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1
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The Port of LA has how many miles of waterfront?

A

43 miles

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The Port of LA is how far away from downtown LA

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25 miles

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How many acres of water and land does the Port of LA encompass ?

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7,500 acres

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4
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Who governs the Port of LA?

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LA board of Harbor Commissioners

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5
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The Ports jurisdiction is known as the Harbor District, this includes property in what areas?

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San Pedro, Wilmington and Terminal Island

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6
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What Berth is the LA Pilot Service located at? They can be hailed on what VHF radio channel?

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Berth 68
Ch. 73

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7
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According the the mariners guide a deep drafted vessel has a draft of what? Where are deep drafted vessels normally boarded at?

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More than 55 feet

In the vicinity of LA Channel Buoy 1

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According to the mariners guide, where will tank vessels be boarded at?

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At least 2 nautical miles from the ports entrance

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Deep draft vessels are considered to have what draft and where will Pilots board these vessels?

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More than 55 feet of draft and will be boarded in the vicinity of LA Channel
buoy #1

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10
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According to the mariners guide, under normal weather conditions the pilot ladder should be rigged where?

A

Lee side of vessel 6 feet/2 meters above the water

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A vessel is not a tank vessel, its draft is less 55 feet, where will the Pilots board this vessel?

A

In the vicinity of LA Channel RACON
buoy #3

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12
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If a vessel needs assistance with a Pilot for Port Service, a minimum of how long for notification shall be given?

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2 hours minimum

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13
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The Los Angeles Pilot Service was founded in 1907 and has how many members on its team?

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28 dedicated professionals

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14
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According to the 2022 mariners guide large commercial vessels have blind spots that extend more than how far ahead?

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More than 1/2 mile

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15
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According to the mariners guide 2022 marines are required to report diving incidents to who?

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Coast guard sector LA on ch 16 or by telephone

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16
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Vertical clearances in the 2022 mariners guide are given above the Mean High Water which is what?

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+4.7 feet

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17
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According to the 2022 mariners guide, how many horizontal and vertical clearances are given?

Aka, how many bridges and vertical clearances

A

5

Name them - , Henry ford drawbridge, Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Highway Bridge , LB international Gateway Bridge, Vincent Thomas Bridge , Southern California Edison co overhead power cables

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18
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Vincent Thomas Bridge, what are the clearances? Vertical and horizontal

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Usable width of channel : 1150 feet

Vertical : 165

Middle 500’ feet width : vertical clearance 185

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19
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Henry Ford (badger avenue) railroad bridge, what are the specs, operational vhf channels and whistle signals?

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Specs : horizontal = 180 feet
Bridge in Down position = 6.7 feet/ in up position = 165 feet

Whistles : open = 2short, 1 long
Acknowledge = 2 long, 1 short
Cannot open = 5 short

VHF channels : ch 13, 16

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20
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Where is the Commodore Schuyle F. Heim Highway Bridge located at and what are the specs?

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It’s located next to Henry Ford Drawbridge.

Horizontal usable width = 75 feet

Vertical clearance = 45 feet

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21
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What is the Vertical clearance of the Souther California Edison co. Overhead power cables?

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155 feet per mariners guide

234 feet

Where are these located? In the vicinity of Cerritos channel and inner harbor

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22
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Port of Long Beach : Between the Long Beach Seabuoy and Long Beach Buoy #3 the under keel clearance is the same as the under keel clearance for Port of LA from LA approach channel buoy #1 to man channel buoy #11. What is that clearance? ALSO please tell me where these buoys are located.

A

Minimum clearance is 10% of the vessels draft.

Port of LB buoys are located - Long Beach seabuoy (i think) a racon buoy ID’d by Long/Short/Long/Short and is located within the 3 mile nautical line being the 1st buoy. Buoy #3 is located just inside the break wall to portside (the Long Beach channel)

Port of LA buoys are located - buoy #1 is just outside of the 3 mile nautical line and buoy #11 is going to be your 1st buoy on your port side after entering the break wall. (The main channel)

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23
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Tank Vessel Speed limits : what is the speed limit in the precautionary area

A

12 knots

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24
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Tank Vessels speed limit inside the federal break water : less than 60,000 metric Ton Displacement the speed limit is ________. If a vessel is inside the breakwater with 60,000 T displacement or more the speed limit is _______

A

8 knots

6 knots

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25
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What it is the speed limit between the breakwater and reservation point for vessels with a draft greater than 1.5 feet?

