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| What is the responsibility of the stand-on vessel? |
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| Maintain course and speed |
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| What is the responsibility of the give way vessel? |
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| Manuever in a safe and seaman like way to avoid collision? |
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| A power-driven vessel and a vessel under sail -- which must give way? |
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| A sailboat with its auxilliary engine running and in gear is considered a power-driven vessel -- True or False? |
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| Hierarchy of vessels used to determine which vessel is considered the stand-on vessel. Typically a vessel with greater difficulty maneuvering (e.g., a fishing boat with lines in the water) should be given privilege or vessels with greater maneuverability (e.g. a sailing boat) |
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| What is a head-on situation? |
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Definition
| Two power-driven vessels are meeting on virtually reciprocal (head on) course |
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Two boats: Which stands on and which gives way?
Restricted/Maneuverable |
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Two boats: Which stands on and which gives way?
Overtaken/overtaking |
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Two boats: Which stands on and which gives way?
Power driven/sail only |
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Two boats: Which stands on and which gives way?
Port tack sail/starboard tack sail |
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| How cute is Bjoern Ludwar? |
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| Two sailboats on the same tack -- which is the give way vessel? |
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Definition
| The one on the windward side |
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Term
| How to determine which tack a sailboat is for making give way determination? |
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| The side the boom is on --e.g., if the boom is on the port side, the vessel is on port tack |
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Term
| Required safety equipment on board pursuant to the US Code of Federal Regulations |
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Definition
| 1. Life jacket 2. Sound signals 2. Fire extinguishers (only on vessels where a fire hazard could be expected -- this seems to be broadly defined however) and 4. Navigation lights (specific light requirements apply to boats over 23 feet i length) |
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Term
| What does the number on a buoy mean? |
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Definition
| Channel numbers in a marked channel |
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Term
| What side of a channel does a red buoy mark? |
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| Starboard (right) for vessels traveling inland/upstream |
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