Master/Chief Mate of Unlimited Tonnage Practice Test

1. 1. Which U.S. agency assigns an official number to a vessel?
2. 2. Which party administers the load line regulations?
3. 3. Considering the manning requirements for U.S. vessels (100 gross tons and above), your cargo vessel has a deck crew of 20 men, exclusive of the officers. How ma...
4. 4. Which term defines a Contract of Affreightment covering the movement of a particular cargo from one designated port to another at a specified rate for each ton...
5. 5. What form of ice is of land origin?

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1. 1. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE regarding lashing requirements to secure vehicles aboard Ro-Ro vessels?
2. 2. What is NOT required as special safety equipment on a tankship carrying hazardous cargoes in bulk?
3. 3. Which is a precaution you should take before bunkering?
4. 4. Which of the following describes (auto) ignition temperature?
5. 5. Which signal must you display at night on a docked tank barge to show that it is loading or discharging flammable liquid cargo?

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1. 1. Which term describes the geometric center of the underwater volume of a vessel?
2. 2. You are in a survival craft broadcasting a distress message. What information would be essential to your rescuers?
3. 3. A vessel aground may have negative GM since the __________.
4. 4. According to the Code of Federal Regulations, which of the following statements is correct regarding the steering gear on a vessel contracted for after June 9,...
5. 5. A definite advantage of using water as a fire extinguishing agent is its characteristic of __________.

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1. 1. Use the material in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book. If the KG is 25.2 feet, and the drafts are: FWD 27'-11", AFT 28'-09"; at wh...
2. 2. A vessel has a maximum allowable draft of 28 feet in salt water and a fresh water allowance of 8 inches. At the loading berth, the water density is 1.011. To wh...
3. 3. Your vessel measures 127 feet long by 17 feet in beam. If the natural rolling period at a draft of 7'-10" is 5 seconds, what is the GM?
4. 4. The SS AMERICAN MARINER is ready to bunker with drafts of FWD 11'-01", AFT 14'-07". After all bunkers are on board, soundings indicate the tonnages shown in the...
5. 5. You are at sea on a vessel that has a beam of 50 feet, and you calculate the period of roll to be 22 seconds. What is the vessel's metacentric height?

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1. 1. You will be transiting a traffic lane with a wreck having a charted depth of 40 feet. The Zone of Confidence (ZOC) for that area of the chart is ZOC B. Which of...
2. 2. When within 300 miles of a named tropical storm or hurricane it is standard practice to send weather reports at which time interval?
3. 3. What is the purpose of the "reference hand" on an aneroid barometer?
4. 4. Which statement about gyrocompass error is TRUE?
5. 5. You are underway on course 050°T and your maximum speed is 12 knots. The eye of a hurricane bears 120°T, 110 miles from your position. The hurricane is moving t...

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1. 1. You are on a vessel at 0400 ZT on 3 July, and the ZD for your position is -8. What is the GMT?
2. 2. Which current is responsible for the movement of large quantities of ice into the North Atlantic shipping lanes?
3. 3. How can you estimate the position of a tropical storm's center?
4. 4. If your vessel were proceeding down river (descending), what would a green square marker with a green reflector border on the right bank indicate?
5. 5. Which is the most commonly encountered fog at sea?

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1. 1. The Light List shows that a navigational light has a nominal range of 19 miles and a height above water of 52 feet (15.8 meters). Your height of eye is 42 feet...
2. 2. At 1705: Race Rock Light bears 099°True, Orient Point Light bears 176°True, Bartlett Reef Light bears 083°True. What is your vessel's position?
3. 3. If there is no set or drift, at what time would you be abeam of Bartlett Reef Light?
4. 4. At 1718, Bartlett Reef Light bears 050°T at a distance of 1.5 miles. From this position, you change course to 128°T. At 1750 Race Rock Light bears 336°T, Little...
5. 5. If your fathometer is set on fathoms, what should your fathometer read at 1750?

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1. 1. You are on a voyage from Valdez, AK, to the Panama Canal. The distance from pilot to pilot is 4950 miles. The speed of advance is 15.0 knots. You estimate a lay...
2. 2. Your vessel arrives in port with sufficient fuel to steam 812 miles at 15 knots. If you are unable to take on bunkers, at what speed must you proceed to reach y...
3. 3. The propeller on a vessel has a diameter of 21.5 feet and a pitch of 24.5 feet. What would be the apparent slip if the vessel cruised 458 miles in a 23 hour day...
4. 4. On 3 October your 0330 zone time (ZD + 5) DR position is LAT 47°41'N, LONG 86°49'W. At that time, you observe Polaris bearing 357.5°pgc. The chronometer time of...
5. 5. You desire to make good a true course of 007°. The variation is 5°E, magnetic compass deviation is 3°W, and gyrocompass error is 2°E. A southwest by west wind p...

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1. 1. On 7 November your 0830 zone time fix gives you a position of LAT 27°36.0'N, LONG 162°19.0'W. Your vessel is on course 289°T and your speed is 19.0 knots. Local...
2. 2. You are underway on course 128°T at a speed of 17.6 knots. You sight a daymark bearing 126°T at a radar range of 4.3 miles at 1649. If you change course at 1654...
3. 3. On 12 June your 1845 DR position is LAT 21°47'N, LONG 46°52'W when you observe a faint unidentifiable star through a break in the clouds. The star bears 174.0°T...
4. 4. On 18 May your 1030 ZT DR position is LAT 18°30'N, LONG 62°31'W. You are on course 286°T, speed 24 knots. Determine your 1200 position using the following obser...
5. 5. On 13 August your 0345 ZT DR position is LAT 21°35.0'N, LONG 135°26.0'W. You are on course 052°T at a speed of 14 knots. What will be the zone time of sunrise a...

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