1) A set of key phrases in the English language, supported by the

international community for use at sea and developed by

the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
a. SMPC
b. SMCP
c. SPMC
d. SCMP
2) New alternative for long-distance communication.
a. Radio
b. Satellite Communication
c. Written messages
d. None of the above.
3) In the Phonetic Alphabet, ‘Q’ means
a. Quebec
b. Qebec
c. Quebek
d. Qebuec
4) This is used to announce a distress message.
a. Mayday
b. Pan-pan
c. Securite
d. None of the above.
5) Should be expressed in the 24 hour notation indicating whether UTC,
zone time or local time is being used.
a. Distance
b. Speed
c. Time
d. Courses
6) The word _____ either describes the possibility or the capability of doing
something.
a. May
b. Could
c. Can
 d. All of the above.
7) This indicates that the following message is asking for action from others
with respect to the vessel.
a. Request
b. Answer
c. Intention
d. Question

8) This indicates that the following message is restricted to observed facts,

situations, etc..
a. Advice
b. Answer
c. Intention
d. Information
9) This indicates that the following message implies the intention of the
sender to influence others by a Recommendation.
a. Advice
b. Answer
c. Intention
d. Information
10) Hard-a-port means
a. Rudder to be held in the fore and aft position.
b. Rudder to be held fully over to port.
c. Rudder to be held fully over to starboard.
d. None of the above.
11) Steady means
a. Rudder to be held in the fore and aft position.
b. Rudder to be held fully over to starboard.
c. Reduce swing as rapidly as possible.
d. Steer a steady course on the compass heading
indicated at the time of the order.
12) Hard-a- starboard means
a. Rudder to be held in the fore and aft position.
b. Rudder to be held fully over to starboard.
c. Reduce swing as rapidly as possible.
 d. Steer a steady course on the compass heading
indicated at the time of the order.
13) ____________ consists of all transmissions relative to the immediate
assistance required by the station in distress.
a. Distress traffic
b. Distress priority
c. Distress call
d. Distress signal
14) This term refers to the most probable location of the distressed
vessel, corrected fordrift over a given period of time. It may be a point,
line or an area.
a. Sitreps
b. Datum
c. Track spacing
d. Search patterns
15) Positions are expressed in
a. Centimeters
b. Meters
c. Kilometers
d. Degrees and minutes
16) Always to be expressed in 360 degree notation from north.
a. Distance
b. Speed
c. Time
d. Courses
17) To evacuate a vessel from crew and passengers following a distress.
a. Abandon vessel
b. Adrift
c. Assembly station
d. None of the above.
18) Word used for ‘Yes, or permission granted’
a. Positive
b. Confirm
c. Affirmative
d. Approve
19) The word for “Let me know that you have received and understood
this message.” Is
a. Affirmative
b. Calling
c. Final call
d. Acknowledge
20) ‘Final call’ means,
a. I must break (into) this conversation for urgent
reasons.
b. I have finished my operation and wish to cease
communicating.
c. I am being interrupted. I will take action to deal with
it.
d. I have finished my operation and wish to cease
communicating.
21) The following are standard engine orders except
a. Full ahead
b. Half ahead
c. Steady as she goes
d. Slow astern
22) _________ may be taken either for a ship or a navigational mark.
a. Bearings
b. Speed
c. Courses
d. Distances
23) Which one of the following is correct?
a. I might drop the anchor.
b. INTENTION. I will drop the anchor.
c. I will drop the anchor. INTENTION.
d. I will drop the anchor.
24) Conversation conducted in turns between two stations.
a. Exchange
b. Broadcast
c. Distress
d. Urgency
25) Transmission is conducted by one station while other stations are
listening or standing by
a. Exchange
b. Broadcast
c. Distress
d. Urgency
26) __________ is the Branch of the Canadian Coast Guard that
provides communications and vessel traffic services to the sea-going
public.
a. MCTS
b. SMCP
c. STCW
d. None of the above.
