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1. IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE ADMITS,
HOW SHOULD ANY ACTION BE TAKEN TO AVOID
COLLISION?
•POSITIVE, MADE IN AMPLE TIME AND WITH DUE
REGARD TO THE OBSERVANCE OF GOOD
SEAMANSHIP.
2. WHY IS IT THAT CORAL ATOLLS OR A CHAIN OF
ISLANDS AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE RADAR BEAM MAY
SHOW AS A LONG LINE RATHER THAN AS INDIVIDUAL
TARGETS?
•DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF BEAM WIDTH.
3. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE LINE OF POSITION
DERIVED BY RADAR RANGE FROM AN IDENTIFIED
POINT ON A COAST?
•ARC
4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS TRUE
ABOUT THE HISTORY DISPLAY OF A TARGET'S PAST
POSITIONS ON AN ARPA?
•IN THE TRUE PRESENTATION, IT PROVIDES A QUICK
VISUAL CHECK TO DETERMINE IF A VESSEL HAS
CHANGED COURSE.
5. WHAT IS THE TARGET SITUATION WHEN A RADAR
CONTACT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ON A RELATIVE
MOTION RADAR DISPLAY?
•ON THE SAME COURSE AND SPEED AS YOUR VESSEL.
6. WHICH STATEMENT CONCERNING MANEUVERING
IN RESTRICTED VISIBILITY IS FALSE?
•A VESSEL WHICH HEARS A FOG SIGNAL FORWARD OF
HER BEAM SHALL STOP HER ENGINES.
7. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU HEAR A FOG
SIGNAL FROM A VESSEL AHEAD OF YOU WHILE
UNDERWAY IN DENSE FOG?
•SLOW TO BARE STEERAGEWAY AND NAVIGATE
WITH CAUTION
8. IN MODERN FATHOMETERS, HOW IS THE SONIC OR
ULTRASONIC SOUND WAVES ARE PODUCED?
•ELECTRICALLY BY MEANS OF A TRANSDUCER.
9. IN A CROSSING SITUATION, WHICH ACTION
SHOULD BE AVOIDED, IF POSSIBLE, FOR A STAND-ON
VESSEL WHICH IS FORCED TO TAKE ACTION IN ORDER
TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A VESSEL ON HER OWN
PORT SIDE?
•TURNING TO PORT.
10. WHICH ACTION SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF IT
BECOMES NECESSARY FOR A STAND-ON VESSEL TO
TAKE ACTION TO AVOID COLLISION?
•TURN TO PORT FOR A VESSEL ON HER PORT SIDE.
11. WHEN WILL A RADAR CONTACT REMAIN
STATIONARY ONLY ON A RELATIVE MOTION RADAR
DISPLAY?
•ON THE SAME COURSE AND SPEED AS YOUR VESSEL
12. UNDER POOR VISIBILITY, YOU HEARD A RAPID
RINGING OF BELL WITH ADDITIONAL THREE DISTANT
STROKE OF THE BELL MADE BEFORE AND AFTER THE
RAPID RINGING. WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE?
•VESSEL AGROUND, LESS THAN 100 METERS IN
LENGHT.
13. YOUR ARE IN COMMAND OF A VESSEL OF 75
METERS IN LENGTH AND RESTRICTED IN HER ABILITY
TO MANOEUVER. THE VISIBILTY IS RESTRICTED. WHAT
SIGNAL DO YOU SOUND IF YOU ARE CARRYING OUT
YOUR WORK AT ANCHOR?
•ONE PROLONGED BLAST FOLLOWED BY TWO SHORT
BLASTS ON THE WHISTLE AT INTERVALS OF NOT
MORE THAN TWO MINUTES.
14. WHICH STATEMENT CONCERNING THE
OPERATION OF RADAR IN FOG IS TRUE?
•SMALLL WOODEN BOATS MAY NOT SHOW UP IN
THE RADAR.
15. YOU HAVE SET YOU ARPA LIMITS DEFINING
DANGEROUS TARGETS AS CPA RANGE OF 3 N.M. AND
TIME OF CPA OF 10 MINUTES. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING WOULD CAUSE A DANGEROUS TARGET
ALARM TO ACTIVATE?
