Test for Officers onboard about Navigation, Operational Level (CES v6.0)

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Total questions on this topic: 209
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1
What does this signal hoist mean?

Your answer is correct:

I require immediate assistance.
2

According to rule 13 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, what is the definition of “an overtaking vessel”?

Your answer is correct:

When coming up with another vessel from a direction more than 22,5° abaft her beam.
3
When fastening synthetic fibre ropes such as polypropylene on bitts, for safety and better rope control it is recommended to:

Your answer is correct:

Make two round turns fast on the leading bitt and then figure of eight on both bitts, fig. 4.
4

The vessel is steaming off the coast when the engine room informs the bridge it must stop engines immediately. Shortly afterwards they informed the bridge they would need a least three hours to fix it. Which of the following actions would be the most suitable taken by the bridge?

Your answer is correct:

Display the NUC signal, maintain the watch and determine how the ship is drifting and the probable position after 3 hours.
5
Ships vary considerably in design and underwater shape, but does the ship’s trim ever have any influence on its steering abilities?

Your answer is correct:

Yes, the ship often steers better if trimmed by the stern.
6
You are on a power-driven vessel underway in open water. This vessel is sighted directly ahead. The distance is closing slowly. What action will you take under the International Collision Regulations and why?

Your answer is correct:

I will maintain my course and speed. The other vessel is being overtaken and is therefore obliged to keep out of the way by rule 13.
7
What is “AIR DRAUGHT”, in the figure?

Your answer is correct:

Air draught is indicated by C, in the figure.
8
What does this flag mean?

Your answer is correct:

I have a diver down; keep well clear at slow speed.
9

During an STS operation with one ship at anchor, should an anchor watch be maintained?

Correct answer:

Both ships have normal anchor watch responsibility in addition to watching ship to ship fendering, mooring etc.

Your Answer:

Anchor watch responsibility rests with the discharging vessel which would be the vessel which is anchored.
10

What would be the effects of a ship passing into shallow water?

Your answer is correct:

The ship is less responsive to both rudder and propeller.
11
Which is the “CENTRE LINE”, in the figure?

Your answer is correct:

The Fore and aft Centreline is indicated by A, in the figure.
12
What is happening here?

Your answer is correct:

These are two vessels engaged in fishing (pair trawling), showing the additional volutary signals for hauling nets.
13
What letter is represented by this flag and what is it’s meaning when displayed by a vessel in port?

Correct answer:

P – All persons should report on board as the vessel is about to proceed to sea.

Your Answer:

W – All persons should report onboard as the vessel is about to proceed to sea.
14

What would be considered the most favourable heading of a ship when launching a lifeboat?

Your answer is correct:

The ship should steer about 30° off the prevailing weather and sea with the boat to be launch on the leeside.
15

In an extreme case, in addition to having your winch brakes as tight as can be, you can increase the brake holding capacity of the winch drum by putting it in gear and setting the power to the “heave” position. However this may cause:

Your answer is correct:

All the listed alternatives.
16

Why should Ground Stabilised True Motion display mode be avoided when using the ARPA for anti-collision purposes?

Correct answer:

The collision regulations are based on ship courses through the water.

Your Answer:

True motion does not provide the collision risk of other ships.
17

What is the correct understanding of the term “Isobar”?

Your answer is correct:

An “Isobar” is a line joining places of equal pressure.
18
In the figure, which letter gives the correct understanding of the term “LENGTH OVERALL”?

Your answer is correct:

Length Overall is indicated by B, in the figure.
19

A balanced rudder has some of the rudder area forward of the rudder axis. About how much area should this be to call it a balanced rudder?

Your answer is correct:

It should be about 20 %.
20

You are in open water and clear conditions. You are approaching the pilot station when you hear this signal from a vessel ahead of you. What does it signify?

Your answer is correct:

That the vessel is operating astern propulsion.
21
According to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions and the illustrated lights, what type of vessel is it?

Correct answer:

This vessel is not under command, but is making way through the water.

