Review Flashcards by David Dyke

When do the rules

“Shall Apply”

Risk of Collision

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Define when a vessel is underway

When it’s not attached to anything.

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When is a vessel considered to be in sight

when you can see it

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Within a half mile what do you have to sound

your whistle blasts

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what is not - under - command

disabled vessels, can maneuver, etc

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What is restricted visibility?

NOT DARKNESS!!!!

Rain, fog, smoke, etc., is restricted visibility.

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On a sailboat with sails up, current is roaring down rapid straits, sail fires up engine, is it a sailboat?

No, it is now a powered vessel

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If safe and practical, where should you be traveling going up the channel

As close to practical on the starboard, right side

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Bearing stays the same, but closer, bearing constant but range decreases, what is going to happen

risk of collision,

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If you are the stand-on-vessel, what is your responsibility

maintain course and speed

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You may take action when?

when its apparent the other vessel is not backing off

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You shall take action when?

when close enough a collision will happen if you don’t do anything

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Safe speed, what do you take into account

Wind, sea, current, traffic density, depth of the water, hazards

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When must you travel at a safe speed

at all times

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Where should you travel inside a channel

as far as safe and practical to the starboard side

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Close quarters situation, what do you do?

slow down, back off, stop if you need to

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Rounding a bend, what is the signal

One prolonged bast

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When see each other and approaching around bend, what is your signal

one short blast to signal what direction you are going.

starboard

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When you are the give-way vessel, AVOID crossing where

In front of the stand-on vessel

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A sailboat approaches you from the port side, the sailboat is under power, what do you do

you are the stand-on, maintain course and speed

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When must you take action in a crossing situation if you are the stand-on vessel

when the actions by the give-way vessel alone, will no longer avoid a collision

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When do the rules governing open water vessels apply

When you can visually see them

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In open water in sight of others, what vessels would a fishing boat have to stay out of the way of?

Not under command
Restricted the nature of her work
Constrained by her draft

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Two vessels crossing in fog, who is stand-on?

No one, can’t see each other

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You have someone forward of your beam in the fog, you can hear their, whistle, what do you do?

slow to bear steerage

You are underway in the fog, you hear the rapid ringing of the bell, followed by the gong for 5 seconds, what do you have.

vessel over 100 meters in length

You are at anchor, you give the rapid ringing of the bell for 5 seconds, what is the option you have to warn of another approaching vessel

3 blasts- short - prolonged- short

At anchor, what is your sound in the fog

bell for 5 seconds, every minute

You are drifting in the fog, what is your whistle blasts

two prolonged blasts, every 2 minutes

vessel less than 12 meters, required to carry what sound device

efficient sound making device

duration of prolonged blasts

4-6 seconds

how long do you let your blower run

one full exchange of air

Power driven leaving dock and berth, sound given

one prolonged blast

You are overtaking another vessel on port side, what signal?

two short blasts

Signal for maintaining course and speed on ocean

prolonged, short, prolonged, short

The last barge in a stern tow, what is she required to sound

one prolonged, followed by three short blasts.

You're on the ocean being overtaken on the starboard side, you respond with

prolonged, short, prolonged, short

Mast headlight in degress over horizon

225

Towing light is what color

yellow

Wha color is special flashing light

yellow

Two mast headlights, vessel 50 meters or more in length, which light is highter that the other

the one on the aft, towards the rear forward is lower

Vessel engaged in fishing during the day, what will they show

Two cones, apex, to apex

Come up on a vessel at night, what should you see

just the stern light

How many degrees over the horizon is the stern light

135

Survey work, what day shape?

ball, diamond, ball

You are on a dive boat and its nighttime, what lights do you show?

RED - WHITE - RED | Over a working man's head

Constrained by her draft, what do they show during the day?

A can cylinder

At night in a special moorage area at anchor, what do you have to show?

Nothing

Bigger vessel (65.5 feet) at anchor in moorage area, have to show what

Anchor light - 360 degrees

Towing astern, what lights do you show?

