RULES OF THE ROAD SOUND SIGNALS/RULES
BASIC NAVIGATION
FLAGS AND PENNANTS
NEED TO KNOW
BONUS
100
What is rule 13
Overtaking situations
100
How often is the weather log updated while underway
What is every hour
100
Coming alongside. International Meaning - I am directing my course port.
What is India?
100
In navigation speed is referred to as nautical miles per hours or what else?
What is Knots?
100
What color ink should never be used to make corrections on a chart?
What is Red?
200
(INTERNATIONAL) When passing portside how many blasts are required to signal the intention of overtaking
What is two prolonged (4-6 seconds) and two short (1-second) blasts for overtaking boat
200
What does DNC stand for?
Digital Nautical Chart
200
You should stop your vessel immediately.
What is Lima?
200
What do QM's refer to a position as?
What is Fix?
200
What are the two general types of lines of position?
What is bearing lines and range arcs?
300
What is rule 15
What is Crossing situation
300
What is the fix intervals for Restricted Waters, Coastal waters and Open Ocean
Restricted Waters :3 minute fixes
Costal Waters :15 minute fixes
Open Ocean: 30 minute fixes
300
You are running into danger.
What is Uniform?
300
What is the prime meridian also known as?
What is Greenwich meridian?
300
What does DGPS stand for
What is Differential Global Positioning System
400
What is rule 35
What is Light Signals
400
Ball, Diamond, Ball, What does this represent?
What is the shape for restricted maneuvering?
400
I wish to communicate with you .
What is Kilo?
400
What type of charts are the most commonly used navigational charts?
What is Mercator projection?
400
What is the fix intervals while transiting a canal/river
3 minute fixes
500
You have a stand-on vessel and a give-way vessel. The give-way vessel sounds off one short horn blast. What does the stand-on vessel do?
What is repeat the signal?
500
What are the different Modes of Navigation.Mode 1-3
Mode 1. All Navigation equipment functioning properly.
Mode 2. loss of one primary positioning source. Entering GPS fix manually into Ecdis.
Mode 3. complete loss of Navigational equipment. paper fixs using visual and radar fixes.
500
Man overboard.
What is Oscar?
500
What are standard telephones powered by the ship's generators and are normally used in carrying out the administrative routine aboard ship?
What is SHIPS SERVICE TELEPHONES?
500
What is the hierarchy of electronic charts
1. ENC
2.DNC
3. RNC
4. Commercial Vector Charts
5. Commercial Raster Chart