1. Your vessel is backing on the starboard screw and going ahead on the port screw.

The bow will _____.

Answer: C. Swing to starboard

2. You are sailing in shallow water with 15% UKC. With RPM, what will be your speed be compared to
deep water?

Answer: D. Slower

3. You have anchored in a mud and clay bottom. The anchor appears to be dragging in a storm. What
action should you take?

Answer: D. Drop the second anchor, veer to a good scope, then weight the first anchor.

4. Your ship is dead in the water with the rudder amidships. As the right-handed screw starts to turn
ahead, the bow will tend to go______.

Answer: C. to port

5. A Drift lead indicates that the vessel is dragging anchor when the line is ______.

Answer: A taut and leading forward

6. A common occurrence when a vessel is running into shallow water is that ______.

Answer: B. Squat will cause a decrease in bottom clearance and an increase in draft

7. If your vessel is dragging her anchor in a strong wind, you should ______.

Answer: C. Increase the scope of anchor cable

8. A vessel will “squat” when it proceed underway______.

Answer: C. in all depths of water

9. In a moderate wind and current, what should be the length of chain with a single anchor?

Answer: C. 5 times the depth of the water in good holding ground

10. A mooring line that prevents a vessel from moving sideways away from the dock is a ______.

Answer: D. Breast Line

11. When one upbound vessel is overtaking another vessel and both are pushing a tow ahead, what
reaction may you expect?

Answer: D. Both towheads will tend to drift together, and the overtaken vessel will be slowed
down.

12. Which of the following is the effect of depth of water on turning radius if the ship is at low speed?

Answer: C. Larger turning radius at shallow water

13. A seaman is reported missing in the morning and was last seen after coming off the mid-watch.
Which type of turn would you use to return to the track line steamed during the night?

Answer: D. Williamson’s turn

14. Using a scope of 6, determine how many feet of anchor cable you should pay out your anchor in a
water with a depth of 12 feet.

Answer: A. 72 feet

15. In principle of ship handling, which factor that a master or pilot has no direct control of the ship?

Answer: D. Shallow water factor

16. A Ship is turning around a point called the “pivot point”. What is the position of this invisible point
when the ship is “dead” in the water?

Answer: C. About the same position as the center of gravity

17. The effect of wind in an exposed areas of a ship is most noticeable when the vessel is ______.

Answer: C. Backing

18. Your ship is going full ahead as you start to slow down. Where is the position of the pivot point now
with no wind and current affecting the ship?

Answer: C. It will move aft as the ship slows down

19. A wind has caused a difference between drafts starboard and port. The Difference is ______.

Answer: C. Heel

20. You are on watch at sea on course 090° T. A man falls overboard on your starboard side. You
immediately execute a Williamson’s Turn. Which step is NOT part of a Williamson turn?

Answer: B. Stop the engines until clear of the man overboard.

21. A mooring line that checks forward motion of a vessel at a pier is a ______.

Answer: B. Stern Line

22. Which type of bottom provides most anchors with the best holding ability?

Answer: A. Sandy Mud

23. A vessel travelling down a narrow channel, especially if the draft is nearly equal to the depth of the
water, may set off the nearer side. This effect is known as _______.

Answer: B. Bank Cushion

24. A ship is not turning around the center of gravity but at another point. What is the imaginary point
called?

Answer: B. Pivot Point

25. An ideal mooring system would be _______.

Answer: A. Symmetrical and in Equilibrium