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When would you consider it necessary to ‘swing’ the ship to correct the compass?
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What is the purpose of mixture of alcohol and distilled water in liquid magnetic compass?
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What are the legal requirements placed on the ship’s Master, in the event of a collision at sea with another vessel?
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What are the Master’s obligations on receiving a distress message?
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When would a Master not have to respond to a distress signal?
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When would a Master issue a ‘Note of Protest’?
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What is a General Average?
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At night, a power-driven vessel less than 7 meters in length, with a maximum speed which does not exceed 7 knots, may show when underway?
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The light which may be used with a vessel`s whistle must be .....
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A partially submerged object towed by a vessel must show during the day...
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What additional signals are given by Pilot Vessel?
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What signal do the shells or rockets throwing red stars indicate, when fired at short intervals ?
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What is the significance of a continuous sounding with any fog-signalling apparatus ?
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Which is the distress signal in the international code of signals ?
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Which is the distress signal given by arms ?
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A vessel is at anchor and displaying two anchor lights. What is the minimum vertical distance between the forward anchor light and the after anchor light?
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For a power driven vessel less than 30 metres in length and 5 metres beam, at what height above the hull should the mastlight be carried?
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If you hear a fog signal forward of the beam, Rule 19 states that you must......
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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?
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For a power driven vessel of 110 metres in length and 20metres beam, what is the maximum height above the hull that the forward masthead light can be carried?
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When a vessel of length 20m or more is required by the rules to carry two or three lights in a vertical line, what spacing is required between the lights?
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A vessel's sidelights should be positioned above the hull, but according to the Collision Regulations what is the maximum height they can be placed?
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A vessel not using the traffic separation scheme shall......
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Vessels as far as possible should avoid anchoring......
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Inshore traffic zones shall not be used by which of the following vessels?
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A vessel using a traffic separation scheme shall so far as practicable....
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In a traffic separation scheme a vessel of less than 20m. in length or a sailing vessel shall not impede the safe passage of......
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In a traffic separation scheme a vessel engaged in fishing shall not impede the passage of......
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What signal shall a vessel sound when nearing a bend or an area of narrow channels or fairway where other vessels may be obscured by an intervening obstruction?
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A vessel which can only safely navigate within a narrow channel or fairway shall not be impeded by......
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When proceeding along a narrow channel a vessel should......
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How should a vessel cross a traffic separation lane?
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To which traffic separation schemes does Rule 10 apply?
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Your power-driven vessel is fitted with radar and is underway in poor visibility. At what speed should you proceed?
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When two whistles are fitted on a vessel and are placed more than 100m apart, what is the usual arrangement for giving manoeuvring and warning signals ?
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At sea during the day, you see a vessel displaying two black cones with their points together. What does this indicate?
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When should a vessel not under command display the sternlight?
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At night you notice, in addition to other lights, two yellow lights in a vertical line which flash alternately every second. What does this indicate?
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When is a vessel ' UNDERWAY '?
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When proceeding in a narrow channel, you hear a vessel astern sound two prolonged blasts followed by two short blasts. What does this signal indicate?
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What is the duration of a prolonged blast?
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At night, in addition to her sidelights, what else must a sailing vessel show?
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When should a sailing vessel keep out of the way of a power driven vessel?
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Which of the vessels may use inshore traffic zones in all circumstances?
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In the Collision Regulations, the Government of any State can make provision for special rules allowing the use of additional whistle signals between which vessels?
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What is the duration of a ''short blast' on the whistle?
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If a vessel is being towed alongside on the starboard side of the towing vessel, what lights should it show?
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Referring to Annex II of the Collision Regulations; additional signals for fishing vessels in close proximity. What does the signal 'one white light over one red light' mean?
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What could be the fog signal of a vessel aground in a channel?
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What could a vessel do to highlight a danger to another vessel, especially at night ?
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You are heading west and observe a north cardinal buoy dead ahead. What action do you take?
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A fishing vessel is showing a basket and a single cone apex upwards? In which direction do the nets lie?
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If another ship does not appear to be taking sufficient action to avoid a collision, what should you do according to the Collision Regulations?
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What additional lights does a vessel constrained by its draught have to show?
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What all meteorological phenomenon are required to be reported by Master of a ship?
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What is the primary function of Certificate of Registry?
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What is a "ganger length" in anchor?
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What is the receiving range of LRIT by the coastal state?
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What is a Gob rope? Why it is used for?
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Why deviation of magnetic compass changes with the heading ?
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What are the advantages of Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP) over conventional propeller?
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What all preparations are required to be done prior anchoring the vessel?
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What all checks are done in order to ensure that the vessel does not drag anchor?
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What is ‘squat’ and how to reduce it?
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What is a Blockage factor?
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What is an oxter plate?
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What are the duties of Safety officer onboard?
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What precautions and safety actions shall be taken during and before bunkering?
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Following an abandon ship situation, you are the last person into a liferaft. What would be the first action to take place?
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What is the range of the lights fitted to lifejackets and liferafts, as seen on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere?
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What is the meaning of Overriding operational condition?
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What information is discussed in between Master of the ship and the Marine Pilot during the initial Master/Pilot exchange?
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What are the basic principles of Passage Planning?
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Severe rolling on passenger ship, how will you opt for crisis management
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What is under deck tonnage?!
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What all procedures, safety checks and precautions will you take prior entering into enclosed space?
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How will you conduct fire drills on board?
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What are the contents of SOPEP (Shipboard Oil pollution emergency plan)?
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As a Master, when will you not respond to distress call received on board your vessel?
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What dangers are the Masters of ship’s expected to report when they are encountered on the high seas?
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How will you carry out onboard training for crew?
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What fixed fire fighting equipment would you expect to be carried on a gas carrier?
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Maintenance to be carried out on the Dry Chemical Powder system of gas carrier?
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What are the requirements of Lifeboats of gas tankers, oil and chemical tankers?
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What tankers are required to have a Crude Oil Washing (COW) system and what additional system must they also be fitted with?
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What should be the minimum passing distance from the Mine clearance vessel?
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Fog signal apparently four points forward of the ship’s beam, on the starboard side. No target is visible on the radar screen. Action as OOW?
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How does the OOW come to know that the Restricted Visibility has begun to set in?
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To which all ship does the COLREGS apply?
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Which vessels are required not to impede the safe passage of a power driven vessel following the traffic lane?
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What all ships are considered to be 'restricted in her ability to maneuver' or RAM vessels?
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What does the International Code of Signal Flag 'P' means if shown by a fishing vessel?
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What craft would exhibit a ‘high intensity, all round flashing red light’?
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If two sailing vessels are on the same tack, and a risk of collision is present, which of the vessels will keep out of the way of the other?
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What should be the passing distance from the Isolated danger mark?
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You are steering an Easterly course and you sight an East Cardinal buoy right ahead. Action?
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What type of buoys are used to mark the sides of the TSS?
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Vessel is steering a course of 270 (T). South cardinal buoy is sighted right ahead. What action will you take?
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What action will you take if you sight an isolated danger mark right ahead at night?
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Why the south cardinal buoy has a long flash?
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