General Rules
Steering&Sailing
Lights & Shapes
Sound Signals
Bonus
100

This rule states "Every vessel SHALL at all times maintain a proper lookout"...

What is Rule 5?

100

You are traveling and see a vessel off your bow coming head on. You should...

What is sound 1 short and turn to starboard?
100

A power driven vessel over 50 meters shall exhibit what lights? Color and Arc of visibility.

Two mast headlight- White- 225 degrees

Port and Stbd sidelights- Red/green- 112.5 degrees

Stern light- White 135 degrees

100

A vessel nearing a bend or an area of a channel or fairway where other vessels may be obscured sounds what sound signal?

One Prolonged Blast

100

"Safe speed" is defined as that speed where___?

A. You can stop within your visibility range

B. The vessel is not subject to vibrations

C. You are traveling slower than surrounding vessels

D. You can take proper and effective action to avoid collision

D. 

D. You can take proper and effective action to avoid collision

200

This rule states "All vessels MUST proceed at a safe speed at all times"...

What is Rule 6?

200

You are overtaking another power-driven vessel in a channel. Are you the give way vessel, or the stand-on vessel?

What is give way?

200

A vessel proceeding under sail when also being propelled by machinery shall exhibit what day shape?

Conical shape, apex downwards.

200

How many seconds is a prolonged blast and a short blast?

Prolonged blast- 4-6 seconds

Short blast- about 1 second

200

Which vessels shall NOT impede the passage of a vessel which can safely navigate only within a narrow channel or fairway.

20m or less

sailing

fishing(engaged)

crossing

300

Rule 7 says this inidicate a risk of collision... 


*hint: four words

Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range

300

You are in risk of collision with a vessel off your port beam. You see their starboard side. You are the...

What is stand-on vessel?

300

A vessel engaged on pilotage duty shall exhibit what lights?

Two all around lights in a vertical line, the upper being white and lower being red.

sidelights and a stern light

300

INTERNATIONAL ONLY- What is the required whistle signal for a power drive vessel leaving a dock or berth?

A. One short blast

B. One prolonged blast

C. Two Short Blast

D. None of the above

D. None of the above

300

Which type of vessel may display a flashing blue light when engaged in operation?

Law enforcement vessel

400

When a vessel us unable to maneuver as required by the rules through som eexceptional circumstance, this means they are.....

What is Not Under Command?

400

You are in restricted visibility. You pick up another ship by radar off your stbd bow. If a risk of collision exists, which way should you turn?

What is starboard?

400

International- When vessels are _______, they shall indicate maneuver by whistle signals.

In sight on one another

400

A pilot vessel engaged in pilotage duty sounds what sound signal?

4 Short blast.

400

A vessel shall be deemed to be overtaking when coming up with another vessel from a direction more than ____ degrees abaft her beam

22.5

500

This rule is only applicable in international waters...

What is Constrained by Draft?

500

You are making way and see: Red over White over Red, higher up, with red over red on the left side, red on the left side lower, green over green on the right side, green on the right side lower, and a white light midships lower. This indicates...

What is a vessel engaged in dredging or underwater operations, when restricted in ability to maneuver, underway-making way. Pass on the starboard side. 

500

A vessel engaged in fishing (outlying gear 150m or greater) shall show what day shapes?

Two cones with apexes together in a vertical line one above the other and a cone apex upwards in the direction of the gear.

500

Which vessels in restricted visibility sounds 1 prolonged blast followed by 2 short blast at intervals of not more than 2 minutes?

NUC

RAM @ Anchor

Constrained by her draft

Fishing @ Anchor

Sailing

500

Inland only- If you see a yellow or yellow light what could this be?

vessels being towed alongside or pushed.

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