•WHEN THE ACQUIRED TARGET HAS A CPA OF 1.8 NM
AND A TIME OF CPA OF 10 MINUTES..
16. YOUR ARPA HAS BEEN TRACKING A TARGET AND
HAS GENERATED THE TARGETS COURSE AND SPEED.
THE RADAR DID NOT RECEIVE A TARGET ECHO ON ITS
LAST TWO SCANS DUE TO WEATHER. WHAT
CONCLUSION CAN YOU DRAW UNDER THESE
CIRCUMSTANCES?
•THE ARPA WILL GENERATE DATA AS IF THE TARGET
WAS STILL BEING TRACKED BY RADAR.
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17. IF THE RADAR SCANNERS OF ONE VESSEL ARE IN
THE SAME HORIZONTAL PLANE AS THE CARGO DECK
OF THE OTHER DURING TRANSFER OPERATIONS
WHICH TYPE OF RADAR EMISSIONS WOULD POSE A
GREATER DANGER OF THE INDUCED IGNITION OF
FLAMMABLE VAPOURS?
•A 10 CM RADAR
18. WHAT IS THE FOG SIGNAL FOR A PILOT VESSEL
MORE THAN 100 METERS IN LENGTH AT ANCHOR
AND ON STATION?
•RAPID RINGING OF A BELL IN THE FOREPART OF THE
VESSEL FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS, AND A GONG SIGNAL
SOUNDED IN THE AFTER PART OF THE VESSEL. SHE
MAY ALSO SOUND AN IDENTITY SIGNAL OF FOUR
SHORT BLASTS.
19. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE STATIC INFORMATION
PROVIDED BY THE AIS EXCEPT:
•COURSE OVER GROUND.
20. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING AN ARPA MUST MAKE
AVAILABLE PAST TRACK HISTORY?
•TRACKED TARGETS BY ARPA.
21. WHICH MODE OF THE ARPA THAT WHEN IT IS
USED PROPERLY, IT WILL PRODUCE GREATER
ACCURACY?
•GROUND STABILIZED.
22. WHAT IS DANGEROUS IN OPERATING THE ARPA IN
MIXED MODE OVER TIME?
•FORGETTING THAT THIS ACTUALLY IS A MIXED
MODE.
23. WITH THE RADAR ON, WHAT SHOULD BE YOUR
BEST ACTION WHEN NAVIGATING IN THICK FOG?
•STATION A LOOK-OUT AS LOW DOWN AND FAR
FORWARD AS POSSIBLE.
24. WHILE NAVIGATING IN FOG OFF A COASTLINE OF
STEEP CLIFFS, YOU HEAR THE ECHO OF THE SHIPS FOG
HORN 5.5 SECONDS AFTER THE SIGNAL WAS
SOUNDED. WHAT IS THE DISTANCE TO THE SHORE?
•3072 FT (936 METERS).
25. IN WHAT TIME FRAME MUST AN ARPA PRODUCE
A RELATIVE MOTION WITH 95% ACCURACY AND
CPA/TCPA?
•1 MINUTE.
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26. WHAT DOES IT INDICATES WHEN A DOPPLER LOG
IS SET IN THE BOTTOM RETURN MODE?
•SPEED OVER THE GROUND
27. WHAT IS THE TYPICAL AMOUNT OF TIME AN
ARPA WOULD TAKE TO PROCESS AND PREDICT DATA?
•1 TO 3 MINUTES.
28. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS TRUE
REGARDING AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS
(AIS)?
•AIS PROVIDES THE OTHER VESSEL'S IDENTITY
DIMENSIONS AND NAVIGATIONAL STATUS
REGARDLESS OF VISIBILITY.
29. WHILE IN AREA OF RESTRICTED VISIBILITY, A FOG
SIGNAL OF ANOTHER VESSEL FORWARD OF YOUR
BEAM IS HEARD. WHAT ACTION SHOULD YOU NOT
DO?
•KEEP COURSE AND SPEED.
