Harbor Safety Plan Flashcards
In POLB, berths are sounded at a frequency of _____to _____years to verify water depth and any maintenance dredging needs.
1 to 3 years
In POLA, cruise terminals are surveyed, dived, and sounded how often? Oil terminal berths are sounded how often?
Monthly
Annually
Container and drybulk berths are sounded every _____years. All other berths (including out-of-service berths) are sounded at least every _____years.
3 years
5 years
PORT OF LOS ANGELES: All _______deep-water terminals lay within five miles of the Los Angeles Pilot Operating Area boundary, and reached via the Los Angeles Main Channel, with a project depth of minus ______feet (16.15M) at Mean-Lower-Low-Water (MLLW). The Angeles Deep Water Approach Channel from Los Angeles Buoy #1 to Buoy #10 has a project depth of minus ____ feet (24.68M) at Mean-Lower-Low-Water.
27 deep water terminals
53 feet
81 feet
The painting under the Vincent Thomas bridge : The platform will temporarily reduce the vertical clearance of the bridge by _____feet.
6 feet
Probably not a test question but good knowledge
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS: The Corps of Engineers maintains the Federal Channels in Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor. The channels and project depths are:
Pier 300 Turning Basin
Approach and Entrance Channels
All of these are how deep?
81 feet
Vincent Thomas Bridge :
2 fixed green lights mark what?
2 fixed red lights on each side of bridge mark what?
The center
Margins of the channel
When operating on the Navigable Waters of the United States (12 nautical miles from the baseline), the following vessel categories must monitor VHF FM Channel 13:
-power driven vessels 65.5’ (20 m.) or longer;
-vessels 26’ (7.9 m.) or longer with tows;
-vessels of 100 gross tons or more carrying one or more passengers for hire;
-vessels certified for 150 passengers or more for hire; and
-dredge and floating plants operating in or near a fairway or channel.
Just information only. No questions
Santa Ana’s :
Shortly before arriving on the coast, the Santa Ana may appear as an approaching dark–brown dust cloud. This positive indication often gives a ____to ____minute warning.
10 to 30 min
PORTS OF LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH: Occupying over_______ acres of land and water area in San Pedro Bay, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach feature______ miles of waterfront, making it one of the world’s largest artificial harbor complexes.
15,000
57 miles
Harbor Safety Plan :
Local Port Tariffs require vessels of greater than_____ gross tons to use a federally-licensed pilot whenever navigating inside the breakwater.
300 gross tons
Vessel Traffic Service - for the port approaches covers a distance of____ nm from Point Fermin to the Federal Breakwater
25 nm
Contact Los Angeles Pilots on Channel ______or Long Beach Pilots on Channel_____ to arrange pilot service.
Limit their speed to_____ knots or less upon entry to the Precautionary Area.
Channel 73
Channel 12
12 knots
Vessel speed limits
Los Angeles (LA Port Tariff): Outer Harbor (between the breakwater and Reservation Point) if draft greater than 1.5 meters:_____ kts West Channel, Fish Harbor, marinas, yacht anchorage kts Everywhere else in the harbor____ kts
10 knots : 4.4 knots : 6 knots
In the channel between Los Angeles Main Channel Buoy #11and a position off the designated berth, minimum under-keel clearance is ____feet
Shifts via outer harbor between Los Angeles and Long Beach, minimum under-keel clearance is 3.0’
2 feet
Below are 2 major examples of what Rule
(b) A vessel of less than 20 meters in length or a sailing vessel shall not impede the passage of a vessel that can safely navigate only within a narrow channel or fairway.
(i) A vessel proceeding along the course of a narrow channel or fairway shall keep as near to the outer limit of the channel or fairway which lies on her starboard side as is safe and practicable.
