Rules of the Road Flashcards
1
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International Regulations (Rules of the Road 72 Colregs)
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1977 International Regulations for Preventing collisions at sea
2
Q
ColReg Demarcation Line
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Border between International and Inland rules
3
Q
yellow over white
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hauser towing at night
4
Q
yellow over yellow
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I’m pushing a fellow (and hip towing inland)
5
Q
2 in a row
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A tug and a tow
6
Q
3 in a row
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Tug & long tow (over 200m) or long tug & short tow
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Q
4 in a row
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long tug & a long tow
8
Q
Red over Green
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I’m a sailing maching
9
Q
Thumbs down
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To sailboaters under sail and power
10
Q
Green over white
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Trawling at night
11
Q
Red over white
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Fishing at night
12
Q
Thumbs Up
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to fisherman (nets, lines, trawls)
13
Q
Red over Red
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My captain is dead (NUC)
14
Q
NUC
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Not under Command
15
Q
Red White Red
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Captain making Bread (R.A.M.)
16
Q
Restricted in Ability to Maneuver
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R.A.M
17
Q
White over red
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Pilot Ahead
18
Q
A flashing red & yellow
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public service fellow
19
Q
Flashing Blue
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Hide your brew (police)
20
Q
Single or Double all around white
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anchored at night (light)
21
Q
One or two white and two red
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shallow water ahead (vessel aground)
22
Q
Rules of road rhyme
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over night rooms for sale plus supper
23
Q
all watercraft capable of being used as transportation on water
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vessel
24
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Any vessel propelled by machinery
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power-driven vessel
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Any vessel under sail, not using machinery
Saling vessel
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vessel fishing with nets, lines, trawls or other apparatus that restricts maneuverability
vessel engaged in fishing
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aircraft designed to maneuver on water
seaplane
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vessel which through some exceptional circumstance is unable to maneuver as required by the rules
vessel not under command
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vessel which from the nature of her work is restricted in her ability to maneuver as required by the rules. ex - service navigation, dredging, transfer cargo, launch aircraft, mines,
vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver
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power driven vessel which draft restricts ability to deviate from course
vessel constrained by her draft
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not at anchor, not made fast, not aground
underway
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length overall
length
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greatest breadth (width)
breadth
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condition in which visibility is restricted, fog, snow, rain, etc
restricted visibility
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multi-modal craft which flies in proximity to surface by surface effect
Wing-in-Ground (Wig)
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Mississippi River, tributaries, South pass, southwest pass to demarcation line. Port allen morgan city, atchafalaya river including old river and red river
Western Rivers
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great lakes and their connecting tributary from calumet river to thomas Obrien lock, chicago river, st lawrence river to saint lambert lock
Great Lakes
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secretary of the department in which the coast guard is operating
Secretary
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navigable waters shoreward of the demarcation lines AND US great lakes
Inland Waters
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At all times maintain a look-out by sight and hearing and all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions so as to make a full appraisal of the situation and risk of collision
Look-out
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speed that she can take proper and effective action to avoid collision and be stopped with a distance appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions
safe speed definition
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visibility, traffic, maneuverability, night vision, wind sea current and hazards, draft
safe speed determining factors
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every vessel shall use all available means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions to determine if risk of collision exists, if there is doubt, such risk shall is exist
Risk of collision (definition)
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action is positive, within the rules, made in ample time, and be readily apparent in order to pass with sufficient sea room
Action to avoid collision
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Wind on starboard and leeward most
Sailing vessel stand on
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Wind on port and windward most
Sailing vessel give way
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Always the stand on vessel
Overtaken vessel
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Always the give way vessel
Overtaking vessel
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Both vessels alter course to starboard
Danger of head on (maneuver)
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Vessel to starboard is stand on
Crossing collision avoidance (maneuver)
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Two Balls (day shape)
N.U.C. (day shape)
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One Ball (day shape)
Anchored (day shape)
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Three Balls (day shape)
Aground (day shape)
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Ball Diamond Ball (day shape)
R.A.M. (day shape)
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Diamond (day shape)
Towing astern more than 200m (day shape)
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Ball Diamond Ball plus diamond (day shape)
R.A.M. Towing astern more than 200m (day shape)
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top triangle point down, bottom triangle point up (day shape)
Fishing (day shape)
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top triangle point down, bottom triangle point up plus triangle up (day shape)
Fishing with 150m or more of gear out (day shape)
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Triangle Down (day shape)
Sail and Power (day shape)
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3 balls in cross (day shape)
Mine clearing (day shape)
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two diamonds, ball diamond ball, two balls (day shape)
Dredge (R.A.M.) (day shape)
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Forward white light. 225°, 22.5° abaft 90 to either side.
Mast Light (defined)
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360° white, red, green, yellow
All Around Light (defined and types)
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Red Port, Green Starboard. 112.5° from Forward to 22.5° abaft 90.
Side Light (defined)
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White. aft 135°. from 67.5° starboard of centerline to 67.5° port of centerline
Stern Light (defined)
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Yellow. aft 135°. from 67.5° starboard of centerline to 67.5° port of centerline
Tow Light (defined)
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Forward flashing yellow light 50-70 per min. 225°, 22.5° abaft 90 to either side.
Special Flashing Light (defined)
68
Any color light flashing 120 per minute
Flashing Light (defined)
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One short blast
Maneuvering signal to starboard
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2 short blasts
Maneuvering signal to port
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3 short blasts
Maneuvering signal I'm astern (reverse)
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5 short blasts
Danger / What are your intentions warning signal
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One long blast
Nearing a bend or leaving a berth maneuvering signal
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One long blast every 2 minutes
power vessel making way in restricted visibility
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Two long blast every 2 minutes
power vessel NOT making way in restricted visibility
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4 short blasts every 2 minutes
Pilot vessel making way in restricted visibility
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One long and 2 short blasts every 2 minutes
Towing, NUC, RAM, Sail, Fish vessel making way in restricted visibility
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One long and 3 short blasts every 2 minutes
Long Towing vessel making way in restricted visibility
79
Rapid bell for 5 seconds every 1 minutes
Vessel 20m-100m at anchor in restricted visibility
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Rapid bell for 5 seconds bow then Rapid gong for 5 seconds stern (may do 1 short, 1 long, 1 short) every 1 minutes
Vessel more than 100m at anchor in restricted visibility
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3 strokes of bell, 5 seconds rapid bell, 3 strokes of bell every 1 minute
Vessel 20m-100m aground in restricted visibility
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3 strokes of bell, 5 seconds of rapid bell bow, 3 strokes of bell, 5 seconds of rapid gong stern every 1 minute
Vessel more than 100m aground in restricted visibility
