
Unit 13 - Collision regulation
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
If two power boats are approaching each other head on, or nearly so, they should:
- stop
- turn to starboard
- turn to port
- increase speed to pass each other as quickly as possible
When one boat overtakes another, the overtaking boat:
- must pass to the port side
- must pass to the starboard side
- may pass on either side, if it safe to do so
- must sound three short blasts
Which of the following always has the right of way in a narrow channel
- a sailboat that is motoring
- a large commercial vessel
- a sailboat that is sailing
- a boat less than 5.5 m long
Navigational rules apply:
- only to commercial vessels
- to all boats
- only when a boat is underway
- to all boats, except sailboats
When being overtaken, a boat must:
- alter course to starboard
- alter course to port
- maintain course and speed
- slow down or stop
In poor visibility, the sound signal that a moving power boat should make every two minutes is:
- two short blasts
- two long blasts
- one long blast and two short blasts
- one long blast
Your danger zone is an arc:
- from ahead to 112.5 degrees starboard
- port
- where your white light is visible
- 112.5 degrees each side of dead astern
When two power boats are crossing courses, the give way boat is:
- the one with the wind on starboard
- the one to the right of the other
- the one to the left of the other
- the faster boat
When a small sailboat meets a large commercial craft in a narrow channel, it should:
- give two blasts on the horn and stand on
- give way
- give way only if the wind is on the port side
- give way only if the wind is on the starboard side
A red light is displayed on a small power boat
- on the port side
- on the starboard side
- at all times when underway
- only when at anchor
A relative bearing taken off of the starboard bow is:
- Rel 045
- Rel 090
- Rel 360
- Rel 000
A relative bearing taken off the port quarter is:
- Rel 180
- Rel 225
- Rel 270
- Rel 045
What is a relative bearing?
- The relative direction of travel that a boat intends to go.
- The difference between the angle given by a hand bearing compass and that of the fixed magnetic compass on your vessel.
- The location at which your vessel is actually located relative to your intended track.
- The direction of an object relative to the bow or heading of the boat.
When two sailboats have the wind on opposite sides, the one with the wind on the starboard side shall do what?
- stand on
- give way
- stop
- speed up
When two sailboats are on the same tack the boat that is leeward must do what?
- stand on
- give way
- stop
- speed up
Whic vessels are required to use traffic separation schemes?
- commercial vessels only
- fishing vessels only
- all power driven vessels vessels over 20 m
- power driven vessels
The international code flag which indicates that diving activity is taking place off of a boat is what colour?
- red with a blue slash
- blue and white
- blue and red
- red with a white slash