Yellow light over stern light | Yellow over white, not alone at night

Minimum length of a vessel has to show an anchor light both forward and aft?

over 50 meters

Constrained by her draft, what are the lights at night?

RED - RED - RED- | Rudders rubbing rocks

Tug boat towing astern, on international waters, what lights do you change coming inland?

None, no change

At night, you are about to go around a working dredge, what are the lights

RED, White RED

What are the lights you'll see on the side of the dredge where they don't want you to pass

RED RED | Two red lights

On the side of the dredge they want you to pass on, what lights will you see?

GREEN - GREEN | Two green lights

What will you see on international waters, on a vessel that is pushing ahead

Stern light

A vessel must carry an approved life ring at ____ feet or longer

26 feet or longer

What kind of fuel is illegal to use on a vessel for cooking

Gasoline

What type of life jacket is required?

Type 1

As appropriate for voyage, what publications must be carried

lights list charts coastal pilot on tidal waters, tide chart as well

ANCHOR RODE IS WHAT

Everything from the anchor to the boat, not including the ANCHOR

Ground tackle is what

Entire anchor system, including RODE and ANCHOR

When responding to a man overboard, what do you do

Post a look-out, mark the spot, turn into them

When may seawater be used for drinking

never

Hand holds or straps are used for what, on the underside of a raft?

righting the raft

Before abandoning the vessel what must you do in a fire

fight the fire vigorously take care of flooding repair

Holding capacity of the anchor is

The fluke, depends on the side f the fluke

For anchorage, temporary what's the ratio:

1 to 5

Overnight anchorage, what's the RODE ratio:

1 to 7

For storm anchorage, what's the RODE radio:

1 to 10

If you are dragging your anchor in strong wind, what do you do?

Put out more RODE

In order for the float free beacon to activate, what must happen

has to come out of the holder (float free), releases the trigger and gets wet/

COI = what

CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION and is required for: 5 ton or more commercial fishing or carrying more than six passengers

What channel must you always monitor

Channel 16 - hailing only frequency

Small craft advisory wind speed is what?

22-33 knots

Bridge to Bridge talk on the radio is what channel? | Communicate with another vessel for maneuvering

Channel 13 -

Vessel "Traffic" - Communicating vessel "traffic"

Channel 11 -

Damaged exceeding $200,000, everyone involved has to be what?

tested for alcohol within 2 hours

After you have filled up your vessel what do you do?

Ventilate everything, open up

Marine battery, what kind of gas produced?

hydrogen

Spring lines - direction

Front to back, parallel

Breast lines?

Towards the dock - perpendicular

To steer a vessel using a rudder, you must be what?

Making headway

What is starboard side of the vessel

the entire right side of the vessel

Narrow channels - bank cushion - does what

pushed bow out

Bank suction - does what

sucks stern in

Electricity, what kind of wiring do you need for AC outlets

Marine grade, multistrand wire

The forward movement of the vessel is called the what

the pitch, one full rotation of the prop

Mooring line that prevents vessel moving perpendicular from the dock

Breast line

Mooring line that prevents vessel moving parallel to the dock

Spring line

The pitch is what

one full revolution of the prop, through the water, unrestricted.

Kinds of fires: (4)

``` A = Ashes B= Boiling Liquid C= Current (electrical) D= Metal (duh---metal) ```

Ways that fires spread

Radiation, convection,

What is a room called in a boat?

Compartment

What do you do with your boat if you have a fire?

Turn your boat around so it blows the smoke off the boat

_____________ is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction.

Anemometer

Counter-clockwise winds are called?

Backing winds

What are clockwise winds called?

Veering

What is the time & distance called for wind that blows over the water? The bigger the waves, the longer the _____________, the faster the water moves, and bigger the waves.

FETCH

_______________________ = nautical chart symbols, abbreviations and terms provides descriptions of the basic elements and symbols used on nautical charts published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).

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