Master Uninspected Fishing Vessels Practice Test

1. 1. Instructions to the crew in the use of all the ship's lifesaving equipment shall be completed __________.
2. 2. Pedestal cranes have limit switches to restrict the movement of which function?
3. 3. What is a grapnel?
4. 4. You should NOT use a power tool if which condition exists?
5. 5. Which term defines the distance that a ship moves forward with each revolution of its propeller, if there is no slip?

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1. 1. What is the purpose of rigging frapping lines on lifeboat falls?
2. 2. Which statement is TRUE concerning life jackets which are severely damaged?
3. 3. You are on a ship that has broken down and are preparing to be taken in tow. You will use your anchor cable as part of the towline. Which statement is TRUE?
4. 4. If there are a number of survivors in the water after abandoning ship, they should __________.
5. 5. You are on watch and see a man fall overboard. Which man overboard turn should NOT be used in this situation?

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1. 1. Which is TRUE of a dead reckoning (DR) plot?
2. 2. With respect to failure warnings and status indications, GPS receivers should provide, at a minimum, __________.
3. 3. Mean low water is the average height of __________.
4. 4. You are on course 355°T and take a relative bearing of a lighthouse of 275°. What is the true bearing of the lighthouse?
5. 5. When entering a channel from seaward, which is TRUE concerning the numbers on buoys?

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1. 1. Which type of precipitation is a product of the violent convection found in thunderstorms?
2. 2. At McAlpine L & D, normal upper pool elevation is 420.0 feet (130.8 meters) MSL, equal to 12.0 feet (3.7 meters) on the upper gage. The vertical clearance at th...
3. 3. What wind reverses directions seasonally?
4. 4. What natural feature is responsible for the rather even climate found on the Florida peninsula throughout the year?
5. 5. A buoy having red and green horizontal bands would have a light characteristic of __________.

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1. 1. What is the approximate geographic range of Horton Point Light, NY, if your height of eye is 40 feet (12.2 meters)? Refer to "Reprints from the LIGHT LISTS AND...
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. On 10 November 2023 at 0630, you are inbound at Charleston Harbor Entrance Buoy “10” (ACT6611). Your vessel will transit 15nm and make good 12.5 knots to a bert...
2. 2. You swung ship and compared the magnetic compass against the gyro compass to find deviation. Gyro error is 2°W. The variation is 8°W. Find the deviation on a gy...
3. 3. Your vessel is proceeding up a channel, and you see a pair of range lights that are in line ahead. The chart indicates that the direction of this pair of lights...
4. 4. You are taking a time tick using the 2000 signal from Kekaha-Kauai, Hawaii (WWVH). You hear a series of 1 second dashes followed by a 9 second silent period, th...
5. 5. Your vessel receives a distress call from a vessel reporting her position as LAT 35°01'S, LONG 18°51'W. Your position is LAT 30°18'S, LONG 21°42'W. Determine th...

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1. 1. On 12 March your 1846 zone time DR position is LONG 129°16.5' W. At that time you observe Polaris with a sextant altitude (hs) of 28°01.5'. The chronometer time...
2. 2. A vessel steams 640 miles on course 047°T from LAT 34°45'N, LONG 140°00'E. What are the latitude and longitude of the point of arrival by mid-latitude sailing?
3. 3. Determine the great circle distance and initial course from LAT 35°08.0'S, LONG 19°26.0'E to LAT 33°16.0'S, LONG 115°36.0'E.
4. 4. On 15 July in DR position LAT 22°19.0'N, LONG 154°37.0'W, you observe an amplitude of the Sun. The Sun's center is on the visible horizon and bears 298°psc. The...
5. 5. On 3 February your 0547 zone time DR position is LAT 24°18.5' N, LONG 167°25.0' E. Considering their magnitude, azimuth, and altitude, which group includes the...

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