A

10 knots

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26
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What is the Inner harbor speed limit? Describe where inner harbor is.

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6 knots

Inner harbor starts after going under Gerald Desmond Bridge

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27
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What is the speed limit in fish harbor? What other areas in the harbor have the same speed limit?

A

4.4 knots

West channel , Marinas and yacht anchorages

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28
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No wake zone according to the Mariners Guide 2022 has a speed limit of what?

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5 knots

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29
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Coast Pilot 7 : Fish Harbour depths - A dredged channel with a controlling depth of about _____feet leads between the outer and inner breakwaters to Fish Harbor, which has depths of about _____to _____feet

A

14 feet

16 to 18 feet

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30
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Coast Pilot 7 : Fish Harbor - The outer breakwaters enclose the Yacht Club Anchorage, sometimes called the Fish Harbor Extension. This anchorage has depths of ____to _____feet east and depths of _____to _____feet west of the dredged channel.

A

17 to 20 feet

11 to 14 feet

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31
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Mariners Guide 2022 : in the channel between buoy #11 and a position of the designated berth, what is the minimum UKC (under keel Clearance).

A

2 feet

32
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What is the minimum UKC inside the breakwater while at anchor in the Port of LA?

A

2.5 feet

33
Q

For shifts via outer harbor between LA and LB, what is the minimum UKC?

A

3 feet

34
Q

What VHF Radio Channel can you hail Port PD on?

A

Ch. 16

35
Q

Pilot Ladder : Max distance for spreaders on ladder? Max number of steps between spreaders?

A

10 feet

8 steps

36
Q

Pilot ladder : ladders should be rigged in what area of the ship? What areas are off limits? Can Accommodation ladders be used as part of a the ladder system>

A

Rig ladder mid ship

At no time should the ladder be rigged near the stern of the ship

Accommodation ladders are not to be used

37
Q

How Blank is your butt!?

A

As blank as it gets

38
Q

Vessel traffic management for the LA and LB harbor are divided into how many zones?

A

3 - explain them

VTS - operated by USCG and Marine Exchange of Southern California control outside breakwater

VTC - each respective pilot station, LA and LB control traffic inside

39
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VHF Channels for, VTS outside breakwater, LB Pilot station and LA Pilot Station

A

VTS - ch 14
LB - 12
LA - ch 73

40
Q

Small Craft Advisory - what are the conditions? Give me the Flags that are flown and the lights for night which would identify these conditions.

A

21 - 33 knots of wind potentially in combination with wave heights exceeding 10 feet

Single red pennant flag

Single Red light over White light

41
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Restricted Visibility : what is considered restricted visibility for all other vessels that aren’t defined ?

A

3 times the Vessels LOA

42
Q

Restricted visibility : what is considered Restricted visibility for a tanker 150,000 DWT or greater?

What about greater than 60,000 DWT but less than 150,000?

What about all vessels with a draft over 45’ ?

What about all other tankers and petroleum barges?

A

1 NM

.75 NM

.75 NM

0.5 NM

43
Q

Restricted visibility break down.

VESSELS - 45’ draft or more is .75nm
all other VESSELS 3 times their LOA

TANKERS - 150,000 DWT or greater is 1nm ; greater than 60,000 < 150,000 is .75nm
All other tankers and petroleum barges is .5nm

A

No answer just understand the information

44
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What can occur if visibility inside the federal breakwater is reduced to .5 nm or less?

A

The respective VTC can impose one way traffic

45
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High winds : if movements requiring more than ______tons of force to hold vessel against the wind will the movement of the vessel should be carefully considered

A

50 tons

Some examples of sail area with wind needing 50 tons of force are

1000 sq meter - 60 knot winds
5000 sq m - 28 knots
10,000 sq m - 18 knots

46
Q

Vessels that are 1600GT or greater that plan to move inside the breakwater without applying equivalent safety levels must make a inclement weather captain of the Port notification on what channels prior to leaving with at least how long prior to getting underway?

A

Ch 14 and ch 13

15 min

47
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During times of winds exceeding ______knots VTC will maintain a heightened awareness of vessels in federal anchorages

A

40 knots

48
Q

True or false : vessels over 300 GT are required to use a federally funded licensed pilot whenever navigating inside the federal breakwater.