30. WHAT IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF A RADAR
SYSTEM WHICH AMPLIFIES THE WEAK ECHOES
RECEIVED THUS RETAINING ITS DISTINCTIVE SHAPES?
•INDICATOR
31. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE FUNCTION
"ANTICLUTTER" ON THE RADAR?
•REDUCE THE SEA ECHOES
32. WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF A WIDE VERTICAL
SCANNER BEAM IN HEAVY WEATHER?
•TO REDUCE LOSS OF BEAM TARGETS
33. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TRACKING ACCURACY OF
AN ARPA AS THE RANGE INCREASES?
•DECREASES.
34. WHEN USING THE ARPA IN HEAVY RAIN, WHICH
ACTION SHOULD YOU TAKE?
•NAVIGATE AS THOUGH THE EFFECTIVE RANGE OF
THE RADAR HAS BEEN REDUCED.
35. TWO POWER-DRIVEN VESSELS ARE CROSSING SO
AS TO INVOLVE RISK OF COLLISION, WHICH
STATEMENT IS TRUE ACCORDING TO THE RULES?
•IF THE STAND-ON-VESSEL TAKES ACTION, SHE SHALL
AVOID CHANGING COURSE TO PORT.
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36. WHAT IS THE ABILITY OF A RADAR TO SEPARATE
TARGETS CLOSE TOGETHER ON THE SAME BEARING
BUT AT DIFFERENT RANGES?
•RESOLUTION IN RANGE.
37. WHAT SHOULD BE THE SIZE OF THE DISPLAY ON
WHICH ARPA INFORMATION WITH
ALPHANUMERICAL DATA AREA AROUND IT IS
PRESENTED?
•DISPLAY DIAMETER SHOULD BE AT LEAST 340 MM.
38. WHAT IS THE ABILITY OF A RADAR TO SEPARATE
TARGETS CLOSE TOGETHER ON THE SAME BEARING?
•RESOLUTION IN RANGE
39. WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF CALCULATING TARGET
MOTION BASED ON PAST POSITIONS BY AN ARPA?
•SMOOTHING.
40. UNDER RULE 19, YOU ARE CONNING THE VESSEL
IN RESTRICTED VISIBILITY, WHAT IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT ACTION IF YOU GET INTO A CLOSE
QUARTERS SITUATION WITH A VESSEL FORWARD OF
THE BEAM?
•NAVIGATE WITH CAUTION UNTIL DANGER OF
COLLISION IS OVER.
41. IN WHAT MODE DOES A DOPPLER SPEED LOG
INDICATES SPEED THROUGH THE WATER?
•IN THE VOLUME REVERBERATION MODE.
42. AFTER SAILING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND IN
CONSTANT MONITORING OF YOUR RADAR SCREEN
YOU NOTICED THAT A CONTACT HAS REMAINED IN
THE SAME POSITION RELATIVE TO YOURS, WHAT
COULD BE THE POSSIBLE CONCLUSION OF THE
SCENARIO?
•THE CONTACT IS ON THE SAME COURSE AND SPEED
AS YOUR VESSEL.
43. YOUR ARPA HAS BEEN TRACKING A TARGET AND
HAS GENERATED THE TARGETS COURSE AND SPEED.
THE RADAR DID NOT RECEIVE A TARGET ECHO ON ITS
LAST TWO SCANS DUE TO THE WEATHER. WHAT
SHOULD YOU EXPECT UNDER THESE
CIRCUMSTANCES?
•THE ARPA WILL GENERATE DATA AS IF THE TARGET
WAS STILL BEING TRACKED BY RADAR.
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44. IN RADAR PRINCIPLE , WHY SHOULD A WIDE
VERTICAL SCANNER BEAM IS IMPORTANT IN HEAVY
WEATHER?
•TO REDUCE LOSS OF BEAM TARGETS
45. HOW WOULD A LINE OF POSITION DERIVED BY
RADAR RANGE FROM AN IDENTIFIED POINT ON A
COAST WILL APPEAR?
•AS AN ARC.