Inland - Rule 9 Narrow channels
The Harbor Safety Plan defines the small craft advisory as :
High Winds: Whenever the National Weather Service issues a “small craft advisory” for sustained winds of _____to _____ knots potentially in combination with wave heights exceeding _____ feet
Restricted visibility For all other vessels: Three (3) times vessel’s LOA
21 - 33 knots
10 feet
When visibility inside the federal breakwater is less than_____ mile, the respective vessel traffic center (VTC) will impose one-way traffic restrictions when and where appropriate.
0.5 mile
ADVISORY ZONE
Navigable waters outside the breakwaters encompassed by the arc of a circle having its center at Point Fermin Light, drawn from a position on the shore near Newport Beach clockwise to the shore near Santa Monica. This circle’s radius is ______miles
25 miles
Geographical boundaries: California three-mile limit is known as the_______ ZONE
STATUTORY zone
Harbor safety plan states that Harbor area fog is most likely in_____ and from ______ through ______, when visibility over the bay is below 0.5 mile for 7-10 days per month. Fog is mostly a land (_______) type that drifts out and worsens in the late night and early morning
April and from October- February
radiation
Santa Ana winds may appear as an approaching dark–brown dust cloud. This positive indication often gives a_______ minute warning.
10 to 30 minute
The mean range of tide is ______ for Los Angeles Harbor and ______ for Long Beach Inner and Outer Harbors. The diurnal range is about _____ for both harbors and a range of ____ may occur at maximum tide.
3.8 feet and 3.7 feet
Diurnal range is 5.4 feet with a range of 9 feet as a maximum
CURRENTS:
The tidal currents follow the axis of the channels and rarely exceed one knot.. Near Reservation Point, the prominent hourly surge causes velocity variations as great as _______ knot. The more-restricted channel usually causes the surge through the Back Channel to reach a greater velocity at the east end of Terminal Island, rather than west of Reservation Point. In the Back Channel, hourly variation may be _____ knots or more.
One knot
1.5 knots
Coast Guard conducts a Waterways Analysis and Management System (WAMS) review of each district waterway on a ______-year cycle.
5 year
The USCG light light is published how often?
Eleventh Coast Guard District publishes a LNTM how often?
Annually
weekly
Southern California Edison has raised the 66kV powerlines over the Cerritos Channel to_____ feet at Mean High Water.
Information only : POLB Fire Station 15 and Fire Station 20 at Pier F and Pier D, respectively, and a protected boat basin to accommodate Port Security, Police Department, and Fire Department vessels is being planned at Pier F.
234 feet
PORT OF LONG BEACH: All____ deep-water berths lay within____ miles of the open sea and are reached via the Main Channel with depths of minus_____ feet (-23.2m) at Mean- Lower-Low-Water (MLLW).
65 deep water berths
3 miles
76 feet
PORT OF LOS ANGELES: All_____ deep-water terminals lay within____ miles of the Los Angeles Pilot Operating Area boundary and reached via the Los Angeles Main Channel, with a project depth of minus____ feet (16.15M) at Mean-Lower-Low-Water (MLLW)
27 deep water
5 miles
Minus 53 feet
The Angeles Deep Water Approach Channel from Los Angeles Buoy #1 to Buoy #10 has a project depth of minus____ feet (24.68M) at Mean-Lower-Low-Water.
81 feet
Federal Channels in the POLA Main Channel depths. All depths EXCEPT pier 300 turning basin and approach/entrance channels are ____ feet and the other two are ____feet
Turning Basin
West Basin
East Basin
North Channel (Pier 300/400)
Pier 300 Turning Basin
Approach and Entrance Channels
53 feet
81 feet
When operating on the Navigable Waters of the United States (12 nautical miles from the baseline), the following vessel categories must monitor VHF FM Channel ______
power driven vessels 65.5’ (20 m.) or longer;
vessels 26’ (7.9 m.) or longer with tows;
vessels of 100 gross tons or more carrying one or more passengers for hire;
vessels certified for 150 passengers or more for hire; and
dredge and floating plants operating in or near a fairway or channel.
