if the electric motor on an electric driven
compressor fails to start?
a. Defective pop value
b. Leaking unloader
c. Tripped circuit breaker
d. Control line leak
45. What needs to be done before entering dry dock during its regular dry
docking schedule for maintenance of the vessel?
a. Prepare instruction books and diagrams
b. Submit CMS report
c. Prepare job order when inside dry dock
d. Submit marine protest

46. What should be done before performing any maintenance on a hydraulic system
fitted with an accumulator?
a. Isolate accumulator and bleed off pressure in system
b. Inform the engineer on watch
c. Bleed of all pressure within the system
d. Pressurized the system to test for leaks
47. What should be done when securing a fuel oil heater for routine
maintenance?
a. Stop the oil flow and then cut out the steam
b. Close steam supply valve, stop pump and release pressure
inside heater
c. Cutout the steam before securing the oil flow
d. Open the fuel oil temperature regulatory bypass

48. When a megohmmeter is used to test insulation, what is the caused of gradual
rise of the pointer reading as a result of continued cranking?
a. The dielectric absorption effect of the insulation
b. Good conductor resistance
c. The leakage of current along the surface of dirty insulation
d. The inductive reactance of the windings
49. When a megohmmeter is used to test the winding insulation of a large motor,
what is the cause of an initial dip of the pointer toward zero?
a. The absence of current along the surface of clean insulation
b. Weak batteries in the meter
c. An open in the winding being tested
d. The capacitance of the winding

50. When drying and baking are impractical, or time is not available, what
material could be used to repair both burner openings and gas baffles?
a. High temperature castable refractory
b. Sand and cement
c. Plastic fire clay
d. Bricks
51. Which of the following DC motors is used where high starting torque and varying speed
is desired?
a. Separately excited motor
b. Series wound motor
c. Shunt wound motor
d. Compound wound motor

52. Which of the following is the best maintenance strategy and suitable method created in
order to restore the operation of the HFO purifier within the allocated time frame?

a. Let the engineer in charge of the HFO purifier to continuously do and

concentration on the maintenance and let the other watchkeeping
engineers do 6on-6off watch rotation
b. Let other members of the support staff, like the fitter or oiler, do the
maineannce of the HFO purifier but call the duty engineer if needed
c. Let the engineer in charge of the HFO purifier do the maintenance during his watch
only and let the support level attend to any alarms
d. Every engineer on the 4on-4off watch should continue the HFO purifier
maintenance but only during their watch
53. Which of the following is the function of restrictor valve?
a. It prevents overheating of the hydraulic pump
b. It restricts back flow to the actuators
c. It controls the hatch cover movement speed
d. It prevents oil flow to a closed hatch cover

54. Which of the following maintenance activities is correctly planned in order to restart
the operation of the HFO purifier by most suitable method within the allocated
time frame?
a. Let the engineer in charge of the purifier to continuously do the
maintenance and let the other watch keeping engineer perform 6 to 6
watch
b. Let other members of the engine staff like fitter or oiler do the maintenance and
just call the duty engineer when needed
c. Let the engineer in charge of the purifier to work on the purifier maintenance
during his watch and let the support level attend to any alarms
d. Every engineer on watch should assist the purifier maintenance during their watch
55. Which of the following method listed will be most effective in repairing a
steam cut on a seating surface of a super heater hand hole plate?
a. Filling the cut by welding and then grinding it smooth
b. Grinding the seating surface and installing an oversized gasket
c. Filling the cut with iron cement or plastic steel
d. Refracing the surface and over torqueing the hand hole plate

56. Which of the listed conditions will occur if dirt and grease are allowed to
accumulate between the commutator segments of a motor?
a. Overspeeding of the motor
b. Misalignment of the motor shaft
c. A dead short circuit
d. A partial short circuit
57. Which of the listed procedures is the most vital factor to take into
consideration when making repairs to the refractory surrounding the
burner opening?
a. Finished repair surfaces must be smooth
b. Design refractory cone angle must be maintain
c. Finishes repair surfaces must be smooth
d. Substantial refractory support to with stand vibration

58. Why nickel-cadmium batteries are superior to lead-acid batteries at high

discharge rates?
a. Deliver a large amount of power and can be recharged in a
shorter time
b. Need more cells in connected series and less mounting space
c. Have lower output voltages and require no maintenance
d. Have average maintenance and low input voltages
59. With reference to overhauling of machinery before any repair or
maintenance work is commenced what measure and precaution is
needed for the safety of those concerned?
a. A pre-meeting should be held highlighting safety concern
b. Tools should be prepared
c. Before a section of the steam pipe system is opened, all drains
should be opened
d. Equipment under which personnel are required to work should be
properly labeled