A

True

49
Q

What is Section 41700 of the California health and safety code?

A

Basically a clean air nuisance act that stops ships from blowing soot in large quantities

Bonus : what is section 41701 of the same code? It is kind of the same thing, but gives a time period . You cant discharge any containment’s for more than 3 min in an hour.

50
Q

Low sulfur fuel regulation : requires vessels to use less than or equal to 0.1% sulfur fuel with ____NM of the California coast line.

A

24 nm

51
Q

North American Emissions Control Area vs California Air Resources Board both have requirements that are kind of conflicting in terms of fuel use. Both state that low sulfur fuels are required, but there distances from shore differ. What’s the difference between them?

A

North American Emissions Control Area : 200nm

California Air Resources Board : 24 nm

52
Q

Marine mammal guidelines : marine mammal protection act of 1972 states your punishments can be what for breaking this law?

A

1 year imprisonment and fines up to 20,000 usd

53
Q

Distance from whales is what? What about dolphins, seals and sea lions? Limit viewing time to how long?

A

Whales - 100 yards / 300 feet

The rest - 50 yards / 150 feet

30 mins

54
Q

According the the mariners guide, all discharges of pollutants must be reported immediately to who?

Furthermore for large spills you you do you call?

Bonus: you else are you supposed to notify?

A

Notify the watch commander

Large spills call the NRC - national response center

Also notify California office of emergency services

55
Q

Depths of the Main Channel and East Basin Channel per the Mariners Guide?

According to the Mariners guide, what is the deepest berth? What is its depth ?

A

Main = 53 feet
East basin = 52 feet

146/147 = 52.7 feet (trac PAC)

56
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According to the Mariners guide, what is the depth of Fish Harbor?

A

15.3 feet

57
Q

Major Occupancies :

Catalina Cruise Terminal

A

Berth 95

58
Q

LA Harbor has how many terminals?

A

27 terminals

59
Q

Mean high water in the port of LA is what?

A

+4.7 feet

60
Q

Long Beach International gateway bridge vertical and horizontal clearances are what?

A

Vertical - 205 ft

Horizontal - 220 ft

61
Q

Which clearances are these clearances for?

Vertical 205
Horizontal 220

A

Long Beach international gateway bridge

62
Q

Which clearances are these clearances for?

Vertical 165
Horizontal 180

A

Henry ford

63
Q

Which clearances are these clearances for?

Vertical 165
Horizontal 1150

A

Vincent Thomas bridge

64
Q

Which clearances are these clearances for?

Vertical 45
Horizontal 75

A

Commodore Schuyler F heim highway bridge

65
Q

According to the Mariners guide, depth of water alongside berths is calculated using the mean lower low water for the port of LA which is what?

A

0.0 (pg18 mariners guide)

66
Q

Mariners guide gives what depths for the main channel and the east basin channel ?

A

53 feet main channel

52 east basin channel

67
Q

SA recycling is what berth and has what depth according to mariners guide depths?

A

210 -211

Depth 35.6 feet

68
Q

Next to SA recycling, further down Cerritos channel, what is the type of occupancy berth what’s the berth number ?

A

Break bulk

Pasha 206 - 209

69
Q

There are 7 Liquid Bulk terminals.

Rio Tinto is between 2 of these Liquid bulk terminals, what is Rio’s berth number

A

Berth 165 -166

70
Q

There are 7 liquid bulk terminals.

Four of the 7 are fire station 49s TSI responsibilities.

What are there berth numbers of the four?

A

163
164
167 - 169
187 - 190

71
Q

Berth 238 - 240 c is considered to be what type of occupancy?

A

Liquid bulk - fire station 111s does TSI here

72
Q

Berth 45 - 49 is considered what type of Berth occupancy?

A

Multi use terminal -

73
Q

There are 3 dry bulk terminals. What are their berth numbers

A

165 - 166 rio tinto
192 -193
210 - 211 sa recycling

74
Q

165 - 166
192 -193
210 - 211

What type of occupancy are these?

A

Dry bulk

75
Q

What are the 2 liquid bulk terminals that 112s inspects?

A

118 - 119

148 - 151

Mariners Guide 2022 (3 decks)

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