On a 95-GRT towing vessel, who is responsible under Rule 5 for maintaining a proper lookout while you have the helm?
Uscg Able Seafarer Special Rules Nav General
Question · Easy
You are aboard a 60-GRT passenger vessel and observe a closing target whose compass bearing is not changing. Under Rule 7, what must you assume?
On a small fishing vessel in restricted visibility, what additional factor does Rule 6 require you to consider when determining safe speed?
Question · Medium
Two power-driven vessels are meeting head-on. Under Rule 14, each vessel shall:
You are on a power-driven vessel and another power-driven vessel is approaching from your starboard quarter forward of your beam. Who is the give-way vessel under Rule 15?
Under Rule 13, a vessel is considered overtaking another when approaching from more than how many degrees abaft the beam?
Under International Rules, a power-driven vessel less than 50 meters underway must show which masthead light configuration?
A small fishing vessel engaged in trawling shall show which day shape under Rule 26?
Question · Hard
You hear a vessel sound one prolonged blast on the whistle. Under Rule 35, what does this signal mean when sounded from a power-driven vessel underway in restricted visibility?
Under Inland Rules, an overtaking situation in a narrow channel where the overtaken vessel must take action to permit safe passing is signaled by the overtaking vessel sounding:
Five or more short and rapid blasts on the whistle is the signal for:
Under Rule 9, a vessel of less than 20 meters or a sailing vessel:
A vessel constrained by her draft, under International Rules, may display which day shape?
Which buoy color and shape marks the port side of a channel returning from sea under the U.S. lateral system (IALA Region B)?
A daybeacon with a yellow square indicates which feature of the Intracoastal Waterway?
A lighted aid showing a quick-flashing white light typically indicates:
On a Mercator nautical chart, the standard unit for measuring distance is taken from:
A vessel steaming at 12 knots will travel approximately how far in 25 minutes?
Variation on a nautical chart is found:
True course is 090 degrees, variation is 8 degrees West, and deviation is 2 degrees East. What is your compass course?
Tide tables published by NOAA give times of:
Slack water in a tidal area is best described as the time when:
You are running at 8 knots and a 2-knot current is setting directly against you. What is your speed over ground?
A small craft advisory is typically issued by the National Weather Service for sustained winds in what range?
A falling barometer combined with backing winds in the Northern Hemisphere typically indicates:
On the Western Rivers, a flashing red light on a daybeacon indicates which side of the channel returning from sea?
A line of position by itself gives you:
Under Rule 18, which vessel has the lowest priority (must give way to most others)?
A vessel anchored less than 50 meters in length must show:
A 30-meter tug towing astern, with the length of tow exceeding 200 meters, displays which day shape?
In a meeting situation under Inland Rules, the first vessel to signal proposes:
Under Rule 19, in restricted visibility a vessel that detects another by radar alone:
A range marker consists of two aids in line. When the back marker appears directly above the front marker, you are:
On a small towing vessel, a Williamson turn is primarily used to:
Uscg Able Seafarer Special Deck General Safety
When a person falls overboard from a 70-GRT small passenger vessel, the first action by anyone on deck should be to:
Which knot is best for forming a temporary loop in the bight of a line that will not slip and is easy to untie after load?
Which knot is used to join two lines of similar diameter together?
A clove hitch is best suited for:
When mooring a small towing vessel alongside a face dock with a strong onshore wind, the line that should be set first is the:
The standard scope ratio for anchoring in normal conditions, measured from the bow chock to the seabed, is approximately:
On a small passenger vessel, the load-line marking is:
Free surface effect on a small vessel refers to:
The Certificate of Inspection (COI) on a small passenger vessel specifies:
Under 33 CFR 155, the discharge of any oil into navigable waters of the United States must be reported immediately to:
An Oil Discharge Placard is required to be posted on a vessel of what minimum length engaged in coastwise commerce?
On a small commercial vessel, a 'sheen' on the water from your bilge discharge requires the operator to:
The first response to a small fire in the galley of a 60-GRT vessel that has already broken out into open flame is to:
A Class B fire involves:
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