60. What is a maintenance policy where the approach is based on a model of the
time that elapsed between maintenance period which takes into account
mechanisms of failures?
a. Failure-based maintenance
b. Planned maintenance
c. Unplanned maintenance
d. Condition monitoring
61. The stern tube aft seal consist of 4 rubber lip seals resting against the cylinder
liner which rotates with the propeller shaft. In case the cylinder liner surface
has worn out in way of the seal, what is done in order to relocate the seal to a
new liner position?
a. Remove the two-part distance piece, then tighten the securing
nut to displace the seal casing assembly forward to a new
cylinder liner position.
b. Install additional distance pieces in between the propeller boss and the
seal casing assembly to move the seals aft to a new cylinder liner
position.
c. Install additional distance pieces in between the propeller and cylinder
liner flange to move the liner forward to a new seal position.
d. Remove the no.1 interediate ring and replace with a thinner once to
relocate the no.1 seal ring
62. What are two programmes approved by the class so that physical
opening up of machinery is not necessary on every occasion?
a. HFO and MLO routine maintenance as recorded in the PMS
b. Boiler safety valve test and boiler water test report
c. Lubricating oil analysis of steering gear machinery and
performance monitoring of auxiliary diesel engines
d. Main engine lube oil pump and camshaft lube oil pump performance

63. The HSSC guidance resolution specifies that a passenger ship’s bottom
inspection, as required by SOLAS regulation 1/7, should be carried out
annually, with two inspections in dry-dock in any five year period. What is the
meaning of HSSC?
a. Harmonized Survey on Ship’s condition
b. Harmonized system of Survey and Certification
c. Hull system survey and certification
d. Hull safety survey condition
64. What is a maintenance policy where the basic preventive maintenance
routines, such as lubrication and machine adjustment, are applied to the system
at regular intervals, however, the repair or replacement is performed only when
a failure occurs?
a. Condition monitoring
b. Unplanned
c. Planned maintenance
maintenance
d. Corrective maintenance

65. Classification societies will allow some machinery items to be surveyed in

rotation, over a number of annual cycles. Here surveys are done over the five
year cycle of surveys. What is this called?
a. Continuous survey of machinery
b. Confirmation surveys
c. Continuous hull survey
d. Annual surveys
66. What is the function of no fuse breaker?
a. To isolate the defective circuit from the system so as to protect
it from overcurrent
b. To regenerate the defective circuit from the system so as to protect it from
overvoltage
c. To de-energize the defective circuit from the system so as to protect it
from close circuit
d. To energize the defective circuit from the system so as to protect it from
overload

67. What is the result of firebrick shrunk on a furnace wall in which there are open
spaces under the brick?
a. Damage and must be renewed
b. Cracked and must be patched
c. Loose and must be repaired
d. Normal and need only to be cleaned
68. Most controller or started contacts may become pitted and welded
together if the contacts?
a. Close quickly with proportionate pressure
b. Close slowly with light pressure
c. Open under loaded conditions
d. Open too quickly and arc

69. Which of the following steps is the most essential before an alternator can be
paralleled with the bus if the synchroscope is broken?
a. The frequency meter should be used to determine that the
incoming alternator frequency is slightly higher than the bus
b. The breaker should be closed when both synchronizing lamps are dark
and the other is bright
c. A portable phase sequence indicator must be used to verify the
information form the lamps
d. The breaker should be closed when both synchronizing lamps are
bright
70. The aft stern tube seals are designated as No.1 and No.2 , No.3 and No.3S
rubber lip seals, enclosed in a seal casing assembly, pressing against a
rotating cylinder liner. What does no.3S seal ring means?
a. No.3 spring
b. No.3 shaft
c. No.3 spare
d. No.3 secured

71. Which maintenance can affect the ship energy efficiency quite
significantly leading to a major energy saving?
a. Main engine overhaul, adjustment and tuning
b. Hull and propeller cleaning
c. Navigational equipment maintenance
d. Steering gear maintenance
72. Generally done while the ship is in dock, what kind of repair method is done
to replace the stern tube sealing rings with the shaft and the propeller in
place?
a. Bonding repair by vulcanizing the new seal rings
b. Removing the cylinder liner for skimming and renewing the seals
keeping it in intact condition
c. Removing the intermediate rings and renewing the seals keeping it intact
condition
d. Inserting oversized seal rings to have a good tight fit

73. What are placed under the keel and bottom plates arranged on the bottom
of the drydock, made of steel with wooden tops, and serve to support the
vessel during the whole period of drydocking?
a. Wooden blocks
b. Keel blocks
c. Stagings
d. Keel support
74. Which of the instruments listed could be used to locate a grounded field coil in
synchronous motor?
a. Frequency meter
b. Megohmmeter
c. Currency meter
d. Ammeter

