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You are ordered to abandon ship but conditions are calm and the vessel is still afloat. What is the correct understanding of this order?
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Topic
Personal Survival Techniques revision questions
28 Personal Survival Techniques questions sit in the Amidships bank, each written in plain English and explained rather than just marked. This page shows a sample you can work through right now. The topic appears in STCW Basic Safety.
- Questions in the bank
- 28Questions in the bank
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Sample questions
Answer in your head first, then reveal. If the explanation surprises you, that is the topic to drill.
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You fall unexpectedly into cold water. What is your immediate priority in the first minute?
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You must enter the water before reaching a liferaft. What is the safest entry method?
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How this topic is examined
The bank splits Personal Survival Techniques across 0 recall questions, 0 applied questions and 0 harder judgement questions. Recall gets you the marks you cannot afford to drop; the applied and judgement questions are where candidates lose the exam. Work the recall until it is automatic, then spend your time on the rest.
Practise this properly
Reading is not revision. Answer questions, get them wrong, read the explanation and meet them again. Amidships tracks readiness topic by topic so you know where you stand.