DP — Alarm Management Practice Questions

A. The classification depends on who set the alarm, not on the severity of the condition

B. All DP alarms are treated equally — they all require the same response

C. DP alarms only have two categories: operational and engineering

D. High-priority (Category 1): requires immediate action — position-critical failure or imminent risk; Medium-priority (Category 2): requires prompt attention — reference degraded, thruster fault; Low-priority (Category 3): advisory — condition monitor, early warning. Each category drives a different urgency of response

A. Alarm flooding occurs when the alarm speaker volume is set too high

B. Alarm flooding only occurs in integrated bridge systems, not standalone DP consoles

C. Alarm flooding is beneficial because it ensures the DPO is alerted to all conditions simultaneously

D. Alarm flooding occurs when multiple alarms activate simultaneously or in rapid succession, overwhelming the operator's ability to diagnose the root cause — in DP, this can mask the critical alarm that actually predicts position loss, causing the DPO to miss the most important signal among the noise

A. Hand over to the officer of the watch and ask for assistance before reading any alarms

B. Acknowledge all alarms immediately to clear the panel and then begin investigating

C. Read each alarm before acknowledging — categorise by priority, identify the highest-priority alarm first, and address the root cause; do NOT silence all alarms as a group before reading them, as this risks missing the most critical signal

D. Call the chief engineer before reading any alarms to ensure engineering support is available