Review Flashcards
When do the rules
“Shall Apply”
Risk of Collision
Define when a vessel is underway
When it’s not attached to anything.
When is a vessel considered to be in sight
when you can see it
Within a half mile what do you have to sound
your whistle blasts
what is not - under - command
disabled vessels, can maneuver, etc
What is restricted visibility?
NOT DARKNESS!!!!
Rain, fog, smoke, etc., is restricted visibility.
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
If safe and practical, where should you be traveling going up the channel
As close to practical on the starboard, right side
Bearing stays the same, but closer, bearing constant but range decreases, what is going to happen
risk of collision,
If you are the stand-on-vessel, what is your responsibility
maintain course and speed
You may take action when?
when its apparent the other vessel is not backing off
You shall take action when?
when close enough a collision will happen if you don’t do anything
Safe speed, what do you take into account
Wind, sea, current, traffic density, depth of the water, hazards
When must you travel at a safe speed
at all times
Where should you travel inside a channel
as far as safe and practical to the starboard side
Close quarters situation, what do you do?
slow down, back off, stop if you need to
Rounding a bend, what is the signal
One prolonged bast
When see each other and approaching around bend, what is your signal
one short blast to signal what direction you are going.
starboard
When you are the give-way vessel, AVOID crossing where
In front of the stand-on vessel
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
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
When do the rules governing open water vessels apply
When you can visually see them
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
Two vessels crossing in fog, who is stand-on?
No one, can’t see each other
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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