46. WHEN USING RADAR IN AN UNSTABILIZED MODE,
FROM WHERE FIXES ARE MOST EASILY DETERMINED?
•RANGES.
47. VISIBILITY IS RESTRICTED AND YOUR VESSEL IS
BACKING OUT OF A SLIP IN A HARBOR. WHAT
SHOULD YOU SOUND?
•ONE PROLONGED BLAST ONLY
48. IN WHAT MODE DOES A DOPPLER SPEED LOG
INDICATES SPEED OVER THE GROUND?
•IN THE BOTTOM RETURN MODE.
49. WHAT IS THE RADAR BASED IMPORTANT FEATURE
USE FOR CONSTANT UP-DATE OF CROSS TRACK
TENDENCY?
•PARALLEL INDEXING.
50. IN WHICH SITUATION DOES A RISK OF COLLISION
EXISTS?
•A VESSEL IS ON YOUR STARBOARD QUARTER, RANGE
DECREASING, BEARING IS CONSTANT.
51. IN WHAT TIME FRAME AN ARPA MUST PRODUCE
A TRUE MOTION WITH 95% ACCURACY AND TRUE
COURSE AND SPEED?
•WITHIN 3 MINUTES
52. WHEN SHOULD THE FOG SIGNAL OF A MANNED
VESSEL UNDER TOW BE SOUNDED?
•AFTER THE TOWING VESSEL'S FOG SIGNAL.
53. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS WOULD BE
CONSIDERED "GOOD SEAMANSHIP"?
•SOUNDING A FOG SIGNAL WHEN IN CLEAR
WEATHER BUT APPROACHING A FOG BANK.
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54. WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD RADAR
OBSERVATION IN IDENTIFICATION OF SHIPS, COASTAL
AREAS AND OTHER TARGETS, GOOD RANGE AND
RANGE RESOLUTION?
•IT HELPS INDICATE MAXIMUM DETAILS.
55. WHAT GRAPHIC RECORDING IS PRODUCED BY THE
SHIP'S ECHO SOUNDER?
•DEPTH UNDERNEATH THE KEEL AGAINST A TIME
BASE.
56. WHAT SHOULD YOU APPLY TO A FATHOMETHER
READING TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH OF THE WATER?
•ADD THE DRAFT OF THE VESSEL.
57. WHAT IS THE USEFUL METHOD OF MONITORING
CROSS TRACK TENDENCY IN BOTH POOR AND GOOD
VISIBILITY?
•PARALLEL INDEXING
58. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OR FUNCTION OF THE
"TRIAL MODE" USED IN MOST ARPA EQUIPMENT?
•IT IS USED TO ALLOW RESULTS OF PROPOSED
MANEUVERS TO BE ASSESSED
9. IN RESTRICTED VISIBLITY, WHAT SHOULD YOU
SOUND WHEN YOUR VESSEL IS BACKING OUT OF A
SLIP IN A HARBOUR?
•ONE PROLONGED BLAST ONLY.
60. NOMINALLY, WHAT IS THE TYPICAL OPERATING
RANGE OF AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS
(AIS) AT SEA?
•20-25 NM.
61. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOUR VESSEL IS IN OR
NEAR AN AREA OF RESTRICTED VISIBILITY, IF YOU
CANNOT SEE THE OTHER VESSEL VISUALLY, WHICH
RULE OF THE COLREGS SHALL BE APPLIED?
•RULE 19
62. IN RESTRICTED VISIBILITY, HOW CAN RISK OF
COLLISION BE BEST ASSESSED?
•WATCHING THE TARGET'S RADAR BEARING AND
RANGE.
63. YOUR VESSEL IS BACKING OUT OF A SLIP IN A
HARBOR AND YOU CAN SEE THAT OTHER VESSELS
ARE APPROACHING. YOU SHOULD SOUND WHICH OF
THE FOLLOWING SIGNALS?
•THREE SHORT BLASTS WHEN LEAVING THE SLIP.
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64. WHILE IN AREA OF RESTRICTED VISIBILITY, YOUR
VESSEL IS STOPPED. AS REQUIRED BY THE RULES,
WHAT FOG SIGNAL WOULD YOU SOUND?