Channel 13
VTS has a back up 55kw generator that has enough fuel to supply power to all systems for how long?
There is also a back up battery that can supply vital electronics for _____minutes.
40 hours
25 minutes
Both pilot organizations normally use low transmitting power when communicating with their escort/assist tugs. This usually minimizes interference and congestion on ____ Channels and ____
5A and 77
Harbor safety plan outlines how a Mayday should be conducted , how do you put out a mayday per the HSP? Format for distress calls on VHF Channel 16: Transmit:
- “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY”
- “This is (name of boat three times, call letters once).”
- Repeat once more, “MAYDAY” and your boat’s name.
Harbor Safety Plan states Making a false distress call in the United States is a federal crime carrying sanctions of imprisonment for up to____ years and/or a fine of up to ______, and restitution to the Coast Guard.
6 years
250,000$$
Vincent Thomas Bridge bridge lighting, describe it.
Replacement Gerald Desmond Bridge describe it
2 fixed green lights mark the center.
4 fixed red lights (two each side) mark the margins of the channel
2 fixed green lights mark the center
4 fixed red lights (two each side) mark the margins of the channel limits
Schuyler Heim Highway SR-47 Bridge describe the navigation lights
a. Bridge Lighting (33 CFR 118): One fixed red light on each end (four in all) mark the fender system. Two fixed red axis lights (one on each side) mark the available horizontal opening. Two fixed green lights (one on each side) mark the center of the navigation.
One fixed red light on each end (4 in all) mark the fender system.
Two fixed red axis lights (one on each side) mark the available horizontal opening
Two fixed green lights (one on each side) mark the center of the navigation.
Badger Railroad Lift Bridge describe the navigation lights
One fixed red light on each end (four in all) mark the fender system
Two fixed red/green lights (one on each side) mark the center of the vertical lift. The lights change
from red to green when the lift is in the full open to navigation position
Crews of larger vessels also have difficulty seeing smaller vessels because containers carried on deck often create blind spots that may extend more than _____mile ahead.
1/2 mile
Large containerships can travel at speeds over ____ knots, but appear slower due to their size.
Often you may not be able to see a barge in tow because it can be ____ mile or farther astern of the tug.
28 knots
1 mile
For your reference, a vessel moving at 10 knots covers _____ feet in ____ seconds. With 600 feet of visibility, when another vessel is approaching you on a collision course at the same 10 knots, you both have 18 seconds to take action after sighting each other visually.
600 feet in 36 seconds
Five independent tug escort companies
1) AmNav,
2) Crowley Marine Services,
3) Foss Maritime,
4) Millennium Maritime
5) Sause Brothers
These five companies operate approximately _____ tugs in the LA/LB Harbors
25 tugs
Port of Los Angeles At anchorages inside the breakwater, minimum under-keel clearance is ____feet
Shifts via outer harbor between Los Angeles and Long Beach, minimum under-keel clearance is ____feet.
In the channel between the Los Angeles Main Channel Buoy #11 and a position off the designated berth, minimum under-keel clearance is 2.0’
2.5 feet
3 feet
Harbor safety plan defines restricted visibility with the following vessels. What is their distances ?
Vessels 150,000 DWT and over
Vessels 60,000 - 150,000 DWT
Vessels draft 45’ or more
All other tankers and petroleum barges
All other vessels
1 mile
.75
.75
.5
3 times the length of the vessel
Whenever the National Weather Service issues a “small craft advisory” for sustained winds of ____ to ____ knots potentially in combination with wave heights exceeding ____ feet
21 to 33
10 feet
When winds exceed ____ knots, the VTS will maintain a heightened awareness for dragging anchors in the federal anchorages.
40 knots
Harbor safety plan states the power lines new height is what?
234 feet
PORTS OF LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH: Occupying over _____ acres of land and water area in San Pedro Bay, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach feature ____ miles of waterfront, making it one of the world’s largest artificial harbor complexes.