Your Answer:

This vessel is aground.
22
You are on a power-driven vessel underway in open water. You sight these lights on the port bow, on a steady bearing. The distance is closing. What are you looking at and what action will you take in compliance with the International Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea.

Your answer is correct:

This is a power-driven vessel engaged in towing, less than 50 metres in length, length of tow under 200 metres and the tow, both being restricted in their ability to manoeuvre, seen from the starboard side. Under rule 18, I am required to keep clear and will take appropriate avoiding action.
23

You are in an area of restricted visibility, close to a port. You hear this signal. What vessel does it come from and what additional information does the signal provide?

Correct answer:

A vessel at anchor, more than 100 metres in length. She is sounding the additional signal to give warning of her position.

Your Answer:

A vessel aground, more than 100 metres in length. The additional signal indicates which side the clear water lies on.
24

What is the depth of an iceberg below the surface of the sea?

Your answer is correct:

The draught of an iceberg varies with the type of berg and its age.
25

Which approved publication should be used by a seafarer to help overcome any misunderstanding in communications?

Your answer is correct:

The (IMO) Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP) booklet.
26

What actions should the Officer of the Watch take when the ship’s steering gear fails?

Your answer is correct:

All of the suggested answers.
27

The maximum rudder angle on your ship is 35°. Do you think this is the angle that the rudder is most effective?

Your answer is correct:

No, the most effective rudder angle is about 25 to 30°, this is because the rudder is stalling at 35° angle.
28
You are approaching the port entrance. What do these lights mean?

Your answer is correct:

A vessel may proceed only when she has received specific orders to do so.
29

The ship is drifting in the open sea with a temporary engine breakdown. The ship is equipped with GPS navigation equipment. What should the bridge Officer of the Watch do in this situation?

Your answer is correct:

All of the possible answers.
30

The Master arrives on the bridge obviously under the influence of alcohol and states he is taking over the “con” of the ship. What actions should the Officer of the Watch (OOW) take in this situation?

Your answer is correct:

Attempt to diplomatically avoid taking any actions that would put the ship or crew into danger and call the Chief Officer for assistance.
31

A ship normally turns (swings) around a point which is not the centre of gravity. What is this point normally called?

Your answer is correct:

Pivot Point.
32
You are on a power-driven vessel underway in open water. This vessel is sighted on the port bow on a steady bearing. What kind of vessel is it and what will your action be?

Your answer is correct:

This is a sailing vessel underway, seen head-on. It is my responsibility to keep clear under rule 18 and I will take appropriate avoiding action.
33

What sound signal shall be used on ship’s whistle when there is a man overboard?

Your answer is correct:

3 long blasts repeatedly.
34

Which type of vessel suffers from the greatest squat effects?

Your answer is correct:

Vessel with a high Block Coefficient.
35

What is the direction of wind associated with an anticyclone (area of high pressure) in the Northern Hemisphere?

Your answer is correct:

Clockwise around the high pressure.
36

You are on a tug and are towing an unmanned barge. You are restricted in your ability to manoeuvre. The total length of the tow is 219 metres. What daylight signals are required by the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea?

Correct answer:

A diamond shape, where it can best be seen shall be displayed on the tug and the tow. Three shapes shall also be displayed in a vertical line, the upper and lower being balls and the middle one a diamond. Diamond shape.

Your Answer:

Three shapes shall be displayed on the tug, where they can best be seen, in a vertical line, the upper and lower being balls and the middle one a cylinder. The signal flag “T” shall also be flown on the tug. A diamond shall be displayed aft on the tow.
37

The Master arrives on the bridge obviously under the influence of alcohol and states he is taking over the “con” of the ship. What actions should the Officer of the Watch (OOW) take in this situation?

Your answer is correct:

Attempt to diplomatically avoid taking any actions that would put the ship or crew into danger and call the Chief Officer for assistance.
38

What is the purpose of a fire wire?

Your answer is correct:

A wire for pulling burning ships off the pier.
39

When a ship is lying at anchor in a tidal area using both forward anchors, to what particular aspect should the officer of the watch be paying special attention?

