Plan and conduct a passage 1-35

You are on watch at night and you stop the main engines. What changes would you make to your navigational lights?

• Switch the steaming lights off

• switch on three vertical red lights

• Switch on two vertical red lights and switch off all other navigational lights

• Switch on two vertical red lights and switch off steaming lights

You see a two flag signal on a ship close-by. What publication would you consult to discover its meaning?

• Admiralty List of Radio Signals

• Mariner's Handbook

• International Code of Signals

• Nautical Almanac

Why should the largest scale chart available be used for navigational purposes?

• Because it uses larger symbols.

• Because it uses better colour.

• Because it shows more accurate information.

• Because the brightest flights are shown.

Which is the more accurate means of position fixing?

• A radar range and bearing

• Two radar bearings

• Two visual bearings

• A visual bearing and a radar range

You expect to sight land at 2100. By 2120 no land has been sighted, the visibility is good. What action would you take?

• Keep looking out.

• Call the master

• Stop engines

• Alter course

A vessel is under pilotage approaching a European port. Who is responsible for the safe navigation of the vessel?

• The pilot.

• The master and duty officers.

• The traffic controller.

• The pilot and the master together.

Where would you find information about a vessel reporting system for a port which you are about to enter?

• Mariner's Handbook.

• International Code of Signals.

• Admiralty List of Radio Signals.

• Ocean Passages for the World.

Your vessel is carrying a full cargo of scrap steel. Which item of bridge equipment is likely to be unreliable?

• The satellite navigator.

• The echo sounder.

• The gyro compass.

• The magnetic compass.

What time is used for the ship's course recorder?

• Local Time

• Ship's time

• GMT

• Company head office time

Which of the following options would be considered "good seamanship"?

• Using radar when proceeding at full speed in fog.

• Sounding a fog signal when in clear wather, but approaching a fog bank.

• Using deck accomodation lights to indicate the presence of your ship in poor visibility.

• Proceeding on the port side of a narrow channel to take advantage of a favourable current.