QUESTIONS

A little rest and recreation now and then might help to counteract too
earnest an attention to our duties. Each chapter will end with a quiz to relieve
the monotonous digestion of the printed page. Now is the time to confront the
panel of inquisitors. Oscar, Emmy, and Tony have been recruited from the
entertainment worldto judge the performance. Turn off the Teleprompter and
stow your cue cards. The overture is ending and the curtain is about to rise.
On stage, everyone!

1. The present International Rules of the Road

a. are called the 72 COLREGS
b. became effective in mid-1977
C. both a and b
d. neither a nor b

2. Steering and Sailing Rules prescribe the conduct of vessels

a. when in any condition of visibility
b. when in sight of one another
C. when in restricted visibility
d. all of the above

3. When in the presence of another vessel, it is important to be informed of

her direction or aspect and of her condition or limitations on maneuverabil
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ity. Designed to supply both

a. day shapes
segments of such information are
b. light patterns
C. both of the above
d. none of the above

4. Distress signals used on the high seas

a. vary with the nationality of the vessel in distress
b. are specified by the International Rules of the Road
C. both of the above
d. none of the above

5. The ultimate determination of what the Rules of the Road mean and
require is made by
a. admiralty courts
b. Congress
c. the U.S. Coast Guard
d. the IMO

6. Whena vessel is on the high seas on avoyage from one U.S. port to another
a. she is bound only by the Inland Rules of the Road
b. she is not bound by annexes to the International Rules of the Road
C. she is bound by the International Rules and annexes
d. none of the above

lights
7. With regard to the Rules of the Road, technical details of
a. willbe found in an annex
b. apply to all vessels, public or private
C. both a and b
d. none of the above

8. IMO stands for

Office
a. Interpreting Maritime Organization
b. Intergovernmental Modifying
Organization
C. International Maritime
Order
d. Intemperate Mariners
interpretive ruling made by the Coast Guard
9. An Road
becomes a part of the Rules of the
a.
mariners but need not be complied with
b. is advisory to interpretation by a court
C. is not subject to
d. all of the above
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10. A decision interpreting a rule of the road by the highest admiralty court
in the nation
Guard requests an
a. will be given by that court whenever the Coast
interpretation
identical
b. will prevail over a Coast Guard interpretive ruling on the
question
C. both of the above
d. none of the above