Your answer is correct:

When the ship swings to the tide the direction of swing should be controlled to avoid the anchor cables becoming wrapped round each other.
40

What corrections must be applied to the echo sounder reading to compare the depth of water with the depth printed on the chart?

Your answer is correct:

Draught of the ship.
41
Rule 12 of the International Collision Regulations prescribes the action to be taken by a sailing vessel when meeting another sailing vessel. This depends on the direction of the wind relative to each vessel. In the situation shown here, which sailing vessel (A or B) must keep out of the way of the other?

Correct answer:

Sailing vessel A must keep out of the way of sailing vessel B.

Your Answer:

Both sailing vessels are required to take avoiding action.
42

When the temperature of the air increases with height it is known as a “Temperature Inversion” and may influence the performance of some instruments on the ship. What should the bridge Officer of the Watch be prepared to happen?

Your answer is correct:

Abnormal ranges of VHF RT and Second Trace Returns on the radar.
43
A tug is moving towards the bow of the ship to make fast and is in the vicinity of the ship’s shoulder, as illustrated. What specific danger should be considered when making this approach to the bow?

Your answer is correct:

The tug may be turned across the bow of the ship and also suffer a lose of stability with a danger of being turned over if touched by the ship.
44

What actions should be taken by the Officer of the Watch if the ship’s steering system totally fails?

Your answer is correct:

All of the suggested answers.
45

Where can a ship expect an act of piracy to take place?

Your answer is correct:

All over the world.
46

The Second Officer, when on watch on the bridge, is often referred to as the OOW. What does OOW actually stand for?

Your answer is correct:

Officer of the Watch.
47

If a DSC distress alert is received on board your ship, what is the first action that should be taken?

Your answer is correct:

Listen for a distress message on the appropriate radio frequency for five minutes.
48

What can be simply rigged to assist a survival craft in keeping alongside own vessel?

Your answer is correct:

A painter rigged fore and aft against the vessel’s side.
49

What radar device assists in the detection and location of a survival craft?

Your answer is correct:

SART beacon.
50

What is the description for a sidelight, as shown in rule 21 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea?

Your answer is correct:

A green light on the starboard side and red light on the port side, showing an unbroken light over an arc of 112,5°, from right ahead to 22,5° abaft the beam on the respective side.
51

The positions of the ship provided by the GPS receiver should always be verified by other means. Which of the following suggested methods would be the most accurate?

Your answer is correct:

Radar ranges of three distinctive shore objects.
52

What are the two parts of the magnetic compass error?

Your answer is correct:

Variation and Deviation.
53

What would be considered the most favourable heading of a ship when launching a lifeboat?

Your answer is correct:

The ship should steer about 30° off the prevailing weather and sea with the boat to be launch on the leeside.
54

What is the purpose of a sea anchor?

Correct answer:

To keep the lifeboat steady against the sea/wind.

Your Answer:

To adjust the drifting speed of the lifeboat.
55

What special equipment can often provide assistance in locating a survival craft or man overboard and in the water?

Your answer is correct:

A SART.
56

When plotting a position, where should the Officer of the Watch select as the ships position, when three gyro compass bearings intercept as a triangle (Cocked Hat) and not as a single point?

Your answer is correct:

At the point nearest to the danger, if any.
57

You are proceeding along a coastal route when you hear this signal. The visibility is severely restricted. What does the signal mean?

Your answer is correct:

There is a vessel aground in the vicinity. She is more than 100 metres in length. She is sounding an additional warning to approaching vessels that they are “running into danger”.
58
In the diagram, the amount of water under the keel is indicated by the letter “C”. Which bridge instrument would measure this value?

Your answer is correct:

Echo Sounder.
59

What are the limits of a passage or voyage plan?

Your answer is correct:

From berth to berth.
60

According to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions and the illustrated lights, what type of vessel is this and from what direction is it viewed?

Correct answer:

This is a vessel engaged in fishing other than trawling, making way through the water, with outlying gear extending more than 150 metres in the direction of the all-round red light. Looking at it from astern.