15,000 acres
57 miles
Local Port Tariffs require vessels of greater than _____ gross tons to use a federally-licensed pilot whenever navigating inside the breakwater.
Any master wishing to get permission to decline this must get approval by who?
300 tons
United States Coast Guard Captain of the Port.
Vessel traffic in the ports of and approaches to Los Angeles and Long Beach is managed by three entities: who are they?
- Vessel Traffic Service - for the port approaches (25 nm from Point Fermin to the Federal Breakwater)
- Jacobsen Pilot Service - for the Port of Long Beach
- Los Angeles Pilot Service - for the Port of Los Angeles
A VTS is in operation on the approaches to Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors. Operated jointly by the _________, the VTS provides information about commercial, other vessel traffic and navigation safety.
U.S. Coast Guard and the Marine Exchange
True or false : the following is required to participate in VTS
- Every power driven vessel of 40 meters (131 ft.) or more in length, while navigating.
- Commercial vessels 8 meters (26 ft.) or more in length that are towing alongside,
astern or by pushing ahead. - Every vessel certificated to carry 50 or more passengers for hire, while engaged in
trade, under sail or power.
True
There is a voluntary Air Quality Compliance zone from a _____ nm arc from Point Fermin Light, within which vessels are requested to observe a 12-knot speed limit.
A minimum vessel separation of 1/4 nm is required in the Precautionary Area.
40nm
Departing Vessels from Inside the Breakwater:
______ minutes prior to getting underway, contact Los Angeles Pilots on Channel 73 or Long Beach Pilots on Channel 74 (depending on which harbor the vessel is in) to check into the traffic system.
15 minutes
Los Angeles (LA Port Tariff): speed limits
Outer Harbor (between the breakwater and Reservation Point) if draft greater than 1.5 meters: ……………………………………… ……… _____ kts
West Channel, Fish Harbor, marinas, yacht anchorage …………….. _____ kts Everywhere else in the harbor…………………………………………. _____ kts
10 knots
4.4
6.0
All the escort tugs required to satisfy the Tanker Force Selection Matrix shall be tethered on the tanker’s ________.
stern
UNDER-KEEL CLEARANCE Masters and pilots should apply a plus or minus allowance for the tide when calculating depth of water, and consider the following factors:
Vessel’s trim and list characteristics;
Depth of the transit area;
Depth at the facility or anchorage;
Tide and current conditions;
Weather impact on water depth.
In the channel between Los Angeles Main Channel Buoy #11and a position off the designated berth, minimum under-keel clearance is _____
2 feet
Shifts via outer harbor between Los Angeles and Long Beach, minimum under-keel clearance is _____
3.0 feet
When winds exceed _____ knots, put the propulsion plant on standby ready to bring on line on
short notice and make another anchor ready to let go. Accurate wind speed can be
determined by contacting either VTS or the appropriate pilot station.
35 knots
Also have seen 40 knots
Operational communications in the LA/LB Harbor area are conducted by marine VHF radio and commercial telephone and originate from five principle sources:
1 VTS
2 Los Angeles Pilots
3 Long Beach Pilots
4
5
4 Port of Long Beach Security
5 US Coast Guard Sector LA/LB.
Harbor area fog is most likely in April and from October through February, when visibility over the bay is below 0.5 mile for 7-10 days per month. Fog is mostly a ______type that drifts out and worsens in the late night and early morning
Land/radiation
Santa Ana may appear as an approaching dark–brown dust cloud. This positive indication often gives a _______minute warning.
10 - 30 minute
The mean range of tide is ____’ for Los Angeles Harbor and _____’ for Long Beach Inner and Outer Harbors. The diurnal range is about _____’ for both harbors and a range of ____’ may occur at maximum tide.
3.8
3.7
5.4
9
The tidal currents follow the axis of the channels and rarely exceed _____ knot. The LA/LB Harbors are subject to seiche and surge, with the most persistent and conspicuous oscillation having about a one-hour period.