75. Classification societies with IACS require that all machinery under their rules
must be surveyed every .
a. 2.5 years
b. 6 months
c. 5 years
d. 1 year
76. Oil tankers, including ore/oil and ore/buld/oilships, chemical tankers and bulk
carrier are required to have their intermediate docking between special surveys
in drydock once they are over years of age.
a. 10
b. 20
c. 5
d. 15

77. What document does the shipyard, who built the vessel, provides which gives
information on the exact locations where the blocks should support the hull
when the vessel is dry-docked?
a. Ship’s particulars
b. General arrangement plan
c. Docking plan
d. Shell expansion plan
78. What indicates if an obtained reading from a mega-ohmmeter is infinity?
a. Grounded field coil
b. Shunted field coil
c. Open field coil
d. Shorted field coil

79. What is termed as the inspection of the outside of the ship’s bottom while afloat
as part of the passenger ship safety renewal survey?
a. Underwater examination (UWE)
b. Underwater survey (UWS)
c. Ship vertical bottom inspection (SVBI)
d. Underwater diving operations (UWDO)
80. What is the main advantage of running the main engine under slow-
steaming
a. Big savings on fuel consumption over long days voyages
b. Increase of specific fuel oil consumption
c. Reduces wear on main engine parts
d. Improved engine combustion quality due to running two auxiliary
blowers

81. What is called a survey based on chief engineer’s inspection report?

a. Special survey
b. PMS survey
c. Confirmation survey
d. Conclusive survey
82. When is a lead-acid battery may become hotter than normal during a
charge?
a. If a battery has shorted cell
b. If a battery room door is secured
c. If a specific gravity is too high
d. If a charging voltage is too low

83. What will happen if a magnetic controller relay fails to drop out when coil
voltage is removed from the relay?
a. Excessive spring tension
b. Over voltage
c. Welded contacts
d. Excessive current
84. What normally cause the occurrence of an electro-mechanical
breakdown of solids insulating materials?
a. Vibrations
b. Mechanical stresses produced by the electrical field
c. Electric stresses produced by the voltage fluctuations
d. Magnetic bum

85. What is the unit of conductance?

a. Siemens
b. Farad
c. Henry
d. Ampere
86. What is a maintenance policy where the maintenance schedule is decided
based on manufacturer’s recommendations or use of analytical techniques
such as analysis of mean time between failures (MTBF) and reliability
analysis?
a. MTBF maintenance
b. Breakdown maintenance
c. Planned maintenance
d. Conditioning monitoring

87. Who specifically needs the docking plan in advance so that they can arrange
the blocks accordingly before flooding the dock prior to dry- docking the
vessel?
a. Dock diver
b. Ship repair manager
c. Dock master
d. Vessel superintendent
88. How many terminals are connected in a potentiometer?
a. Two
b. Five
c. Three
d. Four

89. During the ship’s drydoking, why is it necessary to have facility of

adjusting the height of the blocks on the ship’s bottom?
a. In order to distribute the load on the blocks due to the uneven
bottom plates
b. In order to provide access for cleaning and painting the whole area of the
ships bottom
c. In order to gain access for repairing any distorted bottom plates
d. In order to gain access to all the ship’s bottom plugs
90. What is a maintenance policy where maintenance decision is based on the
current condition or reliability of the system or equipment and where this
policy stipulates the monitoring of the machinery and acting only upon its
condition?
a. Unplanned maintenance
b. MTBF maintenance
c. Predictive maintenance
d. Breakdown maintenance

91. What is the main reason why the classification society can allow the chief
engineer to survey most of the machinery items under his supervision?
a. To reduce the survey cost to owners/operators
b. To train the chief engineer in surveys and inspection
c. To allow the ship to just operate the machinery without the
necessary overhauling
d. To allow the technical managers to know the capabilities of their
chief engineers on board
92. What will the result if an AC generator lose its excitation when operating in
parallel without tripping the circuit breaker?
a. It will cause high currents to be induced in the field windings
b. It will not affect the faulty generator due to the compensation of the other
generators
c. It will cause the slip rings to melt
d. It will increase the output amperage between the armature and the bus

93. As per classification society rules on dry-docking, how many docking surveys
are required in each five-year special survey, one of which is to coincide
within the special survey?
a. One

b. Two
c. Three
d. Five
94. Which of the following in one of the causes of abnormal flow of current in an
accidental path of low resistance
a. Open circuiting
b. Reverse polarization
c. Point grounding
d. Short circuit