Your Answer:

This is a vessel engaged in pilotage duties at anchor. Looking at its port side.
61
Which of the four calculations illustrated is the correct one to determine the latitude of the observer when the sun is on the meridian?

Your answer is correct:

Calculation 3 is correct.
62

The IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases are recommended to be used when the ship’s Officer is verbally talking to whom?

Your answer is correct:

In circumstances described in all of the answers provided.
63

A man is reported to have fallen overboard and the Officer of the Watch releases the lifebuoy and starts a man overboard manoeuvre, who are the first persons onboard he should inform?

Your answer is correct:

Master and Engine Room.
64

The position of the ship is found by taking a series of bearings using a magnetic compass. How should an error of 5° WEST be applied to the compass bearings?

Your answer is correct:

Subtract 5° to the bearings.
65
The ship is to berth alongside a quay in calm conditions of no wind or current. The ship has a single fixed pitch right handed propeller. Which angle of approach would be considered the most favourable?

Your answer is correct:

No. 2.
66

What is the weather associated with being in the centre of an Anticyclone (a region of High Pressure)?

Your answer is correct:

Light winds and fair weather, sometimes fog.
67

What signal may be given by sound and by light to indicate that a vessel fails to understand the intentions or actions of another vessel, or is in doubt that sufficient action is being taken by the other to avoid collision?

Your answer is correct:

Five short and rapid blasts (flashes).
68

What action should the Officer of the Watch (OOW) take if he is forced to make a major deviation from the voyage plan?

Your answer is correct:

Inform the Master.
69

Which of the answers best summarises the information which should be provided for the bridge Officer of the Watch within an effective Voyage plan?

Your answer is correct:

All of the suggested answers.
70

What are the additional duties required by the Officer of the Watch when navigating in fog?

Correct answer:

Sound fog signal, effective radar watch reporting ship movements to Master and keep a good lookout for ships and fog signals.

Your Answer:

All of the suggested answers.
71

When should gangway nets be rigged?

Your answer is correct:

Whenever the gangway is rigged.
72
This vessel is encountered at the mouth of a river. According to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions and the illustrated shapes, what type of vessel is it?

Your answer is correct:

This is a vessel engaged in dredging or underwater operations. The two balls in a vertical line indicate the side on which an obstruction exists; the two diamonds in a vertical line indicate the side on which it is safe to pass; the ball/diamond/ ball in a vertical line indicate that the vessel is restricted in her ability to manoeuvre.
73
Which of the following figures drawn on the plane of the Meridian is correct for an observer in position Latitude 30° 00′ North; Longitude 15° 00′ West, when observing the sun on the meridian, if the sun’s Declination is 15° 00′ South?

Your answer is correct:

Figure 4 is correct.
74

With the Master on the bridge, when is the Officer of the Watch officially relieved of their responsibility for the vessel?

Your answer is correct:

When the Master informs the Officer of the Watch that he is taking over the “con”.
75
You are proceeding up a river, with berths on both banks. You see this flag hoist on a vessel moored on a berth ahead. What does it mean?

Correct answer:

You should proceed at slow speed when passing me.

Your Answer:

My engine is disabled.
76

What are the three possible types of messages seen when there is an ECDIS alert?

Your answer is correct:

Either an Alarm, a Warning or a Caution.
77

The ship has a right-handed propeller and is swinging to starboard when the engines are slow ahead and the rudder is to starboard. The engines are stopped and the rate of swing rapidly slows down. How could the swing to starboard be maintained without the ship making much headway.

Correct answer:

Astern on the engines will allow Transverse Thrust to continue the swing.

Your Answer:

Transverse Thrust will reduce the swing and therefore a kick ahead is necessary with full starboard helm applied.
78

What corrections must be applied to the echo sounder reading to compare the depth of water with the depth printed on the chart?

Your answer is correct:

Draught of the ship.
79

When should a ship’s officer use some of the English language found in the IMO’s publication “Standard Marine Communication Phrases”?

Your answer is correct:

In circumstances described in all of the answers provided.
80

What is the probable cause of an error in position of the ship obtained from the GPS system?

Your answer is correct:

Incorrect height of the antenna.