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RULES OF THE ROAD (General Rules 1-3) Quiz

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Category: OUPV – RULES OF THE ROAD – General Rules 1-3

(International & Inland) Which statement is true regarding the line of demarcation separating Inland and International waters?

a) Drawn through the outermost buoys

b) The three-mile limit

c) The waters outside US territorial limits

d) An imaginary line drawn along the shoreline and straight across the mouths of rivers and inlets

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Category: OUPV – RULES OF THE ROAD – General Rules 1-3

(International & Inland) A vessel engaged in fishing would include all of the following except:

a) Swordfish long liner

b) Fishing with nets

c) Fishing with trolling lines

d) Fishing by trawling

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Category: OUPV – RULES OF THE ROAD – General Rules 1-3

(International) The proper definition of International waters would be:

a) Atlantic Ocean

b) Pacific Ocean

c) It applies to all vessels upon the high seas and in all waters connected therewith navigable by sea-going vessels

d) Gulf of Mexico

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Category: OUPV – RULES OF THE ROAD – General Rules 1-3

(International & Inland) You are in a crossing situation as the stand-on vessel and have determined that the give-way vessel is not giving way and that a risk of collision exists. You should:

a) Sound the danger signal

b) Assume a risk does exist and stay clear

c) Maintain course and speed

d) Wait and see what happens

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Category: OUPV – RULES OF THE ROAD – General Rules 1-3

(International & Inland) You turn on your auxiliary power on your sailboat while underway at night. What else should you do?

a) Turn on a masthead light along with your side lights and stern light

b) Continue showing sidelights and stern light only

c) Display a black cone pointed up

d) Turn on an all-around red over green light

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Category: OUPV – RULES OF THE ROAD – General Rules 1-3

(International & Inland) Under the definition of a power-driven vessel, which of the following would be included?

a) Jet ski

b) Hover Craft

c) Sea plane on the water

d) All of the above

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Category: OUPV – RULES OF THE ROAD – General Rules 1-3

(International & Inland) Under the definition of “restricted in ability to maneuver”, which of the following would be included?

a) Surveying

b) Fishing

c) Sailing

d) Hydrofoil

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Category: OUPV – RULES OF THE ROAD – General Rules 1-3

(International) COLREGS are updated and maintained by which agency?

a) IMO

b) USCG

c) NOAA

d) EPA

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Category: OUPV – RULES OF THE ROAD – General Rules 1-3

(Inland) Inland Rules do not mention which of the following vessels?

a) Fishing

b) Constrained by Draft

c) Sailing

d) Dredging

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Category: OUPV – RULES OF THE ROAD – General Rules 1-3

(International & Inland) What does “not under command” mean?

a) The vessel may deviate from the rules under the rule of special circumstance.

b) The vessel is unable to maneuver as required by the rules due to some exceptional circumstance

c) The vessel is unable to maneuver as required by the rules due to the nature of her work.

d) The Captain is not on board the vessel

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