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for seafarers
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OIC-NW: COMPETENCE 18 - Application of Leaderhip and Teamworking Skills

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Question

Choice A

Choice B

Choice C

Choice D

A disadvantage of a matrix organization is:

It reduces efficiency

Members require some Control over resources

expertise in
interpersonal relations

Facilitates specialization

A kind of motivation where some people may enter the world of

seafaring to make a lot of money, to have fun and adventures and
to escape problems at home:

good motivation

personal motivation

shallow motivation

higher motivation

A kind of teaching- learning principle where the trainee must

proceed step by step and each step must be in some way more
difficult than the previous step.

graduated sequence

perceived purpose

Affective Objective

Cognitive Objective

A kind of teaching- learning principle where the trainee must see

why he should study something.

perceived purpose

graduated sequence

Affective Objective

Cognitive Objective

A management system designed with the intent of ensuring

fulfillment of customers requirement?

Quality System

Management system

Bridge Resource
Management

Chart Management
System

A role behavior of a leader which refers to a persons knowledge of human skill

proficiency in any type of process of technique is called:

conceptual skill

technical skill

organizing skill

A significant development in the environment of a number of

organization is:

infrastructure

globalization

Unification

Conference Assembly

A situation which could have lead to an accident if they had

developed further.

Hazardous Occurrences Misfortune

De Ja vu

Bad luck

A systematic application of management system policies,

procedures and practices to the task of analyzing, evaluating and
controlling environmental risk is called:

Environmental Risk
Management

Environmental Aspect

Environmental Safety
Procedures

Environmental Rules and

Regulations

A type of human factor that contribute to operators committing

"error" because of their work environment.

individual factors

group factor

organizational factors

environmental factor

A type of management where shipping business concept having

many ships moving at seas and port of the world mainly to avoid
losses and maximize earning profits?

Asset Management

Personnel Management Liability Management

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Self Management

An operator's attention may not stray far from the problem but
problem-solving failures may occur due to lack of familiarity with
the problem.

skills-based

rule-based

knowledge-based

none of the above

An organization with appropriate expertise in security matters and shipping organization

with appropriate knowledge of ship and port operations authorized conferences
to carry out an assessment, verification, approval and / or a
certification activity.

recognized security
organization

Masters in security
Organization

Expertise in Ship Security

organization

Any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial,

wholly or partially resulting from a Company activities, or services.

Environmental
Performance

Environmental Target

Environmental Risk

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Environmental Impact

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As a bridge officer, what would be the best thing to do if the Master Take action to start the
does not or cannot take the leadership?
process to solve the
situation, but do it
diplomatically

Take control, delegate Take action to solve the Take control for
some of the tasks to the problem in anyways
everything in the as the
Master
master cannot do his job

Basically onboard training programs must be conducted:

while the ship is at sea

on a particular voyage

by the shore staff

by the staff and owner

while the ship is on dry

dock

Basically there are three stages in the task of organizing a training

program, which of the following stages is NOT involved?

Disposal stage

Monitoring stage

Implementation stage

Preparation stage

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Behavior of a leader that deals with long range plan, broad

relationship and ideas:

conceptual

human

goal oriented

technical

in departure/arrival
maneuvering

emergency situations of none of these choices.

limited duration

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Cadets are not included in the manning nor regard them as forming during drills
part of the manning except:
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Efficiency is the ability to:

work orderly with good get things done right

output

work without regard to

outside forces

get results to the

maximum

Ergonomics emphasizes the prevention of work related:

muscle disorder

musculoskeletal disorder rheumatism

back pain

Ergonomics focus is on the design of work activity that suits the

person in that it takes account of their capabilities and:

emotion

incapacity

limitation

none of the above

master

owner

Principal

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Establishment and maintenance of procedure for identifying training company

which maybe required in support of the SMS and ensure that such
training is provide for all personnel concerned is the responsibility of
the:

Factors that contribute to the occurrence of mistakes due to

relationships among individuals.

individual factors

group factor

Five years is the validity of what certificate issued by MARINA?

Construction certificate Ship safety certificate

organizational factors

environmental factor

Cargo ship Prevention

Certificate

International Pollution
Prevention Certificate

the Manager

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For the organization to operate efficiently, responsibility for specific the lowest level
tasks should be given to ___________ of the organization having
ability and information to carry them out.

the staff

The officer

For whom does the qualification requirements apply?

For personnel assigned

to shipboard duties

For all seafarers except

for persons employed
for catering purposes

For all the crew. No one For all the crew except
is exempted
for the galley people

Human characteristics and behaviors are ____________ with the

functioning of technology people design, build, maintain and
operate.

extraneous

distinct

intrinsically linked

discrete

Human memory is affected by all of the following EXCEPT:

vividness of an event

recency of an event

frequency of an event

irrationality of an event

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Human performance breakdowns resulting to accident are more

likely a result of:

poor conscious choice or random error

decisions

lack of skills

lack of ability

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If a man says that all government employees are corrupt, what is he Opinion
trying to show?

Attitude

Impression

Belief

If you are the curriculum developer and director of the training

Design programs to
program, which of the following general job objectives should come satisfy training needs
FIRST?

Determine program
content

Evaluate alternative
instructional methods

Establish behavioral or
learning objective for
programs

In order to have an effective security plan or measures to take in the Ships crew
event of pirate attacks, which of the following persons or groups
should be informed?

