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Examination Reference Materials

Engine examinations – The only permitted references for all engine modules are 46 CFR Parts 1-199
and 33 CFR Parts 1-199.
Deck examinations – No references may be used for any Rules of the Road module. For all other
modules the following references must be available as required for the module being administered, and
no other references are permitted:
Publication
Chart 12221TR – Chesapeake Bay (Training)
Chart 12354TR – Long Island Sound (Training)
Chart 13205TR – Block Island Sound (Training)
Great Circle Tracking Chart WOXZC5270
Great Circle Tracking Chart WOXZC5274
Maneuvering Board WOBZP 5090
Plotting Sheet VPO SX001 – Universal
Plotting Sheet WOBZP 923 (17° - 24°)
Plotting Sheet WOBZP 924 (23° - 30°)
Flood Control and Navigation Maps of the Mississippi River, Cairo, IL to the Gulf of Mexico
Publication No. 102 – International Code of Signals 2005
Light List Volume V – Mississippi River System 2012
Publication No. 229 – Volume 2, latitudes 15°- 30°
Publication No. 117 – Radio Navigational Aids 2005
National Weather Service Observing Handbook No.1 Marine Surface Weather Observations 2010 or
the Ship’s Code Card, Form WS TA B-o-7
Chemical Data Guide (CIM 16616.6A)
Reprints from the Light Lists and Coast Pilots
Reprints from the Tide Tables and Tidal Current Tables
Stability Data Reference Book
Nautical Almanac (1981 or Training Editions Only)
The American Practical Navigator (Bowditch), Volume II: 1981 Edition or 2019 Edition
Operating Manual DEEP DRILLER (MODU exams)
Operating Manual COASTAL DRILLER (MODU exams)
Manual for loading the M/V GRAND HAVEN (Great Lakes exams)
Reprints of 46 CFR Portable Fire Extinguishers Pre-2016 Vessel Regulations
33 CFR Parts 1-199
46 CFR Parts 1-199
49 CFR Parts 100-177

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