BCH Nav & Piloting

Question 1

Warning definition in BCH

Answer 1

Operating procedures or techniques that must carefully be followed to avoid injury or loss of life

Question 2

Caution definition in BCH

Answer 2

Operating procedures or techniques to avoid equipment damage

Question 3

Note definition in BCH

Answer 3

Essential to emphasize

Question 4

Memory aid definition in BCH

Answer 4

Slogan, acronym, or other device that helps commit a principle to memory

Question 5

What does IALA stand for?

Answer 5

International association of marine aids to navigation and lighthouse authorities

Question 6

What IALA system does the US use?

Answer 6

System B

Question 7

IALA A and IALA B use what type of system to define the conventional direction of buoyage?

Answer 7

Lateral and cardinal systems

Question 8

What are the 2 types of Short-Range ATON?

Answer 8

Fixed
Floating

Question 9

Solid red buoys bear what type of numbers?

Answer 9

Even numbers

Question 10

Solid green buoys bear what kind of numbers?

Answer 10

Odd numbers

Question 11

Red and green buoys and dayboards have what type of significance?

Answer 11

Lateral

Question 12

Cylindrical buoys characteristics

Answer 12

Can shaped, painted green, indicates left side of the channel

Question 13

Conical buoys characteristics

Answer 13

Nun shaped, painted red, indicates the right side of the channel.

Question 14

Triangle dayboards mark what side of the channel?

Answer 14

Starboard

Question 15

Square dayboards mark what side of the channel?

Answer 15

Port

Question 16

Do white and yellow buoys have lateral significance?

Answer 16

No

Question 17

Safe water mark buoys mark what?

Answer 17

Mid channel, fairway, channel approach, in & out channels of a traffic separation scheme

Question 18

Safe water marks have what Morse code identification?

Answer 18

Morse code alpha

Question 19

What color are isolated danger marks?

Answer 19

Black and red horizontal stripes

Question 20

What marking system doesn’t have numbered buoys?

Answer 20

Western rivers

Question 21

What is the direction of the uniform state waterway marking system?

Answer 21

Upstream or towards the head of navigation

Question 22

What system uses a black buoy instead of green?

Answer 22

Uswms

Question 23

RACON transmits radially for how many NM?

Answer 23

1 to 2NM

Question 24

How many volumes are in the light list?

Answer 24

7

Question 25

Corrections to light list are made where?

Answer 25

LNTM