27) A sea room to be kept for safety around a vessel, rock, platform, etc.,
or the place assigned to a vessel when anchored or lying alongside a
pier, etc.
a. Blind sectors
b. Assembly station
c. Berth
d. COW
28) A group of vessels which sail together, e.g. through a canal or ice.
a. Berth
b. Beach
c. Convoy
d. Blind sectors
29) Moving of an anchor over the sea bottom involuntarily because it is
no longer preventing the movement of the vessel.
a. Dragging
b. Drifting
c. Floating
d. Dredging
30) The time one station uses (or is allowed) to speak in order to speak
a. Exchange
b. Moves
c. Acts
 d. Turn
31) Disembark means
a. To increase the distance to the vessel ahead by
reducing one´s own speed
b. To go aboard a vessel
c. To go from board a vessel
d. To run a vessel upon a beach to prevent its sinking
in deep water
32) Drop back means
a. To increase the distance to the vessel ahead by
reducing one´s own speed
b. To go aboard a vessel
c. To go from board a vessel
d. To run a vessel upon a beach to prevent its sinking
in deep water
33) To be in readiness or prepared to execute an order
a. Stand clear
b. Stand by
c. Stand on
d. Spill
34) That speed of a vessel allowing the maximum possible time for
effective action to be taken to avoid a collision and to be stopped within
an appropriate distance
a. Full speed
b. Search speed
c. Safe speed
d. Transit speed
35) A vessel which has been destroyed or sunk or abandoned at sea
a. Underway
b. Polluter
c. NUC
d. Wreck
36) Turning of a vessel upside down while on water
a. Capsizing
b. Briefing
 c. Backing
d. None of the above.
37) Moving of an anchor over the sea bottom to control the movement of
the vessel
a. Dragging
b. Drifting
c. Floating
d. Dredging
38) Floating, caused by winds and current with a determinable direction
a. Dragging
b. Drifting
c. Floating
d. Dredging
39) Major flow of seawater into the vessel
a. Flooding
b. Leaking
c. Overflow
d. None of the above.
40) A vessel emitting harmful substances into the air or spilling oil into the
sea
a. Underway
b. Polluter
c. NUC
d. Wreck
41) Accidental escape of oil out of a tank when it gets too full because
pumping was not stopped in time
a. Flooding
b. Leaking
c. Overflow
d. None of the above.
42) The general direction from which the wind blows; opposite of leeward
a. Way point
b. Windward
c. Transit
d. Station
43) Areas which cannot be scanned by the radar of the vessel because
they are shielded by parts of its superstructure, masts, etc.
a. Blind sectors
b. Assembly station
c. Berth
d. COW
44) Port which a vessel is bound for
a. Way point
b. Station
c. Destination
d. Assembly station
45) Lateral movement of the vessel to leeward of its course
a. Manoeuvring speed
b. Leeway
c. Off station
d. Rendez-vous
46) An appointment between vessels normally made on radio to meet in
a certain area or position
a. Manoeuvring speed
b. Leeway
c. Off station
d. Rendez-vous
47) A mark or place at which a vessel comes under obligatory entry,
transit, or escort procedure
a. Rendez-vous
b. Target
c. Receiving point
d. Way point
48) To secure a vessel in a particular place by means of chains or ropes
made fast to the shore, to anchors, or to anchored mooring buoys, or to
ride with both anchors down
a. Muster
b. Make water
c. Moor
d. Proceed
49) When a wind blows round anticlockwise (opposite of veering)
a. Backing
b. Variable
c. Veering
d. None of the above.
50) A vessel damaged or impaired in such a manner as to be incapable
of proceeding its voyage.
a. Disabled
b. Inoperative
c. Wreck
d. None of the above.
51) Speed should be expressed in
a. Miles per hour
b. Kilometers per hour
c. Knots
d. Meters per second
52) A seamark
a. Target
b. Receiving point
c. Way point
d. Cardinal buoy
53) Seawater to flow into the vessel due to damage to its hull, or hatches
awash and not properly closed
a. Muster
b. Make water
c. Moor
d. Proceed
54) Midship means
a. Rudder to be held in the fore and aft position.
b. Rudder to be held fully over to starboard.
c. Reduce swing as rapidly as possible.
d. Steer a steady course on the compass heading
indicated at the time of the order.
55) A group of crew members standing by in case of an emergency in
order to assist other teams in action if necessary
 a. Fire patrol
b. GMDSS
c. Rescue team
d. None of the above.
56) One of the oldest methods of remote communication still exists today.
a. Radio
b. Radio logs
c. Written message
d. None of the above.