95. What is the main advantage of predictive maintenance?

a. Avoidance of unnecessary maintenance work it it is still in good
working condition
b. Spares can be procured long before any maintenance schedules
c. Requirement for additional engine staff can be avoided
d. Reduced requirement for sending the vessel to dry dock
96. What special tool is used to determine whether there is an abnormality with the
stern tube bearing metal by measuring the variation in the clearance between the
stern tube bearing and propeller shaft?
a. Dial type outside micrometer
b. Vernier caliper
c. Wear-down gauge
d. Depth gauge

97. The chief engineer will be instructed by classification society that he is eligible to
under take the surveys on class behalf. However, below are the points which he
is supposed to undertake EXCEPT for which one?
a. He can survey and witness the opening and setting pressures of
boiler safety valve
b. The C/E should endeavor to ensure that the overhaul or PMS routine and
survey are due within the same time period
c. When items are due for survey, it is prudent that they are also required to be
overhauled
d. He will be informed of specific items he can and cannot survey
98. Which part of the human body has the least resistance to electrical
current?
a. Skin
b. Bones
c. Fat nerves
d. Muscles

99. Which is the simplest, most obvious and most logical maintenance program that
can be created which can immediately produce substantial energy savings on
steam plants?
a. Leak detection program for hot water and steam on piping,
flanges, and valves
b. Adjustment of combustion air in relation to fuel flow program
c. Fouling reduction program on boiler tubes and furnace
d. Insulation inspection program
100. What is the easiest way of finding a crack on a very large rudder
blade?
a. By dye penetrant test
b. By close visual inspection via an erected staging
c. By subjecting it to hydrostatic head pressure
d. By magnetic particle imaging

101. Sample of lube oil used within the steering system would be sent
for analysis on a regular 3-monthly basis to wear particles, and oil
characteristics such as viscosity. The results will indicate the quality of the oil
and presence of any internal wear so that internal inspection can be wavered
by the classification society. What will only be required by the class at survey
date?
a. Operational test
b. Trip test
c. Auto-isolation test
d. Non-follow up test
102. What maintenance policy is defined as maintenance carried out
after failure detection which is subdivided into “ immediate corrective
maintenance” (in which works immediately after a failure) and “deferred
corrective maintenance” (in which work is delayed in conformance to a given
set of maintenance rules)?
a. Planned maintenance
b. Corrective maintenance
c. Unplanned maintenance
d. Conditioning monitoring

103. The aft stern tube seals are designated as No.1, no.2, no.3 and
no.3S rubber lip seals, enclosed in a seal casing assembly, pressing against
a rotating cylinder liner. Which seal is nearest the propeller?
a. No.2 seal ring
b. No.3 seal ring
c. No.1 seal ring
d. No.3S seal ring
104. Dry-docking forms a critical part of the ship’s overall maintenance
policy affecting safety, and requires the following EXCEPT which one?
a. Crew change scheduling
b. Project cost control
c. Careful preparation
d. Detailed planning

105. What is the importance of the rudder bottom plug?

a. If accumulated water comes out from the plug, it indicates the
rudder plating is cacked and hence seawater has found its way into
the rudder causing its sluggish movement
b. In order to measure the amount of water needed inside the rudder for proper
functioning
c. In order to determine if only air is present inside the rudder to ensure that it
is balanced
d. If no water comes out from the plug, it indicates loss of vacuum inside the
rudder
106. What causes excessive sparking at the brushes of commutator?
a. A high commutator bar and increased spring pressure
b. A flux in the commutating zone
c. Worn brushes and reduced spring pressure
d. A loose commutator bar

107.The class may accept UWILD which canbe done during the intermediate
docking between special surveys. What is the meaning of UWILD?
a. Un-obstructed Water Inspection in Lieu of Drydocking
b. Un-interrupted Way of Inspection in Lieu of Drydocking
c. Unforeseen Wastage In loaded Draft

d. Under water inspection in Lieu of Drydocking

108. What activity is considered a major project where large expenses
for repairs and off-hire are incurred over a shortest possible period?
a. Afloat repairs by shore gangs
b. Dry-docking
c. Underwater hull cleaning
d. Propeller polishing

109.What is termed as the inspection of the outside of the ship’s bottom while
afloat in lieu of a dry-docking, including measurements of shaft and rudder
bearing clearances, as applicable?
a. Underwater Survey (UWS)
b. Dry-docking Survey (DDS)
c. Underwater examination (UWE)
d. Continuous Hull Survey (CHS)
110. What direction is the magnetic field in a conductor with flowing
current?
a. In a direction determined by the left hand rule
b. In all direction determined by the righ hand rule
c. In a direction opposite to the current flow
d. In the same direction of the current