LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENTS
It is an equipment provided on ships to turn the ship to left (Port side) or to right (Starboard side) while in motion during navigation.
Steering Gear
Ship's department which is responsible for the navigation, cargo operation, and the maintenance of the decks, hull, and overall structure.
Deck Department
Give the meaning of the abbreviation of our Company PCL.
Pacific Carriers Limited
If engine room is the heart of the ship; what is the brain of the ship?
Navigation bridge
Under UNCLOS, the Exclusive economic zones or (EEZs) extends in how many nautical miles?
200 NM
It is a pressure activated mechanism designed, to automatically deploy a life raft, when certain conditions are met.
HRU or hydrostatic release unit
Ship's department that operates and maintains the machineries that run the ship and upkeeps the spaces these machinery occupies.
Engine Department
Give one of the five Core Values of PCL.
Integrity, Effort, Compassion, Unity and Gratitude
It is the measurement between the upper deck of ship and the point of waterline, and it is not fixed but rather depends on the amount of cargo it carries.
Freeboard
The abbreviation ISPS code stands for?
International Ship and Port Facility Security Code
It is an aluminized polyethylene suit with heat sealed seams that protects from the elements and prevents hypothermia.
Thermal Protective Aid
He/She has the overall command of all personnel and operations onboard the ship, with the ultimate responsibility for the safety of the crew, vessel, cargo and environment.
Master
What is the omplete current address of our manning agency in Manila.
-9/F RAMON MAGSAYSAY CENTER, ROXAS BLVD, MALATE, Manila, Philippines
What stroke in four-stroke diesel engine where the gases are squeezed by the momentum of the piston?
Compression
The purpose of this code is to provide an international standard for the safe management and operation of ships and for pollution prevention.
International Safety Management (ISM) Code
It is known as the heart of the ship. It is a life-line which supports each and every function of the ship.
Generator
The lowest ranking personnel in the deck department.
Ordinary Seaman (OS)
What is the full of Sir Jao?
Jose O. Malbarosa Jr.
The space between the decks of a ship, especially that between the continuous inside decks below the main or upper deck.
Tween deck
In what year the the Manila amendments of the STCW Convention and Code were adopted?
2010
It is tracking equipment that transmits a signal on a specified band to locate a lifeboat, life raft, ship or people in distress.
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)
Considered as the "all-around man" in the ship. Part of his job is also to clean the dishes, setting tables, serving food and clean the quarters of officers.
Messman
When was PCL established?
1973
It is a waste treatment process that involves the combustion of organic substances contained in waste materials?
Incineration
What year International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) was adopted?
1974