•TWO PROLONGED BLAST AT INTERVALS OF NOT
MORE THAN TWO MINUTES.
65. IN WHAT TIME FRAME AN ARPA MUST PRODUCE
A RELATIVE MOTION WITH 95% ACCURACY AND CPA
/TCPA?
•WITHIN 1 MINUTE.
66. WHICH BRIDGE EQUIPMENT DOES AN
AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS)
TRANSPONDER TRANSMITS AND RECEIVES
INFORMATION BROADCASTS?
•VHF MARITIME BAND.
67. YOU ARE UNDERWAY IN THICK FOG. YOU HAVE
NOT DETERMINED IF RISK OF COLLISION EXISTS.
WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE?
•YOUR SPEED MUST BE REDUCED TO BARE
STEERAGEWAY
68. WHAT MAY BE INDICATED BY AN ECHO SOUNDER
WHEN OPERATED OVER A MUDDY BOTTOM?
•TWO DEPTH READINGS.
69. WHAT IS THE FOG SIGNAL FOR A PILOT VESSEL
MORE THAN 100 METERS IN LENGTH AT ANCHOR,
ON STATION?
•RAPID RINGING OF A BELL IN THE FOREPART OF THE
VESSEL FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS, AND A GONG SIGNAL
SOUNDED IN THE AFTER PART OF THE VESSEL. SHE
MAY ALSO SOUND AN IDENTITY SIGNAL OF FOUR
SHORT BLASTS.
70. ONBOARD A POWER DRIVEN VESSEL HOW COULD
YOU JUSTIFY THE PRESENCE OF YOUR VESSEL WHILE
UNDER WAY IN RESTRICTED VISIBILITY?
•YOU SHOULD SOUND FOG SINAL AT INTERVAL NOT
EXCEEDING 2 MINUTES
71. AN INDIRECT RADAR ECHO IS A CAUSE BY A
REFLECTION OF THE MAIN LOBE OF THE RADAR
BEAMS OFF THE OBSERVERS VESSEL. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING IS NOT A CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIRECT
ECHOES?
•THEY ALWAYS APPEAR ON A BEARING OF 90
DEGREES FROM THE TRUE BEARING OF THE TARGET.
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72. WHEN TWO VESSELS ARE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER
OF COLLISION, WHICH ACTION MUST BE TAKEN BY
THE STAND-ON VESSEL?
•ASSIST IN TAKING WHATEVER ACTION IS NECESSARY
TO AVOID COLLISION.
73. WHICH VESSEL SOUNDS THE SAME FOG SIGNAL
WHEN UNDERWAY OR AT ANCHOR?
•A VESSEL RESTRICTED IN HER ABILITY TO
MANEUVER.
74. WHAT IS TRUE OF THE HISTORY DISPLAY OF A
TARGET'S PAST POSITIONS ON AN ARPA?
•IN THE TRUE PRESENTATION, IT PROVIDES A QUICK
VISUAL CHECK TO DETERMINE IF A VESSEL HAS
CHANGED COURSE.
75. FROM WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES AN ARPA
BUILDS UP THE TRACK HISTORY OF A TARGET?
•SERIES OF ITS RANGE AND BEARINGS.
76. WHEN IS A STAND-ON VESSEL IN A CROSSING
SITUATION ALLOWED TO TAKE ACTION TO AVOID
COLLISION?
•COLLISION CANNOT BE AVOIDED BY THE GIVE-WAY
VESSEL'S MANEUVER ALONE.
77. WHAT IS A REQUIREMENT FOR ANY ACTION
TAKEN TO AVOID COLLISION?
•THE ACTION MUST BE POSITIVE AND MADE IN
AMPLE TIME.
78. YOUR ARPA HAS AN AUTOMATIC SPEED INPUTS
FROM THE LOG. DUE TO CURRENTS, THE LOG IS
INDICATING A FASTER SPEED THAN THE SPEED OVER
THE GROUND. WHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT UNDER
THESE CIRCUMSTANCES?