57) ________radios require an uninterrupted line of sight between
antennas. This limits their range, and they are usually used to
communicate over distances of less than about [x] nautical miles.
a. Inmarsat system
b. Marine VHF
c. Geosynchronous satellites
d. None of the above.
58) ‘SEELONCE’ means
a. Is the international expression for a distress
cancellation.
b. Is the international expression to advise that a
distress situation is in progress.
c. Is the international expression to advise that a
distress situation is in progress
d. Indicates that silence has been imposed on the
Frequency due to a distress situation.
59) The spoken word for the urgency signal.
a. Mayday
b. Pan-pan
c. Securite
d. None of the above.
60) I have received and understood the information and I shall read it
back to you now.
a. Affirmative
b. Confirm
c. Understood
 d. None of the above.
61) Courses are to be expressed in
a. 390 degrees notation from true north.
b. 390 degrees notation from true south.
c. 360 degrees notation from true north.
d. 180 degrees notation from true north.
62) Expressed in nautical miles or cables (tenths of a mile), and less
frequently in kilometres or metres.
a. Distance
b. Course
c. Speed
d. Position
63) Blast means
a. Sound, visual or other signal to a team ordering it to
return to its base
b. The echo generated e.g. by a vessel on a radar
screen
c. A sound signal made with the whistle of the
vessel
d. None of the above.
64) A group of crew members trained for fighting flooding in the vessel
a. Fire party
b. Damage control team
c. Rescue team
d. None of the above.
65) Which of the following is correct?
a. Permission to enter fairway?
b. May I enter fairway?
c. QUESTION. Is it permitted to enter fairway
d. Is it permitted to enter fairway?QUESTION.
66) Which of the following is correct?
a. Speed is expressed in knots.
b. Position is expressed in nautical miles
c. Course is expressed in kilometer per second
d. None of the above.
67) SMCP mean ‘Standard Marine Communication Phrases’
a. True
b. False
c. Partly true
d. Partly false
68) Which of the following is incorrect?
a. QUESTION. Is it permitted to enter fairway
b. ANSWER.You may enter fairway.
c. INTENTION. I will enter fairway.
d. ADVICE. Anchor in anchorage B 3.
69) What is a Hoist?
a. Ropes supported by stanchions around an open
hatch to prevent persons from falling into a hold
b. Ropes, nets, and any other means for handling
general cargoes
c. A cable used by helicopters for lifting or
lowering persons in a pick-up operation
d. None of the above.
70) What are Hatchrails?
a. Ropes supported by stanchions around an open
hatch to prevent persons from falling into a hold
b. Ropes, nets, and any other means for handling
general cargoes
c. A cable used by helicopters for lifting or lowering
persons in a pick-up operation
d. None of the above.
71) What are slings?
a. Ropes supported by stanchions around an open
hatch to prevent persons from falling into a hold
b. Ropes, nets, and any other means for handling
general cargoes
c. A cable used by helicopters for lifting or lowering
persons in a pick-up operation
d. None of the above.
72) Course directed by the OSC or CSS to be steered at the beginning of
a search
a. Destination
b. Receiving point
c. Way point
d. None of the above.
73) When a wind blows round clockwise; opposite of backing
a. Variable
b. Backing
c. Veering
d. None of the above.
74) Land-based authority conducting and co-ordinating search and
rescue operations in a designated area
a. RCC(Rescue co-ordination centre)
b. OSC(On-scene commander)
c. CSS(Co-ordinator surface search)
d. UTC(Universal time co-ordinated)
75) To pull a vessel off after grounding; to set afloat again
a. Spill
b. Take off
c. Proceed
d. Refloat
76) 6,700 is spoken as
a. Soxisix Setteseven Nadazero Nadazero
b. Six seven zero zero
c. Both
d. None of the above.
77) 9 is spoken as
a. Novenine
b. Nine
c. Both
d. None of the above.
78) Decimal point is spoken as
a. Point
b. Decimal
c. Both
d. None of the above.
79) 25 is spoken as
a. Bissotwo Pantafive
b. Two five
c. Both
d. None of the above.
80) 156.8 I spoken as
a. Unaone Pantafive Soxisix Decimal Octoeight
b. One five six decimal eight
c. Both
d. None of the above.