In the Back Channel, hourly variation may be ____ knots or more
1 knot
1.5 knot
PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC REAL TIME SYSTEM (PORTS): PORTS is a system of environmental sensors and supporting telemetry equipment that gathers and disseminates accurate “real time” information on :
Tides
visibility
winds
currents
sea swell
to maritime users, to assist in the safe and efficient transit of vessels in a port area. The PORTS system in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach consists of _____ stations
12
The Coast Guard develops, establishes, operates, and maintains AtoN systems to:
a. Assist the mariner in determining position.
b. Assist the mariner in determining a safe course.
c. Warn the mariner of dangers and obstructions.
d. _______________
Promote safe and economic movement of commercial vessel traffic.
Coast Guard Light List:
The Coast Guard Light List, Vol. _____, Pacific Coast and Pacific Islands, includes information on all AtoN in the LA/LB are
VI
PORT OF LOS ANGELES:
All ____ deep-water terminals lay within ____ miles of the Los Angeles Pilot Operating Area boundary and reached via the Los Angeles Main Channel, with a project depth of minus _____ feet at Mean-Lower-Low-Water (MLLW).
The Angeles Deep Water Approach Channel from Los Angeles Buoy #1 to Buoy #10 has a project depth of minus ____ feet at Mean-Lower-Low-Water.
27
five
53
81
Caltrans is repainting the under deck portion of the Vincent Thomas Bridge, over the Los Angeles Harbor Main Channel
The platform will temporarily reduce the bridge’s vertical clearance by ___ feet.
6 feet
Los Angeles Harbor: Federal Channels in the POLA Main Channel
Turning Basin
West Basin
East Basin
North Channel (Pier 300/400) - ALL ____FEET
Pier 300 Turning Basin
Approach and Entrance Channels - ALL ____FEET
53 FEET
81 FEET
When operating on the Navigable Waters of the United States (12 nautical miles from the baseline), the following vessel categories must monitor VHF FM Channel 13:
power driven vessels 65.5’ (20 m.) or longer;
vessels 26’ (7.9 m.) or longer with tows;
vessels of 100 gross tons or more carrying one or more passengers for hire;
vessels certified for 150 passengers or more for hire; and
dredge and floating plants operating in or near a fairway or channel.
LA port pilots use ch ____
73
VTS has a back up of One diesel-fueled, automatic-starting emergency generator (55KW) capable of powering the entire MX building. Approximately ____-hour supply of diesel fuel is on site (20 gallon tank and 20 gallons in portable containers).
One lithium-ion battery backup system capable of powering the entire MX building for 2-6 hours depending on load.
One battery-based uninterrupted power supply (UPS) capable of powering critical equipment (VTS System, MARIS 2.1, computers, radars, radios, telephones, and other sensitive electronic equipment for 25 minutes.
40hr
EMERGENCY COMUNICATION PROTOCOL: All “requests for emergency response” from any vessel underway within the Plan’s AOR should be reported to the _______.
U.S. Coast Guard
Distress, Safety and Calling
VHF Channel 16
________ MHz
156.800 MHz
The navigable channel for the Heim bridge according to the HSP is _____ feet wide with a vertical clearance of _____ feet measured from Mean High Water (MHW) to low steel at the fixed Heim bridge.
180 feet wide
52 feet vertical
Vincent Thomas Bridge
Bridge lighting : Two fixed green lights mark the center of the span. _____ fixed red lights (two on each side) mark the margins of the channel.
Horizontal clearance ____’, vertical clearance _____’, with vertical clearance ____’ for middle width of ____’.
Four
1150
165
185
500
Replacement Gerald Desmond Bridge
Bridge lighting : Two fixed green lights mark the center of the span. Four fixed red lights (two on each side) mark the channel limits. SAME OF VINCENT THOMAS
Future) Chart Note: Horizontal clearance ____’, vertical clearance of ____’ measured from MHW to low steel at center of span.