•THE TARGETS TRUE COURSE VECTOR WILL BE
UNRELIABLE.
79. WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF MINUTES
YOU SHOULD WAIT UNTIL UTILIZING ARPA DATA FOR
COLLISION AVOIDANCE DECISION MAKING?
•3 MINUTES.
80. YOU ARE UNDERWAY IN THICK FOG. YOU HAVE
NOT DETERMINED IF RISK OF COLISION EXISTS.
WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE?
•YOUR SPEED MUST BE REDUCED TO BARE
STEERAGEWAY.
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81. WHEN USING THE ARPA IN HEAVY RAIN, WHICH
ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN?
•INCREASE THE FTC SETTING TO REDUCE CLOSE-IN
SPURIOUS SIGNAL.
82. IF THE RADAR ANTENNA OPERATES AT 60 RPM,
HOW MANY SECONDS SHALL ELAPSE FOR A TYPICAL
ARPA TO GENERATE A TARGET VECTOR?
•15 SECONDS..
83. WHICH PROCEDURE(S) SHALL NOT BE USED TO
DETERMINE RISK OF COLLISION?
•SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES SITUATION THAT EXISTS.
84. IN WHAT TIME FRAME MUST AN ARPA PRODUCE
A TRUE MOTION WITH 95% ACCURACY AND TRUE
COURSE AND SPEED?
•3 MINUTES.
85. IN DOPPLER SONAR NAVIGATION, WHICH
AMONG THE FOLLOWING IS BEST EXEMPILFIED USE
BY COMMERCIAL VESSELS?
•ECHO SOUNDER.
86. WHICH CONDITION INDICATES THAT YOUR RADAR
NEEDS MAINTENANCE?
•SERRATED RANGE RINGS
87. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SITUATION WILL
CAUSE AN ARPA TO EMIT A VISUAL ALARM, AUDIBLE
ALARM OR BOTH?
•A TRACKED TARGET LOST FOR ONE RADAR SCAN..
88. WHAT IS THE NOT UNUSUAL FUNCTION OF ECHO
SOUNDER WHEN USING IN DEEP WATER?
•RECEIVE A STRONG RETURN AT ABOUT 200
FATHOMS (366 METERS) DURING THE DAY, AND ONE
NEARER SURFACE AT NIGHT.
89. IF UNDERWAY IN LOW VISIBILITY AND SOUNDING
FOG SIGNALS, WHAT CHANGES WOULD YOU MAKE IN
THE FOG SIGNAL IMMEDIATELY UPON LOSING THE
POWER PLANT AND PROPULSION?
•BEGIN SOUNDING ONE PROLONGED BLAST
FOLLOWED BY TWO SHORT BLASTS AT TWO-MINUTE
INTERVALS.
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90. WHEN USING AN ARPA, WHAT SHOULD YOU
CONSIDER IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE
INFORMATION DISPLAYED?
•NAVIGATIONAL CONSTRAINTS MAY REQUIRE A
TARGET VESSEL TO CHANGE COURSE.
91. ON APPROACHING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL ON
COURSE 080°T, YOU NOTE THE SYMBOL YBY NEAR A
CHARTED BUOY. WHICH SIDE OF THE BUOY YOU WILL
PASS?
•WESTWARD OF THE BUOY
92. YOU ARE UNDERWAY ON THE HIGH SEAS IN
RESTRICTED VISIBILITY. YOU HEAR A FOG SIGNAL OF
ONE PROLONGED AND TWO SHORT BLASTS. IT
COULD BE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING VESSEL EXCEPT:
•BEING TOWED.
93. YOUR VESSEL IS UNDERWAY IN LOW VISIBILITY
AND SOUNDING FOG SIGNALS. WHAT CHANGES
WOULD YOU MAKE IN THE THE FOG SIGNAL
IMMEDIATELY UPON LOSING YOUR VESSEL'S
PROPULSION?
•BEGIN SOUNDING ONE PROLONGED BLAST
FOLLOWED BY TWO SHORT BLASTS AT TWO-MINUTE
INTERVALS.
