Your examiner asks: "What does SOLAS Chapter IV require regarding a ship's ability to receive Maritime Safety Information (MSI) across its ENTIRE voyage, not just part of it?"

A. SOLAS IV requires every ship to be provided with a receiver, or receivers, capable of receiving Maritime Safety Information throughout the ENTIRE voyage the ship is engaged on — this means the OOW/master must plan MSI reception to actually cover the whole route, not just the departure and arrival regions. In practice this typically means NAVTEX for the portions of the voyage within NAVTEX coverage (broadly coastal/regional areas within range of NAVTEX transmitting stations) and a satellite-based MSI service (such as SafetyNET/EGC via Inmarsat-C or equivalent) for ocean legs beyond NAVTEX coverage — with the specific NAVTEX stations and/or satellite ocean region programmed into the receiver(s) needing to be updated as the voyage progresses through different coverage areas, not left on the settings appropriate only to the departure port.

B. MSI reception is only required for the first 24 hours after departure; SOLAS Chapter IV imposes no requirement to maintain MSI reception for the remainder of an ocean voyage.

C. A single, fixed NAVTEX station selection made at the start of the voyage is sufficient for the entire passage, with no requirement to update station/ocean-region selection as the ship's position changes.

D. MSI reception coverage is a matter of company policy only, with no underlying SOLAS Chapter IV requirement that it be maintained throughout the voyage.

A. Nothing — a test lift can proceed immediately after repairs

B. Testing should wait until cargo operations begin

C. The area within the grab's swing radius should be cleared of personnel before the lift

D. Only the crane operator needs to be aware the lift is happening

A. Who must remain clear of the exclusion zone while the lift takes place

B. The lunch schedule for the deck team

C. Only the weather forecast for the next watch

D. The cargo manifest for the next port