Ch. 7

Question 1

T or F The pilots duties include clarifying the intentions of other ships and making safe meeting arrangements with those ships, and the master should not release the pilot at departure until this is done.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Safe speed at departure is to a large extent determined by

Answer 2

The depth of water, the speed of departing traffic and weather conditions

Question 3

T or F By increasing ship speed and moving faster than other departing traffic, the shiphandler significantly reduces the potential for collision.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Modern bridge equipment has made it possible for the ships master to conn a ship to sea with little or no assistance from the ships officers

Answer 4

False

Question 5

T or F Passage planning that stresses a pocket course card, formal pilot/master exchange of information, and charts with pre-planned courses, turning bearings, distances, operating notes and other navigation information noted in ink is preferable to pages of written instructions.

Answer 5

True