94. IN WHAT FORM WILL THE RADAR RANGE
PROVIDES FOR THE LINE OF POSITION OF A SMALL
CHARTED OBJECT SUCH AS A LIGHTHOUSE?
•ARC
95. IN ARPA TERMS, WHAT IS CPA?
•THE CLOSEST POINT OF A SHIP OR TARGET WILL
APPROACH YOUR OWN SHIP
96. YOUR VESSEL IS LEAVING NEW YORK HARBOR IN
DENSE FOG. AS THE VESSEL SLOWLY PROCEEDS
TOWARD SEA, YOU SIGHT A GREEN CAN BUOY ON
THE STARBOARD BOW. WHICH ACTION SHOULD YOU
TAKE?
•STAND ON, LEAVING THE BUOY TO YOUR
STARBOARD.
97. WHEN IS A STAND-ON VESSEL FIRST ALLOWED BY
THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION IN ORDER TO AVOID
COLLISION?
•WHEN THE GIVE-WAY VESSEL IS NOT TAKING
APPROPRIATE ACTION TO AVOID COLLISION..
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98. IN WHAT SETTING IS IT PREFERABLE TO USE THE
ARPA IN ORDER TO CALCULATE COURSE AND SPEED
OF A TARGET AND DETERMINE WHETHER THE RISK OF
COLLISION SHALL EXIST?
•RELATIVE MOTION DISPLAY
99. YOU ARE APPROACHING ANOTHER VESSEL AND
ARE NOT SURE WHETHER DANGER OF COLLISION
EXISTS. WHAT MUST YOU ASSUME?
•THERE IS RISK OF COLLISION.
100. THE AIS SHOULD IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF
NAVIGATION BY ASSISTING IN THE EFFICIENT
NAVIGATON OF SHIPS, PROTECTION OF THE
ENVIRONMENT, AND OPERATION OF VESSEL TRAFFIC
SERVICES (VTS), BY SATISFYING THE FOLLOWING
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS EXCEPT:
•PUT SHIPS UNDER ANY ADDITIONAL OBLIGATION TO
ASSIST IN SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS.
101. ECHOES IN RADAR OBSERVATION FROM TWO OR
MORE TARGETS CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AT THE SAME
RANGE MAY EMERGE TO FORM A SINGLE ECHO.
WHAT DO YOU CALL THE ABILITY OF A RADAR TO
SEPARATE THIS MERGING?
•RESOLUTION IN BEARING.
102. WHICH OF THE OBSERVATION TECHNIQUE(S)
SHOULD NOT BE USED BY A VESSEL FITTED WITH
RADAR TO DETERMINE IF RISK OF COLLISION EXISTS?
•RADAR TRANSPONDER.
103. YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF A STAND-ON VESSEL IN
A CROSSING SITUATION. THE OTHER VESSEL IS 1.5
MILES TO PORT AND YOU BELIEVE THAT RISK OF
COLLISION EXISTS. WHAT ACTION SHOULD YOU TAKE?
•TAKE AVOIDING ACTION BY MANEUVER ALONE
ONLY AFTER GIVING THE GIVE-WAY VESSEL TIME TO
TAKE ACTION, AND DETERMINING THAT HER ACTION
IS NOT APPROPRIATE.
104. WHICH IS A KEY REQUIREMENT WHEN TAKING
ACTION TO AVOID COLLISION?
•MAKE SURE THE ACTION IS TAKEN IN ENOUGH
TIME.
105. IN RADAR PRINCIPLE, WHAT DOES A LARGE
VESSEL TARGET CLOSE BY MAY CAUSE?
•MULTIPLE ECHOES
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106. WHAT IS THE ABILITY OF A RADAR TO SEPARATE
ECHOES FROM TWO OR MORE TARGETS CLOSE TO
EACH OTHER AT THE SAME RANGE MAY EMERGE TO
FORM A SINGLE ECHO?
•RESOLUTION IN BEARING

107. IN GENERAL, ON HOW MANY RADIO CHANNELS

WILL AN AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS)
OPERATE? HOW MANY RADIO CHANNELS DOES AN
AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS)
OPERATES?
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