300
205
Schuyler Heim Highway SR-47 Bridge
Bridge Lighting : One fixed red light on each end (four in all) mark the fender system. Two fixed red axis lights (one on each side) mark the available horizontal opening. Two fixed green lights (one on each side) mark the center of the navigation.
Chart Note: Horizontal clearance ____’, vertical clearance of ____’ measured from MHW to low steel in the navigation span.
180
52
Badger Railroad Lift Bridge
Bridge Lighting : One fixed red light on each end (four in all) mark the fender system. Two fixed red/green lights (one on each side) mark the center of the vertical lift. The lights change from red to green when the lift is in the full open to navigation position.
Chart Note: Horizontal clearance ____ feet, vertical clearance ____ feet down and _____ feet up.
180
6 feet
165 up
Rule 9 states (among other things) that vessels less than _____ meters in length, or sailing vessels, or a vessel engaged in fishing shall not impede the passage of a vessel which can safely navigate only within a narrow channel or fairway. A good way to comply with this Rule is to avoid operating in the middle of navigable channels.
20
Large containerships can travel at speeds over ____ knots, but appear slower due to their size
28
Tug boats often tow barges behind or alongside, and as a result are limited in their ability to maneuver. Often you may not be able to see a barge in tow because it can be ______ or farther astern of the tug
1 mile
Operators of small craft should carefully evaluate the elevated risks associated with navigating during times when visibility is restricted to less than ____ feet.
600
For your reference, a vessel moving at 10 knots covers 600 feet in 36 seconds. With 600 feet of visibility, when another vessel is approaching you on a collision course at the same 10 knots, you both have _____ seconds to take action after sighting each other visually.
18 seconds
Approximately _____in 100 vessels calling at LA/LB has a mechanical failure at some point during their inbound or outbound transit.
1 in 100
According to the HSP, how many independent tug companies work in the the port?
5
The following list of factors need to be applied when calculating what?
- Vessel’s trim and list characteristics;
- Depth of the transit area;
- Depth at the facility or anchorage;
- Tide and current conditions; and
- Weather impact on water depth.
UKC - under keep clearance
At anchorages inside the breakwater, minimum under-keel clearance is _____’
Shifts via outer harbor between Los Angeles and Long Beach, minimum under-keel
clearance is _____
2.5 feet
3 feet
PORTS OF LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH:
Occupying over______ acres of land and water area in San Pedro Bay, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach feature______ miles of waterfront, making it one of the world’s largest artificial harbor complexes.
15,000
57
Vessels are required by law to report navigational equipment, propulsion, steering or other vital system failures as soon as possible to the Coast Guard via
the COTP office or the Captain of the Port representative at VTS on channel ____
14
Between Los Angeles Approach Channel Lighted Buoy #1 and Los Angeles Main Channel Buoy #11,
What is the minimum under-keel clearance before correction for roll and pitch vessel’s draft.
10 percent
High Winds:
Vessel movements will proceed on a case by case basis. Depending on direction and force of wind, type and characteristics of the vessel, movements requiring more than_____ tons of force to hold the vessel against a wind on the beam shall be carefully considered.
50
Based upon information provided, the LA/LB HSC concludes that most local tug boats should be capable of operating effectively in the offshore environment without significant limitation so long as sea conditions do not exceed Beaufort Force______.
Typically, those limiting sea conditions occur on only about_______ days per year, or less than 7% of the time, in the LA/LB AOR.
6
24
Santa Catalina Island:
The island is______ miles S of Point Fermin, is 18.5 miles long in a SE direction and has a greatest width of 7 miles. The island is privately owned.
18 miles
In the San Pedro Sector,
all vessels should make passing arrangements with other vessels on VHF Channel_____ to allow monitoring by VTS.
In the LA and LB Sectors,
all vessels should make passing arrangements with other vessels on VHF Channel____.
14
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