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COLREGS Test Questions
COLREGS Test Questions
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a. A vessel not under command, making way,
viewed from the port bowlight quadrant.
b. The signal (- . .) at intervals of not more
than 2 minutes.
Q2
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a. The power driven canoe (2) is the giveway vessel: the ducks will have to wait a
moment longer.
b. You would expect him to make a bold
alteration of course to starboard.
c. One short blast the manoeuvring sound
Q4
showing?
c. What must the stand-on vessel do initially?
d. At what stage may it take action to avoid a
collision?
e. When must it act?
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b.
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A flag signal S O S
d. A gun or other explosive device at
intervals of about 1 minute.
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a. What is it?
b. Which side should you pass?
c. Other than not very good looking,
what would it look like by day?
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a. What is this?
b. Is the engine being used?
c. You are in a motor boat and you come
across this guy at night on a steady
bearing, one mile away and 30o on your
port bow. What should you do?
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Q17
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Q18
a. What is this?
b. What can you say about its length?
c. Is its bow to the right or the left?
A18
a. A vessel at anchor.
b. Not much for sure. However, the fact that it
has 2 anchor lights indicates that it may be
longer than 50 metres, and the working
lights on the upper deck are compulsory
for vessels greater than 100 m in length,
optional for shorter vessels.
c. To the left.
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a. ( . .) at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes.
b. If manned, the final vessel in the tow
makes ( . . .) at intervals not exceeding
2 minutes, where possible directly after
the signal made by the tug.
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a. ( . .) at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes.
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a. Starboard.
b. If necessary, yes. But as a crossing vessel,
it should not impede your passage.
c. One prolonged blast. He would reply with
one prolonged blast also.
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a.
be necessary.
b. A white electric torch or lighted lantern.
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Q26
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a. No.
b. A rigid
Flag Alpha
c. Three black
balls in
a vertical line
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blast?
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Q30
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a.
NUC
Constrained by draught
RAM
Sailing boat
Vessel engaged in fishing
Vessel towing or pushing.
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Q(9) 15s
VQ(9) 10s
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West
Q
VQ
c.
Q(3) 10s
VQ(3) 5s
North
a.
b. You must pass to the north of it.
East
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a.
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a. What is it?
b. How long is it?
c. If it is approaching you on a steady
bearing from your port bow in open
water, what do you do?
Q34
National Lottery?
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a. It is considered to be overtaking
when approaching from within the
arc of the stern light. ie from further
aft than 22.5 degrees abaft the beam.
b. From the bow to 22.5 degrees abaft
each respective beam.
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a. What is it?
b. What would you hear in fog?
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Q39
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a.
A vessel aground:
A vessel not under command,
c.
Q40
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a. To starboard.
b. Conical.
c. Odd.
d. To port (Red - Right - Returning).
It would also have an odd number and
be of a rectangular can shape.
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a. What is it?
b. How long is it?
c. Tough question: is there any way it
could be longer than this?
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a. Yes.
b. No. The only vessels that are authorised
to do this are those engaged in the
maintenance of safety of navigation, or
those laying, servicing or picking up a
submarine cable.
c. Only in extremis. The rules say that
vessels shall, if the circumstances
of the case admit, avoid anchoring in
a narrow channel or fairway.
d. Yes. Vessels may fish but should avoid
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