Competent person in
the Company

Ships in the vicinity

Ships agent in the area

In order to maintain safe working conditions on board the vessel,

every crewmember should do the following, EXCEPT:

familiarize himself with

the emergency plan

always keep in mind the familiarize the vessel

safety of yourself
emergency escape and
equipments onboard

Speculative Risk

Product Risk

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be attentive to all what

is happening in the
surroundings

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In risk assessment, what do you call this type of risks that are usually Pure Risk
Static in nature, risk based decisions are normally made by
seafarers?
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Market Risk

In risk assessment, what do you call this type of risks that risk based Speculative Risk
decisions are normally taken by the Company and are usually
dynamic in nature?

Pure Risk

Major Risk

Limited Risk

In the revised ISM Code, an identifiable deviation that poses a

Major non-conformity
serious threat to the safety of personnel or the ship or a serious risk
to the environment that requires immediate corrective action or the
lack of effective and systematic implementation of a requirement of
this Code is a:

Major non-compliance

Minor non-conformity

Minor non-compliance

Management By
Manners

Management By
Attitude

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It is a planning and result-oriented strategy where-in management

clarifies its value-goals to employees or participants who
simultaneously are given the opportunity to clarify their personal
values and to examine whether these are compatible with those of
management.

Management By Values Management By Force

It is a system which involve planning, organizing and controlling the leadership

efforts of a group towards achieving a goal:

managers

management level

personnel management

It is a value underlying the behavior as a Filipino where it stimulates gratitude

generosity and working together, but it is often abused:

pride

pity

shame

It is important to preserve knowledge because:

it is a foundation of
future development

it stores and protects

essentials

it gives organizations a
function

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it makes organization
essential

It is the ability to get done right.

efficiency

skill

competency

effective resource

It is the ability to use and exert power over followers, leader role
models actions and behaviors he/she wants followers to emulate.

Persuasion

Teamwork

Influence

Rapport

It is the means by which data are transmitted across the levels of

the organization.

lateral relationship

chain command

command hierarchy

unity of command

Management of career is ultimately the responsibility of the:

top manager

individual

direction, management human resource

development
management

Method whereby managers and employees define goals for every

department, project and person and use them to monitor
performance:

management system

functions of
management

management by
objective

Maslows Hierarchy of
Needs

On board a vessel, he is an officer who gives responsibilities to his

followers gradually so that in the future, they can stand on their
own. Which leadership styles is he practicing?

By example

Bureaucrat

Dependable

Participative

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Once a problem has been defined by the management, the next

move is:

make remedial
measures

diagnose the causes

identify the decision

objectives

develop alternatives

One disadvantage of using regular dry chemical ( sodium

bicarbonate ) in fire fighting is that.

controlling

planning

leading

coordinating

Organizations depend upon the environment for:

selling inputs

resources

inputs

survival

Providing a new employee with the information needed in order to familiarization

function comfortably in the organization is called:

orientation

inauguration

acquaintance

Specific acts of an individual or organization that either directly or

indirectly cause an incident is called:

human error

human factor

human
misinterpretation

human planning

The appointment of a person to a higher rank gives:

potential authority only maximum authority that that person the rights to that person the rights to
nobody can question
claim more demands
promote others
him.
whenever he likes

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The frustration of a seafarer wherein practices like regionalism, lack injustice

of concern for others and unreconciled differences is called:

lack of peace and order disunity

lack of love

The method of finding out and recording the levels of the risk, with Assessment
the aim of minimizing accidents, damage and ill health on board ship
is called:

Mitigation

Risk Elimination

any of these options

The technique which teaches people how to stand, hold themselves Alexander technique
and move differently in order to eliminate unnecessary tension in
their bodies is called:

Posturing technique

Yoga technique

Ergonomics

The word organization has two meaning; the first implies a/an
_________, the second refers to:

institution; a process

coaching; a process

group: a process

community: a process

There are three learning scope for instructional objectives. Which

objective is NOT part of these learning scope?

Enabling Objectives

Cognitive Objectives

Subject Objectives

Disabling Objectives

To whom must proper familiarization of duties be given?

new personnel

all personnel

master

chief engineer

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What are the keys to good human relations?

Treat people as
individuals

Ignore each crew

Let the crew plan for
abilities and let them
their own work and
use their own initiatives expect good result

None of these choices

What behavioral performance or activity should the trainee be

doing when the trainee has achieved the goal of a particular
educational objective?

Instructional objective

Educational Aim

teamwork

Individual Learning

What do you call the Master's special skill in order to deliver the
Managerial skills
best possible operation of his vessel within the budget constraints?

Leadership skills

Charismatic Approach

any of these options

What is a kind of Terminal Performance Objectives which specify

Ultimate Values
what the trainee should redound to organization when the training Objectives
is completed?

Job Behavior Objectives Attitude Objective

Knowledge Objective

What is a particular learning scope for instructional objective which Psychomotor Objective
is concerned with how a trainee controls or moves his body?

Cognitive Objective

Affective Objective

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Instructional objective

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What is the first step in planning?

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Select goals for the ships Set up guidelines for the Gather the best
organization
ships organization
personnels for the job

coach the personnel to

be involved an follow
proper procedures

What is the study of human capabilities in relationship to work?

Psychology

Psychometric

Ergonomics

Physical Therapy

What kind of person approved by the company to assess a

In-service assessor
seafarer's competence at the appropriate level and for the functions
specified?

The Master

The Chief Engineer

The Surveyor

Which are created as the need for them arises in a matrix structure? project terms

division organization

Organizational planning goal setting

Which of the following steps is NOT a part of the rational problem

solving process?

investigate the situation Gather information

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identify the symptoms

of the problem

formulate hypothesis