Rules Flashcards
How many rules are there?
38 rules and 4 annexes
What is rule 7?
Risk of Collision
How can you determine if a risk of collision exists?
The bearing from vessel A to vessel B should be changing appreciably, if not there is a risk of collision
What side should vessels be in narrow channels?
Starboard (Right is right)
True or False?
Small craft should generally avoid Traffic Separation schemes
True
What does TSS stand for?
Traffic Separation Schemes
True or False?
Sailing vessels with wind on Starboard are obliged to keep out of the way of the oncoming vessel
False
Sailing vessels with wind on Portside is obliged to keep out of the way of the oncoming vessel. If both vessels have wind on Portside, the vessel closer to the wind keeps clear
When power driven vessels are passing each other, in which direction should they alter their course to pass one another?
Starboard so the two vessels pass Portside to Portside
True or False?
For power driven vessels, the vessel with the other vessel on its starboard side is the one who should keep clear
True
True or False?
Sailing vessels should keep clear of power driven vessels
False
Power driven vessels should keep clear of sailing vessels
What colour is Portside?
Red (port is red)
What colour is Starboard?
Green (Right has same number of letters as green)
How many lights must vessels over 50m show when anchored?
Two white lights - the aft being lower than the forward
Name three signals that can be used to indicate distress and need of assistance?
A gun or explosive signal fired every minute
Continual sounding of fog horn
Rockets or shells, throwing red stars fired one at a time at short intervals
A Mayday call
An SOS Morse code call
A smoke signal giving off an orange colour
And a few more…
What is Rule 5?
Keep a good lookout
