Rule of the Road and Buoyage. Test 1 – Online Maritime Tests

Your power-driven vessel is fitted with radar and is underway in poor visibility. At what speed should you proceed?

Sea speed with the engines on standby, keeping a close radar watch
Sea speed if there are no targets showing on the radar
Sea speed only if in open waters
A safe speed

If a vessel of length 20metres or more is required by the rules to carry two or three lights in a vertical line, at what height above the hull (except where a towing light is required) must the lowest of these be placed?

Not less than 4.5 metres
At least 1.5 metres
So it can be seen at a distance of 1000m
Not less than 4 metres

You observe this vessel at a range of 9 miles. What action would you take?

Stand on - no risk of collision - continue to monitor.
Make a substantial reduction of speed.
Take a series of compass bearings and radar plot.
Alter course parallel to other vessel's course.

What is the fog signal of this vessel?

One prolonged blast followed by two short blast on the whistle.
A rapid ringing of the bell and also one short, one long and one short blast in succession.
A rapid ringing of the bell for about 5 seconds repeated every minute.
Four strokes on the bell, sounded in the same manner as 'four bells' to indicate time.

When should a vessel not under command display the sternlight?

When underway
When unable to get out of the way of other vessels
When another vessel is overtaking
When making way through the water

To which traffic separation schemes does Rule 10 apply?

All of the other options
Those set up by local authorities
Those defined on navigational charts
Those adopted by the International Maritime Organization

If you hear a fog signal forward of the beam, Rule 19 states that you must _____

make a substantial course alteration.
attempt to make radio contact.
reply with your own fog signal.
reduce to minimum steerage way.

When two power-driven vessels, in sight of each other, are crossing so as to involve risk of collision, avoiding action must be taken by _____

both vessels altering course to port.
the vessel which has the other on her own starboard side.
both vessels altering course to starboard.
the vessel which has the other on her own port side.

When two power driven vessels are meeting on reciprocal courses _____

one shall alter course to port and the other to starboard.
one shall alter course to starboard.
each shall alter course to starboard.
each shall alter course to port.

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